2. WWWWWH of History?
• Who? • With the
– Who makes it? Who is it about? person sitting
• What? next to you,
BRAINSTORM!
– What is included? What is not
included?
• Be ready to
• When?
share!
– When does history take place?
• Where?
– Where does history happen?
• Why?
– Why do we study it?
• How?
– How do we study it?
3. Themes
• What is a theme?
– Big Ideas that stretch across time and
place
– Connect all of history
4. Immigration and Migration
Immigration – the action of coming to live
permanently in a foreign country.
Migration – the movement of persons from one
country or locality to another.
How has immigration/migration altered American
History? In what ways? (Discuss with a partner)
– Human migration – forced or voluntary
– Trade
– War
– Cultural Diffusion – process by which inventions, beliefs, and
customs pass from one group of people to another.
5. The Pursuit of Liberty:
Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom - Absence of subjection to
foreign domination or despotic
government.
Liberty - The state of being free within
society from oppressive restrictions
imposed by authority on one's way of
life.
Evaluate the statement: “Freedom Is Not
Free”
6. Federalism vs. Anti-
Federalism
The ongoing debate over how much
power a government should have.
– Federalism – Power is shared between
national and local governments
(Constitutional Republic).
– Anti-Federalism: Belief a national
government will become all powerful and
assume dictatorial powers.
7. One Nation Under God: Faith
and American Identity
Is America a Christian nation?
The role of religion in the nation’s past.
Impact of religion on shaping a uniquely
American identity and society.
8. Capitalism and Economic
Growth: Efficiency vs. Equity
Efficiency - Achieving maximum
productivity with minimum wasted
effort or expense.
Equity - The quality of being fair and
impartial: "equity of treatment”.
Can an economy be both efficient and
equitable?
9. Imperialism and Colonialism
Imperialism - A policy of extending a
country's power and influence through
diplomacy or military force.
Colonialism – the control or governing
influence of a nation over a dependent
country, territory, or people.
How do these effect human relations and
perceptions (how we understand)?
10. The Struggle for Civil Rights
and Equal Opportunity: Race,
Gender, and Social Justice
Three of the central tenants of all
historical inquiry:
– Race – Divisions of humankind featuring
distinct physical characteristics.
– Gender – Distinct characteristics of
masculine and feminine (not sex).
– Social Justice - the distribution of
advantages and disadvantages within a
society
11. History’s “Big” Questions
• Must people be displaced in order to
form and build a nation?
• Is the use of violence to achieve
political ends or land and resources
ever justified?
• How should we interpret the
Constitution? Is it a “living” document?
12. History’s “Big” Questions
• Do the nation’s actions at home and
abroad reflect the values expressed in
our founding documents?
• Should there be more or less
government in the economy?
• Under what circumstances is protest
or rebellion against the government or
other authorities acceptable?
13. History’s “Big” Questions
• What is the proper role of a federal
government? To what extent should it
be responsible for the welfare of the
people?
• Is the United States a “Christian
nation”?
