AP US History (Period 0-3) Assignments

Read Chapter 24 and complete the attached study guide.

For those of you who were interested in the landmark Supreme Court decision this week here is the info I promised. The first link provides both the Majority Opinion (see Justice Kennedy and the dissenting opinion (Justice Stevens) and an article about the decision from the NY Times.

Study for the APUS 1st Semester Final Exam
0 Period: Tues 1-3pm
1-2 Period: Wed.
3rd Period: Thurs.

Use this as a review period to get an early jump on reviewing for the AP Exam in May. I highly suggest getting a AP Review Book if you haven't already. Remember to also review your past study guides and class notes.
The Exam will be both the Unit 7 Exam (Ch. 20-23 Imperialism, Progressivism & WWI)
and a cumulative final.
Here are some topics to pay particular close attention to:
Colonial Period- Foundation & Political, Ecomic & Social contrasts from New England,
Southern and Middle Colonies
Causes & Results of the American Revolution
Early Republic Period: Constitution (1789)- 1800
Amendments
Famous Supreme Court Cases
Peace Treaties & Causes & Results of Wars
Important or controversial elections 1800, 1824, 1860, 1876, 1896, 1912
Reform Movements: Antebellum, Populism, Progressivism

Here is the topic for the in-class DBQ on Monday: you will be given the documents in class and you will have the entire period. I suggest brainstorming outside information and consider potential sub-categories as pre-writing at home.

"Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level. In your answer be sure to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 1900-1920."

Download and read Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points Peace Plan

Read Ch. 23 on WWI and complete the attached study guide.
****Note the study guide is now due by Thursday*****

Read the Wilson War Speech from class. Here is a copy of the documents that we analyzed in class as well.

Access Woodrow Wilson's 1st Inaugural Address - read it and be prepared to discuss the following in class on Friday.
1. What are the goals of his administration?
2. What is his tone?
3. How does his speech contrast TR's speeches?

Prepare for the 1912 Mock election - the PPT attached below should be helpful for each of the candidates platforms.

You have a week and a half to read Chapter 21 & 22 and complete the study guide attached below due Wed. 1/13. Make sure to read the instructions at the top as this study guide is different.
There will be a quiz.

Download and read the excerpts from the two Teddy Roosevelt speeches and be prepared to discuss the following in class Tuesday:
1. What specific goals does TR set for America and his administration?
2. What is his overall tone?

Read the 2 opposing documents on whether the United States should annex the Philippines (McKinley's speech & the Anti-Imperialist League Platform) and develop at least one question for each document that you will ask of a classmate Tuesday (no yes or no questions please).

Read Ch. 20 and complete the attached Study Guide - due Monday the day we return- there will most likely be a quiz.

Here is the Unit Document listing for the Unit 6 Doc Log Due Friday

1. Red Cloud's speech
2. Chief Joseph's speech
3. American government policy (doc 7)
4. Honest Graft (in class handout)
5. Excerpt from How the Other Half Lives - Jacob Riis
6. Mary Elizabeth Lease's speech (in class handout)
7. "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" poem by Vachel Lindsay (in class handout)

Prep for an in-class FRQ timed writing. On the attached document below are 9 former FRQs from previous AP Exams. I will choose 2 of the listed FRQ questions and you will choose one of those two on Friday and have 35 minutes to write your response.

Study for the Unit 6 Exam on Ch. 16-19 - note if you know you will miss that day you must arrange to take the exam before you leave for break.
***Note due to the short Friday the exam will be held on Thursday December 17th instead.

Read Chapter 19 and complete the attached study guide. If you want it graded in time to review for the exam it needs to be turned in by Tuesday 12/15.

For Labor v. Industry Jury Members only: based on the case and the readings you will be writing a paper that analyzes and explains: 1. why you voted the way you did during the verdict (how you personally voted not necessarily how the rest of the group did) and 2. Based on the chapter and the document packet provided for the trial, were the leaders of big business truly "Robber Barons" or "Heroes of Industry" during the late 19th Century? You must provide concrete evidence - 1 page minimum typed single-spaced (more if handwritten especially if your writing is large). Due Friday.

Read Chapter 18 and complete the Study Guide

Prepare for the Labor vs. Industry Mock Trial for Tuesday

Access the documents on the link below on whether or not the industrialists of the late 1800s should be considered "Robber-Barons" or "Captains of Industry"? Use this packet to prepare for the Mock Trial for Tuesday.

Read Chapter 17 and complete the Study Guide

Read Chapter 16 and complete the Study Guide due Tuesday 11/24

If you were absent today download and print out the Reconstruction DBQ and spend 15 minutes prewriting. Bring the DBQ to class and you will have 45 minutes on Tuesday to write your essay.

Study for the Unit 5 Exam on Chapter 13-15.

Read "Resistance to Civil Government" or "Civil Disobedience" in preparation for the Mexican War debate and add it as document 5 in the Unit 5 Document Log.

UNIT 5 DOC LOG - 20 points (include ABC's): Download the Reconstruction Docs - Read ALL of the docs and add Documents 2 (WEB Dubois) Doc 4 (Frederick Douglass letter) Doc 8 (Booker t. Washington) Doc 9/10 (Plessy v. Ferguson) record as documents 7-10 of the Unit 5 Document Log - due Friday.

I have attached again the Manifest Destiny Readings Documents (if you can't download it this time see me in class and I will make you a hard copy). So the document log should include:

1. Henry Clay
2. John O'Sullivan
3. James K. Polk
4. Ramon Alcaraz
5. Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government" (also known as "On Civil Disobedience") - you do not need to answer the questions
6. Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address - see link below
7. W.E.B DuBois
8. Frederick Douglass letter to Ida Wells
9. Booker T Washington - Atlanta speach
10. Plessy v. Ferguson (both Majority and dissenting opinion)

Here is the Reconstruction PPT for Friday's exam.

Read Chapter 15 and complete the Study Guide - Make sure to read the entire chapter carefully.

Here are the questions for the NY Draft Riots video for those of you that didn't finish in class.

CIVIL WAR POSTCARD: Cut a piece of paper to a 4"x6" size (or use a large index card). Write a postcard to the class from the point of view of the Civil War era character that you chose in class describing in detail your experience during the war. Use detail and get into character - you may either describe one significant event or day or your experience during the war as a whole. On the backside include illustrations of the character or the events described (or both) can be hand-drawn or a collage of computer images. Be prepared to share on Friday.

Read Chapter 14 on the Civil War and complete the Study Guide

Prepare for the Mexican War Congressional Hearings/Debate based on the character you chose in class. If you were absent or making up an exam you are a Member of Congress. Also download the Manifest Destiny Readings and begin a Unit 4 Documents Log (Docs 1-4 Clay, O'Sullivan, Polk & Alcaraz) - use the documents and the link provided to prepare for the debate. I will collect the Document Log the day of the Unit Exam.

Read Chapter 13 and complete the Study Guide

Read Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" and add create a Unit Four Document Log - in this case choose the top 3 quotes and summarize his main argument. Use the idea to complete the Breaking Social Norms assignment attached below.

Read the Information of the "Cult of Domesticity" provided on the link below to get a better look at the expected roles of women in the Antebellum period.

Review the "Market Revolution" PPT for the Unit 4 Exam

Read Ch. 12 and complete the study guide

Study for the Unit 4 Exam -(on Thursday instead of Friday due to Club Luaueen Schedule). I have attached the link once again for the on-line practice quizzes and the PPTs on Antebellum Reform and the Antebellum South.

Read Ch. 10 & 11 and working with a partner, complete the combo Study Guide attached below. You will split the score with your partner. It is essential that you read both chapters carefully - you will be responsible for all the material for the exam (not just the portion you completed). To facilitate sharing, this is the only study guide that you may type (although handwritten is fine too if it is legible and you make a copy for your partner). If you choose to work alone you may. You may choose a partner from your period or any other AP Period. If you are having difficulty finding a partner come and see me.

****ZERO PERIOD BEGINS at 7:40 am Wednesday - do not be late*****

1. Download the 2002B Essays attached below 2. Print out the document packet (pages 2-6) 3. Spend at least 15 minutes brainstorming and pre-writing for the DBQ on the "Era of Good Feelings" - make sure you are brainstorming a list of outside information as well as organizing how you will utilize the documents. 4. Bring the DBQ and the prewriting to class and you will be given 45 minutes in class to write the DBQ essay.
* Feel free to reference your text, study guides and notes as you are doing your pre-writing and to reviow to "How to Do a DBQ" PPT.
* Make sure you are addressing all parts of the question including sectionalism and nationalism

1st Quarter Extra Credit Opportunity: Penny Press Article. Download and follow the directions - Due Monday 10/19

Study for the Unit 3 Exam (Ch. 7-9)

Included are PPTs on Jefferson & War of 1812

Review this week's PPTs on The Era of Good Feelings and The Age of Jackson for this Friday's exam.

Marshall Court Case notes:

1. Marbury v. Madison - "Judicial Review": the Supreme Court has the power to review the Constitutionality of Federal laws.
2. Fletcher v. Peck: Contracts are sacred and can't be violated by States - pro business and Federal over State power and protects property rights of individuals.
3. McCulloch v. Maryland: Webster "The Power to tax is the power to destroy" states do not have the right to regulate or tax federal institutions & "Implied Powers" the BUS is constitutional based on the "Necessary & Proper" Clause.
4. Dartmouth College v. Woodward: (again argued by Webster) Again contracts are sacred even if they were colonial contracts granted by the king and can not be violated or altered by the state without consent of the signers of the contract. Weakens state power.
5. Cohens v. Virginia: Lottery issue - Supreme Court has power to try appealed state cases and can overturn state court decisions and rule state laws unconstitutional.
6. Gibbons v. Ogden - deals with ferry monopolies: Congress indeed has the power to regulate interstate commerce and expands that power from Article 1 of the constitution.

Here is the Multiple Choice Test Taking strategies handout once again and the website with practice quizzes that are helpful in preparing for the Unit Exams and the AP Exam - save and bookmark the link below.

Read Chapter 9 and complete the Study Guide on the Age of Jackson.

Look up information on the Supreme Court Case you were assigned in class - you may use you text and any additional web-material - I suggest doing a search using the title of the case. I have also including a link below from the Supreme Court Media department which includes a summary of most cases.

Read Chapter 8 (shorter) and complete the (smaller) study guide.

Record your scores for your first DBQ on the Essay Log (that you previously entered info from your first FRQ essay from the colonial period on). I attached another copy in case you didn't do it the first time - you may use the document as a template and type or print it out and handwrite the info.

*OPTIONAL BUT SUGGESTED: I have also included the College Board Scoring guidelines for the essay (it also includes the FRQs from that year so don't be confused - the DBQ is Question #1 pages 2 and 16-20) and 2004 Sample Essays on the link provided below. One of the DBQs is a 9, one is a 7 and the other is a 5 - using the rubric see if you can tell which is which.

Read Chapter 7 and complete the Study Guide

Based on your assignment in class (either Federalist or Republican) prepare for the 1800 Election debate. You will be responsible for developing your assigned question or opening or closing statement for your side. You will be graded based on the accuracy and sophistication of your argument. Read the Hamilton vs. Jefferson packet distributed in class to assist you, you may also use your text and any additional internet resources.

Study for the Unit 2 Exam on Chapters 4-6.

Download and Review the French and Indian War and Road to Revolution PPTs

Download and review the PPTs for this week

Download the New Republic Documents: and read and enter the following as Documents 3,4 & 5 in your Unit 2 Document Log (Due Friday 10/2)
Federalist #10
Washington's Farewell Address
Kentucky Resolutions

Download the PPTs for Ch. 6 on The Constitution & Washington & Adams presidencies to review for Unit Exam on Friday

Read Chapter 6 and complete the Study Guide.

Write the French & Indian War DBQ essay, based on the guidelines discussed in class - handwritten and try to limit the writing portion to 45 minutes.

1. Enter comments on the Essay Log for the FRQ passed back in class today.

2. Do your pre-writing for the DBQ on the French & Indian War - brainstorm outside information and organize how the documents would fit your body paragraphs (see the Golden Guide and PPT)

Read Chapter 5 carefully and complete the Study Guide (following the same instructions for Ch. 4).

Read "Common Sense" (handout from class) and add to your Unit 2 Document Log (especially focus on what Paine's most convincing arguments are) - Doc Log due Friday October 2nd

Prepare for the Town Meeting Debate for Friday based on the instructions from the class handout.

Read Patrick Henry's speech and begin a new Document Log for unit 2 based on the same instructions from the first unit (ABC). *Note there will be fewer documents this unit. I will collect the document log on the day of the Unit 2 Exam (10/2)

Read Chapter 4 and complete the Study Guide attached below.
***Study Guides must be HANDWRITTEN******
1. Read the chapter carefully
2. Answer the questions in DETAILED and DEVELOPED paragraphs IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
3. Terms: For the numbered terms the definition should be a minimum of two detailed sentences. H.S. needs to be at least one detailed sentence about why the term is significant to the historical era (make sure that it is labled).
* There will be some terms that are not numbered - these you do not need to complete, but you should still be familiar with them for the exam. The bold-faced ones that aren't numbered are important, but covered sufficiently in the questions.
4. Make sure your assignment is organized and numbered properly. I suggest stapling the downloaded assignment page to the front - with your name and period # on it.
* The Study Guide is worth 40 points
I will accept it one day late for 1/2 credit.

Write your first FRQ Free Response Essay based on the prompt below (discussed in class)

"Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this development occur?"

Normally you will have 35 minutes in class to write a timed-FRQ so attempt to stay close to those time constraints. The essay must be handwritten.

Staple the FRQ Rubric (that you picked up in class) to the front of the FRQ with your name and period on it (you can download a copy below)

Download the "Golden Guide" for helpful suggestions on how to write a solid AP History essay.

Study for the Unit 1 Exam on Chapters 1-3.
The exam will be 80 multiple choice questions, based on the text, class discussions and the documents. You will need to bring a pencil.

If you have PowerPoint you may download the CHESAPEAKE PPT from class attached below.

Download and review the PPT on the New England colonies for the Unit 1 Exam

Download and review the COLONIAL LIFE PPT

Download and Review the RESTORATION COLONIES PPT

Based on the "Authority vs. Individualism" Handout from class - read the handout and write a paragraph explaining your views (follow the handout directions) - you will be assigned either a member of 1, Enlightenment 2. Puritans 3. Great Awakening Protestant.

Read the "Ship Lists" handout from class and analyze how they reveal the contrast between the Chesapeake and New England colonial regions. Add them to your document log as #11 & #12.

Using information from the textbook and the class discussions - complete the English Colonies Chart attached below. You may use the template provided and type the info or create your own and either write or type the info. Focus on including as many of the Key Terms from the Summer Assignment (mostly Ch. 2 & 3) in the following categories.
1. Name & Date Founded
2. Important Individuals
3. Charter type (Private-Joint-Stock Co., Proprietary, Royal) & Government Structure
4. Religious Characteristics
5. Economic Traits
6. Relationship with Indians
7. Other conflicts or problems/issues
* Note: Some colonies like New Hampshire and Delaware will not have much info so fill in what you can
Due Tuesday.

Read Documents 6-10 from the Colonial Documents packet and add to your Unit One Document Log (I will collect this the day of the Unit 1 Exam).

1. Have your syllabus slip signed and return to class.
2. Download the Colonial Documents packet attached below and read documents 1-5: Begin you Document Log (due at the end of each unit) and record:
A. Author/Date/Title of document
B. Summmarize the main idea or ideas of the document
C. Analyze and describe what is the significance of the document.
3. Using a source other than your text, answer the folling questions: How many Natives Americans were there in North America at the time of Columbus' arrival to the New World in 1492?