(10) Geography. The student understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. The student is expected to:
(A) locate places and regions directly related to major eras and turning points in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries;
(B) compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics; and
(C) analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors such as weather, landforms, waterways, transportation, and communication on major historical events in the United States.
Monday: Explain the free enterprise system of economics that had developed in the new nation during the early to mid 1800s.
Tuesday: Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States. (Assign: Unit 8:1 Industrialization Slide Presentation. Due Tuesday, February 11)
Wednesday: Expand on the study of new innovations.
Thursday: Explain reasons for immigration then and now
Friday: Examine the various sections of the United States and the development of different patterns of economic activity.
Monday: Analyze the westward growth of the nation, including the Louisiana Purchase and Manifest Destiny as well as explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States.
Tuesday: Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States., the annexation of Texas (28th state), Gadsden Purchase (Reason for this purchase). and the Compromise of 1850 in regards to California admittance to the US.
(Vocabualry quiz Tuesday)
Wednesday: Examine and describe the positive and negative consequences that influenced the settlement patterns and the economic activities; also what (human) modification of the physical environment of the United States helped with Manifest Destiny.
Thursday: Students will review westward expansion for their test on Friday.
Friday: Unit 7: Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny) test
Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. L Holiday and Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
Tuesday: Students will review Unit 6: Age of Jackson test and 1st Semester Benchmark. (Assign powerpoint questiona. quiz on Friday)
Wednesday: Analyze the westward growth of the nation, including the Louisiana Purchase and Manifest Destiny as well as explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States.
Thursday: Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States.
Friday: Examine and describe the positive and negative consequences that influenced the settlement patterns and the economic activities; also what (human) modification of the physical environment of the United States helped with Manifest Destiny. Powerpoint questions are due; quiz today.
Monday: Labor Day Holiday. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.
Tuesday: Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period. (Letter Home is due today. Counts as a test grade). Unit 2:5 Colonization Day 6 Warm-Up. (Without using their graphic organizer/notes, students will answer the questions. When they are finished, and if necessary, they may check their notes and then submit.)
Wednesday: Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery. Review for our Unit 2: Colonial America Test on Thursday. Unit 2:6 Colonization Day 7 Warm-Up. (Without using their graphic organizer/notes, students will answer the questions. When they are finished, and if necessary, they may check their notes and then submit.)
Review for Unit 2: Colonial America test tomorrow, Thursday. (Graphic Organizer, handouts,study sheet.) If time permits: Kahoot and/or Quizlet Live. I will share these on Google Classroom as well as a Screencastify unit test review. Students may come in before school for a short test review as well. To keep from disrupting the review, students will need to be in our classroom by 7:30AM
Thursday: Unit 2: Colonial America Test
Friday: Unit 2 Colonial America Test Post Review. (Students absent Thursday will take their test today). Introducing the Student Reporting Category Chart.
Reteach/Retest for those who may have failed the test will be the next week. Students will be given a pass to come in for the unit reteach. (Reteach is NOT during the class period.) Students MUST attend the reteach to take the retest. The highest grade a student can make on a retest is a 70. If a student chooses NOT to attend the reteach, they forfeit the opportunity to take the retest.
Monday: Compare the physical geography in the American colonies and how it affected settlement and economic patterns in the region.
13 English Colonies Quiz on Tuesday
(Exit Ticket: How did the geography of the colonies (New England, Middle, Southern) affect the economy?
Tuesday: Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors such as weather, landforms, waterways, transportation, and communication. (similarities and differences). 13 English Colony Quiz.
Assigned Letter Home Essay Writing assignment. This will count as a test grade and will be due Tuesday, September 3rd. Information is on our Google Classroom.
Wednesday: Explain the importance of documents and colonial legislative bodies to the growth of representative government. How does religion contribute to this as well? (Compare the impact of Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, and John Locke in the development of self-government in colonial America as well as Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Anne Hutchinson, and Pocahontas and the role of women in American society during Colonial times.). Look over the vocabulary terms from last week.)
Thursday: Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government. Exit ticket: Choose one of the following and briefly explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, Eliza Luca Pinckney, and John Locke in the development of self-government in colonial America.
Exit ticket: Choose one of the following and briefly explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, Eliza Luca Pinckney, and John Locke in the development of self-government in colonial America.
Friday: Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery.
Monday: Identify reasons for English, Spanish, and French exploration and colonization of North America. (Introduce vocabulary terms/ quiz on Wednesday). Introductory Video is due tomorrow by 7:30AM. Check our Google Classroom for details and 2 “How to” videos.
Tuesday: Examine places of settlements in Colonial America.. Explore the physical geography in the American colonies affected settlement and economic patterns in the region.
Wednesday: Compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies. Quiz over vocabulary terms.
Thursday: Analyze and compare places and regions of Colonial America in terms of physical and human characteristics.(Similarities and differences)
Friday: Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period. (Students will be quizzed over the 13 English Colonies. Students will need to know the location of each colony and whether the colony is a New England, Middle, or Southern colony. They will also need to locate Jamestown, Philadelphia, and Boston as well as the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.)
