Unit 3 Description, U.S. History Fall 2016

Unit 3 – A House Built on the SandReading: The Americas, Reconstruction to the 21st Century, Chapters 2 & 3Film: America: The Story of Us, Roots, John Adams

Tentative Schedule, 12 daysDate Lesson Quiz/Test/Homework

Due1 9/12, Mon. A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2 9/13, Tues. Cabinet Rap Battles3 9/14, Wed. Mr. Two Face4 9/15,

Thurs.The Original Donald Trump?

5 9/16, Fri. Extreme Country Makeover6 9/19, Mon. Reform Movements7 9/20, Tues. The Necessary Evil

8 9/21, Wed. The History of Roots9 9/22,

Thurs.Manifest Destiny

10 9/23, Fri. The Poison Apple11 9/26, Mon. Unit 3 Review Day12 9/27, Tues. Unit 3 Exam Unit 3 Title Page &

Vocabulary

Unit Description:

In this unit we are going to review some more early American history that you covered in 8th grade. We are going to examine how the United States got from a loose confederation of states where we left off last unit to a growing federal government. We will look at some of the prominent figures and thinkers of that time and see how they compare to some of our modern figures. We will see how the country transformed over the first half-century of its existence, but how the original fault line of slavery still led to the temporary break-up of the union in 1861.

Unit Objectives: Students will by the end of the unit should able able to:

List and explain the principles of the Constitution.

Describe the process of ratification and the role played by the Federalist papers.

List and explain the unique problems faced by the Washington administration.

Describe Hamilton’s financial program. Explain the significance of Jefferson’s

“Revolution of 1800.”

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Unit 3 Description, U.S. History Fall 2016

Analyze the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase. Describe the conflict over slavery and the terms of the Missouri Compromise. Describe the elements of the New Democracy of the 1820s Describe the political innovations of the 1830s. Describe the effects of Irish and German immigration on American society. Explain the importance of Eli Whitney on the development of the factory system. Describe the effects of the early industrial revolution on workers. Describe the changes in American religion and their effects on social reform. Point out the economic strengths and weaknesses of the “Cotton Kingdom.” Describe the lives of non-slaveholding whites and their attitude toward slavery. Describe the life of slaves and free blacks. Describe the growth of the abolitionist cause in the North. Explain the so-called “positive good” theory of slavery. Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny. Describe the consequences of the Mexican War and its effect on the slavery controversy. Describe the origins and goals of the Republican Party. Analyze the election of 1860 and how it contributed to the sectional crisis.

Writing Revolution Skills:The following skill will be emphasized throughout this unit. Students will be expected to be able to demonstrate their ability to use the skill on the exam at the end of the unit.

Topic Sentences Dependent Clauses (Although, Despite)

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Unit 3 Description, U.S. History Fall 2016

Unit Terms: Define each of the following terms in your own words and handwriting. Each word can be summarized in approximately 7 words or fewer. These are due at the conclusion of the unit.

1. The Great Compromise2. Electoral College3. Three-Fifths Compromise4. Federalists5. Anti-Federalists6. Federalist Papers7. The Bill of Rights8. Assumption of state debt9. Bank of the United States10. Elastic Clause11. Whiskey Rebellion12. Neutrality Proclamation, 179313. Washington’s Farewell Address14. Revolution of 180015. Midnight Judges16. Marbury v. Madison17. Louisiana Purchase18. Embargo Act19. War of 181220. Treaty of Ghent21. American System22. Erie Canal23. Monroe Doctrine24. Jacksonian Democracy25. Spoils System26. Tariff of Abominations27. Trail of Tears28. Tippecanoe & Tyler Too29. Potato Famine30. Know Nothing Party31. Eli Whitney32. Samuel Slater33. Second Great Awakening34. Joseph Smith35. Horace Mann36. Noah Webster37. Dorothea Dix38. Seneca Falls Convention Temperance Movement39. Cotton Kingdom40. Poor White Trash41. Abolitionism42. Nat Turner43. Sojourner Truth44. Frederick Douglass45. Manifest Destiny46. Wilmot Proviso47. Harriet Tubman48. Fugitive Slave Law49. Underground Railroad50. Republican Party51. Missouri Compromise52. John Brown

53. Bleeding Kansas54. Election of 1860

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