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Global History I: U.S. History

Nation and Nationalism
From the beginning, the identity and values of the U.S. nation were complex. This course looks closely at the distance between the ideals embedded in our founding documents and the lived realities of people’s lives, past and present. Students will explore how these living documents – the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence – shape our modern political and social landscape today by understanding their historical context. How has the US Constitution been interpreted and by whom? Who were the voices for progress, and how did they define that progress?

The Age of Reforms
With a focus on Reconstruction and the Suffragists movement and the pivotal amendments that arose from that time, this course examines the root causes of the political, social, economic, and cultural reform movements to expand the right to vote in the United States. Using multiple perspectives and sources, students will investigate the people who and movements that expanded – and at times limited – definitions of US citizenship and access to the voting ballot.

  • Interests: Law, Politics, Required Course, Social Justice
  • Grades: 9th
  • Subjects: Global History & Social Sciences

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