US History 1

Course Number: C331 /
Category: History and Social Science /
Credits: 1 /
Recommended Grades: 9,10 /
Level: College Prep /
Length: Semester /
Description: Students examine the history of the United States from the Colonial era through the Progressive era. Coursework focuses the Revolutionary and Constitutional eras, the framework of American democracy, the basic concepts of American government, Westward expansion, the establishment and rise of political parties, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Industrial Revolution, Immigration, the labor movement, and the Progressive movement. Students approach these topics by reading a variety of source material, including a number of primary documents, and work on developing their reading, writing, and analytical skills.