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1 Week Standards Learning Targets Name of Unit Lessons 8.55 Explain the events and impact I can explain the events of the presidency of Andrew and impact of the Jackson, including the corrupt presidency of Andrew bargain, the advent of Jacksonian Jackson, including: The Democracy, his use of the spoils corrupt bargain system and the veto, his battle Jacksonian Democracy 8.54 Identify the constitutional issues posed by the doctrine of nullification and secession and analyze the earliest origins of that doctrine Analyze the contributions of Sequoyah to the Cherokee. SOCIAL STUDIES PACING GUIDE: 3rd Nine Weeks Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of contributed to the doctrine of nullification and the later Nullification Crisis during President Andrew Jackson s term. I can analyze Sequoyah s contributions to the Cherokee tribe Write a narrative piece that I can use primary sources describes the impact of the Indian to write a narrative piece Removal Act of 1830 and the about Indian Removal, struggle between the Cherokee including: Indian Nation and the United States Removal Act of 1830 government and cites evidence Trail of Tears from primary source accounts of the Trail of Tears. CCSS.WHST Describe the concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on I can create a concept web the developing character of the that explains and analyzes American nation, including the the definition, purpose, purpose, challenges and economic challenges, and incentives incentives for westward of groups most affected by expansion. Manifest Destiny. Other Materials/Projects GRADE Eight Digital Resources from Textbook Links to Additional Resources (Promethean Lessons, Discovery, Etc.)

2 8.59 Describe American settlements in Texas after 1821 and the causes for the Texas War of Independence, including the roles of David Crockett and Sam Houston in the war and the legacy of the Alamo. I can describe American settlements in Texas between 1821 and I can analyze the causes for the Texas War of Independence. I can describe the roles of David Crockett and Sam Houston in the Texas War of Independence. I can explain the legacy of the Alamo. I can explain the causes and effects of the 8.60 Analyze the reasons, westward migration of the outcome and legacy of groups following groups: moving west including the Mountain men/trail mountain men/trail blazers, blazers Mormons, missionaries, settlers, Mormons and the impact of the Oregon Trail missionaries and John C. Frémont. settlers Oregon Trail John C. Frémont 8.61 Describe the major events and impact of the presidency of James K. Polk, including his Dark Horse nomination, the settlements of the Oregon boundary, the annexation of Texas, and the acquisition of California through the Mexican War Describe the causes, course, and consequences of the Mexican War, including the controversy over the Rio Grande boundary, the roles played by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, the Mexican Cession and the Wilmot Proviso. I can describe the major events and their impacts of James K. Polk s presidency, including: Dark Horse nomination settlements of Oregon boundary annexation of Texas acquisition of California I can analyze the causes and effects of the Mexican War, including: Rio Grande boundary controversy Mexican Cession Wilmot Proviso I can explain the roles of Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott in the Mexican War.

3 8.63 Trace the major figures and events in the discovery of gold in California and its impact on the economy of the United States, including John Sutter, and 49 ers. I can describe the major events and people in the California Gold Rush, including: John Sutter 49 ers 8.72 Identify on a map the boundaries constituting the North and the South and delineate and evaluate the geographical differences between the two regions, including the differences between agrarians and industrialists. physical geography of the North and South impacted their economies, including: Agrarians Industrialists geography of the North resulted in an industrial culture. I can explain how the geography of the South resulted in its agrarian culture. I can identify how 8.73 Describe the influence of technology and industrialization and technological industrialization affected developments of the regions, the landscape in the including human modification of North, such as: the landscape and how physical deforestation geography shaped human actions- mineral extraction growth of cities, deforestation, growth of cities farming and mineral extraction Analyze the physical obstacles to and the economic and political factors involved in building a network of roads, canals and railroads, including Henry Clay s American System Explain the causes and effects of the wave of immigration from Northern Europe to the United States, and describe the growth in the number, size, and spatial arrangements of cities as a result of events such as the Great Potato Famine. I can explain the physical, economic, and political challenges of Henry Clay s American System. I can explain the economic and political reasons for building roads, canals, and railroads. I can explain the causes for Northern European immigration to the United States, including the Great Potato Famine. I can describe the effects of Irish immigration on cities in the North.

4 8.72 Identify on a map the boundaries constituting the North and the South and delineate and evaluate the geographical differences between the two regions, including the differences between agrarians and industrialists Trace the development of the agrarian economy in the South, the locations of the cotton- producing states, and the significance of cotton, the cotton gin and the role of Memphis as the Cotton Capital of the South Analyze the characteristics of white Southern society and how the physical environment influenced events and conditions prior to the Civil War. physical geography of the North and South impacted their economies, including: Agrarians Industrialists I can identify railroads, farmland, and industries on a map of the North and South. I can identify the locations of the cotton- producing states on a map. I can explain the importance of cotton to the economy of the South, including: The cotton gin Memphis/Cotton Capital of the South I can analyze how the physical environment of the south resulted in an aristocratic society and how that society conflicted with the North Write a short story with supporting text describing the effects of the New Madrid Earthquakes of on the land and people of Tennessee. CCSS.WHST Identify the conditions of enslavement, and explain how slaves adapted and resisted in their daily lives. I can write a short story describing the effects of the New Madrid Earthquakes of I can understand the daily lives of slaves and how slaves resisted captivity Describe the significance of the Northwest Ordinance and the banning of slavery in new states north of the Ohio River Describe the reasons for and the impact of the Missouri Compromise of I can understand how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned slavery in several northern states. I can explain the causes and impacts of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

5 I can identify the accomplishments of leaders of the abolitionist movement: John Brown/armed resistance 8.66 Analyze the impact of the Harriet various leaders of the abolitionist Tubman/Underground movement, including John Brown Railroad and armed resistance; Harriet Frederick Douglass/Slave Tubman and the Underground Narratives Railroad; William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd and The Liberator; Frederick Garrison/The Liberator Douglass and the Slave Narratives; Harriet Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Stowe/Uncle Tom s Cabin Tom s Cabin, Virginia Hill and Free Virginia Hill/Free Hill, Hill, Tennessee; Francis Wright Tennessee and Nashoba Commune; and Elihu Francis Wright/Nashoba Embree s The Emancipator. Commune Elihu Embree/The Emancipator 8.67 Explain the reasons for and the impact of the Compromise of 1850, including the roles played Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun and the Fugitive Slave Law Explain the motivations behind passage of the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854, including the rise of the Republican Party, Bleeding Kansas, the Sumner Brooks incident, and the John Brown raid on Harper s Ferry. I can explain the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1850, including the Fugitive Slave Law. I can evaluate the opinions and motivations of John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster. I can explain the controversy and impacts of the Kansas- Nebraska Act, including: Bleeding Kansas John Brown s violent actions Sumner/Brooks incident rise of the Republican Party 8.69 Analyze the reasons for and applied by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case and the resulting divisiveness between the North and South. I can explain the impact of the Dred Scott case in dividing the nation.

6 8.70 Examine the arguments presented by Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Senate race debate of CCSS.WHST.6-8.1a I can chart the arguments of Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Senate race debate of I can analyze how John Brown s raid on Harper s Ferry threatened the southern slaveholders Analyze the 19th century reforms influenced by the 2nd Great Awakening such as the Temperance Movement, Prison Reform, Mental Health Reform, and education, including tent meetings, establishment of new churches, Horace Mann, Dorothea Dix, and temperance societies. I can identify the impacts and key individuals of the 2nd Great Awakening, including: tent meetings establishment of new churches Temperance Movement Prison Reform Mental Health Reform Education Reform Dorothea Dix Horace Mann 8.50 Analyze the women s suffrage movement and its major proponents, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony and examine excerpts from the writings of Stanton, Anthony and Sojourner Truth. CCSS.RH I can identify the leaders of the women s suffrage movement, including: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott Susan B. Anthony Sojourner Truth I can identify the goals of the women s suffrage movement. I can identify themes of 8.51 Identify common themes in transcendentalism and American art and literature, individualism when including transcendentalism and reading excerpts from: individualism by analyzing essays Ralph Waldo Emerson and stories by Ralph Waldo Henry David Thoreau Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Nathaniel Hawthorne Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow

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