Unit
Skills
Type of assessment used
I) Introduction: Geography
I) Introduction: Geography
II) Constitutional Foundations
III) Industrialization of the United States
·
Physical and cultural setting in America
·
Role and influence of geography on historical and cultural development
·
Demographics
·
Geographic issues today
·
Historical foundations
·
Constitutional convention
·
Constitutional principles
·
The Bill of Rights
·
Basic structure and function of government
·
Early Presidential administrations and precedents
·
Constitution tested
·
Nationalism and sectionalism
·
Territorial expansion
·
Constitution in jeopardy: Civil War
·
Reconstruction
·
Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the nation
·
Rise of American Business
·
Economic transformation
·
Major areas of industrial growth
·
Business leaders
·
New business and government practices
·
Labor’s response to economic changes
·
Agrarian response to economic changes
·
Society adjusting to industrialism
·
Impact on: workers, women, minorities, and families
·
Immigration
·
Reaction to the “new” immigrants
·
Vanishing frontier
·
Map work, copying and analyzing
·
Multiple choice exams
·
This Unit will be incorporated throughout the curriculum
·
Multiple choice exams
·
Thematic essay exams
·
Document Based Question (DBQ) essay exams
·
Dialogue questions
·
Multiple choice exams
·
Thematic essay exams
·
DBQ essay exams
·
Dialogue questions
·
Debate: who won the Civil War
·
Debate: changes in America
·
Industrialization economics project
Course/Subject: US History & Government Grade Level/Building: 11/HighSchool 8/00
Back to top
Unit
Skills
Back to top
Type of assessment used
IV) The Progressive Movement
V) Prosperity and Depression
VI) US in an age of global crisis
·
Pressures for reform
·
Progress in social and economic reform
·
Progressivism and government action
·
Rise of American power
·
US as an emerging global power
·
From restraint to involvement
·
World War I
·
Wartime constitutional issues
·
Attempts at arms control and international peace
·
Impact of World War I
·
The Twenties
·
Mass consumption and the clash of cultural values
·
Causes of the Great Depression
·
The New Deal
·
Effects of the Great Depression
·
Responsibility and cooperation
·
Isolationism and neutrality
·
Causes of World War II
·
Failure of peace
·
World War II
·
US involvement
·
Civil liberties
·
Effects of World War II
·
International peace efforts
·
Expansion and containment
·
The Cold War
·
Korean War
·
Multiple choice exams
·
Thematic essay exams
·
DBQ essay exams
·
Dialogue questions
·
Debate: American Imperialism
·
Multiple choice exams
·
Thematic essay exams
·
DBQ essay exams
·
Dialogue questions
·
Debate: effectiveness of the
New Deal
·
Multiple choice exams
·
Thematic essay exams
·
DBQ essay exams
·
Dialogue questions
·
Debate: use of the atomic bombs
Course/Subject: US History & Government Grade Level/Building: 11/HighSchool 8/00
Back to top
Unit
Skills
Back to top
Type of assessment used
VII) World in uncertain times
Current Events
·
Toward a postindustrial world
·
Changes within the United States
·
Effects of postwar events
·
World power structure
·
Eisenhower Administration
·
Domestic politics
·
Culture of the 1950’s
·
Kennedy Administration
·
New Frontier
·
Johnson Administration
·
Escalation of Vietnam Conflict: limits to Presidential powers
·
Great Society
·
Civil Rights Movement
·
Changes in American culture in the 60’s and 70’s
·
Nixon Administration
·
DĂ©tente
·
Presidency in crisis
·
Ford Administration
·
Carter Administration
·
Reagan Administration
·
New Federalism
·
Supreme Court school rulings
·
Deficit spending
·
Approaching the next century
·
Bush Administration
·
End of the Cold War
·
Clinton Administration
·
Multiple choice exams
·
Thematic essay exams
·
DBQ essay exams
·
Dialogue questions
·
Debate: US foreign involvement
·
Handed in and graded every 5 weeks
Back to top
