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Unit 1: Founding the Nation–Exploration and Colonization

Unit 1 will begin with a review of world geography and the Age of Exploration. From there, students will review the founding of the nation through the establishment of the first thirteen colonies in America and their regional development in North America. The unit will include several short quizzes. 

Unit 2: Creating the Nation–American Revolution

Unit 2 will focus on the creation of the United States as a nation through the examination of the American Revolution building up to and analyzing the American War for Independence. Students will study through the use of primary source documents, images, and visual tools. This unit will include several quizzes, a project, and a unit assessment.

Unit 3: Designing the Nation–Constitution and U.S. Government

Unit 3 takes students through the challenges facing the new nation and the development of the United States Constitution. Students will examine the United States government by analyzing each branch of government, the U.S. system of checks and balances, and the first presidents. This unit will include several short quizzes, a debate project, and a unit assessment.

Unit 4: Expanding the Nation–Westward Movement

Unit 4 focuses on the expansion of the United States and an exploration of the challenges that accompanied the growth and development for both the people of the nation, as well as the United States government. Students will complete a large research project on a topic of their choice using any style of their choosing. This unit will also include a short unit assessment. 

Unit 5: Dividing the Nation–The Civil War

Unit 5 will bring students on an examination of the issues leading up to the division of the United States culminating with the study of the American Civil War. Students will explore different experiences and perspectives of the war throughout the unit. Students will complete two projects during this unit, as well as a unit assessment.

Unit 6: Rebuilding the Nation–Reconstruction

Unit 6 will be our final unit. Students will tackle the challenge of the Reconstruction Era in the United States. Along with the analysis of the challenges of rebuilding, the unit will connect the first Civil Rights Movement of the 1860s with the second in the 1960s and make connections to current social and political divisions present in the United States. This unit will conclude with a project.