Course Syllabus

Important Information

Before you begin your course, please read the student handbook. It contains valuable information about our policies and procedures. If you have taken an online course with IU High School before, either on the old Dragon system or IU's Oncourse system, you will find that many procedures, including those for processing assignments, applying for exams, and checking on grades, have changed with the adoption of Canvas.

Unless otherwise specified, all exams are still proctored. Refer to the exam tips lessons and the student handbook for specific information about arranging to take your examinations.

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Useful Resources

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Tips for Success in Independent Study Courses is a printable document that contains in-depth advice about managing your time and studying course materials.

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Obtaining Textbooks

The following textbook is required for this course:

Kennedy, David, et al. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. 13/e.. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. ISBN 9780618479283

How to obtain your textbook.

Course Outline

Please complete and submit the student information form, found in the Assignments page.

If this is your first course in Canvas, please review these tips for getting started and explore the Student Tutorial.

Introduction: Be sure to read the course introduction before beginning any lessons.

Lesson 1: Age of Discovery and Colonial Settlement (1500–1692)
Practice Test: Chapters 1–4 
Assignment 1

Lesson 2: Pre-Revolutionary America (1608–1775)
Practice Test: Chapters 5–7 
Assignment 2

Lesson 3: The Revolutionary Period and the Early Republic (1775–1800)
Practice Test: Chapters 8–10 
Assignment 3

Lesson 4: The Development of Jeffersonian Democracy (1800–1840)
Practice Test: Chapters 11–13 
Assignment 4

Lesson 5: Midterm Exam Tips
Exam Application 
Midterm Exam

Lesson 6: The Changing Face of America (1790–1860)
Practice Test: Chapters 14–16 
Assignment 6

Lesson 7: The Pre-Civil War Era (1841–1861)
Practice Test: Chapters 17–19 
Assignment 7

Lesson 8: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–1877)
Practice Test: Chapters 20–22 
Assignment 8

Lesson 9: Final Exam Tips
Course Evaluation - Please complete before applying for the Final Exam below. All responses are anonymous.
Exam Application 
Final Exam

Assignments

Course Summary:

Date Details Due