US HISTORY

FIRST QUARTER PACING GUIDE

Please note that although this outline is subject to change. This provides reading assignments in TheAmericans but does not include all homework assignments.

UNIT I: Early European Exploration and Colonization: The Americans Chapter 2

DATE/TOPICHOMEWORK (what you read on that night for the next class)

Monday August 29, 2016

  • Introduction to course, conditions in 15th, Americans, Chap. 2, Sec. 2,

16th & 17th century Europe. Discovery ofJamestown, pg. 42-48.

the “New World”, Reasons for early European

expansion & immigration

Wednesday August 31, 2016

  • Virginia Colonization & Mercantilism Americans, Chap. 2, Sec. 3 Puritan New Eng., pg. 49-54

Friday September 2, 2016

  • Settlement in New England Americans, Ch.2, Sec. 4, Middle Colonies, pg. 55-59.

Wednesday September 7, 2016

 The Middle ColoniesTBA

Friday September 9, 2016

  • Colonial Society: Indentured ServantsStudy for test

& Slavery; Family, society, religion

(The Great Awakening)

Tuesday September 13, 2016

TEST Americans, Ch. 3, Sec. 1, England and its Colonies, pg. 66-71

Unit II: The American Revolution

The Americans Chapters 3 and 4

Thursday September 15, 2016

 French and English SettlementAmericans, Ch. 3, Sec. 4,

  • The French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War, pg. 85-
  • Consequences of the war89
Monday September 19, 2016
  • Imperial Reorganization: Sugar, Stamp, Declaratory,Americans, Ch. 4, Sec. 2,

Quartering, Townshend, & Tea ActsIdeas Help Start a Revolution,

  • Colonial Resistancepg. 103-108
  • “Toward Independence”—revolutionary philosophy
Wednesday September 21. 2016
  • “Toward Independence”—Revolutionary philosophy,Americans, Ch. 4, Sec. 3,

Common Sense, Declaration of Independence, Struggle Toward Saratoga,

Continental Congresses, Lexington and Concord pg. 113-117

Friday September 23, 2016
  • The American Revolution Americans, Ch. 4, Sec. 4,

Winning the War, pg. 118-123

Tuesday September 27, 2016

  • Treaty of Paris (1783)Study for test
Thursday September 29, 2016
  • TESTAmericans, Chap, 5, Sec.1,

Experimenting with Confederation, pg. 132-13

UNIT III: Creating a New Nation & Federalists

The Americans Chapters 5 and 6

Monday October 3, 2016

 Constitutional Convention and ConstitutionAmericans, Ch. 5, Sec. 2,

Drafting the Constitution pg. 140-144

Wednesday October 5, 2016

George Washington’s Presidency, the economyAmericans, Ch. 6, Sec. 1,

& Hamilton’s PlanWashington Heads the  The Federalist Papers New Government, pg. 182- 187

Friday October 7, 2016
  • Beginnings of Two-Party SystemAmericans, Ch.6, Sec. 2
  • Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Trouble the Nation, pg. 190-196

Wednesday October 12, 2016

 Jefferson and HamiltonTBA

Friday October 14, 2016

 Jefferson and HamiltonTBA

Tuesday October 18, 2016

 Wrap UpStudy for test

Thursday October 20, 2016Americans, Ch. 6, Sec. 3,  TEST Jefferson Alters the Nation’s Course, pg. 197- 201

UNIT IV: Republican Revolution

The Americans Chapters 6 and 7

Monday October 24, 2016

 Jeffersonian DemocracyAmericans, Ch. 6, Sec. 4,

War of 1812, pg. 202-205

Wednesday October 26, 2016

 The War of 1812 and Era of Good FeelingsAmericans, Ch. 7, Sec. 1

Regional Economies Create Differences, pg. 212-218

Friday October 28, 2016

 Transformations in American society, economyAmericans, Ch. 7, Sec. 2,

and politicsNationalism at Center Stage, pg. 219-223

Tuesday November 1, 2016

 Wrap UpStudy for test

Thursday November 3, 2016

 TESTAmericans, Ch. 7, Sec. 3,

The Age of Jackson, pg. 224-229