Grand Canyon Preparatory Academy
World and American History II
Scope and Sequence
Unit Theme
Age of Revolution in
North America,
South America and
France
Unit Dates
and
Duration
August 12 to
September
18
Unit Focus
Description
This unit focuses on the origins (common and
different), military campaigns, and phases (what
to do with opponents for example) of the
following revolutions:
a) American-Canadian
b) French
Social Studies
Standards
(Concept One is
Universal)
Strand One
United States
History
Literacy in History/
Social Studies Standards
Reading
Writing
Grades 9-10
R.H. 1-10
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
R.H. 1-10
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
R.H. 1-10
WHST 1-10
WHST 1-10
Concept Four
PO 1-3
Strand Two
World History
Concept Six
PO 3-4
Post Revolutionary
Case Studies: The
United States to
1815 and France to
1815
September
21 to October
23
This unit will focus on the similarities and
differences between the American and French
Republics and how both societies developed
different interpretations of their revolutionary
results from the development of their
constitutions to their leadership structure to
their plans for expansion and conquest with
results after The War of 1812 and The
Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna.
Strand One
United States
History
WHST 1-10
Concept Four
PO 4-5
Strand Two
World History
Concept Six
PO 4
The Advent of the
Industrial Age and
its consequences to
October 26 to
November 13
Students will learn about the Industrial
Revolution, reactions from the people (both
positive and negative) and its revolutionary
changes to society, technology, and science and
how people start to view each other and how
Strand One
United States
History
Concept Five
Grand Canyon Preparatory Academy
World and American History II
Scope and Sequence
society and culture
they should be treated.
PO 5
Strand Two
World History
Concept Six
PO 6
Destiny: The
expansion of the
United States
westward and the
issues of slavery
that follow it.
Revolution for a
better life and home
November 16
to December
18
January 5 to
February 5
Students will learn about expansion of the United
States westward and its interactions/treatment
of Native Americans and other nations where
they struggle for new territory (Texas and the
Southwest against Mexico). Also the growth of
democracy and the American economy as well as
the issue of slavery and where it should be
allowed as it leads increasingly to the possibility
of Civil War.
Strand One
United States
History
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
R.H. 1-10
WHST 1-10
Students will learn about select revolutions that
occurred in Europe, the United States, rest of the
Americas, Africa and Asia from 1800 to 1900 and
their quests for greater democracy,
republicanism, unionism, nationalism and social
justice (socialism)
Strand One
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
The United
States
R.H. 1-10
WHST 1-10
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
Concept Four
PO 6
Concept Five
PO 1-5
Concept Seven
PO 1-2
Strand Two
World History
Concept Six
PO 5-6
Concept Seven
PO 5
Case Study in
February 8
Students will learn about the meaning and
characteristics of nationalism and how it applied
Strand One
Grand Canyon Preparatory Academy
World and American History II
Scope and Sequence
Nationalism: The
American Civil War
and Reconstruction.
Age of Nationalism
to March 4
March 14 to
April 15
specifically to the War for the Confederacy from
1861 to 1865. Students will also learn about the
causes, major battles, and results of the American
Civil War and the Reconstruction Period that
followed.
United States
History
Students will learn about more examples of
nationalist drives in Italy, Germany, the Austro
Hungarian Empire, Zionism, India, Japan, China
and Africa and their similarities and differences.
Strand Two
R.H. 1-10
WHST 1-10
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
R.H. 1-10
WHST 1-10
Grades 9-10
Grades 9-10
R.H. 1-10
WHST 1-10
Concept Six
PO 1-3
World History
Concept Six
PO 5-6
Concept Seven
PO 5
Age of imperialism
and Empire
April 18 to
June 2
Students will learn about how the Great Powers
organized imperial/regional empires in Europe,
China, Asia, India, Africa, The Pacific and Asia and
created imperial rivalries and armaments races
that would help set the stage for World War One.
Attention will also be given to how the
indigenous populations in these areas were
treated.
Strand One
United States
History
Concept 7
PO 3
Strand Two
World History
Concept Seven
PO 1-6