PROGRAM OVERVIEW U.S. HISTORY American Stories
Grade 8PROGRAM OVER VIE WU.S. HISTORYAmerican Stories” Railroad iron is a magician’s wand,in its power to evoke the sleepingenergies of land and water.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson
NAT I ON A L G EO G R A PH IC LE ARNINGEmpathy and EmpowermentWith currency and relevance at the forefront, U.S. History American Stories, National Geographic Learning’s middleschool U.S. history program, invites students to connect to history through the stories of individuals and theircontributions to the historical record and understand history as a meaningful exploration of identity.History is contextualized and presented with a global perspective.A comparative timeline at the beginning of each unit places events in U.S. history alongside events in worldhistory. American Places features show historical landmarks as they exist today.zA NEWz 3 NATIONAMERICAN PLACESNOTES:Michael: Please fix footer on· this page.Should be unit level.Also, I can’t get into the 1789 Worldentry. Please change the caption to:Inspired by Enlightenment thinkers,North Bridge is more than just a quaint path over the Concord Riverthe French people attack theBastille, aMassachusetts. Located in Minute Man National Historical Park,prison in Paris, and start ainrevolution.it’s a solemn place—American hallowed ground. It is also the site(Stet stuff in parens)where some of the first shots of the American Revolution were firedThanks, kk, 8/53 4 North BridgeConcord, MassachusettsUNITTHEUNITEDSTATESHISTORICAL THINKING:DETERMINE CHRONOLOGY1776The Declaration of Independence, which announcesthe formation of the United States of America andits independence from Britain, is adopted on July 4.(the original Declaration of Independence)What world events occurred at thesame time as events leading to theformation of the United States?of New York’s Federal Hallcelebrates the site ofWashington’sinauguration.)1787–1788Delegates at theConstitutional Conventiondraft, sign, and ratify the U.S.Constitution, which becomesthe supreme law of the land.1775After a shot is fired inLexington, Massachusetts,the American Revolutionbegins.1773Colonists board three ships inBoston Harbor and throw 342boxes of tea overboard to protestthe Tea Act. The protest comes tobe known as the Boston Tea Party.1765The Stamp Actis imposed,requiring Americancolonists to pay a tax onnearly every piece of paperthey use. (colonial teapoton April 19, 1775. The original “battle bridge” that existed whenthe war broke out has long since been replaced, but thesymbolism of this historical landscape remains.Based on what you see here, how might theDSN: Please check positionof standgeography of this place have impacteddard--Standard changed toCST 1, percolonial and British soldiers?Done MR1791NGL --MC 09/02Done MWThe Bill of Rights,guaranteeingindividual rights,is added to theU.S. Constitution.17901783The United States defeatsBritain, and the AmericanRevolution ends whenrepresentatives from bothsides sign the Treaty of Paris.1791 AmeRICAsIn the French colony of Saint-Domingueon the Caribbean island of Hispaniola,slaves rebel against French authority.1770protesting the Stamp Act)1789George Washingtonbecomes the firstpresident of the UnitedStates. (Statue on the steps180017601765 AsiAChina invades Burmaand begins a warwith that country.THECOMMON GROUNDWORLD1770 oceAniAThe Iroquois Confederacylasted through theBritish captain JamesCook exploresthe east from present1780s, and at its height,reachedcoast of Australia andthe region andfor Greatday Maine to NorthclaimsCarolinafrom the AtlanticBritain. (replica of JamesCook’s ship, theEndeavour)Ocean to the MississippiRiver.It is possiblemany of our current U.S. government practiceswere influenced by those of the League. Theyinclude the use of discussion and debate beforepassing laws, removing leaders who were deemedineffective, and making leaders accountable to thepeople. The Iroquois League also distinguishedbetween its military and its civilians, as the UnitedStates does today.1763 AmericAsFrance is defeated in the Frenchand Indian War and surrendersmost of its North Americancolonies to Britain and Spain.16 6 UNIT 30166-0167 SE 11355 U03TL.indd 16617801779 AFRICALuanda, a city onAfrica’s Atlantic coast,becomes the leadingport in the Africanslave trade.Indian Nations have1789alwayseUROPeInspired by Enlightenment thinkers, the French peopleattack the Bastille, a prison in Paris, and start arevolution. (Storming of the Bastille by Jean-Pierre Houël)been considered as distinct,independent politicalA New Nation 16727/01/170166-0167 SE 11355 U03TL.indd7:42 am1671/28/17 8:22 PMoriginal natural rights, asComparative Timeline, Student Edition, pp 166–167It’s not difficult to form connections betweenthe tribes that united to form Native Americanconfederacies and the colonies that cametogether to form the United States. Even the statesthat came together to form the Union and theConfederacy can be compared in a significantway to the formation of Native American nations:they saw strength in unity. Clearly the influenceof Native American nations is evident in thegovernment and social structure of the presentCOMMON GROUNDday United States.2 0 0 CHAPTER 5communities, retaining their0200-0201 SE 11355 U0305AP.indd 200American Places, Student Edition, p. 20027/01/17 8:40 amthe undisputed possessorsof the soil. The very term“nation” so generallyArmed with empathy for the world’speoplesand their cultures, students are empowered to experience theirapplied tothem, means “apeople distinct from others.”unique place in history and apply their own strengths as global citizens.—Chief Justice John Marshall, 1832The Iroquois Confederacy lasted through the1780s, and at its height, reached from presentday Maine to North Carolina and from the AtlanticOcean to the Mississippi River. It is possiblemany of our current U.S. government practiceswere influenced by those of the League. Theyinclude the use of discussion and debate beforepassing laws, removing leaders who were deemedineffective, and making leaders accountable to thepeople. The Iroquois League also distinguishedbetween its military and its civilians, as the UnitedStates does today.Indian Nations have alwaysbeen considered as distinct,A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE We may be an ocean apart, butthe people of the United States and France are similarin many ways. When a protest march was cancelled inParis’s Place de la Republique in 2015 due to concernsabout terrorism, protestors placed thousands of pairs ofshoes in the square as a silent yet effective expressionof their protest and presence. How does this publicprotest compare to the Boston Tea Party?independent politicalcommunities, retaining theiroriginal natural rights, asthe undisputed possessorsof the soil. The very termIt’s not difficult to form connections between“nation” so generallythe tribes that united to form Native Americanapplied to them, means “aconfederacies and the colonies that cametogether to form the United States. Even the statespeople distinct from others.”that came together to form the Union and theConfederacy can be compared in a significant—Chief Justice John Marshall, 1832way to the formation of Native American nations:they saw strength in unity. Clearly the influenceof Native American nations isNationalevidentin the photographer William Albert AllardGeographiccapturedmoment as dancers check their makeup atgovernment and social structureof thisthequietpresenta powwow on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in Montana.day United States.A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE We may be an ocean apart, butthe people of the United States and France are similarin many ways. When a protest march was cancelled inParis’s Place de la Republique in 2015 due to concernsabout terrorism, protestors placed thousands of pairs ofshoes in the square as a silent yet effective expressionof their protest and presence. How does this publicprotest compare to the Boston Tea Party?Confederacies and Nations 2790272-0279 SE 11355 U0718L3FEA.indd 2791/27/17 11:02 AMFrom “Native American Confederacies and Nations,” Student Edition, pp. 272–27919 0 CHAPTER 5From “The Boston Tea Party,” Student Edition, p. 1900186-0191 SE 11355 U0305L2.indd 19027/01/17 8:04 am
Middle School U.S. HistoryArt and artifacts bring history to life.CURATING HISTORYSpinning Wheel2 ·12 The Henry Ford MuseumDearborn, MichiganOne of the world’s wealthiest and most influentialinnovators, Henry Ford grew up on a farm andnever lost his ties to rural life. He became acollector of objects from ordinary people andexamples of industrial progress and opened amuseum in 1929 to share them with the public.The Henry Ford Museum’s missionSpinning fibers into yarn that was then woveninto cloth was an important task in manyhouseholds in the 1600s and 1700s. Young orunmarried women often became experts at thistedious and physically tiring task. This largespinning wheel would have required its spinnerto alternate between spinning fibers into yarnand winding the yarn onto the spindle.is to provide unique educational experiencesbased on authentic objects, stories, and lives thatrepresent America’s ingenuity, resourcefulness,and innovation. Its impressive collection ofAmerican artifacts includes many items related tothe cotton industry. How do the artifacts belowreflect the cotton production process?CRITICAL VIEWING Today’s combine harvesters definitelyCotton Blossomlook different from Deere’s original plow. ThesemachinesCotton grows on shrubs in 17 states acrossthe southernhalf of the country. Cottonaccomplish all the harvesting tasks: they thresh,separate,One bale of cotton canplants first produce blossoms, whichmake1,217grain.men’s T-shirtschangefrom white to pink and fall off afterclean, and collecttheWhat effect do youthinkor 313,600 100 bills.a few days.In their place grow small greenpods called bolls. Cotton seeds and theirthese machines have on farm life and food production?Curating History invites studentsto engage with museums andlearn about history through art andartifacts.Fluffy raw wool or cotton fibers were spuninto fine yarn used to make clothing.attached hairs develop within the bolls,which swell and grow. When the boll is ripe,it bursts into the white, fluffy balls shownhere. The seed hair has turned into thefibers used to make cloth and thread.“Ford’s perspective on historywas informed by a strong belief inSTEAMBOATS AND TELEGRAPHSInnovations changed life onthepowerfarm asofwell.Cyrus by doing.”thelearningHall McCormick’s horse-drawn mechanicalreaper—Marc Greuther, ChiefCurator,New technologies also changed shipping,The Henry Ford Museumquickly cut, or reaped, stalks of wheat fromcommunication, and agriculture. RobertOnce the cotton gin madecotton easier to process,the field and gathered them up for processing.Fulton’s steamboats , or boats outfitted withcotton became the primarycrop in the American South.would advertisingFarmers who used this new machineWhynolongersteam boiler engines to power their paddle wheels,thread have been socommon during the 1800s?had to harvest wheat by hand. The reaper helpedrevolutionized river travel and made shippingincrease wheat production throughout the Greatquicker. Better andfaster transportation meantCotton GinInvented by Eli Whitney in 1793, the cotton ginPlains. It changed not only American farmingbetter and fastermachinecommunication.But even therevolutionized the process of cleaningseeds out of cotton. Whitney was visiting aCotton Thread Trade Cardsbut also many of the world’s farming methods.friend in notthe Southwhen he heardhowswiftest ship couldcarrya aboutmessageacrossWithout cotton, there is no thread, andfarmers struggled to efficiently processwithout thread, there is no clothing! Thetheir cotton crops. He quickly solvedMcCormick’s reaper was so successful thatcotton industry remained strong throughoutmiles in a mattertheirofminutes.problemwith a device that pulledAmerican history, as demonstrated bythe cotton through a set of wire teeththese trade cards for “spool cotton” orhe opened a factory in Chicago to producemounted on a spinning cylinder. Thethread, which date to the late 1800s.cotton fibers could fit through narrow slotsAdvertisers appealed to customers withSamuel F. B. Morse’stelegraphsentmessagesin the machine, but the seeds couldn’t.his machines, advancing both rural farmingcolorful ads promoting consumer goodssuch as thread.over electrical wires using a series of long andtechnology and urban manufacturing techniques.short pulses known as Morse code. An operator3 4 4 CHAPTER 10Expansion and Growth 3 4 5in one location tapped out a message on a devicecalled a key. The message moved through wires toa machinethat printedit outas dots anddashesCuratingHistory,StudentEdition,pp. 344–345HISTORICAL THINKINGpunched onto a strip of paper. Another operator1. READING CHECK What was significant aboutthen transcribed the code into words. The firstmanufacturing with interchangeable parts?telegraph message was transmitted on May 24,2. DRAW CONCLUSIONS How did McCormick’s1844. Soon, telegraph wires stretched throughoutmechanical reaper contribute to agricultural andthe nation, and operators could interpreturban growth?the code in real time. Widespread use of the3.MAKE CONNECTIONS McCormick’s reapertelegraph for personal, business, and governmentconnected both rural and urban innovation.communication continued for more than 100 years.0344-0345 SE 11362 U0410L2CRH.indd 3443/27/170344-0345 SE 11362 U0410L2CRH.indd12:15 PM3453/27/17 12:16 PMStudents examine human impact both locally and globally.How might another invention described in thetext connect the country and the city?Expansion and Growth 3 3 9E 11362 U0410L1.indd 3392/3/17 5:21 AMCRITICAL VIEWING Today’s combine harvesters definitelylook different from Deere’s original plow. These machinesaccomplish all the harvesting tasks: they thresh, separate,clean, and collect the grain. What effect do you thinkthese machines have on farm life and food production?From “InnovationsInventions,” Student Edition,p. changed339 life on the farm as well. CyrusInnovationsSTEAMBOATSANDandTELEGRAPHSNew technologies also changed shipping,communication, and agriculture. RobertFulton’s steamboats , or boats outfitted withsteam boiler engines to power their paddle wheels,revolutionizedriver travel and made shippingAMERICANSTORIESquicker.Better and faster transportation meantbetter and faster communication. But even theswiftest ship could not carry a message acrossmiles in a matter of minutes.Look through a window into bygone times.Samuel F. B. Morse’s telegraph sent messagesover electrical wires using a series of long andshort pulses known as Morse code. An operatorin one location tapped out a message on a devicecalled a key. The message moved through wires toa machine that printed it out as dots and dashespunched onto a strip of paper. Another operatorLEWISthentranscribed the code into words. The firstAND CLARK’SJOURNALStelegraphmessage was transmitted on May 24,Among the treasures to emerge1844.telegraph wires stretched throughoutfrom theSoon,Corps of Discoverywere the journals of Lewis andIn them, the mendescribedtheinClark.nation,andoperators could interpretdetail the geography of the Westas well as the people, plants, andtheanimalscodein realWidespread use of thethey encountered.They time.alsonarrated a thrilling tale of for personal, business, and governmentthe journals as “our national ontinued for more than 100 years.in the eastern United States got theirinformation about the West beforeLewis and Clark?312 CHAPTER 90306-0313 SE 11355 U0409AI.indd 312Witness history as it is reimagined for modern audiences.1/27/170306-0313 SE 11355 U0409AI.indd11:57 AM313Image still needs a bit of fill at thtom to meet the bleed –MR NGDoneDSN: Please fix overset in CV on-MC 9/22Done MW—from the Journals of the Lewis and ClarkExpedition, entry by Meriwether Lewis,1803–1806While it’s uncertain exactly how Lewis and Clarkassembled their field journals, it’s likely that the men firstmade quick notes in portable notebooks they carriedwith them, including simple maps and sketches. Whenthey returned to camp, they probably combined theirnotes and rewrote them into the more clear and detailedpages you see here.HISTORICAL THINKING1. READING CHECK What was significant aboutmanufacturing with interchangeable parts?2. DRAW CONCLUSIONS How did McCormick’smechanical reaper contribute to agricultural andurban growth?3. MAKE CONNECTIONS McCormick’s reaperconnected both rural and urban innovation.How might another invention described in thetext connect the country and the city?The Jefferson Years 313American Stories, Student Edition, pp. 312–313336-0339 SE 11362 U0410L1.indd 339Geography & The Environment Handbook (Digital)Hall McCormick’s horse-drawn mechanical reaperquickly cut, or reaped, stalks of wheat fromthe field and gathered them up for processing.Farmers who used this new machine no longerhad to harvest wheat by hand. The reaper helpedAMERICAN PLACESDSN:Pleasefix oversetPrimary SourceDSN: Pleaseaddthe CAicon & infollowPRIMARY SOURCEattributioning standardto thisline.--MCspread: 11/021·4 Broadway, New York Cityincrease wheat production throughoutthe GreatThe Indian woman recognizes the--MC 9/22New York’s theater district revolves around anestled between large ones under thePlains. It changed not onlyAmericanfarmingcountry and assures us that this isDone MW 9.22street you’ve probably heard of—Broadway.glow of colorful signs advertising the latestthe river on which her relations [theSome 40 theaters make up this famousproductions. Countless actors have launchedbut also many of the world’sfarmingdistrict, including the Majestic, the Gershwin,their careers in Broadway shows like Cats,Shoshone]live, and that themethods.three forksand the Richard Rodgers Theatre, whereThe Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!,are at no great distance. This piece ofHamilton: An American Musical (shownand The Lion King, because if you’ve madeMcCormick’s reaper was informationso successfulhas cheered the spiritsthatofbelow) made its Broadway debut in 2015.it to Broadway, you’ve made it big. How isthe party who now begin to consoleSince the early 1900s, small theaters havetheater a part of American culture?he opened a factory in Chicagoproducethemselves with tothe anticipationofshortly seeing the head of the Missourihis machines, advancing yetbothfarmingunknownruralto the civilizedworld.technology and urban manufacturing techniques.“My name is Alexander HamiltonCRITICAL VIEWING Tony Award-winning Hamilton is likelyAnd there’s a million things I haven’t donethe most unique Broadway production in decades. Thehip-hop musical tells the story of Founding Father AlexanderHamilton, who authored several of the Federalist Papers.Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (center) played Hamilton onBroadway to sold-out crowds and critical acclaim. Basedon the photo, how do you think Hamilton connects a modernaudience to American history?But just you waitJust you wait.”—lyrics from the song “Alexander Hamilton”by Lin-Manuel MirandaGrowing Pains in the New Republic 2 9 32 92 CHAPTER 81/27/17 9:19 PMExpansion and Growth 3 3 92/3/17 5:21 AM0292-0293 SE 11355 U0408AP.indd 2931/27/17 11:41 AMAmerican Places, Student Edition, pp. 292–2930292-0293 SE 11355 U0408AP.indd 2921/27/17 11:41 AM1
NAT I ON A L G EO G R A PH IC LE ARNINGImmersive, Inclusive, and IntentionalNational Geographic U.S. History American Stories reaches students from a variety of perspectives.A Celebration of DiversityGEOGRAPHICUNKNOWNDSN: Please insert icon & standard on thisAMERICANSTORIESMR: Need a littGEOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGETHE MISSOURI RIVER AND THE MARIAS RIVERpage (it’s for entire story):HI 3 Students explain the sourcesIn June 1805, Lewisand Clarkwereof historicalcontinuityand sailinghow the up theThe American flag is oneof ideasand eventsexplainsMissouri River incombinationpresent-dayMontanawhentheythe em
school U.S. history program, invites students to connect to history through the stories of individuals and their contributions to the historical record and understand history as a meaningful exploration of identity. History is contextualized and presented with a global perspective. A comparative timeline at the beginning of each unit places .
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History Curriculum Overview Context of the department Ks3 All students in Key Stage 3 study history. Students are taught 4 lessons over the fortnight. All seven members of the History Department teach at least some Key Stage 3 history. Many members of the history department have additional responsibilities. Mr T. Best is the Head of Department .
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