U.S. History Honors is a year-long course which surveys the growth and development of the United States and its people from colonization to Reconstruction (semester 1) and from the post-Civil War economic developments to the present (semester 2). The events of our national history are viewed in terms of the impact they have had on the political, economic, social, and cultural character of American society. An extensive amount of reading, writing, and research will be required. This course fulfills the U.S. History requirement.