Honors United States History Spring 2013: Daily Topics and Text Readings Syllabus
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Unit 1: The New Nation (1789-1820) - The learner will identify, investigate, and assess the effectiveness of
the institutions of the emerging republic.
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Course Introduction
What is history? Why study history? (EQ)
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George Washington’s Presidency 60-63; 66-69, 72
What are the major domestic issues and conflicts of the Federalist Era? (EQ)
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The United State’s First Political Parties 64-65; 70-71
What are the major domestic issues and conflicts of the Federalist Era? (EQ)
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Readings: Handicapped By History; James Loewen
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Freedom In The New Nation 146-148
What political freedoms existed for various groups of Americans? (EQ)
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Foreign Affairs 66-70
Assess America’s relationship with Britain, France, and others. (EQ)
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The War Of 1812 (The Second War For Independence) 82-87
Assess America’s relationship with Britain, France, and others. (EQ)
Unit 2: Expansion and Reform (1801-1850) - The learner will assess the competing forces of
expansionism, nationalism, and sectionalism.
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Mapping Territorial Expansion And Manifest Destiny 76-77, 168-172
What were the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states? (EQ)
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We Take Nothing By Conquest, Thank God. Howard Zinn, Chapter 8.
Mexican-American War 173-178
What were the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states? (EQ)
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Art, Literature, And Language 112-113, 139-141
How were nationalism and sectionalism reflected in art, literature, and
language? (EQ)
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Nationalism And Sectionalism In The United States 101-106
Distinguish and assess economic, political, and social issues leading to nationalism
and sectionalism. (EQ)
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Nationalism And Sectionalism -continued
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Religion And Reform 134-145
Evaluate the role of religion in the debate over slavery.
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Reform continued 154-159
What were the major reform movements and how effective were they?
As Long As Grass Grows Or Water Runs. Howard Zinn, Chapter 7
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TEST ON UNITS ONE AND TWO