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This course examines United States History from its beginning in colonial times to the present. Our focus in this course is on the ongoing conflict between political power on the one hand and social and economic power on the other. S tudents will explore America's past, examining the cultural, political, geographical, economical and technological changes that have taken place that have helped to shape and guide us as a nation today. Students will learn to assess historical materials—their relevance to a given interpretive problem, reliability, and importance—and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship.
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**__Honors __** This course examines United States History from its beginning in colonial times to the present. Our focus in this course is on the ongoing conflict between political power on the one hand and social and economic power on the other. S tudents will explore America's past, examining the cultural, political, geographical, economical and technological changes that have taken place that have helped to shape and guide us as a nation today. Students will use primary and secondary course document analysis to address major themes, including the changing nature of U.S. Democracy, the changing face of American society, and the United States’ changing role in the world. Students in this course are expected complete more rigorous coursework and to routinely use higher order thinking skills.

Georgia U.S. History Standards


Syllabus for this Course


**Mr. McCain's Schedule:**
 1st Block: U.S. History <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">2d Block: Planning <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">3d Block: AP U.S. History and Lunch <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">4th Block: AP U.S. History

**<span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Email address: **

 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">vmccain.howardhs@bibb.ga.k12.us **