Fifty States Under God (State History from a Christian Perspective)

Fifty States Under God is a time line overview of the building of our nation, state by state. It includes a brief study on every one of the fifty states. In the course of studying events of particular interest to each state, the student will see, from a Christian perspective, how these events affected that state and our nation as a whole. Fifty States Under God is not a comprehensive U.S. history course, a collection of comprehensive state history courses, or a comprehensive geography course. Instead, it is U.S. history from a statehood perspective with an overview of geography, giving a unique perspective on all three. Section 1 contains the Lesson Schedule, combined with an overview of important events in a time line format. The information is presented in this format because the author feels this is the most effective way to build a “framework” in the student’s mind that will serve to organize the information he is learning. The time line begins with the birth of our nation. Four quizzes and a final test are included in this section. Section 2 contains four pages on each of the fifty states: The first gives interesting facts about the state to whet the student’s appetite for learning and increase his enjoyment of the course. The second and third pages are workpages of important data about the state (including map work), which your student will fill in by using the appendix in the back of the book. All information needed to fill in these pages, including pictures of state symbols, is provided in the appendix. The fourth page discusses an event or topic that is important from a historical or spiritual perspective to inspire interest in history and a love for learning. Section 3, the Appendix, contains information and state symbol pictures for all fifty states. Your student will use the information in the Appendix to complete the work-pages. Section 4 contains an answer key to the work-pages in Section 2 for the benefit of the teacher.