Teacher’s Manual Contents:

Scope and Sequence
Provides a general outline of the text and the contents of each chapter.

Chapter Goals
Develops the major themes for each chapter.

What Students Should Know
Presents the minimal knowledge of persons, places, events, and dates students should retain.We have provided,
for the teacher’s convenience, a brief review for each important fact.

Some Key Terms at a Glance
Puts in one place the various historical terms, persons, events, and vocabulary, with their definitions, highlighted
in each chapter.

Chapter Checkpoint
Provides, for the teacher’s convenience, the answers for each question presented in the “Chapter
Checkpoint” section at the end of each chapter.

Chapter Activities
Gives suggestions for doing each activity, where necessary, plus explanations and reference material, where
applicable.

Chapter Quizzes and Tests
Suggests quizzes for different sections of each chapter, as well as a chapter test. Since our approach in From
Sea to Shining Sea is literary, our quizzes and tests ask mostly short answer or short essay questions. We
think it is important that even young students begin to develop the ability to express their thoughts in complete,
though simple, sentences.

Resources for Further Reading
This section gives suggestions for further student reading on each period covered in the text.

Extensive Timeline of American History