American History
Weeks 1-5
Chapter 1: Colonizing America, Prehistory to 1754
Chapter 2: The American Revolution, 1754-1783
Chapter 3: Creating a Constitution, 1781-1789
Mastery Assignment:
American Ideals Timeline
Weeks 6-9
Chapter 4: Federalists and Republicans, 1789-1816
Chapter 5: Growth and Division, 1816-1832
Chapter 6: The Spirit of Reform, 1828-1845
Chapter 7: Manifest Destiny, 1820-1848
Weeks 10-13
Chapter 8: Sectional Conflict Intensifies, 1848-1861
Chapter 9: The Civil War, 1861-1865
Chapter 10: Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Mastery Assignment:
Civil War Project-student choice (Board Game, Escape Room, Civil War Battle Station project...)
Weeks 14-17
Chapter 11: Settling the West, 1865-1890
Chapter 12: Industrialization, 1865-1901
Chapter 13: Urban America, 1865-1896
Chapter 14: Becoming a World Power, 1872-1917
Mastery Assignment:
Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration Museum Exhibit
Weeks 18-21
Chapter 15: The Progressive Movement, 1890-1920
Chapter 16: World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1920
Chapter 17: The Jazz Age, 1921-1929
Mastery Assignment:
1920’s Graphic Novel
Weeks 22-25
Chapter 18: The Great Depression Begins, 1929-1932
Chapter 19: Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1933-1941
Chapter 20: A World in Flames, 1931-1941
Mastery Assignment:
Great Depression and New Deal Digital Scrapbook
Weeks 26-29
Chapter 21: America and World War II, 1941-1945
Chapter 22: The Cold War Begins, 1945-1960
Chapter 23: Postwar America, 1945-1960
Mastery Assignment:
World War II Newspaper
Weeks 30-33
Chapter 24: The New Frontier and the Great Society, 1960-1968
Chapter 25: The Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
Chapter 26: The Vietnam War, 1954-1975
Mastery Assignment:
1950's Presentation
Weeks 34-37
Chapter 27: The Politics of Protest, 1960-1980
Chapter 28: Politics and Economics, 1968-1980
Chapter 29: The Resurgence of Conservatism, 1980–1992
Chapter 30: A Time of Change, 1980-2000
Chapter 31: America's Challenges for A New Century, 2001-Present
Chapter 32: Obama and Beyond, 2008-Present