"A Dream Deferred": 1492-1890 US History Unit

Sutton/Weber

Competencies

Demonstration & Performance/Standards

Students will be able analyze he impact of European society upon the indigenous peoples of the New World, with particular reference to its impact upon religion, Politics and gender.   Students will master the ideals expressed within the Declaration of Independence & the US Constitution,   Students will be able to identify groups seemingly excluded from the ideals embodied within the Dec of Ind. and the U.S. Constitution   Students will contrast the two documents mentioned above with those created by Social Darwinists.   Students will be able to analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon society: with special referenceto its' impact upon children. Students will analyze the impact of slavery upon American Institutions and ideals   Students will be able todemonstrate the importance ofpeople, places and ideas from this unit.   People, places and terms you will be expected to master: Matrilineal, patrilineal, pantheism, polytheistic, monotheistic, Columbus, Aztecs,Cortez, Christians, Papal Edict, ethnocentric, The Columbian Exchange, genocide, Islam,"I Thou Relationships," , Dred Scott CaseCherokee Removal, 3/5 clause, the Great Compromise,

Students will pass an objective test, at a minimum proficiency of 60%.   Students will complete a written exam, according to the Helix Writing Rubric at a level of 3 or better.   Other Possible Assessments Tools   Students will pass an objective test, at a proficiency of 60%   Students will complete a written exam, according to the Helix Writing Rubric at a level of 3 or Better.   Students will create a timeline of the major events leading up to the 1890's, with special reference to the dream of America, and the deference of that dream.       People, places and terms you will be expected to master continued The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, separation of powers, democracy, representative government Federalism, Federalist, Anti-federalist, Manifest Destiny, Nat Turner Revolt, Slave Codes, Black Codes, Social Darwinism, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, Child Labor Laws, Jane Addams, Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington, W. E.B. Du Bois, Ida Tarbell, Slavery arguments for and against