Topic 4.14

Topic 4.14 Causation in Period 4

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Explain the extent to which politics, economics, and foreign policy promoted the development of American identity from 1800 to 1848.

Key Concepts

KC 4.1 The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation’s democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them.

KC 4.1 1 The nation’s transition to a more participatory democracy was achieved by expanding suffrage from a system based on property ownership to one based on voting by all adult white men, and it was accompanied by the growth of political parties.

KC 4.1.2 While Americans embraced a new national culture, various groups developed distinctive cultures of their own.

KC 4.1.3 Increasing numbers of Americans, many inspired by new religious and intellectual movements, worked primarily outside of government institutions to advance their ideals.

KC 4.2 Innovations in technology, agriculture, and commerce powerfully accelerated the American economy, precipitating profound changes to US society and to national and regional identities.

KC 4.2.1 New transportation systems and technologies dramatically expanded manufacturing and agricultural production.

KC 4.2.2 The changes caused by the market revolution had significant effects on US society, workers’ lives, and gender and family relations.

KC 4.2.3 Economic development shaped settlement and trade patterns, helping to unify the nation while also encouraging the growth of different regions.

KC 4.3 The US interest in increasing foreign trade and expanding its national borders shaped the nation’s foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives

KC 4.3.1 Struggling to create an independent global presence, the United States sought to claim territory throughout the North American continent and promote foreign trade.

KC 4.3.2 The United States’ acquisitions of lands in the West gave rise to contests over the extension of slavery into new territories.

Learning Activities

Readings

This section lists all of the required and supplemental readings addressing this topic within this module.

As you read, annotate or take notes in a style of your choice.

Preview the options for the Topic Reflection assignment that you will complete as a final product for this topic. This will help you decide how you want to gather your information. The research (information) you gather from the readings (and the presentation) will be used in creating your final product that requires you to answer the essential question for this topic.

REQUIRED: Textbook: AMSCO, 4th edition.

Topic: Topic 4.14

Option: AMSCO, 3rd edition. pages 130-143, 150-166, 173-183, 191-217

Topic_04.14.pdf

AMSCO Ch 7.pdf

AMSCO Ch 8.pdf

AMSCO Ch 9.pdf

AMSCO Ch 10.pdf

AMSCO Ch 11.pdf

EXTENDED: Textbook: Brinkley, Alan. American History: Connecting with the Past

Topic: Chapters 7-12

Supplemental: PPT of chapter overview

PPT_brinkley15_ch07.ppt

PPT_brinkley15_ch08.ppt

PPT_brinkley15_ch09.ppt

PPT_brinkley15_ch10.ppt

PPT_brinkley15_ch11.ppt

PPT_brinkley15_ch12.ppt

EXTENDED: Textbook: Ben Wright, Joseph L. Locke The American Yawp.

Period 4: Chapters 7-11

Extended Research

The following activities are considered works in progress. Although progress checks will be completed and feedback provided, you will only officially submit them at the conclusion of the module or specifically identified dates.. This will provide you flexibility in completing them with accuracy, depth, and purpose. Completion of these activities promote long-term preparation for the course and AP exams.

Extended Research files will be provided through our Google Classroom as an assignment.

REQUIRED: Submit Key Concepts for Period 4

Complete your extended research for all key concepts for this module then submit in Google Classroom.

Period 4

REQUIRED: Submit SAQs for Period 4

Complete your responses for all SAQs for this module then submit in Google Classroom.

Period 4

Review: Personal Progress Check (PPC)

The following activity is designed to help you gauge your understanding of this topic. You will need to log into your My AP account in order to access the assignment. At the conclusion of a module, you will complete a Personal Progress Check (PPC) for the module which includes AP exam aligned stimulus based multiple choice questions spanning the entire module. These questions are designed to provide you immediate feedback.

REQUIRED: Personal Progress Check

Go to your My AP account and complete the following assignment.

PPC Period 4: Unit 4 Progress Check: MCQ

Topic Assignment: Answer the Essential Question

Gather and report information (specific, relevant vocabulary, names, dates, and details) that would be used to write a formal response that answers the essential question for this topic. Regardless of format, the response must include a properly written thesis statement. Refer to Topic 1.1 and Thesis Statement pages for assignment support.

REQUIRED: Select one of the following formats to present research that answers the topic essential question that includes a properly written thesis statement.

Refer to Topic 1.1 or Thesis Statement (X. However, A and B. Therefore, Y.) for more details.

- - Create a mind map.
  - Create an infographic.
  - Create a formal outline.
  - Create a graphic organizer.
  - Record a short video clip reponse (no more than 2-minutes).

Save your work.

Store in your Google Drive>>APUSH>>APUSH Portfolio>>Period 4 Module.

- - Refer to Topic 1.1 for more details.

This is the end of the module. You will now complete the Celebration of Knowledge (exam) for Period 4.

Celebration of Knowledge >> MCQ: Period based exams

This assessment is currently postponed.

Celebration of Knowledge >> LEQ/DBQ

This assessment is posted and then submitted in Google Classroom.

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