ON YOUR NOTES, PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ON THE TIMELINE
Civil War Begins
George Washington is unanimously elected President
War of 1812 ends
The Cherokee are forced westward on the Trail of Tears
Columbus discovers the Americas
ANSWERS
1492____________________________1789__________1815_____1838____________1861___
Columbus
discovered the
Americas
Washington
elected
End of
War of
1812
Trail of
Tears
Civil War
Begins
CHRONOLOGICAL REASONING
When events occurred and in what temporal order
HISTORICAL CAUSATION: THE ATTEMPT TO TRACE
CURRENT AND HISTORICAL EVENTS TO THEIR ROOT CAUSES
Cause: a person or
thing that acts,
happens or exists
in such a way that
some specific
thing happens as a
result; the
producer of an
effect
Effect: something
that is produced by
an agency or
cause; result;
consequence
IN YOUR GROUP
1.Make a list of as many things you can
think of in American history.
2.Divide those events into time periods
Periodization:
Periodization:
organizing history
into periods and
identifying turning
points
Turning point: an
event marking a
unique or
important
historical change
of course or one
on which
important
developments
depend.
http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/interactives/artifacts/mask_creator01.html
CONTEXTUALIZATION
Putting an event or region into the political, social,
cultural, and economic setting for a particular idea or
event, in order to better understand something