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"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 contrasts the arguments for and against slavery
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.

 
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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

Abolitionism, John Brown, Nat Turner Rebellion, Denmark Vessay Rebellion, Zealot, The American Colonization Society, Benjamin Lundy, David Walker, Frederick Douglas, The Quakers, Sarah & Angelina Grimkee, Abigail Addams