Unit I: Colonial Era to Andrew Jackson
We will take the Unit test on Friday, September
28th
Reviews: PPT or
Text
Helpful Sections to Review and Key Concepts
Pages
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Key
Concepts to Master
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21-30 |
- Early English settlements at Jamestown and Plymouth
- Development of early colonial economies
- The beginning of colonial regions and their characteristics
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31-39 |
- Further Development of Colonial Regions (North, Middle, South)
- Great Awakening & Enlightenment
- French & Indian War
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46-53 |
- Growing colonial resistance and rebellion to taxation and repression
- Start of armed conflict with Great Britain
- Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence
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58-63
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- the
hardships and obstacles that all American colonists overcame to win
their independence
- the
actions taken by the colonial army to turn the war in their favor &
ultimately defeat the British at Yorktown
- the
terms and conditions of the peace settlement between Great Britain and
the U.S.
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66-71 |
- The conditions that existed during the Critical Period that led to a new
constitution
- The Constitutional Convention and the key compromises that were made
there
- The key aspects of the new Constitution
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74-79
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- Hamilton's
vision for America and the views of those who opposed him (namely
Jefferson)
- how
our government survived early challenges like the Whiskey Rebellion and
Jay's Treaty
- the
development of early factions that eventually became political parties
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112-117
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- Jefferson's election in 1800 and the challenges of his Presidency
- The War of 1812
- The Monroe Doctrine
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120-127
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- The Election of 1824 and the emergence of the Democrat's
- Jackson's policies: Bank, Indian Removal, Nullification, etc.
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Possible Test Essay Topics
The test essay will be on one of these topics
The values our
nation was founded on, and the ways those values impacted our system of
government and history to 1860.
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The critical
phases our nation went through in its first 75 years of development
(expansion, economic regions, etc.).
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The growing
conflict over slavery as our nation expands.
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