Areas we study:

 

Exploration 

1. Reasons for exploration 

2. Technology and exploration worksheet

3. Exploration in North America articles

      Spanish Empire 

      Spanish Mercantalism 

      Dutch

      English

      French 

 

The American colonies 

1. Pilgrims and the 13 Colonies

2. Jamestown 

3. American Colonies Story (worksheet)

4. Trouble in the Colonies 

 

The american revolution 

1. The British perspective to the American Revolution (Article)

2. America the Story of Us, "Revolution" (Video from the History Channel) 

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/america-the-story-of-us-revolution 

3. The American Revolution through Primary and Secondary Sources (worksheet)

4. Yankee Doodle article 

5. Reading from Don't Know Much About American History written by

    Kenneth C. Davis, Chapter 2 "A Little Rebellion" (Pages 46-49)

6. American Revolution Project Directions 

7. American Revolution Project Graphic Organizer

8. Russia and Syria News Clips 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBH4J9d5dDc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5KTbrZIRPI

9. Child Labor in India article 

10. ISIS article from Junior Scholastic

11. Martin Luther King Jr video clips

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE

12. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech

13. Cesar Chavez video clips 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5NMHTk-yY

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iX82geJbG8

14. Womens Suffrage Movement Powerpoint

15. Veteran Interview worksheet  

 

articles of confederation

1. Articles of Confederation: weaknesses and effects chart 

2. Northwest Ordinance Assignment  

       -Northwest Ordinance (Article 1)

       - Northwest Ordinance (Article 2)

       - Northwest Ordinance answer worksheet

3. Shay's Rebellion Questions (mild, medium, hot)

4. Articles of Confederation Flipbook Directions 

 

constitution and bill of rights

- Virginia and New Jersey Plans T-Chart worksheet

-Federalism Diagram  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Branches of Government and their Powers 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checks and Balances 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Constitution Activity 

       - Constitution Questions

       - Constitution Answer Sheet

       - Constitution Graphic Organizer 

 

-Constitution Venn Diagram   

-Bill of Rights  

-Casimir Congress (Worksheet)

- Torrance's Students and Government Day informational website and        online essay form: http://www.torranceca.gov/students.htm

- "Can Your Phone Testify Against You?" (article) 

 

The Federalist Era  (Washington and Adams) 

-President Washington Inquiry 

- America's First Political Parties 

     - Thomas Jefferson 

     - Alexander Hamilton 

     - Graphic Organizer 

- Washington's Farewell Address worksheet

- America's First Presidents worksheet (Washington and Adams) 

- President Adams research paper 

- Research paper rubric 

 

The Age of Jefferson  

- The election of 1800 (Adams vs. Jefferson) (video) 

           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_zTN4BXvYI

- Louisiana Purchase PowerPoint 

- History Channel's "America the Story of Us: Westward" (video)

        http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/season-1/episode-3

- National Geographic: Lewis and Clark (A virtual experience) 

      http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/

- Lewis and Clark worksheet

- Daily Life in America PowerPoint

- Daily Life in America Worksheet

- Daily Life in America Venn Diagram (Mild, Medium, Hot) 

 

The war of 1812

- The Causes to the War of 1812 (PowerPoint)

- The War of 1812 Perspectives 

     - American 

    - Black Sailor 

    - Native American 

    - British 

    - Worksheet / Graphic Organizer 

- The War of 1812 videos 

      - Crash Course

             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMXqg2PKJZU

      - Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner 

             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiVryYnzmdI

      - The Battle of Baltimore

             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRQ8-MMX28  

- Monroe Doctrine and Impact of the War of 1812 (reading)

 

industrial revolution & the Women's movement

- Industrial Revolution PPT

- Should the government contorl the migration of people in and within the country?

- Crash Course: Growth, Cities, and Immigration 

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRhjqqe750A

- Video notes 

 

 

andrew jackson

- President Andrew Jackson's Legacy (Group assignment) 

- Cherokee Removal Act

     - Reading 

     - Graphic Organizer

- The Constitution and Native Americans  

 

manifest destiny  & westward migration

- Manifest Destiny PowerPoint

- Manifest Destiny project  

 

the civil war 

- Slavery through narratives and film  

- Causes of the Civil War PPT

- Causes of the Civil War worksheet 

- Emancipation Proclamation articles 

- Emancipation Proclamation worksheet

- Background on the Battle of Gettysburg 

- The Gettysburg Address 

 

reconstruction

- Reconstruction Programs 

- Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird" poem and worksheet 

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