Montgomery County Public Schools

U.S. History

Unit 1: Political Principles & Structure of Systems

• Unit Overview
  Enduring Understanding, MSDE Content Standards, and Unit Outline

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.1.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.1.1: "Change vs. Continuity: From Adolescence to History"
• 9.1.2: "Change vs. Continuity: The Reconstruction Journal"
• 9.1.3: "The African-American Reaction"
• 9.1.4: "The Federal Government Reaction"

Unit 2: Technological Change Tranforms American Society

• Enduring Understanding
• Concept Map
• Instructional Flow
• MSDE Content Standards

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.2.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.2.1: "Technology Affects Society"
• 9.2.2: "Transportation Tranforms the West"
• 9.2.3: "Cities & Culture"
• 9.2.4: "Reactions to Change"

Unit 3: Foreign Policy and a World Identity

• Enduring Understanding
• Concept Map
• Instructional Flow
• MSDE Content Standards

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.3.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.3.1: "U.S. Emergence as a World Power"
• 9.3.2: "Imperialism Impacts U.S. World Identity"
• 9.3.3: "World War I Shapes U.S. World Identity"

Unit 4: Culture in Prosperity and Adversity

• Enduring Understanding
• Concept Map
• Instructional Flow
• MSDE Content Standards

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.4.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.4.1: "Economic Growth Impacts Culture"
• 9.4.2: "Culture Clash"
• 9.4.3: "Economic Decline Impacts Culture"
• 9.4.4: "Economics and Politics"

Unit 5: The Common Good

• Unit Overview
  Enduring Understanding, MSDE Content Standards, and Unit Outline

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.5.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.5.1: "From Isolation to Involvement"
• 9.5.2: "War Aims & Strategy"
• 9.5.3: "And the Home Front"
• 9.5.4: "Changing Foreign Policy"

Unit 6: Political Principles & Structure of Systems

• Unit Overview
  Enduring Understanding, MSDE Content Standards, and Unit Outline

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.6.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.6.1: "Coming Home from the War"
• 9.6.2: "The Struggle for Political Power in Postwar America"
• 9.6.3: "The Struggle for Economic Power in Postwar America"
• 9.6.4: "Power in Postwar America - Summative Assessment"

Unit 7: Balance in Foreign Policy

• Unit Overview
  Enduring Understanding, MSDE Content Standards, and Unit Outline

Lesson Sequence Overviews

• 9.7.P: "Pre-Assessment"
• 9.7.1: "Evolution of the Cold War"
• 9.7.2: "Balance in Foreign Policy: Vietnam"
• 9.7.3: "Balance in Foreign Policy"
• 9.7.4: "Balance in Foreign Policy: The Middle East"
• 9.7.5: "Summative Assessment"

Grade Levels

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