Mr. Christian Gosseaux

This is a tenth grade American History survey course that covers a wide range of topics. This course deals with the time period from the early 1500's up to and including the civil war. The class will challendge students by encouraging them to utilize a variety of skills within a social studies classroom.

The students will learn to use social studies skills such as being able to read and formulate their own maps, timelines, charts, and graphs based on historical themes and information. Emphasis will also be placed on reading and writing skills of students by allowing them to read historical and current event material and creating their opinions in written essays and classroom discussion. The class offers a variety of exciting lessons and learning strategies that all students will enjoy.

Main Course Topics

• Early Native Americans of North America
• First European Explorers in the Americas
• Arrival of West African Slaves
• English Settlements in the New World
• Growth of Independent English Colonies
• Seeds of Revolution and Self-Government
• Revolutionary War and Struggles as a Young Nation
• American Expansion and the Louisiana Purchase
• War of 1812 and the Mexican War
• Manifest Destiny and the Push Westward
• Expansion of Slavery and the North-South Cultural Divide
• Path to War and the Election of Lincoln
• Civil War - North vs. South - A Country Divided and Signs of Recovery