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

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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.

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