“Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS…”
~Thomas Paine
United States History & Geography Syllabus
Course Description:
US History is a comprehensive course that begins with the Industrial Revolution and concludes with the present time. The class includes an in-depth look at:
Special projects include:
Class "Challenges" are also available throughout the course and allow students to go beyond the classroom and earn extra-credit.
Classroom activities include: reading, comprehension, and discussion; individual and group content specific activities, various video content to enhance comprehension, interactive charts, maps, and galleries, document and slide presentation sharing, and formal and informal presentations.
US History is a comprehensive course that begins with the Industrial Revolution and concludes with the present time. The class includes an in-depth look at:
- Era 6 - The development of an Industrial, Urban, and Global United States, 1870-1930
- Era 7 - The Great Depression and World War II, 1920-1945
- Era 8 - Post-war United States, 1945-1989
- Era 9 - America in a New Global Age, 1989-present
Special projects include:
- Andrew Carnegie
- The New Deal
- Civil Rights Immersives
- Continuing the Fire
Class "Challenges" are also available throughout the course and allow students to go beyond the classroom and earn extra-credit.
Classroom activities include: reading, comprehension, and discussion; individual and group content specific activities, various video content to enhance comprehension, interactive charts, maps, and galleries, document and slide presentation sharing, and formal and informal presentations.
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In this class, we use the US History: Reconstruction to the Present textbook as a foundational resource.