course list // program
AP ART HISTORY
AP COMPARATIVE GOV'T
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY
AP GOVERNMENT
AP GOVERNMENT ONLINE
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
AP MACROECONOMICS
AP MICROECONOMICS
AP PSYCHOLOGY
AP UNITED STATES HISTORY
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
ECONOMICS
GLOBAL RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT
HONORS AMERICAN STUDIES
HONORS PHILOSOPHY
HONORS SOCIOLOGY
POLITICAL THOUGHT
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
UNITED STATES HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
WORLD RELIGIONS |
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Who can take this course: Juniors
Length of course: Two Semesters
Guiding Philosophy/Purpose:
The overriding goal of the study of U.S. History is to give students the opportunity to understand how the current domestic and international status of the U.S. developed. It is designed to identify causes and effects, events, philosophies, and individuals which led to the current situation, and to provide students a historical basis for making decisions which will effect the future.
Topics Covered:
The Colonial Experience in America
The American Revolution and the Early Republic
Growth and Expansion of the Young Republic
The Sectional Crisis, Civil War and Reconstruction
The Gilded Age and The Progressive Era
The Era of American Imperialism and The Great War
The Roaring 20s, The Great Depression & The New Deal
The Second World War
The Cold War
America in the 1950's and the Civil Rights Movement
The Vietnam Era
The Politics and Economics of the 1970-2000
The Modern Era
Benefits of taking U.S. History:
Students will be given many opportunities to improve essential reading comprehension, persuasive speaking, writing, and social emotional learning skills. These skills provide a foundation for our students to succeed in college.
Top three reasons to take U.S. History:
1. So you will have a deeper appreciation of the early years in our nation’s history and therefore the world you live in
2. Because you are given many opportunities to improve your reading, writing and speaking skills
3. It is so important it is required to graduate!
Favorite course activities:
1. History Fair
2. American Scholar
Both of these unique activities allow your citizen, artisan, scholar self to shine! |
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