AP US History Syllabus: Mr. Bailey
Room 314 (B Days)
Unit 1: Course Introduction and Colonial America 8-30 to 9-28
Session 1: An Introduction to Advanced Placement US History (8/30/11)
Syllabus
Expectations
How to Guide
Session 2: What is History? (9/1/11)
Class Discussion
Question and Answer Period
Session 3: The Colonial Age Begins (9/6/11)
a. Native American before discovery
b. Reasons for Colonization
c. Clash of Cultures and Colonial models
Session 4: Jamestown and the Settlement of Virginia (9/8/11)…DUE: Boyer 47-48, 68-75
Session 5: The Southern Colonies (9/12/11)… DUE: SUMMER ASSIGNMENT
PAPER
Session 6: The Puritan Community: The New England Colonial Model (9/14/11)…
DUE: Boyer 48-49, 55-68 (top)
Session 7: Pennsylvania and the Middle Colonies (9/16/11)…DUE: Boyer 75-86, 109-112
(top)
a. Introduction to DBQ
Session 8: The Emerging American Economy (9/20)…DUE: Boyer 94-96 and 100-105
a. READING QUIZ (20 questions in 25 minutes)
Session 9: The Enlightenment and the Forming of the American Psyche (9/22/11)…
DUE: Boyer 96-100, 105-107 and 114-120 (include the conclusion)
Session 10: The French and Indian War (9/24/11)…DUE: Boyer 112-114, 123-132
UNIT 1 TEST: September 28th, 2011