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Course Overview
Course Overview
In this course, students will examine the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from the Colonial Era to the Gilded Age. U.S. History I examines colonization, revolution, the early republic, slavery, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Eras. Themes include American culture, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
In this course, students will examine the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States from the Colonial Era to the Gilded Age. U.S. History I examines colonization, revolution, the early republic, slavery, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Eras. Themes include American culture, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
The United States is an ongoing political experiment in pursuit of an ever-more perfect union.
The United States is an ongoing political experiment in pursuit of an ever-more perfect union.
UNITS
UNITS
TIME
TIME
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
Exploration, Exploitation, and Extermination: What happens when divergent cultures collide . . ?
Exploration, Exploitation, and Extermination: What happens when divergent cultures collide . . ?
5 WEEKS
5 WEEKS
This unit examines Native American civilizations before European contact, highlighting their achievements in agriculture, architecture, and governance. It then explores the European Age of Exploration, focusing on the motivations, encounters, and consequences of their conquest. Through primary and secondary sources, students will evaluate the profound impacts of European colonization on indigenous populations and the resulting cultural, economic, and political annihilation in the Americas.
This unit examines Native American civilizations before European contact, highlighting their achievements in agriculture, architecture, and governance. It then explores the European Age of Exploration, focusing on the motivations, encounters, and consequences of their conquest. Through primary and secondary sources, students will evaluate the profound impacts of European colonization on indigenous populations and the resulting cultural, economic, and political annihilation in the Americas.
The Colonial Era
The Colonial Era
5 WEEKS
5 WEEKS
European colonists in North America faced several challenges in establishing permanent settlements. From conflicts with Native Americans to developing a sustainable economy to creating governance structures, the original thirteen British colonies developed varying solutions, sometimes leading to vast regional differences.
European colonists in North America faced several challenges in establishing permanent settlements. From conflicts with Native Americans to developing a sustainable economy to creating governance structures, the original thirteen British colonies developed varying solutions, sometimes leading to vast regional differences.
The American Revolution & the War for Independence
The American Revolution & the War for Independence
8 WEEKS
8 WEEKS
Growing political and economic tensions between the American colonists and Great Britain sparked the American independence movement.
Growing political and economic tensions between the American colonists and Great Britain sparked the American independence movement.
Unit 4
Unit 4
Articles of Confeceration& Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confeceration& Constitutional Convention
8 WEEKS
8 WEEKS
Following independence, the new nation faced many challenges while trying to build a stable system of democratic governance for the newly established federal republic.
Following independence, the new nation faced many challenges while trying to build a stable system of democratic governance for the newly established federal republic.
Unit 5
Unit 5
Building a Nation
Building a Nation
10 WEEKS
10 WEEKS
Debates about individual rights, states’ rights, and federal power shaped the development of the political institutions and practices of the new Republic.
Debates about individual rights, states’ rights, and federal power shaped the development of the political institutions and practices of the new Republic.
Unit 6
Unit 6
Antebellum Culture, Economy, and Reforms
Antebellum Culture, Economy, and Reforms
5 WEEKS
5 WEEKS
The rapid expansion and transformation of the American economy contributed to regional tensions, social reform, and the creation of a uniquely American culture.
The rapid expansion and transformation of the American economy contributed to regional tensions, social reform, and the creation of a uniquely American culture.
Unit 7
Unit 7
Sectionalism & the Civil War
Sectionalism & the Civil War
7 WEEKS
7 WEEKS
As the nation expanded from sea to sea and exerted itself further on the global stage, growing sectional tensions—especially over slavery, the balance between states’ rights and federal power, and economic governance—resulted in political and constitutional crises. These ultimately culminated in the United States Civil War.
As the nation expanded from sea to sea and exerted itself further on the global stage, growing sectional tensions—especially over slavery, the balance between states’ rights and federal power, and economic governance—resulted in political and constitutional crises. These ultimately culminated in the United States Civil War.
Unit 8
Unit 8
Reconstruction, the West, and the Gilded Age
Reconstruction, the West, and the Gilded Age
5 WEEKS
5 WEEKS
Following the U.S. Civil War, the United States entered a period of Reconstruction. Federal policies revolving around economic and political reform resulted in the expansion of the economy and an expansion of constitutional rights. However, those rights were undermined, and issues of inequality continued for African Americans, women, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Chinese immigrants. In addition, the United States was transformed from an agricultural to an increasingly industrial and urbanized society. This transformation created new economic opportunities; however, it also created many societal problems.
Following the U.S. Civil War, the United States entered a period of Reconstruction. Federal policies revolving around economic and political reform resulted in the expansion of the economy and an expansion of constitutional rights. However, those rights were undermined, and issues of inequality continued for African Americans, women, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Chinese immigrants. In addition, the United States was transformed from an agricultural to an increasingly industrial and urbanized society. This transformation created new economic opportunities; however, it also created many societal problems.
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