Course Description

 

Grades 9-12

 

American History

 

Philosophy Statement:  From creation to the present day, God has been involved in the governing of man.  By studying the past, we see how God works His will in the lives of those who follow Him and how He has spoken and intervened in history.  The study of history should yield an appreciation and realization of the things God has accomplished through people and nations since the creation of the world and His love and concern as He controls the events of world history.

 

Course Objective:  This course surveys nearly 500 years of American history and emphasizes the Judeo-Christian foundations and influence on the American nation.  Beginning with exploration and colonization, students will explore the major events and trends in American history through the most recent times.

 

Textbooks:      United States History for Christian Schools

                        Bob Jones University Press

                        Copyright 1993

 

Materials:

• Textbooks
• Maps
• Videos

 

Time Allotment:  44 minutes per day, 5 days per week

 

Course Content:

• Discovery
• Colonization
• Colonial Life
• Pre-Revolution
• Revolution
• Confederation
• New Government
• Manifest Destiny
• Growth of America
• Moving West
• Civil War
• Healing and Change
• World Changes
• Cold War Era
• The Last Ten Years – Terrorism 

 

Areas to be evaluated:

• Homework assignments
• Individual projects
• Tests

 

Additional activities:

• Simulation project on American business growth during the Industrial Revolution
• Comparing and contrasting current American events to events in America’s past
• Researching and teaching the past ten years and speculating on the future