Grade 9

United States History I

Overview: Through the use of inquiry, research, artifacts, primary source analysis, and multiple representations of texts, students begin their study of United States history with a review of the origins and main events of the American Revolution, Constitutional principles, and events of the early Republic. They examine the causes and consequences of the Civil War, industrialization, immigration, Progressivism and the role of the United States in World War I. Essential and supporting questions guide and stimulate teachers’ and students’ own questions for discussion and research. Source: Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for HIstory and Social Studies (2018)

Recommended Resources

BPS Curriculum Guide SY 23-24

United States History I

BPS Recommended Resources Gr. 9-12

Grade 9-12 Recommended Resources for BPS History/Social Studies Department

BPS Pacing Calendar

History/Social Science Pacing Guides Grades 3-8/High School

Unit Folders

To begin the year, please explore the resources for an Identity and Community unit helping classrooms explore the question "What is the identity of my community, and how do I fit into it?".

Identity and Community Unit Resources

Origins of the Revolution and the Constitution

How did events of the Revolutionary period inform the ideas in the Constitution?

Democratization and Expansion

How was the balance of Federal and state authority tested in the early Republic?

Economic Growth in the North, South, and West

How were the North, South, and West interdependent in the antebellum period?

Social, Political, and Religious Change

How did religious an ethical beliefs shape American reform movements?

The Civil War and Reconstruction: Causes and Consequences

How did the sectional differences over slavery in the North, South, Midwest, and West contribute to the Civil War?

Rebuilding the US: Immigration and Industry

Industrialists have been called "Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons" which title is more appropriate for them and why?

Progressivism and World War I

Were the Progressives successful in making government more responsive to the will of the people?

Place-Based Learning: Using the City as a Classroom

Field Trip Recommendations for Your Grade Level:

Black Heritage Trail

(National Park Service)

Boston Women's Heritage Trail

Museum of African American History

Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center

Revolutionary Spaces (Old State House)

Revolutionary Spaces (Old South Mtg. Hse.)

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Resources for the Reading Like A Historian curriculum that teaches students "how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading." (E/M/H)

"A wide range of multimedia materials that focus on helping students make connections between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives." (M/H)