How do issues of power, wealth, and morality influence exploration and colonization?
How did where Native American tribes live affect how they live?
What led Europeans to explore the New World?
How did exploration change the global economy?
What nations settled in and explored the New World?
Students will:
read and analyze maps.
think chronologically.
identify and explain cause and effect relationships.
analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
American Journey
New York State Social Studies Framework
7.1 ,7.1a, 7.2, 7.2a, 7.2b, 7.2c, 7.2d, 7.2e
Standards
1, 2, 3, 4
Next Generation English Language Arts Literacy Standards
RH1, RH2, RH4, RH5, RH7
WHST1, WHST2, WHST7
Why do people create, structure, and change governments?
What led the American Colonists to rebel against England?
Did the American Revolution accomplish its goals?
Students will:
interpret data.
understand multiple perspectives/viewpoints.
identify and explain cause and effect relationships.
identify and explain power struggles/inequality/human rights.
analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
American Journey
New York State Social Studies Framework
7.3, 7.3a, 7.3b, 7.3c, 7.3d
Standards
1, 4, 5
Next Generation English Language Arts Literacy Standards
RH2, RH4, RH5, RH7, RH9
WHST1, WHST2, WHST7
Why do people create, structure, and change governments?
How did America form their government?
Why did they choose a democratic form of government?
What rights and limits were placed in the Constitution to grant the American people freedoms?
Students will:
understand civic rights and responsibilities.
analyze primary sources.
identify civic issues.
analyze the compromises that led to our U.S. Constitution.
American Journey
New York State Social Studies Framework
7.4, 7.4a, 7.4b, 7.4c, 7.5, 7.5a, 7.5c, 7.5
Standards
1, 5
Next Generation English Language Arts Literacy Standards
RH1, RH2, RH4, RH7
WHST1, WHST2
How do issues of power, wealth, and morality influence growth?
How did our nation expand in the 19th century?
What led to westward movement across the continent?
How were new areas added to our nation?
With expansion, what opportunities arose?
What reforms came about due to the Industrial Revolution?
Studenst will:
identify and explain power struggles.
identify and explain multiple perspectives/justifications given for moving West.
analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
American Journey
New York State Social Studies Framework
7.5d, 7.6, 7.6a, 7.6b, 7.6c, 7.7, 7.7a, 7.7b, 7.7c
Standards
1, 3, 5
Next Generation English Language Arts Literacy Standards
RH1, RH2, RH4, RH7, RH8
WHST1, WHST2, WHST4, WHST5, WHST7
Was the Civil War inevitable?
How did our nation come to a Civil War?
What division surrounding land, slavery and rights came about during this time period?
How did the Civil War bring our nation back from the brink of separation?
Students will:
analyze the differences in the economies of the North and the South.
understand the sectionalism that existed in the years leading up to the Civil War.
identify and explain cause and effect relationships.
analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
American Journey
New York State Social Studies Framework
7.8, 7.8a, 7.8b, 7.8c, 7.8d, 7.8e
Standards
1, 3, 4
Next Generation English Language Arts Literacy Standards
RH1, RH2, RH4, RH6, RH7, RH9
WHST1, WHST2, WHST3, WHST7