Unit I: Founding a New Nation
c. 33,000 BCE - 1783
Chapter 1: New World Beginnings
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Clip: The Real History of Christopher Columbus
Reflection: Christopher Columbus
Chapter 2: The Planting of English America
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Primary Source Analysis: Indentured Servants
APPARTS Extended Analysis Handout
Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies
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Chapter 4: American Life in the 17th Century
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Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
*Review JoczProduction Video from Previous Chapter
Writing DBQ-Clip 02 (Analyzing the Documents)
Chapter 6: The Duel for North America
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Questions: French & Indian War
Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution
Week 5- September 3rd
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My Media Timeline: The American Revolution
Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Empire
Week 6- September 10th
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Unit II: Building the New Nation
c. 1776-1860
Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution
Week 7- September 17th
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Venn Diagram: The Great Compromise
Skit: Federalists v. Antifederalists
Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State
Week 8- September 24th
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Chapter 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic
Week 9- October 1st
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Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
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Chapter 13: The Rise of a Mass Democracy
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Chapter 14: Forging the National Economy
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Chapter 15: The Ferment of Reform & Culture
Unit III: Testing the New Nation
1820-1877
Chapter 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy
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Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy
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Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle
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Chapter 19: Drifting Toward Disunion
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Chapter 20: Girding for War: North & South
Clip: JoczProductions: Ch 20-21
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Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War
Review Clip from Above: JoczProductions: Ch 20-21
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Chapter 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction
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Unit II: Building the New Nation
Mini DBQ: Ratifying the Constitution
George Washington's Inaugural Address
George Washington's Farewell Address
George Washington's Farewell Address Questions
Blank Socratic Seminar Sheet: Tallmadge Amendment
Primary Source Analysis: Trail of Tears
Tombstone Project: Frederick Douglas
*After reading about Freeman, create an identity chart which outlines her life and it's influences. Be sure to include a few illustrations of the most significant events.
Article: Jeffersonians in Office
Unit III: Testing the New Nation
Anti-Slavery Propaganda of 1800s
Image Analysis Guiding Questions
Quiz: The South and the Slavery Controversy
Novel: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Essay Prompt: Red Badge of Courage