Dave Chapman, Jamie Hadzima, and Lauren Sturwold Welcome to U.S. History Dave Chapman, Jamie Hadzima, and Lauren Sturwold

Dave Chapman 4th year in the district Subjects taught: Social Studies & Special Education Coach 8th grade football at CMS Received BS from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Lauren Sturwold 7th year at District 301 teaching 8th grade Subjects taught include: ELA, World History, U.S. History, and ELL Married with two kids Received BA from National-Louis University

Jamie Hadzima 4th year teaching in the district Subjects taught: Reading Intervention & Social Studies My family & I live in St.Charles BA from EIU and Masters from NIU

Curriculum Topic: Pre-Civil War Major Concepts Covered the contributions of abolitionists to end slavery what compromises involving the issues of slavery and the admission of new states were made or attempted and why they failed how slavery contributed to the division of the nation the events that led to the Civil War

Curriculum Topic: Civil War Major Concepts Covered: the goals and strategies, strengths and weaknesses of the North and the South major battles and turning points of the American Civil War the debate leading up to, and the results of, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation the conditions and contributions of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War

Curriculum Topic: Reconstruction Major Concepts Covered: the different plans for Reconstruction and what Radical Reconstruction meant how Reconstruction affected politics, economics, and society in the South how rights of freed African Americans changed during Reconstruction and in the post-Reconstruction Era the successes and failures of Reconstruction in the South

Curriculum Topic: Westward Expansion Major Concepts Covered: the impact of mining on the creation of states how the railroads changed the mining industry and the nation how cattle ranchers and farmers affected the economy of the West the causes and effects of conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers

Curriculum Topic: Big Business Major Concepts Covered: how the development of railroads changed American culture and society the inventors and inventions that affected culture, communications, and economic development in the United States how big business developed the efforts of labor unions to improve working conditions

Curriculum Topic: Immigration Major Concepts Covered: the groups of immigrants who came to the United States why immigrants decided to come to the United States what happened during their voyage and after they arrived the challenges, obstructions, and opposition immigrants faced in the United States how the new immigrants chose to adapt to the United States but also to retain their cultural identity

Curriculum Topic: Progressive Era Major Concepts Covered: the contributions of Progressives in America the reasons that societies change over time the causes and consequences of prejudice and injustice

Curriculum Topic: America as a World Power Major Concepts Covered: how the United States changed to a policy of imperialism in the late 1800s how the United States expanded its influence in Asia and the Pacific islands during this period how the Spanish-American War helped make the United States a world power

Curriculum Topic: The Holocaust and Genocide Major Concepts Covered: why the results of WWI and previous racism led to the Holocaust how the Nazis were able to systematically persecute and nearly extinguish an entire race of people the effects the Holocaust and other genocides have had on the global community our responsibility to protect the human race from other such atrocities

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