This course explores the major events that have shaped the United States from reconstruction to the present. Through historical simulations, primary source document analysis, debate, and discussion, students learn to recognize cause and effect as both relate to history. Students also learn to identify major historical turning points and develop historical interpretations of the American past. Through an innovative family research project, students explore their own personal place in US history and learn how an individual can help shape the course of a nation.

Students must take a US History course in order to graduate.