American Civics: The Story of All of Us

American Civics: The Story of All of Us The official page of the greatest story of all time: Mr. Staten’s sixth grade American Civics class! ''People should not be afraid of their government.

Government should be afraid of their people.” -V for Vendetta

The United States is hailed by many as the greatest country to ever exist on the face of the Earth. The strength and greatness of the United States comes from the strength and greatness of our constitutional republic. It is so important to the future of our great republic that our citizens know what it means to be an American, where we

come from, and the legacy that has been left to us by the entire western world. The most dangerous citizen in America is an educated citizen: one who understands their rights and responsibilities as citizens of the nation President Lincoln called "the last, best hope of the world." In the United States, over half of the country does not know its history or how its government works. They do not know their rights as Americans. They do not know how their country operates, nor do they understand the legacy and history of their country. Consider these four simple facts:

1. There are 435 members of the United States House of Representatives
2. There are 100 members of the United States Senate
3. There are 9 members of the United States Supreme Court
4. Political power in the United States Government is currently divided between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. According to the Center for the Study of the American Dream at Xavier University, knowing those four simple facts makes you more informed than 51% of the natural-born citizens of the United States. To put that in perspective, 158,383,403 people voted in the 2020 United States presidential election. The four facts you just learned, in the first minutes of the first day of the first class, makes you smarter and more informed about the United States government than 80.7 million people. Knowing these facts are just the beginning. Understanding your rights and where they come from is how you will join the ranks of the most dangerous citizens in America.

02/26/2026

Friday, February 27, 2026 - "The End Game": Cornwallis is trapped, with his back to the Chesapeake Bay. Washington and the Continental Army closes in with the French Navy on their side. The showdown between America and Great Britain that will determine the future of a new nation and the fate of an empire will be waged. The board is set. The pieces are moving. The Battle of Yorktown begins. Join us for episode ten of The Revolution.

02/25/2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026 - "Life After the Revolution": With the war drawing to a close, a new nation must be formed. A new government must be made. But the challenges facing a new America are immense, and she will almost be destroyed before she even has a chance to get started. Discover just how much life really stinks in America if you were alive in the years after the American Revolution. Congress is broke, America is broke, you're broke...hey, this sounds really familiar! See how history repeats itself, watch Mr. Staten ruin your childhood, and learn about Daniel Shays, the ORIGINAL Occupy Wall Street activist and how he nearly brought down the United States in 1786!

02/23/2026

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - "America Triumphant": As the war descends into anarchy and chaos, Washington and Lafayette risk it all in a final battle for the fate of North America at Yorktown.

02/22/2026

Monday, February 23, 2026 - "General Washington's Camp": We're firing up the hot tub time machine and setting it to the year 1778 as we learn about the weapons, uniforms, and how to fight as soldiers in the Continental Army. Join General Washington, Lieutenant Colonel Staten, Baron von Steuben, and the Continental Army as the sixth grade learns how to fight for, and defend, the Empire of Liberty!

02/21/2026

Week of February 23, 2026

Yorktown, Virginia: 1781. British General Lord Charles Cornwallis has traveled here to make his stand. As he awaits reinforcements from General Sir Henry Clinton in New York City, the Continental Army and the French Navy tighten the noose. Does the British Army, once seemingly invincible, have it within them to pull out one more victory? Or will General George Washington, French Admiral Comte de Grass, the Marquis de Lafayette, Baron von Steuben, and the Continental Army spring the deadliest trap the British have ever faced in North America? If the Continentals lose, the war will grind on in stalemate. But should the Continentals win, a brave new world will emerge. But what manner of world will it be? The American Revolution may be over, but the War for Independence is just beginning.

02/19/2026

Friday, February 20, 2026 - "War, Terrible War": The years 1778, 1779, and 1780 were dark times for the revolution. The new British commander, General Sir Henry Clinton, sends his most trusted lieutenants, Banastre Tarleton and Charles Cornwallis, into the southern theater. Nathanael Greene arrives to find Charleston sacked by the British, Tarleton on a rampage through North Carolina, and no end to the war in sight, when all of America is shocked by the stunning treason of an American hero...Benedict Arnold.

My sweet baby boy…seven years ago you came into my life. You, sir, are a rascal. A degenerate. And a trouble maker. And ...
02/19/2026

My sweet baby boy…seven years ago you came into my life. You, sir, are a rascal. A degenerate. And a trouble maker. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Happy birthday my sweet Roux!

02/18/2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026 - "Valley Forge - Forging an Army": Baron von Steuben arrives at the winter quarters of Valley Forge, ready to help train the Continental Army in the state of the art battle tactics of the day. But von Steuben is not all that he appears to be. Is he a highly respected officer of the Prussian military? Or is he a huckster and a fraud? Join the scholars of the History Channel as we freeze through the winter at Valley Forge and episode six of The Revolution.

Welcome to the Year of the Horse! Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating!
02/17/2026

Welcome to the Year of the Horse! Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating!

Godspeed and thank you Reverend Jackson.
02/17/2026

Godspeed and thank you Reverend Jackson.

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, a Ra...

02/16/2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - "Valley Forge - The Winter of Our Discontent": Baron von Steuben arrives at the winter quarters of Valley Forge, ready to help train the Continental Army in the state of the art battle tactics of the day. But von Steuben is not all that he appears to be. Is he a highly respected officer of the Prussian military? Or is he a huckster and a fraud?

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