General
- Massive site: teacher’s use, probably, initially, although you’ll use it to find sites for your children. If they want to read the originals, here they are!
- All ages will love this site on US Government. This site transcends unit boundaries. It’s GREAT!
Unit 1 – Napoleon’s World
Week 1: When John Adams Was President
- The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man – 1789
Week 2: Napoleon: The Man and His Career
- The History Guide: The Code Napoleon
Week 3: Early Industrial Revolution
- FAQs about the Code Napoleon. You can also follow a link here about the Code Napoleon.
- Read excerpts from the Code here.
Week 4: Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Week 5: Jefferson and the Supreme Court
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Week 6: Madison and the War of 1812
- Democracy in America, by Alexis De Tocqueville
Week 7: Reshaping Europe and South America
- Democracy in America, by Alexis De Tocqueville
Week 8: South America in Transition
Week 9: Monroe and the American Hemisphere
- Democracy in America, by Alexis De Tocqueville
Unit 2 – The Age of Industry & Expansion
Week 10: John Quincy Adams and Political Realignments
- Democracy in America, by Alexis De Tocqueville
Week 11: Jacksonian Democracy
- Democracy in America, by Alexis De Tocqueville
Week 12: Revolutions in Texas & Europe
Week 13: Victorian England
Week 14: Victorians at Home and Abroad
- Australian government
- Definition of commonwealth
- Tocequeville
Week 15: Manifest Destiny
Week 16: Sea to Shining Sea
Week 17: The Oregon Trail
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Week 18: 1848: Gold Dust & Gunpowder
- 15-chapter online biography of Karl Marx. Mature Rhetoric students only.
- Spark Notes: The Communist Manifesto
Unit 3 – Nations Uniting & Dividing
Week 19: Westerners in Asia
Week 20: Franklin Pierce & the Crimean War
Week 21: America Divides & Italy Unites
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Week 22: Lincoln and the Start of the Civil War
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Week 23: Decisive Years of the Civil War
Week 24: Closing Years of the Civil War
- The Thirteenth Amendment
- The Civil Rights Act of 1866
- President Johnson’s Veto message of the Civil Rights Act
Week 25: Andrew Johnson vs. Radical Reconstruction
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Week 26: Ulysses Grant & the Plains Indians Wars
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Week 27: Technological Progress & the Unification of Germany
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Unit 4 – The Gilded Age
Week 28: Introducing Africa and Reforming Empires
Week 29: The Scramble for Empire
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Week 30: Imperialism and Culture
Week 31: Waves of Immigrants
Week 32: Captains of Industry
Week 33: Labor Issues and the New South
Week 34: Farmers, Populists, Gold Strikes and Gold Standards
Week 35: Powerful Men and Inspiring Women
Week 36: The Balkan Problem & American Imperialism
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