Learning Objectives To explain the amendment processes To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of these processes To evaluate the extent to which interpretative and practical amendments can also change the constitution

Learning Objectives To identify the key events in the development of an “American identity” To analyse a primary source to assess “What is an American?” To discuss the concept of “American Identity”

Learning Objectives To explore the concept of American identity To explain how the history of the USA has contributed to the political culture of the United States To explain how the diversity of the USA has contributed to the political culture of the United States

Learning Objectives To describe the early settlements in America To identify and explain the reasons for colonization by the English, Spanish, Dutch and French To evaluate the importance of reasons for colonization

A scheme of work developed to introduce the beginnings of the American Revolution.

Learning Objectives To make inferences from source images regarding the events of the Boston Massacre To compare and contrast two contemporary accounts of the events of the Boston Massacre To evaluate the values and limitations of witness testimony to historians

Learning Objectives To describe the actions of the Sons of Liberty in the decade before the Revolution To analyze primary source documents to investigate motivations of different groups To consider reactions of different groups to the Boston Tea Party and reach a judgement

Learning Objectives To understand the context of the Boston Massacre Trial To evaluate the evidence produced at the trial To reach a verdict and compare this with the verdict reached in the trial

Learning Objectives To describe the first three presidencies of the United States To explore the competing visions for the United States of Jefferson and Hamilton

Learning Objectives To use a map as a primary source to make inferences about a historical period To research and explain the phases of US expansion

A scheme of work to accompany lessons and resources exploring the period in which the Early Republic descended into Civil War, and the effects of the this period on the American population.

Learning Objectives To explain the details of early compromises on the issue of slavery including; Missouri Compromise 1820 Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 To analyse primary sources from Jefferson, Calhoun and Lincoln on the issue of slavery To evaluate the extent of success of these compromises

Learning Objectives To analyse primary sources to explore the perspectives that influenced slavery in the antebellum period To articulate the differences in social, economic, and legal status of slaves in the antebellum South To explain the differences in social, economic, and legal status of slaves in the antebellum South

Learning Objectives To explore the debate surrounding ‘Indian Policy’ in the 1800s To explain the impact of the Indian Removal Act on Native Americans

Learning Objectives To explain the features of the ‘slave economy’ in the southern states To analyze statistics regarding cotton and slave prices and make inferences about the longevity of the ‘slave economy’

Learning Objectives To explain the main obstacles to effective resistance by slaves To analyse the slave rebellions between 1663-1859 To explore the case study of Ellen Craft’s resistance to slavery

Learning Objectives To identify and explain the multitude of causes of the American Civil War To evaluate the relative importance of different causes To reach a judgement as to the main cause(s) of the ACW

Learning Objectives To analyse the events leading to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143 To evaluate the meaning and significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143 INDEPENDENT STUDY BOOKLET How did slave owners legally consider their slaves (and horses, buildings, etc…)? What happens to property that armies capture from their enemy during a war? What do you think were some advantages for the United States in having African Americans serve in the military? Do you think Abraham Lincoln needed to wait for the Union Army to win a battle before issuing the Proclamation? Why do you think these two documents were important during the Civil War? Evaluate the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143.

Learning Objectives To analyse the reasons why the North won the Civil War To evaluate the importance of different factors in the outcome of the Civil War To explain the consequences of the Civil War

Learning Objectives To explain the historical context of the Battle of Gettysburg To analyse the Lincoln’s Gettysburg address