Unit II: Confederation, Constitution, & Compromise
Unit II: Confederation, Constitution, & Compromise
In Unit II of American History I, we will look at the aftermath of the American Revolution and the development of a government in the new nation.
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NC Learning Standards:AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects(e.g., conflicts, legislation, elections, innovations, leadership, movements, Supreme Court decisions, etc)
AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted (e.g., American Revolution, Constitutional Convention, Bill of Rights, development of political parties, nullification, slavery, states' rights, Civil War).
AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted (e.g., displacement of American Indians, manifest destiny, slavery, assimilation, nativism).
AH1.H.5.2 Explain how judicial, legislative, and executive actions have affected the distribution of power between levels of government
AH1.H.6.1 Explain how national economic and political interest helped set the direction US foreign policy from Independence through Reconstruction (treaties, embargo, tariffs, Proclamations of Neutrality, Monroe Doctrine, etc).
AH1.H.6.2 Explain the reasons for involvement in wars prior to Reconstruction and the influence each involvement had on international affairs.
RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH.9-10.6 Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
RH.9-10.8 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim.
RH.9-10.9 Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
WHST.9-10.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. (d) Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
WHST.9-10.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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NC Learning Standards:AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects(e.g., conflicts, legislation, elections, innovations, leadership, movements, Supreme Court decisions, etc)
AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted (e.g., American Revolution, Constitutional Convention, Bill of Rights, development of political parties, nullification, slavery, states' rights, Civil War).
AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted (e.g., displacement of American Indians, manifest destiny, slavery, assimilation, nativism).
AH1.H.5.2 Explain how judicial, legislative, and executive actions have affected the distribution of power between levels of government
AH1.H.6.1 Explain how national economic and political interest helped set the direction US foreign policy from Independence through Reconstruction (treaties, embargo, tariffs, Proclamations of Neutrality, Monroe Doctrine, etc).
AH1.H.6.2 Explain the reasons for involvement in wars prior to Reconstruction and the influence each involvement had on international affairs.
RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH.9-10.6 Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
RH.9-10.8 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim.
RH.9-10.9 Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
WHST.9-10.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. (d) Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
WHST.9-10.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.