Topic outline
UNIT 5 / CHAPTER 8
Washington's Administration
Units Essential Questions:
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Can I explain how President Washington set a course for the new nation?
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Can I explain how political parties emerged?
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Can I explain the changes in America's relationships with other nations by analyzing Jay's Treaty, the Treaty of Greenville and the French Revolution.
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Unit 4 (Chapter 7)
The Confederation and Constitutional Era
Units Essential Questions:
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Can I explain the reasons for the adoptions and subsequent failures of the Articles of Confederation?
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Can I identify economic and political questions facing the nation during the opening of the Constitutional Convention?
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Can I describe major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention?
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Can I explain how the new Constitution resolved (or compromised) the major issues?
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Can I analyze the debates over the ratification of the Constitution from the perspective of eh Federalist and Anti-Federalist?
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Unit 3 (Chapter 6)
American Independence
Units Essential Questions:
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Utilize the Declaration of Independence to explain how the colonist's viewed government and their reasons for separating from Great Britain?
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Describe the consequences of the American Revolution?
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Unit 2 (Chapter 5)
Why Declare Independence?
Learning Targets:
- Describe the ideas, experiences, and interactions that influenced the colonists decision to declare independence and revolt.
Unit 1: Introduction
Foundation Documents & Why We Need Government:
Learning Targets:
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Can you utilize documents such as the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and John Locke's philosophies found in the "Two Treaties of Civil Government" to synthesize the historical and philosophical origins of our government?
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Can you analyze the conceptual development of the Constitution as a new plan for governing?
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