Study the incredible course of American history, using the framework of Anne Carroll’s popular textbook.

How to get the most out of Christ and the Americas, Part One with Christopher Martin, Ph.D.:

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

• Review the week's PowerPoint slides before attending the class meeting.

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

• Attend the week's meeting.

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

• Repeat the above for each week.

• 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.

Special Notes:  Includes an optional writing component.

Total Classes: 14

Class Dates: Wednesdays, January 8 to April 23, 2025. (No class March 5 & April 16)

Starting Time: 5:30 PM Eastern (4:30 Central; 3:30 Mountain; 2:30 Pacific)

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None, however, Christ and the Americas, Part One is recommended.

Suggested Grade Level: 9th to 12th grade. Advanced middle school students are welcome (assignments can be adjusted for younger students)

Suggested Credit: One full semester of American History

Instructor Bio: Christopher Martin, PhD

Fee: For all 14 classes: $237 if you register on or before November 15, $257 if you register after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.) 

Course Description: Using Anne Carroll's Christ and the Americas as a framework and guide for the second part of a year-long study, this course roughly traces American History from the 1840s-1970s. This includes: the Civil War, two World Wars, and the Civil Rights movement.

Course Outline:

Week 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments

Week 2: No Irish Need Apply

Week 3: The Coming of the Civil War

Week 4: The Civil War

Week 5: Traditionalists in Latin America

Week 6: The U.S. in the Gilded Age

Week 7: The Age of Theodore Roosevelt

Week 8: Woodrow Wilson and the First World War

Week 9: Viva Cristo Rey!

Week 10: Boom, Depression, and the New Deal

Week 11: The United States in World War II

Week 12: The Birth and Death of Anti-Communism

Week 13: Communists vs. Christians in Latin America

Week 14: The Moral Decline of America

Course Materials: Anne Carroll's Christ and the Americas
        https://www.amazon.com/dp/0895555948 or

bookfinder.com

          ISBN-10: 0895555948
        ISBN-13: 978-0895555946

Homework:  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 (3-5 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. 

NOTE: Middle School students taking this course may instead write a 1-2 page book report
        Also, students will have weekly, optional, short (5-10 minute) quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions.

OUR PRAYER BEFORE CLASS MEETINGS:

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.