1800-1899

You will research and create a digital story detailing what you learn about a historical person, an event, an invention, or well 'anything you want'.

Presentation Method: Determined by the individual or group. If you create a video you should create a short written summary to ensure that your information is clear for the audience.

Step 1: Research the different types of philosophies or people or events

First look into the different ways people lived their lives during this time frame

Watch, read, explore each of these links.

Identify then clearly articulate and explain what you have learned from the time period 1800-1899?

• Expansion - Westward movement/Manifest Destiny- this is the belief that the United States was destined to spread from coast to coast across North America.
• Invasion of America Interactive Map
  • Invasion of America YouTube
• Manifest Destiny Explained in 5 Minutes: US History Review
• Schoolhouse Rock - Elbow Room- Manifest Destiny
• Crash Course History 17 War and Expansion
• Crash Course History 24 Westward Expansion
• City vs Rural lifestyle - Urban life versus Jefferson agrarian ideal believing that rural farm life is best for the U.S. and citizens.
• Jefferson Ideal Link
• The Agrarian South Link
• Boundless - Jefferson Ideal
• Hamilton and the Federalists vs Jefferson and the Republicans
• Capitalism-.The idea that people seek to make profit for themselves (on their ideas, services, or inventions).
• Rise of the Capitalist Class 1790-1865
• The Growing US in the late 1800s and early 1900s
• The Men Who Built America: Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Rise of American Industry
• North vs South- Northern states did not allow slavery and Southern states relied on slavery for their economy. This caused moral and political conflicts.
• Comparing the North and South 1800s
• Differences in the Northern & Southern States in the 1800s
• Slideshare North vs South
• Political parties- After the Constitution political parties formed based on differing beliefs about what was best for the U.S. and its citizens.
• Hamilton and the Federalists vs Jefferson and the Republicans
• Hamilton vs Jefferson: A Conflict of Vision
• Innovation- New technologies and ideas that changed the world from 1800-1860.
• Innovation and Technology in the 19th Century
• 11 Innovations That Changed History
• Living With the Railroads - Maps, Images, and Videos of U.S. Railroad Development
• U.S. Railroad History Map 1830 - 1990s
• Innovator Timeline 1800s
• More inventors
• http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/sewmachine.htm

Quizlet: People to Remember from American History - the 1800's

List: Famous Women of the 1800s

Timeline 1: America in the 1800s

Timeline 2: World/America History of the 1800s

Most Popular Given Names 1800s

***If you find a good website please share so I can add the link to the site for other students.

Step 2: Craft a story of what you have learned answering the questions below

• What did you learn?
  • Be sure to answer the key questions of who, what, when, where
  • What is the big take away you would want someone to have about what you learned?
• Why did you want to learn about this?
• How does this connect to social studies?

Step 3: Discount double check that all your choices are historically accurate. Must cite sources in parenthesis connected to each decision.

Step 4: Create your presentation

• Movie
• Digital Story
• Diary
• Google Presentation
• Website
• See me if you have an idea not listed

Rubric:

Clearly explained what you learned _______/ 5 pts

Clearly explained why you learned what you did _______/ 5 pts

Persuasively connected to social studies _______/ 5 pts

Quality of project (presentation, depth of information, planning, etc.) _______/ 10 pts

Total: _____ / 25 pts