2012-2013 Course Assignments
Course Grading:
· Homework- 20%
· Quizzes- 20%· Projects- 20%
· Test- 40%
· You will typically have three test grades in each nine weeks so the tests weigh much heavier. All projects will count as a test grade and most essays will count as a quiz grade. Some essays may count as a test grade. You will be informed when this is the case.
Assignments
Unit 1- Beginnings and Early America: Early Claims, Early Conflicts
A. Foundations of American History SOL:VUS.2, VUS.3
B. Introduction to social sciences
a. Why study history?
b. Thematic approach to U.S. History
1. Native American cultures
a. Olemecs and Mayas
b. Aztecs and Incas
c. North American Indians
2. Europe
a. Renaissance
b. Discovery and exploration
c. Colonialism
· Geography link: identify continents, major physical features of North and South America
C. Differences Among Colonies SOL:VUS.3
1. Slavery
2. Economic and geographic differences in North America
a. Northern colonies
b. Middle colonies
c. Southern colonies
· Geography link: identify the original thirteen colonies
Unit 2 – Creating a New Nation
A. The Changing Relationship Between Great Britain and its North
American Colonies SOL:VUS.4
1. French and Indian War
2. American Revolution
a. taxation and other political issues
b. the use of propaganda
c. escalation
d. fighting from Lexington to Yorktown
· Geography link: identify and locate on a map sites of major battles of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution
B. From Confederation to Constitution pp. 136-186, 190-200;
SOL: VUS.5
Articles of Confederation
1. The Constitution
a. State constitutions and the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
b. Connecticut Compromise and Three-fifths Compromise
c. Ratification
d. Bill of Rights
2. The Federalist Period
a. Washington’s precedents
b. Hamilton’s Five Point Plan
c. Interpreting the Constitution
3. The War of 1812
· Geography link: associate economic and political philosophies with regional geography of the United States
· Create a computer generated chart comparing The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans
Unit 3 – Growth and Change in the New Country – Expansion and Reform
A. The United States 1815-1850; SOL:VUS.6
B. The Era of the Common Man
a. effects on politics
b. Indian removals
1. Economic differences within the U.S.
a. industrialization of the north
b. agriculture in the South
c. westward expansion
2. Social reforms
a. religious
b. women’s rights
c. abolition
· Geography link: identify forced migration routes of Native Americans and locations of American Indian reservations
C. The Road to War pp.336-360; SOL:VUS.7
D. Compromise of 1850
1. Bleeding Kansas
2. Dred Scott
3. Harper’s Ferry
4. Election of 1860
a. South Carolina acts on its threat
b. Lincoln attempts to preserve the Union
· Geography link: identify the states of the Union, the states of the Confederacy and the Border States
Unit 4 – War and Reconstruction
A. Civil War SOL:VUS.7
1. Advantage of each side
a. North’s industrialization, population, moral high ground
b. South’s defensive position, home team advantage, international support, clear objective
2. Early battles
a. Fort Sumter
b. First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
3. Military strategies of each side
a. Virginia and the capitals
b. The war in the west
c. Naval warfare
4. The war comes to a turning point
a. Second Battle of Bull Run
b. Antietam
c. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
d. Gettysburg
e. Shiloh
5. The beginning of the end
a. Emancipation Proclamation
b. Grant’s war of attrition
c. Sherman’s March to the Sea
d. Richmond falls
e. Surrender at Appomattox
· Geography link: identify and locate sites of major battles of the Civil War
B. Reconstruction SOL:VUS.7
1. Lincoln’s plan
a. freepeople
b. amnesty
c. Lincoln’s assassination
2. Radical Republicans
a. Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner
b. Freedmen’s Bureau
c. Civil Rights Act of 1866
d. 13th 14th,15th Amendments
e. Reconstruction Acts
3. Johnson’s plan
a. political problems
b. impeachment
4. Southern attempts to restore ante-bellum power
a. the beginning of political equality
b. black codes
c. carpet baggers and scalawags
d. Ku Klux Klan
e. Compromise of 1877
· Create a Power Point Timeline of the events leading to the Civil War
Unit 5 – Industrialization and Immigration
A. Industrial Revolution SOL:VUS.8
1. American Innovations
a. inventions
b. transportation
2. Immigration and migration
a. urbanization
b. moving west
3. Big business
a. economic growth
b. attempts to regulate business
c. reactions against big business
· Geography link: use charts and graphs to analyze migration trends
Unit 6- The United States as a World Power; Prosperity and Crisis
A. The Age of Reform and Progressive Presidents pp. 510-551; SOL:VUS.8
B. Gateway to the Twentieth Century SOL:VUS.9
1. Spanish-American War
2. Imperialism
3. Policies in Asia
· Geography link: Identify and locate American colonies and spheres of influence c. 1900
C. World War I SOL:VUS.9
1. Roots of conflict in Europe
2. American involvement
a. American influence in the War in Europe
b. the homefront
3. Outcomes of World War I
a. Treaty of Versailles
b. League of Nations
c. American politics
· Geography link: identify and locate countries involved in each side of conflict
D. 1919-1929 SOL:VUS.9
1. U.S. politics
a. isolationist policies
b. conservative economic pollicies
c. Red Scare
2. Harlem Renaissance
a. results of the Great Migration
b. influence on literature, music, and policies
3. Society
a. prohibition
b. increased consumption
c. The Great Gatsby--literary perspective on the decade
E. The Great Depression SOL:VUS.10
1. Causes of the Great Depression
2. Accounts of the 1930s
3. Hoover’s attempts to reconcile the economy
4. The New Deal
a. FDR—- a man in the right place at the right time
b. Policies of the First New Deal
c. Policies of the Second New Deal
d. Evaluating the New Deal
· Geography link: identify and locate national landmarks and areas of interest associated with New Deal programs
Unit 7- The World at War and the Home Front
A. World War II SOL:VUS.11
1. Europe in the 1930s
a. economic problems
b. racism
c. appeasement
2. 1939-1941
a. Germany’s invasion of Poland
b. Italy’s invasion of North Africa
c. Blitzkrieg
d. France falls
e. Japanese victories in the Pacific
3. American involvement in World War II
a. Four Freedoms
b. Pearl Harbor and Japanese internment
c. D-Day – the beginning of the end for the Nazis
d. Domestic issues
e. The Home Front in World War II:VUS.12
4. The Holocaust
a. 6 million Jews, 4 million others
b. concentration camps
c. Nuremberg Trials
5. The war draws to an end
a. Battle of Midway
b. Battle of Stalingrad
c. Battle of the Bulge
d. Big Three at Yalta
e. Allies occupy Germany
f. V-J Day
g. Potsdam Conference
6. Results of World War II:VUS.13
a. Based on Four Freedoms
b. New Geography
c. United Nations
d. Communist/Capitalist Rivalry (East/West)
· Geography link: identify and locate countries involved in World War II
Unit 8- 1945 to Present
A. Civil Rights Movement SOL:VUS.14
1. Influences of World War II
a. national unity
b. rethinking racism
2. Changing society
a. desegregation of U.S. armed forces
b. Montgomery Bus Boycott
c. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
3. Challenging Segregation
a. sit-ins and demonstrations
b. state laws vs. national laws
c. Civil Rights Act of 1963 and other legislation
C. Cold War SOL:VUS.13 Outcomes of World War II
1. Containment policy
a. Korea
b. Vietnam
c. Latin America
2. Superpower rivalry
· Geography link: identify and locate sites of major Cold War conflicts
C. 1985-present VUS.14
1. The end of the Cold War
2. A new economic world order?
a. U.S.
b. European Union
c. China
3. Participation of women in the work force.:VUS.15
4. Changing patterns of immigration
5. Media influence
SOL Review
Unit 9: End of Year Projects (If time allows)
· Personal and World Events Timelines (may be Power Point or computer generated timeline)
· Analyzing the historical accuracy of a current historically based movie
· Homework- 20%
· Quizzes- 20%· Projects- 20%
· Test- 40%
· You will typically have three test grades in each nine weeks so the tests weigh much heavier. All projects will count as a test grade and most essays will count as a quiz grade. Some essays may count as a test grade. You will be informed when this is the case.
Assignments
Unit 1- Beginnings and Early America: Early Claims, Early Conflicts
A. Foundations of American History SOL:VUS.2, VUS.3
B. Introduction to social sciences
a. Why study history?
b. Thematic approach to U.S. History
1. Native American cultures
a. Olemecs and Mayas
b. Aztecs and Incas
c. North American Indians
2. Europe
a. Renaissance
b. Discovery and exploration
c. Colonialism
· Geography link: identify continents, major physical features of North and South America
C. Differences Among Colonies SOL:VUS.3
1. Slavery
2. Economic and geographic differences in North America
a. Northern colonies
b. Middle colonies
c. Southern colonies
· Geography link: identify the original thirteen colonies
Unit 2 – Creating a New Nation
A. The Changing Relationship Between Great Britain and its North
American Colonies SOL:VUS.4
1. French and Indian War
2. American Revolution
a. taxation and other political issues
b. the use of propaganda
c. escalation
d. fighting from Lexington to Yorktown
· Geography link: identify and locate on a map sites of major battles of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution
B. From Confederation to Constitution pp. 136-186, 190-200;
SOL: VUS.5
Articles of Confederation
1. The Constitution
a. State constitutions and the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
b. Connecticut Compromise and Three-fifths Compromise
c. Ratification
d. Bill of Rights
2. The Federalist Period
a. Washington’s precedents
b. Hamilton’s Five Point Plan
c. Interpreting the Constitution
3. The War of 1812
· Geography link: associate economic and political philosophies with regional geography of the United States
· Create a computer generated chart comparing The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans
Unit 3 – Growth and Change in the New Country – Expansion and Reform
A. The United States 1815-1850; SOL:VUS.6
B. The Era of the Common Man
a. effects on politics
b. Indian removals
1. Economic differences within the U.S.
a. industrialization of the north
b. agriculture in the South
c. westward expansion
2. Social reforms
a. religious
b. women’s rights
c. abolition
· Geography link: identify forced migration routes of Native Americans and locations of American Indian reservations
C. The Road to War pp.336-360; SOL:VUS.7
D. Compromise of 1850
1. Bleeding Kansas
2. Dred Scott
3. Harper’s Ferry
4. Election of 1860
a. South Carolina acts on its threat
b. Lincoln attempts to preserve the Union
· Geography link: identify the states of the Union, the states of the Confederacy and the Border States
Unit 4 – War and Reconstruction
A. Civil War SOL:VUS.7
1. Advantage of each side
a. North’s industrialization, population, moral high ground
b. South’s defensive position, home team advantage, international support, clear objective
2. Early battles
a. Fort Sumter
b. First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
3. Military strategies of each side
a. Virginia and the capitals
b. The war in the west
c. Naval warfare
4. The war comes to a turning point
a. Second Battle of Bull Run
b. Antietam
c. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville
d. Gettysburg
e. Shiloh
5. The beginning of the end
a. Emancipation Proclamation
b. Grant’s war of attrition
c. Sherman’s March to the Sea
d. Richmond falls
e. Surrender at Appomattox
· Geography link: identify and locate sites of major battles of the Civil War
B. Reconstruction SOL:VUS.7
1. Lincoln’s plan
a. freepeople
b. amnesty
c. Lincoln’s assassination
2. Radical Republicans
a. Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner
b. Freedmen’s Bureau
c. Civil Rights Act of 1866
d. 13th 14th,15th Amendments
e. Reconstruction Acts
3. Johnson’s plan
a. political problems
b. impeachment
4. Southern attempts to restore ante-bellum power
a. the beginning of political equality
b. black codes
c. carpet baggers and scalawags
d. Ku Klux Klan
e. Compromise of 1877
· Create a Power Point Timeline of the events leading to the Civil War
Unit 5 – Industrialization and Immigration
A. Industrial Revolution SOL:VUS.8
1. American Innovations
a. inventions
b. transportation
2. Immigration and migration
a. urbanization
b. moving west
3. Big business
a. economic growth
b. attempts to regulate business
c. reactions against big business
· Geography link: use charts and graphs to analyze migration trends
Unit 6- The United States as a World Power; Prosperity and Crisis
A. The Age of Reform and Progressive Presidents pp. 510-551; SOL:VUS.8
B. Gateway to the Twentieth Century SOL:VUS.9
1. Spanish-American War
2. Imperialism
3. Policies in Asia
· Geography link: Identify and locate American colonies and spheres of influence c. 1900
C. World War I SOL:VUS.9
1. Roots of conflict in Europe
2. American involvement
a. American influence in the War in Europe
b. the homefront
3. Outcomes of World War I
a. Treaty of Versailles
b. League of Nations
c. American politics
· Geography link: identify and locate countries involved in each side of conflict
D. 1919-1929 SOL:VUS.9
1. U.S. politics
a. isolationist policies
b. conservative economic pollicies
c. Red Scare
2. Harlem Renaissance
a. results of the Great Migration
b. influence on literature, music, and policies
3. Society
a. prohibition
b. increased consumption
c. The Great Gatsby--literary perspective on the decade
E. The Great Depression SOL:VUS.10
1. Causes of the Great Depression
2. Accounts of the 1930s
3. Hoover’s attempts to reconcile the economy
4. The New Deal
a. FDR—- a man in the right place at the right time
b. Policies of the First New Deal
c. Policies of the Second New Deal
d. Evaluating the New Deal
· Geography link: identify and locate national landmarks and areas of interest associated with New Deal programs
Unit 7- The World at War and the Home Front
A. World War II SOL:VUS.11
1. Europe in the 1930s
a. economic problems
b. racism
c. appeasement
2. 1939-1941
a. Germany’s invasion of Poland
b. Italy’s invasion of North Africa
c. Blitzkrieg
d. France falls
e. Japanese victories in the Pacific
3. American involvement in World War II
a. Four Freedoms
b. Pearl Harbor and Japanese internment
c. D-Day – the beginning of the end for the Nazis
d. Domestic issues
e. The Home Front in World War II:VUS.12
4. The Holocaust
a. 6 million Jews, 4 million others
b. concentration camps
c. Nuremberg Trials
5. The war draws to an end
a. Battle of Midway
b. Battle of Stalingrad
c. Battle of the Bulge
d. Big Three at Yalta
e. Allies occupy Germany
f. V-J Day
g. Potsdam Conference
6. Results of World War II:VUS.13
a. Based on Four Freedoms
b. New Geography
c. United Nations
d. Communist/Capitalist Rivalry (East/West)
· Geography link: identify and locate countries involved in World War II
Unit 8- 1945 to Present
A. Civil Rights Movement SOL:VUS.14
1. Influences of World War II
a. national unity
b. rethinking racism
2. Changing society
a. desegregation of U.S. armed forces
b. Montgomery Bus Boycott
c. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
3. Challenging Segregation
a. sit-ins and demonstrations
b. state laws vs. national laws
c. Civil Rights Act of 1963 and other legislation
C. Cold War SOL:VUS.13 Outcomes of World War II
1. Containment policy
a. Korea
b. Vietnam
c. Latin America
2. Superpower rivalry
· Geography link: identify and locate sites of major Cold War conflicts
C. 1985-present VUS.14
1. The end of the Cold War
2. A new economic world order?
a. U.S.
b. European Union
c. China
3. Participation of women in the work force.:VUS.15
4. Changing patterns of immigration
5. Media influence
SOL Review
Unit 9: End of Year Projects (If time allows)
· Personal and World Events Timelines (may be Power Point or computer generated timeline)
· Analyzing the historical accuracy of a current historically based movie