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US History Complete Curriculum

US History Complete Curriculum Access

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With this all-access American History curriculum, you’ll have every lesson for your entire year fully planned, from Native American nations and Exploration through Modern America. Scroll down to see the full course outline! 

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Lessons Included in the Curriculum:

  1. Introductory Resources

    1 lesson
    1. Welcome to US History!

  2. Exploration and Encounter

    9 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Native American Civilizations
    2. Day 2 - Native American Nations Continued
    3. Day 3 - European Exploration in the Americas
    4. Day 4 - Explorers Dinner Party Station Lesson
    5. Day 5 - The Columbian Exchange
    6. Day 6 - The Conquistadors
    7. Day 7 - Slavery in the Americas
    8. Day 8 - Age of Discovery Magic Portrait & Review Lesson
    9. Day 9 - Assessment

  3. The American Colonies

    8 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Jamestown and Virginia
    2. Day 2 - The New England Colonies
    3. Day 3 - The Southern Colonies
    4. Day 4 - The Middle Colonies & Comparing the Colonies
    5. Day 5 - Colonies Overview & Great Awakening
    6. Day 6 - Slavery in the Americas
    7. Day 7 - Review
    8. Day 8 - Assessment

  4. The American Revolution

    8 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The French & Indian War & Mercantilism
    2. Day 2 - Rebellion in the Colonies
    3. Day 3 - Rebellion in the Colonies Continued
    4. Day 4 - Declaring Independence
    5. Day 5 - Patriots, Loyalists, and the Boston Massacre
    6. Day 6 - The Revolutionary War
    7. Day 7 - Reviewing the War and The Crossing
    8. Day 8 - Assessment

  5. The American Constitution

    9 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The Articles of Confederation
    2. Day 2 - The Founding Fathers "Magic Portrait" Lesson
    3. Day 3 - The Constitutional Convention
    4. Day 4 & 5 - Analyzing the Constitution
    5. Day 6 - The Bill of Rights and Ratification
    6. Day 7 - Alexander Hamilton and the music of "Hamilton"
    7. Day 8 - Escape the Constitutional Convention
    8. Day 9 - Review
    9. Day 10 - Assessment

  6. The Early Republic

    9 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The Washington and Adams Presidencies
    2. Day 2 - The First Political Parties
    3. Day 3 - Jefferson's Presidency
    4. Day 4 - The Lewis & Clark Expedition
    5. Day 5 - Dilemmas in Early America
    6. Day 6 - The War of 1812
    7. Day 7 - The Era of Good Feelings
    8. Day 8 - Review
    9. Day 9 - Assessment

  7. The Age of Jackson

    7 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The Age of Andrew Jackson
    2. Day 2 - Andrew Jackson's Battles
    3. Day 3 - The Indian Removal Act
    4. Day 4 - Henry Clay & the American System
    5. Day 5 - Transcendentalism
    6. Day 6 - Review
    7. Day 7 - Assessment

  8. Manifest Destiny

    7 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Americans Going West
    2. Day 2 - The Alamo and Texas Independence
    3. Day 3 - Indian Wars & Western Expansion
    4. Day 4 - The Gold Rush
    5. Day 5 - The Populist Party
    6. Day 6 - Review
    7. Day 7 - Assessment

  9. Sectionalism and Reform

    9 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Sectionalism and the Missouri Compromise
    2. Day 2 - The Amistad Case & Intro to Frederick Douglass
    3. Day 3 - William Lloyd Garrison & the Liberator
    4. Day 4 - John Brown, Nat Turner, & Rebellions
    5. Day 5 - The Underground Railroad
    6. Day 6 - Harriet Tubman Source Analysis
    7. Day 7 - Reform Movements
    8. Day 8 - Review
    9. Day 9 - Assessment

  10. The Civil War

    10 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Lead-up to War
    2. Day 2 - Secession
    3. Day 3 - Civil War Battles & Events
    4. Day 4 - Leading People of the Civil War
    5. Day 5 - The War Through People's Eyes
    6. Day 6 - Emancipation & the Civil War
    7. Day 7 - The Writing & Speeches of Abraham Lincoln
    8. Day 8 - Glory and the Surrender at Appomattox
    9. Day 9 - Review
    10. Day 10 - Assessment

  11. Reconstruction

    6 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Age of Reconstruction
    2. Day 2 - Evaluating Reconstruction
    3. Day 3 - Juneteenth Lesson
    4. Day 4 - Case Study: The Wilmington Insurrection
    5. Day 5 - Review
    6. Day 6 - Assessment

  12. The Gilded Age

    11 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Exodusters and the Homestead Act
    2. Day 2 - The Transcontinental Railroad
    3. Day 3 - Inventors and Industrialization
    4. Day 4 - Gilded Age Robber Barons
    5. Day 5 - Comparing Robber Barons
    6. Day 6 - Immigration and the Gilded Age
    7. Day 7 - The Chinese Exclusion Act and its Aftermath
    8. Day 8 - Working Conditions & Strikes
    9. Day 9 - Gilded Age Road Trip Lesson
    10. Day 10 - Review
    11. Day 11 - Assessment

  13. Progressives & Imperialism

    10 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The Progressive Era
    2. Day 2 - DuBois, Washington, & Muckrakers
    3. Day 3 - Progressive & Imperialist Era Presidents
    4. Day 4 - The Spanish-American War
    5. Day 5 - The Boxer Rebellion
    6. Day 6 - Analyzing American Imperialism
    7. Day 7 - Philippine Independence
    8. Day 8 - The Populist Party
    9. Day 9 - Review
    10. Day 10 - Assessment

  14. World War 1

    8 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Overview of the Great War
    2. Day 2 - Overview of WW1 Continued
    3. Day 3 - War Messages and Propaganda
    4. Day 4 - The Home Front
    5. Day 5 - The Spanish Flu
    6. Day 6 - The 14 Points & Versailles Treaty
    7. Day 7 - Review
    8. Day 8 - Assessment

  15. The Roaring 20's

    7 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The Roaring 20's
    2. Day 2 - The Harlem Renaissance
    3. Day 3 - The Red Scare
    4. Day 4 - Prohibition
    5. Day 5 - The Tulsa Massacre
    6. Day 6 - Review
    7. Day 7 - Assessment

  16. The Great Depression

    8 lessons
    1. Day 1 - The Stock Market
    2. Day 2 - The Great Depression
    3. Day 3 - The Dust Bowl & New Deal
    4. Day 4 - Huey Long and Share Our Wealth
    5. Day 5 - Analyzing the New Deal
    6. Day 6 - Mexican Repatriation
    7. Day 7 - Reviewing the New Deal & Depression
    8. Day 8 - Assessment

  17. World War 2

    14 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Rise of Fascism
    2. Day 2 - Rise of the Allies
    3. Day 3 - Battles & Events of WW2
    4. Day 4 - Battles & Events Continued
    5. Day 5 - Americans Contributing to Victory
    6. Day 6 - The US Homefront
    7. Day 7 - The Zoot Suit Riots
    8. Day 8 - World War 2 Propaganda
    9. Day 9 - Japanese-American Internment
    10. Day 10 - The Holocaust
    11. Day 11 - The Atomic Bomb & End of WW2
    12. Day 12 - The Double V
    13. Day 13 - Review
    14. Day 14 - Assessment

  18. The Cold War

    15 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Cold War Introduction
    2. Day 2 - The Truman Doctrine & Cold War in Europe
    3. Day 3 - McCarthyism at Home
    4. Day 4 - The Red Scare at Home
    5. Day 5 - Containment in Korea
    6. Day 6 - Eisenhower's People-to-People Program
    7. Day 7 - The Kennedy Presidency
    8. Day 8 - The Cuban Missile Crisis
    9. Day 9 - The Space Race
    10. Day 10 - The Vietnam War
    11. Day 11 - Escape from Berlin
    12. Day 12 - DĂ©tente and the End of the Cold War
    13. Day 13 - Overview of the Cold War
    14. Day 14 - Review
    15. Day 15 - Assessment

  19. The Civil Rights Movement

    13 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Rosa Parks & the Early Movement
    2. Day 2 - Civil Rights Movement Overview
    3. Day 3 - Civil Rights Challenges & Victories
    4. Day 4 - Civil Rights Road Trip
    5. Day 5 - Resistance & Collaboration
    6. Day 6 - Activists and Allies from the Movement
    7. Day 7 - The Great Society
    8. Day 8 - Redlining & Housing Discrimination
    9. Day 9 - American Indian Rights & Alcatraz Occupation
    10. Day 10 - Cesar Chavez & Migrant Worker Rights
    11. Day 11 - The Stonewall Uprising and LGBTQ Rights
    12. Day 12 - Review
    13. Day 13 - Assessment

  20. Modern America

    13 lessons
    1. Day 1 - Nixon & Watergate
    2. Day 2 - Reagan and the 80s
    3. Day 3 - Modern Presidential Policies
    4. Day 4 - Clinton and America the 90s
    5. Day 5 - Conflict in the Middle East
    6. Day 6 - A History of Terrorism
    7. Day 7 - 9/11 and Terrorism
    8. Day 8 - Globalization
    9. Day 9 - Modern Immigration Issues
    10. Day 10 - The Impeachment Process
    11. Day 11 - The Black Lives Matter Movement
    12. Day 12 - Review
    13. Day 13 - Assessment

  21. Review and End of Year Materials

    3 lessons
    1. Review Materials
    2. Final Exams
    3. Bonus Resources
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