Description
United States History Course Description
This class is approved by the NCAA.
This is a high school level United States history course. This course covers early exploration of the North American continent to present day US history. Mrs. Coffey believes that history is a very important subject, and US history is a personal favorite. Her philosophy is that we learn a lot from history…how to avoid past mistakes and how to make wise decisions for the future. United States history is especially a favorite of hers because her ancestors were some of the first settlers here. She has Cherokee Indian heritage as well as ancestors who came to Jamestown, the first permanent settlement in the New World.
She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution with more than 13 ancestors who fought for our freedom. She loves to include this heritage and stories in her classes to bring history to life. The United States of America is a great country in which to live, with a most amazing and exciting story. Mrs. Coffey feels that it will be her privilege to share that story and the adventures of our forefathers with students in this class!
Students will use a textbook as the base for the class with weekly reading assignments, open book quizzes, and also some fun projects interspersed throughout the year. Students will also construct a timeline of events and people. Students are not required to do a research paper for this class. Each quarter, students will read a historical fiction or biography based on the time period being studied in that quarter. Alternate assignments will be available for students with dyslexia.
Grade Levels
- none
Prerequisites
- 9th – 12th grade
Curriculum
- BJU Press: United States History, fifth edition
- BJU Press: United States History, Activities, fifth edition
- Timeline Materials
United States History Course Outline
Weekly Topics and Agenda:
- Introduction and Chapter 1: New and Old Worlds Meet
- Chapter 2: Thirteen Colonies
- Chapter 3: Colonial Life
- Chapter 4: Religion in the American Colonies
- Chapter 5: The Rising Storm (16891770)
- Chapter 6: Independence (1770-1783)
- Chapter 7: The Critical Period (17811789)
- Chapter 8: The Federalist Years (17891801)
- Chapter 9: The Jeffersonian Era (18011825)
- Chapter 10: The Age of Jackson (18201840)
- Chapter 11: The Growth of American Society (1789-1861)
- Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny (18401848)
- Chapter 13: A House Dividing (18481861)
- End of Semester Review and Exam (Chapters 1-12)
- Chapter 14 (Part I) The Civil War (1861-1865)
- Chapter 14: (Part II) The Civil War (1861-1865)
- Chapter 15: Reconstruction (1865-1877)
- Chapter 16: The Gilded Age (18771896)
- Chapter 17: America Expands (18501900)
- Chapter 18: The Progressive Era (19001920)
- Chapter 19: The Great War (1913-1920)
- Chapter 20: The Twenties (1920-1929)
- Chapter 21: The Thirties (1929-1939)
- Chapter 22: The World at War (19391945)
- Chapter 23: The Postwar Era (19451963)
- Chapter 24: The Shattered Society (1963-1973)
- Chapter 25: A Nation with Challenges (1973-1980)
- Chapter 26: Resurgence of Conservatism (1981-1992)
- Chapter 27: Facing a New Millennium (1993-2017)
- Current History in the Making (2010-present)
- End of Semester Review and Exam
Estimated Workload
- Dependent on student’s reading speed/ability. Approximately one hour per day maximum.
