In the LIFEPAC American History Set, your child will study the history of the United States of America. Using ten engaging worktexts, children study the New England colonies and the birth of the United States in this Alpha Omega curriculum. Instruction continues through every period of U.S. history culminating with a record of recent events.
Want to give your child an in-depth look at the exciting past of American History? Try the LIFEPAC American History homeschool curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications! This colorful, fun history curriculum integrates U.S. history with a biblical perspective. What could be better? The history strands covered in this curriculum at most grade levels are geography, history, government, citizenship, economics, and social studies. Presenting lessons in ten colorful worktexts, the focus of LIFEPAC American History Set is United States History. Your homeschooling child will study the complete history of our country beginning with the foundations of democracy, the New England colonies, the Revolutionary War, and the birth of a nation. Other topics covered in this Alpha Omega curriculum include the War of 1812, the politics of slavery and the Civil War, industrialism and isolationism, the Great Depression, world wars, and the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford.
Also take a look at the other features we’ve included! Student worktexts include daily instruction and review as well as ample opportunity for assessment of student performance using self tests and unit tests. To encourage individualized instruction, we have included a teacher’s guide designed to help you guide your student’s learning experience according to his specific interests and needs. This essential teaching resource includes teaching notes for each unit, a complete answer key, and information about additional resources and learning activities.
AMERICAN HISTORY – SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Unit 1 – FOUNDATIONS OF DEMOCRACY 1
Democracy develops
Virginia
New England colonies
Middle and southern colonies
Unit 2 – CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
Relations with England
The Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States
Unit 3 – NATIONAL EXPANSION
A strong federal government
Revolution of 1800
War of 1812
Nationalism and sectionalism
Unit 4 – A NATION DIVIDED
Issues of division
Division of land and people
Economics of slavery
Politics of slavery
Unit 5 – A NATION UNITED AGAIN
Regionalism
The division
The Civil War
Reconstruction
Unit 6 – INVOLVEMENT AT HOME AND ABROAD
Surge of industry
The industrial lifestyle
Isolationism
Involvement in conflict
Unit 7 – THE SEARCH FOR PEACE
World War I and its aftermath
The Golden Twenties
The Great Depression
The New Deal
Unit 8 – A NATION AT WAR
Causes of the war
World War II
Korean conflict
Vietnam conflict
Unit 9 – CONTEMPORARY AMERICA
America in the 1960s
America in the 1970s
America in the 1980s and 90s
International scene 1980-present
Unit 10 – UNITED STATES HISTORY
Basis of democracy
The 1800s
Industrialization
Current history
