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2011-2012 American Studies Pacing Guide Mr. Cortez www.cortezhistory.com Week 1 – Administrative Duties - Class rules, expectations, etc. - Team Building Week 2 – Review (7.6.5; 7.11.1; 7.11.2; 7.11.3; 7.11.6; 8.2.1) - Exploration, Native Americans, Basic American Geography - Columbian Exchange, mercantilism, slavery - Development of British democracy o Magna Carta, parliament, habeas corpus, English Bill of Rights Week 3 – Colonization of Early America (8.2.1) - Jamestown and Plymouth - Mayflower Compact - Establishment of 13 English colonies Week 4 – Colonization of Early America (7.11.3; 7.11.5; 8.1.1) - 13 English Colonies o Economies, governments, culture, and religion The Great Awakening, triangular trade, etc. o Enlightenment ideas spread throughout the colonies - Review and Testing of Colonization of Early America Week 5 – The American Revolution (7.11.6; 8.1.1; 8.1.2; 8.1.3; 8.1.4) - French and Indian War - Steps to Revolution o Proc. of 1763, Quartering Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, etc. o No Taxation Without Representation o Sons of Liberty Week 6 – The American Revolution (8.1.2; 8.1.3) - Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” - Declaration of Independence - Key Battles - Results of the Revolution Week 7 – Review and Testing of the American Revolution Week 8 – Creation of a Country (8.2.2; 8.3.5) - Articles of Confederation and the Critical Period - Shay’s Rebellion - The Constitutional Convention - The Constitution’s Preamble and Purpose of Government Week 9 – Creation of a Country (8.2.3; 8.2.4; 8.2.7; 8.3.6) - The Constitution o The Const. Convention – its issues and the Plans o The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise o The Seven Principles of the Constitution o Article I – The Legislative Branch Week 10 – Creation of a Country (8.2.7; 8.3.6) - The Constitution o Article II – The Executive Branch o Article III – The Judicial Branch o Articles IV-VII o The Federalist Papers Week 11 – Creation of a Country, Part II (8.2.5; 8.2.6; 8.2.7) - The Bill of Rights o Amendments 1-5 Week 12 – Creation of a Country, Part II (8.2.5; 8.2.6; 8.2.7) - The Bill of Rights o Amendments 6-10 - Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Week 13 – Review and Testing of the Constitution Week 14 – America’s Early Years (8.2.4; 8.3.4; 8.3.5; 8.4.2) - The Challenges of President Washington o Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists revisited A Vision for America: Hamilton vs. Jefferson o The National Debt Crisis o Whiskey Rebellion and its meanings o Neutrality Proclamation and its effects o Securing the Northwest Treaty of Greenville o Washington’s Farewell Address Week 15 – America’s Early Years (8.3.4) - The Adam’s Years o XYZ Affair o Quasi-War with France o Alien and Sedition Acts - o Marbury vs. Madison Review and Testing of America’s Early Years Week 16 – America Begins to Grow (8.4.3; 8.8.2) - Election of 1800 - Jefferson’s Politics o Small, limited government - Louisiana Purchase o Lewis and Clark Expedition o Zebulon Pike Week 17 – America Begins to Grow (8.8.2) - War of the Barbary Pirates - Embargo Act - Causes of the War of 1812 o Impressment, aiding Indians, etc. Week 18 – America Begins to Grow (8.5.1; 8.5.2) - Effects of the War of 1812 o Increased patriotism, more manufacturing, Indians are weakened, Jackson a hero - The Era of Good Feelings o Acquisition of Florida o Henry Clay’s American System o Monroe Doctrine and its Effects - Review and Testing of America Begins to Grow Week 19 – The Age of Jackson (8.4.3; 8.8.1) - Jackson vs. Quincy Adams: Elections of 1824 and 1828 o The Corrupt Bargain o Dirty Politics - Jacksonian Democracy o Suffrage, Spoils System, Nominating Conventions, etc. - Jackson vs. Biddle: War on the National Bank Week 20 – The Age of Jackson (8.4.3; 8.8.1; 8.10.1) - Jackson vs. Native Americans: Indian Removal o Indian Removal Act, Seminole Wars, Trail of Tears (Van Buren) - Jackson vs. Supreme Court: Executive and Judicial Powers Conflict - Jackson vs. Calhoun: Nullification Crisis - Calhoun vs. Webster: State and Federal Powers Conflict - Review and Testing of the Age of Jackson Week 21 – The North in the 1800s (8.6.2; 8.6.3; 8.12.4; 8.12.5; 8.12.6; 8.12.7) - Industrial Revolution o Inventions o Factories and the Growth of Labor Unions o The Growth of Cities and European Immigration Week 22 – The South in the 1800s (8.6.1; 8.7.1; 8.7.2) - The Cotton Kingdom - The Slave Life o Nat Turner, slave codes, etc. - Review and Testing of The North and South in the 1800s Week 23 -- Westward Expansion (8.8.2; 8.8.6) - Manifest Destiny - Texas Independence - Mexican-American War Week 24 – Westward Expansion (8.8.3; 8.8.4) - The Old West o Mountain men, trails, law, water rights, etc. - The Pioneer Experience - The California Gold Rush - The Acquisition of Oregon Country - Review and Testing of Westward Expansion Week 25 – The Age of Reform (8.7.6; 8.7.7) - Reform Movements o 2nd Great Awakening, Transcendentalism, Temperance, Education, Women’s Rights, Art, and Literature - Review and Testing on The Age of Reform Week 26 – Causes of the Civil War (8.9.1; 8.9.4; 8.9.5) - Causes of the Civil War o Abolitionism o Sectionalism Failed Compromises Missouri, 1850, Kansas-Nebraska, etc. Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 Week 27 – Causes of the Civil War (8.9.5; 8.10.2) - Causes of the Civil War o Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott Case, John Brown’s Raid, etc. - The War Begins o Lincoln’s election, Fort Sumter, strategies, advantages and disadvantages of both “sides” Week 28 – The Civil War (8.10.3; 8.10.4; 8.10.5; 8.10.6) - Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies of the North and South - Leaders - Battles, Part 1 - Lincoln’s Policies and Speeches o House Divided, First Inaugural, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Second Inaugural Week 29 – The Civil War (8.10.3; 8.10.4; 8.10.5; 8.10.6) - Battles, Part 2 - Lincoln’s Assassination - Costs and Consequences of the War Week 30 – The Reconstruction Era (8.11.1; 8.11.2; 8.11.3; 8.11.4; 8.11.5) - The Plans o Wade-Davis Bill o 10 Percent Plan (Lincoln’s Plan) o Johnson’s Plan o Radical Republican Plan Freedman’s Bureau 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Impeachment of Andrew Johnson - Southern Response to Radical Republican Reconstruction o Black codes, Jim Crow laws, KKK, sharecropping, etc. - The Administration of US Grant - The End and Effects of Reconstruction o Election of 1876 - Review and Testing of Reconstruction Week 31 – CST Review: 6th Practice Test and PowerPoint Reviews - Ancient History Review - 6th Grade World History Jeopardy! Week 32 – CST Review: 7th Grade Practice Tests and PowerPoint Reviews - Medieval, and Early Modern World History - 7th Grade World History Jeopardy! Week 33 – CST Review: 8th Grade Practice Tests and PowerPoint Reviews - Colonization of America through Reconstruction Review (1607-1876) - American History Jeopardy! Week 34 – CST Testing – No teaching this week Week 35 – The Gilded Age (8.12.1; 8.12.2; 8.12.3; 8.12.4; 8.12.5; 8.12.6; 8.12.7; 8.12.8; 8.12.9) - The Last Frontier o The Wild West o New States Join the Union - The Second Industrial Revolution o Industrial and Technological Advances Graham Bell, Edison, Goodyear, Wright Brothers, etc. o The Rise of Big Business and the Titans of Industry o The Growth of the Labor Movement - The Agrarian Revolt - Presidential Administrations during the Gilded Age - Immigration and the Growth of Cities - The Depression of 1893 Week 36 – East Coast Trip – Movie Week (various 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th grade standards) - Gone With the Wind, Glory, National Treasure I and II, etc. Week 37 – The Progressive Era (11.2.8; 11.2.9) - Government and Legislative Reform - Teddy Roosevelt and the Revival of the Presidency - Progressivism during the Administrations of William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson Week 38 – U.S. Involvement in World Affairs (10.5.1; 10.5.2; 10.5.4; 10.6.2; 11.4.1; 11.4.2; 11.4.3; 11.4.4; 11.4.6) - The Spanish-American War o Causes and Consequences - Relations with Latin-American Countries o Panamanian Revolution and the Panama Canal o Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy o Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy o Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy - World War I o Causes o The Nations and the Leaders o Key Battles o Consequences of the “War to End All Wars”