US History
Semester one will focus on the development of the United States as a nation from the pre-Columibian period through the Civil War era. Semester two will focus on industrialization of the late 19th century to contemporary America. Students will use primary source documents to form an understanding of the past.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives:
Students will learn the skills of an historian, by doing so meets the following learning objectives:
Become proficient at historical inquiry
Develop critical thinking skills
Articulate ideas, concepts and content both verbally and written
UNITS of STUDY:
Who were the First Americans; Colonial America; American Revolution, Foundations of the American Government and Nation; Westward Expansion; Innovations and Inventions; Early Reform Movements; Civil War and Reconstruction; Industrializations and Immigration; Imperialism and World War I, The Twenties and Thirties; World War II; the Cold War Era; The Rights Revolutions; Vietnam and its Aftermath; Contemporary America