Unit 1A

Amanda Laldin
Honors US History
Johnny Tilton
Block 2

Unit 1A Economic
Standards
SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th
century.

Explain Virginias development, including the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation,

relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan, development of the House of
Burgesses, Bacons Rebellion, and the development of slavery. (45-48; 68-69)
Explain the reasons for French Settlement of Quebec.
Analyze the impact of location and place on colonial settlement, transportation, and
economic development; including the southern, middle and New England Colonies.

SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North
America developed.

Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade.

Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African population and African-American
culture.

The Virginia Company, which was a joint stock company, financed the settlement of the
first American colonies. The very first settlement in the Americas was Jamestown. The Virginia
Company paid for British citizens who were poor and seeking a new start and land ownership to
come to America. Britain wanted to colonize new areas, especially the Americas, because they
were very profitable. This economic theory is known as mercantilism. The colonies had a
plentiful amount of land which they soon found was very conducive to the cash crop tobacco.
At the time, tobacco was very popular in England so in order to keep up with the demand, a lot
of tobacco was grown, which required a great amount of labor. The need for labor led to the

beginning of slavery in the Americas. Africans were captured from rival tribes, taken to the
coast and sold to slave traders. The slaves were then transported across the Atlantic Ocean to
America on what is known as the middle passage. However, there began to be some problems
between the colonists and Great Britain. Britain began passing several taxes which were
implemented on the colonists. The tax that caused the most problems was the Stamp Act, a tax
on all newspapers, legal, and commercial documents.
Vocabulary:

Navigation Acts

Cash Crop/Staple Crop

Proprietary Colony

Virginia Company

Stamp Act

Joint Stock Company

Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts

Mercantilism

Northwest Passage

Middle Passage/\Triangle Slave Trade

Townshend Acts

People:
John Rolfe

Unit 1A Political
Standards:
SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th
century.

Describe the settlement of New England; include religious reasons, relations with Native
Americans (e.g., King Phillips War), the establishment of town meetings and development of a
legislature, religious tensions that led to the founding of Rhode Island, the half-way covenant,
Salem Witch Trials, and the loss of the Massachusetts charter and the transition to a royal colony.
SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.

Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French-Indian
war, and the 1763 Treaty of Paris, laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.


Explain colonial response to such British actions such as the Proclamation of 1763,
Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of
Correspondence.
When the colonists came over to America, they were guaranteed through a
charter that they would have the same rights as a British citizen. The charter was the beginning
of the problems that led to the American Revolution because as British citizens, they are
guaranteed the right to have representation in the government. The first form of representative
government in the colonies was Virginias House of Burgesses which had the power to make
laws and raise taxes. The pilgrims also formed their own government called the Mayflower
Compact, which passed their own laws. There was also a growing tension between the colonists
and the British rulers. This tension led to Bacons rebellion, where an angry
farmer, Nathanial Bacon protested the high taxes being imposed on him and other farmers by
Royal Governor William Berkley. The British government responded by giving Bacon exactly
what he wanted which led to aggressive protests by the colonists because they knew the protests
would be effective just as they had been in the past. For a long time between t when America
was settled and after the French and Indian War, Britain was very lenient and largely ignored
the colonies and let them govern themselves. This was called salutary neglect. This policy
gave the colonists a feeling of independence which caused problems once Great Britain began
implementing taxes on the colonies after they were used to self-governing.

Vocabulary:
Bacon's Rebellion

First Continental Congress

House of Burgesses

French and Indian War

Mayflower Compact

Treaty of Paris 1763

Powhatan

Proclamation of 1763

Royal Colony

Albany Plan of Union

Salutary Neglect

New Amsterdam

Sons of Liberty

Quartering Act

Daughters of Liberty

Boston Massacre

Committees of Correspondence

Boston Tea Party

People:
Patrick Henry

John Smith

Samuel Adams

William Penn

John Adams

John Winthrop

Christopher Columbus

Paul Revere

Benedict Arnold

Benjamin Franklin

Lord Baltimore

James Oglethorpe

John Hancock

Unit 1A Social

Standards:
SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th
century.

Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies; include the Dutch settlement of
New Amsterdam and subsequent English takeover, and the settlement of Pennsylvania.
SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North
America developed.

Identify Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and individualism.

Explain the significance of the Great Awakening.

SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.

Explain the importance of Thomas Paines Common Sense to the movement for
independence.
America was settled by people seeking a religious haven after being persecuted in
Great Britain. Many of these settlers were puritans and Quakers. When they came to the
colonies, they became known as pilgrims, or separatists. As a way to counteract the period
of enlightenment taking place in England, there was a spiritual revival in the colonies known as
the Great Awakening. However, with religion becoming more extreme, people that did not fit
into the ideal religious mold, such as Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams, were not tolerated
and were sent away to places like Rhode Island. Because people were becoming less religiously
tolerant, they began using religion as a means to get rid of people they did not like. People were
accused of being witches and were put on trials which were unfair, and people were
wrongly executed. These were known as the Salem Witch Trials. The colonists also had poor
relations with the Native Americans. Pontiacs rebellion is one example of how these negative
relationships escalated to violence. A confederation of Native Americans attacked the British
colonist because they were upset with their policies and the fact that the colonist continued
encroaching on Native American land. Although there was also discontent among the colonists,
some were not fully convinced that they should rebel against Great Britain. Thomas Paine wrote
and published the pamphlet Common Sense to convince those were either unsure or against
rebelling that it was the right thing to do.
Vocabulary:
Bacons Rebellion

Royal Colony

Half-way Covenant

Salutary Neglect

Salem Witch Trials

Pilgrims/ Separatist

Proprietary Colony

Great Awakening

Quakers

Pontiacs Rebellion

Puritans

New Amsterdam

King Phillips War

Indentured Servant

Powhatan

Common Sense

People:
Roger Williams

George Whitefield

Anne Hutchinson

Thomas Paine

John Winthrop

Unit 1B Economic

Standards:
STANDARD 6: Analyze the nature of territorial and population growth, and its impact in the
early decades of the new nation

Describe Jeffersons diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the
territorys exploration by Lewis and Clark. (p. 208-209)
The economic importance of this time period was mainly centered on tariffs and
Alexander Hamilton. One conflict over a tariff that escaladed into violence was the Whiskey
Rebellion. For many grain farmers the easiest and cheapest way to transport their product was
in the form of whiskey. Alexander Hamilton, who was a Federalist, decided to place a tax on
whiskey in order to pay for all the debt that was accumulated during the Revolutionary War and
many Americans refused to pay it and even began to violently protest the tax. Eventually
President George Washington and his troops went down to western Pennsylvania to forcefully
end the rebellion but by that time, most rebels had dispersed. Another conflict over money,
specifically debt, was Shays Rebellion. At this point in history, many farmers who had fought
in the Revolutionary War never received compensation and therefore had little money and were
forced to borrow some in order to start a farm. Daniel Shay, the leader of this rebellion, was a
farmer and had also been a captain in the Continental Army. The government seized several
farms of debtors who were subsequently imprisoned. Shay led the first armed rebellion in postrevolutionary United States, which was eventually subdued by the Massachusetts Army. These
instances demonstrate the economic conflict which was occurring in the newborn country, the
United States.
Vocabulary:
Shays Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Tariff
People:
Alexander Hamilton

Unit 1B Political

Standards:
SSUSH4 The student will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the
American Revolution.

Explain the language, organization, and intellectual sources including the writing of John
Locke and Montesquieu of the Declaration of Independence and the role of Thomas Jefferson.
(112)

Explain the reason for and significance of the French alliance and foreign assistance and
the roles of Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette. (120)

Analyze George Washington as a military leader, including the creation of a professional

military and the life of a common soldier, crossing the Delaware River, and Valley Forge. (109,
118)

Explain Yorktown, the role of Lord Cornwallis and the Treaty of Paris, 1783. (124-125)

SSUSH5 The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the
adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution.

Explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and Daniel Shays Rebellion
led to a call for a stronger central government. (140-141)

Evaluate the major arguments of the anti-Federalists and Federalists during the debate on
ratification of (151-152, 143) the Constitution as put forth in The Federalists Papers concerning
form of government, factions, checks and balances, and the power of the executive, including the
roles of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.

Explain the key features of the Constitution, specifically the Great Compromise,
separation of powers, limited government, and the issue of slavery. (146-148)

Analyze how the Bill of Rights serves as a protector of individual and states rights. (153)

Explain the importance of the Presidencies of George Washington and John Adams;
include the Whiskey Rebellion, non-intervention in Europe, and the development of political
parties (Alexander Hamilton) (192)
STANDARD 6: Analyze the nature of territorial and population growth, and its impact in
the early decades of the new nation

Explain major reasons for the War of 1812 and the wars significance on the development
of a national identity. (p. 214-219)
The political significance of this time period is centered on the development and establishment of
our governmental systems. The first continental congress which took place in 1744 before the

commencement of the Revolutionary Way was when twelve of the thirteen colonies, Georgia did not
attend, met to discuss and plan what actions should be taken to in the event that there be a major conflict
with Britain. Later, after the war had begun, Americas soon to be founding fathers met again at the
second continental congress in 1775 where a committee was appointed to draft a formal declaration of
independence. The articles of confederation, which was the first constitution of the United States, was
also written at this second meeting. Some of the people in attendance at these meetings were Thomas
Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and John Adams. During the development of what would become our nations
constitution, there was disagreement as to whether it should have a loose construction, which was
supported by federalists such as Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, or have a strict construction,
which was supported by the democratic-republicans such as Thomas Jefferson. The basic principles of
the constitution were the ideas of popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, and
checks and balances.

Vocabulary:
Federalist

Committees of Correspondence

Anti-Federalist

Bicameral Congress

Checks and Balances

Anti Federalists

Great Compromise

First Continental Congress

Separation of Powers

Militia

Bill of Rights

Second Continental Congress

Limited Government

Natural Rights

Cabinet

Virginia Plans

Valley Forge

New Jersey Plan

Saratoga/Yorktown

Popular Sovereignty

Treaty of Paris 1783

Electoral College

Land Ordinance 1785

Loose Construction

Northwest ordinance 1787

Strict Construction

Constitutional Convention

XYZ Affair

3/5 Compromise

Alien and Sedition Acts

Democratic Republican Party

Impressment

Federalist Party

War of 1812

Judicial Review

Precedent

Virginia and Kentucky resolution

People:
John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

James Madison

Lord Cornwallis

Marquis de Lafayette

John Jay

Patrick Henry

Baron de Montesquieu

Aaron Burr

Unit 1B Social

Standards:
STANDARD 6: Analyze the nature of territorial and population growth, and its impact in
the early decades of the new nation.

Explain the Northwest Ordinances importance in the westward migration of Americans,

on slavery, public education, and the addition of new states. (p. 137)
The social relevancy of this time period is mainly focused on the changing ways of
thinking of the people, especially concerning their rights. John Locke was a philosopher whose
views were largely based on the Enlightenment period in which people began to move away
from religion and more towards logic and science. The Declaration of Independence, written by
Thomas Jefferson, was based off of the free-thinking idea of John Locke. Also during this time
period, there was a call for people to join the rebellion against Great Britain and fight with the
patriots. Author Thomas Paine wrote several pamphlets, the most famous being Common
Sense in which he explains to readers why rebelling against Great Britain is, well, common
sense. A popular social group during this time period was the Sons of Liberty organized protest
and boycotts against Great Britain and helped to support the Revolutionary War effort. One of
their most significant achievements was their protest against the detested Stamp Act.
Vocabulary:
Common Sense

Sons of Liberty

Boston Massacre

War Hawk

People:
Thomas Paine

Daniel Shay

John Locke

Benjamin Franklin

Unit 2A Economic

Standards:
STANDARD 6: Analyze the nature of territorial and population growth, and its impact in
the early decades of the new nation.

Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the
development of the nations infrastructure. (p. 228-230)
STANDARD 7: Explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact
in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.

Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitneys invention of the
cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets. (p. 231-232, 236)
This time period had a significant economic change in their society, especially when
concerning transportation. For one thing, this time period holds the construction of the Erie
Canal, which ran from Albany to Buffalo New York. The creation of this canal made
transportation much quicker and more efficient. Also, the national road, which was the first
government funded improved highway system was created which also helped to make
transportation safer, cheaper, and quicker. Henry Clay proposed the idea of an American
System which had three main components: improvement of transportation and other internal
improvements, the creation of a tariff in order to help promote American business, and the
creation of a national bank. His proposed tariff, the Tariff of 1816, was passed by congress with
the explicit purpose promoting American business and commerce. Later, the Tariff of
Abominations was passed with the intended purpose of protecting specifically northern industry,
but at the expense of the south. By the name of the tariff, it is evident that this tax was much
disliked by southern.
Vocabulary:
Turnpike

American System

National Road

Santa Fe Trail

Erie Canal

Oregon Trail

Industrial Revolution

California Gold Rush

Interchangeable Parts

Tariff of Abominations

Tariff of 1816

Gadsden Purchase

Cotton Gin
People:

Eli Whitney

Robert Fulton

Samuel F.B. Morse

Francis Cabot Lowell

Samuel Slater

Unit 2A Political

Standards:
STANDARD 6: Analyze the nature of territorial and population growth, and its impact in
the early decades of the new nation.

Describe the reasons for and importance of the Monroe Doctrine. (p. 246)

STANDARD 7: Explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact
in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.

Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding the suffrage, the rise of popular political
culture, and the development of American nationalism. (p. 249-257)
SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions
and westward expansion.

Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave
rebellion of Nat Turner and the Rise of Abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick
Douglass, and the Grimke sisters)( p. 278 285)

Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and
territories. (p. 242- 246, 233 238)

Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states rights ideology; include the
role of John C. Calhoun and development of sectionalism. (p. 255 259)

Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.(p. 305 315)

Explain how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population
growth. (p. 324 329)
The political importance of this time period is mainly centered on the presidency of
Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson was a very controversial president who even had a system of
government named after him: Jacksonian Democracy. One of the most controversial
components of Jacksons presidency was the Indian Removal Act which caused the forced
migration of all Native Americans west of the Mississippi River. President Andrew Jackson also
implemented what is not called the spoils system in which he would grant government office
positions to those who supported him during his election as a reward for their loyalty, but also as
an incentive for them to continue their support throughout his presidency. One of the other
major political issues of this time period was the issue of suffrage, the right to vote, and who
deserved to be granted it. Andrew Jackson is known for his expansion of suffrage to all white
males, whereas before it was only land-owning white males who were allowed to vote.
Vocabulary:

Adam-Onis Treaty

Wilmot Proviso

Monroe Doctrine

Whig

Indian Removal Act

Utopian Community

Suffrage

Freedman

Public School Reform

Lone-Star Republic

Jacksonian Democracy

Alamo

Compromise of 1850

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Missouri Compromise

Secede

Nullification Crisis

Marbury vs. Madison

Spoils System

Fugitive Slave Act

Mexican-American War
People:

Daniel Webster

Henry Clay

John C. Calhoun

Andrew Jackson

John Quincy Adams

John Marshall

Horace Mann

Unit 2A Social

Standards:
STANDARD 7: Explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact
in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.

Describe the westward growth of the United States including the emerging concept of
Manifest Destiny. (p. 300-301)

Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school.

(p. 277, 278-280, 275)

Explain womens efforts to gain the suffrage, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the
Seneca Falls convention. (p. 286, 289, 290)
The social importance of this time period is mainly focused on the idea and ways of
thinking of the individual and the rights of the people. One of the growing mindsets of the
American people was the idea of nationalism, pride in ones country. People began feeling more
patriotic and proud of the country in which they live. Another new movement in the mindset of
the individual was the idea of transcendentalism. Two major transcendentalist thinkers and
writers were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Both of these famous writers
wrote about their views of the world and the experiences of life, and most importantly, how these
things are irrefutably linked to nature itself. Also during this time period, women began to speak
out against their lesser positions in society. In 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton held the first
womens rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. This is where she, and hundreds of
other women demanded that they no longer be second class citizens, and most significantly, be
granted the rights to vote. She also helped promote the temperance movement in which she
and other women called for a ban on alcohol which they believed to be evil, and the source of
their oppression by men.
Vocabulary:
Nationalism

Nat Turner Rebellion

Trail of Tears

Sectionalism

Second Great Awakening

Lowell Girl

Transcendentalist

Labor Union

Temperance Movement

Nativist

Abolitionist Movement

Revivalist

Seneca Falls Convention

Expansionist

Manifest Destiny

Forty-niners

Hudson River School

Mountain Men

Mormon

Hudson River School

Womans Movement

Declaration of Sentiments

People:
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dorothea Dix

Henry David Thoreau

William Lloyd Garrison

Grimke Sisters

Frederick Douglas

Susan B. Anthony

Nat Turner

Joseph Smith

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Neal Dow

Sojourner Truth

Lucretia Mott

Unit 2B Economic

Standards:
STANDARD 9: Identify key events, issues and individuals relating to the causes, course,
and consequences of the Civil War.

Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the North and the
South through an examination of population, functioning railroads, and industrial output. (360361)
The economic importance of this time period is mostly focused on the Civil War and the
antebellum period. One of the most significant battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Atlanta,
was centered on the idea that if the Union could cut off the most economically important city in
the south, they could essentially defeat the Confederate Army. The strategy of the Union, called
the Anaconda Plan, was based mostly on economic factors. If the Union could cut the
Confederates off from any supplies, and extinguish any sort of resources they have, the
Confederates would be finished and have no choice but to surrender. One way they succeeded in
carrying out this plan was by implementing the use of blockades which blocked any kind
attempt to transport supplies, food, weapons and ammunition or any other kind of essential items
to the Confederate Army, which didnt stand a chance without them. Another one of the
economic components of this time period was the system of share cropping and tenant
farming, both of which are similar and consist of freed slaves doing much the same as when
they were enslaved simply because they had no other options or skills.
Vocabulary:
Sharecropper

Anaconda Plan

Tenant Farming

Blockade

Reconstruction

Battle for Atlanta

Unit 2B Political

Standards:
STANDARD 10: Identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction

Compare and contrast Presidential Reconstruction with Radical Republican

Reconstruction. (402-409)

Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. (391, 407, 409)

408)

Explain the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in relationship to Reconstruction. (407-

Analyze how the presidential election of 1876 and the subsequent Compromise of 1877
marked the end of Reconstruction. (424)
The political importance of this time period mostly has to do with the Civil War, post
Civil War life, and civil rights. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted the same rights and
privileges allowed to white citizens to all males "without distinction of race or color, or previous
condition of slavery or involuntary servitude." This act was a step in the right direction for
former slaves and African Americans; however there was still much progress to be made. In the
south there began a system of black codes which were designed to continue to the oppression of
African Americans but without breaking federal law. Former slaves would be forced to work
jobs much the same as when they were enslaved and for either such low wages that one could not
even live off of, or they would end up in debt to the very same people who had once owned
them. Another major political component of this period was the time of Reconstruction.
Congress wanted the south to pay and be punished for rebelling against the country, whereas the
president simply wanted to restore the nation and rid both sides of any lingering resentment.
This idea was called Presidential Reconstruction.
Vocabulary:
Kansas-Nebraska Act

Radical Republican

Popular Sovereignty

Andrew Johnsons Impeachment

Dred Scott vs. Sanford

1876 Presidential Election

States Rights

Compromise of 1877

Secession

Lincolns Second Inaugural Address 1865

Emancipation Proclamation 1863

Know Nothings

Impeach

Republican Party

Gettysburg Address

Presidential Reconstruction

Appomattox
People:
John C. Calhoun

William T. Sherman

Dred Scott

Jefferson Davis

Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

Robert E. Lee

Andrew Johnson

Stonewall Jackson

Stephen Douglas

Battles:
Fort Sumter

Vicksburg

Antietam

Gettysburg

Unit 2B Social

Standards:
STANDARD 9: Identify key events, issues and individuals relating to the causes, course,
and consequences of the Civil War.

Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act (334-336), the failure of popular sovereignty, Dred
Scott case (341), and John Browns Raid (344-345).

Describe President Lincolns efforts to preserve the Union as seen in his second inaugural
address and the Gettysburg speech and in his use of emergency powers, such as his decision to
suspend habeas corpus. (384-385)

Describe the role of Ulysses Grant (364), Robert E. Lee (361), Stonewall Jackson,
William T. Sherman (386), and Jefferson Davis (376).

Explain the importance of Fort Sumter (353), Antietam (368), Vicksburg (380-381),
Gettysburg (382-384), and the Battle for Atlanta (386-387).

Describe the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation. (368-369, 372)

STANDARD 10: Identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction

Explain efforts to redistribute land in the South among the former slaves and provide
advanced education such as Morehouse College, and the Freedmens Bureau. (415-416, 414)

Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. (391, 407, 409)

Explain Black Codes (405), the Ku Klux Klan (416-418), and other forms of resistance to
racial equality during Reconstruction. (422)
The social importance of this time period mostly has to do with life after slavery
for African Americans, the passage of new amendments to the constitution and how people lived
after the Civil War. The thirteenth amendment formally ended slavery after President
Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves during the Civil War. Now it was in the
constitution that slavery was illegal and all former slaves are now free. The fourteenth
amendment to the constitution granted citizenship to all people who were born or naturalized
in the United States," which included former slaves. The fifteenth amendment to the
constitution outlawed the negation of voters on account of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude. However, the Freedmans Bureau was created to help former slaves adjust to live
after slavery and get them on their feet and working. Scalawags were southern whites who
supported Reconstruction because they saw it as economically beneficial and were considered
traitors by their southern brethren. On the other hand, carpetbaggers were northerners who
moved to the south after the Civil War also in search of economic opportunity and were equally
as despised by other southerners.

Vocabulary:
Carpetbagger

Habeas Corpus

Scalawag

Morehouse College

13th Amendment

Ku Klux Klan

14th Amendment

Bleeding Kansas

15th Amendment

Underground Railroad

Black Codes

Harpers Ferry

Freedmans Bureau

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Sectionalism

Copperhead

People:

Harriet Beecher Stowe

John Brown

Unit 3A Economic
Standards:

STANDARD 11: Describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after
Reconstruction.

Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the
organization of big business. (440-441)

Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West, including the
transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor. (507-508, 511-512)

Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and
monopolies. (444-446)
STANDARD 12: Analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

Describe Ellis Island (466-470), the change in immigrants origins to southern and eastern
Europe (464-465), and the impact of this change on urban America. (472-474)

Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. (454)

Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans (497500) with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. (500-503)

Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. (455-456, 457)

The economic component of this time period is especially important due to all the major
changes and revolutions taking place. During this time period, there was very little to almost no
governmental regulation of the economy which was mostly laissez faire. Because of this fact,
entrepreneurs such as John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie took advantage of the system
and ended up creating huge monopolies over entire industries. These business owners used both
vertical integration and horizontal integration. While this time period was one of economic
growth and revolution, it is also marred by the extreme wage gap between so called robber
barons and those which they took advantage of, the poor. While some people would consider
these major business tycoons of the time period to be evil and greedy, others would call them
captains of industry because they made use of all opportunities available to them and
exemplified the idea of the American dream in which anyone, regardless of status, can achieve
their dreams.
Vocabulary:
Monopoly

Entrepreneur

Trust

Patent

Robber Baron

Bessemer process

Sweat Shop

Mass Production

Corporation

Protective Tariff

Cartel

Suspension Bridge

Horizontal Integration

Time Zone

Vertical Integration

Captains of Industry

Collective Bargaining

Gospel of Wealth

Mass Transit

Laissez Faire

Sky Scrapers

Urbanization

New South
People:
Thomas Edison
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnage

Unit 3A Political
Standards:

STANDARD 13: Identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the
Progressive Era.

Describe the significance of progressive reforms such as the initiative, the recall, and
(554-555) referendum direct election of senators; reform of labor laws; and efforts to improve
living conditions for the poor in cities. (578)

Describe the conservation movement and the development of national parks and forests;
include the role of Theodore Roosevelt
The political significance of this time period mostly has to do with a progressing society.
During this time, muckrakers exposed corruption and poor business practices to the public.
One famous muckraker, Ida Tarbell, exposed the illegal business practices of Standard Oil.
Jacob Riis, a photographer, exposed the filthy and poor living conditions of immigrants living in
small and crowded rooms in urban areas known as tenements. As a direct result of the
publication and subsequent popularity of Upton Sinclairs The Jungle, the government passed
the Meat Inspection Act which regulated the meat packing industry specifically. While not
allowing blacks to vote was now illegal, southerners especially found ways around the fifteenth
amendment by requiring a poll tax from poor blacks who could not afford to waste their money
on a vote, and by using literacy tests which were unreasonably challenging for the common
man, let alone the uneducated black man. The south also implemented other laws designed to
continue the oppression of African Americans legally by passing what was known as Jim Crow
laws.
Vocabulary:
Tenement

Angel Island

Jim Crow Laws

Dawes Act

Muckraker

Populist Party

Initiative

Literacy test

Referendum

Poll tax

Recall

Land grants

Direct Primary

Homestead Act

18th Amendment

Grandfather clause

19th Amendment

Square Deal

Socialism

Progressive Party

Meat Inspection Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Unit 3A Social
Standards:

STANDARD 11: Describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after
Reconstruction.

Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison, including the electric light bulb, motion
pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life. (438-439)
STANDARD 12: Analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.

Describe Ellis Island (466-470), the change in immigrants origins to southern and eastern
Europe (464-465), and the impact of this change on urban America. (472-474)

Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. (454)

Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans (497500) with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee. (500-503)

Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. (455-456, 457)

STANDARD 13: Identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the
Progressive Era.

Explain Upton Sinclairs The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry.
(551-556)

Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in reform
movements. (552, 557-562)

Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP.
(520-522, 528, 565-567)

Explain Ida Tarbells role as a muckraker. (551)

STANDARD 14: Explain Americas evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the
twentieth century.

Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-Asian immigration sentiment on the
west coast. (523-524)
The social significance of this time period had much to do with changing customs,
progressivism, and the creation of a mass culture. The motion picture camera, invented by
Thomas Edison, was one of the things that helped lead to a common culture in the United
States. Everyone in the country could go to the theater and watch the same movie which
promoted the same idea. For immigrants who had to Americanize this could be helpful. People
like Jane Addams helped immigrants assimilate into American culture and way of life. She
created the famous Hull House in Chicago, Illinois whose purpose was to give new immigrants a
place to stay while teaching them basic skill that would be needed to live on their own in

America as well as teaching them English. With the addition of all these new immigrants,
America became known as the melting pot, a mix of all kinds of different people, traditions, and
cultures. Unfortunately not everyone was accepting of these new people and many American
born citizens had a sense of nativism towards these people.
Vocabulary:
Social Darwinism

Motion picture camera

Nativism

American Federation of Labor

Progressivism

Hull House

Assimilate

Knights of Labor

Settlement House

Americanization

NAACP

Melting Pot

Time Zones

Gilded Age

Pullman Strike

Mass culture

People:
Samuel Gompers

Jacob Riis

Upton Sinclair

Henry Grady

Ida Tarbell

Ida B. Wells

Booker T. Washington

Jane Addams

Horatio Alger

W.E.B. Dubois

Margaret Sanger

Unit 3B Economic
Standards:

STANDARD 14: Explain Americas evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the
twentieth century.

Describe the Spanish-American War, the war in the Philippines, and the debate over
American expansionism. (592-598, 599-601, 598)
The economic importance of this time period was mostly based on the idea of
imperialism. During this time in the world, there was a scramble for land in which to colonize
and subsequently extract resources from for the economic improvement of the mother country.
This process is known as mercantilism. President Theodore Roosevelt wanted other countries,
specifically the European ones, that the western hemisphere was not open for colonization. The
Roosevelt Corollary was Roosevelts way of reinstating the Monroe Doctrine and warning
Europe to stay away. In addition, it explained the fact that the United States would basically act
a police man for the globe. Roosevelt was protecting not only this countrys safety, but also its
economic assets. Also, in order to stimulate Americas economy, Secretary of State John Hay
proposed the idea that the United States begins politics called Open Door Policy which
specifically has to do with trade and other economic opportunities with China. After World War
I, Germany was required to pay reparations which they could not afford to other countries. This
led to their subsequent economic turmoil and eventually WWII.
Vocabulary:
Imperialism

Treaty of Versailles

Open Door Policy

Panama Canal

Roosevelt Corollary

Hepburn Act

Reparations

Extractive Economy

People:
George Dewey

William R. Hearst

Unit 3B Political
Standards:

STANDARD 14: Explain Americas evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the
twentieth century.

Describe the Spanish-American War, the war in the Philippines, and the debate over
American expansionism. (592-598, 599-601, 598)

Explain U.S. involvement in Latin America, as reflected by the Roosevelt Corollary to

the Monroe Doctrine and the creation of the Panama Canal. (604-609)
STANDARD 15: Analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.

Describe the movement from U.S. neutrality to engagement in World War I, with
reference to unrestricted submarine warfare. (624-625, 626)

Explain Wilsons Fourteen Points and the proposed League of Nations. (641-645)

Describe passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and the

Nineteenth Amendment, establishing woman suffrage. (578, 561-562)
STANDARD 16: Identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.

Explain how rising communism and socialism in the United States led to the Red Scare
and immigrant restriction. (649-650)
The political importance of this time period has much to do with both the Spanish
American War and World War I. During this time, every country was trying to expand its sphere
of influence by colonizing other places. President Theodore Roosevelt is famous for doing this
using the type of politics known as Big Stick Diplomacy in which he promotes the idea of
speak softly and carry a big stick. The idea is to intimidate other countries into cooperation.
One way in which he did this was by showing of Americas pride and joy, the Great White
Fleet. President Theodore Roosevelt is probably most known for his progressive politics,
specifically the Square Deal which had much to do with political reform away from
conservatism and more governmental regulation of business. During the time period,
specifically before WWI, the Selective Services Act was signed which required all males over
the age of eighteen to sign up for what we know as the draft. It allows the government to force
able bodied men to fight for our nation in a time of war.
Vocabulary:
Imperialism

Militarism

Big Stick Diplomacy

Espionage Act

Dollar Diplomacy

League of Nations

Moral Diplomacy

Red Scare

Armistice

Great White Fleet

Central Powers

Lusitania

Selective Service Act

Zimmerman Note

Progressivism/ Progressive Party

14 Points

Square Deal

Sacco and Vanzetti

New Freedom

Platt Amendment

Treaty of Paris

Rough Riders

Spheres of Influence
People:
Teddy Roosevelt

Henry Cabot Lodge

Woodrow Wilson

Alfred T. Mahan

William H. Taft

Vladimir Lenin

Francis Ferdinand

Warren G. Harding

Unit 3B Social
Standards:

STANDARD 15: Analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.

Explain the domestic impact of World War I, as reflected by the origins of the Great
Migration, the Espionage Act, and socialist Eugene Debs. (634, 632)

Describe passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and the

Nineteenth Amendment, establishing woman suffrage. (578, 561-562)
STANDARD 16: Identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.

Explain how rising communism and socialism in the United States led to the Red Scare
and immigrant restriction. (649-650)
The social importance of this time period is mainly centered on the growing trend of
jingoism and the beginning of the Red Scare. Jingoism was not only prevalent in the personal
prejudices of American citizens, but more importantly in the United States government. The
Palmer Raids where a series of raids, mostly against immigrants who were suspected of being
anarchists. As a result of these raids, hundreds of innocent people were accused of crimes they
never committed, were sentenced to jail, deportation, or were sentenced to death, and example
being the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. This time is known as the Red Scare, the time in which
everyone was fearful of communistic infiltration and takeover. During this time, mostly during
and after World War I, there was a huge emigration of African Americans out of the south to the
west and north in what is known as the Great Migration. The motivation behind this mass
movement was the availability of jobs in these places due to the fact that most men were off
fighting the war.
Vocabulary:
Yellow press

Urban League

Jingoism

Anti-Defamation League

Boxer Rebellion

Sacco and Vanzetti

U-Boat

Alsace-Lorraine

Great Migration

Conscientious Objector

Red Scare

Palmer Raids

Social Darwinism
People:
William R. Hearst

John Pershing

Unit 4A Economic
Standards

STANDARD 16: Identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.

Identify Henry Ford, mass production, and the automobile. (660-663)

SSUSHS17: ANALYZE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE GREAT

DEPRESSION.

Describe the causes, including overproduction, under-consumption, and stock market

speculation that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. (702-706)

Explain the impact of the drought in the creation of the Dust Bowl. (714-715)

SSUSHS18: DESCRIBE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL AS A RESPONSE TO

THE DEPRESSION AND COMPARE THE WAYS GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS
AIDED THOSE IN NEED.

Describe the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority as a works program and as an
effort to control the environment. (736)

Explain the Wagner Act and the rise of industrial unionism. (744)

738)

Explain the passage of the Social Security Act as a part of the second New Deal. (741,

The economic importance of this time period mainly had to do the beginning of
consumerism and the Great Depression. During this time period is when the business tactic of
mass production first comes into play. Companies began producing lots of an item and for
cheap. During this time, most everyone had money, and even if they did not, everyone was still
buying. Because of this new culture of consumerism, companies found a way to sell more of
their product to make more money, even if they knew that their customers could not afford their
product; companies would allow people to buy on margin, meaning they would pay some of the
price and pay the rest off in increments later on. This time period is also when we the see the
beginning of a bull market on Wall Street meaning stock prices were high and everyone was
buying them and making lots of money. When all this economic prosperity boiled over on Black
Tuesday of 1929, the country was no longer riding the economic rainbow. Stock prices fell, and
people lost all their money.
Vocabulary:
Mass Production

Dawes Plan

Model T

Speculation

Bull Market

Great Depression

Buying on Margin

Black Tuesday

Trickle-down Economics

Welfare State

Collective Bargaining
People:
Henry Ford

Unit 4A Political
Standards

STANDARD 16: Identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.

Describe the impact of radio and the movies. (680-681)

SSUSHS17: ANALYZE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE GREAT

DEPRESSION.

Explain the social and political impact of widespread unemployment that resulted in
developments such as Hoovervilles. (710-712)
SSUSHS18: DESCRIBE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL AS A RESPONSE TO
THE DEPRESSION AND COMPARE THE WAYS GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS
AIDED THOSE IN NEED.

749)

Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and womens activism. (748-

Identify the political challenges to Roosevelts domestic and international leadership;

include the role of Huey Long, the court packing bill, and the Neutrality Act. (746, 739, 779)
The political relevancy of this time period was very diverse. President Franklin
Roosevelt changed the politics of the country from being somewhat conservative to being very
liberal, and at the time, it was just what the country needed. President Herbert Hoover did
very little for the suffering American people during the Great Depression and the people disliked
him so much that they nicknames shanty towns for homeless Americans Hoovervilles. The
people wanted someone who would come in with a solution to the problem, such as Roosevelt
did with his political plan, the New Deal. The New Deal provided jobs for the unemployed
American public while using these jobs to better the country environmentally, politically, and
socially. One way in which the New Deal provided jobs and an improvement to America was the
creation of the TVA which provided electricity to much of rural southern America. Roosevelt
also passed the Social Security Act which would guarantee an income for unemployed and
retired American citizens.
Vocabulary:
Teapot Dome Scandal

Wagner Act

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Neutrality Act of 1939

New Deal

Second New Deal

Fireside Chat

Court Packing

TVA

Black Cabinet

Social Security Act

People:
Herbert Hoover

Huey Long

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Unit 4A Social
Standards

STANDARD 16: Identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.

Describe modern forms of cultural expression; include Louis Armstrong and the origins
of jazz, Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance, Irving Berlin, and Tin Pan Alley. (690663)
SSUSHS17: ANALYZE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.

Explain the social and political impact of widespread unemployment that resulted in
developments such as Hoovervilles. (710-712)
SSUSHS18: DESCRIBE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL AS A RESPONSE TO
THE DEPRESSION AND COMPARE THE WAYS GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS
AIDED THOSE IN NEED.

Describe the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority as a works program and as an
effort to control the environment. (736)

Explain the Wagner Act and the rise of industrial unionism. (744)

738)

Explain the passage of the Social Security Act as a part of the second New Deal. (741,

749)

Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and womens activism. (748-

The social relevancy of this time period is especially significant because of all the
cultural changes taking place at this time. This time period, specifically the 20s, is known as the
Jazz Age, and rightfully so. During this time, African Americans began to take pride in their
culture and heritage and wrote beautiful works of art including music, poetry, etc. all based off
their roots. This time period is known as the Harlem Renaissance. Famous musician Louis
Armstrong would play at speakeasies, which were illegal night clubs at which alcohol was
served during a time of prohibition. Womens roles and how they and society viewed them also
began to change. This time period is when there is the emergence of flappers, girls who wore
both their hair and their skirts short and danced provocatively. What is known as the Lost
Generation is a variety of authors who represented post-war views in a changing society. The
authors included in this group are among the great such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Earnest
Hemingway.
Vocabulary:
Prohibition

Fundamentalism

Modernization

Scopes Trial

Volstead Act

Dust Bowl

Bootlegger

Okies

Flapper

Hoovervilles

Lost Generation

Localism

Jazz

The Wizard of Oz

Harlem Renaissance

Bonus Army

Bread line
People:
Eleanor Roosevelt

Charles Lindbergh

Asa Phillip Randolph

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Marcus Garvey

Ernest Hemmingway

Louis Armstrong

Sigmund Freud

Claude McKay

Bessie Smith

Zora Neale Hurston

Langston Hughes

Charles Coughlin

John Steinbeck

Charlie Chaplin

Dorothea Lange

Babe Ruth

Unit 4B Economic
Standards

USHS19: IDENTIFY THE ORIGINS, MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE

DOMESTIC IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II, ESPECIALLY THE GROWTH OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Describe war mobilization, as indicated by rationing, war-time conversion, and the role of
women in war industries. (792, 814, 809)

Describe Los Alamos and the scientific, economic, and military implications of
developing the Atomic Bomb
The economic importance of this time period marked by war is mainly rationing.
During World War I, most of the nations men were off fighting in the war, and the military
needed food for all these men. The war provided many challenges to feeding our troops from
taking away farmers to fight in the war, making transportation of food difficult, and even by
turning some farms into warzones. President Woodrow Wilson helped create a rationing
program on a volunteer basis in which certain foods would be conserved in order to send food to
the troops. There were promotions such as Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays
in which people would not eat which ever food in order that some might be sent overseas.
Another significant economic factor of this time period was the creation of NATO which stands
for the North Atlantic Trade Agreement. The purpose of this organization was to regulate trade
between the three countries of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NATO lowered trade
barriers such as tariffs and embargos between the countries.
Vocabulary:
Rationing
NATO

Unit 4B Political
Standards

USHS19: IDENTIFY THE ORIGINS, MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE

DOMESTIC IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II, ESPECIALLY THE GROWTH OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Explain the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the internment of Japanese- Americans,
German-Americans, and Italian-Americans. (789, 813)

Explain major events: include the lend-lease program, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and
the fall of Berlin. (785, 807, 819, 823)

Describe Los Alamos and the scientific, economic, and military implications of
developing the Atomic Bomb

Compare the geographic locations of the European Theater and the Pacific Theater and
the difficulties the U.S. faced in delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops.
SSUSH20 The student will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War
on the United States

Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan, U.S. commitment to Europe, the Truman
Doctrine, and the origins and implications of the containment policy. (850, 848)

Explain the impact of the new communist regime in China, the outbreak of the Korean
War, and how these events contributed to the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy. (854, 855-857,
873-875)

Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War

SSUSH21 The student will explain the impact of technological development and economic
growth on the United States, 1945-1975.

Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik
I and President Eisenhowers actions. (865, 895)
SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945 19970.

Explain the importance of President Trumans order to integrate the U.S. military and the
federal government.
The political component of this time period is hugely significant and is mostly based on
World War II and then the Cold War. In the beginning of World War II, the United States
attempted to remain neutral, much the same as the beginning of World War I. Congress passed
the Neutrality Act of 1939 which lifted embargoes with other nations and agreed to trade as long
as all trade was conducted under cash and carry terms in which the buying nation must pay in
full and take care of all necessary transportation of weapons and other materials. Later, President

Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act which allowed him to "sell, transfer title to,
exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government [whose defense the
President deems vital to the defense of the United States] any defense article." This was
especially important for our allies Great Britain who was running out of money after fighting this
tedious war. Later on, after WWII, began the Cold War. The arms race between the U.S.S.R.
and the United States only served to prolong this period of fear and tension.
Vocabulary:
Neutrality Act of 1939

Containment

Lend-Lease Act

Warsaw Pact

Manhattan Project

SEATO

Island Hopping

38th Parallel

Appeasement

Arms Race

Los Alamos

Brinkmanship

Allied Powers

Eisenhower Doctrine

Axis Powers

Red Scare

Marshall Plan

Hollywood Ten

Truman Doctrine

McCarthyism

Totalitarianism

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Anschluss

Munich Pact

Unconditional surrender

Atlantic Charter

Nuremberg Trials

Bataan Death March

Yalta Conference

CIA

United Nations

NASA

Geneva Convention

Blacklist

Satellite State
Cold War
Iron Curtain

D-Day
Battle of the Bulge

Fall of Berlin

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Pearl Harbor

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Battle of Midway

Nuremberg Laws

People:
Franklin Roosevelt

Winston Churchill

Adolf Hitler

Hideki Tojo

Joseph Stalin

Douglas MacArthur

Dwight D. Eisenhower

George S. Patton

Harry S. Truman

Mao Zedong

Benito Mussolini
Battles:
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Fall of Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Iwo Jima & Okinawa
Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Unit 4B Social
Standards

USHS19: IDENTIFY THE ORIGINS, MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE

DOMESTIC IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II, ESPECIALLY THE GROWTH OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Explain A. Philip Randolphs proposed March on Washington, D.C., and President

Franklin D. Roosevelts response. (810)

Explain the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the internment of Japanese- Americans,
German-Americans, and Italian-Americans. (789, 813)

Explain major events: include the lend-lease program, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and
the fall of Berlin. (785, 807, 819, 823)

Describe war mobilization, as indicated by rationing, war-time conversion, and the role of
women in war industries. (792, 814, 809)
SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945 19970.

Explain the importance of President Trumans order to integrate the U.S. military and the
federal government.
The social significance of this time period is mainly based on civil rights. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the Executive Order 8802 which required the desegregation of the
entire defense industry. This was all in an attempt to eliminate both racism and segregation;
however the motive was not purely that innocent. President Roosevelt was feeling pressure from
African American civil rights groups and passed this order to please them that they might not
make a scene. The Tuskegee Airmen were an important group during this time period as well.
They were the first African American pilot organization in history. Asa Phillip Randolph is
known for how he led the March on Washington. A darker social aspect of this time period is the
ramped anti-Semitic views of the people, specifically in Germany. These ideas become so out
of hand that the German people elected Adolph Hitler as their leader, the leader who carried out
the genocide of the Jewish people in Europe in what is known as the Holocaust.
Vocabulary:
Executive Order 8802

Anti-Semitic

Kamikaze

Blitzkrieg

Holocaust

Tuskegee Airmen

Internment

Genocide

Atom Bomb
People:

Eleanor Roosevelt
Asa Phillip Randolph

Unit 5A Economic
Standards

SSUSH23 The student will describe and assess the impact of political developments
between 1945 and 1970.

971)

Explain Lyndon Johnsons Great Society, including the establishment of Medicare. (969-

The economic significance of this time period is mainly focused on those who need
economic assistance the most: the poor and the old people of America. The Social Security Act
signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson created the program Medicare, designed to provide
health insurance to the elderly, and the program Medicaid, which is designed to provide needed
health insurance to the poor. These programs are just one factor of Johnsons Great Society,
which are the somewhat socialistic views that President Johnson held for the future of America.
This time period is also the where the true beginning of typical suburban America lies.
Levittown was the very first large suburban development created by William Levitt and his
company Levitt & Sons. This time period also holds the beginnings of franchise businesses
which we all know and love today. Most of the successful franchise businesses were centered on
food. This type of business system provides economic opportunity to entrepreneur individuals
without as much risk as starting a business from scratch and also provides significant economic
prosperity to the large corporations who sell the franchises.
Vocabulary:
Levittown

Medicaid

Consumerism

Franchise Business

Medicare

Multinational Corporations

Unit 5A Political
Standards

SSUSH20 The student will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War
on the United States

Describe the Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban missile crisis. (956-958)

Describe the Vietnam War, the Tet offensive and growing opposition to the war. (984-991,
995-996)

Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War, the Bay of
Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Vietnam War.
SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights movement, 1945 1970.

Explain the importance of President Truman order to integrate the U.S. military and the
federal government.

Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting
Rights Act of 1965.
SSUSH23 The student will describe and assess the impact of political developments
between 1945 and 1970.

Describe the Warren Court and the expansion of individual rights as seen in the Miranda
decision. (972-973)

971)

Explain Lyndon Johnsons Great Society, including the establishment of Medicare. (969-

Describe the social and political turmoil of 1968, including the assassinations of Martin
Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and the events surrounding the Democratic National
Convention. (996-999)
SSUSH24 The student will analyze the impact of social change movements and
organizations of the 1960s

Describe the rise of the conservative movement as seen in the presidential candidacy of
Barry Goldwater (1964) and the election of Richard M. Nixon (1968). (968-969, 999)
The political significance of this time period is mostly focused on the Cold War and the
Vietnam War. During this time, there was a real fear of communism in people. The government
believed that if one country fell to communism, then so would the surrounding nations; this
political idea is known as the domino theory. One of the major fiascos of the Kennedy
Administration was the failure known as the Bay of Pigs. The government sent armed Cuban
rebels to fight Fidel Castro and were humiliatingly defeated, and ultimately ended up
strengthening Castros position. Later, there was the Cuban Missile Crisis in which the United

States found several Russian missiles located in Cuba and pointing directly at the United States.
Eventually the missiles were removed after a period of great tension for the nation. This was
also a time known as the conservative movement in which politician Barry Goldwater ran
against the much more liberal Lyndon B. Johnson, however lost.
Vocabulary:
Domino Theory

Miranda v. Arizona

Bay of Pigs

Democratic National Convention

Tet Offensive

Taft-Harley Act

Interstate Highway Act

Fair Deal

Vietnam War

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Cuban Missile Crisis

Equal Rights Amendment

1960 Kennedy Nixon Debate

Hawks

Warren Court

Doves

Conservative Movement

Students for a Democratic Society

People:
Robert Kennedy

Richard M. Nixon

Lyndon B. Johnson

Fidel Castro

Nikita Khrushchev

John F. Kennedy

Thurgood Marshall

Earl Warren

Barry Goldwater

Henry Kissinger

Unit 5A Social
Standards

SSUSH21 The student will explain the impact of technological development and economic
growth on the United States, 1945-1975.

Describe the baby boom and its impact as shown by Levittown and the Interstate
Highway Act. (883, 889, 890)

Analyze the impact television has had on American life; include the development of the
personal computer and the expanded use of air conditioning.

Describe the impact television has had on American culture; include the presidential
debates (Kennedy/ Nixon, 1960) (897, 900, 953)

Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik
I and President Eisenhowers actions. (865, 895)
SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights movement, 1945 1970.

Explain the importance of President Truman order to integrate the U.S. military and the
federal government.

Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball.

Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision.

Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and
his I Have a Dream speech.

Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting
Rights Act of 1965.
SSUSH23 The student will describe and assess the impact of political developments
between 1945 and 1970.

Describe the Warren Court and the expansion of individual rights as seen in the Miranda
decision. (972-973)

971)

Explain Lyndon Johnsons Great Society, including the establishment of Medicare. (969-

Describe the social and political turmoil of 1968, including the assassinations of Martin
Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and the events surrounding the Democratic National
Convention. (996-999)
SSUSH24 The student will analyze the impact of social change movements and
organizations of the 1960s


Describe the National Organization of Women and the origins and goals of the modern
womens movement. (1023)

Analyze the anti-Vietnam War movement. (992-994, 998-999, 1002-1003)

Analyze Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement. (1029-1030)

Explain the importance of Rachel Carsons Silent Spring and the resulting developments;
include Earth Day, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the modern
environmentalist movement. (1034-1035, 1036-1037))
This time period is most known for its social aspect which had much to do with civil
liberties and civil rights, counterculture, as well as the idea of the typical American family. One
major source of controversy was the idea of deferment in which people could purchase their
way out of being drafted into military service. People thought that this was an unfair and elitist
practice which favored the rich. This was also a time of environmental revolution. Author
Rachel Carson wrote the famous expose Silent Spring which talked about the mistreatment
of the planet. This prompted the government to not only create Earth Day, a celebration of our
planet, but also to create the Environmental Protection Agency. People began to fight more
aggressively for civil rights during this time period. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. became
one of the greatest civil rights leaders known to man with his preaching of nonviolent protesting,
his famous letter, Letter From a Birmingham Jail and his famous speech, I Had a Dream
at the March on Washington.
Vocabulary:
Deferment

EPA

Baby Boom

Civil Rights Act of 1957

Air Conditioning

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Personal Computer

Sit-In

Rock-n-Roll

SNCC

Beatnik

Freedom Ride

Johnsons Great Society

Civil Rights Act of 1964

National Organization of Women

24th Amendment

United Farm Workers

Black Power

Silent Spring

Black Panthers

Sunbelt

Brown vs. Board of Education

Information Industries

Letters from Birmingham Jail

AFL-CIO

March on Washington

Nuclear Family

Counterculture

Television

Generation Gap

Inner City

Freedom Summer

Urban Renewal

Roe v. Wade

De Jure Segregation

Kent State University

De Facto Segregation
People:
Martin Luther King

Jackie Robinson

Rachel Carson

Cesar Chavez

Rosa Parks

Gloria Steinem

James Meredith

Medgar Evers

Malcolm X

Unit 5B Economic

Standards
SSUSH25 The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.

Describe President Richard M. Nixons opening of China, his resignation due to the
Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
(1009, 1010, 1049-1052, 1055-1057)

Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagans presidency, including

Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. (1081-1083, 10871091)

Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton, including the
North American Free Trade Agreement and his impeachment and acquittal. (1111-1112, 1115,
1113)
The economic importance of this time period almost entirely has to do with trade. OPEC
is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. This organization almost entirely controls
the oil of the world. When President Carter first entered office, the country was faced with
unreal inflation due to major price increases enforced by OPEC. Also during this time period,
mostly throughout the 60s and 70s, there was major inflation and high unemployment in the
United States. This economic condition is known as stagflation which occurs when both high
inflation and the stagnation of industrial growth are at play. The North Atlantic Free Trade
Agreement, otherwise known as NAFTA, removed all trade barriers with and regulated trade
with Mexico. Another economic factor of this time period is what is known as supply side
economics, the type of economics used by President Ronald Reagan. This economic theory
states that is taxes are lowered, and businesses are less regulated, then companies will hire more
people who will make more money and buy more things and pay more taxes, etc.
Vocabulary:
Stagflation

NAFTA

OPEC

Saving and Loan Crisis

Supply-Side Economics

Unit 5B Political

Standards
SSUSH25 The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.

Describe President Richard M. Nixons opening of China, his resignation due to the
Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
(1009, 1010, 1049-1052, 1055-1057)

Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil liberties and civil
rights, including such decisions as Roe v. Wade (1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative
action. (1026, 1083, 1062)

Explain the Carter administrations efforts in the Middle East including the Camp David
Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and Iranian hostage crisis. (1065-1067)

Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagans presidency, including

Reagonomics, the Iran-contra scandal, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. (1081-1083, 10871091)

Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton, including the
North American Free Trade Agreement and his impeachment and acquittal. (1111-1112, 1115,
1113)

Analyze the 2000 presidential election and its outcome, emphasizing the role of the
Electoral College. (1119-1120)

Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks of September 11, 2001,
on the United States, the war against terrorism, and the subsequent American interventions in
Afghanistan and Iraq. (1122-1125)
The political importance of this time period is very differentiated, however mainly
focuses on the War on Terror. After 9/11 when the United States was attacked by the Islamic
terrorist group the Taliban, America changed permanently. President Bush launched the War on
Terror in which the United States eventually invaded both Iraq and Afghanistan. Another
government agency, the Department of Homeland Security, was created specifically with the
purpose of maintaining the United States national security. There were also several attempts at
international negotiation and treaties between countries during this time. The Camp David
Accords, which were organized by President Jimmy Carter resulted in the successful the
Egyptian president and the Israeli Prime Minister. SALT I was the agreement signed by both
President Nixon and the Soviet General in which both countries agreed to limit the amount of
nuclear weapons they had. This treaty was the first step in the right direction during the time of
the Cold War.
Vocabulary:

SALT I

Perestroika

Southern Strategy

Iran-Contra Affair

Affirmative Action

Impeachment

Watergate

Bush v. Gore

25th Amendment

Taliban

Executive Privilege

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Pardon

9/11

Conservative Movement

Operation Enduring Freedom

Amnesty

Strategic Defense Initiative

Helsinki Accords

Operation Desert Storm

SALT II

Contract with America

Camp David Peace Accords

Al Qaeda

Moral Majority
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Glasnost

Department of Homeland Security

EU

People:
Richard Nixon

Sandra Day OConnor

Bob Woodward

George H.W. Bush

Carl Bernstein

William Jefferson Clinton

Gerald Ford

George W. Bush

Jimmy Carter

Saddam Hussein

Ronald Reagan

Unit 5B Social

The social aspect of this time period is not the most significant component of it, however
there were some substantial socially relevant pieces to it. During this time there was a huge fear
of AIDS. Originally a disease from Africa, it became the disease of gay men, and then it became
an epidemic for all types of people in the nation. Not much was known about this disease which
caused there to be a stigma around it, and often times people with this disease were shunned and
made to be outcasts, even being dismissed by their own family for the belief that AIDS was a gay
disease. The program No Child Left Behind was also initiated during this time. This program
has had good and bad aspects to it. The idea behind it is that all children no matter what kind of
differences they may have, whether it be physical, psychological or otherwise, has the right to
the same education. While this is great for the parents of child with special, it is not so great for
the children who will really be taking over in the next generation. Often times it is the most
intelligent children who can sometimes get held back in the public school system.
Vocabulary:
Silent Majority

Apartheid

Christian Fundamentalist

Patriot Act

New Right

No Child Left Behind

AIDS

Nelson Mandela