US History, 1820-1945

Pre-Civil War

A History of Us, Book 5: Liberty for All? (1820-1860)

• Preface
• Chapters 1-2
• Chapters 5-8
• Chapters 10-12 (12 is double length)
• Chapters 13-15
• Chapter 16 (double length)
• Chapter 18
• Chapter 20
• Chapters 22-26
• Chapter 29
• Chapter 31
• Chapters 32-38

(31 chapters or equivalents, 40 days?)

Readings from the History of Us Sourcebook

• All readings from pages 97-153 (22 readings)

Related media

• Amistad
• 12 Years a Slave

The Civil War

Ken Burns' The Civil War

• 9 episodes, 12 hours

(24 sessions)

If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War

• pages 9-18
• pages 34-37
• pages 48-55
• pages 58-62

History Pockets: The American Civil War

• Pocket 1: Introduction to the American Civil War (skip word search and scramble)
• Pocket 2: Slavery in America, "Voices of Protest" only
• Pocket 3: Leaders of the War
• Pocket 7: War Technology

(4-6 sessions)

The Civil War Experience: Three Interactive Stories

• Read all three multiple times, making different choices
• Write a branching adventure story set in the Civil War

A History of Us, Book 6: War, Terrible War (1860-1865)

• Preface II
• Chapters 3-7
• Chapters 10-11
• Chapter 20
• Choose two from Chapters 21-26
• Chapter 27

(12 chapters, 15 days?)

Readings from the History of Us Sourcebook

• All readings from pages 155-162

Related media

• Lincoln
• Dark Command (John Wayne, Roy Rogers)
• Later (when covering the early 20th century South): The Littlest Rebel (Shirley Temple)

So far, that looks like about 95 days' worth of lessons, since Civil War viewings will overlap with readings.

A History of Us, Book 7: Reconstructing America (1865-1890)

• Preface
• Chapters 1-8
• Chapters 11-13
• Chapter 15-23
• Chapter 27
• Choose two from Chapters 24-29 (except 27)
• Chapters 30-37

(32 chapters, 40 days?)