Virginia and United States History
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Course Overview
Developmental Module
Module 1: American Beginnings - 1607 to the 1750s
- Module 1 Overview
- Topic 1: Virginia and the Southern Colonies
- Topic 2: The New England Colonies
- Topic 3: The Middle Colonies
- Module 1 Authentic Assessment
- Module 1 Summary
Module 2: The American Revolution - 1750s to the 1780s
- Module 2 Overview
- Topic 1: Causes and Start
- Topic 2: Influences on the Declaration of Independence
- Topic 3: The End of the War
- Module 2 Authentic Assessment
- Module 2 Summary
Module 3: Building a Government - The 1780s
- Module 3 Overview
- Topic 1: The Articles of Confederation
- Topic 2: The American Constitution
- Topic 3: The Virginia Documents and the Bill of Rights
- Topic 4: Marshall and the Supreme Court
- Module 3 Authentic Assessment
- Module 3 Summary
Module 4: Creating a New Nation - 1788 to the 1840s
- Module 4 Overview
- Topic 1: The First Political Parties
- Topic 2: Territorial Growth
- Topic 3: The War of 1812
- Topic 4: The Jacksonian Era
- Module 4 Authentic Assessment
- Module 4 Summary
Module 5: The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1860 to 1877
- Module 5 Overview
- Topic 1: Growing Discord
- Topic 2: The Causes of War
- Topic 3: The Civil War
- Topic 4: Lincoln’s Documents
- Topic 5: Impact of the Civil War
- Topic 6: Reconstuction
- Module 5 Authentic Assessment
- Module 5 Summary
Module 6: A Nation Grows - 1877 to the 1900s
- Module 6 Overview
- Topic 1: Westward Expansion
- Topic 2: Immigration
- Topic 3: The Changing American Economy
- Topic 4: Prejudice and Discrimination
- Topic 5: The Progressive Movement
- Module 6 Authentic Assessment
- Module 6 Summary
Module 7: America at the Turn of the Century - 1900 to the 1930s
- Module 7 Overview
- Topic 1: Policies in Latin America and Asia
- Topic 2: World War I
- Topic 3: Popular Culture and Traditional Values
- Topic 4: Causes and Consequences of the Great Depression
- Module 7 Authentic Assessment
- Module 7 Summary
Module 8: World War II - 1939 to 1945
- Module 8 Overview
- Topic 1: America Enters the War
- Topic 2: Military Strategies and Early Atrocities
- Topic 3: The Home Front
- Topic 4: The War in Europe
- Topic 5: The Pacific War
- Topic 6: The Horrors of War
- Module 8 Authentic Assessment
- Module 8 Summary
Module 9: The Cold War - The 1950s
- Module 9 Overview
- Topic 1: A World Reshaped
- Topic 2: The Cold War
- Topic 3: Containment
- Module 9 Authentic Assessment
- Module 9 Summary
Module 10: Civil Unrest - The 1960s and the 1970s
- Module 10 Overview
- Topic 1: The Vietnam War
- Topic 2: Brown v. Board of Education and the Role of the Supreme Court
- Topic 3: Civil Rights Actions and Legislation
- Topic 4: President Kennedy and the New Frontier
- Module 10 Authentic Assessment
- Module 10 Summary
Module 11: The End of the Cold War - The 1980s to the Early 2000s
- Module 11 Overview
- Topic 1: The Collapse of Communism
- Topic 2: President Reagan
- Topic 3: The 1990s
- Topic 4: The 2000s
- Module 11 Authentic Assessment
- Module 11 Summary
Module 12: The Changing Times - The 2000s to the Present