Tuesday 12/22/09

No Starter
Gettysburg
No Assignment

Friday 12/18/09

Timeline P. 378-379
1. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
2. When did Sherman capture Atlanta (and burn it)?
3. When did the Civil War end?
Current Event Due/Duscuss
Video: The Cause- Civil War
No Assignment on Video

Wednesday 12/16/09

Discuss Ch 10 Sec 4 & 5 (Ch 10 Due)
Read Ch 11 Sec 1 & 2 Do Key Terms
Video: The Cause- Civil War
No Assignment on Video
Current Event Friday 12/18

Monday 12/14/09

Starter Timeline P. 378-379
1. In what year did the US Civil War start?
2. In what year did it end?
3. What is depicted on the map on P. 379?
Discuss Ch 10 Sec 1-3 (All Ch 10 Due Wed 12/16)
Video: The Presidents- John Q. Adams to James K. Polk
5 Facts Per President X 6 Presidents = 30 Points

Thursday 12/10/09

No Starter
Current Event Due Collect
Read Ch 10 & Do Key Terms
Do Primary Source Reading Assignment

Tuesday 12/8/09

No Starter
Pass Back Papers
Ch 7-9 Test
Ch 9 Due
Starters Due 5 X 5 Pts. Each = 25/25
Finish: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Current Event for Thursday 12/10

Friday 12/4/09

Starter Timeline P. 344-345
1. When did the US annex The Republic of Texas?
2. When did Harriet Beecher Stowe publish Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
3. What is depicted on the map on P. 345?
Begin Video: Uncle Tom's Cabin
No Assignment
Current Events Due
Chapter 9 Due Tues 12/8
Ch 7-9 Test Tues 12/8

Wednesday 12/2/09

Starter Timeline P. 308-309
1. What years did Andrew Jackson serve as President?
2. What years did James K. Polk serve?
3. What is depicted on the map on P. 309?
Discuss Ch 8 Sec 4 & 5 (Due/Collect)
Video: The Presidents (Adams to Monroe)
5 Facts on each President
Read Ch 9 Sec 1 & 2 Do Key Terms
Current Event for Friday 12/4

Monday 11/30/09

Starter Timeline P. 270-271
1. When did the Trail of Tears take place?
2. When did the British abolish slavery in their empire?
3. What important internal improvement project is depicted on the map on P. 271?
Discuss Ch 8 Sec 1 (Rest of Ch 8 Due Wednesday 12/2)
Video: Mill Times
20 Facts Notes Required + 5 for Extra Credit
Current Event for Friday 12/4/09

Tuesday 11/24/09

Starter Map P. 254
1. Which pass would you go through on the Oregon/Mormon Trail?
2. How many people migrated to Utah between 1847-1848?
3. How many people migrated to California between 1842-1848?
Current Events Due (from Fri 10/20)
Discuss Ch 7 Sec 3 (All Ch 7 Due)
Read Ch 8 Sec 1, 4 & 5
AND Do Key Terms for nnext Time

Friday 11/20/09

No Starter/Assignments Due to State Football
For those attending 7th Period: John Adams: Peacefield
No Assignment

Wednesday 11/18/09

Starter Timeline P. 239
1. When did Mexico win independence from the Spanish Empire?
2. When did The Republic of Texas win independence from Mexico?
Discuss Ch 7 Sec 1 & 2 (All Ch 7 Due Tuesday 11/24)
Andrew Jackson: Man for the People
In-Class Notes Only
Current Event for Friday 11/20

Monday 11/16/09

Starter Map P. 229
1. What line separates Arkansas Territory from Missouri?
2. Apart from Tsarist Russia, which two countries claimed the Oregon Country?
3. What was Canada called at this point?
Starters Due 9 X 5 pts. each = 45/45
Ch 5 & 6 Test
Ch 6 Due
Read Ch 7 Sec 1-3
Do Key Terms Sec 1-3

Thursday 11/12/09

Starter Map P. 225
1. When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?
2. When did the British capture Washington, D.C.?
Discuss Ch 6 Sec 4 & 5
Current Event Due/Discuss
Video: The War of 1812 (History Channel)
Collect Ch 6 Monday 11/16
Ch 5 & 6 Test Monday 11/16

Tuesday 11/10/09

Starter Map P. 216
1. Besides Lewis & Clark, what other expedition is shown on the map?
2. What famous mountain (in present-day Colorado) is named for this explorer?
3. What foreign power captured this explorer and his men?
Discuss Ch 6 Sec 3
Video: Lewis & Clark
10 Facts Required + 10 Facts for Extra Credit
Current Event for Thursday 11/12

Friday 11/6/09

No Starter
Current Events Due
Read Ch 6 Sec 3, 4 & 5
Do Key Terms
Video: Thomas Jefferson
& Video Study Guide

Wednesday 11/4/09

Starter Map P. 216
1. In what years did Lewis & Clark make their journey?
2. What two territories did they explore?
3. When did they reach the Pacific Ocean?
Discuss Ch 5 Section 3 & 4
Ch 5 Due
John Adams: Unnecessary War
& Video Study Guide
Current Event Fri 11/6

Monday 11/2/09

Starter: Election of 1800 P.212
1. How many votes did Jefferson & Burr each receive?
2. How many votes did Adams receive?
3. How many votes did Pinckney receive?
Read Ch 5 Sec 3 & 4
Do Key Terms
Presidents: Washington & Adams
5 Facts on Each
Current Event Fri 11/6

Wednesday 10/28/09

Starter Timeline P. 198-199
1. On the map, what does the purple land represent?
2. When was the Whiskey Rebellion ended?
3. When did the Reign of Terror begin in France?
Finish Video: A More Perfect Union
& Video Study Guide
Current Event Due/Discuss

Monday 10/26/09

Starter Timeline P. 142-143
1. Who was the second president of the United States?
2. What years did he serve?
Discuss Ch 5 Sec 1 & 2
Video: A More Perfect Union
& Video Study Guide
Current Event Wednesday 10/28/09

Thursday 10/22/09

Timeline P. 142-143
1. In what year did Shay’s Rebellion take place?
2. In what year was the Constitution written?
Discuss Ch 5 Sec 1 & 2
Video: A Healthy Constitution
-1 Page o' Notes

Tuesday 10/20/09

No Starter
Pass Back Papers
Ch 4 Test
Starters Due 7 X 5 Pts Each = 35/35
1776 Map Due
Read Ch 5 Sec 1 & 2 DO Key Terms
Current Event for Thursday 10/22

Friday 10/16/09

Starter P. 129
Which battles took place in 1777?
Current Events Due - Discuss
Ch 4 Due Collect
John Adams: Don't Tread on Me
Clip: No Assignment
1776 Map Due Tuesday 10/20
Chapter 4 Test Tuesday 10/20

Wednesday 10/14/09

Starter P. 129
Which battles took place in 1776?
Finish Video: The Crossing & Video Study Guide
Discuss Ch 4 Sec 4 & 5
Ch 4 Collect Friday 10/16
Current Event Friday 10/16
John Adams: Don't Tread on Me
Clip: No Assignment
1776 Map Due Tuesday 10/20
Chapter 4 Test Tuesday 10/20

Monday 10/12/09

Starter P. 129
Which battles took place in 1775?
Discuss Ch 4 Sec 3
Video: The Crossing
& Video Study Guide
Ch 4 Due Friday 10/16
Current Event Friday 10/16

Thursday 10/8/09

Starter P. 110
1. Which three European Powers had claims in North America in 1754?
2. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Finish Video: John Adams ~ Independence
Read: The Declaration of Independence
Read Ch 4 Section 3, 4, & 5
Do Key Terms
1776 Map

Tuesday 10/6/09

Timeline P. 102-103
1. When did the French and Indian War begin?
2. When did George III become King of England?
START Video: John Adams ~ Independence
& Video Study Guide

Wednesday 9/30/09

Starter: Map P. 93
1. Which was the dominant religion in New England?
2. Which was the largest religion in the Middle Colonies?
3. Which was the largest religion in the Southern Colonies?
FINISH Video: John Adams ~ Join or Die
& Video Study Guide

Monday 9/28/09

Starter Demographic Map P. 75:
1. Which ethnic group dominated Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island?
2. Name the ethnic groups found in South Carolina and Georgia
Current Event Due- Discuss
Discuss CH 4 Sec 1 & 2
START Video: John Adams ~ Join or Die
& Video Study Guide

Wednesday 9/22/09

No Starter: Starters Due
7 Starters X 5 Points Each = 35 Points (35/35)
Pass Back All Papers
Ch 1-3 Test
Collect Ch 3
Collect Starters
Read Ch 4 Sec 1 & 2
Do Key Terms Section 1 & 2
Current Event for Next Time Monday 9/28/09

Freedom Schooner Amistad - Carrying Legacy

Freedom Schooner Amistad - Carrying Legacy

Monday 9/21/09

Starter P. 69:
1. What was the main export from Africa to the New World?
2. What did African merchants get in exchange?
3. When did Ben Franklin publish his first Poor Richard’s Almanac?
Discuss Ch 3 Sec 3 & 4
Ch 3 Key Terms Due/Collected Next Time
Slave Ship: The True Story of the Amistad
10 Facts You didn't know notes
Pass Back Papers
Ch 1-3 Test Wednesday 9/23/09

Thursday 9/17/09

Chart P. 61
1. Which permanent colony was founded the earliest?
(Roanoke predated them all -1585- but disappeared)
2. When was Pennsylvania founded?
Discuss Ch 3 Sec 1 & 2
Current Events Due - Discuss
Latin America Map Due
Read Ch 3 Sec 3 & 4 Do Key Terms
Ch 1-3 Test Wednesday 9/23/09

Tuesday 9/15/09

Look at the timeline on P. 34-35
1. When did Cortez conquer the Aztec Empire?
2. What happened in 1607?
Discuss Ch 2 Key Terms (Due)
Read Ch 3 Do Key Terms
Current Event Next Time
Ch 1-3 Test Monday 9/21/09

Friday 9/11/09

Starter:
Reflect on 9/11 2001
Where were you when you heard about the attacks?
Were you able to watch or listen to media coverage that day?
In a few sentences, describe your thoughts and feelings that day.
Read Ch 2 Sec 3 & 4
Do Key Terms
Latin America Map
Finish Columbus Movie

Wednesday 9/9/09

Look at the timeline P. 2-3
1. What year did Columbus sail for the ‘Indies’?
2. What happened in 1507?
3. Name three Native American tribes along the east coast of North America.
Read Chapter 2 Section 1 & 2
Do Key Terms
President Obama Speech

Friday 9/4/09

Starter:
Look at the chart on P. 26
Name THREE things that came from the Old World to the New World.
Name THREE things that came from the New World to the Old World.
Discuss Ch 1 Section 3 & 4 Key Terms
Current Events Assignment: Writing Lab

Wednesday 9/2/09

No Starter
Ch 1 Key Terms Due
Video: Columbus~The Discovery
No Assignment w/ Video

Monday 8/31/09

Starter:Write a short paragraph(3-4) sentences on everything you know about the early history of The Americas and/or the United States (e.g. Columbus, ‘Discovery’, Pilgrims, Native Americans, Colonies, Revolution, etc.)
Discuss Ch 1 Sec 1 & 2
Read Ch 1 Sec 3 & 4
Do Key Terms
All Ch 1 Key Terms Due Wed 9/2

Thursday 8/27/09

Welcome
Seating Chart
Disclosure Statement
Books
Read Ch 1 Sec 1 & 2
Do Key Terms Ch 1 Sec 1 & 2

Update

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Friday 1/23 2009

Starter P. 486-487
1. Which were the last two states (depicted on the map) to enter the Union?
2. When and where were Custer and his men killed?
New(ish) Seating Chart
Discuss Ch 14 Sec 3 & 4
Ch 14 Due
Read ALL Ch 15 Do ALL Ch 15 Key Terms Due Tues 1/27
Work on maps
"Opening the West" Map Due Wednesday 2/4
Chapter 13, 14, 15 & 16 Test Wednesday 2/4

Thursday 1/22 2009

No starter today
Discuss Ch 14 Section 1 & 2
Ch 14 Due Friday 1/23
"Opening the West" Map Due Wednesday 2/4
Chapter 13, 14, 15 & 16 Test Wednesday 2/4

Wednesday 1/21 2009

No starter today
Video: The Simpson's Strike at the Powerplant
Chapter 14 Sec 1 & 2 Discussion NEXT time
Opening the West" Map Due Wednesday 2/4
Chapter 13, 14, 15 & 16 Test Wednesday 2/4

Thursday 1/15 2009

Starter Charts P. 471
1. What is the difference between vertical and horizontal consolidation?
2. Which (if any) would be more damaging to a free economy?
Discuss Ch 13 Sec 3 & 4
Read ALL Ch 14 Do ALL Key Terms
Opening the West" Map Due Wednesday 2/4
Chapter 13, 14, 15 & 16 Test Wednesday 2/4

Tuesday 1/13/2009

Starter Timeline P. 454-455
1. When did Grant serve as president?
2. When and where was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
Discuss Ch 13 Section 1 & 2
Video: The Transcontinental Railroad

Friday 1/9 2009

Starters Due:6 X 5 Pts Each = 30
Pass Back Papers
Chapter 10, 11 & 12 Test
Read Ch 13 Do Key Terms Assignment

Wednesday 1/7 2008

Starter Timteline P. 422-423
1. When did Andrew Johnson serve as President?
2. When was the Ku Klux Klan formed?
3. When did the Russian Empire sell Alaska to the US?
Discuss Ch 12 Key Terms - Due
The Presidents: Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln
3 Facts Per President

Monday 1/5/2009

Starter Timeline 422-423
1. In what year did the Civil War end?
2. In what year did Reconstruction end?
Read Chapter 12
Do Key Terms in Book
Video: The Better Angels of Our Nature (End of the Civil War)