Creating a Nation / Growth and Conflict

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Pre-Colonial and Early Colonial History

Puritan Reading "Whip, Pillory, and Gallows: Punishment in Puritan Massachusetts"
Reading, click here. Questions, click here.

Lecture: Unit 1 Part 1 Creating a Nation

To download the lecture sheet, click here. To view the lecture on a computer, click the slide show below. To view the lecture on a phone, click here.

Ch. 1 Guided Reading assignment. For the handout, click here. (Not used in 2017)

Unit 1 Videos -- To make up films from class, watch the assigned video and take bullet-style notes on the key ideas from throughout the entire film or clip. Some films are not available online; see the teacher in class to get those; make them up at lunch or after school.

America: The Story of Us -- Episodes 1 and 2. See me for the film sheets, or click below.

Episode 1: "Rebels" -- Video is here.
(Sorry for the poor quality)
Filmsheet, click here.

Episode 2: "Revolution" -- Video, click here. Filmsheet, click here.

Another link to Episode 2 is here. But it could be the British version of the video with a different narration and won't match the handout.

John Adams -- Selections from Episode 2

Declaration of Independence Activity

Read the Declaration of Independence. Fill in the outline as you go. We did this together in class, so if you have questions, be sure to ask.

Document is here.
Outline is here.

Women's Rights: The Declaration of Sentiments
(compared to the Declaration of Independence)

Compare the two documents to fill out the T-chart.

The Declaration of Independence is here.
The Declaration of Sentiments is here.
T-Chart is here.

Lecture: Federalists and Anti-Federalists

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To download the handout for this and the next lecture, click here.

Lecture: Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

To download the handout for this and the previous lecture, click here.

To view the lecture on a computer, click the slide show below.
To view the lecture on a phone, click here.

America Rock -- for links to historical videos from School House Rock, click here.

Unit 1 Part 2 Lecture: Growth and Conflict

To view the lecture, use the tools in the viewer below. You will have to view it on a computer, not a phone. For the lecture handout, click here.

America: The Story of Us – Episode 3: "Westward"

The film can be found here. The handout can be downloaded from here.

America: The Story of Us – Episode 4: "Division"

The film can be found here. If you prefer to read it, the transcript is here. The handout is here.

Unit 1 Lecture 3: The Civil War

The lecture slides are here. The handout is here.

America the Story of Us: Episode 5 "Civil War"
For video, click here. For film sheet, click here.

Unit 1 Lecture 4 Reconstruction

For the Reconstruction Lecture Sheet, click here. For the lecture slides, click here, or use the tools below to view the slideshow.

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