Advanced Placement United States History

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1 Advanced Placement United States History Homework Assignments for the First Semester (Assignments are listed under the lesson that they are due) Unit I A Collision of Cultures, /7 September/ The First Day of APUSH (An Introduction to Time Travel) Remember this: History is a story! Begin reading Chapters /9 September/The Americas Prior to 1492: Recently, you were given a user name and password for Desire2Learn (D2L). Access D2L tonight and practice. Explore! Keep reading! Unit II Colonial America, /13 September/Colonial North America: a. Create a chart about Bacon s Rebellion, the Glorious Revolution, the Pueblo Revolt and King Phillip s War. In one column, briefly, recite the facts about the event and in the other column describe the significance of the event to the development of colonial North America. 14/15 September/ Colonial Societies in the Mid-18 th Century: Write an essay in response to this prompt: Compare and contrast the development of colonial Virginia with that of colonial Maryland. Don t forget a great thesis statement! All Essays Contain At Least Five Paragraphs A Thesis Statement (Always underlined) is the last sentence of your first paragraph Three Body Paragraphs Concluding Paragraph 16/19 September/On the Verge of Revolution and the Unit I and Unit II Test Unit III Birth of the American Republic, /21 September/ Revolution: View Freedom Episodes I and II and complete Freedom Episodes I & II Worksheets (Find Freedom worksheets under Course Documents scroll all the way down!) Begin reading Chapters /23 September/ Independence: a Read the excerpt from American Crisis by Thomas Paine. Print the excerpt and write your answer right underneath the excerpt. b. What Historians Have to Say: The Other Theater: The War for American Independence beyond the Colonies by Patrick Spero. (For assignments like this, I will provide you with a copy of the article and the questions I want you to answer. You can find a copy of the questions and the article on D2L.) 26/27 September/ The United States Constitution: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapters 4, 5 and 6 b. Homework in 4 Parts: a. List the provisions of the Treaty of Paris, 1783 b. Create two columns and list the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation c. Draw a sketch or cartoon titled: The Most Significant Event Leading to the American Revolution d. List and define 4 compromises necessary for the ratification of the US Constitution.

2 28/29 September/ We Became a Republic Now What? Create a chart: The title of the chart is Backcountry Unrest. Vertically, list the Paxton Boys, the Regulator Movement, Shays Rebellion, and the Whiskey Rebellion. Horizontally, create two columns: Causes and Significance. Fill in the chart. 30 September & 3 October/ A Review of Everything So Far and the Unit III Test Unit IV The New Republic, /5 October/ The New Republic: Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapters 7 and 8. Progress Reports 6 and 7 October 6/7 October / From Jefferson to the Era of Good Feelings: a. Essay: Explain the causes of the War of Remember to always underline your thesis statement. Always!! 10/11 October/Nationalism, Sectionalism and a Corrupt Bargain: 1. Homework in 4 Parts: a. List the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine b. Provide 4 facts about the Missouri Compromise. c. Draw a sketch or cartoon titled: The Corrupt Bargain d. List 5 key decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall, place them in chronological order, and briefly describe why they are important. N.B.: Chapters are out of order for a few classes! 12/13 October/ America's Economic Revolution: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 10. b. What Historians Have to Say: Indian Removal by Theda Perdue 14/17 October/ Sectionalism Rears Its Head: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 11 b. Complete Freedom Episode III worksheet 18/19 October/ The Age of Jackson: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 9 b. Read an excerpt from the Oregon Trail and complete the worksheet 20/21 October/ Unit IV Test: a. Complete Freedom Episode IV worksheet b. For homework, create a chart that compares and contrasts the political parties that comprised the Second American Political System. Unit V Stress, Strain, Fracture, the Civil War and Reconstruction, /25 October/ Expanding Territory and Manifest Destiny: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on chapters 12 and 13 (through 1850). b. Homework in 4 Parts: a. Define Manifest Destiny b. Why did the United States go to war with Mexico? Answer this question with a thesis statement. c. What did David Wilmot hope to accomplish with his proviso? d. How did the United States acquire the Oregon country? Answer this question with a thesis statement.

3 26/27 October/ The 1850 s: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz from Chapter 13 (Focus on the 1850 s) b. Homework in 4 Parts: 1. List the provisions of the Compromise of What were the components of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What impact did it have on Bleeding Kansas? 3. Draw a sketch or a cartoon titled: The Dred Scott decision. 4. Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln cause the secession of 7 southern states? Answer this question with a thesis statement. 28 & 31 October/ The Civil War: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 14 b. Complete Freedom Episode V worksheet c. For next class (11-4/5), be prepared to write a timed essay (LEQ) on secession. Happy Halloween and All Saints Day! Tuesday 8 November is Election Day. No school! What a shame! 1 & 2 November/ Reconstruction: a. Complete Freedom Episode VI worksheet b. Create a sketch or a cartoon titled: 7 August 1861 Hampton, Virginia 3 & 4 November / Another Peek at Reconstruction and the Origins of the New South a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 15 The 2 nd 9 Weeks begins 9 November. 7/9 November / Unit V Review and the Unit V Test: a. Complete the Freedom Episode VII worksheet (Today s test is the first test grade for the 2 nd Nine Weeks.) Unit VI Industrialization, Urbanization and Transformation, (Mark Twain called it the Gilded Age. What did he mean by that?) 10/11 November/ Meanwhile, Out West: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 16 b. Complete Freedom Episode VIII worksheet 14/15 November/ Industrial America: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 17. b. What Historians Have to Say: The Contentious Election of 1876 by Michael F. Holt 16/17 November/ Urbanization: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 18 b. Complete Freedom Episode IX worksheet c. Essay: Describe the origins of the people who swelled the size of American cities in the late 19 th century. 18/21 November/ The Document Based Question: Today, you will write a DBQ Essay on a topic relating to Reconstruction, Be prepared! When all is said and done, you ll write a bunch of DBQ s! 22/28 November/ National Politics in the Gilded Age: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 19 (up to Stirrings of Imperialism) b. Homework in 4 Parts: 1.Create two lists: Who were the Populists? What did they want? 2. Describe the causes and effects of the Panic of Create a sketch or a cartoon titled: The Cross of Gold Speech, Compare and contrast the political philosophies and campaign styles of William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan in 1896

4 Happy Turkey Day! (All Time Travelers will rendezvous at the 1968 Turkey Day game!) 29/30 November/ Foreign Policy : a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 19 (from Imperialism through Empire). b. Homework in 4 Parts: 1. Explain the basic beliefs of the new manifest destiny of the late 1800 s 2. Create a List titled, Five Key Events in the Acquisition of Hawaii by the United States. 3. What is yellow journalism? What role did it play in the involvement of the US in the war with Spain? 4. Draw a sketch or a cartoon titled: The Open Door Policy 1/2 December/ Unit VI Test: Complete the Freedom Episode X worksheet. Unit VII Wars, Depression, and War, Again, (There s a ton of stuff in this Unit!) 5/6 December/ Progressivism: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 20 (through Challenging the Capitalist Order) b. Read the selection about Eugene Debs and complete the worksheet 7/8 December/ The Progressive Presidents: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 20 (from TR through WW) b. Homework in 4 Parts: 1. List the central assumptions of the Progressive Movement 2. How did the muckrakers manifest the Progressive spirit? 3. Compare and contrast the municipal reform movement with statehouse Progressivism 4. Who supported the Temperance Movement? Was it successful? 9/12 December/The Progressive Presidents and Foreign Policy: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 21 (up to the Road to War). b. Homework in 3 parts: 1. List the major events in the foreign policy of TR, WHT and WW 2. Create and sketch or a cartoon about the presidential election of Discuss the domestic policies of TR and WW Progress Reports 13/14 December 13/14 December/The Document Based Question: a. Read The Story of My Cotton Dress and complete the worksheet. b. Be prepared to write a DBQ Essay on the following topic: Labor, The important words are be prepared. c. What Historians Have to Say: The Open Door Policy and the Boxer War: The US and China by Warren I. Cohen 15/16 December/ Progressivism Review: a. Essay: In what ways did Theodore Roosevelt transform the role of the presidency and the national government? Be specific. b. Use a Cartoon Analysis Worksheet to analyze 1 of the 4 cartoons from the 1912 presidential election. You will find the cartoons on D2L under "Documents for Unit VII".

5 19/20 December / World War I: a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 21 (up to the Search for a New World Order) b. Complete Freedom Episode XI worksheet c. Homework in 4 Parts: 1. Draw a sketch or a cartoon titled: The Event that Started World War I 2. List: 5 Events That Impacted Woodrow Wilson s Decision to Enter World War I 3. How did the US organize its economy during WW I? 4. Complete this sentence: Before it was called WW I, the war was called because 21 December & 3 January Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 4/5 January/Losing the Peace a. Be prepared for a Reading Quiz on Chapter 21 (from the Search for a New World Order to the end) b. Homework in 4 Parts: 1.List the effects of WW I on American society 2. What was Woodrow Wilson s vision for world peace? Why were European leaders so reluctant to adopt it? 3. Create a sketch or a cartoon titled: The Treaty of Versailles 4. List: Five Important Facts about the Red Scare 6/9 January: Test: The Progressive Era and World War I History is a story. Semester Review Semester review activities will assist you in preparing for the semester exam. However, they cannot substitute for your own review and study strategies. The essays associated with the review will be written in class. Knowing the topics in advance, you may prepare notes to assist you in writing the essays. Notes must be in your own handwriting and fit on 1 sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. You will turn your notes in with your essay. The semester exam consists of multiple-choice questions and an essay. In this way, it s somewhat similar to the APUSH exam you will take in May. 10/11 January/ Semester Review (Discovery, Colonial America and the American Revolution): Be prepared to write a DBQ Essay on a topic from the years /13 January/ Semester Review (The Federal Period and Andrew Jackson): Essay: Analyze the impact of the market revolution ( ) on the economies of TWO of the following regions: The Northeast, The Midwest, or The South. 17/18 January/ Semester Review (The Civil War and Reconstruction): Essay: Following Reconstruction, many southern leaders promoted the idea of a New South. To what extent was this New South a reality by the time of the First World War? In your answer be sure to address TWO of the following: Economic development, Politics, or Race relations. In addition, you will complete a DBQ activity on the causes of secession. 19/20 January/ Semester Review (The Gilded Age, Progressivism and World War I): No essays today. Instead, you will complete a DBQ activity on the causes of the USA s entry into the Great War and watch a film on the war January / Exams (Ouch! No exemptions first semester!)

6 End of the First Semester Homework in 4 Parts: Fold a sheet of notebook paper in half horizontally. The paper now has 4 parts. Answer a question in each quarter (part). Do not exceed this amount of space to answer the question. Be prepared means you may prepare notes in your own handwriting on 1 regular sheet of notebook paper (both sides) to assist you when taking a Reading Quiz, writing an essay, or completing a DBQ activity. History is a story. So, when you write history, write a story! Homework We might call it homework, but it is not work. Grinding steel on a hot August day on a skid outside of the Machine Shop at the shipyard is work. Homework is an opportunity to learn something that is important and it is time sensitive. When you don t do it or do it late, you have missed the opportunity to learn something important at the time you needed to learn it. Please do not refer to one of my assignments as work. It is not work. Also, it s not my homework, it s your homework.