Mundelein High School - Faculty & Departments

Colonialism-Ratification of the Constitution (1607-1789)


Objectives:

1.	Understand the economic relationships between England and the North American colonies.
2.	Compare and contrast the different economies of the North and South as they developed in the 17th and 18th centuries.
3.	Describe the events following the French and Indian War through 1776 that led to the break between Britain and her North American colonies.
4.	Trace the events of the War and summarize its impact on the American people.
5.	Explain the basic framework of the Constitution of the United States and the compromises that led to its ratification.

Key Terms:

•	Mercantilism	•	Great Compromise
•	Slavery	•	Stamp Act
•	Intolerable Acts	•	War of Independance
•	Two Party System	•	Colonization
•	Alien and Sedition Acts	•	Puritanism
•	Weakness of the Articles of Confederation	•	Declaration of Independence

Enrichment Terms:

•	Colonization	•	Intolerable Acts
•	Puritanism	•	Declaration of Independence
•	Mercantilism	•	American Revolution
•	Slavery	•	Articles of Confederation
•	Stamp Act	•	Great Compromise

Course Questions in Focus:

Nationalism-Mexican War (1789-1850)


Objectives:

1.	Identify some of the deep divisions between Federalists and Republicans.
2.	Summarize significant changes that occurred during Jefferson’s presidency.
3.	Explain the causes and consequences of the War of 1812.
4.	Summarize tensions between national and sectional interests.
5.	Explain the causes and consequences of the War with Mexico.
6.	Describe the institution of slavery and the abolitionist movement.

Key Terms:

Enrichment Terms:

Course Questions in Focus:

	Citizen Involvement
	Impact of Ideas

Sectionalism-Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)


Objectives:

1.	Describe the conflicts that led to secession.
2.	Identify the key political issues that affected the conduct of the war.
3.	Explain how decisive battles, such as Gettysburg and Antietam, changed the tide of the war.
4.	Describe instances of total war waged by Grant and Sherman.
5.	Discuss the political, social, and economic impact of Reconstruction.

Key Terms:

•	Election of 1860	•	John Brown
•	Fort Sumter	•	Role of women during the war
•	Sharecropping	•	Dred Scott
•	Andrew Johnson's impeachment	•	Emancipation Proclamation
•	Uncle Tom's Cabin	•	Gettysburg Address
•	American Civil War Battles (Antietam, Gettysburg)	•	Reconstruction Amendments

Enrichment Terms:

Course Questions in Focus:

	American Dream
	Power

Westward Expansion/Industrialization (1865-1900)


Objectives:

1.	Compare and contrast the cultures of Native Americans and white settlers and how the differences often led to conflicts.
2.	Identify the restrictions imposed by the U.S. government on Native Americans and describe the consequences.
3.	Explain the rapid settlement of the Great Plains and how settlers endured hardships and transformed the land in the West.
4.	Discuss the pressures that made farming increasingly unpopular.
5.	Determine the causes and effects of the American industrial revolution.

Key Terms:

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Course Questions in Focus:

	Power
	American Dream

Immigration/Progressive Era (1870-1920)


Objectives:

1.	Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.
2.	Explain the role of political machines and political bosses and their impact on politics in major cities.
3.	Identify and explain the origins and goals of the progressive movement.
4.	Analyze the process used to obtain women’s suffrage.
5.	Discuss how Roosevelt used the power of the presidency to regulate business.
6.	Determine why and how laws were passed to protect public health and the environment.

Key Terms:

Enrichment Terms:

•	Angel Island	•	Kickbacks
•	Culture shock	•	Pure Food and Drug Act
•	Chinese Exclusion Act	•	Federal Trade Commission
•	Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments	•	Settlement houses

Course Questions in Focus:

	Citizen Involvement
	American Dream