Unit Name/ Topic: 2a- Road to Revolution and 2b- Constitutional Foundations

Anticipated Time Allotted for Unit:

25 Days

Key Vocabulary: Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Coercive Act, Tax, Boston Massacre, Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Independence, Parliament, Sovereignty, Mercantilism, Salutary Neglect, Representation, Congress, Welfare, Senate, House of Rep., Federalism, Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Amendment, ⅗ Compromise, Separation of Powers, elastic clause, Federalist, Anti-Federalist, Constitution, Articles of Confederation, Shay’s Rebellion.

NYS Learning Standards:

11.2 CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS (1763 – 1824): Growing political and economic

tensions led the American colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain. Once

independent, the new nation confronted the challenge of creating a stable federal republic.

(Standards: 1, 5; Themes: TCC, GOV, CIV, ECO)

Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.

Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events or technical

Processes.

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are

appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying

a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and

audience.

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s cap

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a

self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using

advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the

research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of

ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, andresearch

Content/ Skills Taught:

2a:

Pre-War Tensions (Excise Taxes, Boston Massacre, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, Boston Tea Party), Causes of the American Revolution (Mercantilism, French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Taxes, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts), Attempts to Avoid War, Declaration of Independence, Battle of Bunker Hill, Analyze Colonial Army, Involvement of France, Native Americans, and Hessians, Battle of NY, Battle of Trenton, Valley Forge, Battle of Saratoga, British Surrender/Treaty of Paris, Impact of the War on Various Groups.

2b:

 State of US following the war, Articles of Confederation (Strengths/Weaknesses), Land Ordinance/NW Ordinance, Shay’s Rebellion, The Constitution, Great Compromise, ⅗ Compromise, Electoral College, Federalists vs. Anti Federalists, Federalist Papers, Anti-Federalist Papers, Federalism (Federal Powers, State Powers, Shared Powers), Supremacy Clause, Elastic Clause, Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances, Judicial, Executive, and Legislative Branches, Preamble, Bill of Rights, Amendment Process, Washington as President, Whiskey Rebellion, National Bank, Lobbying, Marbury v. Madison (Judicial Review), McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v Ogden. Birth of Political Parties

Areas for Differentiated Instruction:

Use of textbook, close readings, historical videos, primary sources, make charts, notes and DBQ’s.

SEQ Essays, Civic Literacy Essays

Learning Activities:

Notes, analysis of historical documents, analysis of various historical perspectives, Civil Literacy essay, primary source analysis.

Assessments:

Regents-Style Test Questions, written and Multiple Choice, CL Essay, SEQ Essay

Resources:

New Visions