Limited Playbook for Chapt 17/18 Assessment

Remember that ANYTHING off of the study guides is fair game for tomorrow's assessment.  But here are a few items to make sure you know:

-Wilmot Proviso
-Manifest Destiny
-Compromise of 1850
-Gadsden Purchase
-Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty
-Kansas-Nebraska Act
-Missouri Compromise
-Impact of Mexican War

-How Manifest Destiny contributed to sectionalism; impacted American politics
-Why was the Republican Party formed?

Playbook for Friday's assessment (11/21)

Here are some items to make sure you are prepared for on tomorrow's assessment:

-Treaty of Ghent (what did it state? significance?)
-Rush-Bagot Agreement
-Andrew Jackson (War of 1812 significance)
-Battle of New Orleans
-Francis Scott Key
-Washington D.C.
-Consequences for the U.S. from the War of 1812
-Issues between the United States and Great Britain that led to the War of 1812 (more than just impressment)
-Affects of the War of 1812 had on the Federalist Party...why?
-Rise of nationalism...why?

Sectionalism--What is it?  Why did the War of 1812 cause it?
-Hartford Convention


Non-War of 1812 Items:
-Louisiana Purchase
-Monroe Doctrine
-Treaty of 1818
-Florida Purchase of 1819

Playbook for Federalist Era Assessment (on Tuesday 11/4)

Here are some items to make sure you have an understanding of for our upcoming assessment:

-Washington's cabinet members and positions
-The differences between federalists and anti-federalists
-The rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
-What compromise(s) led to the ratification of the Constitution
-How did Alexander Hamilton attempt to improve the financial situation of the United States?
-What were the Articles of Confederation?  Why didn't they work?
-What were the Bill of Rights

This is all for now--Remember, you can use a quarter of a piece of paper as notes on the assessment.

Good luck!

American Revolution Assessment Playbook

For tomorrow's assessment...here are a few items to make sure you have a solid understanding of:

Battles:
-Lexington/Concord
-Ticonderoga
-Bunker Hill
-Trenton
-Saratoga
-Yorktown
-Valley Forge (Ok, not really a battle...but know it anyway)


Also-
What ended the war?  What points
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Who helped?
Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence?
British general at the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown
French leaders (Army and Navy) who assisted the Americans
Author and main points of Common Sense
Why the French decided to assist the Americans

Good luck...be ready!

Liberty: The American Revolution Video

Here is the first episode of the American Revolution video we began watching/Taking notes (#18) in class this week:

Valuable Quiz Study Site

Here is the website that Marshall shared in class today...looks like it would be a good resource for studying for assessments:

http://college.cengage.com/history/us/kennedy/am_pageant/12e/students/ace/

Twitter Assignment

Twitter Assignment

Your mission...if you choose to accept it (which you really don't have a choice, because it's a graded assignment:):

-Post (as a comment to this blog post) one of your Twitter posts from our assignment yesterday.  As earlier stated, make sure it is school appropriate. Include your Twitter name, your post and at least one hashtag.

-Comment on at least two other twitter posts...as if you were a historical figure from the time.  For instance, Braddock might comment on a Washington post.  Once again, your comment absolutely must be school appropriate. If in doubt...leave it out!

 -Make sure your Twitter post and comments are NOT anonymous.


This is due before class tomorrow (Wednesday).  Have fun! :)

Assessment Playbook

Here are a few items that you should definitely make sure you have an understanding of for Wednesday's assessment:

-Understand the trade patterns between the colonies, and Great Britain (and even Africa).
-Know what the "Great Awakening" was and it's impact on colonial society, as well as the role it ultimately played in the American Revolution
-Understand the causes of the "7 Years War" and what Great Britain hoped to gain.
-Know what ended the war and the outcomes (both territorial and set-up for the American Revolution)
-Know the major battles and the biggest killer of troops
-Understand the role of Indians in the war, and why the French had better standing with them.
-Know the major players (not "playas") in the war and after--(Braddock, Washington, Pitt, Franklin, Pontiac, Boone)
-Understand the expense of war, and how that contributed to the looming revolution.

Playbook for Tomorrow's Assessment:

Here are a few items that you should definitely have an understanding of for tomorrow's assessment.  You will need more than this...but this is a starting point:

-Jamestown
    Why was it settled?
    Why did they choose the site?
    What were the unknown negatives of that particular site?
     How bad did it get for the first group of colonists?
     What ultimately saved the colony?
     Who were the major players (important people)?
     How did King James' view of the colony change?

-Maryland
  -Why was it founded?
  -Who was Lord Baltimore?

-3 Major European Powers
  -Be able to compare/contrast their efforts at exploring/colonizing the Western Hemisphere
  -How they treated the native people
  -What changes were brought to North America

  -Be able to pinpoint the place/time/event where the African slave trade was introduced in North America.

That's all for now.  Good luck tomorrow--be prepared!

Colonies Chart Assignment (#6)

Here is a copy of the colonies chart assignment that we started in class on Thursday. You will need to print off two of them in order to have enough space for the 14 colonies (Don't forget the West Indies) that we've covered.

Plantation Colonies and Northern Colonies Notes (9/11)

Here is the power point for the notes we took in class on Thursday for the Plantation Colonies.


And here is the power point for the notes we took on the Northern Colonies and the history of the Puritans.

Primary Source Document Analysis: Ships' List (B & C)

Here List B and List C of passengers that we analyzed, drew inferences from, and discussed in class today.

Chapter 1 Study Guide (#5)

Here is the front and back of the study guide for Chapter 1.

Spanish in America Lecture Notes (#3)

Here are the lecture notes from class today (9/8).

Pre Columbus--Explorers Videos

Here are the videos that we watched in class today...remember, the info taken from them should be added to your notes:

The First Americans

Today we discussed the earliest Americans and the theories as to how they migrated to the Americas. The class notes can be accessed here. We also watched this video about Paleo-Indians:

http://www.history.com/videos/origins-of-the-clovis-people#origins-of-the-clovis-people

First Homework Assignment

Please respond to this post so that I know you found the blog and know how to post a comment:

If you could only have one breakfast cereal for the rest of your life, what would it be?  Once an answer is used, it cannot be used again...first come/first serve!  So make sure you read through the responses so that you don't use a cereal that's already been mentioned! :)

Welcome to AP U.S. History!

Welcome to AP US History!

I will be using this blog to keep students and parents updated with what is happening in this class. I will be posting daily lessons, including PowerPoints from class discussions, as well as documents and assignments.

The calendar (scroll down) shows daily class topics, due dates, and quiz and test dates.

There are a number of online resources that will help you in this class, including online practice quizzes, etc.

Let me know if you have any questions. Students and parents can always email me!

Thanks, and I am looking forward to the school year!

Truncated "Playbook" for 1960's Assessment

Here are a few items to make sure you know and understand the importance of.  There WILL be more on the assessment than just this (hence the use of the word "truncated"), we have been talking about the 60's for over two weeks, so your understanding should go beyond this list.  But this playbook will be a good starting point:

George C. Wallace
Robert Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Barry Goldwater
Malcom X
Medgar Evers
Lyndon B. Johnson


Berlin Wall
Laos
Gulf of Tonkin


Tet Offensive
Operation Rolling Thunder
Watts riots
Nation of Islam
Black Panther Party
"Great Society"
Medicare/Medicaid
April 4th, 1968
Attrition
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Voting Rights Act of 1965
March on Washington
The Other America

LBJ Review Power Points

Here is the videos/power points we watched in class this week regarding the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson:

Playbook for Assessment #6

Here are some items to make sure you have an understanding of for tomorrow's test:

Know the following people:
-Orval Faubus
-Emmett Till
-Thurgood Marshall
-John Foster Dulles
-Adlai Stevenson
-Rosa Parks
-Richard M. Nixon
-Nikita Kruschev
-Ho Chi Mihn
-Batista
-Castro
-Betty Friedan
-Joseph McCarthy
-Earl Warren

Know the following items and understand the following concepts:
-Brown vs. Board of Education
-Interstate Highway Act of 1956
-"Containment"
-M.A.D.
-OPEC
-Eisenhower Doctrine
-Truman Doctrine
-Sputnik
-NASA
-National Defense and Education Act
-"Domino Theory"
-38th parallel
-NATO
-Warsaw Pact
-Marshall Plan
-Suburbs
-Levittown


Extended Answer:
-What were the causes of the "Cold War"?
-How did the Marshall Plan seek to slow the spread of communism? How successful was it?
-How was the Korean War an extension (flare up) of the Cold War?
-The quest for civil rights for African Americans in the 1950's was not a new movement. What changes occurred that caused the movement to make legal and political gains during this decade?
-What led to the Red Scare of the 1950's?
-Analyze the "Containment Doctrine" during the early years of the Cold War.  How successful was it?  Give specific examples

1950's/Eisenhower Era Videos

Here are the last few videos that we've watched and taken notes from in class:

AP Practice Multiple Choice Questions Site

Here is a site that offers practice questions for gearing up/reviewing for the AP exam (with encouraging smiley faces for correct answers :)

http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htm

Communism/Capitalism Notes

Here are the notes we took in class on this week on communism and capitalism (#30)

"Playbook" for World War II Assessment

People (Know who they were and why they were significant):
-FDR
-Harry S. Truman
-Neville Chamberlain
-Winston Churchill
-Josef Stalin
-Adolf Hitler
-Hideki Tojo
-Hirohito
-Benito Mussolini
-General Douglas MacArthur
-Admiral Chester Nimitz
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Erwin Rommel
-General George S. Patton

Places (Know the significance of each place):
-Poland
-Midway Island
-Pearl Harbor
-Battle of the Bulge
-Hiroshima
-Nagasaki

Concepts:
-Good Neighbor Policy
-Appeasement
-Japanese Internment
-"Rosie the Riveter"
-"Baby Boomers"
-"Code Talkers"

Also:
-Explain the ideas of Hitler and how he used those ideas to rise to absolute power in Germany
-Why did Japan strike Pearl Harbor?
-Impact of women on the war effort.
-Why Neville Chamberlain's attempts at appeasement ultimately failed?
-The impact the war had on Japanese-Americans.
-Allied strategy in Europe and U.S. strategy in the Pacific.

America at War/Japanese Internment (#26)

Here is the power point that we took notes (#26) from this week.

FDR and the Shadows of War Lecture Notes (#22)

Here is the power point for the lecture notes that we took in class on Thursday (4/10)

Extra Credit Opportunity

   Similarly to our last assessment, you can earn 2 points extra credit for posting under THE PLAYBOOK (NOT under this post).

   Last time, we went breakfast...we'll go the opposite this time:  Dessert!  Tell us your absolute favorite dessert, in 3 words or less (and no creatively liberal use of hyphens either!).  Good luck tomorrow!  If you are familiar with the items and concepts on the playbook, and were paying attention in our review activity in class today, you should be ready and there shouldn't be any surprises.

"Playbook" for Great Depression/New Deal Assessment

Here are a few items that you should definitely have an understanding of for our assessment on the Tuesday after Spring Break (April 8th):

-Bonus Expeditionary Force
-"Hoovervilles"
-Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
-The first "Hundred Days" of the New Deal (What was accomplished?)
-Indian Reorganization Act (how it contrasted with previous policies toward Native American tribes)
-Dr. Francis Townsend
-The downturn of the New Deal--What led to it?  What led to FDR's first legislative defeat? Why?
-The "Dust Bowl"--What effect did it have?
-Deficit financing by government (aka "pump priming")
-Social Security Act of 1935--What did it attempt to do?  What (who) did it cover?  Why was/is it controversial?
-Agricultural Adjustment Act- What did it attempt to do?


Also:
-Be able to explain the major factors that led to the Great Depression (think beyond just the stock market crash).

-Understand the three "R's" that categorized the New Deal relief programs.  Be able to explain how successful each category was in solving problems of the Great Depression and be able to give examples for each.

-How the role of the federal government changed as a result of the Great Depression and the responses to it (once again, be prepared to support your response with specific examples).

-Understand the effect the New Deal had on the Great Depression.  Be able to explain what many historians believe truly ended the Depression.


That is all for now.  Enjoy Spring Break...but be ready to discuss these items on Monday...and take the test on Tuesday!

Mr. C

P.S.  I was tempted to start the post with: "Yo, Yo, Yo what is going on AP People?!?"...but nahhhhh!

FDR/New Deal Lecture Notes (3/25-3/26)

Here is the power point for the lecture notes we took in class on FDR and his "New Deal"

Great Depression Lecture Notes (#17)

Here is the power point for the lecture notes that we began in class on Friday (3/21).  We will continue on with these early next week.

Review video/powerpoint from 3/13

Here is the video that we watched in class to help prepare for the assessment:

Also...

If you go to the "Playbook" post, and leave a response about what your favorite breakfast item is (if you could have only one thing for breakfast for the rest of your life what would it be--and no cheating with non-breakfast items, i.e. steak, lobster--than you will receive 2 points extra credit on tomorrow's assessment.  This way, I know you were there! :)

That is all for now.

"Playbook" for WWI Assessment

Here are a few items that you should make sure you're familiar with and be ready to analyze on tomorrow's assessment (remember to be prepared to go deeper than regurgitation of facts...be able to make connections between the information):

-Factors that led to the entry of the United States into the war.
-The use of propaganda (Committee on Public Information/George Creel)
-The advancement of technology in war.  How this technology had jumped ahead of tactics and the ramifications.
-The Versailles Treaty--Why the U.S. Congress never ratified it.  Why the U.S. refused to join the League of Nations.
-The fallout of the Espionage and Sedition Act (backed up by Schenck v. United States)


Also...
-Know the major players on both sides
-Know the "dominoes" that fell that led to the war being a worldwide conflict
-The changes that took place domestically for the United States during/after the war.

Lecture Notes-World War I (#14)

Here is the power point for the lecture notes that we took in class today (3/11).

Unit Study Guide: Chapters 31-32

Here is the study guide for Chapters 31-32.

Chapter 28-29 Study Guide (#11)

Here is the study guide for Chapters 28 and 29.

Lecture Notes-Progressive Era (#10)

Here is the power point for the lecture notes we took in class on Tuesday (Assignment #10). And here is the power point for the lecture notes on Theodore Roosevelt.

Josiah Stong's "Our Country"

Today, we looked at an article from 1885 written by Josiah Strong called "Our Country". There are 3 questions on the back to answer in paragraph form.

Chapter 27-28 Unit Study Guide

Here is the unit study guide for Chapters 27-28

DBQ-Chapters 25/26 Information

Here are the sheets you'll need to complete the DBQ:

Here is the front and back of the pre-write sheet.

Here are the document pages for analysis:  Document page #1
                                                                 Document page #2
                                                                 Document page #3
                                                                 Document page #4
                                                                 Document page #5

Chapter 25 Review (#2)

Here is the front page, second page and third page of the Chapter 25 Review sheet (#3)

Lincoln's War Chapter 20 Lecture Notes

Here are the lecture notes from today's class (#46)

Collapse of Compromise--Chapter 19 Lecture Notes

Here is the power point for the lecture notes that we took in class on Friday (1/10).

Today's Lecture Notes (beginning of) and Assignment

Here is the powerpoint for the notes that we began to take in class today.  Here is the assignment on the legality of Texas secession.  Remember: 2-3 paragraphs where you choose a side on the issue of legality and support it.