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Unit 1 Colonization and Independence Text A British Colonization (1607-1776) Text B The Road to Independence (1763-1783) Supplementary Reading The Issue of RepresentationUnit 2 Territory and Environment Text A Introduction to Territory and Fnvironment of the United States Text B Fxtremes and Natural Disasters in U.S.A Supplementary Reading The Mississippi RiverUnit 3 Westward Expansion Text A Territorial Expansion Text B Life on the Frontier Supplementary Reading The Underground RailroadUnit 4 Civil War and Abraham Lincoln Text A American Civil War Text B Abraham Lincoln and His Speech

Unit 1 Colonization and Independence Text A British Colonization (1607-1776) Text B The Road to Independence (1763-1783) Supplementary Reading The Issue of RepresentationUnit 2 Territory and Environment Text A Introduction to Territory and Fnvironment of the United States Text B Fxtremes and Natural Disasters in U.S.A Supplementary Reading The Mississippi RiverUnit 3 Westward Expansion Text A Territorial Expansion Text B Life on the Frontier Supplementary Reading The Underground RailroadUnit 4 Civil War and Abraham Lincoln Text A American Civil War Text B Abraham Lincoln and His Speech Supplementary Reading O Captain! My Captain!Unit 5 Two World Wars Text A America During and After World War I Text B America During and After World War II Supplementary Reading Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R. Unit 6 The Great Depression and the New Deal Text A Introduction to the Great Depression Text B Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address Supplementary Reading Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat"The Banking Crisis"Unit 7 Laws and Rules Text A The Law of the United States Text B Declaration of Independence Supplementary Reading Constitution of the United States of AmericaUnit 8 Sports and Figures Text A The National Basketball Association Text B Michael Jeffrey Jordan Supplementary Reading Sports in the United StatesUnit 9 Art, Literature, and Architecture Text A Visual Arts and Architecture of U.S.A. Text B Mark Twain Supplementary Reading Pearl S. BuckUnit 10 Music, Dance and Film Text A Michael Joseph Jackson: A Super Star Text B The Oscars Supplementary Reading "Take Me Home, Country Roads"Unit 11 Science and Technology Text A Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Text B Endeavour Supplementary Reading Unmanned Military Space Planes Usher in New　Weaponry EraUnit 12 Holidays and .Celebrations Text A Thanksgiving Day Text B Independence Day Supplementary Reading Christmas DayUnit 13 Famous Cities and Sightseeing Text A Washington, D.C. Text B New York City Supplementary Reading Crossing Brooklyn FerryUnit 14 American Black Text A African Americans Text B Martin Luther King, Jr. Supplementary Reading Barack ObamaUnit 15 Religions and Faith Text A Puritans in the North America Text B Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter Supplementary Reading The Revelation of the Scarlet etterReferences

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