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History & Geography 800

History and Geography 800 continues the process of developing in students an understanding of and appreciation for God’s activity as seen in the record of man and his relationships. The course focuses on American History, covering the subject from early exploration through the present day, with special emphasis given to the Civil War and to inventions and technology of the 19th and early 20th centuries. These areas of focus target three major content strands: History, Geography, and Government and Citizenship.

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History & Geography 800 Online

Unit 1 – EUROPEAN BACKGROUNDS

  1. Course Overview
  2. Civilization Awakens From Darkness
  3. Exploration Catches Fire
  4. Quiz 1
  5. Spain Launches Forth
  6. The East Meets the West
  7. Spain’s Treasure Hunt
  8. Quiz 2
  9. Spain’s Rivals: English and Dutch Efforts
  10. The Dutch Claim New Land
  11. French Trading Interests
  12. Report: New World Explorers
  13. Quiz 3
  14. Test
  15. Alternate Test
  16. Reference

Unit 2 – THE COLONIZATION OF AMERICA

  1. Competition for Colonial Control
  2. New France’s Southward Expansion
  3. English Face Unknown Horizons
  4. Dutch Trading Interests
  5. Quiz 1
  6. British Colonies: Jamestown
  7. New England Colonies
  8. Middle and Southern Colonies
  9. Colonial Governments
  10. Report: Original Thirteen Colonies 
  11. Quiz 2
  12. Development of Colonial Lifestyles
  13. Life in a Puritan Community
  14. Middle Bread Colonies
  15. Mid-Atlantic Lifestyles
  16. Southern Plantations
  17. Plantation Living
  18. Quiz 3
  19. Test
  20. Alternate Test
  21. Reference

Unit 3 – WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE

  1. England’s Colonial Politics
  2. Indigenous Peoples and the British
  3. British Economy
  4. Acts of Dismay
  5. Colonial Resistance
  6. Quiz 1
  7. Continental Congress
  8. Battles Which Led to War
  9. Declaration of Independence
  10. Quiz 2
  11. Progress of the War
  12. The Turning Point
  13. Other Campaigns
  14. Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris 1783
  15. Report: Battle of Saratoga 
  16. Quiz 3
  17. Test
  18. Alternate Test
  19. Reference

Unit 4 – THE EMERGENCE OF A NATION

  1. Thirteen Colonies Become a Free Nation
  2. The Second Continental Congress
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Establishing a Government
  5. Report: The Articles of Confederation
  6. The Constitutional Convention
  7. The United States Constitution
  8. Report: Declaration of Independence and Constitution 
  9. Quiz 2
  10. The Growing Nation
  11. Formation of Political Parties
  12. The Nation Suffers Growing Pains
  13. Americans Move Westward
  14. Quiz 3
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test
  17. Reference

Unit 5 – THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT

  1. Industrial Revolution in the North
  2. Improved Transportation Systems
  3. Erie Canal and Railroads
  4. Improved Communication Systems
  5. The Effect of the Industrial Revolution in the South
  6. Report: American Inventors 
  7. Quiz 1
  8. Development of Sectional Rivalries
  9. Missouri Compromise and the Election of 1824
  10. The Jacksonian Presidency
  11. Jacksonian Policies
  12. Quiz 2
  13. Development of Western Lands
  14. Texas Revolt
  15. The Oregon Question
  16. Mexican War
  17. California Gold Rush
  18. Quiz 3
  19. Test
  20. Alternate Test
  21. Reference

Unit 6 – THE CIVIL WAR

  1. Causes of the Civil War
  2. Slavery in the United States
  3. Abolition and Compromise
  4. Growing Conflict
  5. Events Leading to Secession and War
  6. Quiz 1
  7. Preparation for War: The First Battle
  8. War Develops in the West
  9. Gettysburg and Vicksburg
  10. The Last Campaigns
  11. The Emancipation Proclamation
  12. Quiz 2
  13. Reconstruction
  14. Johnson Versus Republican Radicals
  15. Radical Reconstruction
  16. Report: Reconstruction and Its Effects
  17. Quiz 3
  18. Test
  19. Alternate Test
  20. Reference

Unit 7 – THE INDUSTRIAL NATION

  1. European Background of Industry
  2. Beginnings of Industry in England
  3. Industry in the Colonies
  4. Industry in the New Nation
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Early Industry in the United States
  7. War’s Contribution to Industry
  8. Later Industrial Achievements
  9. Further Achievements: Power, Transportation, and Communication
  10. Report: Inventors and Inventions 
  11. Quiz 2
  12. Influence of Industry: Growth of Corporations
  13. Labor Practices: The Advent of Unions
  14. Essay: Workers and Employers 
  15. Crisis of the Individual
  16. Report: Achievements of the Industrial Revolution
  17. Quiz 3
  18. Test
  19. Alternate Test
  20. Reference

    Unit 8 – TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD POWER

    1. Overseas Expansion
    2. Spanish-American War
    3. World Awareness
    4. Panama Canal
    5. Quiz 1
    6. Causes of the First World War
    7. Military Movements
    8. War on the Continent
    9. Cost of Conflict
    10. Quiz 2
    11. Search for Peace
    12. Regaining Normalcy
    13. A Deceptive Prosperity
    14. Gradual Recovery
    15. Report: Presidents and World War I
    16. Quiz 3
    17. Test
    18. Alternate Test
    19. Reference

      Unit 9 – THE UNITED STATES IN A CHANGING WORLD

      1. Between the Wars: New Threats Emerge
      2. World War II Begins
      3. The United States Enters the War
      4. Allied Victory
      5. Quiz 1
      6. Allied Military Occupation
      7. Cold War in Europe
      8. Hot War in Asia
      9. Trouble Spots Around the World
      10. Quiz 2
      11. Vietnam
      12. Nixon, Ford, and Carter
      13. Reagan, Bush, and Clinton
      14. The United States in the Twenty-First Century
      15. Quiz 3
      16. Challenges Today: Technology
      17. Challenges Today: Society
      18. Challenges Today: Religion
      19. Quiz 4
      20. Test
      21. Alternate Test
      22. Reference

      Unit 10- AMERICAN HISTORY REVIEW

      1. America’s European Background
      2. American Colonization
      3. American Revolution
      4. Quiz 1
      5. Establishment of Government
      6. The Growth of the United States
      7. Development of Sectional Rivalries
      8. Settlement of Western Lands
      9. Civil War and Reconstruction
      10. Quiz 2
      11. A Changing Nation
      12. The United States as a World Power
      13. World War I
      14. Normalcy and Depression
      15. World War II
      16. The United Nations and the Cold War
      17. Quiz 3
      18. Test
      19. Alternate Test