AP (Advanced Placement)
U.S. Modern History
Syllabus 2010-2011
Augusta Independent School
Roy Walter Machen III
(606)756-2105
roy.machen@augusta.kyschools.us
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this course students will master not only the required content as deemed
by the Kentucky Department of Education, but also develop the necessary study
skills and higher level thinking strategies that will assist them through out their
educational career and life itself. This course will reinforce and promote both
literacy skills and problem solving skills that will encourage each to become better
problem solvers, critical thinkers, life-long learners, and successful members of
society.
The Advanced Placement United States History is a challenging course
designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college/sophomore survey course in
United States History. The course is specifically designed to provide students with
an in-depth study of United States history from 1607 through the modern day.
Students should possess strong reading and writing skills and be willing to devote
substantial time to study and the completion of class assignments. Emphasis is
placed on analytical reading, essay writing skills, use of primary resources, and class
discussion.
Students successfully mastering the course material may earn college credit
by passing the annually administered AP United States History Exam; the
individual college or university determines how many, or, if any credits will be
granted for the AP exam score.
COURSE TEXTBOOK:
Kennedy, David M., et al (2010). The American Pageant. 14th Edition, Wadsworth.
COURSE GOALS:
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Research with primary and secondary documents, experiment,
collaborate, and learn from one another in a positive and productive
environment.
Work independently and collectively on projects, research papers,
presentations, and various other assignments that correlate with the topic
in discussion.
Students will analyze the major political, social, economic, technological,
and cultural developments of the United States since Reconstruction.
They will examine the effects of the 1920s, Great Depression and how the
New Deal fundamentally changed the role of the federal government.
The students will analyze America’s participation in World War II and
explore the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War
II America.
The students will evaluate the United Sates’ foreign policy since World
War II and consider how the implementation of federal civil rights and
voting rights impacted the country.
Finally the students will analyze the major social problems and domestic
policy issues in contemporary American society.
Current and important U.S. History events will be included in the
student’s study of each topic.
The course is divided into two semesters. First semester covers the period
from 1607 to 1877. Second semester is from 1877 to the present.
The areas of concentration include historical, political, and economic
history coupled with an intense study of cultural, social, and intellectual
institutions and their development.
In addition to exposing students to the historical content listed above, an
AP course should also train students to analyze and interpret primary
sources, including documentary materials, maps, statistical tables, and
pictorial and graphic evidence of historical events.
Students should learn to take notes from both printed materials and
lectures or discussions, write essay examinations, and write analytical and
research papers. They should be able to express themselves with clarity
and precision and know how to cite sources and credit the phrases and
ideas of others.
Advance Placement United States History is intended to enhance
development of student critical thinking, document analysis, interpretive
reading, information organization, synthesis, and writing skills.
About the Exam (College Credit Exam)
The three-hour-and-five-minute exam has two sections: a 55-minute
multiple-choice and a 130-minute free-response section. The multiple-choice
questions are designed to test your factual knowledge, breadth of preparation, and
knowledge-based analytical skills. The essay questions give you the chance to
demonstrate your mastery of historical interpretation and your ability to express
your views and knowledge in writing.
Section I: Multiple-Choice
There are 80 multiple-choice questions on the AP U.S. History Exam. To
score a grade of 3 or above, you need to answer about 60 percent of the multiplechoice questions correctly—and write acceptable essays in the free-response section.
Approximately 20 percent of the questions deal with the period through 1789, 45
percent cover 1790 through 1914, and 35 percent cover 1915 to the present including
questions on events since 1980.
Within those time periods, 35 percent of the questions are on political
institutions, behavior, and public policy; 40 percent are about social and cultural
developments; approximately 15 percent of the remaining questions cover
diplomacy and international relations; and 10 percent cover economic
developments. A substantial number of the social and economic history questions
deal with such traditional topics as the impact of legislation on social groups and the
economy, or the pressures brought to bear on the political process by social and
economic developments. As you've learned, historical inquiry is not neatly divided
into categories so many questions pertain to more than one area.
The exam main focus is on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The
questions in the multiple-choice section are designed to test students' factual
knowledge, breadth of preparation, and knowledge-based analytical skills.
Students often ask whether they should guess on the multiple-choice questions.
Haphazard or random guessing is unlikely to improve scores because one-fourth of
a point is subtracted from the score for each incorrect answer. (No points are
deducted for a blank answer.) But if you have some knowledge of the question and
can eliminate one or more answers, it's usually to your advantage to choose what
you believe is the best answer from the remaining choices.
Section II: Free-Response
The free-response section covers the period from the first European
explorations of the Americas to 1980. The section has three parts. Part A has one
document-based essay question (DBQ). Parts B and C each offer a choice of two
standard essay questions.
DBQ (Document Based Question)
There is a mandatory 15-minute reading period at the beginning of the freeresponse section. Spend most of that time analyzing the documents and planning
your answer to the DBQ in Part A. It's recommended that you spend 45 minutes
writing the DBQ essay.
Although confined to no single format, the documents contained in the DBQ
rarely features familiar classics like the Emancipation Proclamation or Declaration
of Independence, though the documents' authors may be major historical figures.
The documents vary in length and format, and are chosen to illustrate interactions
and complexities within the material. In addition to calling upon a broad spectrum
of historical skills, the diversity of materials will allow students to assess the value of
different sorts of documents.
When appropriate, the DBQ will include charts, graphs, cartoons, and
pictures, as well as written materials. This gives you the chance to showcase your
ability to assess the value of a variety of documents. The DBQ usually requires that
you relate the documents to a historical period or theme and show your knowledge
of major periods and issues. For this reason, outside knowledge is very important
and must be incorporated into the student's essay if the highest scores are to be
earned. To earn a high score it's also very important that you incorporate the
information you learned in your AP U.S. History class. The emphasis of the DBQ
will be on analysis and synthesis, not historical narrative.
Your DBQ essay will be judged on thesis, argument, and supporting
evidence. The DBQ tests your ability to analyze and synthesize historical data, and
assess verbal, quantitative, or pictorial materials as historical evidence.
Standard Essay Questions
You'll have a total of 70 minutes for the standard essay questions. It's
recommended that you spend 35 minutes on each essay: five minutes planning and
30 minutes writing.
The standard essay questions may require that you relate developments in
different areas (e.g., the political implications of an economic issue); analyze
common themes in different time periods (e.g., the concept of national interest in
United States foreign policy); or compare individual or group experiences that
reflect socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, or gender differences (e.g., social mobility and
cultural pluralism).
Although historiography is not emphasized in the examination, you are
expected to have a general understanding of key interpretations of major historical
events. Some questions are based on literary materials but the emphasis will be on
the relationship between the material and politics, social and economic life, or
related cultural and intellectual movements, not on literature as art.
Standard essays will be judged on the strength of the thesis developed, the quality of
the historical argument, and the evidence offered in support of the argument, rather
than on the factual information per se. Unless a question asks otherwise, you will
not be penalized for omitting specific illustrations.
Scoring the Exam
The multiple-choice and free-response sections each account for one-half of
your final Exam grade. Within the free-response section, the document-based essay
question counts for 45 percent and the two standard essays count for 55 percent.
CLASSROOM RULES:
1. All students must follow the rules outlined in the student handbook.
2. Follow directions the first time given.
3. Stay seated unless given permission to get up.
4. Be in your assigned seat and ready to work before the tardy bell
rings.
a. Use the restroom and sharpen pencils before class begins.
5. Bring what you need for class work everyday.
6. Keep hands, feet, and all other objects to yourself.
7. Raise your hand before talking and wait to be called upon.
8. Respect your classmates, special guests, and teacher at all times.
9. Disrupting class takes away from your education and that of your
classmates.
10. All work missed for any reason is the student’s responsibility.
11. No drinks, candy, or gum is allowed in class unless excused by
medical reason or given by the teacher.
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES:
1st Violation
2nd Violation
3rd Violation
4th Violation
Verbal Warning
Classroom Disruption
Disrespect
Call Principle
It may be necessary to call the principle immediately if severe inappropriate
behavior occurs.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Textbook (class copy)
3-ring binder with six dividers
Pen or Pencil (blue or black ink only)
Colored Pencils (when necessary)
loose-leaf paper (please note that paper with the “edges” torn from a spiral
notebook will not be accepted).
TIME and EFFORT:
Time is one of the most valuable commodities we have, it can not be gotten back
once it is used. Therefore, it is something that should not be wasted including students
and teachers. Students are expected to be in class on time, prepared to learn and ready to
participate. This same effort will apply to teachers and guest speakers. In order for a
classroom to succeed and grow, everyone is expected to work together as a team. Every
person should be able to express their thoughts and ideas in their own words free from
bias or prejudice. Nearly all ideas are welcomed and encouraged.
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Please note: When working as a team or with another student, work responsibly as a group or
pair, but record your own thoughts.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Class time will be divided into the following:
 Bell ringers
 Lecture with class discussion and higher level questioning.
 Presentations (power point, etc.)
 Individual and/or cooperative group assignments or assessments.
 http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078745748/ will be used for on line
activities. It is advisable that students make use of this site to study the
content being discussed to reinforce their understanding.
PLEASE NOTE REGUARDING ASSIGNMENTS:
 Any assignments not completed in class are to be completed before
returning to class the following day, unless otherwise specified by the
teacher.
 Any assigned homework is to be completed before returning to class the
following day, unless otherwise specified by the teacher.
 Students are prohibited from “doing nothing” in this class. Full
participation is expected and required.
 You will work in class every day, there are no “Free Days”. Failure to do
the required work during my time (school week) will result in having to
complete it during your time (weekend).
 Do not ask to work on another class assignment or homework in my class.
If all class assignments or work in completed you may read your AR book
or work on assignments from another class upon receiving permission
from the teacher.
EXTRA CREDIT:
There will be numerous opportunities for extra credit available throughout this
course. All extra credit opportunities will be announced at least one week prior to due
dates. Students are encouraged, however, to do their best on every assignment and use
any extra credit assignment as a way to promote their individual strengths and not
necessarily their grades.
GRADING POLICY:
Grades can be accessed online through infinite campus and are updated weekly
with reports to parents every nine weeks. Grades will be computed by Points Made /
Points Possible = Percentage Grade.
Quizzes
Exams
Final Exam
Assignments
Homework
Projects & Reports
Bell Ringers
Participation
10%
20%
10%
20%
20%
10%
5%
5%
A (90-100%)
B (80-89%)
C (70-79%)
D (60-69%)
F (59% or Below)
Class work and Homework:
 Each day the date, bell ringer, and class topic/objective will be posted on the
board. You must write down the question and answer to the bell ringer
everyday. They will be graded every Friday.
 It is important to keep good notes and completing the bell ringers because you
may be allowed to use them on exams from time to time.
 Any missed notes or bell ringers may be obtained from me or a class mate.
This is your responsibility, I will not chase you down to give to you.
 Everyday, you should write down any homework assignments in your student
planner. If there is no homework, you should make note of this as well.
Keeping up with this is considered class work and may be checked and
graded.
 All homework assignments are due at the beginning of class. Upon entering
the classroom place any assignments in the proper tray.
Important! All assignments are to have the students name, date and class in the top right
hand corner. The assignment name or title should be on the top line of the paper.
Remember: NO name, NO grade!
Quizzes and Tests:
Periodically quizzes will be given to assess the material being covered. I reserve
the right to not announce these dates if desired or announce the day before. An exam will
be given at the end of each chapter or unit to assess the material covered. These dates will
be announced 5 days in advance. The layout of each exam will be described beforehand.
Each 9 week final exam will be scheduled in the syllabus outline.
Please note: I reserve the right change any scheduled exam date due to weather, school
function, or unforeseen situation.
Binder/Folder: You are required to have a folder for this class, and you should bring it
to class EVERYDAY. Inside, you should keep all handouts, notes, worksheets, & graded
work. Please have loose-leaf paper readily available for class time use. Binders may be
checked and graded at least once per nine weeks. Grades are given based on organization
and neatness.
Your binder should be divided into six sections:
Section 1:
Section 2:
answers)
Section 3:
Section 4:
Section 5:
Section 6:
graded
Information – any and all course information (i.e. syllabus, AIS information)
Bell ringers – all bell ringers are expected to be recorded (questions and
Vocabulary – chapter terms and any significant people, places, and events
Notes – anything done in the classroom setting (notes, questions, projects)
Handouts – any materials or documents that does not have a grade
Graded Work – this section contains all the material that have been
DUE DATES/LATE WORK/MAKE-UP WORK:
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All assignments are due at the beginning of the class and are to be placed in
the proper tray. Do not set your work on my desk; it must go into the assigned
location to receive credit.
Homework will only be accepted from a student who has an excused absence.
If you have an excused absence, you should turn in any assignments given
before you were absent on the day you return.
Upon return, you should also get any missed work from me and any missed
notes from your classmates (Again this is your responsibility I will not
come to you).
Missed work will be due on the assigned date as permitted in the student
handbook pertaining to excused absences.
If you have an excused absence during a test, you will be expected to make-up
the test on the day you return.
If you have an unexcused absence, I will not accept missed homework, and
you will not be allowed to make-up any missed tests.
Presidential Research Paper
During the course of the year students will be required to research and
complete one paper covering a United States President. The students will be
informed well in advance of the assigned due dates for both the rough draft and
final papers. Please be aware that this will be assigned on a first come basis with no
two students being permitted to research the same individual.
Getting Started:
 First, get to know about your President.
 Read as much information about it as you can find. Read as much as you can,
using both the internet and library to find your resources (keep track of all
resources you will need them for documentation).
 As you begin to find your information, take notes on important facts or
information (dates, important events, people, or major world events).
The Structure of Your Report:
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Start your report with an introductory paragraph that introduces the President
and summarizes his life.
The report should be in three major sections, early life (pre-presidency), the
presidency, and post-presidency.
End the report with a closing paragraph that summarizes what you wrote and
learned, plus the President's legacy.
Presidential Research Paper (continued)
Topics to Research and Include in Your Report:
When you write your report, try to include as many of the following topics as you can:
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Early Life:
o Date and place of birth
o Parents (including occupations)
o Siblings (brothers and sisters) and other close family members
o Education
o Important people or event(s) that molded this person's character
o Early career
o Marriage, children
o What led to this person running for President
The Presdidency:
o Term(s) of office
o Politiical party affiliation
o Vice-President
o Important events/acts that occured during this Presidency
o People who influenced this President
After the Presidency:
o Place of residence
o Activities the President did during this time
o Date and cause of death
o The legacy of this President
PLEASE NOTE: Check that your grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct. Make
sure to use complete sentences. Define any technical terms that you use. Proofread your
report for errors before you hand it in -- do not hand in a rough draft.
Requirements
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12 font
New Times Roman format
Double spaced
4 pages minimum
Cover page & Resource Page (Total of 6 pages)
Beginning
1
Introduction
Research Part 1
(The President's
early life)
Research Part 2
(The Presidency)
Developing
2
Accomplished
3
Disorganized,
no information Gives too little
on what is to
information.
come
Excellent
4
Score
Summarizes
report
Concise, wellwritten
introduction
Does not cover
all appropriate
topics
Covers some
of the
appropriate
topics.
Covers most
of the
appropriate
topics.
All appropriate
topics covered
well. Also
includes
interesting
facts.
Does not cover
all appropriate
topics
Covers some
of the
appropriate
topics.
Covers most
of the
appropriate
topics.
All appropriate
topics covered
well. Also
includes
interesting
facts.
Covers some
of the
appropriate
topics.
Covers most
of the
appropriate
topics.
All appropriate
topics covered
well. Also
includes
interesting
facts.
Spelling and
grammar
perfect
Research Part 3
(Post-Presidency)
Does not cover
all appropriate
topics
Spelling/Grammar
Many spelling
and
grammatical
errors
A few errors
Only one or
two errors
References
No references
A single
reference,
incomplete
citation
Several
references
with
incomplete
citations
Many
references,
listed in
appropriate
format
Timeliness
Over a week
late
A week late
A day or two
late
Handed in on
time
Syllabus Outline of Content
UNIT ONE
Chapter 1 New World Beginnings
Chapter 2 The Planting of English America
Chapter 3 Settling the Northern Colonies
UNIT TWO
Chapter 4 American Life in the Seventeenth Century
Chapter 5 Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
UNIT THREE
Chapter 6 The Duel for North America
Chapter 7 The Road to Revolution
Chapter 8 America Secedes from the Empire
Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution
UNIT FOUR
Chapter 10 Launching the New Ship of State
Chapter 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic
Chapter 12 The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
UNIT FIVE
Chapter 13 The Rise of a Mass Democracy
UNIT SIX
Chapter 14 Forging the National Economy
UNIT SEVEN
Chapter 15 The Ferment of Reform and Culture
UNIT EIGHT
Chapter 16 The South and the Slavery Controversy
Chapter 17 Manifest Destiny and its Legacy
UNIT NINE
Chapter 18 Renewing the Sectional Struggle
Chapter 19 Drifting Towards Disunion
Chapter 20 Girding for War: The North and the South
UNIT TEN
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction
UNIT ELEVEN
Chapter 23 Political Paralysis and the Gilded Age
Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age
UNIT TWELEVE
Chapter 25 America Moves to the City
UNIT THIRTEEN
Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution
Chapter 27 Empire and Expansion
UNIT FOURTEEN
Chapter 28 Progressivism and the Roosevelt Republic
Chapter 29 Wilson Progressivism at Home and Abroad
UNIT FIFTEEN
Chapter 30 The War to End War
Chapter 31 American Life in the “Roaring Twenties”
UNIT SIXTEEN
Chapter 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust
Chapter 33 The Great Depression and the New Deal
UNIT SEVENTEEN
Chapter 34 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War
Chapter 35 America in World War Two
UNIT EIGHTEEN
Chapter 36 The Cold War Begins
Chapter 37 The Eisenhower Era
Chapter 38 The Stormy Sixties
UNIT NINETEEN
Chapter 39 The Stalemated Seventies
Chapter 40 The Resurgence of Conservatism
Chapter 41 America Confronts the Post- Cold War Era
Chapter 42 The American People Face a New Century
Week One
Chapter 1 New World Beginnings
 Native Americans before Columbus
 Slavery
 Early explorers and the consequences
 Building of new empires
1 day
Chapter 2 The Planting of English America
 The establishment of Jamestown & England in the New World
 Settlers and Native Americans
 The settlement and growth of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, & the Carolinas
2 days
Chapter 3 Settling the Northern Colonies
 The Puritans & religious conflicts
 Colonial government and early conflicts
 Massachusetts Bay Colony & Plymouth
 The New England colonies
 The Middle colonies
Exam ONE
2 days
(Chapters 1,2,3)
Week TWO
Chapter 4 American Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Indentured Servants and the spread of slavery
 Daily life in the colonies
 Declining piety colonial society
 African American culture
2 days
Chapter 5 Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
 Population boom and immigration
 Colonial social issues; religion, education, politics, & the economy
 The Great Awakening
Exam TWO
(Chapters 4,5)
2 days
Week THREE
Chapter 6 The Duel for North America
 French and English rivalries
 The French and Indian War (first world war)
 Indian uprisings & the Proclamation of 1763
3 days
Chapter 7 The Road to Revolution
 The issues surrounding mercantilism
 Conflicts that lead to Revolution
 The shot heard around the world and uprising
2 days
Week FOUR
Chapter 7 The Road to Revolution
 The issues surrounding mercantilism
 Conflicts that lead to Revolution
 The shot heard around the world and uprising
1 day
Chapter 8 America Secedes from the Empire
 Early conflicts and the Declaration of Independence
 Patriots and Loyalists
 Saratoga and the French
 Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris 1783
3 days
Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution
 Changing political views and economic issues
 The Articles of the Confederation & Shay’s Rebellion
 Northwest Ordinance
 The Constitution and ratification
1 day
Week FIVE (No School 9-7)
Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution
 Changing political views and economic issues
 The Articles of the Confederation & Shay’s Rebellion
 Northwest Ordinance
 The Constitution and ratification
Exam THREE
(Chapters 6,7,8,9)
3 days
Week SIX
Chapter 10 Launching the New Ship of State
 The first presidency and troubles of a young nation
 Bill of Rights
 Hamilton and the birth of political parties
 The French Revolution and the political issues that follow
 Federalist and Republicans
Chapter 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic
 The Jefferson presidency
 Foreign diplomacy
 The Anglo-French War and it’s effect on the United States
 Moving to war
Week SEVEN
Chapter 12 The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
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The War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent
A New Nation and the Era of Good Feelings
The Missouri Compromise and expansion west
The Monroe Doctrine
Exam FOUR
(Chapters 10,11,12)
Week EIGHT (No School 10-2)
Chapter 13 The Rise of a Mass Democracy
 Jackson and the corrupt bargain
 Jackson and arising political issues
 Revolution in Texas
 Mass democracy and the two party system
9 Week Final EXAM
Week NINE
4 days
(Chapters 1 to 13)
(No School-Fall Break)
Week TEN
Chapter 14 Forging the National Economy
 Immigration and the westward movement
 Nativism and assimilation
 Emergence of the Industrial system
 Commercial agriculture and continental economy
Exam FIVE
(Chapter 14)
Week ELEVEN
Chapter 15 The Ferment of Reform and Culture
 Religious movements and educational improvements
 Women and women’s rights
 Reforms in science, art and culture
Exam SIX
(Chapter 15)
4 days
4 days
Week TWELVE
Chapter 16 The South and the Slavery Controversy
 Southern economy and social structure
 The Plantation system and slavery
 The Abolitionist movement
Chapter 17 Manifest Destiny and its Legacy
 Tyler as president
 Annexation of Texas and war with Mexico
Exam SEVEN
2 days
2 days
(Chapters 16,17)
Week THIRTEEN
November 2 to November 6
Chapter 18 Renewing the Sectional Struggle
 Popular sovereignty and the western territories
 The underground railroad
 Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Chapter 19 Drifting Towards Disunion
 Spread of the abolitionist movement
 Dread Scott case
 John Brown’s Raid and Secession
Week FOURTEEN
Chapter 19 Drifting Towards Disunion
 Spread of the abolitionist movement
 Dread Scott case
 John Brown’s Raid and Secession
Chapter 20 Girding for War: The North and the South
 The opening attack
 The issue of the border states
 Lincoln and civil liberties
 The role of women during the war
 Financing the war and diplomacy
Week FIFTEEN
November 16 to November 20
Chapter 20 Girding for War: The North and the South
 The opening attack
 The issue of the border states
 Lincoln and civil liberties
 The role of women during the war
 Financing the war and diplomacy
Exam EIGHT
(Chapters 18,19,20)
3 days
2 days
2 days
3 days
1 day
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War
 The early conflicts
 Emancipation Proclamation
 The Turning battle of Gettysburg
 Sherman and the burning of the South
 Surrender of the South and the death of a president
Week SIXTEEN
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War
 The early conflicts
 Emancipation Proclamation
 The Turning battle of Gettysburg
 Sherman and the burning of the South
 Surrender of the South and the death of a president
Week SEVENTEEN
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction
 The different plans for Reconstruction and the defeated South
 Clashes in government
 The freed slaves and their hardships
 A president impeached and the legacy of Reconstruction
Exam NINE
(Chapters 21,22)
Week EIGHTEEN
Chapter 23 Political Paralysis and the Gilded Age
 President Grant and corruption
 The end of Reconstruction
 Jim Crow
 The Populist and Homestead Strike
2 days
4 days
4 days
Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age
 The railroad boom
 Speculators and government regulations
 Mass Production and the lords of industry
 Laboring classes and the rise of trade unions
Week NINETEEN
Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age
 The railroad boom
 Speculators and government regulations
 Mass Production and the lords of industry
 Laboring classes and the rise of trade unions
9 Week Final EXAM
3 days
1 day
4 days
(Chapters 14 to 24)
Week TWENTY
Chapter 25 America Moves to the City
 The rise of cities
 New Immigrants
 Evolution and education
 Intellectual achievements
 The new woman and morality
Exam TEN
4 days
(Chapter 28)
Week TWENTY ONE
Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution
 The conquest of the Indians
 Miners and ranchers
 Industrialization of agriculture
 Workers in revolt
 Bryan versus McKinley
Chapter 27 Empire and Expansion
 The sources of American expansionism
 Hawaii
 Spanish-American War
 China’s Open Door
 Building of the Panama Canal
Week TWENTY TWO
Chapter 27 Empire and Expansion
 The sources of American expansionism
 Hawaii
 Spanish-American War
 China’s Open Door
 Building of the Panama Canal
Exam ELEVEN
4 days
1 day
3 days
(Chapters 26,27)
Week TWENTY THREE
Chapter 28 Progressivism and the Roosevelt Republic
 Con fronting social injustices
 Muckrakers
 Politics of Progressivism
 Roosevelt as president and his legacy
 Taft ‘s trouble
 A friendship broken
2 days
Chapter 29 Wilson Progressivism at Home and Abroad
 Election of 1912
 New Freedom verses New Nationalism
 Wilson in Latin America
 World War and America’s neutrality
Exam TWELVE
2 days
(Chapters 28,29)
Week TWENTY FOUR
Chapter 30 The War to End War
 America goes to war
 Wilson’s fourteen points
 The Home front
 America in France
 Treaty of Versailles and the league of Nations
Week TWENTY FIVE
Chapter 31 American Life in the “Roaring Twenties”
 The Red Scare, 1919-1920
 Return of Hate, the KKK
 Restrictions on Immigration
 Prohibition and organized crime
 Scopes trial
 Jazz, radio and movies
 Economic Boom
Exam THIRTEEN
5 days
4 days
(Chapters 30,31)
Week TWENTY SIX
Chapter 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust
 Republicans return to power
 Isolation of a nation
 Coolidge’s foreign policy and international debt
 Hoover in office
 The Crash of 1929
 Hoover and the Great Depression
 Good neighbors in Latin America and aggression in Asia
 Hard times
Chapter 33 The Great Depression and the New Deal
 FDR as president
 The first hundred days
 Relief, recovery, and reform
 Women in public life
 New Deal programs
 The Dust Bowl
 Assessment of the New Deal
3 days
1 day
Week TWENTY SEVEN
Chapter 33 The Great Depression and the New Deal
 FDR as president
 The first hundred days
 Relief, recovery, and reform
 Women in public life
 New Deal programs
 The Dust Bowl
 Assessment of the New Deal
Exam FOURTEEN
Week TWENTY EIGHT
Chapter 34 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War
 Roosevelt’s foreign policy in the beginning
 Axis early aggression
 Neutrality Acts
 Spanish Civil War
 Appeasement and isolation
 The Horrors of the Holocaust
 War in Europe
 Lend- Lease Act and Atlantic Charter
 Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Chapter 35 America in World War Two
 Shock of War
 American Japanese treatment
 Preparing for war
 Women workers
 Wars effect on minorities
 Turning the tide in the Pacific
 North Africa and Italy
 D-Day to V-E Day
 Atomic bomb and victory
Week TWENTY NINE
Chapter 35 America in World War Two
 Shock of War
 American Japanese treatment
 Preparing for war
 Women workers
 Wars effect on minorities
 Turning the tide in the Pacific
 North Africa and Italy
 D-Day to V-E Day
 Atomic bomb and victory
4 days
(Chapters 32,33)
4 days
1 day
5 days
Week THIRTY
Chapter 35 America in World War Two
 Shock of War
 American Japanese treatment
 Preparing for war
 Women workers
 Wars effect on minorities
 Turning the tide in the Pacific
 North Africa and Italy
 D-Day to V-E Day
 Atomic bomb and victory
9 Week Final EXAM
2 days
(Chapters 25 to 35)
Week THIRTY ONE
Chapter 36 The Cold War Begins
 Postwar prosperity and the baby boom
 Truman as president
 Origins of the Cold War
 United Nations and a postwar world
 Communism and containment
 Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and NATO
 Korean War, 1950-1953
3 days
Chapter 37 The Eisenhower Era
 Working women and feminism
 Culture of the 1950s
 We like Ike
 McCarthyism
 Brown vs. Board of Education
 Space race and cold war crises
 JKF becomes president
 Postwar literature and culture
Week THIRTY TWO
Chapter 38 The Stormy Sixties
 Kennedy and the Cold War
 Trouble in Vietnam
 Trouble with Cuba
 Loss of a president
 Johnson and the “Great Society” to Nixon
 Civil Rights and Vietnam War
 Cultural upheavals of the 1960s
Exam FIFTEEN
2 days
4 days
(Chapters 36,37,38)
Week THIRTY THREE
Chapter 39 The Stalemated Seventies
 Economy stalls
 Nixon and Vietnam
 New policies towards Soviet Union and China
 Watergate and it’s legacy
 The middle east
 Presidencies of Ford and Carter
 Affirmative action and Desegregation
 Feminism
 Inflation and energy troubles
Chapter 40 The Resurgence of Conservatism
 Regan as president
 Tensions thaw out between the super powers
 Reganomics
 The end of the Cold War
 Bush in office
 Persian Gulf War, 1991
4 days
1 day
Week THIRTY FOUR
Week THIRTY FIVE
Chapter 40 The Resurgence of Conservatism
 Regan as president
 Tensions thaw out between the super powers
 Reganomics
 The end of the Cold War
 Bush in office
 Persian Gulf War, 1991
Chapter 41 America Confronts the Post- Cold War Era
 Clinton in office
 Post cold war foreign policy
 Clinton Impeachment trial
 Election of 2000
 A day of tears, 9-11
 Election of 2008
2 days
3 days
Week THIRTY SIX
Chapter 42 The American People Face a New Century
 High tech economy
 Inequality and feminist revolution
 Changing American family
 Immigration and assimilation
 Cities and suburbs
 American culture and the turn of the century
 America’s prospects
Exam SIXTEEN
Week THIRTY SEVEN
9 Week Final EXAM
Prep for Advanced Placement Exam
AP EXAM
May __________, 2011
4 days
(Chapters 39,40,41,42)
(Chapters 36 to 42)
1 day
4days