(Recorded Course) Christ and the Americas, Part Two with Christopher Martin (American)

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Using historian Anne Carroll’s popular text, enjoy learning American history (Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement) from a strong Catholic perspective.

How to get the most out of All Ye Lands: World History, Part Two with Christopher Martin, Ph.D.:

  • Download the pre-course materials (e.g., syllabus) found at the end of the course introduction, but before the class materials.
  • Review the class's PowerPoint slides before watching the class's recorded meeting.
  • Have a notebook ready and available for class notes during each class's recorded meeting.
  • Watch the class's recorded meeting.
  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.
  • Repeat the above for each class.
  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: This is Part Two of a 2-part course. 

Total Classes: 14

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None, however, Christ and the Americas, Part One is recommended.

Suggested Grade Level: 9th to 12th grade. Advanced middle school students are welcome (assignments can be adjusted for younger students)

Suggested Credit: One full semester of American History 

Instructor email: chrisgooverthere@yahoo.com

Course Description: Using Anne Carroll's Christ and the Americas as a framework and guide for the second part of a yearlong study, this course roughly traces American History from 1861-1965. This includes the Civil War, Industrialism, Expansionism, two World Wars, and the Civil Rights movement.

Course Outline:

  • Week 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments

Weeks 2-5: Civil War and Reconstruction

  • Week 2: Manassas to Chancellorsville

  • Week 3: Gettysburg to Appomattox

  • Week 4: Radical Reconstruction

  • Week 5: The Lost Cause

         Weeks 6-9: Making a Superpower

  • Week 6: Railroads and Bison

  • Week 7: Isolationism, and war with the Spanish

  • Week 8: The Progressive Era

  • Week 9: The WWI years

         Weeks 10-14: Modern Problems

  • Week 10: Boom and Bust

  • Week 11: The new Superpower at War

  • Week 12: America vs. Russia

  • Week 13: America's Hot Wars

  • Week 14: The Civil Rights Movement

Course Materials: Anne Carroll's Christ and the Americas, www.amazon.com/Christ-Americas-Carroll/dp/0895555948/chrisgooverth-20, ISBN-10: 0895555948 or ISBN-13: 978-0895555946

Homework:

  • Approximately 15 pages of reading from the textbook per class. (Middle school students in this course are exempt from the readings.)

  • Writing is an integral part of demonstrating both the assimilation of knowledge and the articulation thereof. Therefore, students will be guided through the process of writing a short (3-5 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. (Middle school students in this course must instead write a one- to a two-page book report.)