U.S History (1865–Present) & Constitutional Foundations

Dive into fascinating events and themes in United States history through an engaging and in-depth experience!

This comprehensive one-year program explores United States history and the human experience, encouraging civic participation.

Features

• covers the Civil War to the present, including the conflict with terrorism
• an extensive introduction to pre-Civil War history provides a deep foundation and context for students to comprehend historic themes and patterns
• in-depth coverage of the origins, principles, and provisions of the Constitution
• introduces the physical and early human geography of the United States and its impact on the American experience
• introduces and provides practice in key social studies skills and practices
• geographic reasoning
• gathering, interpreting, and using evidence
• chronological reasoning
• comparison and contextualization
• economics
• civic participation
• unit Essential Questions and chapter Compelling Questions focus reading and research on large topics and themes of American history and the Constitution
• activities presented in the sidebar prompt students to engage with concepts, events, and primary sources
• letters, political cartoons, editorials, and other primary source documents appear in each chapter
• chapter and unit reviews include Key Terms by Theme, Stimulus-Based Questions, Multiple-Choice Questions, Document-Based Questions, and Thematic Essays
• enhanced coverage of landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court
• the four-color design provides strong text and image structure, improves usability, and enhances meaning
• the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution are provided in the Appendix

Annotated Teacher Edition

An extensive Annotated Teacher Edition includes a reproduction of the complete Student Edition surrounded by support materials, including comprehensive lesson plans for introducing, teaching, and extending lessons.

Teacher Resource Binder with ExamView®

Reproducible primary and secondary source documents with activities provide practice in key social studies skills. Many paired document activities are included to help students meet new expectations on end-of-course exams. Essay writing practice worksheets will prepare students for Document-Based Questions and paired document essay prompts. Chapter and unit assessments in both print and ExamView® formats are also provided.