American+Cultures+I+-+Fuga

September 1. Review of Exploration up to the settlement of Jamestown 2. Religious persecution in England 3. Settlement and colonization by the English
 * From Jamestown on**

October 1. Read and analyzes "The Crucible" 2. Analyze the Salem Witch Trials and find truth in myth 3. Crucible in under 5 minutes project

November 1. Expansion into the "new frontier", understanding how the expansion of Colonists past the Appalachians will lead to large problems with Native Americans. 2. French and Indian War- discuss the importance of the PA frontier. 3. Expansion, change and discord after the French and Indian War

December 1. Prelude to the Revolution- Boston Tea Party, taxation, Boston Massacre, Stamp Act etc. 2. Declaration of Independence; document research and actual declaration to England

January 1. Revolutionary War- tactics, battles, people, PA role

February 1. Wrap up of the revolution 2. Expansion- Manifest Destiny, Louisiana Purchase, Jacksonian Era, Slavery

March 1.Economic status of the United States (particularly North vs. South) Slavery 2. Lincoln Douglas Debates 3. Lincoln's election Succession 4. Begin Civil War

April 1. Civil War- Battles, tactics, losses defeats, changes in weaponry 2. Underground Railroad 3. Battle grounds, research 4. Gettysburg, Trip to Gettysburg

May 1. Civil War wrap up 2. Reconstruction

June 1. Compare pre and post Civil War America