Unit 4-Nationalism & Sectionalism (1814-1840) |
Understandings
Students will understand how, why and/or to what extent...
- As a nation prospers and grows, opportunities may increase for some individuals, groups, and regions, while decreasing for others.
- A government founded on the division of power and authority may endure internal and external debates that can lead to conflict and/or compromises
- Geographic, political, and economic differences between regions can exacerbate political tension and lead to sectionalism.
- Individual risks, aspirations and ingenuity often lead to innovation, economic development and progress.
- Art, literature and music often reflect a region or nation’s interests, values and conflicts.
Knowledge
Students will know...
- The Market & Industrial Revolutions impacted the economic, political and social development of the United States.
- Executive, judicial and legislative decisions of the early 19th Century increased the power and authority of the federal government.
- Differences in opinion over the power and authority of the federal government led to the evolution of a new two party system and contributed to sectional tension and state’s rights debates.
- The Monroe Doctrine and other foreign policy agreements shaped the development of the United States.
- The westward movement and changing patterns of migration and settlement in the 19th Century impacted the diverse groups of Native Americans.
- Nativism shaped the experience of various groups of immigrants in the United States before the Civil War.
Skills
Students will be able to...
- Use Historical Comprehension to analyze how visual, literary and musical sources reflect nationalism and sectionalism.
- Use Historical Analysis and Interpretation to consider multiple perspectives of those who defended and/or opposed state’s rights, slavery, and the idea of nullification at times of sectional tension.
- Use Historical Analysis and Interpretation to consider multiple perspectives of those who defended nationalism and compromise in terms of unity and national security.
- Use Chronological Thinking to identify instances of historical change and continuity during the Age of Jackson (1814-1840).