Syllabus: AP United States History, Quarter 1
2011 – 2012
A People and a Nation (6th edition), Mary Beth Norton, et. al.
(New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001)
August 16 – August 24
August 16: Summer Assignments Due
Introduction to AP and the course
Guidelines for U.S. History campaign project
Review Chapters 1-5 of American Pageant
Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492 - 1600 (Text Chapter 1)
Europeans Colonize North America, 1600 - 1640 (Text Chapter 2)
American Societies Take Shape, 1640 - 1729 (Text Chapter 3)
Test: Wednesday, August 24
August 25 – September 2
A World Transformed, 1720 - 1770 (Text Chapter 4)
Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754 - 1774 (Text Chapter 5)
August 29: Note Cards 61-73 Due
Test: Friday, September 3
September 6 – September 16
A Revolution, Indeed, 1774 - 1783 (Text Chapter 6)
Forging a National Republic, 1776 - 1789 (Text Chapter 7)
September 6: Note Cards 74-79 Due (September 5: Labor Day, No School)
September 12: Note Cards 80-93 Due
Test: Friday, September 16
September 19 – September 28:
The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789 – 1800 (Text Chapter 8)
“A Wise and Frugal Government”: The Democratic-Republicans in Power, 1801 -- 1815 (Text Ch. 9)
September 19: Note Cards 94-110 Due (2 chapters)
Test: Wednesday, September 28
September 29 – October 7
Nationalism, Expansion, and the Market Economy, 1816 - 1845 (Text Chapter 10)
Reform and Politics in the Age of Jackson, 1824 - 1845 (Text Chapter 11)
September 30: Note Cards 111-128 Due (note: this is a Friday)
October 3: Note Cards 129-148 Due
Test: Friday, October 7
October 10 – October 14 (assessment will be in 2nd qtr)
October 10: Note Cards 149-172 Due (chapters 12 & 13)
October 14: End of 1st Quarter