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'''US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History''' | '''US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History''' | ||
This page is overview of the '''US History timeline & concept charts''' | |||
* which are designed for bulleted study of US History based on timeline of dates, events, periods, and people | |||
{{US History timeline & concept chart introduction template}} | {{US History timeline & concept chart introduction template}} | ||
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* every issue, dispute, event, etc., represents someone’s perspective, interest, ideal or outlook | * every issue, dispute, event, etc., represents someone’s perspective, interest, ideal or outlook | ||
* identify distributions of power and their impact on events, groups, and individuals | * identify distributions of power and their impact on events, groups, and individuals | ||
* what motivates historical choices? | * what motivates historical choices?<br><br> | ||
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<big>'''Causality'''</big> | <big>'''Causality'''</big> | ||
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** sectionalism | ** sectionalism | ||
** slavery and its impact & legacies<br><br> | ** slavery and its impact & legacies<br><br> | ||
<big>'''Core issues & themes in US history '''</big> | |||
* central bank | |||
* civil rights | |||
* economic winners & losers | |||
* faction | |||
* immigration & ethnic identity | |||
* judicial review & court activism | |||
* majority v. minority | |||
* political parties | |||
* populism | |||
* reform movements | |||
* slavery | |||
* states rights | |||
* tariffs | |||
* urban v. rural | |||
* westward & territorial expansion<br><br> | |||
<big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big> | <big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big> | ||
* the US Constitution created the extent and limits of the federal government | |||
** based on theory of ''limited government'' and ''checks & balances'' | |||
** the '''Bill of Rights''' expressly reserved, or protected from government infringement (violation) certain individual rights and liberties | |||
* elements to constitutionalism include: | |||
** Constitutional interpretation | |||
** federal supremacy | |||
** judicial review | |||
** limited government | |||
** rule of law | |||
* some questions to consider: | * some questions to consider: | ||
** ''why do Americans generally abide by the Constitution, or do they?'' | ** ''why do Americans generally abide by the Constitution, or do they?'' | ||
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=== " | === "the American Experience" === | ||
* " | * "the American Promise” | ||
* economic, including: | * economic, including: | ||
** freedom | ** freedom | ||
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** discrimination | ** discrimination | ||
* self-governance & political participation | * self-governance & political participation | ||
=== Cognitive dissonance in the American experience === | |||
* cognitive dissonance = "maintaining opposing thoughts at the same time | |||
** ''cognitive'' = relating to mental processes; ''dissonance'' = tension between disharmonious elements | |||
* American history includes widely diverse experiences, points of view, locales, cultures, economies, etc. | |||
* at the same time, American history yields commonalities that have bound Americans, including: | |||
** common conception of the nature of civil liberties | |||
** constitutionalism & rule of law | |||
** dominant white, protestant population | |||
*** starting as mostly English, other European ethnic groups merged into "white" America over time | |||
** English language | |||
* APUSH students may wish to consider how these ''dissonant'' elements act out across US History | |||
=== European colonialism === | === European colonialism === | ||
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* 508-411 effective democracy in Athens | * 508-411 effective democracy in Athens | ||
** 375 BC Plato criticizes democracy in "The Republic"<br><br> | ** 375 BC Plato criticizes democracy in "The Republic"<br><br> | ||
* 509 BC Roman Republic established<br><br> | * 509 BC Roman Republic established after expelling the Roman king<br><br> | ||
* 27 BC official end of Roman Republic | * 27 BC official end of Roman Republic | ||
** as Senate grants extraordinary powers to Caesar Augustus, establishing the Roman empire<br><br> | ** as Senate grants extraordinary powers to Caesar Augustus, establishing the Roman empire<br><br> | ||
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*** populism = | *** populism = | ||
*** demagoguery = appeal to the fears of citizens | *** demagoguery = appeal to the fears of citizens | ||
* American Founders distrusted pure democracy | * American Founders distrusted pure democracy<br><br> | ||
<big>'''Republic'''</big> | <big>'''Republic'''</big> | ||
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* historical meaning: | * historical meaning: | ||
** anti-monarchical | ** anti-monarchical | ||
** | ** less susceptible than democracy to populism, demagoguery and factionalism | ||
** stability and flexibility<br><br> | |||
* <br><br> | |||
<big>'''Natural Law'''</big> | <big>'''Natural Law'''</big> | ||
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* also known as self-governance, self-government | * also known as self-governance, self-government | ||
* colonial traditions of local self-rule were inherent to colonial experience, isolated communities, distant from British governance<br><br> | * colonial traditions of local self-rule were inherent to colonial experience, isolated communities, distant from British governance<br><br> | ||
<big>'''Private v public lives of Americans '''</big> | |||
* democracy requires public life | |||
* yet, people maintain multiple public and private lives and identities: | |||
** community (local) identity | |||
** economic or class identity | |||
** ethnic identity | |||
** group identify (or of multiple groups) | |||
** individual / family identify | |||
** national identity | |||
** political identity | |||
** religious identity <br><br> | |||
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=== English civil law & rights === | === English civil law & rights === | ||
==== Monarchy & parliament ==== | |||
* monarchy is based upon the concept of '''divine rule''' | |||
** God selects the King for the people = (usually) the first born of the previous king or ruler | |||
* monarchy = the most common form of government across human history | |||
** due to its stability | |||
** divine rule resolves the problem of succession of power (transfer of power between leaders) | |||
*** = "the king is dead" (the father) "long live the king" (the son) | |||
** not always successful in peaceful transfer of power (factions, disputes, challenges, etc.) | |||
** divine rule implies that since God chose the ruler, God also chose the subjects | |||
*** monarchy also resolved problem of ruling heterogenous populations (different languages, regions, religions, ethnicities, etc.) | |||
==== Magna Carta ==== | ==== Magna Carta ==== | ||
* "Great Charter" of 1215 | |||
* English King John signed a royal charter (contract) limiting his powers & outlining certain rights and protections for local barons (rulers), including: | |||
** church rights, protection against illegal imprisonment, limiting ''feudal payments'' (required of local rulers to the central monarch) | |||
* significant statement of individual rights & protections and limited government | |||
* by limiting the power of the monarchy, it significantly challenged divine rule and powers | |||
==== Bill of Rights, 1689 ==== | ==== Bill of Rights, 1689 ==== | ||
* enacted after Glorious Revolution under William and Mary | * enacted after Glorious Revolution under William and Mary | ||
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==== Common law ==== | ==== Common law ==== | ||
* in the English legal system, the law is from an accumulation of prior cases ("precedent") and based upon commonly agreed rules | |||
** especially as concerns contracts, property, and civil disputes | |||
** the British consider the common law a form of a constitution (set of fundamental rules) | |||
=== Enlightenment ideas === | === Enlightenment ideas === | ||
* Machiavelli | * Machiavelli | ||
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=== Declaration of Independence === | === Declaration of Independence === | ||
* affirmation of Locke | * affirmation of Locke and natural law | ||
* affirmed rule by consent of the governed | |||
* affirms self-governance | * affirms self-governance | ||
* | * anti-monarchy/ divine rule: | ||
* | ** "all men are created equal" = negates concept of divine rule | ||
* justifies revolution based on needs of citizens going unmet | * justifies revolution based on needs of citizens going unmet | ||
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=== Constitution === | === Constitution === | ||
* forms the structure of the federal government | * forms or organizes the '''structure''' of the federal government | ||
* | ** legislative, executive & judicial branches, plus the relationship between the federal and state governments and between the states themselves | ||
* Bill of Rights | ** most importantly, the constitution creates checks and balances between the branches | ||
* first ten amendments are called the "Bill of Rights" | |||
* Constitutional principles | * Constitutional principles | ||
* judicial review | * judicial review | ||
* change over time in Constitutional interpretations | * change over time in Constitutional interpretations | ||
* to consider: | |||
** ''what does "to form a more perfect union" mean?'' | |||
** ''what is the intersection of politics and the Constitution''? | |||
=== Bill of Rights === | === Bill of Rights === | ||
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=== Democratic spirit === | === Democratic spirit === | ||
* the idea that the people may rule themselves is radical in the 18th century | * the idea that the people may rule themselves is radical in the 18th century | ||
** | * origins of the "democratic spirit" in | ||
* economic opportunity | |||
* "frontier" and immigrant experiences of seeking a new life that one can control | |||
* political organizations of small towns, especially in mid-Atlantic and New England | |||
* protestant religions: | |||
** especially puritanism and Calvinism, which held that individuals may have a personal relationship with God, and not through priests | |||
*** as was the Catholic and Church of England | *** as was the Catholic and Church of England | ||
*** John Calvin preached that congregations should choose their own clery = a form of self-governance, democracy | *** John Calvin preached that congregations should choose their own clery = a form of self-governance, democracy | ||
** | ** personal relationship to the Bible spurred spread of literacy, education, and dissent | ||
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|| '''BIG IDEAS''' | || '''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
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* | === Native American - colonial interactions === | ||
* | * contrary notions of property: | ||
* | ** Native Americans saw land as communal, especially for hunting | ||
** English saw land as defined by property lines and with specific ownership | |||
* tribal warfare | |||
** tribal alliances lined up for or against the British and French | |||
** created "confederacies" or alliances of tribes | |||
** motivated by land access and trade, especially the fur trade | |||
* warfare | |||
** Native Americans sought tribal dominance and integration | |||
*** which meant primary goal was kidnapping, prisoners and non-lethal combat | |||
** English colonists sought domination via surrender or killing | |||
* contracts | |||
** Native Americans created informal contracts / agreements | |||
*** ceremonial (peace pipe) | |||
** English colonists believed in written contracts/ agreements | |||
*** formal (written, signed contract) | |||
=== slavery === | === slavery === | ||
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* reform (public/ private) | * reform (public/ private) | ||
* fear, crisis, opportunism | * fear, crisis, opportunism | ||
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== Major wars causes & effects == | |||
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! '''PERIOD / TIMELINE''' | |||
! '''War''' | |||
! '''Causes''' | |||
! '''Effects''' | |||
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| '''French-Indian War''' 1754-1760 (1763 in Europe) | |||
|| westward colonial expansion | |||
|| end of salutary neglect | |||
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== Political parties & ideological alignments == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! '''PERIOD / TIMELINE''' | |||
! '''Democratic Party & origins''' | |||
! '''Other movements''' | |||
! '''Republican Party & origins''' | |||
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== | == British colonial & US territorial expansion & treaties == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! '''PERIOD / TIMELINE''' | ! '''PERIOD / TIMELINE''' |
Revision as of 16:03, 4 June 2022
US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History
This page is overview of the US History timeline & concept charts
- which are designed for bulleted study of US History based on timeline of dates, events, periods, and people
Objectives:
- to help students to
- associate timelines with events, persons, themes & concepts
- associate presidents with timelines, themes & concepts
- identify timelines with BIG IDEAS across periods of US history
- find connections and common themes across US history
- easily find relevant details for larger comprehension
- to help teachers to
- quickly review US History content for lesson planning
- provide students with easy and complete reference source for US history
Click EXPAND for a note for mobile phone users
- these timeline & concept charts use tables in order to connect ideas, timelines, and major concepts
- tables are not mobile-friendly (they do not wrap to a single column)
- when these charts are complete, we will in the future convert the charts to mobile-friendly format as an alternative file
- we encourage you to use a tablet or larger monitor in order to see the charts here
Index
Page structure & format guide
U.S. History course pages:
Concept & themes chart objectives[edit | edit source]
Develop timeline & periods awareness[edit | edit source]
- timeline awareness develops ability to recall events and persons more readily
- periods awareness develops ability to draw connections across US history
Thematic overview of US history[edit | edit source]
- theme-based learning develops ability to connect and assess different periods
- theme-based learning develops conceptual skills and awareness
Understanding & connecting historical times, persons, places, and events in US history[edit | edit source]
- thematic and periodization helps US History students:
- relevancy and connections across all periods of US history
- content retention
- causal and conceptual understanding
- AP US History (APUSH) test is based upon primary source documents
- success on the test includes ability to:
- identify time, theme, and issue based upon a date
- connect, compare & contrast similar periods to primary source documents
- see also
Periods, timeline, and major concepts[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BIG IDEAS
Causality
Connections
Core issues & themes in US history
Constitutionalism
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"the American Experience"[edit | edit source]
Cognitive dissonance in the American experience[edit | edit source]
European colonialism[edit | edit source]
click EXPAND for chart of types/ purposes of colonial charters/ establishment
Push-pull factors[edit | edit source]Push factors from England[edit | edit source]
Push factors to American colonies[edit | edit source]
American colonial self-identity as British citizens[edit | edit source]
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Founding documents & political philosophies[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events |
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Timeline
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BIG IDEAS
Democracy
Republic
Natural Law
Self-rule
Private v public lives of Americans
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English civil law & rights[edit | edit source]Monarchy & parliament[edit | edit source]
Magna Carta[edit | edit source]
Bill of Rights, 1689[edit | edit source]
Common law[edit | edit source]
Enlightenment ideas[edit | edit source]
Declaration of Independence[edit | edit source]
Faction, dissent & minority rights[edit | edit source]
Madison's Federalist no. 10[edit | edit source]
Constitution[edit | edit source]
Bill of Rights[edit | edit source]
Electoral College[edit | edit source]
Self-governance/ self-government[edit | edit source]
Conditions for self-governance[edit | edit source]
Democratic spirit[edit | edit source]
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Cultural, social & political intersections[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events |
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BIG IDEAS |
Native American - colonial interactions[edit | edit source]
slavery[edit | edit source]
"frontier" western expansion[edit | edit source]
religious awakenings[edit | edit source]
politics & democracy[edit | edit source]
reform movements[edit | edit source]
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Major wars causes & effects[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | War | Causes | Effects |
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French-Indian War 1754-1760 (1763 in Europe) | westward colonial expansion | end of salutary neglect |
Political parties & ideological alignments[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Democratic Party & origins | Other movements | Republican Party & origins | |
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Economic concepts & themes[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events |
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BIG IDEAS
18th century colonial economies & trade up to 1763
17th century colonial economies & trade after French-Indian War (1763)
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economics[edit | edit source]
panics, recessions, depressions[edit | edit source]
to do/ sort[edit | edit source]
distance and time
land grants act 1850s overseas wars foreign involvement nicauragia wwi cold war women's rights in west b/c of fewer women in the population
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British colonial & US territorial expansion & treaties[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events |
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1763 Treaty of Paris
1783 Treaty of Paris
1791 Vermont Republic
1802 Louisiana Purchase
1815 Treaty of Ghent
1818 Treaty of 1818
1819 Adams-Onis Treaty
1842 Webster–Ashburton Treaty
1846 Oregon Treaty
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1853 Gadsden Purchase
1867 Alaska Purchase
1898 Treaty of Paris
1898 Annexation of Hawaii
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BIG IDEAS What does it MEAN?
Push & pull factors
Colonial expansion
Exploration, fur trade, land
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Manifest Destiny
Civil War impact
Impact of technologies
Overseas expansion & acquisitions
Expansion via acquisition from European powers
Expansion via acquisition or war with Native Americans
Twentieth Century US overseas interventions
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British colonial expansion[edit | edit source]
US territorial expansion[edit | edit source]
Acquisition or takeover of Native American lands[edit | edit source]
Pacific Island and other acquisitions[edit | edit source]
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