What topics will I learn about in United States History?

Students in U.S. History will:

• Explore the various motives for English colonization in North America, including religious freedom, economic opportunity, and representative government.
• Examine the conflict between the British government and the colonies.
• Dissect and examine the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
• Explore the structure and purpose of the three branches of Government.
• Understand the importance of the first three presidential administrations and the way politics shaped the new government.
• Identify the causes of the American Civil War, its key figures, and significant battles.
• Examine the uniquely American culture created in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
• Dissect the “Roaring 20’s” and the causes of the Great Depression.
• Understand the relevance and impact of World War II and the following Cold War.
• Trace the cultural and social developments from the 1960s to the present day.