US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History: Difference between revisions
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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 |
Revision as of 14:52, 30 May 2021
US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History
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
Constitutionalism
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"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:
Push factors to American colonies
American colonial perceptions viz Britain[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 |
BIG IDEAS |
Enlightenment ideas[edit | edit source]
Declaration of Independence[edit | edit source]
faction & disagreement[edit | edit source]
Constitution[edit | edit source]
Bill of Rights[edit | edit source]
Electoral College[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 |
self-governance/ self-government[edit | edit source]
private v public lives of Americans[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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Economic concepts & themes[edit | edit source]
PERIOD / TIMELINE | Major Events, Concepts & Themes | Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events |
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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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Territorial & commercial expansion[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 ===
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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