High School
Accredited High School U.S. History Courses
We are proud to announce, through a partnership with Edmentum, we are able to offer two semester-long U.S. history courses. These courses are accredited and will confer 0.5 credits.
Individual feedback and 1-to-1 meetings
Self-paced on your child’s schedule
Accredited, official transcript, and high school credit.
From a parent of our HS History program:
My son completed the US History for Expats accredited US History course through Edmentum during his Grade 11 year. Kent was terrific in helping to navigate the enrollment process, followed up with my son throughout the year to ensure he was on track, and assisted in obtaining copies of the final transcripts. The course, while thorough, was feasible to complete while enrolled in the Grade 11 IB DP. I highly recommend any course offered through US History for Expats, we had a very positive experience.
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U.S. History Course A: Course Overview and Goals
This US History course promotes the examination, analysis, and evaluation of important events in the history of the United States of America. In Semester A, you will examine events that shaped the birth, growth, and expansion of the nation from the late 1700s through the mid1900s. These events are told through multiple diverse perspectives and include a focus on primary and secondary sources. Throughout the course, you will use inquiry skills to examine, ask questions, and analyze the impacts of historical events and actions, and will discuss the outcomes of them with your peers. You will also form opinions about historical events and support your opinions with information from your reading.
Not only will you learn about history, but you will also learn critical thinking and analytical skills through Clarifying Big Ideas lessons in order to gain a deeper understanding of history.
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
Identify key people, documents, factors, and events in the founding of the United States and analyze the political, territorial, and cultural challenges people faced in the new nation.
Understand how history embodies the concept of continuity and change.
Explain the growing divide of the nation in the years preceding the Civil War.
Describe the events and impacts of the Civil War.
Analyze the successes and failures of Reconstruction.
Evaluate primary sources to understand and compare the experiences and perspectives of individuals and groups.
Describe how industrialization and innovation affected the United States politically, socially, and economically.
Identify major factors that led to westwards expansion and discuss the interactions and conflicts between groups that resulted from it.
Compare who benefited and who did not as the nation industrialized after the Civil War.
Explain and analyze the influences of the Progressives on American politics and society and evaluate the long-term impact of key-ideologies of the Progressive movement.
US History B Course Overview US History is the study of the events, people, and culture of the United States over time. In US History B, you will apply historical inquiry to analyze societal issues, trends, and events of US history from World War II to the present, including the Cold War, Civil Rights and other social movements, the Vietnam War, modern presidencies, and responses to global terrorism. You’ll explore timelines to gain an understanding of how events link to each other, and you’ll analyze historical documents for a firsthand sense of how events unfolded. You’ll also gather evidence from relevant documents and historical texts in order to develop credible explanations of events in US history. You’ll then use that evidence to evaluate change and continuity over time.
Course Goals
By the end of this course, you will accomplish the following:
Apply the skills of historical inquiry, including gathering sources and analyzing documents.
Explain and discuss the origins of World War II and the US role in the war’s final years.
Analyze the impact of World War II on US society during and after the war.
Explore the beginning of the Cold War in the 1950s and its evolution until the late 1980s.
Analyze the impact of the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
Develop an understanding of how the United States initiated its involvement in the Vietnam War and how the lengthy conflict impacted Americans and US society.
Explore the impact of the presidencies of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan.
Discuss the foreign and domestic policies of the last 20 years, including the US response to global terrorism.
Review the basic governmental structures of the United States and their impact on US history.
Explain the relationship of geography, culture, and science in the development of the United States over time.
General Skills
To participate in this course, you should be able to do the following: Complete basic operations with word processing software, such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
Complete basic operations with presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Docs presentation.
Perform online research using various search engines and library databases.
Communicate through email and participate in discussion boards.
For a complete list of general skills that are required for participation in online courses, refer to the Prerequisites section of the Student Orientation document, found at the beginning of this course.
Credit Value
US History B is a 0.5-credit course.
Course Materials
notebook
pencils or ink pens
computer with Internet connection and speakers or headphones
Microsoft Word or equivalent Microsoft PowerPoint or equivalent