Public Schools of Robeson County AH1
Unit 3
AMERICAN HISTORY 1
INSTRUCTIONAL ALIGNMENT
Essential Standard:AH1.H.1 Apply the four interconnected dimensions of historical thinking to United States History Essential Standards in order to understand the creation and development of the United States over time
AH1.H.2 Analyze key political, economic and social turning points in United States History using historical thinking
AH1.H.4 Analyze how conflict and compromise have shaped politics, economics and culture in the United States
AH1.H.3 Understand the factors that led to the exploration, settlement, movement and expansion and their impact on the United States development over time
AH1.H.5 Understand how tensions between freedom, equality and power have shaped the political, economic and social development of the United States.
AH1.H.7 Understand the impact of war on American politics, economics, society and culture. AH1.H.6 Understand how and why the role of the United States in the world has changed over time.
AH1.H.8 Analyze the relationship between progress, crisis and the “American Dream” within the United States
Clarifying Objective(s):
AH1.H.1.1 (Use Chronological thinking)
AH1.H.1.2 (Use Historical Comprehension)
AH1.H.1.3 (Use Historical Analysis and Interpretation) AH1.H.1.4 (Historical Research)
AH1.H.2.1: Analyze key political, economic and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects
AH1.H.2.2: Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.
AH1.H.3.2 Explain how environmental, cultural and economic factors influenced the patterns of migration and settlement within the U.S. before the Civil War
AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.
AH1.H.4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted
AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted
AH1.H.5.1 Summarize how the philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom and equality contributed to the development of American political and economic systems through Reconstruction
AH1.H.6.1 Explain how national, economic and political interests helped set the direction of United States foreign policy from independence through Reconstruction
AH1.H.7.1 Explain the impact of wars on American politics through Reconstruction
AH1.H.7.2 Explain the impact of wars on the American economy through Reconstruction
AH1.H.7.3 Explain the impact of wars on American society and culture through Reconstruction
AH1.H.8.2 Explain how opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society through Reconstruction / Essential Question(s):
- How did European philosophers and writers influence the development of the new nation’s economic and political systems?
- What factors led to the structure of government created in the Articles of Confederation and why did it fail?
- How does George Washington use the US Constitution to set up the first government?
- How did the new nation, and it’s unprecedented federal government, deal with challenges to its authority?
Pacing Guide: 10 Days
Unit of Study / Major Concepts / Instructional Task / Essential Vocabulary / Instructional Resources / Sample Assessment Prompts
Birth of a New Nation / Expansion and migration, power, conflict, war, international affairs / Define current vocabulary.
Discuss concepts for the unit of study.
Examine and explain the impact of economic, political and social policies this time period.
Analyze different philosophies and theories that were considered in this unit. Assess their validity.
Compare and contrast tactics and motives of various groups in America.
Discuss the transformation explain the impact of the merging cultures on progress and the “American Dream”. / Pre:
Migration
Imperialism
Isolation
Push and pull factors
Current:
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Representation
Bicameral
Cabinet
George Washington
John Adams
Judiciary Act of 1789
Bill of Rights
Alexander Hamilton
Whiskey Rebellion
Federalist Party
Democratic Republican Party
Federalism
Checks and balances
Loose interpretation
of the Constitution
Strict interpretation
of the Constitution
Election of 1800
Midnight Judges
XYZ Affair
Marbury vs. Madison
John Marshall (note major cases under his jurisdiction)
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark expedition
Louisiana Purchase
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolves
Nullification
Suffrage
Tecumseh
Cotton gin
Eli Whitney
John Jay
Jay's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty
Abigail Adams
Emancipation
Impressment
Embargo Act of 1807
Neutrality
War Hawks
War of 1812
Battle of New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent
Adams-Onis Treaty
Introductory:
Precedent
Pioneer (paving the way)
Negotiation
Compromise / Text Resources:
Prentice Hall, “United States History”, 2008
“Constitution” p. 31-57
“Remember the Ladies” p. 1042
“The Federalist, No. 51” p. 1044
“First Inaugural Address” p. 1045
“The Star Spangled Banner” p. 1046
Digital Resources:
The Federalist Papers
The Anti-Federalists Papers
Curriculum Pathways Resources
(available at:
The Federalist Assignment: Advertising the Constitution, Project 400
The War Powers Act, Interactivity 1186
Audio and Visual Resources:
Videos/DVDs
A New Nation (Schlesinger)
Founding Brothers (History Channel)
The Duel (PBS)
Marbury v. Madison (WQED)
Fine Arts Connections:
Mather Brown. Thomas Jefferson, 1786, SNPG
Rembrandt Peale. George Washington, 1795, SNPG
Gilbert Stuart. George Washington, 1796, SNPG
John Trumbull, John Adams, 1793, SNPG
Songs:
Presidential Campaign Songs
(Smithsonian Folkways)
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Curriculum Pathways Resources
(available at:
Personal Handbook to the U.S. Constitution, Classroom Activity 1140
The Federalist Assignment: Advertising the Constitution, Project
Suggested Websites:
Thomas Jefferson:
Alexander Hamilton:
Judiciary Act of 1789
The Bill of Rights
charters/bill_of_rights.htm
Alexander Hamilton
Lesson in DPI’s Concept-Based Instruction Document: Political Freedomin the Emerging Republic
Documents:
Letters of Abigail Adams
Tecumseh’s Protest of the Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
Thomas Jefferson’s letter, “A Firebell in the Night”
Phillis Wheatley, “Ode to Washington”
Audio and Visual Resources:
Videos/DVDs
Africans in America (PBS)
Democracy and Reform
(Schlesinger)
Fine Arts Connection:
Washington Allston. Hermia
and Helena, 1818, SAAM
John Haidt. Young Moravian
Girl, 1780, SAAM
Suggested Websites:
Curriculum Pathways Resources
(available at:
Encountering Lewis and Clark, Project 398
Indian Removal Act of 1830, InterActivity 31
Nations within the Nation, Web Lesson 606
The Great Plains Indian Wars, Classroom Activity 1130
The Middle Passage Gallery of Interactive Displays, Web Lesson 607
What was a typical day like for a plantation slave in the antebellum South? Web Inquiry 203
Documents:
President Washington’s Farewell Address
“OGRABME” political cartoon President Madison’s War
Message
Hartford Convention Resolutions
Audio and Visual Resources:
Videos/DVDs
Expansionism (Schlesinger)
Founding Brothers (History Channel)
Biography of America Video Series, Episode 5: “A New System of Government” (Annenberg CPB)
Literary Connections:
Documents:
Bill of Rights
Hamilton’s Reports
Letters and publications produced by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
George Washington’s Farewell Address
Alien & Sedition Acts
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address / Analyze the contributions of TWO of the following in helping to establish a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution. (2002)
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Describe the drafting, content, and ratification of the Bill of rights.
The United States Constitution of 1787 represented an economic and ideological victory for the traditional American political elite.” Assess the validity of that statement for the period 1781 to 1789. (2006 Form B)
The Bill of Rights did not come from a desire to protect the liberties won in the American Revolution, but rather from a fear of the powers of the new federal government. Assess the validity of this statement. (1991)
Discuss Deteriorating positions of African-Americans and Native Americans in the post-Revolutionary War period. How do you account for the deterioration? What were the major changes or events that marked the declining status of each group?
To what extent was the United States Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation? (2005 Form B)
Discuss the dangers the nation faced during the Federalist era (1789-1800) and how it overcame or survived them. In your answer be sure to include conflict among social, economic and sectional interest groups; challenges from foreign nations; and threats to individual liberties and the Bill of Rights.
Although the power of the national government increased during the early republic, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those opposed to the growing power of the national government in TWO of the following. (2003 Form B)
Whiskey Rebellion, 1794
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798-1799
Hartford Convention, 1814-1815
Nullification Crisis, 1832-1833
Discuss the rise of political parties in the United States. Did the Constitution provide for political parties? If not, when and why did the first two parties develop? Who led and supported each party?
Discuss the economic and financial programs of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. What did they include? What was Hamilton trying to accomplish? How and why did his programs politically divide Americans?
Evaluate the importance of domestic and foreign affairs in shaping American politics in the 1790s. (1994)
Explain how differences over foreign policy in the period 1789-1800 encouraged the development of political parties and partisanship.
To what extent was the election of 1800 aptly named the “Revolution of 1800?” Respond with reference to TWO of the following areas: (2004 Form B)
Economics
Foreign policy
Judiciary
Politics
Elaborate on the significance of key elections during the Federalist Era in determining the roles of each branch of government.
Explain the significance of the events surrounding the Whiskey Rebellion and Washington’s response.
Analyze the role of American expansion in influencing foreign policies.
Describe how the decisions of the Supreme Court have helped to define the Constitution.
Evaluate the significance of the early decisions of the Supreme Court in shaping the American judicial system.
Analyze the causes of the United States’ entry into a nearly disastrous was against Britain from 1812 to 1814.
Describe the varied responses of Americans to the French Revolution.