Mrs. LaCour

Quarter 1 (Exploration and Identity)

Quarter 2 (Creation and Establishment)

Culminating Assessment: Essay:  What were the impacts of the European Exploration on the development of our new nation?

Culminating Assessment: Constitution Evaluation

Learning Target:

Learning Target:

I can explain why the Renaissance and Reformation started exploration

I can explain the significance of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights and the Mayflower Compact in the establishment of a new government

I can identify early explorers who came to the Americas

I can describe the effects of the American Revolution

I can explain the goals of exploration.

I can name the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and give examples of how they manifested themselves

I can explain the Columbian Exchange

I can list and describe the major debates and resolutions at the Constitution Conventions

I can explain the impact of European Exploration on Native Americans

I can describe the powers of the 3 branches of our government under the Constitution

I can describe the establishment of slavery in the Americas.

I describe the first 10 amendments (Bill of Rights)

I can explain why Jamestown was successful

I can identify significant amendments added to the Constitution after 1791.

I can list the differences between the Puritans and the Separatists (Pilgrims)

I can identify the conflict between Jefferson and Hamilton which evolves into two separate political parties

I can name all 13 colonies and categorize them as being either Southern, Middle or New England.

I can identify key goals, conflicts and resolutions during Washington’s presidency.

I can identify the causes that affected the economies of the New England, Middle, Southern and Backcountry regions

I can identify differences between the first political parties in the US

I can describe the Great Awakening, its major players and its lasting influence

I can identify key goals conflicts and resolutions during John Adams’ presidency.

I can describe the Enlightenment and its lasting influence.

I can identify the role of the House of Representatives in deciding the outcome of the Election of 1800.

I can list the major causes as well as the outcome of the French and Indian War.

I can explain events leading up to the principle of Judicial Review.

I can sequence the events that led to the Colonies declaring Independence from England.

I can identify the purpose, cause and effect of the Louisiana Purchase

I can explain the role of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pamphlet in persuading public opinion for independence

I can explain the purpose, goals and effects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

I can explain the goal of the Declaration of Independence

I can identify the role of Tecumseh in the Native American resistance movement

I can identify the causes and effects of the War of 1812

Quarter 3 (Era of Change)

Quarter 4 (A Nation Divided and Rebuilt)

Culminating Assessment: Essay- Describe the impacts of three inventions or industries affecting early 19^th century America.

Culminating Assessment: Historical Autobiography of the 1700s – Early 1900s Interdisciplinary Project                 

Learning Target:

Learning Target:

I can name and describe the part of the United States where the Industrial Revolution began and how it affected the population.

I can identify the conflict and resolution of the extension of slavery in the newly acquired lands from Mexico.

I can identify the causes of regional growth.

I can explain how the Fugitive Slave Act and Uncle Tom’s Cabin affected northerners over the issue of slavery

I can identify the causes of sectional tension.

I can describe the concept of popular sovereignty and its influence on pre Civil War conflict.

I can identify factors that resulted in national unity.

I can describe what led to the formation of the Republican Party.

I can identify significant inventions and developments during the early 1800s that helped develop the industrial northeast.

I can identify how the Dred Scott Case, Lincoln-Douglas Debates and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry led to increased tension over the issue of slavery.

I can identify significant inventions and developments during the early 1800s that helped develop the southern region.

I can identify the causes of southern secession

I can explain the origin and impact of Nat Turner’s rebellion

I can describe the advantages and disadvantages of the North and South during the Civil War.

I can name two policies that were developed to resolve sectional differences in the US.

I can identify and describe the political and military leaders of the North and South.

I can list and explain the three major issues Andrew Jackson faced during his presidency

I can describe major battles and their outcomes during the Civil War.

I can describe Jackson’s policy toward Native Americans and its lasting impact.

I can describe the purpose and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation

I can describe the tariff of abominations and the doctrine of nullification and their impact on states’ rights.

I can identify the turning point in the Civil War

I can define Manifest Destiny

I can identify the end of the Civil War

I can identify the role of the mountain men, pioneers, trails and the purpose of the westward expansion

I can identify the impact of the Civil War on American Citizens

I can explain the Texas Revolution including its colonization, tension with Mexico, battles and independence.

I can identify the limiting of freedoms on African Americans in the south. 

I can identify causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.

I can identify the impact of the 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th amendments

I can explain the impact of the discovery of gold in the settlement of California

I can describe the hardships of former slaves in their daily life and safety

I can identify causes and effects of immigration in the early to mid-1800s

I can identify both fulfilled and unfulfilled goals of Reconstruction

I can identify the influence of writers and artists in American in the mid 1800’s

I can identify reformers and their movements that influenced America in the mid-1800’s

I can identify key people and influences in the abolition movement.

I can identify key women who influenced reform in the United States