American History I Syllabus (Spring, 2017)

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1 American Histry I Syllabus (Spring, 2017) Mrs. Kafka ekafka@ncmcs.rg Cntact: N.C. Standards fr American Histry I: Explratin and Clnizatin Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 7.2 Glbal imperial cnflict between Britain, France and Spain and the impact f Eurpean explratin and the settlement f Nrth American. Addressing the cncept and impact f mercantilism. Explanatin f hw and why varius religius and ethnic grups immigrated t the clnies. Addressing hw and t what extent clnial rights and privileges as Englishmen, established in England, influenced the develpment f clnial plitical institutins. Rebellin and Revlutin Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 Explanatin f hw and t what extent varius clnist prtested British ecnmic plicies leading up t the American Revlutin. Understanding f shared ideas, by the Clnist, cncerning liberty and independence. Analyzing hw British attempts t cntrl the clnies led t dissent, ppsitin, prtest and the American Revlutin.

2 Funding a Natin Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.2, 8.1 Analyze hw the gvernmental structure under the AOC led t cnflict and eventual creatin f the USC Explanatin f Cnstitutinal Cnventin debates cncerning republicanism. Explanatin f Adam Smith s The Wealth f Natins and its impact n capitalistic America. Analyze the Eurpean Enlightenment philsphers (Jhn Lcke, Mntesquieu) and their impact n the US as a demcratic republic Federalist Perid Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1 Cmparisn f the difference in pinin ver the pwer and authrity f the natinal gvernment and hw it led t the creatin, develpment, and evlutin f American plitical parties and their platfrms Analyze the internal and external cnflicts faced by the US presidents and their administratin prir t the Civil War Descriptin f Alexander Hamiltn s financial plans and their impact n the ecnmy and plitics in the US. Describe the leadership and presidency f Gerge Washingtn and his ability t strengthen the natinal gvernment. Understanding f the impact f Chief Justice Jhn Marshall and the USSC Explanatin f the early perids f Islatinism. Descriptin f the Mnre Dctrine s impact n the natin s dminant ecnmic and plitical rle in the Western Hemisphere Age f Jacksn Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2, 8.2 Explanatin f hw westward mvement and settlement f Eurpean clnist and US citizens impacted the culture and mvement f American Indians

3 Describe why American Indians were frced t the Great Plains and eventually nt reservatins by the mid 19 th Century Summarizatin f the Secnd Great Awakening s influence n varius cultural grups Understanding f the emergence f the late 18 th Century Industrial Revlutin and in Great Britain and the extent f its impact n the US ( END OF 1 ST GRADING PERIOD) Sectinalism Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 7.3, 8.3, 8.4, Descriptin f hw the westward expansin f the US influenced the spread f slavery Analyze hw, why and t what extent, executive, judicial, and legislative decisins may have increased r relieved sectinal tensins Define Manifest Destiny and explain hw the natin s territrial expansin westward led t cultural diffusin and cnflict between varius grups Summarize different scial refrm mvements fr freedm and equality such as wmen s rights and ablitin mvement and explain hw they impacted the develpment f American plitics Analyze hw, why and t what extent the Mexican War invked antiwar sentiment and sectinalism in the US Explain hw the suthern ecnmy s fundatin n the grwth f cash crps and the slave labr f plantatins prmted r suppressed ecnmic pprtunities fr sutherners. Explain hw sutherners and pliticians defense f state s rights, slavery, and the idea f nullificatin at times f sectinal tensin and plitical debate. The Civil War Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 4.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1 Explain hw the secessin f the suthern states impacted cngress and the develpment f federal plicies during the Civil War Describe the impact f the US Civil War n the scial and cultural develpment f the nrthern, suthern and western states Explain the mtivatins fr the mid-19 th century Industrial Revlutin

4 Analyze the impact f the emergence f transprtatin and cmmunicatin technlgies n the ecnmic develpment f the US Analyze hw, why and t what extent the wartime leadership f Abraham Lincln secured the authrity f the natinal gvernment and increased the pwer f the US Presidency. Recnstructin Ø N.C American Histry Essential Standards addressed = 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4 Explain hw the adptin f the 13 th, 14 th, and 15 th, Amendments t the US Cnstitutin impacted the freedm and equality f African Americans Describe the impact f the US Civil War n the ecnmies f the nrthern, suthern, and western states Define tenancy and sharecrpping and explain why they prevailed in the Suth after the Civil War Define scalawags and carpetbaggers Describe the impact f Recnstructin n newly freed African Americans Summarize recnstructin plicies and legislatin that impacted the distributin f pwer between the suthern secessin states and the federal gvernment Analyze hw and why Recnstructin ended and hw impacted varius grups plitically and ecnmically. REVIEW FOR NORTH CAROLINA FINAL EXAM The Nrth Mre Scial Studies Department Grading and Test Crrectin Plicy: Test days are tentative depending n weather, speed f student cmprehensin r ther schl events. There are 7 flexible days fr preparing fr exams, ther schl wide testing such as ACT r PSAT, r schl events Late Wrk and ed wrk Wrk submitted after the deadline will be accepted; hwever, 20 pints will be autmatically deducted frm riginal grade. Fr example, even if a student makes a 100 the grade will autmatically becme an 80.

5 I use my as a surce f cmmunicatin; hwever, please d nt me any assignments unless therwise asked fr r yu are absent. I wuld rather have a hard cpy J All American Histry I students must take the NC Final Exam fr American Histry. This exam will cunt fr 25% f the final grade.