In
days of old, young men and young women went on the Grand Tour of Europe to
complete their education. It’s what the cultured folk wanted for their children.
Well,
today, I believe that our children need the Grand Tour of American History to
help inspire them to love our country and to bring these important moments of
our history to life. To this video generation especially, I want a 3D experience.
So…I
have created a Year’s Worth of History in Two Weeks for my daughter. School's out and it's time to hit the road!
Of
course, there are places I would still have liked to take her and we have more
purpose in going than just seeing American historical sites—we going to visit
sites important to our religious history as well. This affected our choices of where we are going in some cases.
But how will it be done and
where are we going? I’ll share our adventure.
Political
Periods (which follow my class curriculum):
Early
Explorers and Pre-Colonial Era
Early
Colonial
Colonial
– Revolutionary War
Constitutional
Development
Early
Republic
Issues
Leading to the Civil War:
Industrial
Revolution (Including the Erie Canal)
Slavery
Immigration
Westward
Expansion
The
Civil War
Not
bad for two weeks, eh?
Well
hang on for the ride of the summer!
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