Social Studies Curriculum

Revolution and New Nation (1754-1801)

Approximate Unit Length: 7 weeks

Text:
Creating America: A History of the United States, Beginning through Reconstruction
(McDougal Littell) © 2005

National Standards for
History:

Era 3
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

Standard 1
A – C;
Standard 2
A – B;
Standard 3
A, B

Alaska Content Standards:
History A - D

The students will understand that:

1. Revolutions, such as the American Revolution, occur as a result of social, political, and/or economic upheaval.
2. Historical figures and philosophies laid the foundations for the system of government under which we live.

1. To what extent are revolutions inevitable in human society?
2. How do causes, ideas, and interests forge revolutionary movements?
3. How did military tactics, geography, and economic factors contribute to the American colonists’ victory?
4. To what extent did the American Revolution create the new American identity?