Manifest Destiny DBQ

CLICK HERE for the link

Due BEOP, or for HW.

Thanks!

APUSH WINTER BREAK 2015

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here is a link to the folder containing all of the material you will need to complete your Winter Break assignment.  

Please read the directions carefully.  The material you've been provided would be equal to two week's worth of work if we were in school.

I will be checking my WJPS email from time to time.  Feel free to reach out if you have any questions on any of the material.

For those of you who'd like further study on the subjects covered in the winter break assignment, CLICK HERE for some really good videos

Good Luck!

Here's another AWESOME video to help you review and study!

Classwork 12/17/15

Hello, All:

Here are your questions for Chapter 8, Section 3 of The Americans

1. What were the main problems faced by women in mid-19^c America?
2. What was the "Cult of Domesticity?"  How was it connected to the role of women in American reform movements during the early 19^c?
3. Explain the unique role of the Grimke Sisters in the abolitionist movement.
4. What was the origin of the temperance movement?  What was the nature of American drinking habits in the early 19^c?
5. Why were women especially concerned about imposing temperance on 19^c American society?
6. What gains did women make in education in the 1820s and 1830s?  Why were these gains not extended to African-American women?
7. What role did women play in early health reform?
8. What were the basic ideas asserted in the Seneca Falls "Declaration of Sentiments?"
9. Explain the historical significance of the Seneca Falls Convention.
10. How did the Seneca Falls Convention differ from the World's Anti-Slavery Convention held in the 1840s?

Here's a link to the TB

Age of Jackson Take Home Test

Here's an updated link.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BywKkVrh4N0RYXFmd21vOGtFVnc/view?usp=sharing

HW Assignments Week of 12/14

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week(s) of 12/14, 12/21, and 12/28.  I'm giving you your HW assignments in advance, so you may plan accordingly, and budget your time effectively.  

Week of 12/14: 

MONDAY
Watch the Video:

Take NOTES on the Presentation:  HANDWRITTEN.  On Looseleaf!

Begin Reading AMSCO Chapter 11. 
Begin Working on the Chapter 11 Study Guide 

Tuesday 12/15  Continue working on the Chapter 11 Study Guide
Chapter 11 Study Guide is DUE THURSDAY!!! (12/17)

Wednesday (12/16):  Finish Chapter G.R.A.P.

Thursday: 12/17
Watch:

Take Notes: Handwritten, on Looseleaf!

Begin Reading AMSCO Chapter 12. 
Begin Working on the Study Guide (G.R.A.P.)

G.R.A.P. (Chapter 12) is due TUESDAY!!! (12/22)

Today's Classwork 12/7

Hello, APUSH'ers.

Here is your assignment for class, 12/7 and 12/8/15.  Both assignments are due, BEOP 12/10.  Thanks!

Here is a LINK TO THE FOLDER containing the chapter sections 

1. Carefully read (in the Americans TB), Chapter 7, Section 3.
2. Please answer the guided questions below:

1. Explain how the election of 1824 signaled the end of the "Era of Good Feelings."  Why was it called the "Corrupt Bargain?"
2. Describe the personal background of Andrew Jackson.  Which aspects of that background would be most appealing to Americans of the early 19c?
3. If you were a U. S. citizen voting in the 1828 presidential election, for whom would you cast your ballot--John Quincy Adams or Andrew Jackson?  Explain your choice. 
4. What was the spoils system?  Why did Jackson initiate it at the beginning of his first term?
5. Describe the changes that took place in the style of political campaigning during the early 19c.  What connection did these changes have to the democratization of the American political system during the early 19c?
6. Why did Jackson think that Native Americans should be moved west of the Mississippi?
7. Describe the legal tensions between Native Americans and the state of Georgia in the 1830s.
8. What were the provisions of Indian Removal Act of 1830?
9. Describe the "Trail of Tears" as an example of the Indian removal policy implemented by the United States government during the Jackson administration.

***IF YOU FINISH EARLY, PLEASE START THE ASSIGNMENT FOR TOMORROW!!!***
Chapter 7, Section 4 

1. Why did South Carolinians refer to the Tariff of 1828 as the "Tariff of Abomination?"
2. What was John C. Calhoun's nullification theory as set forth in "The South Carolina Exposition"?
3. What were the views of Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Hayne of South Carolina and they debated each?
4. How was the nullification theory an expression of states' rights?
5. What were Jackson's and Calhoun's differing opinions on states' rights versus federal power?
6. How did South Carolina, as representative of southern sentiment, react to the 1832 Tariff?  
7. What was Andrew Jackson's response to South Carolina?
8. Why did Jackson attack the Second National Bank?
9. Why was the Whig Party created?  What groups joined it?
10. What caused the Panic of 1837?
11. How did Jackson's actions contribute greatly to the Panic of 1837?
12. How was William Henry Harrison's campaign similar to Jackson's first campaign, even though Harrison was a Whig and Jackson a Democrat?
13. Why was John Tyler nicknamed "His Accidency?"
14. In what ways did Jackson influence the political process long after he left the White House?

HW Assignments Week of 12/6

APUSH'ers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 12/6/15

MONDAY NIGHT:
Watch 

Take Notes
CLICK HERE for the PPT that accompanies the video 

TUESDAY: 

Watch the following Videos (about 20 minutes in length, total for all 3) 

2. DUE FRIDAY!!!
Read Chapter 10 of the AMSCO APUSH REVIEW BOOK.  

Complete the Guided Reading and Analysis Packet (G.R.A.P.) 

WED/THURSDAY: Continue working on the G.R.A.P. 

FRIDAY:

Take Home Quiz on the Age of Jackson

CLICK HERE for the answer sheet.  Please answer the questions on the answer sheet. 

***QUIZ WILL BE POSTED ON FRIDAY***

Extra Credit - Slavery and Its Defenders

CLICK HERE for the DBQ 

Extra Credit for Completing the DBQ's
Extra Extra Credit for Completing the DBQ's and the Essay

In Class Assignment - American Pageant Chapter 16

Hello, All:

Here is the assignment we'll be completing over the next couple of days.

You'll be working in teams.  Just remember, EVERYONE is responsible for their work, as well as the rest of the team.  You must have ALL of the GRQ's in YOUR binder.  

Chapter 16 - Textbook
Chapter 16 GRQ's

Remember...ONE SENTENCE ANSWERS AREN'T GOING TO CUT IT!!!

You must use facts, and details.  BE THOROUGH!!!