Advanced Placement U.S. History Syllabus 2013-14 This course will provide a college-level approach to the study of United States History from the Age of Exploration to the present, preparing students to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May 2014. An emphasis is placed on mastering a significant amount of factual information, but beyond that, analyzing and interpreting that information in order to synthesize and evaluate its impact on the history of our country and on our lives today. A chronological approach will be used, studying established periods in American political, economic and social development. Key themes in this development will be identified, traced, analyzed, and evaluated, throughout the course. These themes include political development, the impact of immigration, the changing nature of relations among groups (racial, ethnic, class, gender), the significance of regional economies and cultures, the rise and impact of large social movements, and the relationship of the United States to other nations. TEXTBOOKS AND RESOURCES Atlas of American History, Skokie, IL; Rand McNally, 1993 Berkin, Carol; Miller, Christopher; Cherny, Robert; Gormly, James. Making America. Sixth Edition, Boston, MA; Houghton Mifflin Co., 2012 Caliguire, Augustine, and Leach, Roberta J. Advanced Placement American History I and II. Dubuque, lA; Brown Publishing Co., 1994 Davidson, James W., and Lytle, Mark H. After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000 Foner, Eric, Voices of Freedom, A Documentary History. Second Edition, New York, NY; W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2008 Monk, Linda R., Ordinary Americans, U.S. History Through the Eyes of Everyday People. Second Edition, Alexandria, VA; Close Up Foundation, 2003 Newman, John J. and Schmalbach, John M., United States History, Amsco School Publications, Inc., 2004 Yazawa, Melvin, Documents to Accompany America’s History. Sixth Edition, Boston, MA; Bedford/St. Martin’s 2008 Berkin: Chapter 1, Making a “New” World, to 1588 A World of Change, Exploiting Atlantic Opportunities, The Challenges of Mutual Discovery Chapter 2, A Continent on the Move, 1400-1725 The New Europe and the Atlantic World, European Empires in America, Indians and the European challenge, Conquest and Accommodation in a Shared New World Describe how the meeting of American Indians, Europeans, and Africans in the aftermath of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the Western hemisphere affected and changed each. Explain the similarities and differences that characterized the choices made by Spanish, French, and Dutch officials in starting their empires in North America and analyze how the choices made by colonists themselves placed constraints on administrative policies. Analyze the constraints environmental changes and the arrival of Europeans placed on Indians as well as the opportunities that the Europeans brought with them and evaluate the social and political choices the Indians made in response to these changes Course Introduction – Historical Detection excerpt from “Serving Time in Virginia” After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection (HA) AP US History Themes Giovanni Da Verranzano, Encountering Native Americans 1524 - Primary Source Analysis (PSA) J. R. McNeil, The Columbian Exchange - Historical Analysis (HA) Intro to writing DBQ’s – “Clash of Cultures” Unit Test – Chapters 1-2 PA Core Standards: History and Studies: CC.8.5.11-12.A - CC.8.5.11-12.I CC.8.6.11-12.A - CC.8.6.11-12.I PA Academic Standards: History 8.1.12.A 8.1.12.B 8.1.12.C 8.3.12.A 8.3.12.B 8.3.12.C 8.3.12.D Berkin: Chapter 3, Founding the English Mainland Colonies, 1585-1732 England and Colonization, Settling the Chesapeake, New England: Colonies and Dissenters, The Pluralism of the Middle Colonies, Colonies of the Lower South Chapter 4, The English Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, 1689-1763 The English Transatlantic Communities of Trade, Life and Work in Colonial Society, Conflicts Among the Colonists, Reason and Religion in Colonial Society, North America and the Struggle for Empire Analyze and evaluate the contributions of Puritanism, the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment, to the political development of the U.S. Analyze and evaluate the characteristics of the English colonies by 1763 Describe regional differences in settlement patterns, family structure, labor systems, and cultural adaptation and explain why they arose. Susan Myra Kingsbury, The Records of the Virginia Company of London Sending Women to Virginia (PSA) John Smith, Checklist for Virginia–Bound Colonists (1624) (PSA) Writing DBQ’s – Developing a thesis, using historical documents, organizing a essay structure (93 DBQ New England and Chesapeake Colonial Development) 83 FRQ 2 – Puritan Model Society Unit test: Chapters 3-4 PA Core Standards: History and Studies: CC.8.5.11-12.A - CC.8.5.11-12.I CC.8.6.11-12.A - CC.8.6.11-12.I PA Academic Standards: History 8.1.12.A 8.1.12.B 8.1.12.C 8.3.12.A 8.3.12.B 8.3.12.C 8.3.12.D Berkin: Chapter 5, Deciding Where Loyalties Lie, 1763-1776 Victory's New Problems, Asserting American Rights, The Crisis Renewed, The Decision for Independence Chapter 6, Recreating America: Independence and a New Nation, l775-1783 The First Two Years of War, Diplomacy Abroad and Profiteering at Home, From Stalemate to Victory, Republican Expectations in a New Nation Analyze the political, social and economic factors which led to the American Revolution Argue whether the Revolutionary War could have been avoided or whether it was an inevitable conflict once the colonists met in the First and Second Continental Congresses Explain how different American and British choices during the war might have changed its outcome Show how white women and African Americans hoped for changes in their respective positions in society and analyze the degree to which their conditions actually changed. VIDEO – Liberty! The American Revolution, “Are we ready to be a nation?” PBS James Otis, An American Opposes New Taxes and Asserts the Rights of the Colonists, 1764 (PSA) Captain Thomas Preston, An Account of the Boston Massacre 1770 (PSA) Patrick Henry, Speech to the Second Virginia Convention 1775 (PSA) Practice DBQ – (99 DBQ Extent of Colonial identity prior to the American Revolution) 88 FRQ 2 Tyranny of George III 07 FRQ French and Indian War – British and American Relations Unit test: Chapters 5-6 PA Core Standards: History and Studies: CC.8.5.11-12.A - CC.8.5.11-12.I CC.8.6.11-12.A - CC.8.6.11-12.I PA Academic Standards: History 8.1.12.A 8.1.12.B 8.1.12.C 8.3.12.A 8.3.12.B 8.3.12.C 8.3.12.D Berkin: Chapter 7, Competing Visions of a Virtuous Republic, 1770-1796 America’s First Constitutions, Challenges to the Confederation, Creating a New Constitution, Resolving the Conflict of Vision, Competing Visions Re-emerge Chapter 8, The Early Republic, 1796-1804 Conflict in the Adams Administration, The "Revolution of 1800", Republicanism in Action, Challenge and Uncertainty in Jefferson's America Analysis of the Articles of Confederation as an instrument of government Compare the arguments and methods employed by Federalists and Antifederalists in their struggle over ratification of the Constitution. Describe the constraints Federalists tried to place on the incoming Republican president and analyze what Jefferson meant by the statement that “every difference of opinion is not a difference of principles,” along with the Federalists’ response to it. Analyze the impact of westward expansion during Jefferson’s presidency on Native Americans, African Americans, and on American society in general Abigail Adams, Boston Women Support Price Control 1777 (PSA) James Madison, The Federalist, No. 10 (1787) (PSA) The Sedition Act (1798) (PSA) Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address 1801 (PSA) Meriwether Lewis, excerpt from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-06 (PSA) Practice DBQ - (98 DBQ C onflicting interpretations of the Constitution by political parties from 1801-1817) 04 FRQ – Roles of Women 1790-1860 05 FRQ – Articles of Confederation v. Constitution Unit test: Chapters 7-8 PA Core Standards: History and Studies: CC.8.5.11-12.A - CC.8.5.11-12.I CC.8.6.11-12.A - CC.8.6.11-12.I PA Academic Standards: History 8.1.12.A 8.1.12.B 8.1.12.C 8.3.12.A 8.3.12.B 8.3.12.C 8.3.12.D Berkin: Chapter 9, Increasing Conflict and War, 1805-1815 Troubling Currents in Jefferson's America, Crises in the Nation, The Nation at War, Peace and the Rise of New Expectations Chapter 10, The Rise of a New Nation, 1815-1836 An "Era of Good Feelings", Dynamic Growth and Political Consequences, The “New Man” in Politics, The Reign of “King Andrew” Analyze the development of U.S. foreign policy from 1809-1823 Analyze the effect of the War of 1812 on the United States and the changing economic conditions of the nation’s geographical regions Describe the initiatives in domestic and foreign affairs undertaken during the presidencies of James Madison and James Monroe, as well as the expectations from which they arose Analyze and evaluate the impact of John Marshall's decisions on economic growth and the expansion of federal power in the first half of the 19th century John P. Deeben, British Maritime Tradition Collides with American Ideals (HA) VIDEO – Francis Scott Key and the Defense of Fort McHenry The War of 1812 YouTube excerpt Samuel G. Drake, Tecumseh on Indians and Land 1810 (PSA) Angelina Grimke Weld, A Cruel Mistress (PSA) James Monroe, State of the Union Address 1823 (PSA) Eyewitnesstohistory.com, The Inauguration of President Andrew Jackson 1829 (HA – PSA) E.C.