Quarter 2 Pacing Plans USVA (American) History

Quarter 2 Pacing Plans USVA (American) History

Unit 3

Chapters 7-9
Classes 1-6

Objectives:The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by

a)identifying the economic, political, and geographic factors that led to territorial expansion and its impact on the American Indians;

b)examining the reasons why James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain in 1812 and how this divided the nation;

c)relating the changing character of American political life in “the age of the common man” (Jacksonian Era) to increasing popular participation in state and national politics;

d)describing the cultural, economic, and political issues that divided the nation, including tariffs, slavery, the abolitionist and women’s suffrage movements, and the role of the states in the Union.

e)Evaluating the impact of Manifest Destiny, Texas, the Mexican War and the rise in sectionalism.

Critical Thought Questions:

Chapter 7

Identify the three biggest issues that were dividing America in the first half of the 1800s (19th Century).

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Of the three you listed above, explain why one of the issues could be considered the biggest reason for division.

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Chapter 8

Identify the movement that each person below is associated with.

Horace Mann
William Lloyd Garrison, Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott

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Why did the abolitionist movement cause the most division amongst American Citizens? Explain.

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Chapter 9

Define Manifest Destiny.

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Why was the concept of Manifest Destiny of particular appeal to Americans in the 1840s?

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Identify three situations that helped promote Manifest Destiny, or was the result of Manifest Destiny.

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Summation

As America divides, what would you do to try and stop the push towards a permanent split?

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Class 1

Go over Benchmark Test 1
Corrections
Quiz 8
Complete Chapter 8 CT questions in folder

Class 2

Review 8 CT questions
Complete 8 group quiz
Complete 8 practice test
Learning log

Class 3

Chapter 9 PPT (Objective e)
9 wksht
Learning log

Class 4

9 quiz
9 practice test
9 CT questions

Class 5

Review 9 CT questions
Unit 3 review
Discuss unit 3 summation question

Class 6

Unit 3 Test
Go over Unit 3 test
Hmwk: Test Corrections

Unit 4

Chapters 10-12
Classes 7-13

Objectives: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era and their importance as major turning points in American history by

a)evaluating the multiple causes of the Civil War, including the role of the institution of slavery as a principal cause of the conflict;

b)identifying the major events and the roles of key leaders of the Civil War Era, with emphasis on Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass;

c) analyzing the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the principles outlined in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address;

d)examining the political and economic impact of the war and Reconstruction, including the adoption of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States;

e)examining the social impact of the war on African Americans, the common soldier, and the home front, with emphasis on Virginia;

f) explaining postwar contributions of key leaders of the Civil War.

Critical Thought Questions

Chapter 10

List four areas that caused sectional tensions prior to the Civil War.

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Identify three specific causes of the Civil War.

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Explain why the 10th Amendment was considered a major cause of the Civil War?

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Chapter 11

Complete the chart below.

Leader / Side / Role
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses Grant
Robert E. Lee

What role did the Emancipation Proclamation have during the War?

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Explain why the Proclamation considered a “successful failure?”

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Chapter 12

Define the three Civil Rights Amendments. Define Sharecropping.

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Which of the three Amendments would prove the most difficult to enforce? Explain.

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Would sharecropping violate the principles set forth in any of the Civil Rights Amendments? Explain your response.

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Summation

In examining the problems that led to the Civil War, could the war have been prevented? Explain.

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Did the end result of the Civil War bring about an end to all the problems that caused the war? Explain your response, and specifically identify the problems that continued.

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Class 7

Chapter 10 PPT (Objectives a & b)
10 wksht
Learning log

Class 8

10 quiz
10 practice test
10 CT Questions

Class 9

Go over CT questions
Chapter 11 PPT (objectives b & c)
11 wksht
Learning log

Class 10

11 Quiz
11 practice test
11 CT Questions

Class 11

Go over CT Questions
12 PPT ( objectives d,e,f)
12 Quiz
12 CT Questions

Class 12

Go over CT questions
Unit 4 Review
Unit 4 summation question

Class 13

Unit 4 Test
Go over Test
Hmwk: Test corrections

Unit 5

Classes 14-18
Chapters 13-17

Objectives:The student will demonstrate knowledge of how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by

a)explaining the relationship among territorial expansion, westward movement of the population, new immigration, growth of cities, the role of the railroads, and the admission of new states to the United States;

b)describing the transformation of the American economy from a primarily agrarian to a modern industrial economy and identifying major inventions that improved life in the United States;

c)analyzing prejudice and discrimination during this time period, with emphasis on “Jim Crow” and the responses of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.

d) identifying the causes and impact of the Progressive Movement, including the excesses of

the Gilded Age, child labor and antitrust laws, the rise of labor unions, and the success of

the women’s suffrage movement.

Critical Thought Questions

Chapter 13

What four factors influenced American growth and expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?

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Examining the factors above, which one had the greatest impact? Explain.

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What role did the American government serve in influencing the growth and expansion of the United States during this era?

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Chapter 14

List the six factors that fueled the economic transformation of the U.S. from the end of the Civil War to WWI.

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Examining the factors above, which one served as the largest source for change. Explain.

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Identify one immediate and one long-term effect of the Industrial Age. Did these effects have a positive or negative impact on American citizens. Explain.

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Chapter 15

Define the Gilded Age.

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Identify one positive and one negative effect of immigration on the Gilded Age.

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Why was the term “Gilded” used to describe American society from 1877-1914?

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Chapter 16

Define Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, Booker T. Washington, and WEB DuBois.

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How did the Plessy decision lead to the popularity of Washington and DuBois?

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How did Jim Crow Laws, Plessy, and Washington & Dubois contribute to the “Great Migration?”

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Chapter 17

Define Progressivism.

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Identify three goals of the Progressive Movement and list one way in which the goal was met.

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Explain this statement. “The excesses of the Gilded Age led to the need for the Progressive Movement.”

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Unit 5 Summation

Identify the single biggest reason for the transformation of American society from 1965-1914. Would American citizens have been better off without the reason you stated? Explain your reasoning.

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Class 14

Chapter 13/14 PPT
13/14 CT Questions

Class 15

13/14 Quiz
13/14 Practice Test
13/14 Learning Log

Class 16

15/16 PPT
15/16 CT Questions

Class 17

13-16 Practice Test
Learning Log

Class 18

17 PPT
17 CT questions
17 Quiz
Learning log