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Boot Camp: The Declaration of Independence
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Course is designed mostly for middle school, but approachable and adaptable for grade school students (less homework), and high school students (more homework assignments).
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Just in time for its 250th anniversary: Take a deep dive into the most important document and event in American History: the Declaration of Independence!
Course Description: What made America? What made Americans? Who were they? Why and how did they declare themselves a free and independent nation? This course answers these questions and more in a two-week exploration of the Declaration of Independence. This includes context and background, primary source analysis, and the intellectual roots of the Revolutionary Era Americans.
Instructor: Christopher Martin, PhD
-Daily, optional review quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions.
-Grade school students will complete a Declaration themed hands-on activity of their choice.
-Middle school students will complete a primary source worksheet on the Declaration
-High school students will complete a primary source worksheet on the Declaration, AND a guided character analysis of their choice of one of the Declaration’s signers- Course name
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Boot Camp: The Declaration of Independence
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Christopher Martin
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Summer 2026
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History ➤ American History
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High School, Middle School, Grade School
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June 1st, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET
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Live
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$147
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25 seats available
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25 seats remaining
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- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
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None
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Outline
Course Outline:
Class 1: The Revolutionary Era Americans
Class 2: Escalating tensions with Britain
Class 3: Last efforts at peace
Class 4: “Common Sense” American Ideas
Class 5: Drafts and Debates
Class 6: The Declaration unpacked, part 1
Class 7: The Declaration unpacked, part 2
Class 8: Epilogue: legacy of the Declaration
Materials
None required. Some materials will be provided by the instructor, free of charge.
Homework
Fees
Fee: For all 8 classes: $127 if you register on or before April 15; $147 if you register after April 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $25 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)
Christopher Martin
chrisgooverthere@yahoo.com
Dr. Martin teaches history and theology for Homeschool Connections, and serves as an Adjunct Professor of History at both Southern New Hampshire University and Antelope Valley College. He holds BA degrees in History and Theology from Christendom College (2007); an MA in History from National University (2012); and a Ph.D. in History from CGU (2018). Dr. Martin's research interests include the Lost Cause, the Federalists & Anti-Federalists, and the Impact of Wars and Depressions Upon the American Social Mind. He lives in California, with his wife and three sons.
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