US History 7
Description
Learning about history allows people to see how far we have come and what awaits us on our path to the future. In this course, students will explore the history of the United States and analyze the cause and effect in historical events. They will investigate history by using the tools of a historian to examine the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events that influenced the development of the United States. Students will imagine what it was like to live in the past by reading the stories from the people who experienced it. This course begins with the engaging stories of what brought the earliest American colonists to the New World and ends with the struggles to repair the United States following the Civil War. Engaging in this study allows students to recognize the themes of history that span across centuries and leads to a greater appreciation of the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history.
Major Topics and Concepts
Semester I
Module 01: Settlement
01.00 Welcome to United States History!
01.01 Introduction to Settlement
01.02 America's Geography
01.03 Coming to America
01.04 Colonial Regions
01.04 Colonial Regions Advanced
01.05 Economics and Slavery
01.06 The Historian's Clues
01.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
01.08 Module One Exam
Module 02: Independence
02.00 Introduction to Independence
02.01 Impact of Colonization
02.02 French and Indian War
02.03 Colonial Unity
02.03 Colonial Unity Advanced
02.04 Give Me Liberty
02.05 Revolutionary Celebrities
02.06 Supporters of the War
02.07 War
02.08 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
02.09 Module Two Exam
Module 03: Nationalism
03.00 Introduction to Nationalism
03.01 Interpreting History
03.02 Recipe for America
03.03 Who has the Power?
03.04 We Can Make a Difference!
03.04 We Can Make a Difference! Advanced
03.05 For the Common Good
03.06 Know Your Rights!
03.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
03.08 Module Three Exam
Module 04: Growth
04.00 Introduction to Growth
04.01 Making a President
04.01 Making a President Advanced
04.02 A Worthy Successor
04.03 American Voices
04.04 Jefferson Brings Change!
04.05 Heroes of the Wild
04.06 We Will Not Fall!
04.07 Practice and Review Exam
04.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
04.08 Segment One Exam Part One
04.08 Segment One Exam Part Two
04.09 Advanced Segment One Exam Part One
04.09 Advanced Segment One Exam Part Two
Semester II
Module 05: Movement
05.00 Introduction to Movement
05.01 It's Manifest Destiny!
05.01 It's Manifest Destiny! Advanced
05.02 A Native Dilemma
05.03 Keep the Peace
05.04 New Land!
05.05 Train's Leavin'!
05.06 Friend or Foe, Mexico?
05.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
05.08 Module Five Exam
Module 06: Advances
06.00 Introduction to Advances
06.01 Innovations
06.01 Innovations Advanced
06.02 Factory Workers
06.03 Growing Cities!
06.04 A Southern View
06.05 Jacksonian Democracy
06.06 War on the Bank!
06.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
06.08 Module Six Exam
Module 07: Ideas
07.00 Introduction to Ideas
07.01 Are You Awake?
07.02 Inside Slavery
07.03 Join the Resistance!
07.04 Her Rights
07.05 The Mighty Pen
07.05 The Mighty Pen Advanced
07.06 Bring on the Reform!
07.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
07.08 Module Seven Exam
Module 08: Conflict
08.00 Introduction to Conflict
08.01 A Nation Divided
08.02 Taking Sides
08.03 Shots Fired!
08.03 Shots Fired! Advanced
08.04 The Cost of Conflict
08.05 Emancipation?
08.06 Reconstruction
08.07 Practice and Review Exam
08.07 Set Sail Discussion-Based Assessment
08.08 Segment Two Exam Part One
08.08 Segment Two Exam Part Two
08.09 Advanced Segment Two Exam Part One
08.09 Advanced Segment Two Exam Part Two