Advanced Placement United States History
Quarter #4 Extra Credit Movie Opportunity (up to 20 points)
1. Watch any of the following movies. (Please watch something you have not seen!)
2. Type a summary of the movie from the perspective of a major character. Pretend you are that character. This
means that your summary should be in first person.
3. Type a personal response/reflection to the movie that is thoughtful and thorough and is at least the same length
as your summary. This is the part when you connect the movie to our coursework and to your life. This is the most
important part of the assignment!
Conquest and Colonization (1492-1763)
"The Last of the Mohicans"
"Amistad"
Road to the Constitution (1763-1783)
"The Patriot"
"1776"
Forging a New Nation (1783-1812)
"Mutiny"
“John Adams” HBO Series
From Federalists to Jacksonians: Growth of Democracy (1789-1835)
"The President's Lady - the Story of Andrew Jackson"
Expansion and Sectionalism (1804 - 1860)
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (note: this is a documentary)
Disunion , Civil War, and Reconstruction (1854-1877)
"Glory"
"Andersonville"
"Gone with the Wind"
America After the Civil War : Immigration, Expansion and Industrialization (1865-1900)
"Dances with Wolves"
"Erin Brokovich"
Reformers: Populists and Progressivism (1880 - 1919)
"Norma Rae"
"The Color Purple"
America’s Role Abroad 1890s through WWI (1890 - 1918)
"Citizen Kane"
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
“Gallipoli”
Roaring Twenties (1920's)
"Public Enemies"
The Great Depression and World War II (1929 - 1945)
"Grapes of Wrath"
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Schindler's List"
"Enemy at the Gates"
“The Pianist”
America in the Nuclear Age at home and Abroad (1945 - present)
"Good Night and Good Luck"
“Born on the 4th of July”
“Good Morning Vietnam”
"Jarhead"