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Each McGraw Hill Chapter Lesson will include ePresentation Resources, Interactive Student Resources, Lesson Activities, Lesson Review and Lesson Assessments. McGraw Hill Lesson Activities will take approximately twenty minutes collectively to complete.

Each McGraw Hill Chapter Lesson will usually include one Video and one or more of these Resource categories: Image, Biography, Map, Primary Source, Chart, Time Line, Infographic, Graphic Organizer, Self-Check Quiz, Vocabulary Review and a Game.

Lesson Resources will usually take less than two minutes to view. Most interactive resources do not require any writing and will enhance and extend student learning.

McGraw Hill Chapter 1 Introduction

CHAPTER 1

Changing Ideas and a Changing World

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The movement of people, goods, and ideas causes societies to change over time.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How do new ideas change the way people live?
Why do people trade?
Why do people make economic choices?
What are the consequences when cultures interact?

STUDENTS WILL KNOW:

that advances in technology paved the way for European exploration.
why Europeans explored and colonized the Americas.
the positive and negative contributions of the Europeans in the Americas.

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

compare and contrast information about European explorers and explorations.
analyze relationships between European explorers and Native Americans.
understand the impact and importance of events, such as the defeat of the Aztec Empire or the establishment of Spanish missions.
identify and describe geographical places and regions such as north and central Africa or southwestern North America.
explain events of the Age of Exploration both graphically and orally.

United States History & Geography: Growth and Conflict

Program Overview: Welcome to IMPACT Online

Handbook: Historian's Toolkit

- Lesson 1:: What Is History?
- Lesson 2:: How Does a Historian Work?

Chapter 1: Changing Ideas and a Changing World

- Lesson 1: Europe Looks Out on the World
- Lesson 2: Early Exploration
- Lesson 3: Trade and Economic Change
- Lesson 4: Competing for Colonies
- Lesson 5: The Enlightenment
- Analyzing Sources: Changing Ideas and a Changing World

Chapter 2: Colonial America

- Lesson 1: Roanoke and Jamestown
- Lesson 2: The New England Colonies
- Lesson 3: The Middle Colonies
- Lesson 4: The Southern Colonies
- Lesson 5: An American Identity Grows
- America's Literature: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
- Analyzing Sources: Colonial America

Chapter 3: The Spirit of Independence

- Lesson 1: Rivalry in North America
- Lesson 2: No Taxation Without Representation
- Lesson 3: Uniting the Colonists
- Lesson 4: A Call to Arms
- America's Literature: Paul Revere's Ride
- Lesson 5: Declaring Independence
- Points of View: Should the Colonies Declare Their Independence From Great Britain?
- Analyzing Sources: The Spirit of Independence
- Feature: The Declaration of Independence

Chapter 4: The American Revolution

- Lesson 1: The War for Independence
- Lesson 2: The War Continues
- Lesson 3: Battlegrounds Shift
- Lesson 4: The Final Years
- Analyzing Sources: The American Revolution

Chapter 5: A More Perfect Union

- Lesson 1: The Articles of Confederation
- Lesson 2: Forging a New Constitution
- Points of View: Should the Constitution Be Ratified?
- Lesson 3: A New Plan of Government
- Analyzing Sources: A More Perfect Union

Chapter 6: The Constitution

- Lesson 1: Principles of the Constitution
- Lesson 2: Government and the People
- Analyzing Sources: The Constitution
- Feature: The Constitution of the United States

Chapter 7: The Federalist Era

- Lesson 1: The First President
- Lesson 2: Early Challenges
- Lesson 3: The First Political Parties
- Analyzing Sources: The Federalist Era

Chapter 8: The Jefferson Era

- Lesson 1: A New Party in Power
- Lesson 2: The Louisiana Purchase
- America's Literature: The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Lesson 3: A Time of Conflict
- Lesson 4: The War of 1812
- Analyzing Sources: The Jefferson Era

Chapter 9: Growth and Expansion

- Lesson 1: A Growing Economy
- Lesson 2: Moving West
- Lesson 3: Unity and Sectionalism
- America's Literature: The Last of the Mohicans
- Analyzing Sources: Growth and Expansion

Chapter 10: The Jackson Era

- Lesson 1: Jacksonian Democracy
- Lesson 2: Conflicts Over Land
- Lesson 3: Jackson and the Bank
- Analyzing Sources: The Jackson Era

Chapter 11: Manifest Destiny

- Lesson 1: The Oregon Country
- Lesson 2: Statehood for Florida and Texas
- Points of View: Was Manifest Destiny Justified?
- Lesson 3: War With Mexico
- Lesson 4: California and Utah
- Analyzing Sources: Manifest Destiny

Chapter 12: North and South

- Lesson 1: The Industrial North
- Lesson 2: People of the North
- Lesson 3: Southern Cotton Kingdom
- Lesson 4: People of the South
- Analyzing Sources: North and South

Chapter 13: The Spirit of Reform

- Lesson 1: Social Reform
- Lesson 2: The Abolitionists
- Lesson 3: The Women’s Movement
- Analyzing Sources: The Spirit of Reform

Chapter 14: Toward Civil War

- Lesson 1: The Search for Compromise
- America's Literature: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Lesson 2: Challenges to Slavery
- Lesson 3: Secession and War
- Points of View: Did the South Have the Right to Secede?
- Analyzing Sources: Toward Civil War

Chapter 15: The Civil War

- Lesson 1: The Two Sides
- Lesson 2: Early Years of the War
- Lesson 3: Life During the Civil War
- Lesson 4: The Strain of War
- Lesson 5: The War’s Final Stages
- Analyzing Sources: The Civil War

Chapter 16: The Reconstruction Era

- Lesson 1: Planning Reconstruction
- Lesson 2: The Radicals Take Control
- Lesson 3: The South During Reconstruction
- Lesson 4: The Post-Reconstruction Era
- Analyzing Sources: The Reconstruction Era

Chapter 17: Opening the West

- Lesson 1: Mining and Railroads in the West
- Lesson 2: Ranchers and Farmers
- Lesson 3: Native American Struggles
- America's Literature: American Indian Stories
- Lesson 4: Farmers—A New Political Force
- Analyzing Sources: Opening the West

Chapter 18: The Industrial Age

- Lesson 1: Railroads Lead the Way
- Lesson 2: Inventions Change Society
- Lesson 3: An Age of Big Business
- Lesson 4: Workers in the Industrial Age
- America's Literature: Counting on Grace
- Lesson 5: Becoming a World Power
- Analyzing Sources: The Industrial Age

Chapter 19: A Changing Society

- Lesson 1: The New Immigrants
- Points of View: Should Immigration Be Limited?
- Lesson 2: Moving to the City
- Lesson 3: A Changing Culture
- Lesson 4: The Rise of Progressivism
- Lesson 5: Progressive Achievements
- Analyzing Sources: A Changing Society

Supplemental Lesson: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement

Reference Material: Program-Level Resources

- Reference Material: Beyond the Classroom
- Beyond the Classroom: Mount Vernon: Be Washington

World History & Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times

Program Overview: Welcome to IMPACT Online

Feature: The World in 300 C.E.

Handbook: Historian's Toolkit

- Lesson 1: What Is History?
- Lesson 2: How Does a Historian Work?

Chapter 1: Rome and the Rise of Christianity

- Lesson 1: Rome's Decline
- Lesson 2: The Byzantine Empire
- Lesson 3: Early Christianity
- Lesson 4: The Early Church
- Lesson 5: A Christian Europe
- Analyzing Sources: The Roles of Women

Chapter 2: Medieval Europe

- Lesson 1: The Early Middle Ages
- Lesson 2: Feudalism and the Rise of Towns
- Lesson 3: Kingdoms and Crusades
- Lesson 4: Culture and the Church
- The World's Literature: The Tragedy of Hamlet
- Lesson 5: The Late Middle Ages
- Points of View: Did the Bubonic Plague End Feudalism?
- Analyzing Sources: Medieval Europe

Chapter 3: Islamic Civilization

- Lesson 1: A New Faith
- Lesson 2: The Spread of Islam
- Lesson 3: Life in the Islamic World
- The World's Literature: The Fisherman and the Genie
- Analyzing Sources: Education in the Muslim World

Chapter 4: India in the Middle Ages

- Lesson 1: Classical Age of India
- Lesson 2: Hinduism and Buddhism
- Lesson 3: Islam in India
- Analyzing Sources: Indian Poetry

Chapter 5: Imperial China

- Lesson 1: China Reunites
- Lesson 2: Chinese Society
- Lesson 3: The Mongols in China
- Lesson 4: The Ming Dynasty
- The World's Literature: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Points of View: Do Large-Scale Government Projects Help an Economy Grow?
- Analyzing Sources: Imperial China

Chapter 6: The Civilizations of Korea and Japan

- Lesson 1: Korea: History and Culture
- Lesson 2: Early Japan
- Lesson 3: Medieval Japan
- Analyzing Sources: The Civilizations of Korea and Japan

Chapter 7: The Americas

- Lesson 1: The First Americans
- Lesson 2: Life in the Americas
- The World's Literature: The Coyote and the Bear
- Points of View: How Has Globalization Affected Indigenous Peoples?
- Analyzing Sources: The Importance of Corn

Chapter 8: African Civilizations

- Lesson 1: The Rise of African Civilizations
- Lesson 2: Africa's Governments and Religions
- Lesson 3: African Society and Culture
- The World's Literature: Concerning the Hawk and the Owl
- Analyzing Sources: African Civilizations

Chapter 9: World Religions 1300–1750

- Lesson 1: A Reformation in Christianity
- Lesson 2: Catholics and Protestants
- Lesson 3: Islam and Safavid Persia
- Lesson 4: Religious Change in South Asia
- Analyzing Sources: World Religions 1300–1750

Chapter 10: New Ideas 1400–1750

- Lesson 1: The Renaissance Begins
- Lesson 2: New Ideas and Art
- Lesson 3: The Scientific Revolution
- Lesson 4: The Enlightenment
- Analyzing Sources: New Ideas 1400–1750

Chapter 11: Age of Exploration and Trade

- Lesson 1: The Age of Exploration
- Lesson 2: Spain's Conquests in the Americas
- Lesson 3: Exploration and Worldwide Trade
- Points of View: Did the Benefits of Trade and Cultural Exchange Outweigh the Costs?
- Analyzing Sources: Effects of the Columbian Exchange

Handbook: World Religions

Supplemental Lesson: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement

Reference Material: Program-Level Resources

- Reference Material: Beyond the Classroom

McGraw Hill Resources

McGraw Hill Customized Assignments

Video Assignment: Write one sentence that summarizes the content of this video.

McGraw Hill Instructions

Analyzing Sources: In the Analyzing Sources activity, students consider multiple perspectives on an issue by analyzing a few primary and secondary sources.

IMPACT California Social Studies Program Resources

https://www.mheducation.com/home.html provides a 21:18 minute Parent Support California Impact Social Studies Grades 6–12 video.

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Accessing the McGraw-Hill ReadAnywhere App

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Once this setting has been turned off, the app should appear as an option.

McGraw Hill Augmented Reality

Free Web Versions of Interactive

Social Studies Activities Available Now

McGraw Hill AR, our free augmented reality app that we developed in partnership with Verizon, now has web-based versions of all its activities, perfect for classrooms with Chromebooks or other laptops.

They’re a great supplement to your core program by connecting students to other times and places through interaction and exploration, like being on the assembly line at Henry Ford’s automobile plant. Eight activities available now with more to come next year!