evaluate, interpret, and use primary and secondary source materials critically as historical evidence explain the causes and effects of historical continuity and change present clear, concise, relevant and well-substantiated arguments explain the causes, practices, and effects of war understand the major political, economic, diplomatic and social movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the Americas understand the nature of conflict in the contemporary world understand the rise and rule of single-party states in the Western hemisphere and Europe in the twentieth century to develop an ability to communicate historical knowledge and understanding in a clear, systematic and coherent manner (written and spoken). Topics (Year 1) I. New World Colonization A. Europe in the Sixteenth Century B. Import of the exploration of the Americas C. Comparison of the Spanish, French, and British colonization Independence Movements The American Revolution Latin American Independence Movements Canadian Independence III. Evolution of Governments A. Articles of Confederation B. Drafting of the U.S. Constitution C. Bill of Rights D. Canadian Politics E. Latin American Politics IV. Nationalism and Sectionalism A. War of 1812 B. Mexican Revolution and South American Revolutions C. Slavery in the Americas D. Manifest Destiny and Mexican-American War Industrial Revolution Union Act of 1840 V. Civil War and Reconstruction Failure of Compromise Causes and Effects
evaluate, interpret, and use primary and secondary source materials critically as historical evidence explain the causes and effects of historical continuity and change present clear, concise, relevant and well-substantiated arguments explain the causes, practices, and effects of war understand the major political, economic, diplomatic and social movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the Americas understand the nature of conflict in the contemporary world understand the rise and rule of single-party states in the Western hemisphere and Europe in the twentieth century to develop an ability to communicate historical knowledge and understanding in a clear, systematic and coherent manner (written and spoken). Topics (Year 1) I. New World Colonization A. Europe in the Sixteenth Century B. Import of the exploration of the Americas C. Comparison of the Spanish, French, and British colonization Independence Movements The American Revolution Latin American Independence Movements Canadian Independence III. Evolution of Governments A. Articles of Confederation B. Drafting of the U.S. Constitution C. Bill of Rights D. Canadian Politics E. Latin American Politics IV. Nationalism and Sectionalism A. War of 1812 B. Mexican Revolution and South American Revolutions C. Slavery in the Americas D. Manifest Destiny and Mexican-American War Industrial Revolution Union Act of 1840 V. Civil War and Reconstruction Failure of Compromise Causes and Effects