US History 10

Unit 1:  Native American Cultures and Civilizations

• Introduction

• Early Inhabitants

• Great Basin and Pacific Coast Cultures

• Eastern Woodland and Southwestern Cultures

• Native American Art

Unit 2: Exploration, Contact, and the European Exchange

• Introduction

• Age of Exploration

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Impact of Colonization

Unit 3: Colonial Settlement and Societies

• Introduction

• The Chesapeake Bay Settlements

•  New England Settlements

• Conflicts and Consequences

• The English Empire, 1660 - 1763

Unit 4: The Fight for American Independence

• Introduction

• Rising Tension and Colonial Resistance

• From Protest to Action

• The War for Independence

Unit 5: From Independence to the Constitution

• Introduction

• Foundations of a New Nation

• The Constitutional Convention

• The Debate Over Ratification

Unit 6: The New Republic

• Introduction

• Launching a New Nation

• Challenges to the New Republic

• Partisan Politics

Unit 7: War, Diplomacy, and Industry

• Introduction

• The War of 1812

• The “Era of Good Feelings”

• The Industrial Revolution

Unit 8: National and Regional Growth

• Introduction

• The Land Boom and Bust

• The Transportation Revolution

• A New Social Order

Unit 1: Jacksonian Democracy 

• Introduction

• A New Political Style

• Jacksonian Democracy and Sectional Differences

• Jackson and the Indian Removal Act

• From “Old Hickory” to “Old Tip”

Unit 2: Westward Expansion

• Introduction

• Early Westward Expansion

• The Missouri Crisis

• Independence for Texas

Unit 3: Reforming American Society

• Introduction

• The Immigrant Experience

• An Awakening of Religion and Social Reform

• Reform, Resistance, and Abolition

• The Fight for Women’s Rights

Unit 4: Cotton, Slavery, and the Southern Economy 

• Introduction

• King Cotton

• Resistance, Culture, and Humanity in Slavery

• The Evolution and Experience of Slavery

• Wealth and Culture in the South

Unit 5: Before the Storm: the 1850s

• Introduction

• Expansion and Controversy over Slavery

• Legal Battles and Political Debates

• The Election of 1860

Unit 6: A House Divided and Restored

• Introduction

• The First Shots of the Civil War

• The Reality of a Long War

• Life in the Civil War

• The Changing Nature of War

• The Union Triumphant

Unit 7: Rebuilding the Nation

• Introduction

• Restoring the Union

• The Remaking of the South

• The Impact of Reconstruction

• The End of Reconstruction

Unit 8: Building the New America

• Introduction

• Growth in the West

• Expanding Political Influence

• The Technological Revolution

• Immigration and Urban Growth