MD High School History Curriculum
Give your high schooler the support they need to keep up with Maryland's History curriculum, from early exploration and colonial society to democracy, reform, and U.S. expansion.
About High School Maryland History
Maryland high school History follows the Maryland College Career Ready Standards, organized around chronological and thematic strands. This course moves from Pre-Contact and Exploration through colonial Development, Social Structure, and Trade, then covers British Policy, Military conflict, and the founding of Government. Students continue into Democracy, the Jacksonian Era, Social Reform, Expansion, and the causes and politics of the Civil War era. StudyPug provides lessons, practice problems, and step-by-step explanations for every strand.
- Strands: Pre-Contact, Exploration, Colonial Development, Social Structure, Trade, British Policy, Military, Government, Democracy, Jacksonian Era, Social Reform, Expansion, Slavery, and more
- Step-by-step lessons and guided practice for every strand
- Practice problems and worked examples aligned to Maryland College Career Ready Standards
- Foundation Review, Challenge Zone, and Smart Recommendations to personalize learning
Curriculum topics by strand
Browse lessons and practice problems organized by strand, aligned to the Maryland College Career Ready Standards for high school History.
Maryland High School History Topics
- Pre-Contact and Exploration: Indigenous societies before European arrival and the major voyages of exploration that reshaped the Americas.
- Colonial Development and Social Structure: The growth of colonial settlements, social hierarchies, labor systems, and the emergence of distinct regional economies.
- Trade and British Policy: Transatlantic trade networks, mercantilism, and the British policies that strained relations with the colonies.
- Military and Government: Revolutionary War military campaigns and the formation of new governing structures, from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution.
- Politics, Democracy, and Economy: The early republic, competing political visions, and the economic foundations of the new nation.
- Jacksonian Era and Social Reform: Jacksonian democracy, the rise of mass politics, and antebellum reform movements including abolitionism and women's rights.
- Expansion and Slavery: Westward expansion, sectional conflict, and the politics of slavery leading toward the Civil War.
- Foreign Policy, WWI, and WWII: U.S. engagement on the world stage from the late nineteenth century through the Second World War.
- Movement, Reform, and Cold War Politics: Civil rights, social change, and U.S. foreign policy in the postwar decades.
How StudyPug Helps Maryland High School History Students
When a student gets stuck on a concept - whether it is understanding the causes of the Civil War or tracing U.S. foreign policy through the World Wars - StudyPug breaks it down with clear, step-by-step explanations and practice problems organized by strand. Students can revisit any topic at their own pace without waiting for the next class.
The Foundation Review strand helps students fill gaps from earlier courses, while Challenge Zone problems push ahead, and Smart Recommendations guide each learner to the material they need most. This makes it easier for families to support their child's progress in Maryland's high school History course.
Aligned to Maryland High School History Curriculum
Every lesson and practice problem in this course is built around the strands and learning expectations of the Maryland College Career Ready Standards for high school History, so students are always working on content that matches what their Maryland teacher is covering in class.
Written by the StudyPug Social Studies Team
Last updated June 5, 2026
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