We begin our course with the origins of the nation. We will learn the different theories of how Native Americans first arrived on the continent. We will also look at the causes and consequences of European colonization of North America. The first unit traces the foundations of American democracy with the American Revolution and the US Constitution. We will follow the expansion of the US in its first century US including the Mexican American War, American slavery, the division between North and South, leading to the Civil War.
Reading
Textbook:American History 1
- Ch1Les1
- Ch5Les2
- Maps
- MoreMaps
- Ch5Les1
- Ch6.Les1
- Ch7Les2
- Ch8Les2
- Ch9Les3
- Ch10Les1
- Ch10Les2
- Ch10Les3
- Ch15Les1
- Ch15les2
- Ch15Les3
- Ch16Les2
- Ch20.1
- Ch20.2
- Ch20.3
Presentations
Activities
- My Personal Geography
- The Road to Revolution Game
- A Trip to the Mall
- Mall Matching
- Video on the American Constitution
- Brainpop username: 12x129 password: 9335976
- The Middle Passage
- Shipwrecked
- North and South WS
- The UnderGround Railroad Website
- The UnderGround Railroad Worksheet
- Slavery Crossword Puzzle
- on-line map of North and South
- The Battle of Gettysburg - PBS Civil War Video Segment
- The Gettysburg Address- PBS Civil War Video Segment
- Watch The Story of US on the Civil War
- Private Gordon