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US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History (view source)
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** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_United_States_history#Named_eras_and_periods Outline of United States History #named eras (wikipedia)] | ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_United_States_history#Named_eras_and_periods Outline of United States History #named eras (wikipedia)] | ||
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'''BIG IDEAS''' | '''BIG IDEAS'''<br><br> | ||
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big> | <big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big> | ||
* every issue, dispute, event, 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 | * identify distributions of power and their impact on events, groups, and individuals | ||
* | * what motivates historical choices? | ||
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<big>'''Causality'''</big> | <big>'''Causality'''</big> | ||
* | * '''contingency''' = conditions & choices | ||
** each set of conditions creates a set of choices | ** each set of conditions creates a set of choices | ||
** each choice taken historically created a new set of conditions | ** each choice taken historically created a new set of conditions | ||
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** how does one or a series of decisions lead to others, either by limiting or expanding on those choices? | ** how does one or a series of decisions lead to others, either by limiting or expanding on those choices? | ||
* examples: | * examples: | ||
'' | ** ''if, how & why did the French-Indian War lead to the American Revolution?'' | ||
** if, how & why did the need for compromise in the Constitution lead to the Civil War? | ** ''if, how & why did the need for compromise in the Constitution lead to the Civil War?'' | ||
** if, how & why did the Compromise of 1850 lead to the Civil War? | ** ''if, how & why did the Compromise of 1850 lead to the Civil War?'' | ||
** if, how & why did the New Deal program extend the Great Depression? | ** ''if, how & why did the New Deal program extend the Great Depression?'' | ||
** if, how & why did white leftist radicals contribute to the Civil Rights movement? | ** ''if, how & why did white leftist radicals contribute to the Civil Rights movement?'' | ||
** if, how & why did the Great Society welfare programs lead to entrenched poverty?'' | ** ''if, how & why did the Great Society welfare programs lead to entrenched poverty?''<br><br> | ||
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<big>'''Connections'''</big> | <big>'''Connections'''</big> | ||
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** political dissent | ** political dissent | ||
** sectionalism | ** sectionalism | ||
** slavery and its impact & legacies | ** slavery and its impact & legacies<br><br> | ||
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<big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big> | <big>'''Constitutionalism'''</big> | ||
* some questions to consider: | * some questions to consider: | ||
'' | ** ''why do Americans generally abide by the Constitution, or do they?'' | ||
*** and if so to what extent? | *** ''and if so to what extent?'' | ||
** how have different constitutional interpretations impact historical outlooks and events? | ** ''how have different constitutional interpretations impact historical outlooks and events?'' | ||
** how does constitutionalism lead to political stability? | ** ''how does constitutionalism lead to political stability?'' | ||
** how does the difficulty to amend the Constitution (Article V) lead to political instabilty? | ** ''how does the difficulty to amend the Constitution (Article V) lead to political instabilty?'' | ||
** how, why & to what extent does the judiciary amend the Constitution?'' | ** ''how, why & to what extent does the judiciary amend the Constitution?''<br><br> | ||
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=== "The American Experience" === | === "The American Experience" === | ||
* "The American Promise” | * "The American Promise” | ||
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* self-governance & political participation | * self-governance & political participation | ||
=== | === European colonialism === | ||
* European countries competed for colonial | * European countries competed for colonial possessions around the world, largely for economic, religious and political purposes | ||
** ex. France largely sought economic exploitation in its | ** ex. France largely sought economic exploitation in its North American possessions | ||
* by contrast, British colonialism in North America, which started as commercial ventures, explicitly promoted population of the colonies | ** by contrast, British colonialism in North America, which started as commercial ventures, explicitly promoted population of the colonies | ||
* types of British | * types of British colonial enterprises in North America: | ||
** Joint-stock company under Royal charter | ** Joint-stock company under Royal charter | ||
** land-patent (allowance) from other joint-stock company | ** land-patent (allowance) from other joint-stock company | ||
** Royal colony | ** Royal colony | ||
** proprietary colony (privately owned) | ** proprietary colony (privately owned) | ||
* types of British | * types of British colonial purposes in North America: | ||
** commercial/entrepreneurial | ** commercial/entrepreneurial | ||
** religious | ** religious | ||
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| Massachusetts Bay Colony | | Massachusetts Bay Colony | ||
|| | || 1628 | ||
|| | || founded by Massachusetts Bay Company (joint-stock company) | ||
|| | || primarily religious | ||
|| merged into Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691 | || 20,000 people, mostly puritans, migrated in the 1630s; merged into Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691 | ||
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| Province of Massachusetts Bay | | Province of Massachusetts Bay | ||