7th- CURRICULUM
Trimester 1: The Discovery and Building of North America
How the first group of Natives settled here.
How the Europeans began settling here.
Establishments of European colonies
Trimester 2: Revolutionary War
The causes of the Revolutionary War.
Stages of declaring independence.
Key players and battles of the war.
Formation of the United States government.
Trimester 3: Post-Revolutionary War
The Early Presidents
The Early Expansion of America
Madison, Monroe, and the war of 1812
The Jackson Era
Beginning of the Abolishment Movement
8th- CURRICULUM
Unit 1: Civil War & Reconstruction
Causes of the Civil War
Key Players and Battles
Outcome
Unit 2: Economic and Social Change
Western Challenges
Age of Big Business
Progressive Era
Unit 3: World War 1
American Imperialism
Causes
Influences on American Culture
Unit 4: Roaring 20s
What it was
Great Depression
New Deal
Unit 5: World War 2
Causes
Key players and beliefs
Aftermath
Unit 6: Post-War America
Tensions in Europe
Cold War