Literary Pacing Guide for Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (1850): 

Literary Pacing Guide for Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885): 



Want the "whole course" in 47 quick episodes?!? Check out:

***John Green's CRASH COURSE on UNITED STATES HISTORY via YouTube!***


"Place the States Game" (Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government): United States Geography

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense Of The World


Presidential Rankings: #1-44 (George Washington to Barack Obama): 

U2's "Walk On" (9/11 Tribute) c/o MTV


UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS TO 1733 (~1492-1733)


Unit 1 Qualifier: 

Unit 1 Corrective: 


Unit 1-Foundations to 1733 (~1492-1733): 

16th & 17th Century European Colonizing Efforts: 


Crash Course #1: The Black Legend, Native Americans & Spaniards

Crash Course #2: When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America

Crash Course #3: The Natives & the English

Crash Course #4: The Quakers, the Dutch & the Ladies


"Aztec Massacre" from PBS' "Secrets of the Dead"

Elizabeth: The Golden Age ("I, too can command the wind")

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (The Battle of Gravelines & the defeat of the Spanish Armada)

"Virginia Company" from Disney's "Pocahontas"

"The Middle Passage"

African Slavery & the Middle Passage

Slavery and the Making of America (PBS)

Viewing Guide for "Slavery and the Making of America" (PBS): 

Journey Through Slavery: "Terrible Transformation" (Episode 1 of 4)

American History: Colonial America (Discovery Education)

"Colonial House": PBS


"Amistad" (1997): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "Amistad" (1997): 


UNIT 2: AN ERA OF CONFLICT (1733-1781)


Unit 2 Qualifier: 

Unit 2 Corrective: 


Unit 2-An Era of Conflict (1733-1781): 

America's Colonial Wars, 1689-1753: 

The French & Indian War (RevolutionaryWarAnimated.com)

Key Events in the Revolutionary War: 

The American Revolution (RevolutionaryWarAnimated.com)


Crash Course #5: The Seven Years War & the Great Awakening

Crash Course #6: Taxes & Smuggling---Prelude to Revolution

Crash Course #7: Who Won the American Revolution?


"The War That Made America" (Part 1): PBS 

"The War That Made America" (Part 2): PBS

"The War That Made America" (Part 3): PBS

"The War That Made America" (Part 4): PBS

"The French & Indian War Changes the Fate of America"

PBS' "Liberty" Series: "The Reluctant Revolutionaries" (1763-1774)

PBS' "Liberty" Series: "Blows Must Decide" (1774-1776)

"The Declaration of Independence" (Foreign Policy Research Institute)


"The Patriot" (2000): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "The Patriot" (2000): 


UNIT 3: A NEW GOVERNMENT IS BORN (1781-1790)


Unit 3 Qualifier: 

Unit 3 Corrective: 


Unit 3-A New Government is Born (1781-1790): 

Federalist & Anti-Federalist Positions: 


Crash Course #8: The Constitution, the Articles & Federalism


PBS' "Liberty" Series: "Are We To Be A Nation?"

Annenberg Classrom's "Key Constitutional Concepts"

Lesson Plan for Annenberg Classroom's "Creating A Constitution": 

Lesson Plan for Annenberg Classroom's "One Man Changes The Constitution: The Right To Counsel": 

Lesson Plan for Annenberg Classroom's "Checks & Balances: Presidential Power": 


"National Treasure" (2004): Trailer

"National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2007): Trailer


UNIT 4: AN EMERGING NATION (1789-1820)


Unit 4 Qualifier: PAGES 93 & 94 IN AMERICAN HISTORY I MANUAL (+ ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTED PAGE)

Unit 4 Corrective: 


Unit 4-An Emerging Nation (1789-1820): 

Federalist Party vs. Democratic-Republicans: 

Graphic Organizer of The Two-Party Political System: 

Key Events & Causes---War of 1812: 


Crash Course #9: Where U.S. Politics Came From

Crash Course #10: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy

Crash Course #11: The War of 1812


The Colbert Report: "Gun Control & State Sovereignty"

Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton: GotMilk? Commercial

Lin-Manuel Miranda: "The Alexander Hamilton Mixtape" (White House Poetry Jam 2009)

"Hamilton: The Musical" (CBS Sunday Morning)

National Geographic's "Lewis & Clark: The Great Journey West"

PBS: "Slavery And The Making Of America"


"Last of the Mohicans" (1992): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "Last of the Mohicans" (1992): 


UNIT 5: THE AGE OF JACKSON (1820-1850)


Unit 5 Qualifier: 

Unit 5 Corrective: 


Unit 5-The Age of Jackson (1820-1850): 

Unit 5-Expository Writing: 

"Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer

"The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice" by Rebecca Musser

Southern Society at 1860: 

Varieties of Anti-Slavery Reform Movements: 


Goal 2 Quilts (Fall 2010):

Goal 2 Quilts (Spring 2014):


Crash Course #12: The Market Revolution

Crash Course #13: Slavery

Crash Course #14: Age of Jackson

Crash Course #15: 19th Century Reforms

Crash Course #16: Women in the 19th Century

Crash Course #17: War & Expansion


PBS: "Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & the Presidency"

"Gadsden Purchase" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon


"The Alamo" (2004): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "The Alamo" (2004): 


UNIT 6: INTERNAL STRUGGLE OF A NATION (1850-1877)


Unit 6 Qualifier: PAGES 237-239 IN AMERICAN HISTORY I MANUAL

Unit 6 Corrective: 


Unit 6-Internal Struggle of a Nation (1850-1877): 

From Compromise to Conflict---The Crisis Unfolds: 


Crash Course #18: The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion

Crash Course #19: Battles of the Civil War

Crash Course #20: The Civil War, Part I

Crash Course #21: The Civil War, Part II

Crash Course #22: Reconstruction & 1876


America: The Story of Us ("Division")

"Reconstruction" from PBS' "Freedom: A History of US" (Episode 7: "What Is Freedom?")

"The Legacies of Reconstruction" (Part 6: Facing History and Ourselves)


"12 Years A Slave" (2013): Trailer

"Glory" (1989): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "Glory" (1989): 

"Lincoln" (2012): Trailer


North Carolina Final Exam---Review Timeline (A): 

Unit 1-Foundations to 1733 (`1492-1733).pptx
Unit 2-An Era of Conflict (1733-1781).pptx
Unit 3-A New Government is Born (1781-1790).pptx
Unit 4-An Emerging Nation (1789-1820).pptx
Unit 5-The Age of Jackson (1820-1850).pptx
Unit 6-Internal Struggle of a Nation (1850-1877).pptx