U.S. History

This course offers different perspectives on historic events in American history as well as the nations and individuals involved in these events. Begin by exploring Native cultures and then colonization, followed by the evolution of the United States from a scrappy little country huddled on the east coast of North America to a powerful nation that spans "from sea to shining sea" and stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy around the world.

This High School Course is also offered as part of the General Online Diploma program.

Credits: 1 Unit

Course ID: SSG02

Course Area: Social Studies

Course Type: General

Study Method: Online

Course Outline:

Unit 1:

Lesson 1: Native America and European encroachment

Lesson 2: Going on 50

Lesson 3: Colonial culture

Lesson 4: Colonial protest and revolutionary ideas

Lesson 5: Revolution: early events leading to war

Lesson 6: The American Revolutionary War - battles and strategies

Lesson 7: The war's aftermath

Lesson 8: The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

Lesson 9: Ratification and the Bill of Rights

Lesson 10: Early politics

Unit 2:

Lesson 11: A new nation

Lesson 12: Putting the "united" in United States

Lesson 13: Slavery, compromise and corruption

Lesson 14: Andrew Jackson and manifest destiny

Lesson 15: An age of reform

Lesson 16: The Mexican War and beyond

Lesson 17: A crumbling union

Lesson 18: Civil War politics and battles

Lesson 19: Early Reconstruction

Lesson 20: The end of reconstruction

Unit 3:

Lesson 21: The West

Lesson 22: The rise of industry

Lesson 23: Coming to America

Lesson 24: Growth of cities and corruption

Lesson 25: The populist movement

Lesson 26: Segregation and reaction

Lesson 27: The progressives

Lesson 28: From isolation to world power

Lesson 29: Leading up to war

Lesson 30: World War I

Unit 4:

Lesson 31: The roaring twenties

Lesson 32: The Great Depression

Lesson 33: FDR and the New Deals

Lesson 34: World War II begins

Lesson 35: America at war

Lesson 36: War's end

Lesson 37: The Cold War

Lesson 38: America after World War II

Lesson 39: The 1970s and 1980s

Lesson 40: The 1990's and beyond

Items Provided by Students: None