I was in a conversation on Facebook with a woman who claimed to be a 7th grade teacher in Arizona. She said that the state required her history classes to begin with the civil war and end with the great depression. In other words, the evil WHITE slaveowners were defeated and the evil WHITE capitalists caused all the misery during the depression.
I don’t know AZ curriculum for SS (or any other subject) but in NJ 7th grade SS curriculum used to start with the Constitution (as it was Civics class), minor study in the colonies and Revolutionary War, but focused mainly on Civics. Then in 8th grade, more detailed info on the Colonies, Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI and WWII and ending with current events.
High School history classes go into more depth and detail.
It’s a new curriculum now and Common Core for middle school so we’re learning as we go along. High School still seems the same.
I hate the new curriculum for middle school.