US History B
Course Description
The purpose of this core course is to help students make connections between what they learn about the past and the present to understand how and why events happen and people act in certain ways. We want to gain a better understanding of America's beginnings so that we can use and transition the information learned into what is happening in the world today. Students will examine the evolution of the American Identity by looking at cultural differences and how they influence various groups. Students will also gain knowledge of the political sphere and how it has developed across the US.
Developing the American System and a Working Republic
Learn this: I will learn how historical events have shaped the US government and how our country's people have rights and responsibilities. You will also explore how our democracy has evolved over time.
Do this: I will create a project that shows that I know:
the reasons for the Constitutional Convention.
how the Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee individual rights.
landmark Supreme Court cases shaped our republic.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.
Growth of American Government
Learn this: I will learn about the change that was driven by people seeking more government influence in order to better their lives.
Do this: I will create a project that shows that I know:
the struggles of the average American in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
the political response was to the struggles of the average American in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
how movements shape America’s future.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.
The United States and the World
Learn this: I will learn about how the US has interacted with other countries and the conflicts it has been part of.
Do this: I will create a project that shows that I know:
some of the conflicts the US engaged in during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
why they engage in these conflicts.
what happened during these conflicts and the end result.
how global interdependence caused these conflicts and how it can limit conflicts in the future.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.
Civil Rights Era
Learn this: I will learn about the fight for equal rights amongst the US population. Explain the process of developing these equal rights.
Do this: I will create a project that shows that I know:
why it is necessary for the civil rights era to have arisen.
the different philosophies for fighting this fight.
strategies minority groups used to gain equal rights.
how these fights for equal rights changed the trajectory of the United States.
Grow from: I will respond to teacher feedback.