Fall Assignments & Grades

U.S. History

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 Date

 Days

 Standards

 Class Activities

 Homework

 August 9/10

 

Mon/Tues

WEEK 1

US History Performance Standards 

Georgia High School Social Studies Test Information Booklet

SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century.

a. Explain Virginias development; include the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation, relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan, development of the House of Burgesses, Bacons Rebellion, and the development of slavery.

b. Describe the settlement of New England; include religious reasons, relations with Native Americans (e.g., King Phillip’s War), the establishment of town meetings and development of a legislature, religious tensions that led to colonies such as the founding of Rhode Island, the half-way covenant, Salem Witch Trials, and the loss of the Massachusetts charter and the transition to a royal colony.

c. Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies; include the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam and subsequent English takeover, and the settlement of Pennsylvania.

d. Explain the reasons for French settlement of Quebec.

e. Analyze the impact of location and place on colonial settlement, transportation, and economic development; including Jamestown and New York City.

SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

a. Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade.

b. Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African population, and African- American culture.

c. Identify Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and individualism.

d. Explain the significance of the Great Awakening.

 

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Spring Assignments

Welcome Back Students!

Early America

Timeline of USA Events

 Read Chapter 1 Summary

 August 11/12

 Wed/Thurs

 

SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

 

Discuss All American Quiz

Colonization Timeline

Slavery Timeline

American History Documents to 1898

Read Chapter 1 Summary

 August 13/16

 Fri/Mon

 SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

 

 

 

Discuss Map:Trade Routes with Asia, Map: European Occupation of North America, Chart: New World & Old World Crops, Chart: Exploration of the Americas, Map: European Exploration, Map: Early Explorations, Map: Migration Routes of First Americans, Map: First Americans, Map: Transatlantic Explorations, Chart: Spanish Power Structure, Map: Native American Cultures, Map: Spanish Explorers, Map: Columbian Exchange

Video Questions: "Five Hundred Nations: Invasion of the Coast"

Timeline: Jamestown to Civil War

 Read Chapter 2 Summary

 August 17/18

 Tues/Wed

WEEK 2

 

 SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

SSUH1A Lecture Notes

Jamestown Settlement

John Rolfe

House of Burgesses

Bacon's Rebellion

Discuss Chart: The American Colonies

Discuss Video Questions

 Read Chapter 3 Summary

 August 19/20

 Thurs/Fri

 

 SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

 

Discuss Syllabus and Class Rules 

SSUH1.BCDE Lecture Notes

William Bradford

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Roger Williams

Half Way Covenant

King Philip's War

Dominion of New England

Salem Witch Trials

New Amsterdam

William Penn

Founding of Quebec

The Colonial Period

Colonial Period Timeline

Read Chapter 3 Summary

 August 23/24

 Mon/Tues

WEEK 3

 SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

 

 

 

SSUH2A Lecture Notes

Colonial American History

Mercantilism

Triangular Trade

Discuss: Map: Major Colonial Economies, Map: Triangular Trade Routes, Chart: 13 Colonies, Map: European Land Claims in 1754, Chart: Colonial Society Pyramid, Map: Seven Years War in America, Chart: French & Indian War, Map: America in 1763, Chart: 17th & 18th Slave Trade, Map: African Slave Trade, Map: Slave Trade, Chart: Africans in the Colonies, Map: Colonizing New England, Chart: Puritan Migration, Map: Puritan Migration, Map: Colonizing the Chesapeake, Map: Jamestown, Map: Jamestown, Map: European Settlements in America, Timeline: 320-1620, Timeline: 1325-1570, Timeline: 1607-1789

Read "William Penn: His Vision & Integrity Helped Him Foster Religious Freedom & Social Equality"

Quiz SSUSH #1

 

 Prepare for European Settlements, Colonial Economy & Society Test (Unit 1)

 August 25/26

 Wed/Thurs

(Wed: 1/2 day)

 

 SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

 

SSUH2BC Lecture Notes

The Middle Passage

Benjamin Franklin

"The Colonies Come of Age" puzzle

 Prepare for European Settlements, Colonial Economy & Society Test (Unit 1)

 

 August 27/30

 Fri/Mon

SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

 

SSUH2D Lecture Notes

The Great Awakening

Discuss "The Colonies Come of Age" puzzle

Quiz: SSUSH #2

 Prepare for European Settlements, Colonial Economy & Society Test (Unit 1)

 

 31/1

WEEK 4

 Tues/Wed

 

SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century and SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed.

SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.

a. Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French-Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.

b. Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence.

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Test: Unit 1 European Settlements, Colonial Economy & Society (45 minutes)

 

Discuss Videq Questions

Read "What Would George (Washington) Celebrate?"

 

 

 

Audio: Almost a Miracle--The American Victory in the War for Independence

  Read Chapter 4 Summary Notes & War for Independence Puzzle

 

 September 2/3

 Thurs/Fri

 

SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.

a. Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French-Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.

b. Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence.

c. Explain the importance of Thomas Paines Common Sense to the movement for independence.

SSUSH4 The student will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution.

a. Explain the language, organization, and intellectual sources of the Declaration of Independence; include the writing of John Locke and the role of Thomas Jefferson.

b. Explain the reason for and significance of the French alliance and foreign assistance and the roles of Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette.

c. Analyze George Washington as a military leader; include the creation of a professional military and the life of a common soldier, and describe the significance of the crossing of the Delaware River and Valley Forge.

d. Explain the role of geography at the Battle of Yorktown, the role of Lord Cornwallis, and the Treaty of Paris, 1783.

SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution.

a. Explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and Daniel Shays Rebellion led to a call for a stronger central government.

b. Evaluate the major arguments of the anti-Federalists and Federalists during the debate on ratification of the Constitution as put forth in The Federalist concerning form of government, factions, checks and balances, and the power of the executive, including the roles of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.

c. Explain the key features of the Constitution, specifically the Great Compromise, separation of powers (the influence of Montesquieu), limited government, and the issue of slavery.

d. Analyze how the Bill of Rights serves as a protector of individual and states rights.

e. Explain the importance of the Presidencies of George Washington and John Adams; include the Whiskey Rebellion, non-intervention in Europe, and the development of political parties (Alexander Hamilton).

Lecture Notes SSUSH 3ABC

The French & Indian War

 

The French & Indian War

 

Discuss: British Colonial Restraints & Key Events in Revolutionary War

Samuel Adams

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine

The Declaration of Independence

The Road to Independence

The Revolutionary War

The American Revolution

Revolutionary War Timeline

 American Colonies: 1763-1776

The American Revolution

  Read "Bold Men in Ruffled Shirts"

 September 7/8

 

WEEK 5


Tues/Wed

 

 SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution and SSUSH4 The student will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution and SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and
implementation of the United States Constitution.

 

 

Discuss Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution

Discuss "War for Independence" Puzzle

Discuss Graph: Colonial Exports in 1770; Graph: Colonial Population in 1775; Photo: Terrorism in Boston; Chart: Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Graph: War Casualties in the American Revolution, Painting: Bunker Hill; Maps: Battles in the North, South & West in the Revolutionary War, Timeline:1754-1787, Timeline: 1776-1825; Chart: Checks & Balances, Chart: Federalism, Graphic: How a Bill Becomes a Law; The Federal System, Chart: Constitutional Convention, Chart: The Bill of Rights; Map: Early Emancipation in the America; Timeline: Creation of the Constitution, Graphic: Land Ordinance of 1785, Map: Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Map: European Influence in North America in 1783; Graphic: Amending the Constitution; Painting: Lady Liberty

The Articles of Confederation

The New Nation: 1783-1815

U.S. Constitution

The US Constitution

The Formation of the National Government

Timeline: Confederation to Republic

Audio: The Perils of Peace--America's Struggle for Survival after Yorktown

 

  Read Chapter 5 Summary, "Samuel Adams: He Helped Bring About the American Revolution" and "Shaping A New Nation" puzzle

 September 9/10

 Thurs/Fri

 

 SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution and SSUSH4 The student will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution and SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and
implementation of the United States Constitution.

 

Read "The Federalist Papers: Blueprints for the Constitution"

The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton

George Washington

George Washington Biography

Audio: His Excellency: George Washington

Read "The Founders and the Fedayeen"  and prepare for Chapters 4 & 5 Test

 September 13/14

WEEK 6 

Mon/Tues

SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation. SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it.

 

Review for Test: Discuss "Shaping A New Nation" Puzzle

Test: Chapter 4 and 5 

 

 

 

Audio: Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution

 Read Chapter 6 Summary Notes, read "Secretary Alexander Hamilton: He Made Sure the US Would Stay Strong" & "Alexander Hamilton's Last Stand" and "Federalist Era" Puzzle 

 September 16/17

 Wed/Thurs

SSUSH6 The student will analyze the impact of nature of territorial expansion and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation.

a. Explain the Northwest Ordinance’s importance in the westward migration ofAmericans, and on slavery  public education, and the addition of new states.14

b. Describe Jefferson’s diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the territory’s exploration by Lewis and Clark.

c. Explain major reasons for the War of 1812 and the war’s significance on the development of a national identity.

d. Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure.

e. Describe the reasons for and importance of the Monroe Doctrine.

SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.

a. Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets.

b. Describe the westward growth of the United States; include the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny.

c. Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school.

d. Explain women’s efforts to gain suffrage; include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Conference.

e. Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding suffrage, the rise of popular political culture, and the development of American nationalism.

 

Read "Election of 1796: The First Real Election" 

 

Discuss Graph: Exports & Imports1796-1815, Graph: Population in 1790; Chart: National Debt 1791-1848; Timeline: 1789-1823, Graphic: Bank of the US, Timeline: Toward a More Perfect Union; Chart: Hamilton's Financial Plan, Chart: Bill of Rights, Map: Election of 1800, Map: Western Land Cessions, Chart: The Federal System, Chart: How a Bill Becomes a Law, Chart: Checks and Balances; Chart: The Executive Cabinet, Map: Federalist vs Anti-Federalist Strongholds

Forgotten Founding Fathers

First Years of the Union

The Early Years of the Republic

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

Chapter 6 Objectives

Chapter 6 Summary

Early Republic Timeline

The War of 1812

War of 1812 Events

James Madison

Westward Expansion and Regional Differences

Audio: Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

Read Chapter 7

 September 18/21

 Fri/Mon

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it.

 

Retake Chapters 4&5 Test

Read "The Accidental Electors"

James Monroe

Westward Expansion

  Read Chapter 7

 September 22

Tuesday 
 

 Flood Day: No School
 

 September 23/24

WEEK 7

 Wed/Thurs

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

 Read "Father and Son Presidencies"

John Quincy Adams

Discuss Federalist Era Puzzle

Video: November Warriors

Discuss Academic Fair Projects

Chapter 7 Objectives

Chapter 7 Summary

 Read Chapter 7 and (Make-up Assignment) Early 19th Century" Puzzle

 September 25/28

 Fri/Mon

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

Read "Andrew Jackson: He Was Dedicated to the Common Man"

The Antebellum Period

Discuss Video Questions: November Warriors

Video: Erie Canal

Erie Canal in 2008

Andrew Jackson

Pre-Civil War

Age of Jackson Timeline

Audio: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

 Read Chapter 7 and "Balancing Nationalism & Sectionalism" puzzle

 September 29/30

WEEK 8

Tues/Wed

 

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

 Discuss "John Marshall: Father of the Court"

Discuss Map: Lewis & Clark Expedition; Map: Louisiana Purchase; Chart: Evolution of Political Parties; Map: Removal of Native Americans 1820-1840, Map: Major Battles of the War of 1812; Map: War of 1812; Map: Cities in 1820; Graphic: Cotton Revolution; Map: Missouri Compromise; Chart: Monroe Doctrine

John Marshall

Discuss Video Questions: Erie Canal

 Read Chapter 7

October 1/2

 Thurs/Fri

  

SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

Groups: Complete "Sectionalism & Nationalism Puzzle 

Discuss "Henry Clay: Expert on the Art of Compromise"

Henry Clay

Henry Clay

Audio: Inheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans

 Prepare for Test

 October 5/6

 Mon/Tues

 

  SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

Review for Test--Discuss "Early 19th Century" and "Balancing Sectionalism & Nationalism" Puzzles

Test: Chapters 6 & 7

 Read Chapter 8

 October 7/8

 

Wed/Thurs

SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.

a. Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets.

b. Describe the westward growth of the United States; include the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny.

c. Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school.

d. Explain women’s efforts to gain suffrage; include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Conference.

e. Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding suffrage, the rise of popular political culture, and the development of American nationalism.

 SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.

a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).

b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and territories.

c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of sectionalism.

d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.

e. Explain how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population growth.

 

Discuss "Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Her Determination Helped Secure Women's Rights"

Discuss Project Fair Proposal Form

Chapter 8 Objectives

Chapter 8 Summary

Video--The Underground Railroad 1

(& The Underground Railroad 2 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio: Lori Ginzberg discusses her book: "Elizabeth Cady Stanton--An American Life"

Read Chapter 8 and  "Reforming American Society" Puzzle

 

 October 9/14

 Thurs/Wed

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

Discuss "Americans and the Grand Old Tradition of Disenfranchisement"

Discuss Video Questions

Video Questions: Mexican-American War

Key Events of Mexican-American War

Manifest Destiny

Mexican American War

Gen. Winfield Scott Biography

Sectional Conflict

Chapter 9 Objectives

Chapter 9 Summary

 Read Chapter 9

 

October 15/16

 Thurs/Fri

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

Discuss "1846: The Way We Were"

Discuss Video Questions: Mexican War

Timeline: Expansion, Slavery & Civil War 

Discuss "Reforming American Society" Puzzle

Read Chapter 9 and "Manifest Destiny" Puzzle

 

October 19/20

 Mon/Tues

 

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

 

 Discuss "Less to Celebrate: Gold Rush of 1849"

Discuss Graphic: Reform Movements of the early 19th Century, Chart: National Debt 1849-1899; Map: Roads & Canals in 1840, Map: Compromise of 1850, Chart: Compromise of 1850, Chart: European Immigration, Picture: Cotton Gin, Maps: Cotton Production in 1820 & 1860, Chart Major Treaties 1842-1853, Map: The Mormon World, Map: Oregon Trail, Map: Oregon Boundary Dispute, Map: The Texas Revolution, Map: USA Growth to 1853, Timeline: 1820-1877, Timeline 1821-1857, Timeline 1836-1877, Westward Movement, Map: Trails to the West, Map: Battles of Mexican War, Map: Underground Railroad, and Chart: Railroads in 19th Century

Review for Test--Timeline 1820-1850

 Prepare for Test

 October 21/22

 Wed/Thurs

 

 SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation and SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to
it and SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward
expansion.

Discuss "Manifest Destiny" Puzzle

 

Chapter 8& 9 Test

 Read Chapter 10 and "The Union in Peril" Puzzle

 October 23/26

 Fri/Mon

 

SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.

a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).

b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and territories.

c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of sectionalism.

d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.

e. Explain how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population growth.

SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

a. Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the failure of popular sovereignty, Dred Scott case, and John Brown’s Raid.

b. Describe President Lincoln’s efforts to preserve the Union as seen in his second inaugural address and the Gettysburg speech and in his use of emergency powers, such as his decision to suspend habeas corpus.

c. Describe the roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis.

d. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta and the impact of geography on these battles.

e. Describe the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

f. Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the North and the South through an examination of population, functioning railroads, and industrial output.

 

 Discuss "John Brown: He Gave His Life for Freedom"

Discuss Key Events & Battles of the Civil War

Video Questions: "Freedom's Road: Slavery and the Opposition"

Secession and Civil War

Compromise of 1850

Chapter 10 Objectives

Chapter 10 Summary

 

Audio: Disunion--The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859

 Read Chapter 10

 October 27/28

Tues/Wed

 SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

 

Groups: Complete "Union in Peril" Puzzle

Discuss "Why Men Joined Up"

 Discuss Video Questions

Read Chapter 11 

 October 29/30

Thurs/Fri

 SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

 

Discuss "Gettysburg: The Key Battle of the Civil War"

Discuss "Union in Peril" puzzle

Video Questions: "Abraham Lincoln"

Civil War: 1861-1865

Abraham Lincoln

Chapter 11 Objectives

Chapter 11 Summary

 Read Chapter 11 and "Civil War" Puzzle

 November 2/4

 Mon/Wed

 SSUSH 9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

 

 

Small Groups: "Why the South Lost the Civil War: Ten Historians Provide Their Views"

and Write Summary Essay

Civil War in America

 Read Chapter 11

 November 5/6

 Thurs/Fri

 SSUSH 9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

 

Discuss "Why the South Lost the Civil War: Ten Historians Provide Their Views"

Discuss Video Questions

Video Questions: "Foot Soldier--The Yankees"

The Civil War

Confederate States of America

Audio: Noah Andre Trudeau discusses his book "Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea"

 Read Chapter 11

 November 9/10

 Mon/Tues

 SSUSH 9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

 

Discuss "Sherman's March to the Sea Still in Southern Psyche"

Discuss Video Questions

Discuss Chart: Debate About Slavery; Map: Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854; Map: Railroads in 1860; Map: Roads in 1860; Secession of States 1860-1861, Map: Secession: (For & Against in the South,) Chart: North & South in 1860, Map: Election of 1860; Graph: North vs. South; Charts: The Civil War, Map: Civil War in the East 1861-1862, Map: Civil War in the West 1861-1862, Map: Civil War in the East 1863, Map: Vicksburg 1863, Sherman's March to the Sea 1864-1865; Map: Final Virginia Campaign 1864-1865; Timeline 1836-1877; Timeline 1861-1898; and Timeline 1862-1892

Discuss "Civil War" Puzzle

Civil War & Reconstruction Timeline

Audio: Marc Wortman discusses his book "The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta"

 Prepare for Chapter 10 and 11 Test

 November 11/12

 Wed/Thurs

 SSUSH 9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

 

Review for Test--Jeopardy Game

 

Chapters 10 & 11 Test

 

Read "Atlanta Prospers After Sherman's Fire"

 

Audio: Jay Winik discusses his book "April 1865: The Year That Saved America"

  Read Chapter 12

 November 13/16

 Fri/Mon

SSUSH10 The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction.

a. Compare and contrast Presidential Reconstruction with Radical Republican Reconstruction.

b. Explain efforts to redistribute land in the South among the former slaves and provide advanced education (e.g., Morehouse College) and describe the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

c. Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.

d. Explain Black Codes, the Ku Klux Klan, and other forms of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction.

e. Explain the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in relationship to Reconstruction.

f. Analyze the presidential election of 1876 and the subsequent compromise of 1877 marked the end of Reconstruction.

SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction.

a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business.

b. Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West; include the transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor.

c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies

d. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison; include the electric light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life

SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction.

a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business.

b. Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West; include the transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor.

c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies

d. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison; include the electric light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life 

SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

a. Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America.

b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers.

c. Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee.

d. Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest.

 

Discuss "Johnson's Trial: Two Bitter Months for a Still-Torn Nation"

Growth & Transformation

Video Questions: Railroads That Tamed the West

Iron Clad: The Transcontinental Railroad

Chapter 12 Objectives

Chapter 12 Summary

Ulysses S. Grant Biography

 Read Chapter 12

 November 17/18

 Tues/Wed

 SSUSH10 The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction.

Groups: Chapter 12 Puzzle

Discuss "Earlier GOP Governors Had Unhappy Tenures" and "The Politics of Confrontation"

The Gilded Age: 1876-1900

Discuss Video Questions

Read Chapter 12 and  "Reconstruction Era" Puzzle

 November 19/20

 Thurs/Fri

 

SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

 Discuss "Election of 1876: A Sure Hand Can Save the President" 

Discuss Map: Railroads Across America, Chart: Transcontinental Railroad, Map: Election of 1876, Map: Election of 1896, Map: Mining & Cattle 1860-1890, Map: Settlement of USA by 1890; Map: US Army-Native American Clashes in the West, Newsclip: L. Frank Baum and Native Americans, Map: Native American Reservations in 1890; Chart: Reconstruction, Map: Reconstruction of the Union, Chart: Reconstruction Legislation Map: Sharecropping in 1880; Chart: Inflation and Deflation; Threat of Deflation; Map: Farming in 1900; Timeline: 1861-1898

Video Questions--Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie Biography

Timeline of Events in the West

Gilded Age Timeline

Chapter 13 Objectives

Chapter 13 Summary

Westward Expansion

 Read Chapter 13 and   "Changes on the Western Frontier" Puzzle

 November 23/24

 Mon/Tues

  SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

Discuss "Atlanta: The City That Made Itself Up"

Discuss Video Questions

Video Questions: The Rockefellers

John D. Rockefeller Biography

The Rockefellers

Read Chapter 13 

 November 30/1

Mon/Tues 

  SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

Groups: "Changes on the Western Frontier"

Discuss "Some Depressions Aren't So Bad"

Discuss Video Questions

Discuss "Reconstruction Era" Puzzle

Discontent and Reform

Read Chapter 14 

 December 2/3

 Wed/Thurs

  SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

Discuss "A Century of Change in Populist Politics"

William Jennings Bryan

Discuss "Changes on Western Frontier" puzzle

Video Questions: The Indian Wars

American Labor History

American Labor Leaders

Timeline: Populism & Progressive Era

 Read Chapter 14

and "Industrial Age" Puzzle

 December 4/7

 Fri/Mon

 SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

Discuss "A Century of Renewal"

Video Questions--Chicago: Gateway to the West

Chapter 14 Objectives

Chapter 14 Summary

 Read Chapter 15 and "Immigrants & Urbanization" Puzzle 

 December 8/9

 Tues/Wed

 SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

Discuss "Georgia Democrats Overcome Bitter History of Racist Politics"

Discuss Video Questions

Discuss "Industrial Age" Puzzle

Read Chapter 15

 December 10/11

 Thurs/Fri

 

 SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

Discuss "19th Century Titans Set the Stage for the 20th Century"

Discuss Graph: Urban Population Growth 1870-1900, Graph: Urban Population 1800-2000, Graph: Sources of Immigration 1870-1900, Chart: America: A Land of Immigrants, Map: Where Foreign Born Lived in 1900, Graph: Urban & Rural Work Force1870-1920, Chart: Urban Growth, Map: Growth of Chicago, Chart: 19th Century Labor Unions, Chart: The Rise of Industrial America, Chart: Industrial Growth, Graph: Corporate Mergers 1895-1905, Cartoon: The Monster Monopoly; Chart: Minor Political Parties, Blurb: US interest in Dominican Republic, Chart: Horizontal Consolidation & Vertical Integration; Timeline: 1862-1892

The Gilded Age

Chapter 15 Objectives

Chapter 15 Summary

Discuss "Immigrants & Urbanization" puzzle

Audio: "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt"

 Prepare for Final Exam

 December 14

 Monday

 SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

 

Review for Final Exam: Timeline and Jeopardy Game

Prepare for the Final Exam 

 December 15

 Tuesday

 

SSUSH10 The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction. SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth

1B & 3B

Final Exam: Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15

 Read "The Specter of the Gilded Age"

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 December 16

 Wednesday

 

SSUSH10 The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction. SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth

1A & 3A

 Final Exam: Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15

 Read "The Specter of the Gilded Age"

 December 17

 Thursday

 SSUSH10 The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction. SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth

2B & 4B 

Final Exam: Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15

 Read "The Specter of the Gilded Age"
 

 December 18

 Friday

 SSUSH10 The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction. SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth

2A & 4A

 Final Exam: Chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15

 Read "The Specter of the Gilded Age"

 Enjoy the Holidays!

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