St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
U.S. Hist & Geogr IB and IIB Study Guide
U.S. Hist & Geogr IB and IIB Study Guide
This is the 2024-2025 edition of the STAA Study Guide—place your order on or after June 30, 2025, for the updated edition compatible with the 2025-2026 STAA Student Zone! To unlock online quizzes and resources, enroll with STAA or activate an Independent Study membership—both offer a world of support to enrich your student’s classical learning!
Part of U.S. Studies, B Track.
A single-subject booklet that includes the study guides for a full year of history.
This booklet includes eighteen-week course plans for:
- U.S. HIST & GEOGR I (US1-B) » Book List »
- U.S. HIST & GEOGR II (US2-B) » Book List »
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Product Details
Product Details
8.5 × 11 inches, 202 pages, paperback coil bound (a flexible, black plastic coil allows the guide to lie flat)
Return Policy
Return Policy
This guide is printed and bound just for you when you order it! Printed-on-demand products are not returnable. Please use the contact form on our website to report any issues with the quality of the printing or binding of your guides.
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Basis for Rating: I enjoyed reading Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Conquest of Darkness. The geography was the most challenging part of this course for me.Review: Coming into my first semester of high school, I was not looking forward to History and Geography. It had never been one of my favorite subjects in middle school, and more times than not, I left more confused than I had been before I opened the history book. But the materials in this course had me really intrigued, and I enjoyed reading about the origin of our country and the notable Catholics throughout the centuries. I loved how the lessons intertwined so well with some of my other subjects, such as Composition and Church History. The topic that struck me the most was how prominent the Catholic faith was in the lives of some of the most famous explorers and heroes in Christ and the Americas. Despite the many horrors and setbacks they faced, the Church on earth persevered to complete their holy mission. As St. Elizabeth Ann Seton said, "May the most holy and high will of God be accomplished forever." (Carroll 142)
Basis for Rating: This course was explained well and helped me further understand the history of our country and our faith.Review: One important lesson of this course is that nothing comes easy. The history of our world is built on battles and disagreements. However, these negative experiences built a better world that we stand in today. The book Christ and the Americas, written by Anne Carroll, shows that the founding of America was caused by many battles and many hardships, For example, "Washington wrote the Continental Congress that if they did not receive provisions soon, the army had only three choices: 'starve, dissolve, disperse.'" shows that the Continental Army, which was the army of the colonies at the time, almost starved during the battles with the Britians. However, these difficult things all built our world today, and I wouldn't change a thing about America.
Basis for Rating: This course was very interesting and I liked it. Miss Bethany made it enjoyable and is a great teacher.Review: I Liked reading about the Aztects with Hernan Cortez because it just interested me a lot.
Basis for Rating: The use of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Conquest of Darkness. The relative easiness of the assignmentsReview: Reading always comes in first priority. Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Conquest of Darkness should never be put off, for instance.
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The STAA Study Guides complement the online quizzes and resources available to St. Thomas Aquinas Academy students or those registered for live classes. We do not recommend purchasing the study guides for students who do not have access to the STAA Student Zone website. See the links below to discuss ordering and enrollment options with an advisor.