Emphasizing an inclusive view of social history, the authors of Created Equal use the four themes of diversity, class and systems of power, environment, and globalization as lenses through which to view American history. Created Equal aims not to overturn the familiar the familiar chronology and traditional narrative of American history, but to integrate into it a variety of groups and individuals whose stories help to connect the nation's past with the student's present. Created Equal explores an expanding notion of American identity--one that encompasses the stories of diverse groups of people, territorial growth and expansion, the rise of the middle class, technological innovation and economic development, and engagement with other nations and peoples of the world.