Using Bishop Furlong’s popular Catholic text, enjoy learning American history from Christopher Columbus to FDR.

Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course! for $44

How to get the most out of Our Pioneers and Patriots With Christopher Martin, Ph.D.:

• Download the pre-course materials (e.g., syllabus) found at the end of the course introduction, but before the other class materials.

• Review the classes PowerPoint slides before watching the recorded meeting.

• Have a notebook ready and available for class notes during each recorded meeting.

• Watch the recorded class meeting.

• Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.

• Repeat the above for each class.

• Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

We recommend taking Dr. Martin's class, "The Old World and America" BEFORE taking this class

Total Classes: 14

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None

Suggested Grade Level: Middle School (Note: Adjustments can be made to assignments in order to accommodate high school students.)

Instructor: Christopher Martin, PhD

Course Description: Using Philip Furlong's Our Pioneers and Patriots as a framework and guide, this course roughly traces the course of the United States from its multi-national European origins up through the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This includes an examination of English, French and Spanish influences in the New World; the Revolution; expansion; and the Civil War. This course is an excellent follow-up to "The Old World and America" offered in the Fall 2019 semester.

Course Outline:

• Class 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments

• Class 2: Discovery

• Class 3: Exploring the New World

• Class 4: The English Colonies

• Class 5: New France

• Class 6: The Great Struggle Between the English and the French

• Class 7: The Birth of the Nation

• Class 8: Our Nation Grows

• Class 9: Inventions and Discoveries

• Classes 10-11: Slavery and the Union

• Class 12: Building the West

• Class 13: Our Nation at Work

• Class 14: Great Leaders of Modern Times

Course Materials: Our Pioneers and Patriots by Bishop Philip Furlong, ISBN-10: 9780895555922 / ISBN-13: 978-0895555922. Available from your favorite Catholic homeschool vendor or used from BookFinder.com.

Homework: 

1.  Read selections from each unit of Furlong, approximately 15 pages, per week, of reading (NOTE: High School students taking this class will have a heavier reading load.)

2. Writing is an integral part of demonstrating both the assimilation of knowledge and the articulation thereof. Therefore, students will be guided through the process of writing a short (1-2 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. (NOTE: High School students taking this course must instead write a 3-5 page book report.)

3. Regular, optional, extra-credit, review quizzes based off of lectures and discussions.

If you have any questions please contact us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.

GRANT ME GRACE
(Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas)
(Our prayer before class)

Grant me the grace, O merciful God,
to desire ardently all that is pleasing to Thee,
to examine it prudently,
to acknowledge it truthfully,
and to accomplish it perfectly,
for the praise and glory of Thy name.

Amen.