The+Constitution+Tested-+Nationalism+and+Sectionalism


 * |||| UNIT TITLE- 2.2 The Constitution Tested- Nationalism and Sectionalism

DESIGNED BY- Michael Ross __DATE__ 08/23/10 || To highlight and illustrate how the rapid territorial expansion of the United States during the first half of the 19th century tested the US Constitution.
 * Stage 1 – Desired Results ** ||
 * Goal/Purpose of Unit
 * Goal/Purpose of Unit

New York State Learning Standards 1, 1.2,1.3 ||
 * Enduring Understandings

Students will understand that - during this time period (1820-1865) conflicts arose regarding the question of slavery, immigration, the effect on Native Americans as the US expanded its territory, and the power struggle between the states and federal government. Historical events have multiple causes. || Essential Question(s) What values strengthened nationalism and democracy? How did the industrial and transportation revolutions affect life in the US? How did immigration and western migration affect the development of our nation? What were the causes of the Civil War? How did the Federal government use compromises to try to appease both the North and South? ||
 * Knowledge

Students will know……

Key People and Terms: Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Eli Whitney

Industrial revolution, Transportation revolution, immigration, nativism, slavery, abolition, Removal Policy, Trail of tears, Manifest Destiny, Popular Sovereignty, Secession, Women's Rights Movement, Manifest Destiny, Sectionalism, Dred Scott v. Sanford, King Cotton, Urbanization, Homestead Act || Skills

Students will be able to…… Write an essay or opinion piece about the opposing sides in the sectionalism controversy.

Compare and contrast the issues important to both the North and South during this time of expansion, and explain sectionalism.

Demonstrate their knowledge of the US's policies towards the Native American population during this time period where "Manifest Destiny" was a nationalistic ideal.

Integrate their knowledge of the technological advances, especially in transportation with the issues of westward migration and the Native American "problem". ||
 * Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * __Pre-Assessment__ - Students will be asked their prior knowledge and understanding of the key people and terms of this unit. They will also take the Regents pre-test, to gauge their level of understanding of this topic.
 * __Pre-Assessment__ - Students will be asked their prior knowledge and understanding of the key people and terms of this unit. They will also take the Regents pre-test, to gauge their level of understanding of this topic.

Assessments - Castle Learning, Unit test/quiz

Performance Task - Students will choose from a list of web quests to construct a research based paper, powerpoint, or other display of their knowledge of this important and defining time in our nation's history. [] [] [] [] Students will be required to write a thematic essay on a topic used on a Regents exam about this section. ||
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**

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** Learning Experiences **

Required Materials for Unit:

Books - __Prentice Hall Brief Review__ - US History and Government //**__Uncle Tom's Cabin__- excerpts**//

Web Connections - A History of US- Sectionalism, Immigration, Trail of Tears Hippocampus Discovery Learning- Video Segments [|Dred Scott] __ Compromise of 1850 __[] Other Primary Documents: Declaration of Sentiments, Andrew Jackson's quotes on Indian Removals, Political Cartoons, Maps on Westward expansion, Sectionalism, Compromises, etc.

Lessons on: Market economy development King Cotton/Slavery Compromises (Missouri and 1850)/Fugitive Slave Act/Kansas-Nebraska Act Railroads, Steam Engine, Canals Sectionalism-Causes/Effects Jackson/Removal Policy/Trail of Tears Reform Movements: Education, Abolition, Women's Rights Mexican War John Brown/Harper's ferry Dred Scott Lincoln-Douglas Debates Election of 1860/Secession Civil War/Battles/Gettysburg/Emancipation Proclamation Homestead Act || help on how to format text