AP U.S. History Unit 5 Syllabus (Ch. 14, 15 & 16)
Wed. 11/14
Impact of the Mexican War
Due Today: Review text pp. 390 – 393.
Thurs. 11/15
The Tumultuous Decade Begins: The Compromise of 1850 (Spirit of America dramatic readings)
Due Today: Rd. text pp. 397 – 403 (Ch. 14 “From Compromise to Secession, 1850 – 1861).
Fri. 11/16
The Tumultuous Decade Continues: The Kansas-Nebraska Act and “Bleeding Kansas”
Due Today: Rd. text pp. 403 – 410.
Mon. 11/19
The Crisis and Collapse of the Union
Due Today: Rd. Text pp. 410 – 423.
Tues. 11/20
Shared Reading and Discussion
Due Today: YOUR CHOICE! Rd. Either “The Father of American Terrorism” by Ken Chowder
OR “Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” by Stephen B. Oates in Portrait of America. Bring in typed
outline of thesis/contention/evidence.
Mon. 11/26
Looking for Lincoln (video)
Due Today: Rd. Text pp. 427 – 433. (Ch. 15 “Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861 – 1865”) AND REVIEW
CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7 IN OUR SUMMER READING BOOK OUR LINCOLN: NEW
PERSPECTIVES ON LINCOLN AND HIS WORLD.
Tues. 11/27
Conducting War
Due Today: Rd. Text pp. 433 – 442.
Thurs. 11/28
The Documents of War: Lincoln’s First and Second Inaugural Addresses, The Gettysburg Address,
The Emancipation Proclamation
Due Today: Rd. text pp. 442 – 449 AND mark-up handout of documents and bring to class.
Fri. 11/29
The Political Side of War: Exploring the Constitutional Issues
Due today: Rd. and mark-up handouts.
Mon. 12/3
Social and Economic Consequences of War
Due today: Rd. Text pp. 449 – 464.
Tues. 12/4
Reconstruction (video clips)
Due today: Rd. Text pp. 467 – top of 477 (Ch. 16 “Reconstruction Politics, 1865 – 1868”).
Wed. 12/5
Reconstruction (video clips)
Due Today: Rd. pp. 477 – 489.
Thurs. 12/6
The Legacy of Reconstruction (video clips)
Due today: Rd. pp. 490 – 498.
Fri. 12/7
Video: The Challenge of Freedom
Mon. 12/10
Due today: Read BOTH articles (and do article outlines) from Portrait of America: “Call Me Mister:
The Black Experience During Reconstruction” by James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton AND
“The Checkered History of the Great Fourteenth Amendment” by Eric Foner
Tues. 12/11
Unit 5 Multiple Choice Exam
Wed. 12/12
Unit 5 FRQ Essay Exam