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United States History 1

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COURSE TITLE:             United State History 1                                             also called US1

CURRICULUM AREA:   Social Studies                         

CREDITS:                         5

COURSE PRE-REQUISITES: 

This is a required course and is usually taken in the 10th grade.

Course Textbook:    

(American Odyssey)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a survey course which takes a look at the emergence of the United States as a modern power.  It traces American History through 1945.  It generally follows a chronological timeline and emphasis is given to topics such as The Civil War, Reconstruction, Westward Expansion, The Industrial Revolution, Progressive Era, WW1, The Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, and the Road to WW2. 

COURSE TITLE:             United State History 1                                             also called US1

CURRICULUM AREA:   Social Studies                         

CREDITS:                         5

COURSE PRE-REQUISITES: 

This is a required course and is usually taken in the 10th grade.

Course Textbook:    

(A People and A Nation )

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a survey course which takes a look at the emergence of the United States as a modern power.  It traces American History through 1945.  It generally follows a chronological timeline and emphasis is given to topics such as Slavery, The Civil War, Reconstruction, the Development of the West, The Machine Age, Urban Life, The Gilded Age, The Progressive Era, America at War, The Great Depression

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