The American Story
Like Duolingo, but for The American Story. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in The American Story
- The purpose and radical core of the Declaration of Independence
- The symbolic meaning of the U.S. flag's components
- The American Dream emphasizes meritocracy over inherited titles or royalty
- National holidays create a shared 'story' that connects people from different states and backgrounds
- It suggests that hard work can lead to a better life regardless of background
- The shift in social mobility defined by the American Dream
- The role of national holidays in creating a shared identity
- The Bill of Rights limits government power
- The Bill of Rights as a shield
- Protection against the majority
- The function of the Bill of Rights as a limit on government power
- Concentrating power in one place leads to tyranny
- Congress is the law-making body
- Dividing functions makes it harder for one group to control everything
- The purpose of the separation of powers in the U.S. government
- Members of Congress are elected to represent the specific needs of their home states and districts
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives The American Story the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Imagine you are stitching the very first flag. Why would you choose to include exactly thirteen stripes in your design?
Get it right to open this lesson and 52 more in the app.
Where The American Story takes you
Explore the ideas, conflicts, and people that shaped the United States from its revolutionary beginnings to its role as a modern global power.
- 1
The Living Legacy
- The Symbols and Stories We Live By
- The Three Branches in Action
- 2
Forging a New Nation
- Breaking Away: The Logic of Revolution
- The Constitution: A Living Compromise
- Expanding the Map
- 3
The Great Fracture
- The Economics and Ethics of Slavery
- The Civil War: A Test of Democracy
- Reconstruction: The Unfinished Revolution
- 4
The Rise of Modern America
- The Gilded Age and Big Business
- The Great Migrations
- The Great Depression and the New Deal
- 5
The Global Power
- World Wars and the End of Isolation
- The Cold War and the Space Race
- The Civil Rights Movement
5 sections · 14 units · 53 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
The American Story is taught in the The Storyteller style: every lesson is a story. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
More History on Tomo
The Number of the Beast
Explore the historical, mathematical, and manuscript evidence behind the world's most famous enigma, from the ruins of Rome to modern cryptography.
Jesus in the First-Century Jewish World
Step beyond the Sunday school stories to explore the complex political, social, and religious landscape of Roman Judea. Understand Jesus not as a modern figure, but as a first-century Jewish teacher navigating a world of occupied territory and ancient tradition.
The Mayflower Voyage
Step aboard the cramped cargo ship that changed history. Discover how a group of 'Saints' and 'Strangers' survived a brutal crossing and invented a new way to govern themselves.
Hekate: Goddess of the Crossroads
Discover the ancient Greek goddess of magic, night, and transitions. Learn how to navigate life's 'in-between' moments through the symbols and rituals of the Torch-Bearer.
Zeus and the Olympian Family Tree
Trace the chaotic and legendary lineage of the King of the Gods, from the golden heirs of Olympus to the heroes who walked the earth.
The American Revolution
Discover how thirteen divided colonies transformed into a single nation by challenging the world's greatest superpower.
Start The American Story today.
Download Tomo, search The American Story, and play your first lesson in under a minute.