AP+Themes

= Course Themes = =and Technology= || * Agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial changes over time =and= =Power= || * Negotiation of governmental power and authority =in the= =World= || * Colonial-era competition for North America =and Geography= || * Natural resources =and Culture= || * Ideas and ideals reflected in and shaping creative expression
 * ||= =Theme= ||  || =Students= ||
 * =1= ||= =Identity= || * Definition of “American”: changing or static
 * Interaction of sub-identities (e.g., race, gender, region with larger American identity)
 * Varying degrees of having, and struggling for, rights of American citizenship || * Cheyenne
 * Rachel
 * Jonathan
 * Sid
 * Tosh ||
 * =2= ||= =Work, Exchange,=
 * Free and unfree labor, rural and urban worker, capitalist entrepreneur and wage earner
 * Technological changes, limitations, innovations
 * Government intervention in the economy
 * Implications of work life for personal life
 * Implication of work for international connections (e.g., immigration, world markets, war, transfer of ideas) || * Aaron
 * Chris ||
 * =3= ||= =Peopling= || * Implications of movement into, out of, and within U.S. borders
 * Consequences of involuntary migration and its effects on such groups as African Americans and Native Americans
 * Consequences of annexation and its effects on such groups as Mexicans and Puerto Ricans
 * Intermingling and clashing of cultures
 * Merging and assimilating cultures
 * Changing demographic patterns caused by such factors as epidemics ||  ||
 * =4= ||= =Politics=
 * Institutions and groups that wield power
 * Popular participation in political life
 * Popular culture and shared civic values
 * Balance between public good and individual freedom || * Nate
 * LeighAnn
 * Alan
 * Matt ||
 * =5= ||= =America=
 * The origin of the United States in international conflict
 * U.S. pursuit of interests and influence abroad
 * Global influences on the United States and the U.S. impact on the globe || * Cooper
 * Mac
 * Derek
 * Corey ||
 * =6= ||= =Environment=
 * Environmental constraints and opportunities
 * Land and resource definitions and usage (e.g., public versus private land, land grants, water rights) ||  ||
 * =7= ||= =Ideas, Beliefs,=
 * Literary arts, fine arts, performing arts, and other aesthetic values; popular culture
 * Moral, religious, scientific, and philosophical principles
 * Political and social values as community adhesive
 * Role of democratic beliefs and ideals in social reform || * Lily
 * Chloe
 * Cody
 * Jared
 * Ryan ||