U.S. History

Course Goals:

• To understand events and themes of American history from the period of Reconstruction to the present.

• To prepare adequately for higher level courses in U.S. history and instill a lasting interest in the nation’s past and present.

• To learn skills which will enhance future educational endeavors:  Critical reading, analysis of documents, reading for the main idea, mastery of content, writing expository and analytical essays, incorporating source readings into essays, relating events from different periods in history.