The History of Our United States

is new version and I am SO disappointed with the updates. Yes, the new book covers more time and has additional chapters at the end for the time period of 1990-present, but to make space for those 30 years, they cut out so much critical information from our nation's early history. Many important people, events, and places are mentioned, but 90% of the story is omitted. Previously, they received an entire page, now they get a couple sentences. For example, the older edition gave 10 pages to the Pilgrims and Plymouth. The new edition gives them 1.5 pages.
For the Pilgrims alone, the new edition completely omits:
-their move to Holland
-the difficulty of travel aboard the Mayflower (now, all you are told is the name of the ship)
-the Mayflower Compact (It's not mentioned at all!! old edition went into detail about it's significance)
-difficulties of their first winter & half the Pilgrims dying
-their friendship with the Indians (this saved their lives!)
-Samoset and Squanto
-the First Thanksgiving

There are many more examples, but this should give you an accurate idea of all the history your child will miss if you purchase this book.

Also, on a quick glance through the book, I notice other red flags. The word black is always capitalized in any reference to "Black Americans. " This is a recent trend in our country that tends to be associated with groups who claim that all whites are racist. Why is Abeka copying this trend? Also, on page 474, this textbook says, "Black Lives Matter, a social movement organized to fight racism, organized marches around the United States." Once again, this leaves out so much information that would help the reader have the complete picture. BLM had their goals listed on their website for all to see, admitting they are a group founded on Marxist ideas and want to destroy the nuclear family. Abeka chose to leave out such important details and give a white-washed version of this organization, completely out of line with what we typically expect from Abeka.

Many people trust Abeka to offer a Christian perspective on historical events. We expect to be given the full story on God's provision for the Pilgrims in Plymouth and would want to know the anti-God ideals that guide Black Lives Matter.

I have 2 fourth graders this year and I feel like I completely wasted my money on these textbooks, plus the test and quiz packets. Honestly, I'm so angry! I've been using Abeka since the late 1980's, including 6 years of homeschool with my own kids, but I will start looking for other options. Read LessRead less about I was homeschooled, using Abeka books,