USH Module 1 Landing

Module 1: civil rights struggles, immigrant experiences, and settlement of the American West

I will be able to:understand and summarize issues that arise in the post-Civil War era including federalism, separation of powers, and the system of checks and balances (1.1)understand the post-Reconstruction civil rights struggles (1.2)understand the impact of westward expansion and immigration on migration, settlement patterns in American society, economic growth, and American Indians (1.3)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What was the transformation of the United States through its civil rights struggles, immigrant experiences, and settlement of the American West in the Post-Reconstruction Era, 1865 to the 1920s?

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USH.1.1 Explain the constitutional issues that arise in the post-Civil War era including federalism, separation of powers, and the system of checks and balances.

USH.1.2 Analyze the post-Reconstruction civil rights struggles. A. Identify the significance of Juneteenth in relation to emancipation and modern-day celebrations. B. Examine the purposes and effects of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. C. Assess the impact of the Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and the actions of the Ku Klux Klan.

USH.1.3 Analyze the impact of westward expansion and immigration on migration, settlement patterns in American society, economic growth, and American Indians. A. Summarize the reasons for immigration, shifts in settlement patterns, the immigrant experience at immigrant processing centers such as Ellis Island and Angel Island, and the impact of Nativism and Americanization. B. Analyze the creation of federal immigration policies including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen’s Agreement, federal court decisions, the Supreme Court’s application of the 14th Amendment and the Immigration Act of 1924. C. Examine the rationale behind federal policies toward American Indians including the establishment of reservations, attempts at assimilation, the end of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee, and the impact of the Dawes Act on tribal sovereignty and land ownership. D. Compare viewpoints of American Indian resistance to United States Indian policies as evidenced by Red Cloud in his Cooper Union speech, Quanah Parker, and Chief Joseph as expressed in his I Will Fight No More Forever speech.

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