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Unit 1: American Beginnings

 
   


Focal Points:

¡¡¡ñ Meaning of being an American according to Crevecoeur
¡¡¡ñ Two immigration movements to the Americas
¡¡¡ñ American Indians
¡¡¡ñ Discovery of America
¡¡¡ñ The forces that brought about the modern development of Europe
¡¡¡ñ The settlement of Virginia
¡¡¡ñ The heritage of the settlement of Virginia
¡¡¡ñ Puritanism
¡¡¡ñ The Pilgrim Fathers
¡¡¡ñ The influence of Puritanism on American culture
¡¡¡ñ Lord Baltimore and his feudal plan
¡¡¡ñ Quakerism
¡¡¡ñ William Penn and his Holy Experiment
¡¡¡ñ The heritage of the Holy Experiment in American culture
¡¡¡ñ The causes and major leaders of the American Revolution
¡¡¡ñ The Declaration of Independence





American Beginnings
The Political System in the United States
American Economy
Religion in the United States
American Literature
Education in the United States
Social Movements of the 1960s
Social Problems in the United States
Technology in America
Scenic America
Sports in America
Early American Jazz
Quiz