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An Outline of US History

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Taylor Wirthlin

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Welcome to the thrilling world of US History! In this full curriculum US History class we study American history in an engaging and interactive way. This class covers Indigenous Peoples, European Exploration, & the British colonies.

Welcome to the thrilling world of US History, where you'll dive into the exciting first half of American history and discover the epic events, influential figures, and game-changing moments that shaped our nation!

- Why is it important to study history? What will we learn about in this class?
- Class procedures including introducing Nearpod and Google Classroom

Welcome to U.S. History & Historical Thinking Skills

ANCIENT AMERICA AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

- What skills do I need to succeed in studying history? How do I decide if I can trust a source?
- Skill introduction and practice: sourcing, determining context, challenging credibility, cross checking, summarizing, arguing, sequencing

Historical Thinking Skills

- What was the basic culture of the Northeast Woodland Native American Tribes?

Northeast Woodland Native Tribes

- What was the basic culture of the Southwest Native American Tribes? How did their cultures differ from the previous tribes discussed?

Southwest Native Tribes

- What was the basic culture of the Northwest Coast Native American Tribes? How did their culture differ from the previous tribes discussed? Why was the social structure of the Northwest Coast different than other tribes?

Northwest Coast Native Tribes

- What does Gold God and Glory mean? 
- What motivates people to travel to new places? What were the individual motivations of European Explorers? Were some motivations better than others? Can we learn from mistakes they made?

Motivations for European Exploration: Gold, God and Glory

- Who was Christopher Columbus? Were is motives pure or not? Was he a hero or a villain? 
- Primary source skill practice: How can I decide if I trust a source? 

European Colonization of the Americas: Christopher Columbus

- How did the world change because of the Columbian Exchange? How would your life be different if the world had never connected?

Columbian Exchange and Effects of Exploration: Food 

- Effect of exploration on South and North American Native tribes
- Why were Europeans able to conquer South American Native Tribes such as the Mayan, Inca, and Aztec so easily? How did disease affect the daily lives of Native Americans?

Columbian Exchange and Effects of Exploration: Disease 

- How did the customs and beliefs of Native Americans and Europeans differ? How did these differences affect their interactions? 

Native American & European Custom Differences

END OF UNIT 1

- Why did European colonies settle where they did? What made a colony successful?

UNIT 2 BEGINS: The Lost Colony of Roanoke

EARLY AMERICAN COLONIES

- What were the motivations for settling Jamestown and Plymouth. What led to their eventual success?

Early Colonies: The Colonies Jamestown and Plymouth

- What was the Mayflower compact and why is it significant? What struggles did early colonists face?

The Pilgrims & The Mayflower Compact

- Historical thinking skills practice: what makes a source reliable? How can I corroborate sources to decide if I trust them?  How can I back up an argument with evidence?
- What happened at the first Thanksgiving? Why are there multiple stories of what happened?

The First Thanksgiving Investigation

- What regions were created among the first colonies? What similarities did they have?
- Argument practice: What colony would I most liked to have lived in?

13 Original Colonies & Colony Regions

- This is a brief overview of the Atlantic Slave Trade (we cover slavery in the US in much greater depth in unit 6).
- What was the middle passage? Who was enslaved and why? When were enslaved Africans first brought to the United States?

The Atlantic Slave Trade

END OF UNIT 2

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