LA High School History Curriculum

Louisiana High School History Topics

• Pre-Contact and Exploration: Indigenous societies in the Americas before European arrival, followed by the age of exploration and early contact.
• Colonial Development and Social Structure: Settlement patterns, colonial economies, and the social hierarchies that shaped early American life.
• Trade and British Policy: Mercantile trade networks, navigation acts, and the British policies that strained colonial relations.
• Military and Government: Revolutionary and early national military events alongside the formation of American governing structures.
• Politics, Democracy, and the Jacksonian Era: The growth of democratic participation, political parties, and the transformative presidency of Andrew Jackson.
• Society, Economy, and Social Reform: Antebellum social movements, reform campaigns, and the economic forces reshaping American society.
• Expansion and Slavery: Westward expansion, territorial debates, and the deepening conflict over slavery leading to the Civil War.
• Foreign Policy and WWI/WWII: American engagement abroad from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
• Movement, Reform, and Modern Government: Civil rights movements, legislative milestones, and the evolution of federal and state government into the modern era.

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Aligned to Louisiana High School History Curriculum

Every lesson and practice problem in this course is built around the Louisiana Student Standards for social studies, so the content your child works through on StudyPug matches what their Louisiana teacher is covering in the classroom.