The Indie ScholarAmerican History
Every unit is written directly to the student, using the Smithsonian American History encyclopedia alongside period-specific books to explore the events that shaped the country.
The Civil War
Grades 4–8 · 16–20 days
Hide a message in bread like a spy, follow a character through the war, and study the causes, battles, and aftermath.
The Wild West
Grades 4–8 · 20 days
Outlaws, homesteaders, and the railroad — students trace westward expansion through primary accounts.
World War I
Grades 4–8 · 20 days
Trench warfare, new technology, and a shifting world order, told through soldiers' own accounts.
The 1920s & 1930s
Grades 4–8 · 20 days
Boom to bust — the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, and the policies that tried to answer it.
World War II
Grades 4–8 · 26 days
The war on two fronts, the home front, and its lasting effect on the rest of the century.
The Cold War
In progress
Espionage, the space race, and a decades-long standoff — we're still writing this one.