Alec Robotham

Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Political1a
Standards:
Explain Virginias development, including development of the House of Burgesses
Describe the settlement of New England including the establishment of town meetings
and development of a legislature
Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the French and
Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.
Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp
Act, and the Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of
Correspondence.

The Virginia Colonys development included the creation of the continents first representative democracy,
the House of Burgesses. Land owners in each of Virginias districts chose a representative and sent them
to the House to represent them in colonys decisions. Whereas Virginia grew to have a govt,
Massachusetts decided on one before even landing on the continent. The Mayflower Compact stated that
when the inhabitants of the Mayflower landed they would create a democracy based on town meetings
and religious leadership. As New England, the Southern, and Middle colonies grew, the expanded into
Native American territory, as well as that of the French. The colonists gained the aid of British troops to
fight the French and Indian War which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris(1763) and the
Proclamation of 1763. For a time, the British acted on a policy of salutary neglect, allowing the colonies
free trade and a semblance of freedom, but after the war, the crown used the colonists to pay for the
expenses through taxes. At first the taxes were lenient, but they became very direct to the point that
groups such as the Son and Daughters of Liberty formed to fight against those who enforced these acts.
Unlike the Sons of Liberty the Committees of Correspondence fought the taxes in court. After the Boston
Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts, the Continental Congress met to decide on how to restore their old
relationship with Britain. After a few months, however, the Revolution began.

House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Navigation Acts
Salutary Neglect
First Continental Congress
French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris 1763

Proclamation of 1763
Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
Albany Plan of Union
Daughters of Liberty
Committees of Correspondence
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Social1a
Standards:
Explain Virginias relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan, Bacons Rebellion, and
the development of slavery. (45-48; 68-69)
Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies, and the settlement of Pennsylvania. (55-59)
Describe the settlement of New England including religious reasons, relations with Native
Americans including King Phillips War, religious tensions that led to colonies such as Rhode
Island, the half-way covenant, Salem Witch Trials
Explain the reasons for French settlement of Quebec. (41)
Explain the significance of the Great Awakening. (79)
Explain the importance of Thomas Paines Common Sense to the movement for
independence.(111)
Virginia had a bad relationship with the Native Americans. The colonists of Virginia engaged in war with
the
Powhatan after years of small skirmishes and destroyed the tribe. After the Proclamation of 1763, poor
Virginia colonists, led by Nathaniel Bacon, butchered many Indian tribes along the Proclamation line and
nearly burned the capital of Jamestown to the ground in response to the crowns prohibition of expansion
to
the west. In New England, however, the pilgrims of Massachusetts depended on the Native Americans for
their survival until the colony grew to a point where it expanded into Native American territory. The
resulting
conflict, King Philip's War, ended with the destruction of many tribes and a few New England towns.
Massachusetts was founded with the intent of Puritans fleeing religious persecution in Britain. Over time
the Puritan ways declined because of the Great Awakening, a religious movement led by George
Whitefield
that focused on the spiritual side of religion. The Puritan govt of Salem endured a period called the Salem
Witch Trials, which presented a need for the separation of church and state. Many non- Puritans were
sent
to Rhode Island except for the Quakers, who went to Pennsylvania. In the time leading up to the
American
Revolution the pamphlet Common Sense spread across the colonies, rationalizing why the colonists
should not be rule by Britain. In combination of the hysteria caused by the Boston Massacre, and the
discomfort caused by the Quartering Act, Common Sense ignited the Revolution amongst the people.

Bacons Rebellion
Great Awakening

Common Sense
Quartering Act

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
Half-way Covenant
King Philips War
Powhatan
Puritans

Salem Witch Trials

Boston Massacre
Quakers
Pilgrims/ Sepratists

Economic1a
Standards:
Explain Virginias development, including the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation, and
the development of slavery. (45-48; 68-69)
Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies, including the Dutch settlement of
New Amsterdam and subsequent English takeover, and the settlement of Pennsylvania. (55-59)
Analyze the impact of location and place on colonial settlement, transportation, and
economic development; include the southern, middle and New England colonies.
Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade. (75-76)
Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African population and African-American
culture. (68-71)
Explain colonial response to such British actions as the Stamp Act

The Virginia colony started as a proprietary colony under the control of the Virginia Company. Its purpose
was the procuration of gold, but after none was found John Rolfe introduced the cash crop, tobacco, to
the colony.The colonists soon became dependent on manual labor to farm tobacco, so they turned to
indentured servants or slaves.The slaves would be bought at harbors in the Caribbean after being taken
from Africa along the Middle Passage. The Virginia Company lost shares for the colony and the colony
was eventually turned over to the royal government. Colonies such as New Amsterdam were also taken
over as royal colonies by the British. Like Virginia, New Amsterdam was a profit driven settlement.The
location of the Southern, Middle, and New England colonies greatly affected what they could produce.
The South was better suited to produce tobacco and rice, the Middle produced grains, and New England
produced fish.. Britain used the a system of Mercantilism to gain profit from the colonies while not
expending its own resources.The British govt placed taxes on the colonists to pay for the French and
Indian War. At first the colonists were not bothered because they didnt receive direct tax, but with the
arrival of the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts(taxes on tea, glass, official documents), the colonists
revolted. In protest to these acts the colonists dumped $100,000,000 of British tea into Boston Harbor in
an event known as the Boston Tea Party.

Cash Crop/Staple Crop

Boston Tea Party

Middle Passage

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
Virginia Company
Indentured Servant
Joint stock company

Proprietary Colony
Royal Colony
Townshend Acts

New Amsterdam
Stamp Act
Mercantilism

Economic2a
Standards:

Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitneys invention of the cotton gin and his
development of interchangeable parts for muskets
Describe the construction of the Erie Canal
The industrialized north and the agricultural south had many differences in their economic dependences before the
Civil War. The North benefitted from Eli Whitneys interchangeable parts, and the South benefitted from the cotton
gin, being one of the world's primary producers of the product. In the north, factories used mass production
techniques and the labor of different peoples to accomplish certain tasks. Where the South used slaves, the North
used Lowell girls. There ended up being a divide between the South and North when the product of Henry Clays
American system, the protective tariff known commonly as the Tariff of Abominations, ended up hurting the
Southern economy and caused the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina. In the West, the 49ers discovered gold and
started the California gold rush, vastly increasing the population of California and trade in the region. This, along
with the Gadsden purchase fulfilled the American belief of Manifest Destiny.

Turnpike

Lowell girl

Tariff of Abominations

National Road

Cotton gin

Gadsden Purchase

Erie Canal

American system

Tariff of 1816

Industrial Revolution

California Gold Rush

Labor union

Interchangeable Parts

Forty-niners

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Social2a
Standards:
Describe the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation
Explain efforts to redistribute land in the South among the former slaves and provide advanced education such as
Morehouse College, and the Freedmens Bureau
Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
Explain Black Codes (405), the Ku Klux Klan (416-418), and other forms of resistance to racial equality during
Reconstruction.
Prior to the Civil War the United States Supreme Court decided in Dred Scott v. Sanford that slaves were property,
and therefore could not sue for their freedom. This led to a schism between the North and South and eventually the
Civil War . During the Civil War, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all of the
Souths slaves, raising troop numbers for the north and adding a moral tone to the war. With the wars end came the
13th 14th and 15th amendments which extended all civil liberties to all African Americans. Following these
amendments, the South instilled black codes and Jim Crow Laws(later) to prevent the African Americans from
practicing their new rights. With their new found freedom, African Americans were aided by the Freedmans Bureau
to integrate with society( ie: finding jobs, seeking education getting medical care, etc). With access to education,
new all black school such as Morehouse college( the first) opened. Soon after Reconstruction started, the newly
freed slaves were met with resistance by white supremacists known as the Ku Klux Klan until they disbanded until
the next century

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2.
3.
4.

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Emancipation Proclamation 1863
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Black Codes

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Freedmens Bureau
Morehouse College
Ku Klux Klan
Underground railroad
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Blockade

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
2.

Freedmans Bureau

Political2a
Standards:

Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the development of the nations
infrastructure. (p. 228-230)
Describe the reasons for and importance of the Monroe Doctrine
Describe the westward growth of the United States including the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny
Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and territories
Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states rights ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun
and development of sectionalism
.Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso
Explain how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population growth
In the construction early 1800s the city of New York became one of the most populous cities in the nation, and the
basis of the countrys infrastructure. Following the war of 1812 the US had a strong nativist sentiment and the belief
in Manifest Destiny. The Monroe Doctrine fed off of these beliefs and kept all Europeans out of North America. In
the years leading up to the Civil War, sectionalism beliefs developed amongst the industrialized North and West, and
the agricultural South. Along with these beliefs came the decisions of what to do with the territory gained in the
Mexican War. To resolve the problem of whether these territories would become free or slave states the Compromise
of 1850 was agreed on, instead of the Wilmot Proviso, which would have outlawed slavery in each of these places.
The same problem of slavery appeared again in the admittance of California. In that case the Missouri Compromise
was used to divide the free and slave states at the Mason Dixon line, and accept California as a free state. When the
Tariffs of Abominations and 1816 were passed South Carolina started the Nullification Crisis, but was quickly put
down by the federal government. The sowed the seeds of secession with the south. As Americans expanded west
trails such as the Santa Fe and the Oregon started trade routes that became major cities that decide the balance of
free and slave states before the Civil War.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
Nat Turners Rebellion

Erie Canal

Jacksonian Democracy
(Age of Jackson)

Nullification Crisis

Adams-Onis Treaty

Sectionalism

Monroe Doctrine

Mexican American War

Spoils System

Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
expansionist
Wilmot Proviso

Secede
Santa Fe trail

Marbury v. Madison

Fugitive Slave Act

Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo

Lone Star Republic

Mountain Men
Oregon Trail
Alamo

Social 2b
Standard:
Describe Ellis Island , the change in immigrants origins to southern and eastern Europe , and the impact of this change on urban
America
Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe the role of women in reform movements
Describe the rise of Jim Crow, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the emergence of the NAACP
Explain the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-Asian immigration sentiment on the west coast.

During the Gilded Age of American history, the industrial revolution changed the social structure of American society. Social
Darwinists believed that the wealthy were meant to assert their dominance upon the poor to advance their position in society.
Along
with the flourishing economy of the Gilded age came the suffering of the laborers that worked for the businesses through low pay
and poor working conditions. The economic boom also led to an increase in immigration to major urban centers on the coasts. On
the West Coast was Angel Island in San Francisco Bay ( mostly dealt with Chinese immigrants until Chinese Exclusion Act
prohibited Chinese immigration) and the East Coast had Ellis Island ( dealt with mostly Eastern and Southern Europeans fleeing
homeland persecution). Most of these immigrants came with no knowledge of the American landscape or society, so they went to
settlement houses such as Jane Addams Hull House, where theyd be clothed, fed, taught English, and other basic needs to
survive
in America. These immigrants were assimilated into the growing melting pot of American society. Civil Rights issues also
emerged
during this period with the Souths adoption of Jim Crow Laws ( literacy tests, voting poles ) to keep African Americans from
voting. The NAACP (founded by WEB DuBois) was founded to attain true freedom for African Americans throughout the
country.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Social Darwinism
Settlement house
NAACP
Ellis Island
Hull House
Angel Island
Melting pot

Tenement
Assimilate
Jim Crow Laws
Progressivism
Muckraker
Poll Tax
literacy test
Populist Party

Americanization
Gilded Age
mass culture
New South\
Homestead Act
Grandfather clause

Economic3a
Standard:
Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business
Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West, including the transcontinental railroad, and the use of
Chinese labor
Identify John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies
Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers
Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest.
Explain Ida Tarbells role as a muckraker.
During the late 1800s the United States government adopted a laissez faire economic philosophy that benefitted entrepreneurs
and big businesses. This approach to economics gave rise to monopolies that grew through vertical integration ( buy out
competitors), or horizontal integration ( buy all the required resources). The businessmen who ran these monopolies were
sometimes called robber barons for their ruthless tactics, or captains of industry for the jobs they provided for the American
people.. The most notable of these businessmen were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, and John D
Rockefeller. They were mostly involved in the growing rail industry and the development of the transcontinental railroad. Those
who worked in the factories of these men lived in company towns and worked in sweatshops with horrible working conditions.
They organized labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor to bargain or strike against their employers for better pay
or working conditions. Since the Labor unions would not get hte full right to collectively bargain until 1935, they depended on
muckrakers to expose the horrible conditions of their workplaces to the government. In cases like the Pullman Car Strike resulted
in govt intervention, but on the side of the business. After reading reports of the Standard Oil Trust by Ida Tarbell, the govt
could not turn a blind eye and passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, effectively breaking up Standard Oil.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Monopoly
Trust
Robber baron
Sweatshop
Company town
. Collective bargaining
Muckraker

American Federation of Labor

entrepreneur
laissez faire
patent
Bessemer Process
Mass production
corporation
. cartel

Gospel of Wealth
Captains of Industry
Square Deal
protective tariff
Horizontal Integration
vertical integration

Political3a
Standards:
Describe the growth of the western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded
Knee
Explain Upton Sinclairs The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry
Describe the significance of progressive reforms such as the initiative, the recall, and referendum direct election of senators;
reform of labor laws; and efforts to improve living conditions for the poor in cities.
Describe the conservation movement and the development of national parks and forests; include the role of Theodore Roosevelt

Americans expanded westward in droves when the Homestead Act and its corresponding land grants were passed and given to
families. This and the Dawes Act ( forced Indian land survey) displaced Native Americans from their homelands and led to the
Indian Wars. The Lakota tribe ( part of the Sioux ) was forced into the Dakota territory under the lead of Sitting Bull. The tribe
was cooperative with the US Army Cavalry until the Massacre at Wounded Knee, where a majority of the tribe was annihilated
by the Cavalry. Upton Sinclairs The Jungle, resulted in the passage of the Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Act. Other
changes to the government included the ability to make initiatives: votes to have bills acknowledged by Congress, referendum:
citizens vote on laws instead of the govt, and a recall: the ability to recall representatives from Congress. Citizens also gained the
ability to directly select the candidates wholl run for Congress.

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Dawes Act
Land grant
Progressive Party

Meat Inspection Act Pure Food and

Drug Act
Homestead Act
The Jungle

Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Direct primary

Economic3b
Standards:

Describe passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and the Nineteenth Amendment,
establishing woman suffrage
The 18th amendment and the Volstead Act established and enforced Prohibition, severely damaging the economy
along with the Depression. In the Spanish American war yellow journalists spread sensationalist papers to increase
their sales. Following the war Wilson established his program of New Freedom which allowed for the growth of
small businesses prior to World War I. Prior to the war with Spain, McKinley used his policy of Dollar Diplomacy
to influence the economy of American territories. Upon gaining these territories the US had an extractive economy
benefitted the continental US at the expense of the territory,much like mercantilism.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

New Freedom
Yellow press
18th Amendment
19th Amendment

Extractive economy
Panama Canal
Hepburn Act

Dollar Diplomacy
Federal Reserve Act
Volstead Act

Political3b
Standards:
Describe the Spanish-American War, the war in the Philippines, and the debate over American expansionism

Explain U.S. involvement in Latin America, as reflected by the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and the
creation of the Panama Canal
Describe the movement from U.S. neutrality to engagement in World War I, with reference to unrestricted submarine
warfare
Explain Wilsons Fourteen Points and the proposed League of Nations.

American expansionism was affected by the three diplomatic policies of Wilson( Moral), McKinley( Dollar), and
Roosevelt( Big Stick) . Following McKinleys entrance into the Spanish American war, Americas Navy blockaded
the Philippines and took it from the Spanish. The war ended with the US freeing Cuba and the Philippines from
Spanish control with the Treaty of Paris . Cuba was then forced to abide by the Platt Amendment that, along the
Roosevelt Corollary guaranteed US intervention in the affairs of Latin American countries. The States then
purchased the rights to the Panama Canal from France and freed Panama from Columbia. This was to allow the
growth of Americas Great White fleet into the Pacific. In World War I, the US remained uninvolved until the
sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note forced the country into the war. The country adopted a militaristic
position and the Selective Service Act which drafted any healthy white male into the armed forces to fight the

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
war.The war against the Central Powers of Germany and Austria ended with the Treaty of Versailles, which
demanded that the Germans make reparations for the war.

Big Stick Diplomacy

Moral Diplomacy
imperialism
Roosevelt Corollary
Militarism
Great White Fleet
Lusitania
Zimmerman note

Armistice
Central Powers
Selective Service Act
Treaty of Versailles
Progressivism/Progressive
Party
Platt Amendment

National Reclamation Act

Rough Riders
Treaty of Paris
Spheres of influence

Social4a
Standards;

Explain the domestic impact of World War I, as reflected by the origins of the Great Migration, the Espionage Act,
and socialist Eugene Debs
Explain how rising communism and socialism in the United States led to the Red Scare and immigrant restriction

During World War I, Americans felt a jingoistic sentiment for the nation that compelled them to support the war and
its industries. Since many white males were drafted into service to fight, many African Americans left the South to
get jobs in Northern factories that were left understaffed. This also freed them from the extreme discrimination of
the South. There were some who resisted the draft for religious or ethnic reasons. They were known as draft
dodgers and were shunned following the wars end. Following the war was the first Red Scare and the Palmer Raids
that illegitimately deported and arrested any who were thought to be socialists or communists. The Espionage Act
was passed during this time prohibiting free speech when it presents a clear and present danger. An example of how
the Red Scare showed the fear within the US was through execution of Sacco and Vanzetti

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Great Migration
Jingoism
Espionage Act
Red Scare

Sacco and Vanzetti

Conscientious objector
Palmer Raids
Social Darwinism

Political4a
Standards:
Explain the social and political impact of widespread unemployment that resulted in developments such as Hoovervilles
Describe the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority as a works program and as an effort to control the environment
Identify the political challenges to Roosevelts domestic and international leadership; include the role of Huey Long, the court
packing bill, and the Neutrality Act.
Explain the passage of the Social Security Act as a part of the second New Deal.
During the Great Depression 25% of Americans were unemployed and lived in makeshift homes known as Hoovervilles.
President Hoover promoted charity, localism ( local businesses helping citizens), and private business support for the countrys
economic growth. Following Hoovers presidency, President Roosevelt created his New Deal agencies that provided direct aid
for American citizens using the governments money. Many members of Congress and the Supreme Court opposed the New Deal
agencies and sought to rule some of the agencies like the Tennessee Valley Authority( govt run, so businesses couldnt compete)
as unconstitutional because they defied the democratic principles of the of the country. In response to this opposition President
roosevelt tried to pack the court with Supreme Court justices that would allow the passage of the New Deal's programs. The
Second New Deal focused more on preventing another depression with programs such as Social Security, which ensured pensions
for the elderly, as well as the FDIC, which insured money within banks to stop the likelihood of bank runs. On the eve of the
Second World War the Neutrality Act of 1939 was passed to isolate the United States from the conflict while still allowing for the
sale of weapons the support economic growth throughout the war.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Social Security Act

Court packing
Black Cabinet
Neutrality Act of 1939

Teapot Dome
Scandal. KelloggBriand Pact
Dawes Plan

Localism
New Deal
Second New Deal.
TVA

Economic4a
Standards:
Identify Henry Ford, mass production, and the automobile
Describe the causes, including overproduction, under-consumption, and stock market speculation that led to the stock market
crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
Explain the impact of the drought in the creation of the Dust Bowl.
Explain the Wagner Act and the rise of industrial unionism

During the Roaring 20s the economy flourished as mass production techniques became more efficient, stocks grew, and
businesses gained ground in foreign countries. The automobile was introduced during this time, and the least expensive of its

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
time was Henry Fords Model T. The spread of radio advertisements, amusement parks, and weekends meant that disposable
income was going into the pockets of businesses and the government to keep the nation alive. This was all doomed to end
however, since banks were dangerously under regulated and the agriculture industry was massively over producing product.
Many Americans had owned stock during the 20s and resorted to buying on margin and installment buying for payments. When
the Stock Market crashed on Black Tuesday it was discovered that many stocks were bought using borrowed money, meaning
that stock owners or company owners would not be reimbursed for their loses. When the droughts of the Dust Bowl hit, the
agriculture industry was heavily impacted by the inability to grow crops compounded with the debts owed because of the
overproduction of crops prior to the start of the Dust Bowl. With the election of FDR many of the problems that crippled America
with the Depression were corrected.The Wagner Act ensured that labor unions could bargain collectively for better pay and work
conditions. FDRs administration also turned away from the Hoover Administrations use of Trickle Down economics to rebuild
the economy of the country from the big business down to the common man, but instead worked the other way around by
creating industries simply to employ the common man whilst providing critical services to the country.

Mass Production
Model T
Bull market

Collective bargaining
Wagner Act
Welfare state

Buying on margin
Trickle-down economics

Social4b
Standards:
Describe the impact of radio and the movies.
Describe modern forms of cultural expression; include Louis Armstrong and the origins of jazz, Langston Hughes and the Harlem
Renaissance, Irving Berlin, and Tin Pan Alley.
Explain the social and political impact of widespread unemployment that resulted in developments such as Hoovervilles
Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and womens activism.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
During the 1920s and 30s new forms of media had a large impact on US culture. The radio connected the entire country during
the Great Depression through FDRs Fireside Chats and news on the Dust Bowl. Radio and the movies also served as forms of
entertainment in the Roarin 20s. They affected the way Americans dressed and behaved in society and brought a form of national
identity. The Harlem Renaissance was also a famous cultural movement of the time period. It was a way for the majority of
Americans to witness the African American experience and culture with jazz music and poetry. It was also a time of great writers
known as the Lost Generation who wrote of the generation gap between those who fought in the World War, and those who
were born afterward. Following the beginning of the Depression and the Dust Bowl, unemployment rose to 25%, the highest it
has ever been in US History. Many Americans were devastated and cast their hatred toward President Hoover, who promoted
private business intervention and charity. Social chaos also ensued because of Prohibition, as bootleggers and speakeasies were
opened around the country to sell illegal alcohol. Some Americans sought aid from the govt as members of the Bonus Army
( soldiers who fought in WWI and expected early compensation for their efforts in the war). Many suffered the Depression and
the Dust Bowl as Okies in California, or living in Hoovervilles( cardboard box houses) in the eastern part of the country.

Fundamentalism
Quota system
Prohibition
Scopes Trial
Volstead Act

Bootlegger
Flapper
Lost Generation
Jazz
Harlem Renaissance

Dust Bowl
Okies
Hoovervilles
Bonus Army
Fireside chat

Economic4b
Standards:

Describe war mobilization, as indicated by rationing, war-time conversion, and the role of women in war industries

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik I and President Eisenhowers
actions
Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan,
During the mobilization of troops for World War II, many domestic industries were transformed into their war time equivalents.
The War Industries Board and many others were involved in producing military goods( uniforms, guns, bullets), as well as
making propaganda to garner support for the US in the war ( victory bonds ). Since the 19th Amendment had been enacted in
1919, many women had been sent to the different wartime industries and the Womens Auxiliary Army Commission to provide
direct aid in the war with first aid and surgical treatment, air traffic control, and weapon development. Directly following the war,
the US enacted the Marshall plan, which economically benefitted countries ravaged by destruction during the war. The Plan
expanded the United States sphere of influence to Western Europe, increasing the Western European countries economic
dependence on the US for the time. Noticing the USs sphere of influence, the USSR expanded its influence to Asia and the
Eastern Bloc. The launch of Sputnik began the arms race that would result in massive spending between the US and USSR, and
more importantly the Cold War.

Marshall Plan
Arms race
Rationing

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Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Political5a
Standards:

Explain major events: include the lend-lease program, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and the fall of Berlin
Describe Los Alamos and the scientific, economic, and military implications of developing the Atomic Bomb
Compare the geographic locations of the European Theater and the Pacific Theater and the difficulties the U.S. faced in
delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops.
Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War
Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan, U.S. commitment to Europe, the Truman Doctrine, and the origins and
implications of the containment policy
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US used its Neutrality Acts to keep itself out of the war, while still allowing the
Allies to gain supplies via the Lend Lease Act and the Cash and Carry Act. These acts allowed the sale of weapons to the
Allies while still keeping the US out of the war. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US deployed troops to the
Pacific and Atlantic theatres. On the Pacific front the US was in a primarily defensive position until the Battle of Midway,
where a large part of the Japanese Navy was destroyed. In the Atlantic, American, British, and Canadian forces stormed
the beaches of Normandy in Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D Day. It was difficult to deliver supplies to troops
because supply ships were often destroyed by U- boats or kamikazes. Following the Nazis unconditional surrender, and
the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan, the US became one the worlds two superpowers. Its sphere of influence
formed NATO( its Asian equivalent is SEATO), and the Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states ( Eastern
Bloc) The US adopted the Truman Doctrines policy of containment of communism, which was practiced in the Korean
War. During the war, the US sided with the democratic South Korea, whereas the Soviets sided with the communist North
Korea. The war ended with the two being separated at the 38th parallel.

Manhattan Project
Kamikaze
Island hopping
Appeasement
Holocaust
Los Alamos
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Internment
Atom Bomb

Totalitarianism
Blitzkrieg
Unconditional surrender
Iron Curtain
Containment
NATO
Warsaw Pact
38th Parallel
Munich Pact
CIA
NASA

Genocide
Yalta Conference
United Nations
Geneva Convention
Satellite State
Cold War
Eisenhower Doctrine
Anschluss

Truman Doctrine

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Economic5a
Standards:
SSUSH21 The student will explain the impact of technological development and economic growth on the United States,
1945-1975.
a. Describe the baby boom and its impact as shown by Levittown and the Interstate Highway Act. (883, 889, 890)
b. Analyze the impact television has had on American life; include the development of the personal computer and the expanded
use of air conditioning. (
c.
Describe the impact television has had on American culture; include the presidential debates (Kennedy/ Nixon, 1960)
(897, 900, 953)
d. Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik I and President Eisenhowers
actions. (865, 895)
b. Explain Lyndon Johnsons Great Society, including the establishment of Medicare. (969-971)
During this era, many new inventions were introduced to American society, making new forms of entertainment possible, as well
as supporting the growth of new industries. Television created a common culture amongst Americans, and it provided a new
medium for businesses to advertise to a wide audience. Levittown and the Interstate Highway Act made it possible for
Americans to travel from place to place in shorter amounts of time, resulting in the growth shopping centers, amusement parks,
and many other franchise businesses(restaurants) and multinational corporations. This can clearly be seen along the Sunbelt, the
group of near tropical climate states with low priced housing and taxes.They displayed the trend of consumerism that was
common for the time. Their high populations contributed to the economic growth of the country. However, economic problems
were still present in the form of the Taft- Hartley Act which restricted labor unions to a great extent. The act was later repealed in
the second Truman administration with the Fair Deal. In the Johnson administration, the Great Society reforms increased
government spending in the form of the new Medicare and Medicaid programs, which provided financial and medical aid for the
elderly and disabled.

1.Levittown

36. Multinational

30. Taft-Hartley

6 air conditioning

corporations

Act

7. personal computer

52. Medicaid

31. Fair Deal

8. consumerism

34. Franchise business

32. Sunbelt

12. Johnsons Great

32. Sunbelt

33. Information

Society

31. Fair Deal

industries

13. Medicare

7.
Act

Interstate Highway

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Social5a
Standards:
SSUSH24 The student will analyze the impact of social change movements and organizations of the 1960s
a. Describe the National Organization of Women and the origins and goals of the modern womens movement. (1023)
b. Analyze the anti-Vietnam War movement. (992-994, 998-999, 1002-1003)
c. Analyze Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement. (1029-1030)
d. Explain the importance of Rachel Carsons Silent Spring and the resulting developments; include Earth Day, the creation of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the modern environmentalist movement. (1034-1035, 1036-1037))
e. Describe the rise of the conservative movement as seen in the presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater (1964) and the election of Richard
M. Nixon (1968). (968-969, 999)
c. Describe the social and political turmoil of 1968, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and the
events surrounding the Democratic National Convention. (996-999)
During this era there were many advancements in the Civil Rights movements and the general culture of the United States. The 1950s saw the
rise of rock and roll and the Civil Rights Act of 57, which was meant to create an organization to investigate accounts of racial discrimination,
but ultimately did not grant African Americans full rights. Continued segregation whether it was De jure or De Facto ( practiced by will or by
law) prompted the creation of multiple Civil rights organizations such as the SNCC, SCLC, and the Black Panthers. These organizations and
other civil rights activists held the common belief in Black Power, which would drive them to their goals. Following the Montgomery bus
boycott, Freedom Summer, the freedom rides, various sit ins, and finally the March on Washington, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 24th
Amendment, as well as the Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education brought about an end to public segregation, and end all
barriers in the way of African American votes. The Civil Rights Act also brought aid to labor unions such as the AFL-CIO, and Cesar Chavezs
United Farm Workers through the Equal Opportunity Employment Commision. During the Vietnam War, the American people united against
involvement in the war, with organizations such as Students for a Democratic Society. Protesters were sometimes met with force by the
government resulting in disasters like the Kent State Massacre.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
1.

rock-and-roll

1.

AFL-CIO

1.

Equal Right Amendment

2.

beatnik

1.

Nuclear family

2.

Freedom summer

2.

Television

3.

Roe v Wade

1.

De jure segregation

1.

Students for a Democratic

1.

National Organization of

Women
1.

Civil Rights Act of 1957

2.

De Facto segregation

Society

2.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

3.

Brown V Board of

2.

Kent State University

3.

Sit-in

Education

1.

Democratic National

4.

SNCC

4.

Convention

5.

Freedom ride

Jail

6.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

5.

March on Washington

1.

Black power

6.

Counterculture

2.

Black Panthers

7.

Generation gap

Letters from a Birmingham

1.

24th Amendment

15. United Farm Workers

Political5b
Standards:
SSUSH20 The student will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War on the United States
a. Describe the Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban missile crisis. (956-958)
b. Describe the Vietnam War, the Tet offensive and growing opposition to the war. (984-991, 995-996)
c. Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Vietnam
War.
SSUSH23 The student will describe and assess the impact of political developments between 1945 and 1970.
a. Describe the Warren Court and the expansion of individual rights as seen in the Miranda decision. (972-973)
During the Cold War the United States had a policy to contain communism. The policy was based on the Domino Theory, which states: if a nation
falls to communism, then the nations that border it will begin to fall alongside it. This anti communist sentiment was what sparked US
involvement in the Korean War, and later on Vietnam. It also sparked the Bay of Pigs invasion, which planned to oust Cubas communist leader
Fidel Castro. Ultimately, the plan failed and Castro called upon the Soviet Union to be his ally. The USSR later placed IRBMs in Cuba which
were discovered by American U2s. Following the Cuban Missile Crisis relations between the US and USSR were further strained. Following the
policy of containment set in the Truman Doctrine, the US involved itself in the Vietnam war, but the conflict was not solely on the battlefield.
Conflict grew in Congress between the hawks ( supporters of the war ) and the doves ( opponents). Following the Tet Offensive, which resulted in
the deaths of thousands of American and South Vietnamese soldiers, the US left Vietnam. This era saw an expansion of individual rights through
the Warren Court and cases like Miranda v. Arizona, which established rights of the accused, or Roe v. Wade, which established the right to
privacy

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
1.

Domino Theory

9.

2.

Deferment

10. 1960 Kennedy Nixon Debate

Cuban Missile Crisis

3.

Bay of Pigs

53. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

16. Warren Court

4.

Tet Offensive

57. Medicaid

17. Johnsons Great Society

8.

Vietnam War

58. Hawks

18. Medicare

59. Doves

20. United Farm Workers

23. Conservative movement

21. Silent Spring

24. Miranda v. Arizona

22. EPA
23. Roe v. Wade

Social5b
Standards:
Explain the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil liberties and civil rights, including such decisions as Roe v.
Wade (1973) and the Bakke decision on affirmative action.
Explain the Carter administration's efforts in the Middle East including the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979
Iranian Revolution and Iranian hostage crisis

From 1968 to the present, the society of the US has evolved to be more inclusive in business, politics, etc. However, problems
arise when groups feel the need to force integration through quotas. In the Supreme Court case of Bakke v. UC at Davis Board of
Regents, it was decided that schools and business were not allowed to use racial quotas to enforce integration unless allowed by
the government through affirmative action for special cases. The US also had influence over other countries conflicts such as the
conflict between Israel and Egypt as well as the end to the Apartheid system in South Africa. At Camp David, President Carter
brokered peace between Israel and Egypt with the Camp David Accords. A situation that Carter could not deal with however,
was Iranian Hostage Crisis. With a failed rescue attempt by American forces, the Iranians refused to release the captives until the
end of Carters Presidency. During the Reagan administration, the hostages were finally released and the Soviet Unions new
leader, Mikhail Gorbachev initiated Glasnost, a policy of liberation throughout the USSR. During Reagans administration the
New Right movement also flourished, opposing affirmative action, as well as abortion and other non conservative acts. Following
the presidency of Reagan came those of Bush and Clinton, during which Apartheid ended with worldwide influence(especially
US) on South Africa. During Bushs administration the terrorist attacks of 9/11 prompted the installment of the Patriot Act that
infringed upon the right to privacy.

1.

Camp David

1.

Apartheid

1.

Iranian

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015
Accords
1. New Right
1. AIDS

1. Patriot Act
1. No Child Left
Behind

Hostage Crisis
1. 9/11
1. Glasnost

Economic5b
Standards:
Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagans presidency, including Reaganomics
Explain the relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton, including the North American Free Trade Agreement
During the Carter administration, the country experienced a period of stagflation ( increasing inflation, but no economic growth)
due to the loss of the oil trade with Iran. This period of stagflation was replaced with growth in the Reagan administration, and
the policy of Reaganomics( supply- side economics) which was the deregulation of businesses and tax reduction throughout the
country. This kind of economic strategy would cause the savings and loan crisis of the Bush administration. During Reagans
time, Russias Mikhail Gorbachev introduced free market practice through his perestroika program. During this era, three major
trade unions were formed . NAFTA was formed during the Clinton administration with the aid of Congress. NAFTA lowered
trade barriers between the three major North American powers. The European Union topped NAFTA as the worlds largest trade
union. Unlike NAFTA, the EUs members adopted a common currency. OPEC is a union not based solely on trade, but the
control of the prices of oil.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

1. Stagflation
1. OPEC
1. Supply-side
economics

1.
1.

NAFTA
EU

1. Savings and
Loan Crisis
1. Perestroika

Social3b
Standards;

Explain the domestic impact of World War I, as reflected by the origins of the Great Migration, the Espionage Act,
and socialist Eugene Debs
Explain how rising communism and socialism in the United States led to the Red Scare and immigrant restriction

During World War I, Americans felt a jingoistic sentiment for the nation that compelled them to support the war and
its industries. Since many white males were drafted into service to fight, many African Americans left the South to
get jobs in Northern factories that were left understaffed. This also freed them from the extreme discrimination of
the South. There were some who resisted the draft for religious or ethnic reasons. They were known as draft
dodgers and were shunned following the wars end. Following the war was the first Red Scare and the Palmer Raids
that illegitimately deported and arrested any who were thought to be socialists or communists. The Espionage Act
was passed during this time prohibiting free speech when it presents a clear and present danger. An example of how
the Red Scare showed the fear within the US was through execution of Sacco and Vanzetti

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Great Migration
Jingoism
Espionage Act
Red Scare

Sacco and Vanzetti

Conscientious objector
Palmer Raids
Social Darwinism

Political 4b
Standards:

Explain major events: include the lend-lease program, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and the fall of Berlin
Describe Los Alamos and the scientific, economic, and military implications of developing the Atomic Bomb
Compare the geographic locations of the European Theater and the Pacific Theater and the difficulties the U.S. faced in
delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops.
Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War
Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan, U.S. commitment to Europe, the Truman Doctrine, and the origins and
implications of the containment policy
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US used its Neutrality Acts to keep itself out of the war, while still allowing the
Allies to gain supplies via the Lend Lease Act and the Cash and Carry Act. These acts allowed the sale of weapons to the
Allies while still keeping the US out of the war. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US deployed troops to the
Pacific and Atlantic theatres. On the Pacific front the US was in a primarily defensive position until the Battle of Midway,
where a large part of the Japanese Navy was destroyed. In the Atlantic, American, British, and Canadian forces stormed
the beaches of Normandy in Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D Day. It was difficult to deliver supplies to troops
because supply ships were often destroyed by U- boats or kamikazes. Following the Nazis unconditional surrender, and
the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan, the US became one the worlds two superpowers. Its sphere of influence
formed NATO( its Asian equivalent is SEATO), and the Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states ( Eastern
Bloc) The US adopted the Truman Doctrines policy of containment of communism, which was practiced in the Korean
War. During the war, the US sided with the democratic South Korea, whereas the Soviets sided with the communist North
Korea. The war ended with the two being separated at the 38th parallel.

Alec Robotham
Honors US History
Coach Tilton
Fall 2015

Manhattan Project
Kamikaze
Island hopping
Appeasement
Holocaust
Los Alamos
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Internment
Atom Bomb

Totalitarianism
Blitzkrieg
Unconditional surrender
Iron Curtain
Containment
NATO
Warsaw Pact
38th Parallel
Munich Pact
CIA
NASA

Genocide
Yalta Conference
United Nations
Geneva Convention
Satellite State
Cold War
Eisenhower Doctrine
Anschluss

Truman Doctrine