11th Grade U.S.History

"If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something which will brighten to all eternity."
                                                                                -Daniel Webster
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Memorization:

States and capitals
Preamble to the Constitution
Preamble to the Declaration of Independence
Presidents
Gettysburg Address

Papers:

Each student will research the history of a small town in South Dakota
Great Americans and Great Awakening Paper and Project:
    "Qualities that Made Two Great Americans"
    "The First Great Awakening and its Influence on American History"
    Papers will be put in an illustrated binder.
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Text:            United States History, Heritage of Freedom
Copyright:    2009
Publisher:      A Beka Book

Unit Breakdown:

Unit

Unit Heading
1 Land of New Beginnings (1492-1775)
2 Birth of a Nation (1660-1800)
3 A Growing Nation (1800-1841)
4 The American Character (1790-1860)
5 Expansion and Conflict (1831-1877)
6 The Age of Industry (1865-1900)
7 A New Century (1900-1940)
8 The Global Age (1940-1995)

Overview:

United States History takes a positive, patriotic approach to American History, bringing to life events and personalities that have shaped the nation with a special emphasis on our Christian heritage.  Semester one covers the time of discovery up to the Civil War.  Semester two covers Reconstruction up to the present time.