APUSH CALENDAR: October 19-November 27
Assignments are listed the day they are due!
19
Constitutional Convention
20
Read Ch. 10
[Washington, Hamilton, and
shaping…; Emergence of
political parties]
Read docs:
-“Jefferson vs. Hamilton on the
Bank, 1791”
Consider:
What factors contributed to the
development of political parties
in the United States during the
1790’s?
“Hamilton was honest as a man, but,
as a politician, believed in the necessity
of either force of corruption to govern
men.” – Jefferson (1811)
“[Jefferson is] a man of profound
ambition and violent passion.” –
Hamilton (1792)
21
Read docs:
-“Timothy Pickering Upholds
the Repressive Laws”
-“The Virginia Legislature
Protests (1798)”
-“Rhode Island Rebuffs
Virginia’s Plea (1799)”
22
Read p. 211-228
[Significance of Jefferson’s
Presidency]
Consider:
“With respect to the
Constitution, Jefferson is
characterized as a strict
constructionist who was
opposed to the broad
construction of the Federalists.”
To what extent is this
characterization accurate in
light of Jefferson’s presidency?
History Fair: 30 research
notecards
23 HALF DAY
Multiple Choice Quiz
26
[Republican Motherhood and
the education of women]
Read docs:
-Chapter “Women” preface
-Abigail Adams v John Adams
-African Americans in the New
Nation
-Free Blacks in Antebellum
America
27
Read p. 228-232, 233-242
[The War of 1812 and its
consequences]
28
Multiple Choice Quiz
Consider::
Evaluate the ways in which the
War of 1812 highlighted the
political and regional divisions
within the nation.
Docs:
“Wage Slavery in New
England”
“The Coming of the Irish”
“Chattel Slavery Versus Wage
Slavery”
Maps (Atlas of American
History p.34-38)
30
TEST: Multiple Choice (Units
4-5)
Consider:
Discuss the impact of territorial
expansion on national unity and
identity and domestic politics.
DUE: UNIT 5 TERMS
UNIT QUESTION: With respect
History Fair: 45 notecards
from each source
Nov 2
Read p. 287-302
[Immigration and nativist
reaction; Beginnings of
industrialization…]
29
Read p. 243-248
[Expansion into the trans-App
West…]
to the federal Constitution, the
Jeffersonian Republicans are usually
characterized as strict constructionists
who were opposed to the broad
constructionism of the Federalists. To
what extent was this true of the two
parties accurate during the presidencies
of Jefferson and Madison?
3
Read p. 302-319
[Transportation revolution/
national market economy]
4
Read 350-362
[Planters and slaves in the
cotton South]
5
Read 362-370
6
Multiple Choice Quiz
NO SCHOOL
Consider:
Analyze the economic
consequences of any two of the
following between 1790 and
1860: a) immigration,
b)technological developments
in agriculture, c) technological
developments in transportation.
Read docs:
“William Harper’s Apology”
“Slaves Don’t Strike”
DUE: UNIT 6 TERMS
QUESTION: “Developments in
transportation, rather than in
manufacturing and agriculture, sparked
American economic growth in the first
half of the 19th Century. Assess the
validity of this statement.
History Fair: First Draft of
Summary statement form due
At least 60 notecards
9
Read Ch. 13
[Emergence of the second party
system]
10
Read p. 248-250,
Read p. 262-264,
Read p. 270-279
[Federal authority…]
Consider::
The Jacksonian period (18241840) has been celebrated as
the era of the “common man”.
To what extent did the period
live up to its characterization?
Consider 2 of the following: a)
economic development,
b)politics, c) reform
movements.
Read docs:
“Marshall Asserts the
Supremacy of the Constitution
(1803)”
“South Carolina Threatens
Secession (1832)”
“Jackson Denounces
Nullification (1832)”
Jeffersonian v. Jacksonian
Democracy worksheet
ELECTION OF 1828
COMMERICALS DUE
11
12
Veterans Day
Read p. 279-282
[Forced removal of American
Indians…]
No school
“Indians are essentially inferior to
the Anglo-Saxon race…and their
disappearance from the human
family will be no great loss to the
world.”
–Henry Clay
Consider:
To what extent did Jackson
both abide by and defy the
Constitution and the American
ideal of democracy? In
particular consider Jackson’s
interaction with Native
Americans
History Fair: Annotated
Bibliography
Notecards from each source
13
Sarah Vowel “Trail of Tears”
from NPR
End of 1st quarter
16
17
Jacksonian DBQ
18
Jacksonian DBQ
Read p. 287-293
[Jacksonian democracy and
its…]
19 TEST: Essay (Units 6-7)
How democratic was Andrew
Jackson?
20
Grade pick-up
12:00-6:15
No school for students
History Fair: Revised Summary
Statement Form
Introduction and Thesis Draft
DUE: UNIT 7 TERMS
QUESTION: How did TWO of
the following contribute to the
reemergence of a two party system
in the period of 1820-1840
□ Jacksonian economic policy
□ Changes in electoral politics
□ Second Great Awakending
□ Westward movement
23
Read p. 320-332
[Evangelical Protestant
Revivalism; Social Reforms;
Ideals of Domesticity]
Read docs:
“Seneca Falls Manifesto”
“New Yorkers Ridicule
Feminists”
24
Read p. 332-347
[Transcendentalism…;
American Renaissance]
25
26
No students
Thanksgiving break
Thanksgiving break
Consider: In what ways did the
early 19th century movements
illustrate both the strengths and
weaknesses of democracy in
the early Republic?
□
27
30
TEST: Multiple Choice
Units- 6-8
DUE: UNIT 8 TERMS
QUESTION: “American reform
movements between 1820 and
1860 reflected both optimistic and
pessimistic views of human nature
and society.” Assess the validity
of this statement with reference to
TWO of the following:
□ Education
□ Temperance
□ Women’s rights
Utopian experiments
Dec 1
Read p. 243-248
Read p. 250-255
Read p.275-280
Read p. 287-292
[Territorial acquisitions;
Western migration…]
Consider:
To what extent did the
acquisition of new territories
both help and hurt the United
States?
2
Read p.371-380
[Early US Imperialism:
Mexican War]
Consider:
How did the belief in Manifest
Destiny influence U.S. politics
and policies in the 1840’s?
3
Read p.381-389
[Early US Imperialism:
Mexican War]
4
Activity: “Westward
Expansion—A Force for Unity
or Division?”
Complete “Enlarging the
National State”
DUE: UNIT 9 TERMS
QUESTION: “Although
Americans perceived Manifest
Destiny as a benevolent
movement, it was in fact
aggressive imperialism pursued
at the expense of others.”
Assess the validity of this
statement.
History Fair: First day of
teacher meetings
1844 Political Commercials
Due
History Fair: Revised
Introduction and Thesis
Body, Conclusion and all
Captions/Appendices Draft