U. S. HISTORY I BEGINNING TO CIVIL WAR (TO 1865)
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Standards of Learning into the units you see below. NOTE: NOT ALL OF THE U.S.1 UNIT PAGES ARE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL. MORE WILL
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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).
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EXTRA DIFFICULTY CODING WEB
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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)