US History concept chart major concepts & themes across US History: Difference between revisions
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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> | |||
<big>'''Natural Law'''</big> | <big>'''Natural Law'''</big> | ||
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** church rights, protection against illegal imprisonment, limiting ''feudal payments'' (required of local rulers to the central monarch) | ** 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 | * significant statement of individual rights & protections and limited government | ||
* by limiting the power of the monarchy, it significantly challenged divine | * by limiting the power of the monarchy, it significantly challenged divine rule and powers | ||
==== Bill of Rights, 1689 ==== | ==== Bill of Rights, 1689 ==== | ||
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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: | * anti-monarchy/ divine rule: | ||
** "all men are created equal" = negates concept of divine rule | ** "all men are created equal" = negates concept of divine rule | ||
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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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Revision as of 14:41, 2 June 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
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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