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U. S. HISTORY I BEGINNING TO CIVIL WAR (TO 1865)
Use the drop down menus in U.S.History 1 above or click the more info buttons below to visit unit pages!
While your teacher or school may do things very differently, when I taught this material I divided the material based on the Virginia Standards of Learning into the units you see below. NOTE: NOT ALL OF THE U.S.1 UNIT PAGES ARE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL. MORE WILL BE ADDED AS TIME ALLOWS, AND NOT ALL OF THE CONTENT WILL BE MOBILE FRIENDLY AT THIS TIME. BOOKMARK THE SITE AND CHECK BACK SOON!
Geography
Students will be required to , know the physical regions of North America as described in the VIrginia Standards of Learning (which may be different than the way other books or state may describe them)
Native Americans
Before Europeans showed up in the neighborhood, there were already lots of people in North and South America. This wood engraving from 1891 depicts the Ghost Dance of the Sioux (from the Library of Congress).
Explorers
While the Virginia Standards only include a small handfull of explorers, this page adds to them a few other key explorers Mr. Bower thinks everyone needs to know! This print from 1897 depicts Francisco, Vasquez de Corondao, a Spanish exporer whose Southwest expedition laid the cgroundwork for many of Spain’s land claims (from the Library of Congress.)
Colonization
Why leave your life behind for an uncertain life in a new land? How did the English colonies in America develop? This page will examine the growth of Pre-US America. John Smith created this 1612 map of the Virginia Colony (from the Jamestown Settlement)
Independance and Revolution
What motivates prosperous colonies to risk it all and overthrow their government? This page examines the Independance movement and American Revolution. The 100th anniversary puzzle pictured is of Independence Hall, where both the Declatation of Independence and the Constitution were written. (from the Library of Congress)
Early America
After the Declaration of Independance created 13 states, they formed the government they thought they wanted under the Articles of Confederation. When that did not work, they tried again, writing the Constitution and amending it with the Bill of Rights. This unit also highlights the 1st 5 Presidents. This 1876 print of the burning of Washington in the War of 1812 is innacurate! The pediment and center building did not exist in 1814! (from the Library of Congress). NOTE: TO PROVIDE HELP TO THE MOST PEOPLE THE FASTEST, AND DUE TO THE EXTRA DIFFICULTY CODING WEB FRIENDLY PAGES, I AM FOCUSING ON FINISHING THE STANDARD VIEW PAGES FOR U.S. HISTORY i CONTENT. SOME FUNCTIONS OF MY SITE WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY ON THE MOBLE VERSTION, BUT MOBILE FRIENDLY UNIT PAGES FOR THE REMAINDING U.S. HISTORY CONTENT WILL BE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BE SURE TO BOOKMARK THE SITE, AND RETURN FOR MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY CONTENT.
Boom & Bust
The post WWI period was a time of great economic growth, fueled by new inventions and labor-saving devices, electrification, easy credit, and advertising. Eventually, oversaturated markets brought that prosperity to an end and a stock market crash, as global economic depression challenged America. The 1937 photo of dust bowl refugees from Texas at a roadside camp in Caifornia is by Dorthea Lange. (From the Library of Congress)
Expansion and Reform
This page covers many aspects of our nation’s early growth and expansion, as will as innovations that fueled the expansion and early attempt at reforms. This ad for the McCormick reaper sows how it does the work of several famrhands. (From the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Civil War
Repeated compromises over the spread of slavery into new territories postponed, but could not prevent the divisions that led to the American Civil War Cartoon of the 4 presidential candidates in the election of 1860 (From the Library of Congress)
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U. S. HISTORY I BEGINNING TO CIVIL
WAR (TO 1865)
Use the drop down menus in
U.S.History 1 above or click the more
info buttons below to visit unit pages!
While your teacher or school may do things very differently, when I taught this material I divided the material based on the Virginia Standards of Learning into the units you see below. NOTE: NOT ALL OF THE U.S.1 UNIT PAGES ARE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL. MORE WILL BE ADDED AS TIME ALLOWS, AND NOT ALL OF THE CONTENT WILL BE MOBILE FRIENDLY AT THIS TIME. BOOKMARK THE SITE AND CHECK BACK SOON!
Geography
Students will be required to , know the physical regions of North America as described in the VIrginia Standards of Learning (which may be different than the way other books or state may describe them)
Native Americans
Before Europeans showed up in the neighborhood, there were already lots of people in North and South America. This wood engraving from 1891 depicts the Ghost Dance of the Sioux (from the Library of Congress).
Explorers
While the Virginia Standards only include a small handfull of explorers, this page adds to them a few other key explorers Mr. Bower thinks everyone needs to know! This print from 1897 depicts Francisco, Vasquez de Corondao, a Spanish exporer whose Southwest expedition laid the cgroundwork for many of Spain’s land claims (from the Library of Congress.)
Colonization
Why leave your life behind for an uncertain life in a new land? How did the English colonies in America develop? This page will examine the growth of Pre-US America. John Smith created this 1612 map of the Virginia Colony (from the Jamestown Settlement)
Independance and Revolution
What motivates prosperous colonies to risk it all and overthrow their government? This page examines the Independance movement and American Revolution. The 100th anniversary puzzle pictured is of Independence Hall, where both the Declatation of Independence and the Constitution were written. (from the Library of Congress)
Early America
After the Declaration of Independance created 13 states, they formed the government they thought they wanted under the Articles of Confederation. When that did not work, they tried again, writing the Constitution and amending it with the Bill of Rights. This unit also highlights the 1st 5 Presidents. This 1876 print of the burning of Washington in the War of 1812 is innacurate! The pediment and center building did not exist in 1814! (from the Library of Congress). NOTE: TO PROVIDE HELP TO THE MOST PEOPLE THE FASTEST, AND DUE TO THE EXTRA DIFFICULTY CODING WEB FRIENDLY PAGES, I AM FOCUSING ON FINISHING THE STANDARD VIEW PAGES FOR U.S. HISTORY i CONTENT. SOME FUNCTIONS OF MY SITE WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY ON THE MOBLE VERSTION, BUT MOBILE FRIENDLY UNIT PAGES FOR THE REMAINDING U.S. HISTORY CONTENT WILL BE FIXED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BE SURE TO BOOKMARK THE SITE, AND RETURN FOR MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY CONTENT.
