AP U.S. History: Sept. 10-14
Monday
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Unit
o UNIT II: 1783-1800
Learning Target
o I can identify the key points of the American Revolution.
Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788
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America’s First Civil War
i. Loyalists and Other British Sympathizers
ii. The Opposing Sides
iii. George Washington
iv. War in Earnest
v. The Turning Point
vi. The Continentals Mature
vii. Frontier Campaigns
viii. Victory in the South
ix. Peace of Paris
 Revolutionary Society
i. Egalitarianism
ii. A Revolution for Black Americans
iii. White Women n the New Republic
iv. Native Americans and the Revolution
o The Revolution and Social Change
Assessments
o Unit 1 exam
Strategies
o Modified Lecture/Discussion
Activities
o Take Unit 1 Exam
o Take notes from PowerPoint
Differentiation and extensions
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Tuesday
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Unit
o UNIT II: 1783-1800
Learning Target
o Why did it take the new nation twelve years, from the Declaration of
Independence until the ratification of the Constitution, to design a lasting form of
national government?
 Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788
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Forging New Governments
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Tradition and Change
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From Colonies to States
iii. The Articles of Confederation
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Finance, Trade, and the Economy
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The Confederation and the West
vi.
Shays’ Rebellion
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The Philadelphia Convention
viii. The Struggle over Ratification
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Assessments
o q/a
Strategies
o Modified Lecture/discussion
Activities
o Taking notes covering PowerPoint
Differentiation and extensions
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Wednesday
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Unit
o UNIT II: 1783-1800
Learning Target
o Launching the New Republic
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Constitutional Government Takes Shape
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Defining the Presidency
ii. National Justice and the Bill of Rights
National Economic Policy and Its Consequences
i.
Hamilton and His Objectives
ii. Report on the Public Credit
iii. Reports on the Banks and Manufactures
iv.
Hamilton’s Legacy
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The Whiskey Rebellion
The United States on the World Stage
i.
Spanish Power in the Far West
ii. The Trans-Appalachian Frontier
iii. France and Factional Politics
iv.
The British Crisis
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Battling for the Nation’s Soul
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Ideological confrontation
ii. The Republican Party
iii. The Election of 1796
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The French Crisis
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
vi.
The Election of 1800
 Economic and Social Change
i.
The Household Economy
ii. Indians in the New Republic
o Redefining the Color Line
Assessments
o q/a
Strategies
o Modified Lecture/Discussion
Activities
o Taking notes covering Powerpoint
Differentiation and extensions
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Thursday
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Unit
o UNIT II: 1783-1800
Learning Target
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Constitutional Government Takes Shape
iii. Defining the Presidency
iv.
National Justice and the Bill of Rights
 National Economic Policy and Its Consequences
vi.
Hamilton and His Objectives
vii.
Report on the Public Credit
viii. Reports on the Banks and Manufactures
ix. Hamilton’s Legacy
x. The Whiskey Rebellion
 The United States on the World Stage
v.
Spanish Power in the Far West
vi.
The Trans-Appalachian Frontier
vii.
France and Factional Politics
viii. The British Crisis
 Battling for the Nation’s Soul
vii.
Ideological confrontation
viii. The Republican Party
ix. The Election of 1796
x. The French Crisis
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xi. The Alien and Sedition Acts
xii. The Election of 1800
 Economic and Social Change
iii. The Household Economy
iv.
Indians in the New Republic
o Redefining the Color Line
Assessments
o q/a
Strategies
o Modified Lecture Discussion
Activities
o Taking notes from Powerpoint
Differentiation and extensions
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Friday
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Unit
o UNIT II: 1783-1800
Learning Target
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Assessments
o Unit 2 exam
Strategies
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Activities
o Unit II Exam
Differentiation and extensions
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