U.S. History

Fast Track to America's Past

This unit is based on the book Fasttrack to America's Past by David Burns. Reading this book is an excellent way to prepare yourself for 8th Grade U.S. History.

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	Fasttrack to America's Past	Points
1	New Worlds Discovered	1
2	When Cultures Collided	8
3	Jamestown and Virginia	1
4	Pilgrims and Puritans in Massachusetts	2
5	The Colonial Heritage	10
6	Heading for Independence
7	The Revolution Begins
8	Declaration of Independence
9	Life and Thought during the Revolution
10	Challenges of Victory
R1	Review 01 (Lessons 1–10)	15
11	The U.S. Constitution
12	The Bill of Rights
13	The National Government Organizes
14	Overview: The Growing Years
15	Growing West
16	Growing Capitalism, Industry, and Cities
17	Growing Religion and Reform
18	Growing Apart: North and South
19	Civil War
20	Reconstruction and Beyond
R2	Review 02 (Lessons 1–20)	15
21	The Gilded Age
22	1900s: Progressive Era	4
23	1910s: World War I	4
24	1920s: The Roaring Twenties	8
25	1930s: The Great Depression	7
26	1940s: World War II	0
27	1950s: Post-War Prosperity
28	1960s: New Frontiers
29	1970s: The Watergate Scandal
30	1980s: The Reagan Years
R3	Review 03 (Lessons 1–30)	15
31	1990s: The Cold War Ends
32	2000s: A New Millennium