Colonies Review
Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understanding:
Colonization in the Americas was the result of many factors, varied from region to
region, and resulted in very different societies. Very distinct regions developed that
would shape future conflicts and expansion in America.
Outcomes:
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CR #1 Be able to label the 13 colonies on a map.
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CR #1 Be able to compare and contrast the early colonial regions including their climate,
resources, and people.
SLAVERY MINI UNIT
Enduring Understanding:
Slavery became institutionalized in the United States over a period of time, created
divisions within the country, and had a lasting influence on our society.
Things You Need to Know:
o SL #1 Be able to describe how slavery was institutionalized in America.
o SL #2 Be able to describe the differences between indentured servants and slaves.
o SL #3 Be able to describe the Middle Passage using words or pictures.
o SL #4 Be able to list groups that benefited from the slave trade.
o SL #5 Be able to participate in the creation of an African Slave Trade Memorial.
o SL #6 Be able to give examples of slavery in the modern world and the ways people
are working to stop it.
Philosophy of Gov’t
Mini Unit 2014-15
Enduring Understanding:
Major ideas from political philosophers were adopted by the Founding Fathers and
these ideas affect our concept of government today.
Things You Need to Know:
 PG #1/ ER #1 Be able to describe how British actions and colonial reactions led to revolution in the
period 1763-1776
 PG #2 Be able to identify rights that colonists expected as English subjects
 PG #3 Be able to define natural rights, state of nature, absolute power, parliament, salutary
neglect and identify John Locke
Assignments:
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Read 5-2 Roots of Representative Gov’t and complete
Reading Guide
Complete WDWNG Notetaking Guide
F&I War Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understanding:
The colonists’ break with England came after a series of events that increased
tension between the two groups.
 FI #1 Be able to explain what caused the conflict in the Ohio River Valley and
who was involved.
 FI #2 Be able to define the term strategy and apply it to the F & I War
and the recent conflicts in Iraq & Afghanistan.
 FI #3 Be able to explain the story behind these pictures:
Braddock’s Defeat
Battle for Quebec
 FI #4 Be able to identify how the Treaty of Paris divided up
North America.
 FI #5 Given a map, be able to draw the Proclamation Line of
1763.
 FI # 6 Be able to explain how Pontiac’s Rebellion helped lead to
the Proclamation of 1763.
 FI #7 Be able to describe how Washington grew as a military
leader using specific examples.
 FI #8 Be able to describe how the French & Indian War caused a break
between England and the Colonies.
Events Leading to the Revolution
Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understanding:
The colonists’ break with England came after a series of events that increased tension between the
two groups.
Outcomes:
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Be able to put the following events in chronological order: ER #1
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act 1765
Townshend Acts 1767
Boston Massacre 1770
Tea Act 1773
Boston Tea Party 1773
Intolerable Acts 1774
First Continental Congress 1774
Battles of Lexington & Concord 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
Common Sense 1776
Second Continental Congress 1776
Declaration of Independence 1776
ER #2 Be able to describe how the French and Indian War caused a break between
England and the English colonists in North America.
ER #3 Given a law, passed by the British Parliament during the period leading up to the
Revolution, be able to describe the law and the effect it had on the American Colonists.
 Proclamation of 1763
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Stamp Act
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Townshend Acts
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Tea Act
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Intolerable Acts
ER #14 Be able to identify Paul Revere’s engraving and what message he was
trying to tell.
ER #5 Be able to identify and explain the importance of Thomas Paine’s Common
Sense.
ER #6 Be able to identify John Locke and explain his theory of government.
ER #7 Be able explain the purpose of the D of I as stated in the Preamble.
ER #8 Be able explain the purpose of government as outlined in the D of I.
ER #9 Be able to identify grievances against the British Government outlined
in the D of I.
ER #10 Given a picture, be able to identify and explain the event it portrays.
D of I
Oral Quiz
ER #11 Be able to memorize and recite the following passage from the D of I.
Revolutionary War
Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understanding:
Dissatisfaction with imperial government led the colonists to carry out a successful
revolution and create a new nation.
Outcomes:
o RW #1 Dissatisfaction with the British government led the colonists to carry out a
successful revolution and create a new nation.
o RW #2 Be able to identify key military and political events that influenced the
outcome of the Revolutionary War.
o RW #3 Students will relate differing points of view of the colonists to the roles
they played in the American Revolution. (patriot, loyalist, neutral).
o RW #4 Be able to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the Americans and
the British at the outset of the war.
o RW #5 Be able to recognize the hardships faced by both the soldiers and citizens
during the Revolutionary War.
o RW #6 Be able to identify the following key terms/ people:
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George Washington
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Mercenary
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Privateer
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Strategy
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John Paul Jones
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Battle of Saratoga
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Lord Cornwallis
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Valley Forge
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Battle of Yorktown
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Ally
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Treaty of Paris
Constitution & Founding of US Gov’t
Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understanding:
After experimenting with a confederation form of government, the United States turned to a federal
system of government with a written constitution that provided for checks and balances, separation
of powers, protection of rights, and provisions for change.
Outcomes:
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CC #1 Be able to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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CC #2 Be able to evaluate the importance of the Northwest Ordinance.
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CC #3 Be able to identify the causes and effects of Shay’s Rebellion
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CC #4 Be able to identify key events leading to the Constitutional Convention and identify
the key delegates.
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CC #5 Be able to describe the delegates’ expectations.
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CC #6 Be able to analyze the major issues and compromises of the Constitutional
Convention.
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CC #7 Be able to explain the compromises made regarding slavery and trade
in the Constitution.
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CC #8 Be able to identify the positions of the Federalists and Anti-federalist.
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CC #9 Be able to explain the role of the Federalist Papers in the ratification process.
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CC #10 Be able to describe the battle for ratification.
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CC #11 Be able to summarize the efforts to pass and ratify the Bill of Rights.
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CC #12 Be able to explain the roles of the different branches of government.
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CC #13 Be able to list and explain at least one check and balance each branch has on the
other branches.
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CC #14 Be able to explain the elastic clause.
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CC #15 Be able to identify key precedents, actions, or contributions of the early
presidents.
Key People and Terms
o CC #16 Be able to identify the following key terms/ people:
Articles of Confederation
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Territory
Northwest Ordinance
Shay’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
James Madison
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Federalism
Federalists
Anti-federalists
The Federalist papers
George Mason
Bill of Rights
Amendments
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CC #15 Be able to memorize and recite the Preamble to the Constitution.
Decades
Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understandings:
During the first sixty years of the new nation, the Untied States continually expanded its borders
westward. This expansion was generally accompanied by conflicts with foreign nations and the Native
Americans who were already there. The US was fortunate to have a number of strong leaders during
this early period in our history.
The Untied States expanded rapidly in the first half of the 19th century with improvements in
transportation, the spread of slavery into the new territories, and the beginning of the industrial
revolution.
The early 1800s was a time of expanding opportunities for some Americans but not for women,
African Americans, and Native Americans. The issues of slavery and sectionalism continued to
dominate the nation’s growth and development.
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Students will be able to explain the influence of Manifest Destiny on a pattern of expansion that
characterized the US in the first half of the 19th Century.
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Students will be able to identify the American reform movements that emerged between 18201850 such as abolition, women’s rights, rise of labor unions, art and literature and other social
reform movements.
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Students will be able to describe how improvements in transportation, industrialization/technology
and agriculture, influenced the American economy, the rise of immigrant populations and the
expansion of slavery.
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Students will be able to explain how the United States made efforts to maintain its national
identity, protect its interest on the high seas and inspired a new foreign policy exemplified by the
Monroe Doctrine.
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Students will identify the characteristics of Jackson’s presidency relate those to the physical,
social, political and economic changes of the 19th century.
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Students will analyze the effect of government policies on Native American populations in the 19 th
century.
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Be able to identify and define the following key terms: (TBD)
Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1865
Things You Need to Know
Enduring Understanding:
The Civil War was a product of the long standing disputes among the sections, involved the entire country in
the conflict, and radically altered the path of our nation’s history.
Outcomes
o CW #1 Identify the major events between 1850 and 1861 that led to secession and
war.
o CW #2 Summarize the overall strategies and relative strengths and weaknesses of
each side as they apply to the military and the home front.
o CW #3 Identify how the different economies and cultures of the North, South,
and West contributed to the concept of sectionalism.
o CW #4 Explain why Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Gettysburg may
be considered turning points of the war.
o CW #5 Be able to identify the Gettysburg Address and briefly summarize it the
document in their own words.