HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS THE PERIODS OF US HISTORY up to 1877 Americas History by James Henretta 14501763 The Creation of American Society 17631820 The New Republic 18201860 Overlapping Revolutions ID: 630275
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Periodization
and
Continuity
HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLSSlide2
THE PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
Americas History
by James
Henretta
1450-1763:
The Creation of American Society
1763-1820:
The New Republic
1820-1860:
Overlapping Revolutions
1844-1877:
Creating and Preserving a Continental NationSlide3
THE PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
Henretta
vs. The AP U.S. History Exam
Textbook Exam
1450-1763 1491-1607
1763-1820 1607-1754
1820-1860 1754-1800
1844-1877 1800-1848
1844-1877Slide4
THE PERIODS OF U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
AP U.S. History Exam
1491-1607:
American, European and African contact
(eve of Columbus’s arrival to first English settlement)
1607-1754:
New colonial and native societies emerge
(Jamestown to the eve of the French & Indian War)
1754-1800:
Colonies assert their independence
(French & Indian War to Jefferson’s election)
1800-1848: pre-Civil War reform and social change
(Jefferson’s Revolution of 1800 to the Seneca Falls Conference)
1844-1877: Expansion leads to debates on slavery
(Polk’s election to the end of Reconstruction)Slide5
THE PERIODS OF YOUR OWN HISTORY
Your Life, By You
Working by yourself, and without comparing notes with anyone, divide your life into five periods. Be ready to explain why you divided your life the way you did and what each of the periods represent.Slide6
THE PERIODS OF Mr. Charity’s HISTORY
My Life, By Me
The Clean-Shaven Years, 1960-1977
Ill-Advised Attempts at Mustaches and Beards, 1977-1985
The Permanent Mustache, 1985-2006
A Return to the Razor, 2006-PresentSlide7
U.S. HISTORY, up to 1877
A Few Major Strands (Themes)
The Expansion of Rights:
Americans struggle over rights with the British, stake out rights in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, then gradually expand voting rights to
propertyless whites and African-American men. Wyoming extends the vote to women.Racism: Early on, Americans develop prejudice based on skin color to justify slavery; from then on, racism – against immigrants as well as blacks – fuels conflicts in an expanding country and especially during the fight over emancipation and Reconstruction.
Land Hunger: Immigrants have always come to America for the chance to own land. Over time, the land hunger has led to wars with France and Mexico, the Louisiana Purchase, and the dispossession of Native Americans.