Week 1
Lesson 1
Prehistory & Indigenous America
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Overview of pre-Columbian civilizations in North America (e.g., Native American cultures, mound builders, Ancestral Puebloans)
* Exploration of key aspects of Native American life, including social structures, religious beliefs, and cultural practices
* Examination of the impact of geography and environment on Native American societies
* Discussion of interactions between Native American groups and European explorers
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Prehistory – European Exploration of the Americas and Settlement
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Key explorers and their voyages (e.g., Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan)
* Impact of European exploration on Native American populations
* Establishment of early European colonies in the Americas
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Colonial America
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Establishment of Jamestown and Plymouth
* Social, economic, and political characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
* Interactions between colonists and Native Americans
* Development of colonial governments and systems of governance
* Transatlantic slave trade and its impact on colonial society
 Week 4
Lesson 4
The American Revolution – 1776-1791 Part One: Road to Revolution
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Declaration of Independence and its significance
* Foreign involvement in the Revolution (e.g., France's support for the American cause)
* Treaty of Paris 1783 and its consequences for the United States and Britain
 Week 5
Lesson 5
The American Revolution – 1776-1791 Part Two: The British Are Coming!
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Declaration of Independence and its significance
* Foreign involvement in the Revolution (e.g., France's support for the American cause)
* Treaty of Paris 1783 and its consequences for the United States and Britain
 Week 6
Lesson 6
American Founding Documents and Government Structure
In this lesson, we will cover:
* The Articles of Confederation: strengths, weaknesses, and challenges
* The Constitutional Convention and the creation of the U.S. Constitution
* Ratification debates and the Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist arguments
* The Bill of Rights and the amendments to the Constitution
* Structure of the U.S. government: separation of powers, checks and balances
 Week 7
Lesson 7
American Expansion & President Thomas Jefferson
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Louisiana Purchase and its significance for westward expansion
* Lewis and Clark Expedition and exploration of the Louisiana Territory
* Jeffersonian policies: agrarianism, strict interpretation of the Constitution
* Challenges to American neutrality and the Embargo Act of 1807
* Impact of westward expansion on Native American tribes and cultures
 Week 8
Lesson 8
The War of 1812
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Causes of the War of 1812 (e.g., impressment of American sailors, British support for Native American resistance)
* Major battles and campaigns of the War of 1812 (e.g., Battle of New Orleans, Battle of Lake Erie)
* Role of key figures such as Andrew Jackson and Oliver Hazard Perry
* Effects of the war on American nationalism and identity
* Treaty of Ghent and its impact on U.S.-British relations
 Week 9
Lesson 9
The Industrial Revolution & New American Borders- Westward Ho!
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Industrialization in the United States: technological innovations and economic transformations
* Manifest Destiny and westward expansion: Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, California Gold Rush
* Impact of the Erie Canal and transcontinental railroad on transportation and trade
* Acquisition of new territories: Texas annexation, Oregon Treaty, Mexican Cession
* Social and environmental consequences of westward expansion
 Week 10
Lesson 10
The Annexation of Texas and the Mexican American War
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Causes of the Texas Revolution and annexation of Texas by the United States
* Origins of the Mexican-American War: disputes over Texas border, Manifest Destiny ideology
* Major battles and military campaigns of the Mexican-American War (e.g., Battle of Palo Alto, Battle of Chapultepec)
* Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and its territorial consequences
* Debate over the expansion of slavery into new territories acquired from Mexico
 Week 11
Lesson 11
The Reforms of Progress
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Social and cultural reforms of the antebellum period: temperance movement, women's rights, abolitionism
* Educational reforms and the rise of public education: Horace Mann and common schools
* Transcendentalism and its impact on literature and philosophy
* Second Great Awakening and religious revivalism
* Economic reforms and the rise of utopian communities
 Week 12
Lesson 12
The Civil War: Slavery in the South and Economies of the U.S.
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Economic, social, and political differences between the North and the South
* Impact of slavery on Southern society and economy
* Abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad
* Southern secession and the formation of the Confederate States of America
* Lincoln's election and the outbreak of the Civil War
 Week 13
Lesson 13
The Civil War: Battles and Sides and Outcomes
In this lesson, we will cover:
* Role of key figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee
* Emancipation Proclamation and its effects on the war and slavery
* Impact of the Civil War on American society, economy, and politics
* Appomattox Court House and the end of the Civil War
 Week 14
Lesson 14
Reconstruction: Rebuilding Destruction
In this lesson, we will cover:
*  Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan and the Ten Percent Plan
* Freedmen's Bureau and its efforts to assist formerly enslaved individuals
* Challenges of Reconstruction: Black Codes, Rise of Jim Crow laws and segregation in the South
* Plessy v. Ferguson and the doctrine of "separate but equal"
* African American resistance and activism
* Impact of lynching and racial violence on African American communities
*Legacy of Reconstruction and its impact on American society