This Birth of a Nation unit is ideal for an intro unit for 11th grade world history (or even to use in middle school or in 10th grade World History). Themes include: development of democracy (Greeks, Magna Carta, etc.), the Enlightenment philosophers who influenced the founders of the United States, Pilgrims, Puritans, Great Awakening, the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, religious pluralism and postmodernism today.

The slides include activities, assignments, graphic organizers, links to videos, and much much more. The unit revolves around 16 key terms, all of which are defined and analyzed in depth:

1 Democracy
2 Enlightenment
3 American Revolution
4 Revolutionary War
5 Natural rights
6 Constitution
7 Bill of Rights
8 Federalism
9 Civil War
10 Reconstruction
11 Puritans
12 1st Great Awakening
13 2nd Great Awakening
14 Social Gospel
15 Separation of Church & State
16 Postmodernism