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Course Title: American History Semester : 1 Academic Year: 2017 - 2018

Teacher: Linda Earl

Unit/Time Frame Standards Content Learning Objectives Assessment Resources

Introduction to American History

8/14-17

Concept 1: Research Skills for History PO 4. Construct graphs, tables, timelines, charts, and narratives to interpret historical data. PO 5. Evaluate primary and secondary sources for: a. authors’ main points b. purpose and perspective c. facts vs. opinions d. different points of view on

the same historical event (e.g., Geography Concept 6 – geographical perspective can be different

from economic perspective) e. credibility and validity


Prehistory to 1754

8/21-24

Concept 2: Early Civilizations PO 1. Describe Prehistoric Cultures of the North American continent: a. Paleo-Indians, including

Clovis, Folsom, and Plano b. Moundbuilders, including

Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian

c. Southwestern, including Mogollon, Hohokam, and Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi)

Concept 3: Exploration and Colonization PO 1. Impact resulting from early European contact with indigenous peoples: 1. religious (e.g., conversion

attempts) 2. economic (e.g., land

disputes, trade) 3. social (e.g., spread of

disease, partnerships) 4. food (e.g., corn) 5. government (e.g., Iroquois

Confederacy, matriarchal leadership, democratic influence

1. How does each early American or Native American group develop cultures based on the geography of the region in which they live?

2. How did the agricultural

revolution lead to the first civilization in Mesoamerica, whose people built large, elaborate cities?

The Renaissance brought about a scientific revolution that enabled Europeans to explore

Students will be able to: a. describe the route

humans took when they first came to North America.

b. Identify what happened to change the life for the people of the Great Plains.


Colonizing America

8/28-31

Concept 3: Exploration and Colonization PO 2. Describe the reasons for colonization of America (e.g., religious freedom, desire for land, economic opportunity, and a new life). PO 3. Compare the characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies: a. Colonial governments

geographic influences, resources, economic systems, religious beliefs and social patterns

PO 4. Describe the impact of key colonial figures (e.g., John Smith, William Penn, Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson, John Winthrop).

1. Why do you think Europeans came to America?

2. How might the location of a

colony affect its development? 3. How did Spain lead the way to

early European exploration and colonization of the Americas?

4. Why did the Pilgrims and the Puritans establish colonies in North America?

Students will be able to: a. Examine what led

Europeans to begin exploring in the 1400’s.

b. Organize the characteristics of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

c. Summarize how the Protestant Reformation affected England’s colonization efforts.

d. Analyze how geography influenced the founding of each of the colonies.

e. Analyze how life differed in all three colonial areas ( North, Middle, and South.)


American Revolution

9/4-14

Concept 4: Revolution and New Nation PO 1. Assess the economic, political, and social reasons for the American Revolution: a. British attempts to tax

and regulate colonial trade as a result of the French and Indian War

b. Colonists’ reaction to British policy ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence

PO 2. Analyze the effects of European involvement in the American Revolution on the outcome of the war. PO 3. Describe the significance of major events in the Revolutionary War: 1. Lexington and Concord 2. Bunker Hill 3. Saratoga 4. writing and ratification of

the Declaration of Independence

5. Yorktown

1. How did the colonist use economic protests to fight the power of the British Parliament?

2. How did the rivalry between France and England turn into war for control of North America?

3. How did the British decision to stop colonist from settling new lands and imposing new taxes lead to widespread protests?

4. What part did the Continental Congress play in the American Revolution?

Students will be able to: a. Analyze how the

colonists fought the Stamp Act and the end result.

b. Categorize the acts passed by British Parliament and the reactions of the colonists to each.

c. Explain the significance of the battles of Lexington and Concord.

d. Summarize the first two actions of the First Continental Congress.


Creating a Constitution

9/18-22

Concept 4: Revolution and New Nation PO 4. Analyze how the new national government was created: a. Albany Plan of Union

influenced by the Iroquois Confederation

b. Articles of Confederation c. Constitutional Convention d. struggles over ratification

of the Constitution e. creation of the Bill of

Rights

1. How did trade, war, and migration hostilities between France and Britain cause France to enter the Revolution on the side of the colonies?

2. How did the Articles of Confederation provide for a workable but faulty national government?

3. How did delegates to the convention try to create a stronger national government that gave fair representation to big and small states?

4. How did the Bill of Rights pave the way for ratification of the Constitution?

Students will be able to: a. Describe how

European countries were helping the Americans fight the British before they officially joined the war effort.

b. Analyze some of the accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation.

c. Analyze how the Constitution upheld the rights of the sates while strengthening national government.

d. Explain the importance the Bill of Rights played in the ratification of the Constitution.


Federalists & Republicans

9/25-28

Concept 4: Revolution and New Nation PO 5. Examine the significance of the following in the formation of a new nation: a. presidency of George

Washington b. economic policies of

Alexander Hamilton c. creation of political

parties under Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

d. the establishment of the Supreme Court as a co-equal third branch of government under John Marshall with cases such as Marbury v. Madison.

1. How do the Constitution’s basic principles assure people’s rights and provide for a balance among the three different branches of the government?

2. What rights does the Constitution give to its people?

3. How did George Washington define the American presidency?

4. How did the presidents after Washington influence policies in the newly formed government?

5. Why was the establishment of the Supreme Court important

Students will be able to: a. Analyze why the

framers of the constitution provided for a separation of powers.

b. Understand the importance of the Constitution in their lives.

c. Describe how George Washington set the precedence of the president of the United States.

d. Categorize the importance of the contributions of Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson.

e. Describe the importance of the Supreme Court.


Growth & Division

10/2-5

Concept 4: Revolution and New Nation PO 6. Examine the experiences and perspectives of the following groups in the new nation: a. property owners b. African Americans c. women d. Native Americans indentured servants

1. How did the economic differences between North and South cause tension?

2. How did tariffs become a debated issue in the early republic?

3. What caused the separation between different classes of people?

Students will be able to: a. Analyze the difference

between the economic conditions in the North and South.

b. Describe why tariffs were so important.

c. Describe how different classes of people were treated during the growth and division of the newly formed country.


The Spirit of Reform

10/9-19

Concept 5: Westward Expansion PO 2. Analyze how the following events affected the political transformation of the developing nation: a. Jefferson’s Presidency b. War of 1812 c. Jackson’s Presidency

1. How did President Jefferson’s administration change the footprint of the United States?

2. What was the impact of the War of 1812?

3. How did the political system change during Jackson’s presidency?

Students will be able to: a. Describe the main

contributions of President Jefferson.

b. Describe the significance of the War of 1812.

c. Analyze the significance of Jackson’s presidency.


Manifest Destiny 10/23-26

Concept 5: Westward Expansion PO 3. Identify how economic incentives and geography influenced early American explorations: a. explorers (e.g., Lewis and

Clark, Pike, Fremont) b. fur traders c. miners d. missionaries (e.g., Father

Kino, Circuit Riders)

1. Why did Americans want to move west in the 1800’s?

2. How did the movement west affect America’s relationship with other countries and native peoples?

3. How did the movement west impact explorers, fur traders, miners, and missionaries?

Students will be able to: a. Categorize the

reasons Americans emigrated to the west.

b. Analyze the relationships between America and Native Americans.

c. Describe the impact explorers, fur traders, miners, and missionaries had on the westward movement.


The Civil War 11/6-9

Concept 6: Civil War and Reconstruction

PO 2. Analyze aspects of the Civil War: a. changes in technology b. importance of resources c. turning points d. military and civilian

leaders e. effect of the Emancipation

Proclamation f. effect on the civilian populations

1. What part did changing technologies play in the Civil War?

2. What were the major turning points throughout the war?

3. Who were the key players during the war and what impact did they have on the outcome?

4. Why were the North and South less willing to compromise in 1850?

5. How did the war bring suffering and widespread changed to civilians, as well as soldiers, on both sides of the conflict?

6. What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Students will be able to: a. Describe the changes

in technology that made a significant impact on the Civil War.

b. Identify the major turning points during the war.

c. Describe the major participants in the war and the impact of each.

d. Analyze the breakdown between the North and South after 1850.

e. Describe life during the war for both the North and the South.

f. Analyze the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation.


Reconstruction 11/13-16

Concept 6: Civil War and Reconstruction

PO 3. Analyze immediate and long term effects of Reconstruction in post-Civil War America: a. various plans for

reconstruction of the South

b. Lincoln’s assassination c. Johnson’s impeachment d. Thirteenth, Fourteenth

and Fifteenth Amendments

e. resistance to and end of Reconstruction (e.g., Jim Crow laws, KKK, Compromise of 1877)

1. What was the cause and effect of the assassination of President Lincoln?

2. What were the various plans set up for reconstruction?

3. How did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments affect the reconstruction?

4. How did the Compromise of 1877 impact reconstruction and bring it to an end?

Students will be able to: a. List he cause and

effect of Lincoln’s assassination.

b. Analyze the difference between the plans for reconstruction.

c. Identify the important factors of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments in the reconstruction process.

d. Describe the Compromise of 1877 and its effect on reconstruction.


Settling the West -Industrialization

11/20-22

Concept 7: Emergence of the Modern United States PO 1. Analyze how the following aspects of industrialization transformed the American economy beginning in the late 19th century: a. mass production b. monopolies and trusts

(e.g., Robber Barons, Taft- Hartley Act)

c. economic philosophies (e.g., laissez faire, Social Darwinism, free silver)

d. labor movement (e.g., Bisbee Deportation)

e. trade

1. How did the inventions of the 1800’s spur economic development?

2. What impact did the growth of big business have on the economy of the late 1800’s?

3. How did economic philosophies change the business environment?

4. What was the labor movement?

Students will be able to: a. Describe how

technology changed the face of the US.

b. Analyze the influence of big business on the economy during the late 1800’s.

c. Compare and contrast laissez faire, Social Darwinism, free silver.

d. Describe the labor movement.


Urban America 11/27-12/7

Concept 7: Emergence of the Modern United States PO 2. Assess how the following social developments influenced American society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: a. Civil Rights issues (e.g.,

Women’s Suffrage Movement, Dawes Act, Indian schools, lynching, Plessy v. Ferguson)

b. changing patterns in Immigration (e.g., Ellis Island, Angel Island, Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1924)

c. urbanization and social reform (e.g., health care, housing, food & nutrition, child labor laws)

d. mass media (e.g., political cartoons, muckrakers, yellow journalism, radio)

e. consumerism (e.g., advertising, standard of living, consumer credit)

f. Roaring Twenties (e.g., Harlem Renaissance, leisure time, jazz, changed social mores)

1. How was life in the big cities different from life on farms and in small towns?

2. How did the immigrants of the late 1800’s change American society?

3. What were the reasons people migrated to the United States?

4. What problems arose from the changes in society?

Students will be able to: a. Describe the

difference between lifestyles in big cities and small towns and farms.

b. Analyze the changes that immigrants made on society.

c. Describe the reasons people from other countries migrated to the United States.

d. List how changes created problems for society.


The Progressive Movement

12/11-21

Concept 7: Emergence of the Modern United States PO 3. Analyze events which caused a transformation of the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: a. Indian Wars (e.g., Little

Bighorn, Wounded Knee) b. Imperialism (e.g., Spanish

American War, annexation of Hawaii, Philippine-American War)

c. Progressive Movement (e.g., Sixteenth through Nineteenth Amendments, child labor)

d. Teddy Roosevelt (e.g., conservationism, Panama Canal, national parks, trust busting)

e. corruption (e.g., Tammany Hall, spoils system)

1. Why did American want to expand their military and economic power overseas?

2. How did the United States acquire new overseas territories and become an imperial power?

3. How did President Roosevelt increase United States power on the world stage?

4. How did the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Amendments affect the United States?

Students will be able to: a. Describe why

President Roosevelt wanted to increase U.S. influence overseas.

b. List the new territories that the U.S. acquired overseas that made them and imperial power.

c. Analyze the effect President Roosevelt administration had in establishing them as a world power.

d. Analyze the importance of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Amendments.