Course Overview
North Carolina has adopted a new statewide Social Studies curriculum for the 2021-2022 school year. The former American History I and American History II courses have been condensed into a single one-semester American History course.
This course examines the formation of the United States of America and the American political system, U.S. territorial growth and social reform, the American Civil War and Reconstruction, and the political, economic, social and cultural development of the United States from the late 1800s to the present. It traces the changing ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward greater civil equality for minorities; and the emergence of the US as a major world power.
The course is divided into six time periods.
This course examines the formation of the United States of America and the American political system, U.S. territorial growth and social reform, the American Civil War and Reconstruction, and the political, economic, social and cultural development of the United States from the late 1800s to the present. It traces the changing ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward greater civil equality for minorities; and the emergence of the US as a major world power.
The course is divided into six time periods.
Colonial America
c. 1492-1754
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Early America
c. 1754-1848
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Reconstructing America
c. 1848-1898
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Modern America
c. 1898-1945
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Cold War America
c. 1945-1991
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Contemporary America
c. 1991-Today
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