American History I: Conceptual Units

Unit 1 Unit Title

Dont Tread On Me: Colonization and Revolution

Clarifying Objectives
AH.H.1.1-1.4 AH1.H.3.1 AH1.H.3.4 AH1.H.6.2 AH1.H.7.2 AH1.H.1.1-1.4 AH1.H.2.1-2.2 AH1.H.6.1 AH1.H.7.1 AH1.H.8.1 AH1.H.1.1-1.4 AH1.H.3.2-3.3 AH1.H.4.3 AH1.H.5.2 AH1.H.8.2 AH1.H.1.1-1.4 AH1.H.4.2 AH1.H.5.1 AH1.H.7.3

Concepts
Colonialism, individual rights, competition, values and beliefs, settlement patterns, revolution, independence Cooperation, rule of law, trade, scarcity, boundary, conflict, human rights, global economy National identity, domestic/foreign policy, markets, culture, population distribution, migration War, conflict, limited government, technology, resources, rural/urban, invasion

Birth of a Nation: Articles through Madison

A National Identity: Monroe, Jackson, and Manifest Destiny

America in Turmoil: A Divided Nation: Causes, Civil War, and Reconstruction

The West

AH1.H.1.1-1.4 AH1.H.4.1 AH1.H.4.4 AH1.H8.3 AH1.H.8.4

Conquest, power, scarcity, assimilation, natural resources

American History I: Conceptual Units

Unit Time Period Major Concepts Length Topics

1 Native American and Colonial Beginnings

1200 BC-1681

Historical thinking Turning points Migration

12 days

European exploration Settlement of North America English colonial policies Economic & political development of colonies

2 Revolutionary Era

1650-1793

Historical thinking Turning points Conflict and compromise Freedom Power War American Identity Historical thinking Expansion Conflict and compromise Freedom Power Foreign policy War American Identity

12 days

French & Indian War American Revolution Articles of Confederation U.S. Constitution

3 The New Republic

1790-1816

12 days

Washington, Adams, and Jefferson Early American foreign policy Pushing westward & conflicts with Native Americans War of 1812 Nationalism

Midterm

Benchmark Assessment

1 day

4 Jacksonian Democracy

1816-1850

Historical thinking turning points Equality Power American Identity Crisis

15 days

Sectionalism Differing Economic systems Andrew Jackson Second Great Awakening Early Reform Movements Abolition Early Labor Movements Market Revolution Westward Expansion Revolution in Texas Mexican War Politics of Slavery

5 Manifest Destiny

1850-1860

Historical thinking Expansion Conflict and compromise Foreign policy War American Identity

15 days

American History I: Conceptual Units

6 Civil War and Reconstruction 1860-1877 Historical thinking Conflict and compromise Freedom Power War American Identity Crisis 15 days Secession Military Campaigns Politics of War Life during the war Politics of Reconstruction Collapse of Reconstruction

Review and Common Exams

10 days