TOPIC 4.1
Contextualizing
Period 4
Unit 3 Review
Unit 4: Learning Objective A
Explain the context in which the republic developed from 1800 to 1848.
PREVIEW: UNIT 4 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-4.1
The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation’s democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them.
KC-4.1.I
The nation’s transition to a more participatory democracy was achieved by expanding suffrage from a system based
on property ownership to one based on voting by all adult white men, and it was accompanied by the
growth of political parties.
KC-4.1.II
While Americans embraced a new national culture, various groups developed distinctive cultures of their own.
KC-4.1.III
Increasing numbers of Americans, many inspired by new religious and intellectual movements, worked primarily outside
of government institutions to advance their ideals.
KC-4.2
Innovations in technology, agriculture, and commerce powerfully accelerated the American economy, precipitating profound
changes to U.S. society and to national and regional identities.
KC-4.2.I
New transportation systems and technologies dramatically expanded manufacturing and agricultural production.
KC-4.2.II
The changes caused by the market revolution had significant effects on U.S. society, workers’ lives, and gender and
family relations.
KC-4.2.III
Economic development shaped settlement and trade patterns, helping to unify the nation while also encouraging the growth of different regions.
KC-4.3
The U.S. interest in increasing foreign trade and expanding its national borders shaped the nation’s foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives.
KC-4.3.I
Struggling to create an independent global presence, the United States sought to claim territory throughout
the North American continent and promote foreign trade.
KC-4.3.II
The United States’ acquisition of lands in the West gave rise to contests over the extension of slavery into new territories.
Explain the context in which the republic developed from 1800 to 1848.
PREVIEW: UNIT 4 KEY CONCEPTS
KC-4.1
The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation’s democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them.
KC-4.1.I
The nation’s transition to a more participatory democracy was achieved by expanding suffrage from a system based
on property ownership to one based on voting by all adult white men, and it was accompanied by the
growth of political parties.
KC-4.1.II
While Americans embraced a new national culture, various groups developed distinctive cultures of their own.
KC-4.1.III
Increasing numbers of Americans, many inspired by new religious and intellectual movements, worked primarily outside
of government institutions to advance their ideals.
KC-4.2
Innovations in technology, agriculture, and commerce powerfully accelerated the American economy, precipitating profound
changes to U.S. society and to national and regional identities.
KC-4.2.I
New transportation systems and technologies dramatically expanded manufacturing and agricultural production.
KC-4.2.II
The changes caused by the market revolution had significant effects on U.S. society, workers’ lives, and gender and
family relations.
KC-4.2.III
Economic development shaped settlement and trade patterns, helping to unify the nation while also encouraging the growth of different regions.
KC-4.3
The U.S. interest in increasing foreign trade and expanding its national borders shaped the nation’s foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives.
KC-4.3.I
Struggling to create an independent global presence, the United States sought to claim territory throughout
the North American continent and promote foreign trade.
KC-4.3.II
The United States’ acquisition of lands in the West gave rise to contests over the extension of slavery into new territories.
