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"The learner will . . ." || **Standard(s)** || **No. of Days** || **Vocabulary Terms** || **Resources** || **Student Learning Activities** || **Assessment** || 2. Summarize Spain's conquests of the Aztec and Inca empires. 3. Describe the competition among European nations to explore the Americas. (2.2) 4. Explain why, how, and where the French and Dutch established colonies in North America. 5. Explain how Spain organized its empire and colonies. (2.3) 6. Describe the role of the Church in the Spanish colonies. 7. Identify the effects of the Columbian Exchange. 8. Define slavery and summarize how it developed in the Americas. (2.4) 9. Describe the lives of enslaved people and how slavery led to racism. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 8 ||  || student text
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 * Textbook: ** (//American History: Beginnings Through Reconstruction//, McDougal Littell, 2008)
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 * || Ch. 2 || 1. Explain reasons for European exploration of the Americas. (2.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

primary source read and rewrites

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 2 Exam

oratory || 2. Describe the founding and growth of Jamestown. 3. Explain why the Pilgrims came to America and describe their first years there. (3.2) 4. Describe the society established by the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay. 5. Explain how Massachusetts Bay "seeded" New England. 6. Describe the fight for tolerance of the Quakers and other groups. 7. Identify common features of th New England colonies. 8. Explain why Lord Baltimore founded the colony of Maryland. (3.3) 9. Explain how the economy and social structure of the Carolinas were intertwined. 10. Describe how Georgia evolved into a plantation society. 11. Analyze the common features shared by the Southern colonies. 12. Summarize the early history of the Middle Colonies. (3.4) 13. Explain how the English seized the Middle Colonies and established control from New England to the Southern Colonies. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 3 || 1. Identify the first English colonies. (3.1)

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primary source read and rewrites

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 3 Exam

oratory || 2. Explain the effects of Atlantic trade on New England. 3. Analyze the causes of King Philip's War. 4. Summarize the changes that took place in Puritan society in the late 1600s. 5. Describe the plantation economy in the South. (4.2) 6. Analyze how the search for cheap labor led to slavery. 7. Explain ways that African Americans resisted enslavement. 8. Explain why the Middle Colonies were prosperous. (4.3) 9. Describe the role of African Americans in building cities. 10. Summarize ways that ethnic diversity encouraged tolerance. 11. Describe the characteristics of the Backcountry. (4.4) 12. Summarize why many Scots-Irish emigrated to the colonies. 13. Analyze the conflicts that developed as Backcountry settlers pushed west. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 4 || 1. List New England's major resources. (4.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

primary source read and rewrites

"bell ringer" activity

Salem Witch Trial activity (National Geographic website) || section quizzes

Ch. 4 Exam

oratory

Salem Witch Trial activity || 2. Describe the daily life in the colonies. 3. Summarize Enlightenment ideas and how they affected the colonies. 4. Describe the growth of English rights between 1215 and the late 1600s. (5.2) 5. Identify issues which created conflicts between England and the colonies over colonists' rights. 6. Identify conflicts created by European claims to Native American lands. (5.3) 7. Describe events which led to the beginning and spread of the French and Indian War. 8. Describe the changing attitudes of colonial Americans and Native Americans following the French and Indian War. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 5 || 1. Contrast the colonies with older societies. (5.1)

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primary source read and rewrites

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 5 Exam

oratory || 2. Describe the ways that the colonists defied the rules of Parliament. 3. Identify the ways that Britain tightened its control over the colonies. (6.2) 4. Explain how colonists protested British rule. 5. Analyze why colonists felt that Britain was interfering in their economic matters. 6. Describe the Intolerable Acts and how the colonists reacted to them. (6.3) 7. Explain why the revolution began. 8. Summarize what happened during the siege of Boston. (6.4) 9. Describe how the conflict began to spread. 10. Explain why the rebellion became a revolution. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 6 || 1. Identify the reasons why the American colonies and Britain began to grow apart. (6.1)

in-depth resources

//No More Kings// (youtube)

//Shot Heard Around the World// (youtube)

//Midnight Ride of Paul Revere////​// || discussion

primary source read and rewrites

"bell ringer" activity

songs || section quizzes

oratory -students write and perform songs || 2. Summarize the problems each side faced while preparing for war. 3. Explain Washington's strategy and the war in the Middle States. 4. Evaluate Britain's Northern strategy. 5. Analyze the effects of the Battles of Saratoga. 6. Identify reasons why Spain and France entered the war. 7. Summarize the effects of the winter at Valley Forge on the American army. 8. Explain how and why fighting spread to the frontier. 9. Explain how the Americans expanded the naval war. 10. Explain what happened when the war moved to the South. 11. Describe how the war ended. 12. Analyze reasons why the Americans won the war. 13. Summarize the costs of the war. 14. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Paris. 15. Identify the ideals on which a new nation was created following the Revolution. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 7 || 1. Describe how the war divided Americans.

A&E //The Revolutionary War// || discussion || discussion

list things they learned from the video || 2. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. 3. Identify the reasons why there was a call fro the Constitutional Convention. (8.2) 4. Evaluate the challenges delegates faced at the Convention. 5. Explain how the Convention resolved challenges over slavery. 6. Explain why the Federalists supported ratification of the Constitution and why the Antifederalists opposed it. (8.3) 7. Summarize the battle for ratification of the Constitution. 8. Analyze the Bill of Rights-the first ten amendments to the Constitution. 9. Describe the seven principles guiding the Constitution and how they shape its articles and amendments. (ConHandbook) 10. Summarize the Preamble and its stated goals. 11. Contrast the powers, terms and numbers of the House and Senate. 12. Describe the specific powers granted to Congress and how a bill becomes a law. 13. Describe the election, powers, qualifications, and duties of the president. 14. Describe the judicial branch of government and the federal court system. 15. Summarize the system of checks and balances. 16. Define the relations among states, including national, state, and shared powers. 17, Describe the process for amending the Constitution. 18. Summarize the supremacy of the national government. 19. Explain the ratification process. 20. Summarize issues addressed in the Bill of Rights and their importance in the US government. 21. Identify the issues that Amendments 11-17 address. 22. Define citizenship and explain a citizen's rights and responsibilities. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 8 and Constitution || 1. Explain why the states joined together to form a new government. (8.1)

in-depth resources

//The Preamble Song// (youtube)

//I'm Just a Bill// song (youtube) || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 8 Exam || 2. Summarize Hamilton's plan to address the nation's economic and financial issues. 3. Identify the challenges posed by competing claims in the Northwest Territory and by the Whiskey Rebellion and how they were resolved. (9.2) 4. List reasons why the new nation remained neutral in European conflicts and how that position affected foreign relations. 5. Describe Washington's return to private life, his fears of political parties, and the reasons parties grew. (9.3) 6. Summarize national and international issues dividing Americans during Adams's presidency and the conflict over states' rights. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 9 || 1. Describe the decisions made by Washington and Congress that established precedents for later years. (9.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 9 Exam || 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 || podium points ||  || students work with teaching artist from Ford's Theatre ||   || 2. Summarize Thomas Jefferson's view of government and democracy. 3. Analyze the impact of //Marbury v. Madison// (1803). 4. Identify the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase and explain how it changed the United States. (10.2) 5. Summarize the Lewis and Clark expedition. 6. Describe the events that led to the War of 1812. (10.3) 7. Summarize the phases of the War of 1812. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Oratory ||  || 8.1.1
 * || Ch. 10 || 1. Describe how the Democratic-Republican party came to power. (10.1)

in-depth resources

Lewis and Clark video (my Learn360) || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 10 Exam || 2. Describe new inventions that changed transportation, communication, and agriculture. 3. Explain the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South. (11.2) 4. Describe the daily life and culture of African American in the South in the mid-1800s. 5. Identify factors that promoted national unity in the early 1800s. (11.3) 6. Describe events that increased sectionalism. 7 Summarize how Americans reached agreements with foreign nations to help secure its borders. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 11 || 1. Identify factors that led to the Industrial Revolution and explain the spread of new manufacturing methods. (11.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 11 Exam || 2. Summarize how democracy changed during Jackson's presidency. 3. Identify economic issues that increased tension within the states. 4. Describe the issue of states' rights from two points of view. 5. Explain why Jackson wanted the Native Americans to move west. (12.2) 6. Summarize the effects of the Indian Removal Act on Native Americans. 7. Identify causes and effects of Jackson's destruction of the national bank. (12.3) 8. Explain the formation of the Whig Party in the United States. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 12 || 1. Explain the political divisions that appeared around the 1824 election. (12.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

Ch. 12 Exam || Ch. 13 || 1. Identify the reasons shy the early pioneers moved west. 2. Summarize the challenges people faced in settling the West and how they overcame them. 3. Identify the changes in Spanish Texas that led up to the Texas Revolution. 4. Describe the sequence of events in the Texans' revolt against Mexico that resulted int he creation of the Lone Star Republic. 5. Summarize American support for manifest destiny. 6. Describe the war with Mexico. 7. Explain the impact of victory over Mexico. 8. Describe how the discovery of gold changed California. 9. Explain the final impact of the California Gold Rush. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 20 ||  || //Pioneers// simulation
 * || Pioneers

student text || diary entries

wagon supply lists

participate in wagon train meetings

trail decisions

research assignment || Pre-test

Post-test

diary entry

trail decisions

research assignment

debriefing discussion || 2. Explain the challenges that immigrants faced in America. 3. Identify reform movements that attempted to improve society in America. (14.2) 4. Explain the efforts of the movement to improve working conditions. 5. Identify specific areas of daily life that some reformers focused on improving. 6. Describe the efforts of abolitionists in the 1800s to end slavery. (14.3) 7. Explain how the abolition movement led to the fight for women's rights, and identify key people and events in the women's rights movement. 8. Summarize the social and cultural changes that transformed America in the mid-1800s. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 7 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 14 || 1. Identify the various immigrant groups in the mid-1800s and explain why these people chose to come to America. (14.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity || section quizzes

oratory || 2. Summarize the effects of territorial expansion on the debate over slavery. 3. Analyze how the Compromise of 1850 fueled the Union's crisis. 4. Explain how political tensions resulted in violence. 5. Explain how the issue of slavery led to political divisions. (15.2) 6. Identify the events that brought the nation to the breaking point. 7. Explain how the 1860 election revealed the divisions in the country. (15.3) 8. Describe the reasons for, and responses to, the secession of seven Southern states. || 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 10 ||  || student text
 * || Ch. 15 || 1. Compare and contrast the economic paths of the North and the South. (15.1)

in-depth resources || discussion

read and rewrite primary sources

"bell ringer" activity

debate Emancipation || section quizzes

oratory

debate on Emancipation || 8.1.2 8.2.1 8.2.2 8.2.3 8.2.4 8.2.5 8.2.10 8.2.11 8.2.12 8.2.13 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.4.1-US 8.4.2-US 8.4.3-US 8.4.4-US 8.4.5-US 8.4.1-W 8.4.2-W 8.4.3-W 8.4.4-W 8.4.5-W || 20 || review of podium points || student text
 * || Ch. 16 || Describe the effects of the Civil War on the nation through the perspectives of the people who lived through it. || 8.1.1

internet resources || students will write and perform a speech from the perspective of a figure from the Civil War || student performance ||