Unit 1 THE LAND The Country Rivers Weather and Climate Natural Resources National Parks The Northeast:Massachusetts The South:Florida The Southwest:Texas The Central Northwest:Colorado The Southwest:Arizona The Far West:California Unit 2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Pre-Colonial Americ How It All Started The Making of a People Britain and the Colonies The Declaration:History of Creation Another Mystery Struggle for Independence The US Constitution Human Liberties Shared by All 19-Century Expansion the Trail of Tears the Civil War(1861-1865) the Rush for Wealth Industrialization Prohibition:Crusade for Abstinence The Great Depression and the New Deal Unit 3 THE PEOPLE Population The Society The Story of the People:the Saga of Migration Ellis Island:Gateway to America The Involuntary Immigrants Afro-American Migration(1915-1940) The Search for Equality Unet 4 THE SYSEM OF GOVERNMENT Unet 5 ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES Unet 6 OUTSTANDING PRESIDENTS Unet 7 RELIGION Unet 8 THE MEDIA Unet 9 EDUCATING THE NATION Unet 10 ARTS AND SCIENCE Unet 11 MUSIC AND LITERATURE Unet 12 SPORTS,LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT Unet 13 THE WELFARE STATE Unet 14 WORK AND MONEY Unet 15 TRANSPORT Unet 16 CITIES AND TOWNS Unet 17 THE SYMBOLS Unet 18 TRADITIONS AND WAYS Unet 19 AMERICANS ABOUT AMERICA