The United States History course is designed as a survey of the significant developments in the U.S.'s past. Student's will explore events from the first peoples' to inhabit the land to President Obama's second term in office. Students will be engaged in the study of human experiences. By studying these experiences and actions of others, students will emerge with relevant skills and an enhanced capacity for informed citizenship, critical thinking, and simple awareness. Along with these items, students will learn about people and societies, and the importance of history in their own life which contributes to moral understanding. It allows for one to form an identify, and it enables the student to become a better citizen.