Economic/1A

Standards
SSUSH2 The student will trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America
developed.
Explain Virginias development, including the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation, () and
the development of slavery.
Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies, including the Dutch settlement of New
Amsterdam and subsequent English takeover ().
Explain the reasons for the French settlement of Quebec.
Explain the development of mercantilism and trans-Atlantic trade.
Describe the Middle Passage ().
Explain how the end of the Anglo-French competition as seen in the French and Indian War ().
Explain the colonial response to British actions such as the () Stamp Act, and the Intolerable
Acts ()
Narrative:
The Virginia Company, an English joint-stock company, founded the proprietary settlement
of Jamestown in 1607. Life in Jamestown started with rough beginning, but with the discovery of tobacco
by John Rolfe, the cash crop saved the settlement from an economic and deadly disaster. To harvest this
crop, indentured servants needed to make their way to the America for more efficient cultivation. When
even more service was needed, the Triangle Slave Trade began, and indentured servants were replaced
with slaves from Africa. The money coming from the colonies introduced mercantilism, making America
an asset for Europes economy. This process led to the Navigation Act, placing taxes and restrictions on
how and who can buy or sell American made resources. A long line of acts like this were passed
afterwards, including the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act. Bigger cities were being created as well,
the most significant to the economy being New Amsterdam, which was founded by the Dutch. It was a
major seaport and government headquarters, and after seeing the value in it, the English took it for their
own and renamed it New York City. This kind of greed was also demonstrated when the colonists
decided they wanted to expand their territory west of the Appalachian mountain chain and into the Ohio
River Valley, leading to the French and Indian War.
Terms:
Cash/Staple Crop
Virginia Company
Indentured Servants
Joint Stock Company
Mercantilism
Middle Passage/Triangle Slave Trade
Navigation Acts

Proprietary Colony
French and Indian War
Stamp Act

Political/1A
Standards
SSUSH3 The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.
Explain () the House of Burgesses [and] Bacons rebellion ().
Describe the () establishment of town meetings and the development of a legislature ().
Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic colonies () and the settlement of Pennsylvania.
Explain how the end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in the () 1763 Treaty of
Paris laid the groundwork for the American Revolution.
Explain colonial response to British actions such as the Proclamation of 1763 () as seen in the
Sons and Daughters of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence.
Explain the importance of Thomas Paines Common Sense to the movement for independence.
Narrative:
In the beginning, most of the colonies were Royal colonies, being ruled directly by the king. One
of the first examples of self-democracy in the new territory was the Mayflower Compact, signed by the
Pilgrims and the Puritans on their way across the Atlantic. The House of Burgesses, the first form of
representative government in the colonies. As time went on and the population continued to increase, the
colonists began wanting to extend past the Appalachian Mountains and desired the Ohio River Valley,
inhabited by the French. This led to the French and Indian war and resulted in a colonial victory. The
Treaty of Paris 1763 granted parts of Canada and the Ohio River Valley to the British colonies, but the
British Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachians. As a result
of this proclamation and salutary neglect, the colonies became resentful of England. The biggest spark
leading to rebellion was the unfair taxation of colonists without their representation in parliament.
Rebellious groups began forming and protesting, one of the most notorious being the Boston Tea Party.
As a punishment for these protests, England established and enforced the Intolerable Acts, including the
closing of the Boston Harbor and the Quartering Act. Independence was a trending topic of discussion in
the minds of many, including Thomas Paine, who wrote Common Sense, and Patriots involved in the
Committees of Correspondence.
Terms:
Bacons Rebellion
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Royal Colony
Salutary Neglect
First Continental Congress
Treaty of Paris 1763
Proclamation of 1763
Intolerable Acts

Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Committees of Correspondence
Common Sense
Boston Tea Party

Social/1A
Standards
SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century.

Explain () relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan ().

Describe the settlements 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 and the loss of Massachusetts charter.
Describe the () growth of the African population and African-American culture.
Identify Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and individualism.
Explain the significance of the Great Awakening.

Narrative:
After the discovery of the New World in the 1600s, many groups of people left Europe for
different reasons. The Pilgrims, also known as Separatists, left the Church of England to begin their own
church. The Puritans fled Europe after being persecuted in England and began a settlement in
Massachusetts dedicated to living purer lives. After settling and setting strict laws, people began leaving
the Puritan church, leading to the introduction of the Half-way Covenant as an attempt to bring people
back. George Whitfield was a famous pastor at that time, giving many powerful sermons during the
religious Great Awakening. Also within the colonial population, Quakers, like Roger Williams, were
people who believed in religious tolerance, no difference between classes and equality of the sexes, and
they mainly inhabited the tolerant Rhode Island colony. The population continued growing, disrupting the
lives of Native Americans, leading to conflicts like King Phillips War and Pontiacs Rebellion. There
were also social disputes and conspiracies between colonists, including the Salem Witch Trials. As time
went on and the relationship between the colonists and their mother country, England, became more and
more strained, rebellion groups like the Sons/Daughters of Liberty began forming.
Terms:
Great Awakening
Half-way Covenant
King Philips War
Powhatan
Puritans
Quakers

Albany Plan of Union

Pilgrims/Separatists
Salem Witch Trials

Economic/1B
Standards

Explain () the Treaty of Paris.

Explain the Northwest Ordinances importance in the westward migration of Americans, on
slavery, () and the addition of new states.
Describe Jeffersons diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase ().
Explain major reasons for the War of 1812 and the wars significance ().

Narrative:
The French and Indian War ended after the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763. The French left all
of their territories except for their base in New Orleans, but the British still had rights to it. Unfortunately
for the British, they faced a massive debt after the war. This led to the British taxing the colonists unfairly,
by passing acts like the Stamp Act. After salutary neglect ended and the colonies realized that working
independently would be more beneficial than continuing to be a financial asset for Britain, they decided to
fight for their complete independence. After the American Revolution, Americans began moving
westward as Britain was no longer occupying the Ohio River Valley. The Land Ordinance of 1785 set
requirements for land distribution, like setting aside land destined for public educational purposes. The
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established the process for statehood, prohibited slavery and set up the
state government. Many years later, President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase for $15
million, or 6 cents an acre. Westward expansion could now continue past the Ohio River Valley.
Terms:
Land Ordinance 1785
Northwest Ordinance 1787
Stamp Act
Whiskey Rebellion
Tariff
War of 1812
Intolerable Acts

Political/1B
Standards
SSUSH3: The student will explain the primary causes of the American Revolution.
SSUSH4: The student will identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the
American Revolution.
SSUSH5: The student will explain specific events and key ideas that brought about the
adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution.

Explain the importance of Thomas Paines Common Sense to the movement for independence.
Explain the language, organization, and intellectual sources including the writing of John Locke
and Montesquieu of the Declaration of Independence and the role of Thomas Jefferson.
Explain the reasons for and significance of the French alliance and foreign assistance and the
roles of Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette.
Analyze George Washington as a military leader, including the creation of a professional military
and the life of a common soldier, crossing the Delaware River and Valley Forge.
Explain Yorktown, the role of Lord Cornwallis and the Treaty of Paris.
Explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and Daniel Shays Rebellion led to a
call for a stronger central government.
Evaluate the major arguments of the anti-federalists during the debate for ratification of the
constitution as put forth in the Federalist Papers concerning form of government, factions, checks
and balances and the power of the executive, including the roles of Alexander Hamilton and
James Madison.
Explain the key features of the Constitution, specifically the Great Compromise, separation of
powers, limited government, and the issue of slavery.
Analyze how the Bill of Rights serves as a protector of individual and states rights.
Explain the importance of the Presidencies of George Washington and John Adams; include the
Whisky Rebellion, non-intervention in Europe, and the development of political parties
(Alexander Hamilton)

Narrative:
If a group of colonists were still unsure if independence from Great Britain was still the right
move, most minds were set towards that goal after reading Thomas Paines Common Sense. He
explained how being attached to Great Britain was a liability to America by elaborating on unfair
treatment, like taxation without American representation in parliament. He explained that the colonies
could flourish on their own. This was a spark towards the Declaration of Independence, which explained
the colonists legal and natural rights, including the right to a revolution and was sent to Great Britain
and began the American Revolution. After winning their independence, it was up to the Americans to
create their own functioning government. The Articles of Confederation was their first attempt. The
colonies feared taxes and king like powers, so there was no executive branch or power to collect taxes.
States were not working together with different currencies, individual constitutions and trade routes. After
Shays rebellion, which proved the Articles weaknesses, the states sent delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. It was here that the ideas for a new Constitution were created. There were Federalists, who
favored the Constitutions ratification and a strong central government, and Anti-Federalists, who
considered it a retreat from liberty. The Constitution was written and included personal freedoms and a
Bill of Rights. It could be interpreted broadly, known as loose construction, or word for word, known as
strict construction. The government was set up in three branches, known as separation of powers.
George Washington became president and served for eight years. In his Farewell Address, he warned
against foreign allies and wars, political parties, and sectionalism.
Terms:
Shays Rebellion
Checks and Balances
Bill of Rights
Cabinet
Constitutional Conv.
Federalists Party
Common Sense
Second Continental Congress
New Jersey Plan
Loose Construction
VA & KY Rebellion
Marbury vs. Madison
Ratification
War Hawks

Federalist
Great Compromise
Limited Government
Saratoga/Yorktown
3/5 Compromise
Sons of Liberty
Bicameral Congress
Natural Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Strict Construction
Impressment
Mercenaries
Loyalist

Anti-Federalist
Separation of Powers
Precedent
Treaty of Paris 1783
Democratic Republican Party
Committees of Correspondence
First Continental Congress
Virginia Plan
Electoral College
XYZ Affair
Judicial Review
Unicameral Legislature
Valley Forge

Social/1B
Standards
STANDARD 6: Analyze the nature of territorial and population growth, and its impact in the early
decades of the new nation.

Explain the Northwest Ordinances importance in () public education ().

Explain major reasons for the war of 1812 and the wars significance on the development of a
national identity.
Describe Jeffersons diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the
territorys exploration by Lewis and Clark.
Explain the major reasons for the () development of a national identity.

Narrative:
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase, which was 828,000 square miles of unexplored
land. Merriwether Lewis and William Clark took on the expedition of unknown lands and was aided
by Sacagawea. Their main purpose for this exploration was to discover new natural life and geography
and establish trade with Native Americans. This exploration lasted from 1804-1806. The War of 1812
began due to the British impressment of U.S. sailors and the arming Native Americans to fight against
Americans. The greatest result of this war was the surge in nationalism, the ending of the Federalist Party,
the addition of new states to the union and the establishment of continual armed forces. A cause of the
American Revolution was the fact that Britain had barred off the Ohio River Valley to the colonists. After
the American Revolution, the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812, the addition of territories and
states allowed the growing American population westward expansion.
Terms:
Militia
Alien and Sedition Acts
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Manumission