US History 10

                                                                                 EARLY UNITED STATES HISTORY 10

COURSE INFORMATION:

PROFESSOR: Mr. Matthew Bakkum

TEXTBOOK: Random Benjamin Franklin scribbled notes. Also the soundtrack to "Hamilton."

COURSE SCHEDULE: M-F, 8:03am - 8:47am & 8:51am - 9:35am

COURSE MOTTO: TBD

COURSE BREAKDOWN:

US History 10 begins by delving into the Western Hemisphere prior to European colonization, analyzing the established cultural, political, and religious frameworks that were in place before the 15th Century. From there, the course will focus on the emergence of colonial structures, the ever-widening relationship between the colonies and their mother countries, as well as the conflicts between native peoples and colonizers. The final portion of the course will focus on the establishment of the United States and the emergence of the American identity.                                                    

                                                        The class will be loosely broken down into four sections, as follows: 

QUARTER 1: The Western Hemisphere Prior to Colonization

QUARTER 2: Mercantilism and Colonial Growth through the 17th Century

QUARTER 3: Colonial Rebellion and the creation of the American State

QUARTER 4: American Evolution and Growth (1800-1850)

MAJOR Points of Emphasis:

Early cultures of the Americans

Henry VIII and the Church of England

Motivations/Justifications for the Age of Exploration

Colonial Zones

John Winthrop and the "City on a Hill" ideology/American Messianism

Triangular Trade

Bacon's Rebellion

Glorious Revolution

Great Awakening

Impact of the French & Indian Wars

Proclamation of 1763 and the English Taxation Period

Revolutionary War/French Revolution

ELI WHITNEY

Washington and the creation of the Executive

Jeffersonian Revolution

The American System/American system

Emergence of the American Two-Party System

Jacksonian Revolution and the rise of the Whigs

Westward expansion and conflict

Rise of the Abolition Movement

Polk and the Mexican-American War

Pre-Civil War America

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."

-Thomas Jefferson, 1816

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