American History
Beginnings Through Reconstruction
History Agenda:
Focus - The U.S. Constitution
Ch. 3 --- The Revolutionary Era --- (1750 -1783)
Ch. 4 --- A Constitution for the United States --- (1787 - Present)
U.S. Constitution Part 1 --- Preamble/ Articles I-VII
U.S. Constitution Part 2 --- Amendments: Bill of Rights (1-10)/ (11-27)
CBA: Common Base Assessment
Students choose a Constitutional Issue they are passionate about, and write a 5 paragraph Research Paper defending it.
Roots (The classic version) --- Gives students an inspiring look at the History of the Middle Passage/Slavery in the U.S.
Part 1 --- Kunta Kinte and the Middle Passage --- (1760s)
Ch. 5 --- The Early Republic --- (1789 - 1825)
Ch. 6 --- The Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion --- (1824 - 1860)
Roots (The classic version) --- Gives students an inspiring look at the History of the Middle Passage/Slavery in the U.S.
Part 2 --- Kunta Kinte as a Slave --- (1760- 1820)
Ch. 7 --- Society and Culture Before the Civil War --- (1820 - 1860)
Ch. 8 --- Sectionalism and Civil War --- (1820 - 1865)
Ch. 9 --- The Reconstruction Era --- (1865 - 1877)
Roots (The classic version) --- Gives students an inspiring look at the History of the Middle Passage/Slavery in the U.S.
Part 3 --- Chicken George and His Family --- (1850- 1870)