US History
Students in grade eleven study the major turning points in American history in the twentieth century. Following a review of the nation's beginnings and the impact of the Enlightenment on U.S. democratic ideals, students build upon the tenth grade study of global industrialization to understand the emergence and impact of new technology and a corporate economy, including the social and cultural effects. They trace the change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward equal rights for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power. An emphasis is placed on the expanding role of the federal government and federal courts as well as the continuing tension between the individual and the state. Students consider the major social problems of our time and trace their causes in historical events. They learn that the United States has served as a model for other nations and that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are not accidents, but the results of a defined set of political principles that are not always basic to citizens of other countries.
Course Outline And Weekly Assignments
Below you will find an outline for the home school curriculum. Each chapter will take two weeks to complete the lessons and the chapter test, with a few exceptions. Students, coordinating with their Teacher of Record, will complete the lessons and then complete the chapter test. The completed work will them be turned in to their Teacher of Record for grading.
The out line is also set up to make it easy for the student to fill in their work logs.
The out line is also set up to make it easy for the student to fill in their work logs.
Fall Semester
Chapter 1: Creating a Nation, Beginnings to 1877 Week 1
Week 3
Week 5
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 11
Week 13
Week 15
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
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Spring Semester
Chapter 13: Postwar America, 1945-1960 Week 23
Week 25
Week 27
Week 30
Week 32
Week 34
Week 37
Week 39
Week 41
Week 43
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