Development of American Democracy: An Analysis of the Evolution of American Political Parties to the Anacreon Tune AP US History, Social Studies : Levels (9–12) by Vincent Stewart, Bowie High School Synopsis: A student centered activity where students research the development of various American political parties and tell the stories of their origin through music and poetry, to the Anacreon Tune. Standards: Thematic Learning Objective(ID 5): Analyze the role of economic, political, social and ethnic factors on the formation of regional identities in what would become the United States from the colonial period through the 19th century Comparison - Compare related historical Historical Thinking developments and processes across place, time, and or different societies or with in one society. Key Concepts 4.1.I.A: The United States developed the world’s first modern mass democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nations democratic ideals and to reform its institutions to match them. Goals and Objectives: Students will identify social, economic, ethnic/racial and geographical factors contributing to the formation of regional identities between the colonial era and the end of the 19th century. Students will determine how regional identities contributed to the development of various American political parties utilizing at one primary source document and one secondary source document. Students will utilize their background on the Anacreon Tune in order to compose lyrics to that tune, accounting for the social, economic, ethnic and regional values that contributed to the origins a variety of American political parties Explain how social, economic, racial and political factors led to the formation of various regional identities AND explain the impact of these various identities on the American Political Landscape between the colonial era and the end of the 19th century. Provide an example of at least one political party and their development to support your explanation.
Development of American Democracy: An Analysis of the Evolution of American Political Parties to the Anacreon Tune AP US History, Social Studies : Levels (9–12) by Vincent Stewart, Bowie High School Synopsis: A student centered activity where students research the development of various American political parties and tell the stories of their origin through music and poetry, to the Anacreon Tune. Standards: Thematic Learning Objective(ID 5): Analyze the role of economic, political, social and ethnic factors on the formation of regional identities in what would become the United States from the colonial period through the 19th century Historical Thinking Comparison - Compare related historical developments and processes across place, time, and or different societies or with in one society. Key Concepts 4.1.I.A: The United States developed the world’s first modern mass democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nations democratic ideals and to reform its institutions to match them. Goals and Objectives: Students will identify social, economic, ethnic/racial and geographical factors contributing to the formation of regional identities between the colonial era and the end of the 19th century. Students will determine how regional identities contributed to the development of various American political parties utilizing at one primary source document and one secondary source document. Students will utilize their background on the Anacreon Tune in order to compose lyrics to that tune, accounting for the social, economic, ethnic and regional values that contributed to the origins a variety of American political parties Explain how social, economic, racial and political factors led to the formation of various regional identities AND explain the impact of these various identities on the American Political Landscape between the colonial era and the end of the 19th century. Provide an example of at least one political party and their development to support your explanation.