Social Studies 7 A&B
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Course Description
Semester A
This study of the history of the United States emphasizes how ideas, events, and philosophies have shaped the nation. Students will learn about America’s past while mastering the skills of historical interpretation. Study begins with the earliest arrivals of people and ends with the conclusion of the Civil War.
Semester B
Social Studies grade 7 is a continuation of the first semester with an emphasis on how historical ideas, events, and philosophies have shaped the United States. Beginning with Reconstruction, this course uses the same skill development approach to guide students through U.S. history to the present.
Course Requirements
Grade Level
7th Grade
Materials
None
Duration
2 Semesters
Credit Value
1.0
Prerequisites
None
Semester A
Major Concepts:
- The First Americans
- Exploring the Americas
- Colonial America
- The Colonies Grow
- Road to Independence
- The American Revolution
- A More Perfect Union
- A New Nation
- The Jefferson Era
- Growth and Expansion
- The Jackson Era
- Manifest Destiny
- North and South
- The Age of Reform
- Road to Civil War
- The Civil War
Semester B
Major Concepts:
- Reconstruction and its Aftermath
- The Western Frontier
- The Growth of Industry
- Toward an Urban America
- Progressive Reforms
- Overseas Expansion
- World War I
- The Jazz Age
- The Depression and FDR
- World War II
- The Cold War Era
- America in the 1950s
- The Civil Rights Era
- The Vietnam Era
- Search for Stability
- New Challenges