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Welcome to Our Expansion, Independence, and War Homeschool History Curriculum

What major event happened in AD 862? Who are the most prominent inventors, reformers, and missionaries in the United States? What is apartheid? In our Expansion, Independence, and War history course, students discover the answers to these questions along with many more historical facts. Each week explores a topic from history through a variety of reading, research, writing, and geography activities.

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Expansion, Independence, and War

Length: 36 weeks, 5 days a week
Content type: Text based
Grades: 7–9

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Getting Started with Our Expansion, Independence, and War Homeschool History Curriculum

Our Expansion, Independence, and War homeschool history curriculum covers both American and world history. Students will learn about major conflicts in American history, spanning from the French and Indian War to the September 11 terror attacks, as well as the founding documents of the United States and major inventors, reformers, and missionaries. Major global conflicts and concerns from the establishment of Russia in AD 862 to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East are also covered, including the French Revolution, the Communist revolutions in Russia and China, apartheid in South Africa, British colonization around the world, and child labor and human trafficking. Each week explores a topic from history through a variety of reading, research, writing, and geography activities.

 

Overview

  • 36 weeks, 5 days a week
  • Text based with the option to complete written work within the PDF file
  • Grades 7–9

 

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com, journal for completing assignments and notetaking (optional), access to World Book Online (included in SchoolhouseTeachers.com membership)

 

What to Do

Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and lesson file. Start with the Week One – Lesson One reading and activity. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.

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More About Our Expansion, Independence, and War Homeschool History Curriculum

Our Expansion, Independence, and War homeschool history curriculum offers a broad overview of the major historical events of the past three centuries, as well as information on interesting inventors, reformers, and missionaries from this time period. Each week’s activities include an overview of the topic, a geography lesson associated with the topic, links to articles from World Book Online to research independently on a specified area of interest, a vocabulary exercise to enhance comprehension, a second reading on an aspect of the weekly topic, a writing assignment for reflection, and a weekly review quiz. Each week also includes links to videos and articles to delve deeper if desired. Through engaged learning, students will develop an understanding of the major conflicts that have shaped our modern world.

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Course Outline for Our Expansion, Independence, and War Homeschool History Curriculum

  • Week One: French and Indian War
  • Week Two: American Revolution
  • Week Three: Early American Documents
  • Week Four: War of 1812
  • Week Five: Westward Expansion
  • Week Six: Native American Tribes
  • Week Seven: Industrial Revolution
  • Week Eight: Battle of the Alamo
  • Week Nine: Causes of the Civil War
  • Week Ten: American Civil War
  • Week Eleven: American Immigration
  • Week Twelve: Equal Rights Movement
  • Week Thirteen: Reformers
  • Week Fourteen: Inventors
  • Week Fifteen: World War I
  • Week Sixteen: The Great Depression and the New Deal
  • Week Seventeen: Midterm Project
  • Week Eighteen: World War II
  • Week Nineteen: World War II
  • Week Twenty: Cold War and Korean War
  • Week Twenty-One: From Eisenhower to Space!
  • Week Twenty-Two: Vietnam War
  • Week Twenty-Three: War in the Middle East
  • Week Twenty-Four: Australia and South Pacific
  • Week Twenty-Five: French History
  • Week Twenty-Six: Karl Marx and Marxism
  • Week Twenty-Seven: Russian History
  • Week Twenty-Eight: Missionaries
  • Week Twenty-Nine: British Empire
  • Week Thirty: Israel
  • Week Thirty-One: Significant World Events
  • Week Thirty-Two: End of the Cold War
  • Week Thirty-Three: South Africa
  • Week Thirty-Four: Central and South America
  • Week Thirty-Five: Problems Today
  • Week Thirty-Six: Final Project

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Transcript Information for Expansion, Independence, and War Homeschool History Curriculum

If this homeschool history course is taken in full, spending approximately 180 hours completing all assignments, including activities, research assignments, quizzes, and projects, it may count for 1.0 academic credit.Videos and articles in the Going Deeper sections may be used to help fulfill the required hours for high school students.

*Please be informed of your state’s academic requirements.

*Please be informed of your state’s academic requirements.

 

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Quick Start

1.  Bookmark the course for easy access during instruction.

2. Click “View Lesson Plan” and organize as desired (on computer desktop or in a printed format). 

3.  Gather necessary resources as listed in the lesson plan.

4.  Click “Go to Class Lessons” and get started.

5.  Enjoy the course!

6.  Utilize Applecore or your own record keeping system throughout the course.

7.  Print a certificate of completion.

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