Year at a Glance

Semester 1

First Six-Weeks:

Exploration and Colonization

  1. Geography

  2. Exploration

  3. Colonization

  4. Colonial Regions

  5. Foundations of Representative

  6. Government and Religious

  7. Freedom

Second Six-Weeks:

Revolution

  1. Causes of the Revolution

  2. American Revolution

  3. The Declaration of Independence

  4. The Articles of Confederation

Third Six-Weeks:

From Confederacy to Constitution

  1. Philadelphia Convention

  2. Ratification of the Constitution

  3. Foundations of the Constitution

  4. Preamble and Articles of Confederation

  5. Bill of Rights

  6. Beliefs and Principles of Constitution

  7. Citizenship

Semester 2

Fourth Six-Weeks:

New Republic

  1. Washington’s Presidency

  2. Adams’s Presidency

  3. Jefferson’s Presidency

  4. Madison’s Presidency

  5. Monroe’s Presidency

Era Of Jackson

  1. Growth Of Democracy

  2. Political Battles of the Jacksonian Era

  3. Treatment Of The Native Americans

  4. Growth of Industry and Free Enterprise

Fifth Six-Weeks:

Change In America

  1. Manifest Destiny

  2. Immigration

  3. Reform Movements

Causes of Civil War

  1. Slavery

  2. Congressional Conflict and

  3. Compromises

  4. Sectionalism

  5. States’ Rights

Civil War, Part 1: Significant Individuals, Events, and Amendments

  1. Significant Individuals

  2. Significant Events and Issues

  3. Lincoln’s Ideas

  4. Reconstruction Amendments

  5. Reconstruction 101

Review For STAAR

Sixth Six-Weeks:

Civil War and Reconstruction

  1. Contributions of Various Groups

  2. Innovations and Technology

  3. Civil War Research (Suggested)

  4. Reconstruction

Review for Final Exam