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What is History? …and..
Why Study it?
WWWWWH of History?
• Who?– Who makes it? Who is it
about?• What?
– What is included? What is not included?
• When?– When does history take place?
• Where?– Where does history happen?
• Why?– Why do we study it?
• How? – How do we study it?
• With the person sitting next to you, BRAINSTORM!
• Be ready to share!
Themes
• What is a theme?– Big Ideas that stretch across time and
place – Connect all of history
Immigration and Migration
Immigration – the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
Migration – the movement of persons from one country or locality to another.
How has immigration/migration altered American History? In what ways? (Discuss with a partner)– Human migration – forced or voluntary– Trade– War – Cultural Diffusion – process by which inventions, beliefs,
and customs pass from one group of people to another.
The Pursuit of Liberty: Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom - Absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government.
Liberty - The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life.
Evaluate the statement: “Freedom Is Not Free”
Federalism vs. Anti-Federalism
The ongoing debate over how much power a government should have.
– Federalism – Power is shared between national and local governments (Constitutional Republic).
– Anti-Federalism: Belief a national government will become all powerful and assume dictatorial powers.
One Nation Under God: Faith and American
IdentityIs America a Christian nation?
The role of religion in the nation’s past.
Impact of religion on shaping a uniquely American identity and society.
Capitalism and Economic Growth: Efficiency vs.
EquityEfficiency - Achieving maximum
productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
Equity - The quality of being fair and impartial: "equity of treatment”.
Can an economy be both efficient and equitable?
Imperialism and Colonialism
Imperialism - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.Colonialism – the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.How do these effect human relations and perceptions (how we understand)?
The Struggle for Civil Rights and Equal
Opportunity: Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Three of the central tenants of all historical inquiry:
– Race – Divisions of humankind featuring distinct physical characteristics.
– Gender – Distinct characteristics of masculine and feminine (not sex).
– Social Justice - the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within a society
History’s “Big” Questions
• Must people be displaced in order to form and build a nation?
• Is the use of violence to achieve political ends or land and resources ever justified?
• How should we interpret the Constitution? Is it a “living” document?
History’s “Big” Questions
• Do the nation’s actions at home and abroad reflect the values expressed in our founding documents?
• Should there be more or less government in the economy?
• Under what circumstances is protest or rebellion against the government or other authorities acceptable?
History’s “Big” Questions
• What is the proper role of a federal government? To what extent should it be responsible for the welfare of the people?
• Is the United States a “Christian nation”?
U.S. History’s Chronological Periods
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