US History American Beginnings Unit 1

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US History American Beginnings (Unit 1)

• Standards 11.1 Students analyze the
  significant events in the founding of the nation
  and its attempts to realize the philosophy of
  government described in the Declaration of
  Independence.
• Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 pages 1-188
• Timeframe 1400s late 1870s
• Themes
• Exploration and colonization of the land
• Colonists declaring independence and
  establishing a new nation
• The Constitution and Bill of Rights
• The Civil War and Reconstruction

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Review Unit 1 Vocabulary - Define these terms
using your textbook Chapters 1 to 4, pages 1
188

• Nomadic
• Columbian Exchange
• Mercantilism
• Puritan
• Quaker
• Enlightenment
• French and Indian War
• Great Awakening
• Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre

• 11. Treaty of Paris
• 12. Alien and Sedition Acts
• 13. Monroe Doctrine
• 14. Trail of Tears
• 15. Manifest Destiny
• 16. Abolition
• 17. Secession
• 18. Emancipation Proclamation
• 19. Thirteenth Amendment
• 20. Reconstruction