Charts and Partitions Two Goals Identify the type

Charts and Partitions

Two Goals • Identify the type of question – Continuity and Change over time – Comparison – Causation – Periodization • Partition the question in a way that makes information and analysis flow

1) They give you the partition: The Jacksonian Period (1824 -1828) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man. ” To what extent did this period live up to its new characterization? Consider TWO of the following in your response. • Economic development • Politics • Reform movements

Strategy: You follow it ALWAYS (one column for each paragraph) Economic Development Politics Reform Movements Skill: Continuity and change over time

3) Compare and contrast questions: Compare and contrast the ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750.

Strategy: • One paragraph for each topic • Use the conclusion to reinforce similarities and differences Massachusetts Virginia Economic Development Politics Similarities Skill: Comparison

4) Make your own partition questions: • Choose 2 or 3 topics Analyze the reasons for the Anti-Federalists’ opposition to ratifying the Constitution. Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing sectional tension in the period 1820 -1861.

Strategy: • Know the content well • Choose topics that are broad enough for a full paragraph Missouri Compromise Crittenden Compromise of 1850 Compromise Political Compromise Effectiveness Skill: Both are causation

Obvious Change Over Time Question How did the French and Indian War change the relationship between England its American colonies?

Strategy: -One before paragraph, one after paragraph -One before paragraph, one event paragraph, one after paragraph -Choose two or three significant events to divide a time period Before French and Indian War After Skill: Continuity and change over time

• Partition by region Analyze the impact of the Atlantic trade routes established in the mid 1600 s on economic development in the British North American colonies. Consider the period 1650 -1750.

Strategy: consider regional trends of the time period (ex: NE/Middle/South, North/South/West, etc. ) New England Atlantic Trade Route Impact on Economic Development Skill: Causation Middle South

• If necessary, define your terms in a paragraph (complex historical concept) Analyze the impact of the market revolution (1815 -1860) on the economies of TWO of the following regions: • The Northeast • The Midwest • The South

Strategy: -provide key contextual information to prep reader for your analysis -look for the word IMPACT in the prompt Market Revolution: Definition Inventions Inventors Innovations Skill: Causation Northeast Midwest South

Obvious Cause/Effect Question Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonists’ resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values.

Strategy: simple cause and effect prompts can be disguised- make sure to thoroughly read the prompt British Policies Colonial Response Resistance: Republican Values: Skill: Causation

• Assess the validity, evaluate the accuracy (if partition is not obvious- regions, etc. ): “The Union’s greatest advantage in the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln”. Assess the validity of this statement.

Strategy: -Two paragraphs: one for each side -Back up the position you took in your thesis Valid: Abraham Lincoln Not Valid: Other Union Advantages *Make sure your analysis stresses how these advantages or more or less important than Lincoln Skill: Comparison

• Curve Ball To what extent was the Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation?

Strategy: combine change over time AND compare/contrast Articles of Confederation Skill: Comparison Constitution: not radical departure a radical departure

• Periodization Some historians have argued that the Spanish. American War in 1898 marked a turning point in US foreign policy. Support, modify, or refute this contention using specific evidence.

• Depends on the response • For Support or Refute Reason #1 Reason #2 • For Modify Reasons Why It Is Correct Skill: Periodization Why Modification Is Better

Moving On To The Body Paragraph • Topic Sentence should directly answer the question for one portion. • It should be almost exactly like your partition sentence • Is essentially a thesis for the body paragraph • Then: – Facts: details – Analysis: tying facts back to thesis

Example • Facts – South had fertile soil – Long growing seasons • Analysis – Was primarily responsible for the development of plantations and a highly stratified social system

Your Homework Assignment • Do a body paragraph for the geography prompt

Your Homework Assignment 1) Chart the following prompt 2) Write an introduction "Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of British colonies in North America. " Assess the validity of this statement for the late 1600 s.

New England Middle Geography Development Other Factors South