Class Notes
1A. Colonial America Independence
-What was the relationship between the Europeans and Native Americans like?
- What did American colonies have in common?
-Was Jamestown a seed of American democracy or conflict?
-What caused King Philip's War?
-How did British colonies differ from one another?
-How did racism evolve when there is no such thing as race?
- How did the law in British colonial Virginia create "race?"
-NOTES FOR REVIEW - STUDY NOTEBOOK - UNIT 1
1B. Independence
- What put the American colonists on the road to revolution against England?
-What choices faced people living in the British colonies around 1776?
-Why did the founders write the Declaration of Independence?
-How did enslaved Africans and African Americans use the language of independence to gain freedom?
-How did the colonists win the Revolutionary War against Britain?
2A. Constitution and Early Government
-After defeating the British in the Revolution, what kind of government did American leaders create?
- How did the revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality inspire different groups in American society after independence?
- How did Americans react to Shays’ Rebellion?
- What were the main debates and compromises made at the Constitutional Convention? - Day 1
- What were the main debates and compromises made at the Constitutional Convention? - Day 2
- How did delegates compromise on the conflicts they faced at the Constitutional Convention?
-How did the writers of the Constitution create a government that was stronger than the Articles of Confederation, but not too strong?
-How does the Constitution separate and balance the powers of the federal government?
-How do the principles of federalism and checks and balances limit the power of the national government?
-After the Constitutional Convention, what were the arguments for and against a Bill of Rights being added to the Constitution?
-How does the Bill of Rights protect the civil liberties of people living in the United States?
2B. Early Presidents
-Washington's Precedents
- Washington's Financial Plan
-Washington Neutrality
-Washington's Farewell Address
- John Adams - XYZ Affair
3. Westward Expansion
Louisiana Purchase Slide Show
Louisiana Purchase Video
5. Civil War and Reconstruction
05-Missouri Compromise
Reconstruction
Presidential Reconstruction
Radical Reconstruction
President Impeached
Rebuilding the South
6. Industrialization & Progressive Era
A. Characteristics of Industrialization
B. Positives of Industrialization
C. Negatives of Industrialization
D. Rise of Big Business
E. Concentration of Wealth
F. How progressive was the Progressive Era?
G. Progressive Reforms
H. What was life like in American cities during the Progressive Era?
I. Why did the Homestead Strike turn violent?
I. Nativism
J. Chinese Exclusion Act
K. Hull House
L. Populists
Progressive DBQ
7. Imperialism & World War One
Notes for Thematic Essay
8. The Roaring Twenties
9. The Great Depression and New Deal
A. Causes
B. Effects
C. New Deal
D. Court Packing and DBQ
DD. DBQ Notes - Annotating Question
DDD. Box Outline
10. World War Two
11. Cold War & 1950s America
12. Civil Rights
Civil Rights Movement & What led to it - Review
Review Pages for Study Notebook
13. The U.S. After 1960
14. USHG Regents Review Unit
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Thematic Review Notes