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Unit 1 Pre & Post-Columbian America (1491-1607)
Chp 1
1. What were the major patterns of American Indian life in North America before the Europeans arrived?
2. Identify the causes which impelled European explorers to look west across the ocean? Which of these were the most
important- why?
3. Identify the major consequences of European contact with American Indians? Which of these were the most
significant-why?
DUE- Friday 1/23
Unit 2: Colonial America Period 2 (1607-1754)
Chps 2, 3, 4
1. Compare/contrast the development of Virginia and Maryland.
2. Identify the causes of the sources of discord in early New England. Which ones were the most threatening and to
what extent were they handled correctly?
3. To what extent did patterns of class and gender roles change in the 18th century America?
4. To what extent did African slavery differ regionally in 18th century North America?
5. To what extent did the Great Awakening challenge the religious and social structure of British North America?
Due Friday 1/30
Unit 3: The American Revolution Period 3 (1607-1754)
Chps 5, 6, 7
1. Identify the major causes which marked the move toward American Independence. Which of these was the most
important-why? Which founding father played the biggest role in the Independence movement? Why?
2. To what extent did the Revolution affect the status of women?
3. To what was the impact of the Revolution on slavery?
Due Friday 2/6
Unit 5: The Growth of the Economy and Democracy Period 4 (1800-1848)
Chps 8, 9, 10, 11
1. Identify the major cause and consequences of the market revolution. Which of these were the most important?
2. To what extent did the market revolution spark social change?
3. What were the achievements of Jefferson’s presidency? Was Jefferson a great president; why or why not?
4. What were the major areas of conflict between nationalism and sectionalism?
Due Friday 2/13
Unit 6: The Age of Reform Period 4 (1800-1848)
Chps 12, 13, 14, 15
1. To what extent did slavery shape social and economic relations in the Old South and the North?
2. To what extent did family, gender, religion, & values combine to create distinctive slave cultures in the old South?
3. Compare and contrast the different varieties of abolitionism. Where either of these a threat to American Society?
4. What were the diverse sources of the antebellum women’s rights movement and its significance?
Due Friday 2/20
Unit 7: Sectionalism, War, & Reconstruction Period 5 (1844-1877)
Chps 16, 17, 18,19
1. To what extent does the Missouri Compromise of 1820 suggest future political problems for the US?
2. To what extent did a war to preserve the Union becomes a war to end slavery?
3. What combination of issues and events fueled the creation of the Republican Party in the 1850s?
4. What enabled Lincoln to emerge as president from the divisive party politics of the 1850s?
Due Friday 2/27
Unit 7: Sectionalism, War, & Reconstruction Period 5 (1844-1877)
Chps 20, 21, 22
1. What were the most important wartime “rehearsals for Reconstruction”?
2. What were the social and political effects of Radical Reconstruction in the South?
3. What visions of freedom did the former slaves and slaveholders peruse in the postwar South?
Due Friday 3/6
Unit 8: The Gilded Age Period 6 (1865-1898)
Chps 23, 24, 25, 26
1. To what extent was the West transformed economically and socially during the Gilded Age?
2. What were the goals of the Gilded Age political system and to what extent were these successfully achieved?
3. To what extent did the boundaries of American freedom grow narrower during the Gilded Age?
4. Identify the major causes which led to the emergence of Populism. To what extent was this movement ssignificant?
Due Friday 3/13
Unit 9: Progressivism, WWI, & the 20’s Period 7 (1890-1945)
Chps 27, 28, 29
1. Why was the city such a central element in Progressive America?
2. To what extent did the labor and women’s movements challenge the 19th century meanings of freedom?
3. How did the Progressive presidents foster the rise of nation-states; how did their visions of economic growth square
with their political ideas?
4. To what extent did the Progressive presidents promote the expansion of American power overseas?
5. To what extent did the war affect race relations in the US?
Due Friday 3/20
Unit 10: The 20’s,The New Deal & WW II Period 7 (1890-1945)
Chps 30, 31, 32, 33
1. Who benefited and suffered most in the new consumer society of the 1920’s
2. Compare and contrast religious fundamentalism and pluralism during the 1920’s.
3. To what extent did the New Deal recast the meaning of American freedom? What new opportunities and challenges
arose during this period?
Due Friday 3/26
Unit 10:The New Deal & WW II Period 7 (1890-1945)
Chps 34, 35
1. Identify the major causes and consequences which led American participation in WW II. Which of these was the most
important. Why?
2. In what ways was the end of WW II a turning point in American History? What were the characteristics before and
after that time frame?
Due Friday 4/2
Unit 11: The Cold War & the 50’s Period 8 (1945-1980)
Chps 36, 37
1. Identify the major causes which prompted the Cold War. Which of these was the most important? Why?
2. To what extent did the Cold War reshape the ideas of American freedom?
3. What effects did the anti-communism of the Cold War have on American politics and culture?
4. What were the main characteristics of the affluent society of the 1950’s? In what way was it similar or different to
that of the 1920’s?
5. In what ways was the Election of 1960 a turning point in American History? What were the characteristics before and
after that time period?
Due Friday 4/16
Unit 12: The 60’s, 70s, & 80’s Period 8 (1945-1980)
Chps 38, 39
1. What were the major events in the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960’s? Identify the top three; why were these
the most important?
2. What were the purposes and strategies of Johnson’s Great Society programs? Was he successful in accomplishing his
goals?
3. To what extent did the Vietnam War fundamentally transform American politics and culture?
4. To what extent was 1968 a climatic year for the Sixties?
5. To what extent did Vietnam and Watergate affect popular trust in the government?
6. To what extent did the Reagan presidency affect Americans both at home and abroad?
Due Friday 4/24
Unit 13: America in the 21st Century Period 9 (1980-present)
Chps 40, 41, 42
1. What were the major international initiatives of the Clinton administration in the aftermath of the Cold War?
2. Identify the causes which drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s? Which was the most important?
3. To what extent did a divisive political partisanship affect the election of 2000?
4. How did the war in Iraq unfold in the wake of 9/11?
5. To what extent did the war on terror affect the economy and American liberties?
Due Friday 5/1