US 1

The introduction to our class centers around the personalities and major feats that have helped develop the United States of America.

We begin in the first chapter of US History, published by Savvas. Our content focuses on early Colonial America; The French and Indian War; The US Revolution; Framing of the Constitution; Creation of the Republic; War of 1812; Jacksonian Democracy; Rising issues of slavery; The US Civil War; and Reconstruction.

Assignments include but are not limited to: Terms and definitions; Google Form reviews; Summary reviews; Educational Puzzles; 'Quizzes' review; Kahoot review; Guided lectures; Discussions; Google Slides research presentations; Documentary reviews and questions.

One excellent series for reference is The Men Who Built America and The Story of Us. The former can be seen here: https://www.amazon.com/The-Men-Who-Built-America/dp/B07F232GH5

John Green is the author of 'A Fault in Our Stars,' and co-created a brilliant series called 'Crash Course." Our class content is often summarized in an episode, beginning with The 7 Years War' episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vKGU3aEGss

US History I Syllabus

(Distributed in class)

Units of study:

1. The Planting of English America

2. Settling the Northern Colonies

3. American Life in the 17th Century

4. Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

5. The Duel for North America 1608-1763

6. The Road to Revolution

7. America Secedes from the Empire

8. The Confederation and the Constitution

9. Launching the New Ship of State

10. The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

11. The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

12. The RIse of a Mass Democracy

13. Forging the National Economy

14. The Ferment of Reform and Culture

15. The South and Slavery Controversy

16. Manifest Destiny and its Legacy

17. Renewing the Sectional Struggle

18. Drifting Toward Disunion

19. Girding for War: The North and the South

20. Furnace of the Civil War

21. The Ordeal of Reconstruction

Classroom Rules and Expectations

1. All students will be respectful to each other and the classroom.

2. The room must be put back together after each class. Desks in the correct location and books returned to shelf

3. Cell phones will not be used in class (Unless instructed otherwise). Any cell phone taken away will be sent to the office

4. All homework must be completed on time. Each day late results in five points off for minors, and ten points off for majors

5. A notebook grade will be given for each chapter. Notes are to be written daily in a notebook.

6. Tests and projects 50%, Quizzes, classwork, and homework 50%

7. All assignments must be submitted as a hard copy or shared in Google.

Student Name: ____________________________Student Signature:___________________________

Parent Signature:__________________________________

Are you looking for even more info? Check out a few documents here:

Memoirs of Marquis de Lafayette: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7449/7449-h/7449-h.htm

Venetian Empire's influence on the American Revolution: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7449/7449-h/7449-h.htm

Transcript of the Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1404/1404-h/1404-h.htm

Primary sources of the War of 1812: https://shsulibraryguides.org/usprimary/military/warof1812

Papers and messages from Andrew Jackson via Yale University: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/jackpap.asp

PBS's historical readings of slavery (primary sources): https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/slavery/teachers/primary-source.html

Ken Burns' 'Civil War' mini-series: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-civil-war/