i) Create a timeline tracking the major themes/paradigm shifts in American History from the Columbus's voyages through the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
ii) Include the following in your descriptive analysis:
(1) The cultural patterns of the Native American groups prior to European colonization.
(2) The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans.
(3) The evolution of the socio-political milieu during the colonial period, including Protestant Christianity's impact on colonial social life.
(4) The effects of the Seven Years' War.
(5) The evolution of the concept of "God given freedom of the individual" stemming from the Protestant Reformation and developing through the American Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, and culminating with the Declaration of Independence.
(6) The evolution of the socio-political and cultural milieu that created the conditions necessitating and including the formation of the:
(a) Declaration of Independence
(b) the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)
(7) The character of George Washington and his precedent-setting impact for future presidents.
(8) The evolution of Jeffersonian Democracy and its legacy, including:
(a) Louisiana Purchase
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I always had my history students make timelines. They made them the same way as shown -- except horizontally rather than vertically.
1)The culturalpatterns of the Native American groups prior to European colonization.
2) The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans