1. Exploration, Settlement, Movement, & Expansion Factors influence Exploration Factors influence settlement roles of various racial and ethnic groups in settlement voluntary and involuntary immigration trends Conflict & Compromise Cultural conflict Institution of slavery Freedom, Equality, & Power Foundations to 1733 International Affairs & Foreign Policy War Impact of foreign wars frontier wars with American Indians impact of wars on the American economy impact of wars on American society and culture relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had opportunity to attain their perception of the “American Dream” multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis Progress, Crises, & the American Dream Historical Thinking Chronological Thinking Historical Comprehension’ Historical Analysis/Interpretation Historical Research Analyze political, Economic & Historical Turning Points Using Historical Thinking Historical Thinking & Turning Points philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom colonial rights and privileges Power among colony, Britain, governors

2. Exploration, Settlement, Movement, & Expansion Conflict & Compromise political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States Cultural conflict Literature reflecting conflict Freedom, Equality, & Power 1733-1781 Sal.Neglect, Fr & ind, Am Rev International Affairs & Foreign Policy reasons for involvement in wars War Impact of war on politics Impact of foreign wars impact of wars on the American economy impact of wars on American society and culture relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis Progress, Crises, & the American Dream Historical Thinking Chronological Thinking Historical Comprehension’ Historical Analysis/Interpretation Historical Research Analyze political, Economic & Historical Turning Points Using Historical Thinking Historical Thinking & Turning Points philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom colonists began to express and share ideas about liberty Power among colony, Britain, governors

3. Exploration, Settlement, Movement, & Expansion Influences to the patterns of migration and settlement along the frontier Conflict & Compromise political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States various opinions over the nature of republicanism Presidents encountered specific internal and external conflicts executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased the power and authority of the federal government executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased sectional tension within the United States framers of the Constitution adopted a federal system cultural conflicts Freedom, Equality, & Power Articles of Confederation and Constitution International Affairs & Foreign Policy War impact of wars on the American economy relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” government legislation encouraged westward movement and economic opportunity founding fathers defined and directed the birth of a new republic Progress, Crises, & the American Dream Historical Thinking Chronological Thinking Historical Comprehension’ Historical Analysis/Interpretation Historical Research Analyze political, Economic & Historical Turning Points Using Historical Thinking Historical Thinking & Turning Points Federalists and Anti-Federalists Power between states and fed govt executive, judicial and legislative decisions increased the power and authority of the federal government

4. Exploration, Settlement, Movement, & Expansion Conflict & Compromise political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States Presidents encountered specific internal and external conflicts executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased the power and authority of the federal government executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased sectional tension within the United States Significant elections economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States Freedom, Equality, & Power 1790-1815 Federal Period International Affairs & Foreign Policy Economic interests helped set the direction of US foreign policy Political interests helped set the direction of US foreign policy reasons for involvement in wars War Impact of war on politics impact of wars on the American economy impact of wars on American society and culture relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis southerners and politicians defended state’s rights, slavery, and the idea of nullification “all men are created equal” Progress, Crises, & the American Dream Historical Thinking Chronological Thinking Historical Comprehension’ Historical Analysis/Interpretation Historical Research Analyze political, Economic & Historical Turning Points Using Historical Thinking Historical Thinking & Turning Points Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson Increased power of government

5. Exploration, Settlement, Movement, & Expansion Influences to the patterns of migration and settlement along the frontier roles of various racial and ethnic groups in expansion voluntary and involuntary immigration trends Conflict & Compromise political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased the power and authority of the federal government executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased sectional tension within the United States Significant elections political scandals economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States Reformers and efforts Cultural conflict Instution of slavery Art and literature reflecting conflict Freedom, Equality, & Power 1800-1850 Expansion, Reform, and Sectionalism International Affairs & Foreign Policy Economic interests helped set the direction of US foreign policy Political interests helped set the direction of US foreign policy reasons for involvement in wars War Impact of war on politics impact of wars on the American economy impact of wars on American society and culture relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society government legislation encouraged westward movement and economic opportunity extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had opportunity to attain their perception of the “American Dream” extent westward movement and settlement of various groups fulfilled or denied the promises of freedom multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis politicians, opportunists and/or activists either defended or protested expansionism and Manifest Destiny southerners and politicians defended state’s rights, slavery, and the idea of nullification “all men are created equal” Progress, Crises, & the American Dream Historical Thinking Chronological Thinking Historical Comprehension’ Historical Analysis/Interpretation Historical Research Analyze political, Economic & Historical Turning Points Using Historical Thinking Historical Thinking & Turning Points philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom platforms of American political parties Distribution of power between levels of government executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased the power of the federal government

6. Exploration, Settlement, Movement, & Expansion Influences to the patterns of migration Influences settlement along the frontier voluntary and involuntary immigration trends Conflict & Compromise political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased the power and authority of the federal government executive, judicial and legislative decisions may have increased sectional tension within the United States Significant elections, political scandals Reconstruction ended and how it impacted various groups economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States Freedom, Equality, & Power 1850-1877 Crisis, Civil War, & Reconstruction International Affairs & Foreign Policy reasons for involvement in wars War Impact of war on politics impact of wars on the American economy impact of wars on American society and culture relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society government legislation encouraged westward movement and economic opportunity extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had opportunity to attain their perception of the “American Dream” “all men are created equal” Progress, Crises, & the American Dream Historical Thinking Chronological Thinking Historical Comprehension’ Historical Analysis/Interpretation Historical Research Analyze political, Economic & Historical Turning Points Using Historical Thinking Historical Thinking & Turning Points Impact of amendments executive, judicial and legislative decisions increased the power and authority of the federal government