1st Sem. Syllabus


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Fall 2011

First Quarter

Unit 1 - Colonial America 1492-1775
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 1
American Pageant Chapter 2
American Pageant Chapter 3
American Pageant Chapter 4
American Pageant Chapter 5
Assignments - Unit 1

H-O-H “ Salem Witchcraft Trials”

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
(Handouts)
Volume 1, Part 1 Documents 5 and 11
Volume 1, Part 2 Documents 3 and 9
Volume 1, Part 3 Document 8
Volume 1, Part 4 Document 12
Document Analysis Sheet for all 6, please

After the Fact: “Serving Time in Virginia”
Analysis of content and historiography (validity)

Multiple Choice Test – Unit 1 – Thursday, August 25
DBQ Test – Unit 1 – Friday, August 26
Unit 1 Packet – Monday, August 29

Unit 2 - The American Revolution 1763-1783
Chapters 6, 7, and 8

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 6
American Pageant Chapter 7
American Pageant Chapter 8
Assignments - Unit 2

Worksheet:  "Comparing the Articles of Confederation with the U. S. Constitution."

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 1 Documents 1,4,6,11,13, and 14
Document Analysis Sheet for all 6, please

After the Fact: “Declaring Independence”
Analysis of content and historiography (validity)

DBQ Test – Unit 2 – Thursday, September 8
Multiple Choice Test – Unit 2 – Friday, September 9
Unit 2 Packet
– Friday, September 9
 

Unit 3 - Creating a New Nation 1776-1800
Chapters 9 and 10 

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 9

American Pageant Chapter 10
American Pageant Chapter 10
Assignments - Unit 3

Worksheet:  "The United States Constitution."

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 2 Documents 2, 6 and 8
Volume 2, Part 3 Documents 2, 4, 5 and 8
Volume 2, Part 4 Document 3
Document Analysis Sheet for all 8, please
 

Multiple Choice Test – Thursday, September 22
DBQ – Friday, September 23
Packet - Thursday, September 22


Second Quarter

Unit 4 - A Growing Democracy 1800-1824
Chapters 11, and 12

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 11
American Pageant Chapter 12
Assignments - Unit 4

Worksheet:  "Supreme Court Case Analysis Sheet."

Marbury v. Madison (1803); Fletcher v. Peck (1810); Dartmouth College v. Woodward
(1819); McCulloch v. Maryland (1819); Cohens v. Virginia (1821); Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 3 Documents 10 and 12
Volume 2, Part 4 Documents 4, 7, 8, 10
Document Analysis Sheet for all 6, please

Multiple Choice Test – Wednesday, October 4
35-35 Essays – Thursday, October 5
Packet - Wednesday, October 4

Unit 5 - The Age of Jackson 1824-1840
Chapters 13 and 14

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 13
American Pageant Chapter 14
Assignments - Unit 5

Worksheet:  "Supreme Court Case Analysis Sheet."

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1830); Worcester v. Georgia (1831); Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842); Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge  (1837);

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 5 Documents 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11
Document Analysis Sheet for all 6, please

After the Fact: “ Jackson’s Frontier – and Turner’s”
Analysis of content and historiography (validity)

Multiple Choice Test – Thursday, October 20
Packet - Thursday, October 20
DBQ – Friday, October 21

Unit 6 - Antebellum America 1790-1860
Chapters 15, 16, and 17

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 15
American Pageant Chapter 16
American Pageant Chapter 17
Assignments - Unit 6

H-O-H: “Women and Antebellum Reform”

H-O-H: “The Southern View of Slavery”

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 6, Documents 1, 2, and 3
Document Analysis Sheet for all 3, please

After the Fact: “The Invisible Pioneers”
Analysis of content and historiography (validity)

35-35 Essays – Friday, November 4
Packet - Thursday, November 3
Multiple Choice Test – Thursday, November 3

Unit 7 - Divided America 1841-1861
Chapters 18, 19 and 20

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 18
American Pageant Chapter 19
American Pageant Chapter 20
Assignments - Unit 7

H-O-H:  "Causes of the Mexican War."  

Supreme Court Case Analysis Sheet."

Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 6, Documents 7, 9, 11, 12 and 13
Document Analysis Sheet for all 5, please

After the Fact: “The Madness of John Brown”
Analysis of content and historiography (validity)

DBQ – Friday, November 18
Packet - Monday, November 21
Multiple Choice Test – Monday, November 21

Unit 8 - Civil War & Reconstruction 1861-1877
Chapters 21, 22 and 23

Readings:
American Pageant Chapter 21
American Pageant Chapter 22
American Pageant Chapter 23
Assignments - Unit 8

Worksheet:  "Supreme Court Case Analysis Sheet."

Ex parte Merriman  (1861); Ex parte Milligan  (1866)

Hofstadter’s Great Issues In American History
Volume 2, Part 7, Documents 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Document Analysis Sheet for all 7, please

After the Fact: The View From the Bottom Rail
Analysis of content and historiography (validity)

Multiple Choice Test – Friday, December 9
Packet - Friday, December 9
35-35 Essays – Monday, December 12

Semester Exam - Dec. 15
200 Multiple Choice Questions