Question about Omnibus III?

[Wendi]

I am considering using Omnibus I-III for 9th-11th grades. Does Omnibus III cover a lot of American history, enough to call it an American History credit? Or would we need to add some American History to it?

 

Wendi

[Chris in VA]

Imo, yes, you could call it American History. It includes founding documents, lots of history in the Great Books--I think it's fine.

We used Sonlight 300, which is 20th cent world, but contains so much American that we just called it something like, "The 20th Century: American History in The World Context."

[Nissi]

If you read the BJU text for American History they recommend you could definitely give credit for American History IMHO.

[Suzannah]

I agree, it's chock full of American History. I happen to have it here in front of my right now. There's plenty non-American history included, but with the following:

 

Of Plymouth Plantation (1st hand account)

Foundational American Documents (Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and Constitution)

Federalist and Anti-federalist papers (debate on the Constitution)

Lincoln's Speeches

Slave Narratives

Autobiography of Ben Franklin

 

not to mention literature such as Tom Sawyer, Little Women and Killer Angels, it's definitely acceptable to count it as American History.