American History I: The Founding Principles Curriculum Map 2014-2015
Unit 4: Early Republic (10 days)Key Concepts: Conflict, Government Systems, Compromise, Political Systems, Leadership
Students will Understand
· Groups and individuals pursuing their own goals may influence the priorities and actions of a government.
· Relationships between nations can impact both domestic and foreign affairs.
· Leaders can modify the institutions of government in response to the challenges of their time. / Students will Know (Critical Content)
· Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
· Recognizing how the US constitution fixed the problems of the Articles of Confederation and how the document was influenced by the American Revolution.
· Recognize how the Constitution is a “bundle of compromises”
· Recognize the problems of the Washington administration and how he established precedents to solve these.
· Realize how the debates between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over how to interpret the Constitution led to the first political parties.
· Know the beliefs of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.
· Realize how the Election of 1800 was revolutionary due to the peaceful transfer of power.
· Recognize how the US failed to peacefully solve our problems with foreign countries eventually leading to the War of 1812.
Essential Questions
1. What was the impact of the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the Federalist Era?
2. How did the U.S. government emerge out of competing processes of conflict and compromise?
3. How did the Federalist Period contribute to the long-standing debate in America about the role of government and the distribution of power?
4. How is the U.S. Constitution a document subject to change and interpretation?
5. How effective were the political, social, and economic institutions of the emerging republic in creating a democratic foundation for the United States?
6. How did the U.S. confront internal and international conflicts during this era?
7. How does a nation’s involvement in international conflicts affect its identity?
Priority Standards
H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8 / Learning Outcomes (DO) / Materials/Resources / Critical Content & Vocabulary by Strand
AH.1.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.3.4 Analyze voluntary and involuntary immigration trends through Reconstruction in terms of causes, regions, of origin and destination, cultural contributions, and public and governmental response.
AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the U.S. 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.
AH.1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the U.S. through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.
AH.1.H.5.1 Summarize how the philosophical, ideological, and religious views on freedom and equality contributed to the development of American political economic systems through Reconstruction.
AH1. H.5.2 Explain how judicial, legislative, and executive actions have affected the distribution of power between levels of government from colonization through Reconstruction.
AH1.H.6.1 Explain how national economic and political interests helped set the direction of U.S. foreign policy from independence through Reconstruction.
AH1.H.6.2 Explain the reasons for involvement in wars prior to Reconstruction and the influence each involvement had on international affairs.
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.8.1 Analyze the relationship between innovation, economic development, progress, and various perceptions of the ‘American Dream” through Reconstruction.
AH1.H.8.2 Explain how opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society through Reconstruction.
AH1.H.8.3 Evaluate the extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had opportunity to attain their perception of the ‘American Dream” through Reconstruction.
AH1.H.8.4 Analyze multiple perceptions of the American Dream in times of prosperity and crisis through Reconstruction. / · I will examine how the structure, powers, and authority of the Federal Government under the Articles of Confederation led to political conflict and their eventual replacement by the U.S. Constitution.
· I will analyze how the views of Federalists and Anti-Federalists shaped the development of American economic and political institutions.
· I will compare and contrast how the various opinions over the nature of republicanism impacted the debates of the Constitutional Convention and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
· I will examine how and why the Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution.
· I will examine how and to what extent the northern emancipation of slaves and the continuance of slavery in the South affected political and economic systems.
· I will analyze how, why, and to what extent executive, judicial, and legislative decisions increased the power and authority of the federal government.
· I will analyze how differences in opinion over the power and authority of the national government led to the creation, development, and evolution of American political parties and their platforms.
· I will analyze how the nation’s maritime trade interests tested American neutrality and led to undeclared naval wars with foreign states during the early republic.
· I will analyze how, why and the extent to which maritime rights and territorial expansion led to the War of 1812.
· I will analyze how and why the War of 1812 created a stronger national government and sense of nationalism/patriotism among U.S. citizens
· I will analyze the role of nationalism in establishing the power of the federal government over the states following the War of 1812.
· I will analyze how the early decisions of Chief Justice John Marshall increased the power of the national government.
· I will analyze how certain executive, legislative, and judicial decisions increased the power of the national government.
· I will analyze the extent that international trade policies and diplomatic agreements shaped the development of U.S. foreign policy.
· I will investigate how the new American Nation went from an “imperfect” union to a “More Perfect Union” under the United States Constitution by…:
Assessing the problems that faced the emerging nation.
Explaining the purposes of the United States Constitution as outlined in the Preamble.
Exploring the role and functions of the three branches of government.
Identifying the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Knowing the Bill of Rights and its specific guarantees to citizens.
· I will describe how the first Presidents set precedents and dealt with the growing pains of the new nation by…:
Identifying the precedents set by Washington, Adams, and Jefferson.
Relating how the Louisiana Purchase opened the west to exploration and settlement.
Explaining the causes and effects of the War of 1812.
Describing how the Industrial Revolution began and its impact on American society / Primary Source activity on the Adams-Onis Treaty
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
Primary Source activity on the Missouri Compromise
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
Primary Source activity on the Monroe Doctrine
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
Primary Source activity on Industrialization
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
Primary Source activity on internal transportation improvements
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
Primary Source activities on Southern economy and culture
#1
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
#2
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
#3
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=3A5C949B6DCDDCCB2029E0CB86B358ED
Primary Source activity on the Election of 1824
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the Election of 1828
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the growth of political parties.
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on Jackson and tariffs
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the Webster-Hayne debate
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the S.C. Nullification Crisis
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activities concerning Jackson and the National Bank
#1
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
#2
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
#3
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activities on Jackson and Indian removal
#1
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
#2
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
#3
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Common Core lesson on the Indian Removal Act
http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/Lessons/Unit%204_Expansion%20and%20Slavery/Indian%20Removal%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Quick link 1261 “Jackson and the Nullification Crisis
Lesson on the Daily life of a slave.
SAScurriculumpathways
Quick link #203
Lesson on Nat Turner’s rebellion.
http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/Lessons/Unit%204_Expansion%20and%20Slavery/Nat%20Turner%20Lesson%20Plan1.pdf
Primary Source activity on the 2nd Great Awakening
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on
Utopian communities
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on Dorothea Dix
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the Abolitionist Movement
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on
Utopian communities
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the Temperance Move-ment
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the Women’s Rights Movement
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on
Transcendentalism
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on the 2nd Great Awakening
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960
Primary Source activity on
Utopian communities
http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=32E869DF5DCF51D813C177E88545F960 / History
· Shays’ Rebellion
· War of 1812
· Washington’s Farewell Address
· XYZ Affair
· Jay’s Treaty
· Pinckney’s Treaty
· Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
· War Hawks
Civics and Government
· Articles of Confederation
· Annapolis Convention
· Constitutional Convention
· Great Compromise
· Northwest Ordinance
· Federalist v. Anti-federalists
· Federalists v. Democratic Republicans
· US Constitution
· Bill of Rights
· 1796, 1800 Election
· Marbury v. Madison
· Judiciary Act 1789
· Hartford Convention
· Strict v. loose interpretation of the constitution
· Nullification
· Virginia Plan
· New Jersey Plan
· Great Compromise
· 3/5’s Compromise
· Electoral College
· Federalist Papers
· Bill of Rights
· U.S. Constitution
· Political Parties
· Alien and Sedition Acts
· Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
· Election of 1800
· Midnight Judges
· John Marshall
· Suffrage Requirements
· Treaty of Greenville
· Abigail Adams
· Tecumseh
Economics
· Hamilton’s Economic Plan
· Assumption of State Debt
· Embargo Act
· Laissez-Faire
Geography
· Louisiana Purchase
· Mississippi River
· Battle of New Orleans
· Battle of Tippecanoe
· Land Ordinance of 1785
· Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Culture
· Native American policy
· Whiskey Rebellion
· Battle of New Orleans
· Treaty of Ghent
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