A History of the United States: Volume 1, Precolonial to the 1800s: introduces students to the following topics: the Americas were inhabited by diverse indigenous peoples; the thirteen English colonies were established; Americans fought the British for liberty and justice; with the creation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the U.S. became the first country to create a government of the people; the issue of slavery eventually led to Civil War; Westward expansion provided economic opportunity for many and contributed to the growth of the nation, but at the price of Native American sovereignty; the U.S. became a world power in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a period marked by immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.

A History of the United States: Volume 1, Precolonial to the 1800s: offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, Think Twice questions that prompt a deeper analysis of the text, Find Out the Facts assignments, Writers’ Corner boxes that include writing task such as essays, reports, and creative compositions, and a glossary.

Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.

Using CKHG in the Classroom

• For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
• For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.