Grade 11 – US H&G

I: Establishing America

Review the founding of the colonies from the European explorers to the establishment of the Atlantic Coast.

II: Road to War

Explore the policies King George III enacted on the colonists and why independence was the final choice.

III: Revolutionary War

Review of the events and political implications of the American Revolution.

IV: Foundations of American Government

Find resources to develop a better understanding of the backbone of America - The United States Constitution. Complete with web lessons and interactive notes.

V: Principles of the Constitution

What does the Constitution REALLY say about state rights, federal powers, and individual liberties? Has popular media distorted the truth?

VI: Westward Expansion

 

VII: The Civil War

More American casualties occurred in the Civil War than any other conflict the United States has ever been involved with. What were they fighting for? Slavery? Economic growth? Social opportunities?

VIII: The Gilded Age

Discover one of the early peaks of American society during the Gilded Age.

IX: Populism

Explore the populist era, an age where politics and businesses nearly became one body.

X: America's Industrial Revolution

From child labor to monopolies and labor unions to factories, learn more about the growth of American industry at the turn of the century.

XI: The Progressive Era

In a time of political and economic corruption, learn how Americans changed their destiny and made progress through social change by way of media and popular choice.

XII: Great Depression and New Deal

Was it FDR's New Deal or the onset of World War I that pulled America out of the Depression? From Boom to Bust learn what was at stake in America during the early 1900's.

XIII: World War I

Find out how America's involvement in the Great War changed domestic and foreign policies as well as America's position as a world power.

XIV: World War II

Important resources to learn about some landmark cases that will be useful on the NYS Regents' Exam in June.

XV: The Cold War

The post WWII era was full of nuclear tension and the space race. Find out more about the United States' stance during these troubling times.

XVI: Domestic Policy: 1945-1989

Following World War II the United States role in the global theater would drastically increase.

XVII: Civil Rights Movement

Learn more about Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, The NAACP, and the Black Panthers among other individuals and groups that fought for racial equality.

XVIII: Post Cold War - Y2K

From the Fall of the Berlin Wall, to Clinton's scandals, the Bush eras, and the worries of Y2K.

XIX: 21st Century Issues

In the post 9/11 era, the United States faces continuous threats from abroad and within. Learn more about how foreign and domestic policies have changed and American rights are being challenged.

XX: Landmark Cases

Important resources to learn about some landmark cases that will be useful on the NYS Regents' Exam in June.