Description
United States History Course Overview
This class is approved by the NCAA.
This class is part of the MyFunScience live online homeschool classes, which provide structured academic instruction for middle school and high school students. Families can explore all of our homeschool history courses.
This live online United States History class helps homeschool high school students explore the story of America from early exploration of North America through modern-day events.
Students study the people, ideas, conflicts, and cultural developments that shaped the nation while gaining a deeper understanding of how historical events continue to influence modern society.
Mrs. Coffey believes history is essential for understanding the present and making wise decisions for the future. United States history is a particular passion of hers because of her personal family connections to the nation’s early history.
Her ancestry includes Cherokee heritage as well as ancestors who arrived in Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
Mrs. Coffey is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and has more than thirteen ancestors who fought in the American Revolution. She enjoys sharing these stories and historical insights with students to help bring the past to life.
Course Overview
- Course Type: Live online homeschool history class
- Subject: United States History
- High School Credit: 1 credit
- Recommended Grade Level: Grades 9–12
- Prerequisites: None
Students complete weekly textbook readings, open-book quizzes, and occasional projects throughout the year.
Each student will also build a timeline of important people and events. In addition, students will read one historical fiction or biography book each quarter connected to the time period being studied.
Alternate assignments are available for students with dyslexia.
Learn About the Class
High School Credit
- 1 credit
Recommended Grade Level
- Grades 9–12
Prerequisites
- None
Curriculum
- BJU Press: United States History, 5th edition
- BJU Press: United States History Activities, 5th edition
- Timeline materials
Course Outline
- Introduction: New and Old Worlds Meet
- The Thirteen Colonies
- Colonial Life
- Religion in the American Colonies
- The Rising Storm (1689–1770)
- Independence (1770–1783)
- The Critical Period (1781–1789)
- The Federalist Years (1789–1801)
- The Jeffersonian Era (1801–1825)
- The Age of Jackson (1820–1840)
- The Growth of American Society (1789–1861)
- Manifest Destiny (1840–1848)
- A House Dividing (1848–1861)
- Semester Review and Exam
- The Civil War (1861–1865)
- Reconstruction (1865–1877)
- The Gilded Age (1877–1896)
- America Expands (1850–1900)
- The Progressive Era (1900–1920)
- The Great War (1913–1920)
- The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)
- The Great Depression (1929–1939)
- World War II (1939–1945)
- The Postwar Era (1945–1963)
- The Shattered Society (1963–1973)
- A Nation with Challenges (1973–1980)
- The Resurgence of Conservatism (1981–1992)
- Facing a New Millennium (1993–2017)
- Current Events and Modern America
- Final Review and Exam
Estimated Workload
- Approximately 1 hour per day depending on reading speed
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a homeschool U.S. history class?
Yes. This course is designed specifically for homeschool high school students and fulfills one full high school history credit.
What time period does the course cover?
The course covers United States history from early exploration of North America through modern-day events.
How are students assessed?
Students complete weekly open-book quizzes, occasional projects, and a year-long timeline project that helps them organize important historical events.
Does this class count for high school credit?
Yes. The course earns one full high school history credit.
