7th Grade United States History Course Outline
Unit of Study1. America and the Pre- Columbian Era
2. Exploring the Americas 3. European Settlement 4. British Settlements 5. The Build up to War 6. Revolutionary War 7. The New Government 8. The Developing Nation 9. The Age of Jackson 10. The Build up to Civil War 11. The Civil War |
Classroom Descriptions1. Explore the americas before the introduction of Europeans. What were Native American societies and cultures like?
2. Learn about explorers who made it to the Americas. Did Columbus really "discover" America? What should we think of Columbus today? 3. What countries colonized th Americas? Why were these European countries able to colonize the Americas so quickly? 4. How and why did the British settle North America? Why did the northern, middle and southern colonies develop so differently? How did slavery get introduced to colonial life? 5. How did these British citizens turn into American Revoltuionaries? What was the Declaration of Independence and why was it so important? 6. How was the war fought? What were the important battles? What roles in everyday men and women play in the war? How did the United States win the war? 7. What is the structure of our Government? How does it work? What role can I play in our Government Today? 8. Learn about the first leaders of the United States. What role did the play in our development? Learn about the development of political parties and the early issues they faced. How did the country face early crisis -- like the Missouri problem and the War of 1812? 9. What was Jacksonian Democracy? How did it change politics in the United States? What happened to Native Americans? How should we look back on the treatment of Native Americans? What is Manifest Destiny? 10. Learn about sectionalism and its role in dividing the Nation. Learn about slavery and why it took hold in the South. 11. Slavery vs. States Rights. What important historical figures came out of this time? What important battles took place? Why was the Union able to win? What is the legacy of the Civil War |