The study of U.S. History is usually done in the scope of the big events. In this full year course, we will examine both the big and lesser known events in American history.  We will explore the lives of each U.S. President, each state, and American establishments, and different icons and symbols. 

Starting with each U.S. state, we will cover: Who settled it? When and how did it join the Union? What important events happened there and who came from there? What battles and conflicts happened there? What is it most known for today?  We will learn what makes each state unique - What state has a law where it is illegal to eat fried chicken with a fork? Where did spam come from? What state produces the most potatoes/sweet potatoes/gold? What is the only state to have its state seal designed by a woman? We will be looking beyond the normal facts and figures and examine the culture - music, food, inventions, industry, etc. 

We will then continue to learn about each U.S. President - their education, lives before and after the Presidency, major moments in their career, and what impact they had on U.S. History. 

This class will meet twice a week for 40 weeks. This may be longer depending on holiday and breaks. Each class will start with a review of previous lessons, discussions about homework (see below), a 20-30 minute powerpoint lecture, and discussions. I love exploring history and encouraging young learners, so some topics may be expanded on dependent upon learner discussions and questions. 

This class is a combination of several of my shorter term (8-20 week or ongoing) classes. If you are interested in a shorter term class, please message me. 

Topics that we will cover: 

Week 1 Brief Overview of the American Revolutionary War, Delaware, Pennsylvania, History of the Capital, The Whiskey Rebellion
Week 2 New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, History of the Statue of Liberty
Week 3 Massachusetts, Maryland
Week 4 South Carolina, New Hampshire
Week 5 Virginia, New York
Week 6 North Carolina, Rhode Island, Kahoot Review
Week 7 Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, History of Country Music and Rock Music
Week 8 Ohio, Louisiana, History of the Importance of the Mississippi River
Week 9 Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois
Week 10 Alabama, Maine, Kahoot Review
Week 11 Missouri, Arkansas
Week 12 Michigan, Florida
Week 13 Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin
Week 14 California, Minnesota Oregon
Week 15 Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, History of Hoover Dam
Week 16 Nebraska, Kahoot Review, Colorado, North Dakota
Week 17 South Dakota, History of Mount Rushmore, Montana, Washington
Week 18 Idaho, Wyoming, Utah
Week 19 Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona
Week 20 Alaska, Hawaii, Territories, Kahoot Review
Week 21 Where does the president get their authority from? What are the requirements for becoming President? What are the roles of the three branches of government? What is the Declaration of Independence? What is the U.S. Constitution?
Week 22 George Washington, John Adams, History of the White House
Week 23 Thomas Jefferson, Louisiana Purchase, James Madison, James Monroe, The War of 1812, The Monroe Doctrine
Week 24 John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson
Week 25 Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler
Week 26 James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, The Mexican American War, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, The Oregon Treaty
Week 27 James Buchanan, The Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War
Week 28 Andrew Johnson, Impeachment Process, Ulysses S. Grant
Week 29 Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Benjamin Harrison
Week 30 Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, History of the Secret Service
Week 31 The Spanish - American War, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Week 32 Woodrow Wilson, World War I, Warren G Harding
Week 33 Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, The Great Depression
Week 34 Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, The Cold War
Week 35 Harry S. Truman, The Korean War,  Dwight Eisenhower
Week 36  John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, The Vietnam War
Week 37 Richard Nixon, The Watergate Scandal, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter
Week 38 Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 
Week 39 Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Attack of 9/11, Global War on Terror, Barack Obama
Week 40 Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Wrap-up


For information on my other courses, please check out my course catalog that is available in pdf: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10WtnUIRwVRw7Awo6FskitgUKeNUjuAvf/view