Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tonight's HW - 1/13/09

DBQ - Indian Removal

1. CLICK HERE FOR THE DOCS. If necessary, please print them.

2. Answer all of the questions related to the documents. You may type, or print them. Make sure that your answers are in-depth, and of some substance. One word answers will not be accepted.

Download and Print! Get Extra Credit!

Super-Duper APUSH REVIEW.

Print it. Put it in your binder. It's that simple!

Also...CLICK HERE. If you know all of this stuff, then you DESERVE a 5!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Tonight's HW - Analyze a

CLICK HERE to view the cartoon "King Andrew the First" .

Carefully analyze the cartoon. Then, answer the questions that follow.

1. What reasons might explain why Jackson has been labeled "King Andrew the First?"
2. Why is Jackson holding a veto in his hand?
3. Why do you think the cartoonist portrayed Jackson stepping on the Constitution?
4. Do you think this cartoon is an accurate "picture" of Jackson?
5. Based on what we've discussed so far, what information would support the cartoonist's views? Which information opposes the cartoonist's view?

Friday, January 9, 2009

Today's Notes, and Take-Home Quiz

Hello, APUSHers:
In case you missed anything:


THE TAKE HOME QUIZ. Click the link to access the quiz. Print it out, and complete it. Don't forget the easter egg hidden in the test. Find it, and you will get bonus points!

Check the previous links for more info, lectures, etc.

CLICK HERE FOR AN EXCITING VIDEO ON THE AGE OF JACKSON!

Good Luck!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Tonight's HW 1/7/09

Hello, APUSHers:

Here's tonight's HW:

1. REVIEW Chapter 10 in the APUSH review book.
2. Complete the Chapter 10 Top 20. Assignment is worth 10 points. 15 points, for handwritten work, and terms completed in YOUR OWN WORDS.
1. The "Corrupt Bargain"
2. The Spoils System
3. The National-Republicans
4. The Democratic-Republicans
5. The Tarrif of Abominations
6. "The South Carolina Exposition"
7. Webster-Hayne debate
8. The Tariff of 1828
9. Clay's Compromise
10. The Force Bill
11. Speculation
12. The Bank of the United States
13. Specie
14. "Wildcat" banks
15. Nicholas Biddle
16. Whigs
17. The Indian Removal Act
18. The Bureau of Indian Affairs
19. The Trail of Tears
20. Davy Crockett

CLICK HERE FOR MORE HELP
. Lessons 26-29.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

APUSH HW 1/5/09

Welcome Back APUSHers:

Tonight's HW:
1. VIEW the Lecture for Lesson 22. Click on the link for the lesson.
2. View the Lecture for Lesson 23. Click on the link for the lesson.
3. Take notes while you're watching the lectures. If you can't keep up with the lecture, you can always stop and rewind. You can also print the text (click on the "printable version" of each section); don't worry, they're really short!
4. Complete the Chapter 8 Top 20 ON LOOSELEAF: A few key terms from this chapter have been provided for you here, and you should identify other key terms from the chapter that are important. For each term, note the definition as well as the term's historical significance. In other words, for each term you need to: 1) Define what it means in YOUR OWN WORDS 2) Explain why it's important. EXTRA CREDIT IF YOU HAND-WRITE THE ASSIGNMENT!!!

1. The "Era of Good Feelings"
2. Panic of 1819
3. The Missouri Compromise
4. Henry Clay's American System
5. Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817
6. Adams-Onis Treaty
7. McCulloch v. Maryland
8. Gibbons v. Ogden
9. The Monroe Doctrine
10. Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike
11. The nativist movement
12. Samuel Slater
13. Eli Whitney
14. The Industrial Revolution
15. Francis Cabot Lowell
16. Cyrus McCormick
17. Cumberland Road / National Road
18. Robert Fulton
19. Samuel Morse
20. The "black belt"