What topics will I learn about in United States History?
Students in US 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.
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