United States History is one of the most important subjects in any American school.  Students learn the motivating factors to declaring independence, and analyze how those factors influenced the Articles of Confederation and eventually the Constitution.  As they trace America’s past they learn about the social, economic and political differences that exploded into the Civil War.  They gain an appreciation for the hard fought, and later won rights of suffrage for women and American Americans.  They evaluate the administrations of Progressives, Democrats and Republicans.  They critically think about foreign policy and debate about the lessons we can learn from the past.