Revolutionary War
Mercantilism, French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
The Boston Massacre, The Sons of Liberty, Thomas Paine & Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington
The Civil War
Slavery & the Abolitionist Movement
Nat Turner, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth
Lead up to the Civil War
Gabriel Prosser Rebellion, Missouri Compromise, Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Compromise of 1850, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Dred Scott Ruling, John Brown’s Raid at Harpers Ferry, Election of Abraham Lincoln
Advantages & Disadvantages of the North and South
Robert E. Lee & Ulysses S. Grant
Unit 2: Rebellion: Under what circumstances is rebellion against the government morally acceptable?
Rhetorical Analysis General Info
The Rhetoric of the Revolutionary War: Context, Purpose, and Rhetorical Analysis of Passage(s) from:
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
The Declaration of Independence:
The Legacy of Transcendentalism and Civil Disobedience: Context, Purpose, and Rhetorical Analysis of Quotes from:
Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”
The Rhetoric of Abolition:
Margaret Garner’s story, courtcase, and connection to abolition:
Context, Purpose, and Rhetorical Analysis of Passages from:
“A Visit to the Slave Mother…” from the American Baptist
Class excerpts from Beloved by Toni Morrison.
Art as Rebellion: Context, Purpose, and Passage Analysis from:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
“The Trial of Arthur Miller” by John Steinbeck
Unit 3: Equal Rights
History
English
Native Americans
Columbian Exchange, Andrew Jackson & Indian Removal Act, Dawes Act, Indian Reorganization Act, Assimilation, Indian Self-Determination & Education Act
Black Americans
13th, 14th, & 15th Amendment, Pre & Post Reconstruction Guides, Jim Crow Laws, History of the KKK, Emmett Till, Brown vs. Board of Education, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Women
19th Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX, Roe vs. Wade, FMLA,
History of Women Notes
Women and Politics
Women and the Workplace
Women and Education
Women and Social Issues
Unit 3: Equal Rights: Who is ultimately responsible for protecting the rights of all Americans, the government or the people?
Native/Indigenous Americans’ Rights: Context, purpose, and rhetorical analysis of passage(s) from:
“A Confederation of Native People Seek Peace with the US” (1786)
“Black Hawk Surrender Speech” (1832)
“Chief Seattle’s Speech” (1854)
“The End of the Dream” Black Elk (1932)
Aaron Huey’s TED Talk: “America’s Native Prisoners of War”
Black Americans’ Rights: Context, purpose, and analysis of passage(s) from:
“Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol (1937)
“Strange Fruit: Anniversary of a Lynching” from NPR’s Radio Diaries
“The Ethics of Living Jim Crow” by Richard Wright
“The Ballot or the Bullet” by Malcolm X
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Speech to the Kaleidoscope Theater” by Bobby Seale
Women’s Rights in America: Context, purpose, and analysis of passage(s) from:
“Is it a Crime for a US Citizen to Vote?” by Susan B. Anthony
“For the Equal Rights Amendment” by Shirley Chisholm
“I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady
Unit 4: Immigration
History
English
Early Reasons for Immigration
Land
Jamestown, Indentured Servitude
Religious Freedom
Puritans, Pilgrims
To Escape Famine
Irish Potato Famine
To Escape Political Persecution
German Revolution
Forced to
Atlantic Slave Trade, Middle Passage, The Slave Auction
Ellis Island Era
The Trip, Inspection Process, Making America Home, American Push Back
Immigration Political Cartoons
Immigration Timeline: What Happened/Reaction
Immigration Policy Today
Unit 4: Immigration: Who is an American?
Purpose and Analysis questions about “The Danger of a Single Story” TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Context, Purpose, and Analysis questions about “The New Collossus” by Emma Lazarus
Context, Purpose, and Analysis questions from “A Model of Christian Charity” by John Winthrop, exploring the Puritan Influence of the idea of being “a city upon a hill
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