APUSH – Rexford 2006-07

 

Kanoa, Ryan, Kelly and Emry Rap

 

·         Text Book Companion Site

·         Complete List of Free Response Questions

·         One Pagers

 

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·         Chapter Learning Objectives

 

Themes in American History

American Dreams

This theme refers to the desire and effort of individuals and groups to improve personal, political, and economic standing within American society.

Growth of Democracy

This theme encompasses the struggle of individuals and groups to define, exercise and ensure civil rights and political freedom for all members of American society.

Expansion of Borders and Influence

This theme addresses the role of geographical, political, and economic expansion in American history, from pre-Columbian times to modern globalization.

Cultural Contact and Conflict

This theme refers to the dynamic interactions of people from diverse cultures and how these interactions have shaped American society.

Industrial and Technological Change

This theme refers to the liberating and limiting effects of innovations and inventions, and their impact on our nation’s social, economic, and environmental condition.

 


Ongoing Assignments Throughout the Year:

                Music in History – Each student is to bring in one song to the class that has historical influence.  The student will display the lyrics for the song to the class, play it, and explain why it has historical significance.  The songs brought in can range from the Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner to Bruce Springstein’s My Hometown. For further guidance: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/Songs/

               

 

Course Schedule:

 

Unit 1 – Creation of American Society (1450 to 1775)

Date

Topic

Reading

Wed., Aug. 30th

What is History?

Yali’s Question (in class)

Thurs., Aug. 31st

Ch. 2 1550 to 1700  Imperial Conflicts and Rival Colonial Models

 

Ch 1.  Zinn, Howard A People’s History of the United States.

1-1  Indian and Non-Indian Population Charts

1-2 The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico

1-3 Confessionario

1-4  The Role of Women in Huron Society

1-7  Columbus’s Landfall

Fri., Sep. 1st

·           Christopher Columbus

AH:  39 to 50

Mon., Sep. 4th

No School – Labor Day

 

Tues., Sep. 5th

·           The Chesapeake and Puritan Experience

AH: 50 to 60;

2-5 Manifesto

2-6  A Modell of Christian Charity (Top Ten?)

2-7  Examination of Anne Hutchinson

2-8  Puritan Law: The case of John Porter

Wed., Sep. 6th

·           The Indians’ New World

AH: 60 to 67

2-10  But What Warrant Have We to Take That Land?

Thurs., Sep. 7th

Ch. 3 The British in America 1660 to 1750

·           The Politics of Empire

AH: 69 to 76; 93-99.

3-1  The Navigation Acts of 1600

3-2  The Glorious Revolution in Massachusetts

Fri., Sep. 8th

The Imperial Slave Economy

AH: 76 to 92

Mon., Sep. 11th

Ch 4:  Growth and Crisis in Colonial Society 1720 to 1765

·           New England

·           Middle Atlantic

AH: 101 to 112

4-1  A New Hampshire Will

4-2  The Obligations of a Wife

4-5  Letter from a Scots-Irish Immigrant

4-6  An Abolitionist in Pennsylvania

Tues., Sep. 12th

·           The Enlightenment and Great Awakening

AH: 112 to 121

4-9  Fighting Revivalism in the Carolina Back Country

Wed., Sep. 13th

·           Mid-century Challenge:  War, Trade and Social Conflict

AH: 121 to 130

4-11   Protests on the Frontier I:  The Paxton Riots

4-12   Protests on the Frontier II:  The North Carolina Regulators

Thurs., Sep. 14th

Ch. 5:  Toward Independence 1763 to 1775

·           The Imperial Reform Movement

·           The Dynamics of Rebellion

133 to 145

5-1  Report on the Debates in Parliament

5-2  The Stamp Act

5-3  New York Merchant Boycott

5-4  Norfolk Sons of Liberty Pronouncement

5-5  Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress

Fri., Sep. 15th

·           Growing Confrontation

145 to 158

5-8  Origin and Progress of the American Rebellion

5-9  An Account of the Boston Massacre

 

Mon., Sep. 18th

·           The Road to War

150 to 159

5-10  An Account of the Boston Tea Party

5-11  A British View of the Rebellion in Boston

5-13  A Summary View of the Rights of British America

5-14  The Continental Congress Creates the Association

Tues., Sep. 19th

Writing the AP Paper

Colonial Life DBQ (hard copy available in class)

DBQ Worksheet

Wed., Sep. 20th

Flex Day

Study for the Test

Thurs., Sep., 21st

Opportunity Review

One Pagers Due on this Day

Fri., Sep. 22nd

Opportunity 1 - Part A (80 question multiple choice)

Outline Notes Due on this Day

Mon., Sep. 25th

Opportunity 1 - Part B (1 Free Response, 1 DBQ)

 

 

Unit 2 – The New Republic

 

Tues., Sep. 26th

Chapter 6: The New Republic 1775 to 1783

·           Toward Independence 1775 - 1776

165 to 170

6-1 The Poor Reptiles

6-2  A Proclamation

6-3  On Liberty and Slavery

EC:  What if?  “The Unlikely Victory” and “What the Fog Wrought”

Wed., Sep. 27th

·           The Trials of War and the Path to Victory                                                

170 to 184

Handout:  What If? How the Colonists should have lost the war

Thurs., Sep. 28th

·           Republicanism Defined and Challenged  

184 to 190

Fri., Sep. 29th

Ch. 7:  The New Political Order

·           Creating Republican Institutions                  

193-200

7-1  The Virginia Declaration of Rights

Mon., Oct. 2nd

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