The Classical Historian is proud to present an online video course. Each online video course contains short, succinct video lessons and onscreen text lessons that can be studied online. At the end of each unit is a test. To pass the test, the student needs to score a 75% or better. The student may continue to the next unit only when he passes the test. All of the information on each unit test is contained in the videos and onscreen text and map lessons. At the successful completion of the course, including passing the final test, the student receives a Completion of Course certificate.
Convenience: Students may access the video course whenever they can, at any time of day. Students may proceed at their own pace. Access to a a course is for 12 months from the date of purchase. Cost: The cost of a video course is considerably less than the cost of an online course.
Materials: There are no other required materials to purchase. However, keep in mind that the online class does not come with lessons that can be printed. For printed materials, see our curriculum The Story of Liberty.
How does it work? Within 48 hours of purchase of a course, the parent receives a username and password via email. The student then logs in and begins. After a student watches and studies all lessons in a unit, the student takes the unit test. If the student passes the test with a score of 75% or better, he may continue with the course. If the test is not passed, the student needs to study more and retake the test before continuing with the course.
Our American History course for grades 6-9 is based on John De Gree's book, The Story of Liberty, America's Heritage Through the Civil War. Video Course Table of Contents is below. 85 Instructional Videos 64 PDF Lessons 11 Unit Tests, 1 Final Test
The Story of Liberty Introduction Video UNIT ONE: AMERICA'S ANCIENT HERITAGE
America's Ancient Heritage Introduction Video
The Fertile Crescent Lesson PDF
The Fertile Crescent Part 1 Video
The Fertile Crescent Part 2 Video
The Greeks Lesson PDF
The Greeks Video
The Roman Republic Lesson PDF
The Roman Republic Video
Christianity Video
Western Civilization Lesson PDF
Western Civilization Video
Test: America's Ancient Heritage TEST
UNIT TWO: AMERICA'S MEDIEVAL HERITAGE
America's Medieval Heritage Introduction Video
The Age of Barbarians Lesson PDF
The Age of Barbarianism Video
Civilizing Europe Lesson PDF
Civilizing Europe Video
Foundation of European Kingdoms Lesson PDF
Foundation of European Kingdoms Video
Development of Liberty in Medieval England Lesson PDF
Development of Liberty in Medieval England Video
The Crusades Lesson PDF
The Crusades Video
The Age of Exploration and Christopher Columbus Lesson PDF
The Age of Exploration Video
Christopher Columbus Part 1 Video
Christopher Columbus Part 2 Video
The Reformation and the Enlightenment Lesson PDF
The Reformation Video
The Enlightenment Video
Test: America's Medieval Heritage Test
UNIT THREE: EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF AMERICA
European Colonization of America Introduction Video
Native Americans Lesson PDF
Native Americans Video
Spanish and French Colonies in America Lesson PDF
Spanish and French Colonies in America Video
Founding of American Exceptionalism: Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation Lesson PDF
Founding of American Exceptionalism Part 1 Video
Founding of American Exceptionalism Part 2 Video
Founding of American Exceptionalism Part 3 Video
American Exceptionalism Takes Hold in the English Colonies Lesson PDF
American Exceptionalism Takes Hold in the English Colonies Video
Commonalities of Life in the English Colonies Lesson PDF
Commonalities of Life in the English Colonies Video
Southern Colonies Lesson PDF
Southern Colonies Video
New England Colonies Lesson PDF
New England Colonies Video
The Middle Colonies Lesson PDF
The Middle Colonies Video
Early Indian Wars Lesson PDF
Early Indian Wars Video
Test: European Colonization of America TEST
UNIT FOUR: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Founding of the U.S.A. Introduction Video
Early Causes of the American Revolution Lesson PDF
Early Causes of the American Revolution Video
Land Regulation, Taxes, and Conflict Lesson PDF
Land Regulation, Taxes, and Conflict Video
Moving Toward War Lesson PDF
Moving Toward War Video
The Beginning of the American Revolution Lesson PDF
The Beginning of the American Revolution Video
The Declaration of Independence Lesson PDF
The Declaration of Independence Video
Defeat, Surprise, and Survival Lesson PDF
Defeat, Surprise, and Survival Video
The Articles of Confederation, 1777-1789 Lesson PDF
The Articles of Confederation, 1777-1789 Video
Test: The American Revolution TEST
UNIT FIVE: THE CONSTITUTION
The Constitution Introduction Video
The Making of the American Constitution Lesson PDF
The Making of the American Constitution Video
Principles of the Constitution Lesson PDF
Principles of the Constitution Video
Individual Rights Lesson PDF
Individual Rights Video
Test: The Constitution TEST
UNIT SIX: ERA OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS, 1787-1825
Era of the Founding Fathers Introduction Video
Ratification of the Constitution Lesson PDF
Ratification of the Constitution Video
The American People Lesson PDF
The American People Video
Father of the Country Lesson PDF
Father of the Country Video
Presidency of John Adams, 1797-1801 Lesson PDF
Presidency of John Adams (1797-1801) Video
The Supreme Court, Judicial Review, and Capitalism Lesson PDF
The Supreme Court, Judicial Review, and Capitalism Video
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 Lesson PDF
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) Video
Presidency of James Madison, 1809-1817 Lesson PDF
Presidency of James Madison (1809-1817) Video
The Era of Good Feelings Lesson PDF
The Era of Good Feelings Video
American Spirit and Industry in the Free North Lesson PDF
American Spirit and Industry in the Free North Video
Railroads, the Post Office, and the Politicization of News Lesson PDF
Railroads, the Post Office, and the Politicization of Ne Video
The Missouri Compromise Lesson PDF
The Missouri Compromise Video
Test: Era of the Founding Fathers, 1787-1825 TEST
UNIT SEVEN: THE BEGINNING OF BIG GOVERNMENT, 1825-1836
The Beginning of Big Government Introduction Video
The Election of 1824 and the Presidency of John Quincy Adams Lesson PDF
The Election of 1824 and the Presidency of John Quincy Adams Video
The Age of Jackson Lesson PDF
The Age of Jackson (1828-1835) Video
Test: The Beginning of Big Government, 1825-1836 TEST
UNIT EIGHT: EMPIRE OF LIBERTY OR MANIFEST DESTINY, 1836-1848
Empire of Liberty or Manifest Destiny Introduction Video
Change in America: Industrialization, Religion, and Social Change Lesson PDF
Change in America: Industrialization, Religion, and Social Change Video
Education in Early America through the Civil War Lesson PDF
Education in Early America through the Civil War Video
The Southwest and the War for Texas Independence Lesson PDF
The Southwest and the War for Texas Independence (1835-1836) Video
Presidencies of Van Buren, Harrison, and Tyler Lesson PDF
Presidencies of Van Buren (1835-1836), Harrison (1841), and Tyler (1846-1848) Video
Presidency of Polk and the Mexican-American War Lesson PDF
Presidency of Polk (1845-1849) and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) Video
The California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail Lesson PDF
The California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail Video
Test: Empire of Liberty or Manifest Destiny, 1836-1848 TEST
UNIT NINE: SECTIONALISM
Sectionalism Introduction Video
The South Lesson PDF
The South Video
The North Lesson PDF
The North Video
Life in the West Lesson PDF
Life in the West Video
Immigration Lesson PDF
Immigration Video
Test: Sectionalism TEST
UNIT TEN: HE SLAVERY CRISIS BECOMES VIOLENT, 1848-1860
The Slavery Crisis Becomes Violent Introduction Video
Political Instability and the End of Westward Expansion Lesson PDF
Political Instability and the End of Westward Expansion Video
The Decade Preceding the Civil War Lesson PDF
The Decade Preceding the Civil War Video
Abraham Lincoln Lesson PDF
Abraham Lincoln Video
Test: The Slavery Crisis Becomes Violent, 1848-1860 TEST
UNIT ELEVEN: THE CIVIL WAR
The Civil War Introduction Video
The Election of 1860 Lesson PDF
The Election of 1860 Video
Secession and the Confederate States of America Lesson PDF
Secession and the Confederate States of America Video
Fort Sumter and the War on Paper Lesson PDF
Fort Sumter and the War on Paper Video
Bull Run and the Beginning of the War Lesson PDF
Bull Run and the Beginning of the War Video
Growth of Government Lesson PDF
Growth of Government Video
The Emancipation Proclamation Lesson PDF
The Emancipation Proclamation Video
Hard War Lesson PDF
Hard War Video
Unconditional Surrender Grant and Lincoln's Reelection Lesson PDF
Unconditional Surrender Grant and Lincoln's Reelection Video
The End of the War and Lincoln's Assassination Video
Winners, Losers, and Lasting Changes Video
Test: The Civil War TEST Final Test TEST
The Story of Liberty Essay Competition and Prize
Assignment: Write a five-paragraph essay on the following prompt: Describe an inspiring, historically-accurate story of an American making a great sacrifice in the cause of liberty.
Qualifications: Student must have a one-year Story of Liberty video subscription and have passed all tests of the online program before submitting the essay.
Specifications: Maximum number of words: 600. Type the document in Times New Roman font, size 12. Double space the document. Include the name and email of student and one parent on the document.
Due Date: Essay must be sent to john@classicalhistorian.com as a PDF no later than May 31, 2019. Winner Announced: The winner will be announced on June 7th, 2019.
Prizes: 1. Reimbursement of the cost for the One Year Story of Liberty Video Subscription. 2. Essay will be published on The Classical Historian website, with the picture of the student author next to the essay. 3. Additional $100 in merchandise from The Classical Historian.