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Following the outline of the popular From Sea to Shining Sea textbook, Mr. Phillip Campbell guides Middle School students from the European discovery of America, the foundation of the United States, through the Civil War.
Total classes: 12
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 7th to 8th
Suggested credit: 1 full semester U.S. history
Description
Following the outline of the popular From Sea to Shining Sea textbook, Mr. Phillip Campbell guides Middle School students from the European discovery of America, the foundation of the United States, through the Civil War.
Outline
Week 1: Discovery and Conquest
Week 2: France in the New World
Week 3: English Settlements
Week 4: The Colonies Grow
Week 5: The French-Indian War
Week 6: The Revolutionary War
Week 7: The United States Constitution
Week 8: The Federalist Era
Week 9: The Young Republic
Week 10: The Age of Jackson
Week 11: Manifest Destiny
Week 12: Between the Wars
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Textbook, From Sea to Shining Sea by Christopher Zehnder (www.catholictextbookproject.com/)
If you are paying for Instructor Access, no other course materials are necessary. However, if you are grading questions yourself, you will probably want the From Sea to Shining Sea Teacher’s Manual (ISBN: 978-1-935644-09-5), which contains the answer key
Homework: Weekly readings from the textbook and study questions. 2 hours per week estimated.
