US History

This course can be taught in grades: 9-12

References

1 – Process Standards & “How to Teach History: Habits of the Mind”

2 – America Pathways to the Present: Modern American History Prentice Hall 2005

3 – check out Interacts

4 – Suggested Resources

* The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman

History

• • American Revolution

  • Civil War & Reconstruction

  • Westward Expansion

  • Immigration

  • Expansion of Industry

  • Great Depression & New Deal

  • World Wars I & II

  • Civil Rights Movements

  • Events of the 1960s-1990s (Cold War, Vietnam War, Foreign Policy, Watergate Scandal, Wars 1990-2007)

  • Space & Technology of 20^th & 21^st Century

  • Native American History

  • Current Events

  • Teacher Discretion Standard – this list is not meant to be the only standards taught. It is the required targets. As time allows, teacher discretion on other U.S. history content is expected based on interest, passion, thematic planning, etc.

Geography

• • Political Maps

* Required Standards – teacher discretion on content within the topics