One Nation Under God (Teacher Guide)
Overview
For high school grades 9-12: one-year course / one high school credit when used alongside the Student Book.
One Nation Under God: Exploring the Melting Pot of American History traces the development of the United States from the foundations of Western civilization to the modern era through a biblical worldview. Students explore the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural forces behind colonization, revolution, nation-building, expansion, conflict, reform, and global leadership. From the Great Awakening to the Constitution, from the Civil War to world wars, and from postwar culture to the twenty-first century, students examine how faith, ideology, geography, and remarkable individuals have influenced America’s path.
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| SKU | M378-0 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Master Books |
| Weight (in lbs) | 2.00 |
| Title | One Nation Under God (Teacher Guide) |
| Subtitle | Exploring the Melting Pot of American History |
| ISBN 13 | 9781683443780 |
| Contributors | Angela O'Dell |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Page Count | 438 |
| Publisher | New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC |
| Dimensions (in inches) | 8 1/2 x 11 |
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One Nation Under God: Exploring the Melting Pot of American History is a Christian American history curriculum for high school.
Teach History. Build Citizens. Anchor Faith.
American history wasn't an accident. It was shaped by faith, ideas, and courageous choices. One Nation Under God by Angela O'Dell guides high school students (grades 9-12) through a full-year exploration of U.S. history from its earliest foundations to the modern era, all through the lens of biblical worldview.
If you discovered O'Dell's engaging storytelling style through the elementary-level America's Story series, you already know what she brings to the table. Same trusted author. Same faith-anchored approach. Now built for the high school years.
What This Course Covers
One Nation Under God moves chronologically through the defining eras of American history: colonization, revolution, nation-building, westward expansion, the Civil War, the World Wars, and America's rise to global leadership. Students examine the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural forces behind each era, exploring how faith, ideology, geography, and remarkable individuals shaped the nation's path.
Key topics include the Great Awakening, the Constitution, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Movement, and twenty-first century America. Difficult subjects like slavery and religious persecution are addressed with honesty and biblical grounding.
Teacher Guide Features at a Glance
The One Nation Under God Teacher Guide has an open-and-go design that supports independent student work with minimal teacher oversight thanks to these curriculum features:
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Student worksheets for each lesson and exercise.
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Weekly schedules that organize the course into a clear, day-by-day plan, including built-in cumulative review days and study days.
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Extra projects for optional extension or enrichment.
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Answer keys for all exercises and activities.
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Five exercises per week, structured to guide students through reading, comprehension, analysis, and application.
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Glossary and vocabulary work to reinforce key terms from the Student Book.
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Comprehension questions drawn directly from the reading: short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, multiple choice.
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Critical thinking sections that go beyond recall: investigative-style questions and analysis.
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Writing and essay prompts for extended responses, historical analysis, and reflection.
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Mapwork and visual analysis activities to connect geography with historical events.
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Discussion questions.
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Biblical worldview analysis, integrated throughout lessons, including Scripture-based questions and reflection.
Transcript Ready: One High School Credit of American History
This Teacher Guide includes all the reading assignments, written exercises, answer keys, and optional enrichment projects that meet or exceed the requirements for one credit of high school American history or social studies. (The Student Book is required to complete the course.)
Table of Contents
- Course Description
- Suggested Daily Schedule
- Unit 1: The Road to Exploration and Colonization
- Lesson 1 Tracing Our Roots
- Lesson 2 Before the Colonial Era
- Lesson 3 Colonial Period (Part 1): The First English Colonies
- Lesson 4 Colonial Period (Part 2): Culture and Conflicts
- Unit 2: Revolution and Independence
- Lesson 5 The French and Indian War
- Lesson 6 The Beginning of the Colonial Uprising
- Lesson 7 The American Revolution
- Lesson 8 The American War for Independence
- Unit 3: Becoming One Nation
- Lesson 9 E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One
- Lesson 10 To Form a More Perfect Union
- Lesson 11 The Great Debate: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
- Lesson 12 The Federalist Years—Establishing the American Nation
- Unit 4: America Grows and Changes
- Lesson 13 The Events Between 1800 and 1815
- Lesson 14 America’s Era of Good Feelings and the Jacksonian Period
- Lesson 15 The Years Between 1814–1848: Growing Pains and Steam Trains
- Lesson 16 The Eve of the American Civil War
- Unit 5: The American Civil War
- Lesson 17 Rumblings of War
- Lesson 18 The American Civil War (Part 1): The First Two Years
- Lesson 19 The American Civil War (Part 2)
- Lesson 20 Reconstruction
- Unit 6: Growing America
- Lesson 21 The Age of Industrialism
- Lesson 22 American Frontier Life
- Lesson 23 America’s Relationship with the World
- Lesson 24 America’s Progressive Era
- Unit 7: America and the World Wars
- Lesson 25 World War I: The Great War
- Lesson 26 The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
- Lesson 27 World War II (Part 1)
- Lesson 28 World War II (Part 2)
- Unit 8: Postwar American Culture
- Lesson 29 Postwar America
- Lesson 30 The 1960s: America in Crisis
- Lesson 31 Conservative America
- Lesson 32 Closing Out the 20th Century
- Unit 9: Entering the Twenty-First Century
- Lesson 33 The First Fifteen Years of the Millennium
- Lesson 34 America: 2015–2025
- Answer Key
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