AP US themes vs. defined eras

In APWH, there are 5 key eras: Foundations, Postclassical, etc…
However, I looked on ap central and there are 28 small time periods. In Amsco, there are 30 chapters…while there are 7 main eras in The American Pageant textbook…Anyone know if these boundaries are important and what would the key era be?</p>