This class is a chronological study of the development of American heritage. Emphasis is on the discovery and exploration, the Christian values and thinking, creation of a new nation, development of a culture, and an understanding of America’s role as a world leader. The Biblical principles used as the foundation for the American government are stressed for their important role in American thought. America’s distinctiveness and individuality from other nations and their founding principles is analyzed and evaluated. Worksheets and reports are completed for each of the outside readings listed below.
This class is a chronological study of the development of American heritage. Emphasis is on the discovery and exploration, the Christian values and thinking, creation of a new nation, development of a culture, and an understanding of America’s role as a world leader. The Biblical principles used as the foundation for the American government are stressed for their important role in American thought. America’s distinctiveness and individuality from other nations and their founding principles is analyzed and evaluated. Worksheets and reports are completed for each of the outside readings listed below.
Required Course Materials :
Seven Men who rule the world from the Grave by David Breese
Democracy in America by Alexis deTocqueville
Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
The Autobiography & Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin
Great Speeches by Abraham Lincoln
The Declaration of Independence
Textbook:
United States History : Heritage of Freedom by Grussendorf, Lowman and Thompson, A Beka Books, 1996.
