Title of Course: U.S. History to 1877

Flomaton High School

Title of Course: U.S. History to 1877

Grade Level: 10th

Instructor: Mr. Chancery

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Room: 103

Required Materials:

Each student is required to bring his or her textbook, notes, a durable, one-inch, three-ring binder, paper, and pens (blue or black ink only) to class daily. Students will also need access to a reliable computer with internet.

Course Description:

Beginning with the Native Americans’ migration to North America, this course will trace the development and growth of the United States through its pre-colonial conditions up to the Industrial Revolution. From a national and an Alabama perspective, this course will also examine “major events, issues, movements, leaders, and groups of people” in relationship to the history and geography of the United States.

Objectives:

The student will be able to do the following:

1. Compare effects of economic, geographic, social, and political conditions before and after European explorations of the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries on Europeans, American colonists, Africans, and indigenous Americans.
2. Compare regional differences among early New England, Middle, and Southern colonies regarding economics, geography, culture, government, and American Indian relations.
3. Trace the chronology of events leading to the American Revolution.
4. Describe the political system of the United States based on the Constitution of the United States.
5. Explain key cases that helped shape the United States Supreme Court.
6. Describe relations of the United States with Britain and France from 1781 to 1823.
7. Describe causes, courses, and consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
8. Compare major events in Alabama from 1781 to 1823.
9. Explain dynamics of economic nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings.
10. Analyze key ideas of Jacksonian Democracy for their impact on political participation, political parties, and constitutional government.
11. Evaluate the impact of American social and political reform on the emergence of a distinct culture.
12. Describe the founding of the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin and the role played by later critics of slavery.
13. Summarize major legislation and court decisions from 1800 to 1861 that led to increasing sectionalism.
14. Describe how the Civil War influenced the United States.
15. Compare congressional and presidential reconstruction plans.
16. Explain the transition of the United States from an agrarian society to an industrial nation prior to World War I.

Evaluation:

Students will be evaluated by a variety of different methods. Written tests will be given at the end of each chapter. Each unit will be concluded with a written exam. Students are expected to read the textbook chapters corresponding to the course outline. Students will also be quizzed randomly to monitor daily progress. Classroom and group projects will also be assigned to further reinforce classroom instruction. A rubric expressing the requirements of each project will be provided. Classroom participation is expected. The teacher will observe students in order to determine the levels of participation.

Chapter Tests/Projects50% of final grade

Daily Work/ classroom participation:50% of final grade

Attendance:

Daily attendance is to be expected. All students are also expected to make-up any work missed in case of absence. It is the student’s responsibility to discover what assignments, notes, or exams were missed and to complete the tasks missed. Students will have three days for each excused day of absence in order to complete make-up work. Students who fail to complete make-up work in the time frame will not receive full credit.

Tardiness:

Students are considered tardy when they are not in their seats when the tardy bell rings. Any student who chooses to leave the classroom for any reason (unless approved by the instructor) before the tardy bell rings and fails to return in time will be considered tardy. A good motto to remember is as follows: “Early is on time. On time is late, and late is inexcusable.”

Plagiarism/Cheating:

Plagiarism/Cheating is neither allowed nor tolerated. This includes all assignments. The student who is caught cheating will receive a zero for the assignment and will also be subject to the consequences outlined in the student handbook.

Americans with Disabilities:

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 state that qualified students with disabilities who meet the essential functions and academic requirements are entitled to reasonable accommodations. Each student should inform the instructor of any qualifying disabilities.

Additional Resources

Study guides, fill-in notes, and other resources are available online on the school website. Most resources are in a Microsoft Office format but can be viewed using the free program software Open Office.

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