In-Class Assignment - Critical Period Video Quest

Background Info: The 1780s are known as the "critical period" of American history. The country, saddled with a wholly inadequate framework of government, was faced by grave threats to its independence. On the domestic front the national government was on the verge of bankruptcy and the nation's currency was virtually worthless. The Continental Army officers threatened military action against Congress while armed mobs in Massachusetts closed courts and threatened a state armory. Contributing to the economic instability, states imposed heavy duties on neighboring states and enacted laws violating the rights of creditors. In foreign affairs, the young Republic was ill equipped to deal with North African pirates enslaved American sailors, In addition, Britain, in violation of the peace treaty ending the Revolution, refused to evacuate its forts on American soil.

Your mission: After clicking on the link below, you will view a series of video clips related to the Critical Period. After each clip are a series of questions. Using the clips, and your knowledge of Social Studies, answer the questions in as detailed a manner as possible.

CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED WITH THE VIDEO QUEST

CLICK HERE FOR A COPY OF THE QUEST IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.

Textbook and Workbook

Hello, APUSHers:

In an effort to make your lives a little easier. I've created an online folder for the textbook, and the workbook (guided reading questions and Chapter ID's).

Here's a link for the folder.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FOLDER!

HW Assignments Week of October 26th

Hello, APUSHers:

I hope you are successfully completing Examenito Mucho Mas Grande. Good Luck to all.

Anyway...In an effort to keep you focused, and help you manage your time effectively, here are the week's assignments. Click the appropriate links for the HW resources.

Please pay careful attention to due dates and assignments. Please make sure that you put the date of the assignment and your name on the work that you turn in.

Monday Night 10/26. Due Date: 10/27

1. Watch and Listen to the Lectures:

• The Articles of Confederation (Lecture 14)
• The Confederation Faces Challenges (Lecture 15)
• Philadephia Convention (Lecture 16)

2. READ, HIGHLIGHT, and OUTLINE Chapter 9 Notes.

3. Write your chapter notes outline on ONE (1) index card. I will be checking these on TUESDAY

Tuesday Night 10/27. Due Date: 10/29

READ Chapter 9. (Here's Chapter 9 Audio)

Complete Chapter ID's and Guided Reading Questions (Click for the ID's and Q's)

Thursday Night. Due Date 10/30

PODCAST NIGHT! Get your friends, and gather round the computer for an interesting and engaging discussion! CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST. Click here for the podcast form.

Friday Night: Due Monday 11/2

1. Preview Ch. 10 by Highlighting and Outlining the Chapter Notes. Write your outline on an index card, which will be used as an "entrance ticket" to class on Monday.

2. READ Chapter 10.

3. Complete ID's and Guided Reading Questions. To make your lives a little more convenient, and with the help of Mr. Hengersterman from Ballston Spa HS, here's a complete ON-LINE Workbook for the Textbook.

I will post resources shortly. See you all on Monday.

Tonight's HW 10/22

Hello, Everyone:

Here are the groups for tonight's HW assignment. Please note that you are only responsible for reading the article assigned to your group. Here's the link to the assignments

Group 1: Valentina, Frank Z, Joe C., Allen, Nelofar, Abigail, Gabrielle

Group 2: Maria V., Susan, Camilla, Elizabeth, Nisaa, Alyssa, Ashley, Sara

Group 3: Kathleen, Frank A., Charlie, Andrew, Luca, Aliyah, Sanam

Group 4: Kris, Ahsley D, David W., Fernando, Elana, Sebastian, Stacy

Group 5: Angela, Anthony, Spencer, Emma, Michelle

Group 1's: "A Revolution to Conserve"

2's: "Radicals vs. Conservatives"

3's: “The American Revolution as a Colonial War for Independence” by Thomas Barrow

4's: “Conflict and Consensus in the American Revolution” by Edmund Morgan

5's: “Women in the Revolution” by Mary Beth Norton

Here's the Link for the Articles

Here's the Link for the Questions

APUSH Assignments Week of 10/19-10/24

Hello, APUSHers:

In an effort to help you budget your time effectively, and be prepared for the upcoming week, here's a listing of the assignments.

In the previous post, you received the information for Chapter 8. That is your assignment for this weekend. To review that assignment, click here.

Here are the assignments for the upcoming week.

Monday Night 10/19: Thomas Paine Podcast. Listen to the Podcast, and take notes. Complete the Supplemental Podcast Form. Click on the Thomas Paine link for the podcast!

Tuesday Night 10/20: MOVIE NIGHT! View, and take notes on The Unfinished Nation: Not Much of a War. Complete the Supplemental Podcast Form. and generate five (5) Discussion-Level questions. In other words, questions, that go beyond one sentence answers; those deep "teacher" questions that can spur a class to talk for hours on a single point!

Thursday: CONFLICT AND CONSENSUS Readings. Teams will be assigned specific readings. Based on the readings you are assigned you will complete the corresponding questions. Please note that you are only responsible for the questions and readings assigned to your team.

Friday: EXAMENITO MUCHO MAS GRANDE! Not for the Faint of Heart! Another group effort/take home. 100 Questions. Covering everything we've done so far! Details to Follow!

Tonight's HW Thursday October 15th Assignment #13

Hello, Everyone:

Here is your homework assignment for this evening, October 15th. The assignment is due on MONDAY.

1. Preview Chapter 8 by reading the Chapter Notes. Highlight the chapter notes. Take what you've highlighted, and rewrite that information on to an index card.

2. READ and OUTLINE Chapter 8 in The American Pageant.

3. Complete the Chapter ID's and Guided Reading Questions

CLICK HERE FOR THE CHAPTER 8 RESOURCES

Chapter 8 Resources.

Chapter 8: American Secedes from the Empire – Big Picture Themes

1. Nearly every advantage on paper went to Britain during the revolution. They had better troops, training, a much better navy, experienced generals, more money, better weapons and equipment.

2. The Americans had on their side heart and geography. America was very big and an ocean removed from England.

3. Perhaps due to necessity rather than plan, American employed a drawn-out strategy where the war dragged on for six years. America won by constantly withdrawing to the nation�s interior and moving on to fight another day.

4. Meanwhile, as the war waged, the Declaration of Independence was written, signed, and approved.

5. The Treaty of Paris 1783 legitimized the new nation.

Audio Version of Chapter 8 on iTunes. Download it, and listen to it on the bus!

Chapter 8 Notes. Print 'em out. Highlight, and outline on an index card.

Chapter 8 Reading The best thing to do, is print it out, and highlight it. Short on paper? Share the reading with a friend!

Chapter ID's and Guided Reading Questions

IDENTIFICATIONS:
Second Continental Congress
Hessians
Thomas Paine/Common Sense
George Washington
Marquis de Layfette
Baron Von Steuban
John Burgoyne
Benedict Arnold
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Battle of Trenton
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Articles of Confederation

GUIDED READING QUESTIONS:

Congress Drafts George Washington

Know: Second Continental Congress, George Washington

1. Why was George Washington chosen as general of the American army?

Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings

Know: Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Redcoats, Olive Branch Petition, Hessians

2. George III "slammed the door on all hope of reconciliation." How and why?

The Abortive Conquest of Canada

Know: Richard Montgomery

3. Did the fighting go well for Americans before July of 1776? Explain.

Thomas Paine Preaches Common Sense

4. Why was Common Sense important?

Paine and the Idea of "Republicanism"

Know: Republic, Natural Aristocracy

5. Why did Paine want a democratic republic?

Jefferson's "Explanation" of Independence

Know: Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, Natural Rights

6. What does the Declaration of Independence say?

Patriots and Loyalists

Know: Patrick Henry

7. What kinds of people were Loyalists?

Makers of America: The Loyalists

8. What happened to Loyalists after the war?

The Loyalist Exodus

9. What happened to Loyalists during the war?

Burgoyne's Blundering Invasion

Know: John Burgoyne, Benedict Arnold, Saratoga, Horatio Gates

10. Why did the Americans win the battle of Saratoga? Why was it significant?

Revolution in Diplomacy?

11. Why did the French help America win independence?

The Colonial War Becomes a Wider War

Know: Armed Neutrality

12. Why was foreign aid so important to the American cause?

Blow and Counterblow

Know: Nathaniel Greene, Charles Cornwallis

13. Would an American Patriot, reading news of the war in 1780, have been happy about the way the war was going? Explain.

The Land Frontier and the Sea Frontier

Know: Iroquois Confederacy, Fort Stanwix, George Rogers Clarke, John Paul Jones, Privateers

14. Was frontier fighting important in the outcome of the war?

Yorktown and the Final Curtain

Know: Charles Cornwallis, Yorktown

15. If the war did not end at Yorktown, then why was it important?

Peace at Paris

Know: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, Treaty of Paris

16. What did America gain and what did it concede in the Treaty of Paris?

A New Nation Legitimized

Know: Whigs

17 Did Americans get favorable terms in the Treaty of Paris? Explain.

Whose Revolution?

18. Which of the interpretations of the Revolution seems most true to you? Least true? Explain.