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'''BIG IDEAS'''
'''BIG IDEAS'''
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big>
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big>
* every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, ideal or outlook
* every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, ideal or outlook
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<big>'''connections'''</big>
<big>'''connections'''</big>
* how are events related?
* how are events related?
* what common themes occur across American history  
* what common themes occur across American history  
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<big>'''causality'''</big>
<big>'''causality'''</big>
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<big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big>
<big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big>
 
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* duty & responsibilities as British
* duty & responsibilities as British
* direct v. indirect representation
* direct v. indirect representation


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** Why do some Americans feel isolated and start radical movements?  
** Why do some Americans feel isolated and start radical movements?  
** How do the big political parties adapt to those movements?
** How do the big political parties adapt to those movements?


=== Constitution===
=== Constitution===
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** upon white non-slave owners
** upon white non-slave owners


=== western expansion ===
=== "frontier" western expansion ===
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Revision as of 17:27, 13 May 2021

US History concept chart: major concepts & themes across US History

Objective:

  • overview of core ideas for understanding historical times, persons, places, and events in U.S. History

Main page

Concepts & themes overview

Timelines:


PERIOD / TIMELINE Major Events, Concepts & Themes Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
  • timeline here

  • Pre-Columbian Americas

  • >>

BIG IDEAS What does it MEAN?

  • every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, ideal or outlook



connections

  • how are events related?
  • what common themes occur across American history



causality

  • >>



Constitutionalism

"The American Experience"[edit | edit source]

  • religious, economic & political freedom
  • “land of opportunity”
  • "The American Promise”
  • slavery, segregation, discrimination
  • land ownership
  • self-governance & political participation
  • >> get into modern experience

colonialism & push-pull factors[edit | edit source]

  • opportunity
  • primogeniture

>> build out

American colonial perceptions viz Britain[edit | edit source]

  • citizens or subjects?
  • duty & responsibilities as British
  • direct v. indirect representation

Enlightenment ideas[edit | edit source]

Declaration of Independence[edit | edit source]

self-governance/ self-government[edit | edit source]

  • extents and limits of self-government
  • to consider:
    • what does it mean and how do different people & times interpret it?
    • what is democracy? How can it work? What are its limits? How does it empower people?

faction & disagreement[edit | edit source]

  • sectionalism
  • political parties
  • compromise
  • conflict
  • radicalism
  • dissent
  • to consider:
    • How do Americans resolve disputes?
    • Why do some Americans feel isolated and start radical movements?
    • How do the big political parties adapt to those movements?

Constitution[edit | edit source]

  • forms the structure of the federal government
  • what does "to form a more perfect union" mean?
  • Bill of Rights
  • Constitutional principles
  • judicial review
  • change over time in interpretations,

Bill of Rights[edit | edit source]

  • = strong expression of what is important to Americans:
  • 1st amendment as expression of American ideals: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition of government

slavery[edit | edit source]

  • expansion of slavery
  • experience of slaves
  • consequences of slavery
    • upon slaves and former slaves
    • upon slave-owners
    • upon white non-slave owners

"frontier" western expansion[edit | edit source]

  • >>details

religious awakenings[edit | edit source]

  • >>details

politics & democracy[edit | edit source]

  • Tocqueville
  • cultural expression
  • news and journalism, “pamphleteering”
  • radio/ tv
  • political participation

dissent[edit | edit source]

reform movements[edit | edit source]

  • public and private
  • religious awakenings
  • agitation for reform
  • reform (public/ private)
  • fear, crisis, opportunism

economics[edit | edit source]

  • banks/ debt
  • hard money v. soft money
  • tariff
  • business / commerce
  • prosperity
  • “panics” / depressions

private v public lives of Americans[edit | edit source]

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