George Brown Tindall & David Emory Shi

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US History:

America: A Narrative History

7th Edition

2007

0-393-92820-9

US History Semester I

Unit 1: Exploration and Colonial America

A. Chapter 1: Discovery and Settlement of the New World, 1400-1500

1. Lesson 1: The First Americans

a. Pre-Columbian Era

b. Christopher Columbus

c. Cortes Defeats the Aztecs

2. Lesson 2: Europe and the Impulse for Exploration

a. Commerce

b. Technological factors

c. Rise of Nation-States

d. Exchanges

3. Lesson 3: Spanish and French Exploration

a. Spanish Explorers

b. French Explorers

c. Mission System

· Chapter 1: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 1 Test

B. Chapter 2: English Colonies, 1600-1650

1. Lesson 4: The First English Settlements

a. The Jamestown Colony

b. The Plymouth Colony

2. Lesson 5: The Northern Colonies

a. Massachusetts Bay Colony

b. The Puritan Religion

c. Dissention in the Bay Colony

3. Lesson 6: The Middle, Chesapeake, and Southern Colonies

a. New York and New Jersey

b. Pennsylvania and Delaware

c. Maryland, Carolina, and Georgia

· Chapter 2: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 2 Test

C. Chapter 3: American Society Takes Shape, 1650-1763

1. Lesson 7 : Colonial Life

a. Origins of Slavery

b. Diversity

c. Family and Social Life

2. Lesson 8: Scientific and Religious Transformation

a. The Enlightenment

b. The Great Awakening

3. Lesson 9: The French and Indian War

a. North American Alliances

b. Proclamation of 1763

· Chapter 3: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 3 Test

Unit 2: The New Nation Forms

A. Chapter 4: Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

1. Lesson 10: Imperial Reorganization of 1763

a. Stamp Act

b. The Townshend Duties

c. The Boston Tea Party

2. Lesson 11: Philosophy of the American Revolution

a. Political

b. Social

· Chapter 4: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 4 Test

B. Chapter 5: The American Revolution, 1775-1783

1. Lesson 12: The Declaration of Independence

a. The Continental Congress

b. The Great Declaration

2. Lesson 13: The Revolutionary War

a. Major Battles

b. The War Continues with French Allies

c. Peace of Paris of 1783

3. Lesson 14: The Articles of Confederation

a. Forming a Confederation

b. Social Revolution

4. Lesson 15: The Confederation Faces Challenges

a. International Relations

b. Land Ordinances in the Old Northwest

c. Shays Rebellion

· Chapter 5: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 5 Test

C. Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic, 1787-1800

1. Lesson 16: Philadelphia Convention

a. Organizing the Convention

b. States Plans

c. Compromise Reigns

2. Lesson 17: Federalists versus Anti-Federalists

a. Ratification of the Constitution

b. George Washington is Elected

c. Bill of Rights

3. Lesson 18: Development of the Two-Party System

a. Hamiltonians vs. Jeffersonians

b. Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

c. Washington’s Farewell Address

4. Lesson 19: John Adams

a. XYZ Affair

b. Alien and Sedition Acts

c. Election of 1800

· Chapter 6: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 6 Test

Unit 3: America Growing Pains

A. Chapter 7: Jeffersonian Republicanism, 1800-1816

1. Lesson 20: Jefferson as President

a. The Louisiana Purchase

b. Lewis and Clark

c. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy

d. Marbury v. Madison

2. Lesson 21: War of 1812

a. Jefferson’s Embargo

b. Election of Madison

c. The War

· Chapter 7: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 7 Test

B. Chapter 8: Nationalism and Economic Expansion, 1816-1826

1. Lesson 22: James Monroe

a. The Era of Good Feelings

b. The Missouri Compromise

c. John Marshall

d. The Monroe Doctrine

2. Lesson 23: A Growing National Economy

a. The Growth of America

b. The Growth of Industry

c. The Effects of Industry

3. Lesson 24: The Transportation Revolution

a. Westward Movement

b. Innovative Transportation

4. Lesson 25: King Cotton

a. Cotton is King

b. Southern Culture

c. Conditions of Slaves

· Chapter 8: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 8 Test

How does American expansion in the 1820s contribute to the rising sectional interests? Did it create the foundation for the Civil War or was that foundation already established? How did American nationalism evolve during the same years?

C. Chapter 9: Age of Jackson, 1828-1848

1. Lesson 26: Democracy and the Common Man

a. Election of 1824

b. Election of 1828

c. Formation of New Political Parties

2. Lesson 27: Nullification Crisis

a. Tariff of 1828

b. South Carolina

c. Tariff of 1832 and Clay’s Compromise

3. Lesson 28: The Bank of the United States

a. Nineteenth Century Banking

b. The Bank

c. Jackson and the Bank War

4. Lesson 29: Indian Removal

a. Native Americans and the new Republic

b. The Indian Removal Act

c. Jackson and Van Buren

· Chapter 9: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 9 Test

Analyze the growing sectionalism during the Age of Jackson and how his presidency fueled regional political passions. How much did the era of New Democracy contribute to the growing political parties?

D. Chapter 10: American Culture and Reform, 1800-1860

1. Lesson 30: Transcendentalism, Religion, and Utopian Movements

a. Transcendentalism

b. The Second Great Awakening

c. Utopian Movements

2. Lesson 31: Reform Crusades

a. Humanitarian Reforms

b. Social Reforms

c. Women’s Rights

d. Abolitionism

· Chapter 10: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 10 Test

How did the Second Great Awakening influence the reform movements of the nineteenth century? How did these reform movements socially re-shape the United States and allow for growing sectionalism?

Unit 4: The Only Recourse: War

A. Chapter 11: Territorial Expansion and Sectional Issues, 1820-1860

1. Lesson 32: Manifest Destiny

a. The Oregon Country

b. The Annexation of Texas

c. The Mexican-American War

d. California Gold

2. Lesson 33: Decade of Crisis

a. Slave Resistance

b. The Compromise of 1850

c. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

d. The Ostend Manifesto

3. Lesson 34: The Approaching War

a. Kansas-Nebraska Act

b. Dred Scott Decision

c. Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

d. John Brown’s Raid

· Chapter 11: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 11 Test

The United States had been rapidly expanding westward since the Louisiana Purchase. How did American expansion influence a growing sectional crisis after 1820? Did the war with Mexico put the U.S. on an inevitable road toward the Civil War?

B. Chapter 12: The Civil War, 1860-1865

1. Lesson 35: Secession

a. Election of 1860

b. Southern Secession

c. Mobilization

2. Lesson 36: The Civil War

a. Military Strategy

b. The Battles

c. The Economy During the Civil War

3. Lesson 37: Abolition of Slavery

a. Lincoln and Civil Liberties

b. Emancipation Proclamation

c. Thirteenth Amendment

4. Lesson 38: Ramifications of the Civil War

a. Election of 1864

b. Effects of the War on the South

c. Reconstruction Begins

· Chapter 12: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 12 Test

Unit 5: Picking up the Pieces

A. Chapter 13: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

1. Lesson 39: Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction Plans

a. Presidential Reconstruction

b. The Black Codes

c. Congressional Reconstruction

2. Lesson 40: The End of Reconstruction

a. Impeachment of Johnson

b. The Reconstructed South

c. Reconstruction Ends

· Chapter 13: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 13 Test

How did the presidential and congressional battle for control of Reconstruction in the South affect newly freed blacks? Was Reconstruction a political and/or social success or failure?

Semester 1 Final Exam Chapter 1-13

US History Semester 2

Unit 6: New Frontiers

A. Chapter 14: Changing Landscape

1. Lesson 41: The New South

a. Economic Diversification

b. Political Changes

c. Race Relations in the New South

2. Lesson 42: Focus on the West

a. Migration Westward

b. Mining

c. Building and Influence of the Railroads

3. Lesson 43: Confrontations with Native Americans

a. Native Americans

b. Indian Resistance

c. Effects of the Indian Wars

4. Lesson 44: Cattle, Frontiers, and Farming

a. Cattle, Cowboys, and Beef Barons

b. Farming on the Plains

c. The Far West

5. Lesson 45: End of the Frontier

a. Growth of the West

b. The Frontier Passes into History

c. Farming Becomes a Business

· Chapter 14: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 14 Test

The period following the Civil War and the dawn of the twentieth century ushered in countless changes on the American political, economic, and social landscape. In what ways did America cling to traditions and customs and in what ways did the country evolve?

B. Chapter 15: Gilded Age

1. Lesson 46: Gilded Age Scandal and Corruption

a. The Tweed Ring and Machine Politics

b. Corruption in Business and Government

2. Lesson 47: Consumer Culture

a. Postwar Industrial Expansion

b. Entrepreneurs

c. The Government Steps In

3. Lesson 48: Rise of Unions

a. Workers in America

b. Union Organizations

c. Major Strikes

· Chapter 15: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 15 Test

The Gilded Age was known for its crime, corruption, and political scandals. Analyze the impact of the labor movement on the political and economic landscape in America after the Civil War to the turn of the century.

C. Chapter 16: Urban Nation

1. Lesson 49: Growth of Cities

a. Chinese Immigrants

b. New Immigration

c. Reaction to New Immigration

2. Lesson 50: Life in the City

a. Appeal of the City

b. Squalid Side of the City

c. Social Development

· Chapter 16: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 16 Test

Immigrants continued to pour onto the shores of America throughout the nineteenth century. How did the "new immigrants" adapt to life in America and, in turn, how did Americans respond to the "new immigrants?"

Unit 7: Isolationist to World Power

A. Chapter 17: Reform

1. Lesson 51: Agrarian Revolt

a. The People’s Party

b. The Election of 1892

c. The Election of 1896

2. Lesson 52: The Progressive Impulse

a. Origins of Progressivism

b. Municipal, State, and National Reforms

c. Social Alternatives

d. Women and Blacks in America

3. Lesson 53: The Progressive Presidents

a. Roosevelt’s Square Deal

b. Taft Administration

c. Wilson’s New Freedom

· Chapter 17: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 17 Test

Explain the successes and failures of the Progressive movement and how it initiated a fundamental change in Americans' concept of government.

B. Chapter 18: Imperialism

1. Lesson 54: McKinley and Roosevelt

a. China

b. Spanish-American War

c. Panama Canal

d. Roosevelt Corollary

2. Lesson 55: Taft and Wilson

a. Dollar Diplomacy

b. Central America and the Carribean

c. The Mexican Revolution

· Chapter 18: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 18 Test

How did American expansionism at the end of the nineteenth century transform America's position in global affairs by the eve of World War I?

Unit 8: The U.S. at War

A. Chapter 19: World War I and the Roaring 20’s

1. Lesson 56: US Entry into WWII

a. US Neutrality

b. Subs

c. Mobilizing the Nation for War

2. Lesson 57: Peace Conference

a. Wilson’s Fourteen Point

b. Treaty of Versailles

c. Defeat of Treaty in US

3. Lesson 58: Social Tensions

a. Red Scare

b. Nativism and Racism

c. Religion

d. Prohibition

e. New Culture

· Chapter 19: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 19 Test

The 1920s was a decade of tremendous tension between forces of tradition and modernity. Analyze how the United States began to modernize and how many Americans clung to "traditional" values.

B. Chapter 20: Great Depression

1. Lesson 59: Causes and Consequences

a. America’s Economy Roar

b. Harding

c. Coolidge

d. Hoover

e. The Depression

2. Lesson 60: The New Deal

a. Roosevelt Election

b. New Deal Programs

c. Critics and Challenges

· Chapter 20: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 20 Test

How did the philosophy of government change in America during the 1930s as a result of FDR's New Deal?

C. Chapter 21: World War II

1. Lesson 61: The Failures of Diplomacy

a. Attempts at Collective Security

b. Diplomacy of 1930

c. The Rise of Fascism and Militarism

d. American Isolationism

2. Lesson 62: The Second World War

a. The Military Harbingers

b. The Diplomatic Response

c. Outbreak of WW II

d. The United States Enters the War

3. Lesson 63: The Home Front

a. Military and Economic Mobilization

b. Women and Minorities

c. Wartime Propaganda

d. Japanese Internment

4. Lesson 64: Wartime Diplomacy

a. The Grand Alliance

b. The Yalta Conference

c. The Allied Victory

d. The Aftermath of World War II

· Chapter 21: Do Map Activity, Writing Assignment, and Discussion Question

· Chapter 21 Test

While 15 million Americans were called overseas to fight the Axis aggression, Americans at home faced tremendous changes during wartime as well. How did Americans respond to the call of war domestically?

Unit 9: The Cold War

A. Chapter 22: HST and IKE

1. Lesson 65: End of War