U.S. History is long and complicated. In this class, which is part of a 12 part series, we will delve into American History and explore it's history with slavery. We will take a look at both the minor and major events that led to the Civil War,  the people involved on both sides, and walk through major battles. We will explore what life was like for different groups of people around the country during this time and how the war shaped peoples lives. We will explore the impact of Lincoln's assassination and why Reconstruction ultimately failed. 

 It is not required to take each course in order or to take all 12 parts. 

Topics covered will be: 

1. Examination of slavery in North America from the Colonial Era to 1800
2. Sectionalism in the Early Republic; The Louisiana Purchase of 1803; The Missouri Compromise
3. Westward Expansion and it's impact on slavery and politics; Impact of the Mexican-American War and the new territories/states
4. John Brown; The Kansas-Nebraska Act; The Election of 1856; The Dred Scott decision 
5. The Election of 1860 and Secession; History of Abraham Lincoln
6. 1861-1863; The call to arms; Attack on Fort Sumter; Examination of each states participation and a look into the border states
7. Impact of the war on international relationships; the Battle of Bull Run; the Homestead Act; the Pacific Railroad Act; and the creation of a nationally controlled currency system
8. Who were the Copperheads; Military life in both the North and the South; Women's role during the war; 
9. Life and contributions of both free and runaway African Americans; Push for Emancipation; the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
10. 1863-1865 - Role of African American soldiers in the South; Gettysburg; War in the West; Medical Care and Nursing in the war; 
11. Election of 1864; The end of the war and surrender at Appomattox Court House; 
12. Lincoln's Assassination; The Beginning of the Reconstruction Era
13. The Fourteenth Amendment; The Reconstruction Acts; Growth of Black Codes and Jim Crow and the search for Freedom; 
14. Reconstruction and the Women's Movement; The Fifteenth Amendment
15. Racial Violence and the rise of The Ku Klux Klan
16. Economic Development during the Civil War and Reconstruction; The end of Reconstruction and the state of the nation in the 1870's



2023-2024 Schedule - A Full Year of History - Parts 1 to 3: Tuesdays 9am PST
 
Part 1 - August 29 - November 7 https://outschool.com/classes/the-age-of-exploration-us-history-part-1-pNKFiuVb?sectionUid=a3e1a91b-eb3f-4a00-ae22-d28fbf87d8d5&showDetails=true

Part 2 November 14 - February 20 https://outschool.com/classes/the-colonial-era-in-north-america-us-history-part-2-N5Rb7D4S?sectionUid=be53cd7f-c220-44ed-8d9a-08b7115f6f47&showDetails=true

Part 3 March 5 - May 14 https://outschool.com/classes/the-american-revolution-us-history-part-3-xTdB9tHL?sectionUid=cefbc317-f550-4cc7-bc42-9a8d6cca1e6f&showDetails=true


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2023-2024 Schedule - A Full Year of History - Parts 4 to 6: Tuesdays 8am PST

Part 4 - August 19 - November 28 https://outschool.com/classes/us-history-1780-1825-part-4-kRRAzKnW?sectionUid=698e50b4-eba6-436b-8db6-1f6dfa6cba29&showDetails=true

Part 5 - December 5 - February 20 https://outschool.com/classes/us-history-1800-1860-pre-civil-war-part-5-IJLNKjve?sectionUid=44cb64b1-db29-4c42-8c1d-9efc19dec5ac&showDetails=true

Part 6 - March 5 - June 4 https://outschool.com/classes/us-history-part-6-westward-expansion-QZJVQaN4?sectionUid=fc683527-8e2e-4094-aea6-c2e78a4fb7e3&showDetails=true


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2023-2024 Schedule - A Full Year of History - Parts 7 to 8: Monday 12pm PST 

Part 7 -  August 29 - January 8
https://outschool.com/classes/the-american-civil-war-us-history-part-7-rh6I3bkR


Part 8 -  January 14 - May 20 
https://outschool.com/classes/the-gilded-age-and-the-progressive-era-us-history-part-8-SvzqIbu0