Pc East

Chapters 1-3.3 will be a quick overview of the beginnings to life in the English colonies.

 

                                                                 UNIT 1

 (PowerPoint)

 

Chp 1; The world before the opening of the Atlantic. Beginnings – 1500

 

Section 1 – The Earliest Americans - Video

Section 2 – Native American Cultures

Section 3 – The Trading Kingdoms of West Africa

Section 4 – Europe before Transatlantic Travel -

Ancient Greek Philosophy -  Video

Black Death - Video

Renaissance -  Video

 

 

Chp 2; New Empires in the Americas, 1400 – 1750 (

 

Section 1 - Europeans Set Sail

Section 2 - Europeans Reach the Americas

Section 3 - Spain Builds an Empire

Section 4 - The Race for Empires

Section 5 - Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas

 

 

Chp 3; The English Colonies, 1605 – 1774 - Video

 

 

Section 1 – The Southern Colonies - Video

Section 2 The New England Colonies

Section 3 – The Middle Colonies

Section 4 – Life in the English Colonies (French&NDN)

Seciont 5 – Conflict in the Colonies - Video

 

Chp 4; The American Revolution, 1774 - 1783- Video

 

Section 1 – The Revolution Begins

Section 2 – Declaring Independence

Section 3 – The Struggle for Liberty

Section 4 – Independence - Crash Course - Music Video

 

UNIT 2

(PowerPoint)

 

Chp 5; Forming a Government,  1777- 1791 (Crash Course)

 

Section 1 – The Articles of Confederation

Section 2 – The New Nation Faces Challenges

Section 3 – Creating the Constitution

Section 4 – Ratifying the Constitution

 

 

Chp 6; Citizenship and the Constitution, 1787 – present

 

Section 1 – Understanding the Constitution

Section 2 – The Bill of Rights (BOR rap)

Section 3 – Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

 

 

Chp 7; Launching the Nation, 1789 – 1800 (A.H. vs T.J Rap)

 

Section 1 – Washington Leads a New Nation

Section 2 – Hamilton and National Finances (Hamilton vs Jefferson)

Section 3 – Challenges for the New Nation

Section 4 – John Adam’s Presidency

 

UNIT 3

(PowerPoint)

 

Chp 8; The Jefferson Era, 1800 – 1815 (Crash Course)

 

Section 1 – Jefferson Becomes President

Section 2 – The Louisiana Purchase

Section 3 – The Coming of War

Section 4 – The War of 1812

 

 

 

Chp 9; A New National Identity, 1812 - 1830

 

Section 1 – American Foreign Policy

Section 2 – Nationalism and Sectionalism

Section 3 – American Culture

 

 

 

Chp 10 ;The Age of Jackson, 1828 – 1840 (Crash Course)

 

Section 1 – Jacksonian Democracy

Section 2 – Jackson’s Administration

Section 3 – Indian Removal

 

Chapter 11; Expanding West, 1800-1855 (Crash Course)

 

Section 1 - Trail to the West

Section 2 - The Texas Revolution

Section 3 - The Mexican - American War

Section 4 - The California Gold Rush

 

UNIT 4

PowerPoint

 

Chapter 12; The North, 1790-1860

 

Section 1 - The Industrial Revolution in America

Section 2 - Changes in Working LIfe

Section 3 - The Transportation Revolution

Section 4 - More Technological Advances

 

 

 

Chapter 13; The South, 1790-1860

 

Section 1 - Growth of the Cotton Industry

Section 2 - Southern Society

Section 3 - The Slave System

 

 

 

Chapter 14; New Movements in America, 1815-1850

 

Section 1 - Immigrants and Urban Challenges

Section 2 - American Arts

Section 3 - Reforming Society

Section 4 - The Movement to End Slavery

Section 5 - Women's Rights

 

 

 

Chapter 15; A Divided Nation, 1848-1860

 

Section 1 - The Debate over Slavery

Section 2 - Trouble in Kansas

Section 3 - Political Divisions

Section 4 - The Nation Divides

 

 

 

UNIT 5

PowerPoint

Chapter 16; The Civil War, 1861-1865

 

Section 1 - The War Begins

Section 2 - The War in the East

Section 3 - The War in the West

Section 4 - Daily Life during the War

Section 5 - The Tide of War Turns

 

 

Chapter 17; Reconstruction, 1865-1877

 

Section 1 - Rebuilding the South

Section 2 - The Fight over Reconstruction

Section 3 - Reconstruction in the South

 

 

Unit Goals

 

Content Standard 1: The student will analyze the foundation of the United States by examining the causes, events, and ideologies which led to the American Revolution.

 

Content Standard 2: The students will examine the foundations of the American nation laid during the Revolutionary Era through the contributions of significant individuals and groups involved in the key military and diplomatic events of the Revolutionary War that resulted in an independent nation.

 

Content Standard 3: The student will examine the formation of the American system of government following the Revolutionary War that led to the creation of the United States Constitution.

 

Content Standard 4: The student will examine the political, social, and geographic transformation of the United States during the Early to mid-1800’s.

 

Content Standard 5: The student will analyze the social and political transformation of the United States as a result of the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War during the period of 1850 to 1865.

 

Content Standard 6: The student will analyze the transformation of politics and society during the Reconstruction Era, 1865 to 1877.