This textbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) students presents 29 lessons on United States history. The lessons cover the following topics: the New World; two permanent colonies; the 13 colonies; the colonies and England; the Declaration of Independence and the Continental Congresses; Revolutionary War, 1775-1781; Articles of Confederation; Constitutional Convention; U.S. Constitution; first president; beginnings of political parties; review: early America; War of 1812; growth of the nation; before the Civil War; Civil War, 1861-1865; after the Civil War; industrial revolution; the Progressives; review: the 1800s; World War I; the Depression: 1929-1939; World War II; the Cold War; civil rights and the Vietnam War; John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.; U.S. presidents, 1969-1989; immigration; and review: U.S. history 1600-1988. The lessons allow ESL students to practice English skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Most of the lessons have five parts, consisting of pre-reading, information, reading, testing skills, and review. In addition, the textbook contains study questions, instructor guidelines, a vocabulary index, and answer key. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education) (LB)