Grade 7 History & Geography
A free Grade 7 course from the PGAMO Free K–12 School, built on Core Knowledge History and Geography. Units: A History of the United States, Part 1 (Chapters 1–5), A History of the United States, Part 2 (Chapters 6–9), Civics in U.S. History, Economics in U.S. History.
Every lesson has the chapter’s pages to read right on screen, the Big Question, words to know, talk-it-over questions with answers for the teacher, and activity pages to print. Each unit ends with a short quiz, and every unit has a printable study pack for learning offline.
This course is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation (www.coreknowledge.org) made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. PGAMO added the lesson pages, study packs and quizzes layout, and shares them under the same license. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · Core Knowledge History and Geography. Free for everyone — this course may never be sold.
Features
- 20 lessons in 4 units
- The books’ pages right in each lesson
- Unit quizzes
- Printable offline study packs
Target audiences
- Grade 7 students
- Homeschool families and co-ops
Requirements
- Nothing to buy — every book is included free
- A parent or teacher to read and talk with younger students
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 21 Lessons
- 36 Weeks
- Start here1
- Unit 1: A History of the United States, Part 1 (Chapters 1–5)6
- 2.1Chapter 1: Early Americans and the First Europeans30 Minutes
- 2.2Chapter 2: European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas30 Minutes
- 2.3Chapter 3: English Colonies Take Shape30 Minutes
- 2.4Chapter 4: The American Revolution30 Minutes
- 2.5Chapter 5: Creating a Constitution for the United States30 Minutes
- 2.6Unit 1 quiz: Chapters 1–5 (Mid-Volume Assessment)20 Minutes10 Questions
- Unit 2: A History of the United States, Part 2 (Chapters 6–9)5
- 3.1Chapter 6: The New Republic and the War of 181230 Minutes
- 3.2Chapter 7: Westward Expansion Before the Civil War30 Minutes
- 3.3Chapter 8: Division, Civil War, and Reconstruction30 Minutes
- 3.4Chapter 9: Westward Expansion After the Civil War30 Minutes
- 3.5Unit 2 quiz: Chapters 6–9 (End-of-Volume Assessment)20 Minutes10 Questions
- Unit 3: Civics in U.S. History7
- 4.1Chapter 1: What Is Government?30 Minutes
- 4.2Chapter 2: O rigins of American Government30 Minutes
- 4.3Chapter 3: The U.S. Constitution30 Minutes
- 4.4Chapter 4: Rights and Responsibilities30 Minutes
- 4.5Chapter 5: The Structure of the U.S. Government30 Minutes
- 4.6Chapter 6: The Federal System30 Minutes
- 4.7Unit 3 quiz: Civics in U.S. History20 Minutes15 Questions
- Unit 4: Economics in U.S. History6
Instructor

Founder and Director of Pentecostal Gospel Assemblies
