The focus of this course is the study of the history of the United States since 1865. Students will use skills of historical and geographical analysis to explore the history of the United States from the end of the Reconstruction era to the present. Students will develop an understanding of how the American experience shaped the world’s political and economic landscape. They also will study documents and speeches that laid the foundation of American ideals and institutions and will examine the everyday life of people at different times in the country’s history through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students practice the intellectual skills required for responsible citizenship as they extend their understanding of the essential knowledge defined in the VA standards of learning for this course.
(Edited/revised from VDOE History and Social Sciences Standards of Learning: United States History II from 1865)
Homework
Homework will not be listed or updated daily on this site; however, I will post assignments in the grade book on a weekly basis.
Please check Parent Vue on a weekly basis.
MOST late assignments can still be turned in for partial credit. (-20 points 1 day late, 10 points each day after)
Study Guides
Study Guides are given out 2-3 days before each test and checked in class for accuracy.
We check the answers in class. If the paper is blank or incomplete students are expected to fill in missing and incorrect answers so that they can do well on the test.
Study Guides are the ONLY assignment that are never accepted late unless the student is absent from school or comes in tardy.
If students come in tardy, the guide is due as soon as they get to school. All study guide answers come 100% from the written class notes.
***There is ALWAYS a quiz the day before the test. The quiz is open notes, but students can only use the notes attached inside their 3 ring binder.
Unit 1- US Geography and Unit 2-Westward Movement Test-
Unit 3- Reconstruction Test-
Unit 4 Immigration and Unit 5 Industrialization Test-
Unit 6 Becoming A World Power Test-
Unit 7 -1920’s & 30’s and Unit 8- The Great Depression Test-
Unit 9 WWII Test-
Unit 10 Cold War Test-
Unit 11 Changes in the U.S. Test-
Performance Assessment/Project #1
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Performance Assessment/Project #2
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