5 units · 20 lessons

Grade 10: Social studies

Start with a unit whose prerequisites fit. Work through the lessons, use the study guide to review, and try the new cases before continuing.

  1. Unit 1 · 4 lessons

    U.S. Founding and Constitutional Contradictions

    Assess colonial power, constitutional compromise and rights claims.

    Before you begin: Know Revolution, ratification and institutional distinctions.

  2. Unit 2 · 4 lessons

    Territory Slavery and Reconstruction Politics

    Assess treaties, sectional legislation and postwar power.

    Before you begin: Know expansion and constitutional abolition; distinguish policies and outcomes.

  3. Unit 3 · 4 lessons

    Reform Depression and the Federal Role

    Compare public intervention, labor institutions and uneven access.

    Before you begin: Know industrialization, Progressive reform and New Deal aims.

  4. Unit 4 · 4 lessons

    War Migration and Postwar Rights

    Analyze state power, migration, recovery policy and rights enforcement.

    Before you begin: Compare legal rules, claims and lived conditions.

  5. Unit 5 · 4 lessons

    From Change to a Causal Question

    Audit definitions, compare cases, and write cause conclusions that acknowledge alternatives.

    Before you begin: Compute differences; distinguish entries from unique people; recognize a proposed comparison as missing evidence.

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