Dave Raymond's American History DVD Set Homeschool Curriculum

History is best understood through the dual lenses of dramatic story and godly wisdom. Veteran history teacher Dave Raymond gives a comprehensive history of the United States by applying a Christian worldview to the characters, events, theology, literature, art, and religious beliefs of the nation. It is a wonderfully engaging class for Middle and High School Students. (Worth one High School History/Scoial Studies credit). American History is a one year class that consists of 26 lessons 4 projects, a Student Reader (over 400 pages), a Teacher's Guide, Weekly Exams, and a year-long portfolio. Each lesson includes 5 video lectures (approximately 10 minutes each, or an hour of video per lesson). Lessons in Part 1: 1. Orientation 2. The Banner of the Sun: Meso-America 3. Brave New World: The Early Explorers 4. The Colossus of Empire: The Colonies 5. Stability and Change: The Reformational Colonies 6. A City Upon a Hill: The Puritans 7. A Foreign War at Home: Wars of Control 8. Grace, the Founder of Liberty: The Great Awakening 9. Fathers of Independence: Adams, Franklin, Witherspoon, and Henry 10. Liberty or Death: The Declaration of Independence 11. Awesome Providence I: The War of Independence 12. Awesome Providence II: The War of Independence 13. A More Perfect Union: The Constitution Lessons in Part 2: 14. Federal Headship: George Washington 15. How Good and Pleasant It Is: Adams and Jefferson 16. Manifest Destiny: Settlers, Explorers, and War 17. Word and Deed: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 18. The Original United Nations: The Expansion of the Early US 19. Idols of Mercy: Revival, Counterfeits, and Art 20. A House Divided I: The Age of Compromise and Divided Cultures 21. A House Divided II: Abraham Lincoln and Secession 22. The Second War of Independence: The War Between the States 23. Brother Against Brother: The War Between the States II 24. The Lost Cause: Reconstruction 25. A New Normal: The West, Immigration, and Robber Barons 26. Theology as Biography: Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington Format: 8 DVDs and a PDF Reader and Guide (located on DVDs 1 and 5). Parents will be grading the student's progress.