U.S. History Curriculum - American History Curriculum - Full Year - Google Drive
Morgan AP Teaching
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Grade Levels
8th - 11th, Adult Education, Homeschool
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRH.11-12.1
CCSSRH.11-12.2
CCSSRH.11-12.4
CCSSRH.11-12.6
CCSSRH.11-12.7
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
2000+
Morgan AP Teaching
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This is the greatest curriculum that I could have stumbled upon. This information is presented in a fun and engaging way for my students. Thank you for allowing others to use this!! Highly recommend.
Great overall resource! Really came in handy for someone that was given the chance to teach US History at the last minute and did not have a lot of resources readily available. The activities are awesome!
Description
My US History / American History full year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! Intended for 11th grade, but usable for other grade levels.
I detail all instructional days for the entire year, and include FULL descriptions of all content and concepts with new teachers in mind. You won’t have to lift a finger!
Full curriculum for U.S. History includes ALL of the following:
OVERVIEW (see INDIVIDUAL UNITS section for more detail)
- Works independent of a textbook!
- Access to all curriculum updates for life!
- Access to the Classroom Economy Game!
- Pacing for regular and block schedule classes
- Curriculum covers the Colonial Era through the 21st century
- Weekly engaging Jig-saw and other group activities
- 20 Classroom Gallery Walk Activities
- 20 Group Jigsaw Activities (introducing key terms)
- 33 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- 8 ESCAPE ROOM Classroom Activities
- 5 SCAVENGER HUNT Activities
- 4 RIDDLE RACE Games
- 3 SURVIVAL Games
- 2 Classroom Skits
- 2 Group Film Projects
- Men Who Built America, Episode 4: Blood is Spilled - Question Sheet
- 4 Classroom Debates, with full instruction sets, materials, and rubrics
- 16 Research Projects featuring Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and conventional research
- 75+ Primary Source Analysis Sheets
- 20 Secondary Sources across 10 Activities
- An End of Year Project
- 39 personally-crafted PowerPoint Presentations + Lecture Notes
- Innovative in-class currency system to engage and motivate students!
- A set of print-and-go Substitute Teacher activities
- Explanations of ALL lecture information and activities for each Mini-Unit!
- Detailed video tutorials on how to use the bundle and its contents
- Student short answer and long essay models
- Fun classroom review games to engage students and reinforce learning
Assessments
- 14 editable quizzes + keys
- 4 multiple-choice tests + keys (includes Midterm and Final)
- 14 short answer questions + keys
- 8+ essays to choose from + keys
- Simplified essay and project rubrics
Review
- Comprehensive Review Timelines
- Personalized Review Games
- Profile information for Quizlet
- PDF on how I teach writing, content, grade, structure the class, and review
INDIVIDUAL UNITS
Unit 1 Topics (1607-1865)
- The English Colonies
- Colonial Governments
- The American Revolution
- The New Government: The Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution
- Issues with the Courts: Federalist Judges and Judicial Review
- Manifest Destiny
- American Social Changes: The Market Revolution and First-Wave Feminism
- Sectionalism: 1800-1861
- The American Civil War
Unit 1 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 12 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Motivations for Settlement of the English Colonies
- Colonial Survival Game
- Twitter Group Activity: The English Colonies
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the American Revolution
- TikTok Group Activity: Revolutionary Ideals
- Escape Room 1: American Revolution
- Riddle Race Game: The U.S. Constitution
- Gallery Walk: Motivations for American Expansion and Settlement
- Group Research Project: Westward Expansion
- Newspaper Project: American Expansionism and Treaties
- Matching Game: Westward Expansion
- Gallery Walk: Impact of the Market Revolution
- Instagram Group Activity: 19th-Century Social Change and Sectionalism
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Sectionalism (1820-1860)
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the American Civil War
- Escape Room 2: American Civil War
- Classroom Debate: Causes of the Civil War
- 25 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 2 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 9 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Unit Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
Unit 2 Topics (1865-1920)
- The Reconstruction Era
- Segregation and Discrimination in the late-19th and early-20th Centuries
- The Western Frontier and American Indian Policy from 1862-1890
- Industrialization and Immigration in the late-19th Century
- The Second Industrial Revolution
- American Imperialism in the late-19th Century
- The Progressive Era
- Problems with Progressive Reforms
- World War I
- The Home Front and Post-War Issues
Unit 2 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 9 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Reconstruction Policies
- Western Settler Survival Game
- Matching Game: Reconstruction
- Riddle Race Game: Reconstruction Figures and Policies
- Group Research Project: Reconstruction
- Newspaper Project: Reconstruction Policies and Events
- Gallery Walk: Instances of American Imperialism
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: American Indian Policies (1865-1890)
- Twitter Group Activity: American Indian Policy
- Gallery Walk: Impact of the Industrial Revolution
- Escape Room 3: Industrial Revolution
- Men Who Built American Episode 4 Questions
- Classroom Debate: Pros and Cons of Industrialization
- Gallery Walk: Progressive Era Policies
- Instagram Group Activity: The Progressive Era
- Political Cartoon: The Progressive Era
- Newspaper Project: Progressive Era Figures, Policies, and Events
- Gallery Walk: Causes of World War I
- TikTok Group Activity: World War I
- Escape Room 4: World War I
- Group Film Activity: World War I (propaganda)
- 25 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 3 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 10 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Midterm Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
Unit 3 Topics (1920-1960)
- The Roaring Twenties
- U.S.-Latin American Relations
- The Great Depression
- The New Deal
- World War II: The European Theatre
- World War II: The Pacific Theatre
- World War II: The American Home Front
- World War II: Effects and Legacy
- The Bipolar Cold War
- The Korean War
- The Booming Fifties
Unit 3 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 6 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Impact of the Roaring Twenties
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, Scopes Trial
- Instagram Group Activity: Roaring Twenties
- Classroom Skit: 1920s Culture
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the Great Depression
- Escape Room 5: The Great Depression
- Riddle Race Game: The Great Depression Figures and Policies
- Newspaper Project: Great Depression Events, Figures, and Policies
- Twitter Group Activity: The New Deal
- Gallery Walk: Causes of World War II
- Group Research Project: Key Battles of WWII
- Escape Room 6: World War II
- Gallery Walk: Impact of World War II
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Impact of WWII
- Classroom Debate: The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
- Gallery Walk: Preliminary Events of the Cold War
- Escape Room 7: The Cold War
- TikTok Group Activity: The Cold War
- Classroom Skit: 1950s Culture
- 20 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 3 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 10 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Unit Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
Unit 4 Topics (1960-2016)
- The Civil Rights Movement
- The Great Society
- Counterculture
- The Vietnam War
- The Nixon Administration
- The Reagan Administration
- The End of the Cold War
- New World Role
- The War on Terror
- The Great Recession
- The Digital Age
Unit 4 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 6 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Events of the Vietnam War
- Escape Room 8: The Vietnam War
- Twitter Group Activity: The Civil Rights Movement
- Newspaper Project: Civil Rights Events, Figures, and Policies
- TikTok Group Activity: The New Left
- Riddle Race Game: The New Left Figures, Movements, and Programs
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the 1970s Oil Crises (1973 and 1979)
- Matching Game: Events of the 1960s and 1970s
- Group Film Project: New Left Counterculture
- Gallery Walk: Events that led to the End of the Cold War
- Escape Room 9: End of the Cold War
- Instagram Group Activity: Events of the End of the Cold War
- Gallery Walk: The War on Terror
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Policies of Clinton, Bush, and Obama
- Classroom Debate: The War on Terror
- Digital Age Survival Game
- Group Research Project: The Digital Age
- Gallery Walk: Assessing Globalization
- End of Year Project: Historical Era Reflections
- 16 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 2 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 10 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Unit Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
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I also have plenty of other AP History, AP Psychology, and regular social science resources below, including full curriculum bundles, full unit bundles, activity bundles, writing bundles, and more!
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Skill Development & Classroom Activities, Tests, DBQs, LEQs, SAQs, Unit Guides, Review Sheets
Review Videos
Total Pages
2000+
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Lifelong tool
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Standards
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CCSSRH.11-12.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSSRH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
CCSSRH.11-12.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10).
CCSSRH.11-12.6
Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
CCSSRH.11-12.7
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
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