Unit 1: Beginnings of America

How the Americas were settled and by whom

Analyze the changes made to the "Americas" once Europeans were introduced

That people came to the "New World" for a variety of reasons

Key Learning: How did people get to North America

Unit Essential Questions:

Where did people come from?

What culture groups were present when Europeans came to North America?

What caused the Europeans to explore?

How did the Europeans impact North America?

Concept:

The Early Americas

Concept:

North American Cultures in the 1400s

Concept:

Europe and Exploration

Lesson Essential Question:

1. According to scientists and historians, how and when did the first migration to the Americas occur?

2. What kind of cultures developed in Central and South America?

3. What characterized the earliest cultures of North America?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. How did regional differences among Native Americans shape their diverse cultures?

2. What Native American customs were shared among several groups?

3. How did trading networks link Native American societies?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What changes took place in Europe during the Middle Ages?

2. What happened during the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation?

3. What did Europeans hope to find during the Age of Exploration?

Concept:

Cultures Make Contact

Concept:

European Settlements in North America

Concept:

The English in Virginia

Lesson Essential Question:

1. When did Vikings visit North America, and why was their stay brief?

2. Why were Columbus’s voyages to the Caribbean significant.?

3. What impact did European exploration have on Native Americans?

4. What was the Columbian Exchange and how did it affect both Europe and America?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. Which Spanish conquistadors explored North America, and what they were seeking?

2. How did Spain build an empire?

3. What other nations explored North America?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. Why were the first English colonies established?

2. What helped the Jamestown colony survive?

3. How did Virginia grow and change during the 1600s.

Concept:

The Northern Colonies

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Middle and Southern Colonies

Concept:

Colonial Government and Economy

Lesson Essential Question:

1. why the Puritans fled England?

2. How did dissent among the Puritans threaten the New England colonies?

3. What was life was like in New England?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What brought about a new era of colonization in America?

2. Why were new southern colonies were founded?

3. Why did the Quakers settle Pennsylvania?

4. Why was Maryland founded?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What is mercantilism?

2. How did the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights affect political developments in the colonies.

3. How did government in the colonies change under the policy of salutary neglect?

4. How did the triangular trade affect both southern and northern economies?

Concept:

Americas Emerging Culture

Concept:

French and Indian War

Concept:

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What impact did the Enlightenment have in the colonies?

2. How was the Great Awakening significant?

3. How did the colonies become more diverse in the 1700s?

4. What was life like in colonial America?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. How did France develop an empire in North America?

2. Why did Spain and England clash in North America?

3. What were the major events in the French and Indian War?

4. What were the effects of the French and Indian War?

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Unit 2: Forming A New Nation

How the United States government was formed

Compare the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

That there were many conflicts internally and externally during the formation of the United States

Key Learning: How did the United States begin?

Unit Essential Questions:

What were the cause and effect of the Revolutionary War?

What was the Articles of Confederation and Constitution?

What struggles led to forming a new government?

Who were the leaders of the early United States?

Concept:

The Road to Revolution

Concept:

Declaring Independence

Concept:

Revolutionary War

Lesson Essential Question:

1. Why did Great Britain pass new laws in America?

2. How did the colonists responded to the new laws?

3. Why did the First Continental Congress meet?

4. What was the significance of the battles at Lexington and Concord?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What actions did the Second Continental Congress take?

2. How did violence in Boston push the colonies closer to revolution?

3. What revolutionary ideology lay behind the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

4. How did colonists’ reactions to the Declaration of Independence differ?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What groups of people played a part in the Revolutionary War?

2. What major revolutionary battles took place?

3. How did Washington’s leadership influence the course of the Revolutionary War?

Concept:

American Victory

Concept:

Articles of Confederation

Concept:

Drafting a Constitution

Lesson Essential Question:

1. Why did France and other European nations assist the Americans?

2. What led to the British surrender at Yorktown?

3. How did the Revolution affect American culture?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What were some key aspects of the new American republic?

2. What was the structure of the new national government?

3. What were the problems the Confederation faced.

4. What did the government accomplish in the Northwest Territory?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What different points of view emerged at the Constitutional Convention?

2. What were the compromises the delegates made at the Constitutional Convention?

3. How did a system of checks and balances prevent any one branch of the federal government from becoming too powerful?

Concept:

Ratifying the Constitution

Concept:

Washington Becomes President

Concept:

Challenges of the 1790s

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What arguments for and against the Constitution were put forth by Federalists and Antifederalists?

2. What ideas were published in The Federalist?

3. Why was adding a Bill of Rights significant in the ratification process.

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What steps did Congress and the president took to organize the new government?

2. What was Alexander Hamilton’s plan to settle the debts?

3. What was the debate over the national bank?

4. How were the first political parties formed?

Lesson Essential Question:

1. Why did Washington want to remain neutral in response to events in Europe?

2. What conflicts took place in the Northwest Territory?

3. What challenges did John Adams face as president, and what was the XYZ affair?

Concept:

Jeffersons Presidency

Concept:

War of 1812

Concept:

Lesson Essential Question:

1. Why was the transfer of power in the election of 1800 significant?

2. What changes did Jefferson make when he took office?

3. What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?

4. How did the role of the Supreme Court changed.

Lesson Essential Question:

1. What violations of American neutrality led to the War of 1812?

2. How did Tecumseh resist American settlers?

3. How did the War of 1812 affect the new nation?

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Comparison

Articles of Confederation

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