US History I 1790-1917 Scranton School District Scranton, PA
US History I 1790-1917 Prerequisite: None US History I 1790-1917, focuses on the time period of United States History from the year 1790 to the year 1917. Topics covered include: The Origins of American Politics, Western Expansion, The Civil War, Reconstruction, Growth of American Industry, Imperialism, Progressivism and a brief Introduction to World War I. US History I 1790-1917 Page 1
Year-at-a-glance Subject: US History I 1790-1917 Grade Level: 9th Date Completed:1-17-17 1 st Quarter Topic Standards George Washington (1789-1797) Hamilton s Plan Foreign Policy Political Parties Develop John Adams (1797-1801) XYZ Affair Alien and Sedition Act Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) Reduction of Government Jefferson and the Courts Western Expansion Tension with Europe James Madison (1809-1817) War of 1812 James Monroe-John Quincy Adams (1817-1829) Era of Good Feeling Monroe s Doctrine Missouri Compromise Corrupt Bargain New Political Parties Industrial Revolution US History I 1790-1917 Page 2
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Spoils System Tariff Crisis Trail of Tears Bank War Scranton School District US History I 1790-1917 Page 3
2 nd Quarter Topic Standards Martin-Van Buren Zachary Taylor (1837-1850) The Texas War For Independence The Mexican War Oregon Trail Gold Rush Slavery and Reforms of the 1800s Transcendentalism Temperance Abolitionists Women s Rights US History I 1790-1917 Page 4
Millard Fillmore-James Buchanan (1850-1861) The Causes of the Civil war Differences between the North and the South Compromise of 1850 Popular Sovereignty Dred Scott Lincoln s Election Fort Sumter Scranton School District Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) The Civil War Battles Economics Politics Daily life/society Effects/Results US History I 1790-1917 Page 5
3 rd Quarter Topic Standards Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant ( 1865-1877) Reconstruction Presidential/Congressional Changes in Southern Society Successes and Failures Rutherford B Hayes-William McKinley ( 1877-1901) The Gilded Age The Expansion of American Industry Technological Advances Growth of Big Business Workers/Unions Politics, Immigration and Urban Life Western Expansion CC.8.6.9-10.E. US History I 1790-1917 Page 6
4 th Quarter Topic Standards Theodore Roosevelt- Woodrow Wilson ( 1901-1917) Diplomacy New Imperialism U.S. Expansionism Spanish American War Big Stick Diplomacy Anti-Imperialism Taft/Wilson CC.8.6.9-10.H Progressivism Reform Organizations Legislation Women s Suffrage CC.8.6.9-10.H World War I ( 1914) Introduction only Causes Isolationism Reason s for U.S. involvement Review and Final Exam CC.8.6.9-10.H US History I 1790-1917 Page 7
General Topic George Washington (1789-1797) Hamilton Plan Foreign Policy Political Parties Develop Academic Standard(s) Essential Knowledge, Skills & Vocabulary Analyze Alexander Hamilton s plan to pay off the nation s debt. Identify Washington s policy of neutrality and discuss the effects it has in our relationship with Britain and France & Activities Excerpts from Washington s Farewell Address -George Washington s Suggested Time 10 days Compare and Contrast the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists parties John Adams (1797-1801) XYZ Affair Alien and Sedition Act Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. Explain the Causes and Effects of the XYZ affair. Discuss the Alien and Sedition Acts, as well as the public response to them and how they lead to the demise of John Adams presidency. Excerpts from Letter on Thomas Jefferson -John Adams 5 days US History I 1790-1917 Page 8
Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) Reduction of Government Jefferson and the Courts Western Expansion Tension with Europe Discuss impact of election of 1800 and creation of the 12 th Amendment. Explain Jefferson s strong belief in limited government and his attempt to reduce the government upon taking office. 10 days Discuss Marbury v Madison and its importance to the power of the Supreme Court. Identify the events before, during, and after the Louisiana purchase. Discuss how these events are a complete violation of Jefferson s belief in limited government. Describe Jefferson s Action s with the Embargo of 1807. How did it change the people s view of him? US History I 1790-1917 Page 9
James Madison (1809-1817) War of 1812 Discuss the causes of the war of 1812, as well as the pros and cons of going to war. Identify the War Hawks Discuss the Battle of Lake Erie, the burning of Washington D.C., The Battle of Ft McHenry, The Star Spangled Banner and the Battle of New Orleans. Explain the effects of the War. What was gained? 10 days James Monroe- John Quincy Adams (1817-1829) Era of Good Feeling Monroe s Doctrine Missouri Compromise Corrupt Bargain New Political Parties Discuss the use of The Era of Good Feelings as a description for James Monroe s Presidency. Identify the Monroe Doctrine and its impact on Foreign policy. Discuss the events that lead up to the Missouri Compromise. Identify issues that may arise from it. 5 days Analyze the Election of 1824. Discuss what went wrong and why it was labeled a corrupt bargain Contrast the National Republicans With the Jacksonian-Democrats US History I 1790-1917 Page 10
Industrial Revolution Define the Terms Industry and Manufacturing. Identify Sam Slater and the father of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. Discuss the Industrial Revolution s impact on transportation, communication, urban life, slavery and the relationship between the North and the South. 5 days Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Spoils System Tariff Crisis Trail of Tears Bank War Identify Andrew Jackson s personality traits as well as his views on government and the spoils system. Discuss the Tariff Crisis, Andrew Jackson s response to it and how the events can be used to predict issues in the future.(state sovereignty) 10 days Explain Andrew Jackson s treatment of Native American including the Indian Removal Act, Worchester v. Georgia and the Trail of Tears. Analyze why Andrew Jackson was against a National Bank. Discuss the steps he took to destroy it. US History I 1790-1917 Page 11
Martin-Van Buren Zachary Taylor (1837-1850) The Texas War For Independence Explain why American s decided to settle in Texas. Discuss the breakdown in the relationship between the Texas settlers and the Mexican government. Identify the purpose as well as key people who were present at the Alamo. Explain how Texas independence caused tension between Mexico and the United States and how it ultimately caused a war between the two countries. 10 days The Mexican War Oregon Trail Discuss the causes and effects of the Mexican War. Define the Term Manifest Destiny Identify different way the United states has tried to fulfill this idea up to this point. Examine the trip on the Oregon Trail. Discuss the reasons people journeyed west and the hardships they faced on the way. US History I 1790-1917 Page 12
The Mormon Migration Gold Rush Scranton School District Discuss the founding of the Mormon religion and their settlement in Salt Lake City. Explain the Discovery of gold in California and how it changed the Western landscape. Slavery and Reforms of the 1800s Transcendentalism Temperance Identify Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson and discuss their anti-industrialization stance. Explain the Temperance movement. Discuss key leaders and ideology behind the movement itself. Excerpts from Walden -Henry David Thoreau Excerpts from Society and Solitude -Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 days Abolitionists Identify Key Abolitionists as well as their contributions to the movement. Excerpts from What to the Slave is the 4 th of July? -Frederick Douglass Women s Rights Explain the events that took place at the Seneca Falls convention. Identify key leaders in the women s rights movement. Excerpts from Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad -Ann Petry US History I 1790-1917 Page 13
Millard Fillmore-James Buchanan (1850-1861) The Causes of the Civil war Differences between the North and the South Compare and Contrast the Northern Region of the United States with the Southern Region. Discuss how these differences cause conflict between the two sides. 10 days Compromise of 1850 Discuss how the new land gained from the Mexican War caused conflict between the North and the South and how the Compromise of 1850 was created to quell the conflict. Popular Sovereignty Dred Scott Identify the term Popular Sovereignty and discuss how it causes violence in the new territories. Analyze the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford. How did this particular case change the legal outlook on slavery? US History I 1790-1917 Page 14
Causes of Civil War cont Lincoln s Election Fort Sumter Discuss the election of 1860 and the reason for the secession of the lower South. Describe the Events at Fort Sumter and the secession of the Upper South Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) The Civil War Battles Economics Politics Daily life/society Effects/Results Define the terms Civil war, Casualty, and War of Attrition. Review the idea of State s Rights and discuss its role as the main cause of the Civil War. Discuss the First and Second Battle of Bull run/manassas. Identify the Advantages and Strategies of both the Union and the Confederacy. Identify Ulysses S. Grant and his role in the war in the west. 25 days Discuss the development as well as the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack. US History I 1790-1917 Page 15
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) The Civil War continued Analyze Abraham Lincoln s relationship with General George McClellan. Identify and explain the battle of Antietam. Discuss Civil War medicine and disease and the toll it took on both armies. Identify the political and economic problems of both the North and the South during the Civil war. Examine the emancipation Proclamation. Discuss African American Involvement in the Civil war. Identify and explain the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Vicksburg. Excerpts from The Killer Angels -Michael Shaara Analyze the Battle of Gettysburg Examine Civil War Prisoner of War camps. Identify the change in strategy towards the end of the war. Excerpts from Black Blue and Gray: African Americans in the Civil war -Jim Haskins US History I 1790-1917 Page 16
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) The Civil War continued.. Describe Sherman s march to the sea as well as Robert E. Lee s surrender at Appomattox. Describe and discuss the events of Abraham Lincoln s assassination. Excerpts from Abraham Lincoln s Second Inaugural Address -Abraham Lincoln US History I 1790-1917 Page 17
Andrew Johnson Ulysses S Grant (1865-1877) Reconstruction Presidential/Congressional Identify the term Reconstruction Discuss the toll that the Civil War had taken on the South. Identify the condition the South was in at the Close of the war. Compare and Contrast Abraham Lincoln s Reconstruction Plan with Andrew Johnson s Plan. 10 days Changes in Southern Society Discuss the attempts made by the South the suppress African American s Rights. -black codes Discuss Congressional Reconstruction -Fourteenth Amendment -Civil Rights Act -Reconstruction Act of 1867 -Johnson s Impeachment Successes and Failures Identify the Changes in Southern Society including farming and industry. Discuss the end of Reconstruction as well as he successes and failures it left behind. US History I 1790-1917 Page 18
Rutherford B. Hayes- Willam- Mckinley (1877-1901) The Gilded Age Technological Advances The Expansion of American Industry Growth of Big Business CC.8.6.9-10.E. Explain how advances in electric power and communication affected people and businesses. Discover the effects the development of railroads had on industrial growth. Identify the Bessemer process and its impact on America. Identify American Industrialists of the late 1800 s. Discuss the conflicting title of Robber Baron and Captain of Industry. 30 days Discuss the concept of Social Darwinism and how it affected Americans views on big business. Define the terms vertical and horizontal consolidation. Explain how industrialists used these to gain a competitive edge over their rivals. Workers/Unions Discuss the factors that led to a growing work force. Characterize what factory work at the turn of the century was like. Discover the impact of industrialism on the gap between the rich and the poor. US History I 1790-1917 Page 19
Workers/Unions Continued.. Politics Immigration Discuss the goals of early labor unions. Identify the causes and outcomes of the major strikes in the late 1800s Identify how business influenced politics during the Gilded Age Discuss the ways in which the government reformed the spoils system and regulated railroads. Discuss the experiences of immigrants in the late 1800s and 1900s. Urban Life Analyze the different challenges faced by immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Mexico. Identify the reasons the cities expanded in the late 1800 s early 1900s. Discuss the new developments that helped the citied grow. Describe how the living conditions in the cities changed as a result of the growth. US History I 1790-1917 Page 20
Education Identify the reasons for the expansion of the public school system Discuss how opportunities for higher education increased Contrast Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois views on African American Education. Entertainment Discuss the new form of entertainment in America such as vaudeville and minstrel shows, silent pictures, circuses and amusement parks. Identify Popular books, magazines, and music (Ragtime/Jazz) Define the term Yellow journalism. Segregation in the South Identify the types of discrimination encountered by African Americans after Reconstruction. Discuss the Supreme Court Case Plessy v. Ferguson. Women Identify the Changing role of women at the turn of the century. US History I 1790-1917 Page 21
Western Expansion Identify Reasons for Western Migration. Discuss changes in Federal Indian policy in the early 1900s. Analyze the mining, ranching and farming economies of the west. Define the term populism. Discuss the Populists key goals and their legacy. Excerpts from Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West -Dee Brown US History I 1790-1917 Page 22
Theodore Roosevelt-Woodrow Wilson ( 1901-1917) Diplomacy New Imperialism U.S. Expansionism CC.8.6.9-10.H Identify the term imperialism and discuss the factors that led to its growth around the world. Analyze the ways in which the United states began to expand its interests abroad. Discuss the arguments in favor of U.S. expansion. 10 days Spanish American War Identify the events leading up to, causes, and challenges faced after the Spanish American War. Discuss the goals of Theodore Roosevelt s Big Stick diplomacy. Big Stick Diplomacy Identify the reasons for our interest in the Pacific as well as the Panama canal. Anti-Imperialism Discuss the many arguments against U.S. imperialism and the outside world s opinion of it. US History I 1790-1917 Page 23
Foreign Policy Discuss Howard Taft s Dollar Diplomacy and Woodrow Wilson s Moral Diplomacy and how they differed from Roosevelt s foreign policy. Progressive Era Reform Organizations Identify the key goals of Progressivism. Define the term muckraker. Discuss how Progressive writers helped inspire reform. Analyze why progressive reforms were often met with resistance. 10 days Legislation Describe how Progressives wished to expand the role of government. Identify the Municipal and state reforms achieved by Progressives. Compare and Contrast the Progressive Policies of T. Roosevelt, W. H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson. US History I 1790-1917 Page 24
Progressive Era continued. Women s Suffrage CC.8.6.9-10.H Identify the key leaders in the women s suffrage movement. Discover the two main strategies that were pursued by the suffrage leaders. Discuss the status of the suffrage movement at the turn of the century. Analyze how a new generation of leaders was needed to help push the suffrage movement along. Identify the factors that led to the 19 th amendment granting women the right to vote. World War I ( 1914) Introduction only Causes Isolationism Reason s for U.S. CC.8.6.9-10.H Identify the causes for WWI in Europe. Discuss the United States Policy of Isolationism. Analyze the many factors which drew the United States into WWI. 5 days US History I 1790-1917 Page 25
Review and Final Exam 10 days US History I 1790-1917 Page 26