Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH)
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AP US History Exam Date: Friday May 6, 2016
Welcome to Advanced Placement United States History. AP=College Level. That is the way I will teach the course, and that is the level you are expected to perform at. I do not write this to scare you, but rather to make sure that you are fully aware of the immense amount of time and effort you will be required to invest in this class in order to obtain the grade you desire. Do not worry though, hundreds of thousands of other high school students are also committing themselves to this expedition.
This class simply takes more time and effort than other AP courses. It is unlike other AP courses where once you understand a formula or principle in a few pages, you are ready for a quiz or test. Unlike other classes where there is always one and only one correct answer, most history questions have many correct answers but only one “best” answer. In AP U.S. History, you are required to read 50-100 pages per week for homework. If you do not read this material, or take an adult effort to understand it, you will not perform well in the course. That really is the secret to this class. Much of the content that you will read will NOT be repeated in class and yet you WILL be tested on it using multiple choice questions from actual past AP exams. We simply do not have enough class time to rehash this content, as our very limited class time will be focused on critical thinking, historiography, issues and themes, debates and discussions, and more than anything else, how to write persuasively. In summation, you will read on your own for “content” while I will coach you in class on “process”.
The most important thing you will learn in AP U.S. History is how to write well, create a well reasoned argument and use the skills you obtain AP Language and Composition. The names and dates of history are of far less importance than the ability to take a position and then defend it intelligently. While all teenagers are opinionated, far less can spot author bias, sift through contrary pieces of evidence, or structure a sophisticated argument in support of their opinion. That is the focus of this course. As such, the writing assignments are numerous, and often this course will seem more like an English class than a History class. You will find these skills very useful not only on the AP test, but also on the ACT, SAT, your AP Language and Composition tests, the essays you write in college and graduate school, and in the workplace.
If you are ready to accept this challenge, then AP US History is right for you.
This class simply takes more time and effort than other AP courses. It is unlike other AP courses where once you understand a formula or principle in a few pages, you are ready for a quiz or test. Unlike other classes where there is always one and only one correct answer, most history questions have many correct answers but only one “best” answer. In AP U.S. History, you are required to read 50-100 pages per week for homework. If you do not read this material, or take an adult effort to understand it, you will not perform well in the course. That really is the secret to this class. Much of the content that you will read will NOT be repeated in class and yet you WILL be tested on it using multiple choice questions from actual past AP exams. We simply do not have enough class time to rehash this content, as our very limited class time will be focused on critical thinking, historiography, issues and themes, debates and discussions, and more than anything else, how to write persuasively. In summation, you will read on your own for “content” while I will coach you in class on “process”.
The most important thing you will learn in AP U.S. History is how to write well, create a well reasoned argument and use the skills you obtain AP Language and Composition. The names and dates of history are of far less importance than the ability to take a position and then defend it intelligently. While all teenagers are opinionated, far less can spot author bias, sift through contrary pieces of evidence, or structure a sophisticated argument in support of their opinion. That is the focus of this course. As such, the writing assignments are numerous, and often this course will seem more like an English class than a History class. You will find these skills very useful not only on the AP test, but also on the ACT, SAT, your AP Language and Composition tests, the essays you write in college and graduate school, and in the workplace.
If you are ready to accept this challenge, then AP US History is right for you.
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Summer Assignment
1. Please read Chapters 1 and 2 of The American Pageant. Complete Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Homework assignments. Please complete Cornell (Click on link for Cornell Note format) notes for both chapters ( notes must be hand-written). These assignments are due on the first day of class.
2. Read Chapter 1-2-3 and 4 of A People's History Of The United States
by Howard Zinn (See Below or follow the link)
3. Read Chapters 1-2-3-4 Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen, A Patriot’s History of the United States (New York: Penguin Group, 2004) (Follow the Link)
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Getting Started
Summer Assignment
1. Please read Chapters 1 and 2 of The American Pageant. Complete Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Homework assignments. Please complete Cornell (Click on link for Cornell Note format) notes for both chapters ( notes must be hand-written). These assignments are due on the first day of class.
2. Read Chapter 1-2-3 and 4 of A People's History Of The United States
by Howard Zinn (See Below or follow the link)
3. Read Chapters 1-2-3-4 Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen, A Patriot’s History of the United States (New York: Penguin Group, 2004) (Follow the Link)
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Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen, A Patriot’s History of the United States (New York: Penguin Group, 2004)
A People's History Of The United States by Howard Zinn 1. Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress 2. Drawing the Color Line 3. Persons of Mean and Vile Condition 4. Tyranny is Tyranny 5. A Kind of Revolution 6. The Intimately Oppressed 7. As Long As Grass Grows Or Water Runs 8. We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God 9. Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom 10. The Other Civil War 11. Robber Barons And Rebels 12. The Empire and the People 13. The Socialist Challenge 14. War Is the Health of the State 15. Self-help in Hard Times 16. A People's War? 17. "Or Does It Explode?" 18. The Impossible Victory: Vietnam 19. Surprises 20. The Seventies: Under Control? 21. Carter-Reagan-Bush: The Bipartisan Consensus 22. The Unreported Resistance 23. The Clinton Presidency and the Crisis of Democracy 24. The Coming Revolt of the Guards 25. The 2000 Election and the "War on Terrorism" Unit 1 Resources Unit 1 Standards Units 1 & 2 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Lies My Teacher Told Me Chapter 2: "1493: The True Importance of Christopher Columbus" Unit One Map Instructions + Lies assignment Unit One Socratic Seminar Prep Socratic Seminar - Additional Questions (American Colonies) John Green's Crash Course US History #1: The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards (11 minute review video) Unit 2 Resources Units 1 & 2 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Colonial Regions (for Unit Two Map) NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island (Maine was just settled along the coast, and was part of Massachusetts; Vermont was not a colony, and was claimed by both New Hampshire & New York). MIDDLE: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware. UPPER SOUTH: Maryland & Virginia. LOWER SOUTH: North & South Carolina, & Georgia A brief (but good) discussion of Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson. King Philip's War A one-paragraph overview of the First Great Awakening. Click on the "Background" tab for a one-page summary. *Another good summary of the (First) Great Awakening. (Compare here to the Second Great Awakening.) First Great Awakening ppt Ben Franklin on George Whitefield An incredible site dealing with the Trial of John Peter Zenger. PBS: Africans in America: 1450 - 1750 "The Terrible Transformation" (really about society at large) The Stono Rebellion John Green's Crash Course US History (short videos) #2: When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America #3: The Natives & the English #4: The Quakers, the Dutch, & the Ladies #5: The Seven Years War & the Great Awakening (The 7 Years War is in Unit 3, but the G.A. is in this unit.) Unit 3 Resources Unit 3 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite HERE is an online map you can look at to help you with the Unit 3 Map of the US in 1783. * The best place to get help with your Graphic Organizer is HERE. Scroll down to the pages that you need. From any page, you can use the arrows to go back and forth to other pages. The story of The Paxton Boys Road to the Revolution ppt The Second Continental Congress Click HERE for a good overview of the start of the Revolutionary War. (From this page, you can navigate back and forth in time.) The Model Treaty French Assistance in the Revolutionary War Revolutionary War PPT -not fancy some info * PBS: Africans in America: 1750 - 1805: "The Revolutionary War" Causes of the American Revolution graphic, by Logan Hamlyn *Amazing overview of Women & the American Revolution Women of the Revolutionary Era - selected one-page biographies Treaty of Paris (1783) Foreign Trade (with China) after the Revolution US - China Relations, 1784 - 2000 Shays' Rebellion Crevecoeur & Tocqueville Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance (1787) *Go to ushistory.org and scroll down to the table of contents (which is in outline form). Click on each of the following pages, and read it. List each page you visit (by outline number/letter and title), and just take 2 or 3 bullet notes of things you want to remember. 12.a.b.c.d. 13.d.e.f.g. 14.a.b.c.d. 15.a.b.c.d. Introduction to the Antifederalists The Antifederalist Papers Washington's First Inaugural Address Washington's Talk to the Chiefs & Counselors of the Seneca Nation (1790) GW's Proclamation Against Crimes Against the Cherokee Nation (1792) GW's Talk to the Cherokee Nation (1796) Washington's Farewell Address Overview of Washington's Administration Jays Treaty * Integrity ppt X,Y,Z Affair * Selection of Site for the National Capital (ppt) * Tracing the Bank War, Part 1 Hamilton's Report on Manufactures The Alien & Sedition Acts (an amazing link to the Library of Congress archives!) The Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions (separate links) and a paragraph summary HERE John Green's Crash Course US History (short videos) #5: The Seven Years War & the Great Awakening (The 7 Years War is in Unit 3; the G.A. is in Unit 2.) #6: Taxes & Smuggling: Prelude to Revolution #7: Who Won the American Revolution? #8: The Constitution, the Articles, & Federalism #9: Where US Politics Came From 2004 DBQ Student Samples Unit 4 Resources Unit 4 Standards Unit 4 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite *Election of 1800! (very important) Presidential Speeches Worksheet (just print the first page; you will use only two rows of the worksheet) * Jefferson's First Inaugural Address - print, read, fill in worksheet * Jackson's First Inaugural Address - print, read, fill in worksheet HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! *Tracing the Bank War, Part 1 *Tracing the Bank War, Part 2 *Tracing the Bank War, Part 3 *Tracing the Bank War, Part 4 War of 1812 from Canada's perspective. Click HERE to go to the Canadian government's page commemorating the War of 1812. Choose English (or French). Then click on the More button in the "Did You Know" box. Under "Historical Overview" (on the left side), read "The War from Outbreak to End" and "Did You Know?" Also, watch any of the short videos posted on the site. WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, JACKSON & THE NATIVE AMERICANS THESE ARE THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE WORKSHEET: Washington's Talk to the Chiefs & Counselors of the Seneca Nation (1790) GW's Proclamation Against Crimes Against the Cherokee Nation (1792) GW's Talk to the Cherokee Nation (1796) Jefferson's Address to Brother Handsome Lake (1802) TJ's Special Message to Congress on Indian Policy (1803) TJ's Address to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (1806) Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act Speech There is not a document #8. These are not part of the document study: The Cherokee Trail of Tears Ralph Waldo Emerson's Cherokee Removal Letter An account of The Amistad Case Henry Clay Speech on the Gains of the War of 1812 Henry Clay's American System Speech The Making of the National Road The Erie Canal (a 44-minute video available on YouTube) And here is The Ballad of Jesse Hawley, father of the Erie Canal (a 5-min YouTube video with pictures) PBS: Africans in America: 1791-1831: "Brotherly Love" Era of Good Feelings: This will take you to the ushistory.org site, and a good one-page review. From there, you can click the "BACK" and "NEXT" buttons at the top to go to different pages - there are many on topics you need for your seminar prep. You can also get help here for your essay preps. And it is good for general review for the multiple choice exam. Antebellum Reform Pamphlet instructions Hudson River School Second Great Awakening & Transcendentalists Antebellum Reformers, Part 1 ppt Antebellum Reformers, Part 2 ppt Antebellum Reformers, Part 3 ppt Unit 4 Document Studies Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments (worksheet) Crevecoeur & Tocqueville Unit 5 Resources Unit 5 Standards Units 4-5 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Unit 5 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite The Diary of Kate Dunlap (worksheet) Amelia Bloomer reading (just read & take bullet notes - maybe 1/2 page) *Path to Civil War: Failed Attempts at Compromise ppt Graphic organizer: Path to Civil War: Failed Attempts at Compromise Lincoln's Eulogy of Henry Clay (1852) Quick overview of the Origins of the Republican Party. (Also, you can find out who suggested that name.) John Brown Editorials - homework selections WORKSHEET 1. Brief Overview of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry (read the first page & take a few bullet notes) 2. Secession Era Editorials Project: John Brown's Raid (choose 7 editorials to read - make sure some are from the North & some are from the South - for each, indicate title of newspaper, city of publication, & date - then give a short paragraph summary) Total Slave Population by decade: CHART John Brown Trial resources: And HERE is a day-to-day summary of the trial, with all the witnesses listed & their testimony recorded. A great resource for attorneys! Yale Avalon Project: Life, Trial & Execution of John Brown This is an account of the trial. If you open the document, then open the search feature (on a Mac, simply type Command F), you can type in the name of your witness and find any references to his actual testimony. Another GREAT resource for the John Brown Trial!! Click HERE. Click HERE for a list of the witnesses. Historical perspective on John Brown, from the West Virginia Archives and History American Spirit readings: (due in Summary Packet) Write the titles, authors and dates, and take brief notes on each. Be prepared to discuss what each has to do with the major issues of the time. Scan of American Spirit readings Lincoln's Cooper Union Address (1859) HW: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address (1861) Greeley's "Prayer of the 20 Millions" & Lincoln's reply (1862) Lincoln's Address to Congress (1862) Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Letter to Albert Hodges (1864) Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865) Lincoln's Last Speech (1865) Oooooh! Key Events & Battles of the Civil War (a chart created by Greg Feldmeth, who also creates the Question of the Day) Ken Burns' Civil War Series website - with resources Native Americans in the Civil War (one-page overview) Native Americans in the Civil War (virtual museum - you can also navigate to other "galleries") Newspaper Ads from the 1800s (this page 1864) "The Do-Everything Congress" (37th Congress, 1861-63) The Homestead Act Chinese-Americans during the Civil War? (really??) We are just looking for an overview of their role in society during this time period. Use these resources, and just read a few paragraphs from each: Historian (Ruthanne Lum McCunn) Recounts Role of Chinese- Americans in US Civil War historycentral.com summary Short You-Tube video on the subject (6 minutes) Workers of the Central Pacific (transcontinental) Railroad summary "Emancipation" review paragraph (from the GiantAHAPReview) "Who Freed the Slaves?" Barbara Fields Essay *The Colbert Report (really!): Historian Eric Foner discusses Lincoln and Emancipation (6 minutes) *Jon Stewart: "Denunciation Proclamation" The Wade-Davis Bill (note that while Congress passed it, Lincoln pocket-vetoed it, but it was pretty much enacted after his assassination) "Reconstruction" summary (from the GiantAHAPReview) Reconstruction Plans Comparison *USHistory.org on Reconstruction "Reconstruction" by Frederick Douglass. (An essay in Atlanticmagazine, 1866) Harper's Weekly Abraham Lincoln cartoons Jim Crow & the KKK The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (The History Place) Impeachment of A. Johnson Doc. Study Worksheet (see below for the cartoons that go with it) Election 0f 1876 (Hayes v. Tilden) Overview (HarpWeek) Election of 1876 Doc. Study Worksheet (see below for the cartoons that go with it) Harper's Weekly cartoons (home page) Election of 1860 cartoons Impeachment of Andrew Johnson newspaper coverage & Cartoons Hayes-Tilden Campaign Banners & Cartoons (Click HERE to see a list of which of the cartoons to use) Unit 6 Resources Unit 6 Standards Unit 6 Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Monetary Policy in the Gilded Age, Part 1 (PPT) Jane Addams & Hull House (PPT) An excellent overview of 7 Chicago Settlement Houses, and the settlement house movement in general "Women, Settlements and Poverty" an article about the role of women in changing the public perception of poverty, and the settlement house movement. Images of the Gilded Age PPT Women's Suffrage in the West The Trial of Susan B. Anthony Here is a great summary of the Rise of Populism. William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech The Wizard of Oz: Parable for Populism? Carrie Nation background. And a photo! Wow! The Pullman Strike (1894) Gilded Age Politics: a glossary The Autobiography of Mother Jones (1925) Boss Tweed & the Tammany Hall Machine (It would be good to start by reading this one page overview. There is a reference to "Samuel Tilden George Washington Plunkitt. These are two people; it is a typo.) Then go on to read this excerpt from the book, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,which is a collection of talks given by Plunkitt from his seat on the Grand Central Station bootblack stand: "Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft" This link will take you to an ereader of the entire book. Go to page 3, and this particular talk starts near the bottom of the page. Listen to Booker T. Washington's own voice! He is reading the first few paragraphs of what became known as the Atlanta Compromise Speech, in which he advises, "Cast down your bucket where you are." The original speech was delivered in 1895; this recording is from 1903. The Molly Maguires! (poke around this page and take some notes) JUST TO HELP YOU STUDY (NOT FOR EXTRA CREDIT), DON'T FORGET ABOUT USHISTORY.ORG. IT HAS FANTASTIC AND SUCCINCT SUMMARIES. Anything from #36 - 41 could be on your exam, and would be worth reading about. John Green's Crash Course US History videos: #23: The Industrial Economy #24: Westward Expansion * #25: Growth, Cities, & Immigration #26: Gilded Age Politics * |
Unit 7 Resources
Unit 7 Standards Unit 7A Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Unit 7B Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Unit 7C & 8A Review Sheet : McGarry & Braithwaite American Imperialism ppt Eugenics article (long) Human Zoo Exhibits?? TR & the Muckrakers Ida B. Wells Ida M. Tarbell Jacob Riis TR Letter to Lincoln Steffens The Photography of Lewis Hine (child labor) National Child Labor Committee Collection of Lewis Hine Photos Scott Joplin! The Ashcan School Click HERE for a series of college lecture notes from a professor in Wisconsin. The link will take you to the lecture on the Progressives. At the bottom of the page, you can click on links to any other lecture notes in the series. And there are also links to other resources. Read Teddy Roosevelt's "New Nationalism" speech and President Obama's Osawatomie speech. Take notes on what things the author (TR or Obama) is calling for, and try to identify the theme(s) of the speech. Download the Osawatomie Worksheet. Watch a PBS video about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. (51 min) National Women's Trade Union League "Big Bill" Haywood Trial Election of 1912 ppt (short version - go to powerpoint palooza for the full version) The Rise of Political Woman in the Election of 1912 The Progressive Presidents (just another source for a little help with your chart) The Lincoln Highway WWI Documents Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality WJB Protest over Sinking of the Lusitania WJB Resignation Wilson's Protest to the Germans Eugene Debs, Prospect for Peace The Zimmerman Note Wilson's War Message to Congress Senator Norris' Opposition Eugene Debs' Statement to the Court More on Eugene Debs: Eugene Debs & American Socialism (History.org) Eugene Debs Archives (a marxist site) WWI ppt, Part 1 (I could not upload the pdf, so I hope this opens) WWI ppt., Part 2 The Impact of WWI on African-Americans (the best site I've found on this topic). And two shorter overviews: A little more about African-Americans during WWI The Great Migration (of African-Americans, out of the South, 1916-1930) Latinos in WWI Asian-Americans in WWI The (First) Red Scare Were Sacco & Vanzetti GUILTY or INNOCENT? Click HERE to view a chart detailing the evidence against them. West Virginia's Mine Wars (article for assignment) worksheet Not a ppt, but a YouTube video of The Charleston The Harlem Renaissance Listen to Langston Hughes reading "I, Too, Sing America." (Scroll down the page until you see the audio player on the left.) The Scopes "Monkey Trial" notes in Summary Packet The Scottsboro Boys The REAL Story of the Bonus Army FDR's First Inaugural Address And the instructions NEED TO FIX INSTRUCTIONS LINK! Listen to FDR's First Fireside Chat! Take a few bullet notes. What is his message? Black Voters and the Party of Lincoln Blacks Start Voting Democratic (1936) note: it was not in FDR's first election in 1932 Watch Shirley Temple & Bill Bojangles Watch Shirley Temple & Buddy Ebson Who the heck is Frances Perkins? She's likely to show up on the AP Exam! **Frances Perkins & the Birth of Social Security on Lawrence O'Donnell (4/10/13) - Click on the video link; start watching at 1:50, lasts about 10 minutes. Take a few bullet notes. Here is a web page that summarizes a number of New Deal programs. And here is a web page specifically about the FSA photographers - with pictures! Dorothea Lange Photographs Dust Bowl Photos Click to download a pdf file about Women in the Depression & WWII. The first half deals with the Depression, and it is very good. Blacks and the Great Depression (from SocialistWorker.org) Firsthand account of the Black Cabinet Mexican Americans and the Great Depression Superman #1 Reactions to the New Deal US Responses to the Holocaust (individual readings for worksheet) US Entry into WWI / WWII Comparison Chart WWII Brochure Instructions Japanese Relocation & Internment during WWII Go to the National Archives' Archives Library Information Center and scroll down to "A More Perfect Union, " or go there directly with this link: http://amhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html Click on "BEGIN THE STORY EXPERIENCE." Click on the tabs at the top (on some pages, there are two rows of them) and use the scroll bar across the bottom of most pages; look at the images, & read about them. BE SURE TO SPEND TIME ON "Legalizing Racism," "Removal," and "Internment" at the very least. Spend 45 min - 1 hour for max credit. Take a few notes on each section, and write a half page reflection at the end. A short version of Ms. Pojer's Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy ppt (WWII on the home front) +5 XCR: Brief notes on BOTH of the following (they're short) • Text of FDR's Fireside Chat 21, in which he presents the Revenue Act of 1942 to the nation. • "From Abe Lincoln to Donald Duck: History of the Income Tax" (1943) The FDR Elections (1932, 1936, 1940 & 1944) - and outstanding narrative, and not too long! It even talks about the New Deal Coalition. The Library of Congress's African American Odyssey. Here you link to a page about WWII. From there you can navigate to other pages. Here is an interesting page on Racism & Desegregation in the US Military. After our holocaust readings, see if you can figure out which statement I am questioning on this page. Japanese-Americans in WWII 442nd Regimental Combat Team images - with captions - wonderful! (Japanese-American unit) Japanese-American Women in WWII A short summary of American Jews in the US Military. * Click to download a pdf file about Women in the Depression & WWII. The slides about WWII start on page 6. Here are summaries of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder and the Zoot Suit Riots. Hiroshima & Nagasaki (atomic bomb) ppt - in progress Atomic Bomb Readings (HW due Th 3/5 or F 3/6) Take brief notes on each, and then write a half page reflection on the whole set of documents. A Warning to Japan Urging Surrender Leaflets Dropped on Cities in Japan Einstein letter to FDR (1939) Einstein letter to FDR (1945) Testimony of Yoshitaka Kawamoto Voice of Hibakusha (choose any two additional eyewitness accounts) What did Stalin know? Miss Atomic Bomb (seriously?) John Green's Crash Course US History Videos: #27: The Progressive Era #28: American Imperialism #29: Progressive Presidents #30: America in WWI #31: Women's Suffrage #32: The Roaring Twenties #33: The Great Depression #34: The New Deal #35: WWII, Part 1 #36: WWII, Part 2 - The Homefront Unit 8 Resources Unit 8 Standards Unit 7C & 8A Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite Unit 8B Review Sheet: McGarry & Braithwaite The Marshall Plan "From New Deal to Fair Deal" AND "Coils of the Cold War" (both readings in a single scanned document - 5 points each) Worksheet for "From New Deal to Fair Deal" Questions for "Coils of the Cold War" The Alger Hiss Trials (1949-50) US Intervention in Guatemala (Cold War/Eisenhower) The Cold War Museum - check out the Interactive Timeline at the top of the page! Eisenhower Readings (HW): Just read and take notes. (Write the title of each document; then take notes below the title.) When finished, write a statement that could be the thesis of an essay. Eisenhower's Legacy Eisenhower's Foreign Policy Eisenhower's Domestic Policy Eisenhower & the Interstate Highway System Images Guatemala 1954 Eisenhower's Farewell Address (Read; bullet list of what you think are the most important messages; write down 3 memorable quotes.) (This one is usually on the AP Exam.) Just for fun: An amazing video of Gene Kelly Tap Dancing on Rollerskates (1955) (the actual tap dancing starts at 2 minutes, 15 seconds) Gene Kelly Singing in the Rain! (1952) Civil Rights Document Study #1 1. The Court Rejects Segregation 2. Rosa Parks: The Story Behind the Bus 3. The Sit-in Movement 4. Freedom Rides of 1961 5. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writes from a Birmingham Jail As you read each, please write the TITLE & YEAR. For each reading, take a few bullet notes and write a couple of sentences about the significance of the events discussed. Include quotes if you find them moving. Civil Rights in an Uncivil Society online lecture notes. The Library of Congress's African American Odyssey page on the Civil Rights Movement. Pete Seeger discussing "We Shall Overcome" (just for 2 minutes) Pete Seeger singing "We Shall Overcome" can be found HERE (Gilder-Lehrman's Music & the Civil Rights Movement) JFK's Inaugural Address - take bullet notes on (a) main ideas/themes, (b) historical allusions, (c) noteworthy quotes. Then write a half page reflection. 1964-1965 Politics Document Study For each reading, list the title and year. Take a few bullet notes. Write a one or two sentence summary/reflection on each reading. * 1964 Democratic National Convention and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party * Barry Goldwater & the 1964 Republican Convention (Revolution from the Right) * Goldwater's Acceptance Speech * LBJ Address to Congress on the Voting Rights Act ____________________________________________ 10 Points Extra Credit: due in Unit 8 Summary Packet Read about the Watts Riot, take a few bullet notes on each source, and write a one page reflection in which you compare (or contrast) the Watts Riot to the Boston Massacre. History is soooo fun! Wow! This is a really good account of the Watts Riot, with pictures & insightful observations, and first-hand points of view. Watts Riot Background. Very short. At the bottom of the page, there are a few links to cartoons and other sources. And here is another Brief Overview of the Watts Riot, but with some different information included. I recommend you read both. And HERE is another interesting one-page source, especially valuable for its mention of California's Proposition 14. (Why was it a factor in the riot?) ______________END of WATTS XCR_____________ RFK's Speech Announcing the Assassination of JFK: listen HERE and look at a photo HERE, or watch a video HERE (though the beginning info is not completely right) Tommie Smith & John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics President Barack Obama's Selma speech: March 7, 2015 transcript video 1. read or listen to the whole speech 2. pull out 3 quotes, and tell why you selected them (something more meaningful than "I liked it") 3. write a half page reflection Cold War Map Assignment Vietnam Map Assignment Vietnam War PPT You should go through this and take a few notes to turn in with your summary pkt.) Oooh! Here you can watch videos of one person's idea of the Top 10 Antiwar Protest Songs of the 1960's. (Of course, there are loads more.) You can listen to them while you're doing your homework! Vietnam War Document Study For each document, write the title and year. Take a few bullet notes. Write a one or two sentence summary/reflection on each reading. * MLK, Jr.'s 1967 Speech Against the Vietnam War *Nixon and the 1968 Vietnam Peace Talks * 1968 Democratic National Convention (CNN) * 1968 Democratic Convention: The Bosses Strike Back (Smithsonian) * Nixon's Silent Majority Speech (1969) * Vietnam Veterans Against the War Statement, John Kerry (1971) Helsinki Accords (1975) Protest Movements of the 60s & 70s ppt - a brief overview Other Rights Movements: Under each heading, read the items & take brief bullet notes. Then summarize the GOALS, STRATEGIES, & SUCCESSES/FAILURES of that movement. Women's Rights Movement A brief overview of the movement HERE From USHistory.org: "Modern Feminism" - from the linked page, use the arrows to go to the next 3 pages also - notes should reflect each page. "I Want a Wife" Chicano Rights Movement (Latinos) The Bracero Program (1942 - 1964) Go to the United Farm Workers' website to read a page about the life of Cesar Chavez. Or you can read about the Rise of the UFW. And here is a page about Chemo Candelaria and the Black Berets for Justice. And the Chicano Youth Movement & UFW Environmental ("Ecology") Movement Rachel Carson's Silent Spring launches the environmental movement. History of Earth Day Earth Day and the EPA Lost in Watergate: Nixon's Green Legacy A Green Nixon Doesn't Wash Carter's Environment Message to Congress (1977) (2 pts) Carter's Environmental Record (a summary) The Warren Court We didn't talk about it in class; second in importance only to the John Marshall Court. Make sure you know something about it before the AP Exam! Watergate (National Geographic video - 45 min.) Native American Readings WORKSHEET (goes with the readings below) * The Native American Movement (USDOS) * The Native American Movement (TCI) * A Brief History of the American Indian Movement (AIM) (includes A Chronology of AIM Activism) * Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (synopsis) * The Urban Relocation Program Beautiful, short slideshow on the Iran Hostage Crisis. Carter's "Malaise" Speech John Green's Crash Course US History Videos: #37: The Cold War #38: The Cold War in Asia #39: Civil Rights & the 1950s #40: The 1960s in America #41: The Rise of Conservatism (thru the Nixon era) #42: Ford, Carter, & the Economic Malaise Unit 9 Resources Unit 9 Standards PLEASE SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW! Read Ronald Reagan's 1st Inaugural Address - take bullet notes on (a) main ideas/themes, (b) historical allusions, (c) noteworthy quotes. Then write a half page reflection. History of the Nuclear Arms Race "Dangerous Deception" pamphlet (Sorry, but it is sideways! So you either have to print it or turn your computer sideways to read it.) Iran-Contra Affair (PBS) very short Reagan "bonus video" from PBS Understanding Iran-Contra (Brown University)* Nicaragua-Iran Timeline Readings for Summary Packet: Pro/Con: Clinton Clinton's Legacy Newt Gingrich's Contract with America (1994) 2000 Election Controversy (Bush v. Gore) USA Patriot Act (from the Justice Department) USA Patriot Act (from the ACLU) Kinda long, but I do recommend it if you have time, especially if you are trying for a 5. Why We Fight download: Read Chapters 5 & 6; then write a one-page response in which you identify and discuss the role the United States has played in the world during and since Reagan, and provide examples. It would be good to pay attention to the impact/influence of each president mentioned. John Green's Crash Course US History Videos: #43: The Reagan Revolution #44: George HW Bush & the End of the Cold War #45: The Clinton Years (1990s) #46: Terrorism, War, & Bush 43 #47: Obamanation Review Unit APUSH Exam Breakdown Review One-Pagers Assignment PAPER WILL BE PROVIDED IN CLASS, BUT YOU CAN START PLANNING AHEAD. IF CREATING YOUR ONE-PAGERS ON A COMPUTER, YOU WILL BE SUBMITTING THEM TO TurnItIn.com TO VERIFY THEIR AUTHENTICITY. Presidents Chart to study for Presidents Test APUSHReview.com *USHistory.org A chronological list of topics, with outstanding and easy-to-follow one-page summaries of those topics. A great review, especially to be prepared for essay topics. *Question of the Day Archives * Ms. Leatherwood's AP Interactive Timeline 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives (note there are links to each one) Foreign Policy list! (treaties, etc.) NEED TO FIX LINK These don't cover everything, obviously: US History in 10 Minutes - video lecture (YouTube) US History in 10 Minutes - slideshow (YouTube) Recent Presidents Chart 50 Facts About U.S. Nuclear Weapons Reagan & Nuclear Arms Reduction Talks Former Military Leader Calls for Cuts in Nuclear Arsenal ***Presidential Speeches Chart 41) George Bush, Sr.'s Inaugural Address 42) President Clinton's First Inaugural Address Maya Angelou at Clinton Inaugural 43) George W. Bush's First Inaugural Address 44) Barack Obama's First Inaugural Address Iraq War Readings: For each, write the title, take 2-5 bullet notes, and write a 1-sentence reflection. 3 points each. REQUIRED: #1, 2, 5, 6 ALL OTHERS XCR 1. Former Beirut Hostage Speaks Out on Guantanamo: Justice or Revenge? (2002) -- scroll down to the article 2. Is Iraq a True Threat? -- PDF file Is Iraq a True Threat to the U.S.? (2002) -- URL blocked at school 3. President Bush's Speech to the Nation (2005) 4. US Shifts Policy on Geneva Conventions (2006) 5. Rewriting the Geneva Conventions (2006) 6. Colin Powell on Iraq War Mistakes (2012) 7. Iraq Death Toll (2013) |
