Section #0 - Supporting Teachers Overview
The 47 Lesson Topics
The 47 Lesson Topics
| Event # | Historical Period / Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Colonial (1607-1775) Period | |
| 1 | The first 13 colonies |
| 2 | Early Native American tribes |
| 3 | Beginning of slavery |
| 4 | British taxing the colonials |
| 5 | The call for revolution |
| 6 | The first battle of the war |
| 2. Independence (1776-1781) | |
| 7 | The formal break with Britain |
| 8 | Early American losses |
| 9 | The tide begins to turn |
| 10 | The British surrender |
| 3. New Government (1781-1787) | |
| 11 | America’s 1787 Constitution |
| 12 | The Bill of Rights |
| 13 | Initial boundaries on slavery |
| 14 | President George Washington |
| 4. Dual Economies (1787-1829) | |
| 15 | Early expansion of slavery |
| 16 | Competing economic visions |
| 17 | The movement west begins |
| 18 | Another battle with Britain |
| 19 | Blacks fight for survival |
| 20 | The 1820 Missouri Compromise |
| 21 | America asserts its hegemony |
| 22 | The Age of Jackson begins |
| 23 | First signs of Southern secession |
| 24 | Opposition to Jackson appears |
| 5. Great Awakening (1829-1835) | |
| 25 | America seeks spiritual guidance |
| 26 | The search for racial justice |
| 27 | Abolitionists get organized |
| 6. Manifest Destiny (1835-1848) | |
| 28 | The movement west accelerates |
| 29 | Native tribes lose homelands |
| 30 | “Slavery as a positive good” |
| 31 | Churches divide over slavery |
| 32 | The search for new slave states |
| 33 | The Mexican War adds land |
| 34 | The Wilmot Proviso resists expansion |
| 7. Broken Union (1848-1861) | |
| 35 | The Free Soil Party is a political threat |
| 36 | “Popular Sovereignty” fails in Kansas |
| 37 | 1850 Compromise fails both sides |
| 38 | Abolition gains ground |
| 39 | Kansas-Nebraska Act proves fatal |
| 40 | The Republican Party is founded |
| 41 | High Court ruling denies slave’s rights |
| 42 | The Harper’s Ferry fuels secession |
| 43 | Lincoln’s election ensures schism |
| 44 | The Confederate States secede |
| 45 | Failure of President Buchanan |
| 46 | The Crittenden Compromise fails |
| 47 | The Civil War begins |
Mapping 47 Lesson Topics to Chapters of Prelude to Civil War book
| Lesson Topic | Related Chapter(s) in Prelude |
|---|---|
| 1607-1775 | |
| 1. Early American tribes | 1 – top of page |
| 2. The first 13 colonies | 1 – 1664-1672 section |
| 3. Beginning of slavery | 2 – entire chapter |
| 4. British taxing the colonials | 6 – 1763-66 section |
| 5. The call for revolution | 6 – Dec 16, 1773 forward |
| 6. The first battle of the war | 6 – April 19, 1775 |
| 1776-1781 | |
| 7. The formal break with Britain | 6 – July 4, 1776 section |
| 8. Early American losses | 6 – August – September 1776 7 – August – November 1776 |
| 9. The tide begins to turn | 7 – December 25, 1776 7 – October 10, 1776 |
| 10. The British surrender | 7 – October 19, 1781 |
| 1781-1787 | |
| 11. America’s 1787 Constitution | 9 – entire chapter |
| 12. The Bill of Rights | 13– entire chapter |
| 13. Initial boundaries on slavery | 9 – July 16, 1787 |
| 14. President George Washington | 12 – entire chapter |
| 1787-1829 | |
| 15. Early expansion of slavery | 10 – 1790 section |
| 16.Competing economic visions | 15 – 1789-1793 section |
| 17. The movement west begins | 17– entire chapter |
| 18. Another battle with Britain | 32 – Mar 1809-Sept 1811 32 – May 1-16, 1811 32 – Nov 7, 1811 32 – June 4, 1812 32 – July 12 to Aug 16,, 1812 34 – 1812 to 1815 34 – Remaining chapters |
| 19. Blacks fight for survival | 10 – entire chapter 11 – entire chapter 43 – entire chapter 63 – entire chapter 94 – entire chapter 110 – entire chapter 168 – entire chapter |
| 20. Another compromise on slavery (1820) | 42 – entire chapter |
| 21. America asserts it hegemony | 47 – entire chapter |
| 22. The Age of Jackson begins | 55 – entire chapter 78 – entire chapter |
| 23. First signs of Southern secession | 57 – entire chapter 66 – entire chapter |
| 24.Opposition to Jackson appears | 61 – entire chapter |
| 1829-1835 | |
| 25. America seeks spiritual guidance | 59 – Late 1820’s top section |
| 26. The search for racial justice | 58 –entire chapter |
| 27. Abolitionists get organized | 59- Late 1820’s on Garrison |
| 1836-1848 | |
| 28. Movement west accelerates | Interlude – Westward section 106 – entire chapter 114 – 1839 section |
| 29. Native tribes lose homelands | 51 – entire chapter 64 – march 18, 1831 section 73 – entire chapter |
| 30. “Slavery as a positive good” | 86 – entire chapter 113 – entire chapter |
| 31. Churches divide over slavery | 112 – entire chapter |
| 32. The search for new slave states | 92 – entire chapter 114 – 1836-43 section 114 – April – June ’44 section 154 – entire chapter 187 – entire chapter |
| 33. The Mexican War adds land | 118 – entire chapter 121– entire chapter 123– entire chapter 125– entire chapter 128– entire chapter 130– entire chapter 138– entire chapter |
| 34. The Wilmot Proviso resists expansion | 122 – entire chapter |
| 1848-1861 | |
| 35.The Free Soil Party poses a political threat | 142 – entire chapter |
| 36. “Popular Sovereignty” fails in Kansas | 135 – entire chapter |
| 37. The 1850 Compromise fails both sides | 148 – entire chapter 150 – Feb 20, 1850 section |
| 38. Abolition gains ground | 150 – March 11, 1850 section 160 – entire chapter |
| 39. The Kansas-Nebraska Act proves fatal | 179 – entire chapter |
| 40. Republican Party founded | |
| 41. High Court denies slave’s rights | |
| 42. Harper’s Ferry Raid fuels secession | |
| 43. Lincoln’s election ensures schism | |
| 44. Confederate States secede | |
| 45. Failure of President Buchanan | |
| 46. Crittenden’s Compromise fails | |
| 47. The Civil War begins. | |