Welcome to US History for the 2015 - 2016 year. This syllabus will provide two tools for students (and parents). First, it will be a daily guide to the sequence of class, readings, and assignments.  Second, at the end of the semester it will provide a guide to studying for the exam. It will be updated weekly.

The schedule for the History Day research project will be both here and on the Projects Page.

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Course Objectives

C1. Define and apply vocabulary
C2. Develop a plan for research
C3. Work in groups to develop common goals
C4. Develop writing skills
C5. Develop and implement study plans
C6. Process and respond to various assessment tools

First Quarter Objectives: At the end of this quarter, the students should be able to:

Introduction
1. Skill development - IPads and text
2. Resource development - Workbook
3. Skill development - Socrative
4. Awareness 1 - National government; Identify President, Senators, Representative
5. Awareness 2 - State government; Identify Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller
6. Awareness 3 - Identify State senator and 3 delegates
7. Awareness 4 - Do you have a mayor, or a city or town council? Identify

Chapter 1

Not covered

Chapter 2 

8. Compare and contrast the reasons for the British, the French and the Spanish to develop colonies in North America
9. Summarize Native American resistance to Spanish rule
10. Contrast English and Spanish patterns of conquest
11. Understand the differences in the development of the southern, "middle" and northern colonies

Chapter 3

12. Explain the economic relationship between England and its colonies
14. Explain the reasons for the development of an independence movement in the middle 1700's
15. Explain the differences between the emerging culture in the colonial north and colonial south
16. Trace the development of the plantation economy and the growth of slavery in the south
17. Describe the consequences of the French and Indian/ Seven Years  War on the  aspirations of the colonists

Chapter 4

18. Understand the differences in opinion over the issue of independence and the events which created more of a united voice
19. Summarize colonial resistance to English taxation
20. Chart the events leading to the beginning of  the Revolutionary War
21. Describe the events and outcomes of the Revolutionary War

Chapter 5

22. Summarize the differing ideas of republicanism
23. Explain  how the Articles of Confederation were developed and why they "failed"
24. Understand the principles of the Constitution
25. Summarize the governments structure and powers according to the Constitution
26. Compare the views of the Federalists with the views of the Anti-Federalists

Chapter 6

27.  Describe the events and trends of the Washington and Adams administrations
28. Explain the issues and difficulties in forming a new government
29. Describe how the two party system developed
30. Summarize the nation’s developing foreign policy with Great Britain, Spain and France
31. Explain how the nation developed policy concerning the Native Americans and the British in the west
32.  Analyze the differences between Jefferson and the first two presidents
33. Explain the dissolution of the Federalist party
34. Describe the reasons for the War of 1812
35. Summarize the course of the war 

Chapter 7

36. Describe the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the Unitred States
37. Summarize the American System
38. Discuss how the federal government asserted its authority over the states
39. Explain how foreign affairs were guided by national self interest
40.  Describe the expansion of suffrage in the election of Jackson
41. Explain Jackson's spoils system
42. Summarise the effects of the Indian Removal Act
43. Explain how tariffs raised the issue of states rights
44. Describe the issue of the National Bank in the Jackson administration


Second Quarter Objectives: At the end of this quarter, the students should be able to:


Chapter 8

45. Describe the new religious movements during the Second Great Awakening
46. Characterrize the concept of the goodness of people in relation to the transcendentalist movement and prison reform
47. Identify some key abolitionists
48. Describe the experience of slaves in urban and rural settings
49. Explain why women's opportunities were limited in the mid-1800's
50. Chart the ways new manufacturing techniques shifted production from home to factory
51. Summarize factory conditions for all workers
52. Describe attempts to form labor unions

Chapter 9

53. Describe how industrialization and capitalism impacted the US economy
54.  Explain how improved transportation systems, new inventions and technology helped fuel the country’s economic growth
55. Summarize the reasons American settlers headed west during the mid-1800’s and map the primary trails
56. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans
57. Explain why Mexico encouraged settlement in Texas and list the consequences
58. Describe the issues that led to war with Mexico, and analyze the reasons many Americans wanted conflict to settle the issues
59. Summarize the progress of the war and explain why US forces won
60. Identify territories the US gained from Mexico
61. Explain reasons western expansion increased, related to events such as the discovery of gold in California

Chapter 10

62. Describe differences between the north and south and analyze the trends of these differences
63. Explain why the Wilmot Proviso failed and why California statehood was controversial
64. Analyze the efforts of Clay, Webster and Douglas to prevent secession throughnthe Compromise of 1850
65. Describe the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law and explain how it increased the activity of abolitionists
66. Explain how sectional needs such as the northern railroad undermined the compromises negotiated in Congress
67. Explain the Kansas issue and how it influenced the formation of new political parties
68. Analyze the impact of the Dred Scott decision and the Lecompton constitution on the political crisis over slavery
69. Explain popular sovereignty and the public reaction to the idea compared with the Free Soil platform of Lincoln
70. Describe the election of Lincoln and the reasons for southern secession that followed

Chapter 11

71. Explain the initiating event of the Civil War    IIc
72. Explain Union and Confederate shortsightedness about the duration of the war         IIa
73. Identify northern generals and their initial campaigns in the west        IId
74. Describe new weapons and other changes in warfare               IIb
75. Explain Northern and Southern military strategies      IIf
76. Explain why Britain remained neutral       IIe
77. Explain Lincoln’s motivation in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and the document’s effects     IVg
78. Identify the political dilemmas facing both sides in the war       Id    
79. Explain African Americans’ role in the struggle to end slavery           Xa
80. Explain the decline in the Southern economy and the expansion of the Northern economy       Vd
81. Describe the conditions soldiers on both sides endured        IIc
82. Describe the battle of Gettysburg and its outcome         IIa
83. Describe Grant’s siege of Vicksburg            Ic
84. Summarize the key points of the Gettysburg Address         Xb
85. Summarize the final events of the war leading to the surrender at Appomattox        IIb

Chapter 12

16. Summarize President Lincoln’s Reconstruction policies         IId
17. Identify differences in Lincoln’s and President Johnson’s plans         IIa
18. Explain the Congressional Reconstruction policy           IIa
19. Summarize the economic problems in the South          VIIf
20. Identify differences among Republicans in the South             IIa
21. Describe efforts of former slaves to improve their lives            IIf                    
22. Analyze changes in the southern economy                  VIc
23. Summarize violent actions by opponents of Reconstruction           IIb
24. Identify the reasons for the collapse of Congressional Reconstruction           Vd
25. Explain the achievements and failures of Reconstruction         IIc

Chapter 13

26. Contrast the cultures of Native Americans and white settlers who moved west         IIa
27. Identify restrictions imposed by the government on Native Americans and describe the consequences           IXb
28. Define the government’s policy of assimilation         IIIh
29. Describe continuing conflicts between Native Americans and settlers           IId
30. Trace the development of the cattle industry             VIIa
31. Describe the myth and reality of the cowboy and explain the end of the open range            IXb
32. Explain the rapid settlement of the west due to homesteading         IIb
33. Describe how early settlers survived on the plains and transformed them into profitable farm land      VIf
34. Identify the problems faced by farmers and describe their efforts to solve them      IIc
35. Explain the rise and fall of the Populist Party              Ia    

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8/24 - Freshman Orientation

8/25 - A Day - Introduction Part 1
1. Skill development - IPads and text
2. Resource development - Workbook
3. Skill development - Socrative

8/26 - B Day;  Introduction Part 2
4. Awareness 1 - National government; Identify President, Senators, Representative
5. Awareness 2 - State government; Identify Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller
6. Awareness 3 - Identify State senator and 3 delegates
7. Awareness 4 - Do you have a mayor, or a city or town council? Identify

8/27 - C Day; Archeology role play
Activity - Examine artifacts
Activity - Develop explanation
Homework - Write up hypothesis and reasons for your conclusions

8/28 - D Day; Introduction to History Day
Assessment - Government offices
Introduction to History Day


8/31 - E Day; Ch. 2, Sec. 1
Warm Up - Prior knowledge
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 2 Sec. 1
Activity - Web sources
Homework - Ch. 2 Sec. 1 Workbook
9/1 - F Day;  Ch. 2, Sec. 2
Warm Up - Review homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 2 Sec. 2
Activity - Anne Hutchinson website
Homework - Ch. 2 Sec. 2 Workbook

9/2 - G Day; No Class, Community Homeroom

9/3 - A Day; Ch. 2 Sec. 3
Warm Up - Review workbook and homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 2 Sec. 3
Homework - Ch. 2 Sec. 3 Workbook

9/4 - B Day; Ch. 2 Sec. 4
Warm Up - Review homework, Taking notes chart on pg. 54
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 2 Sec. 4
Activity - "Surviving in a New World"
Homework - Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Workbook


9/7 - Labor Day, No School!

9/8 - C Day; Classwork makeup
Activity - Complete workbooks
Activity - Prepare for quiz

9/9 - D Day; Ch. 2 Assessment
Activity - Ch. 2 Assessment

9/10 - E Day; Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Warm Up - Prior Knowledge, Timeline
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Homework - Ch. 3 Sec. 1, Workbook

9/11 - F Day; Complete Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Warm Up - Review text
Lecture/ Discussion - Complete Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Discussion - 9/11 and other historical events


9/14 - G Day; No class, Community Homeroom and class meetings

9/15 - A Day;  Ch. 3 Sec. 2
Warm Up - Sec. 1 Critical Thinking #3, Review Homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 Sec. 2
Activity - http://www.brycchancarey.com/equiano/
Homework - Ch. 3 Sec. 2, Workbook

9/16 - B Day; Ch. 3 Sec. 3
Warm Up - Sec. 2 Critical Thinking #5, Review Homeowrk
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 Sec. 3
Homework - Ch. 3 Sec. 3, Workbook, Reading Guide/ Workbook

9/17 - C Day; Ch. 3 Sec. 4
Warm Up - Review Homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 Sec. 4
Activity - Colonial Courtship 
Homework - Ch. 3 Sec. 4, Workbook

9/18 - D Day; Ch. 3 Assessment
History Day Research Paper Workshop
Research Project
Activity - Finding topics
Activity - Citations/ Topic worksheet due 9/23


9/21 - E Day; Ch. 4 Sec. 1
Warm Up - Timeline, Prior knowledge
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 4 Sec. 1
Homework - Ch. 4 Sec. 1, Workbook

9/22 - F Day; No class, Community Homeroom, clubs

9/23 - G Day ; Ch. 4 Sec. 2
Warm Up - Review homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 4 Sec. 2
Citations/ Topic worksheet due
Homework - Ch. 4 Sec. 1, Workbook

9/24 - A Day; Ch. 4 Sec. 3
Warm Up - Review Homework, Workbook
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 4 Sec. 3
Citations/ Topic worksheet due
Journal #1 Assigned, due 9/30
Homework - Ch. 4 Sec. 3, Workbook

9/25 - B Day; No class, Pep Rally

10/ 5 - Freshmen/ Junior Retreat; Sophomore/ Junior Service

10/6 - A Day; Ch. 5 Sec. 3
Warm Up - Review homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 5 Sec. 3
Homework - Ch. 5 Sec. 3, Workbook

10/7 - B Day; No class, Community Homeroom, Class Meetings

10/8 - C Day; Constitution Workshop
Activity - Workbook, Constitution section
Activity - Geography worksheet
Activity - History Day Topic

10/9 - D Day;  Constitution Workshop
Activity - Workbook, Constitution section
Activity - Geography worksheet
Activity - History Day Topic



10/12 - E Day; Chapter 6 Assessment
Activity - Chapter 6 assessment
Activity - Workbooks due
History Day workshop

10/13 -  F Day; Chap. 6 Sec. 1
Warm Up - Prior knowledge
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 Sec. 1
Homework - Ch. 6 Sec. 1, Workbook

10/14 - PSAT Day

10/15 - G Day; Chapter 6 Sec. 2
Warm Up - Review homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 Sec. 2
Homework - Ch. 6 Sec. 2, Workbook

10/16 - No school, teacher's in service
10/19 - A Day; Rough draft of annotated bibliography is due
Activity -  Complete workbook and annotated bibliography

10/20 - B Day; Chapter 6 Sec. 3
Warm Up - Review homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 Sec. 3
Homework - Ch. 6 Sec. 3, Workbook

10/21 - C Day; Chapter 6 Sec. 4
Warm Up - Review homework
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 Sec. 4
Homework - Ch. 6 Sec. 3, Workbook

10/22 - D Day; No class

10/23 - E Day; Chapter 6 Quiz
Activity - Chapter 6 Quiz
Activity - Marbury vs. Madison

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