APUSH Calendar Term 1, 2012-2013
T 9/4
W 9/5
Adv. Day
Th 9/6
F 9/7
Spanish Colonial Patterns
Course Introduction
52-67
Initial English Colonization Efforts / Chesapeake
Essay writing Basics; Discussion: Serving Time in Virginia (summer reading)
67-86
New England Colonies
Introduction to Teaching Project, Research & Planning (Media Center)
86-107
Middle Colonies
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 1-2
Introduction to the DBQ - Dutch example
Study for Test
Bring Tindall!
M 9/10
Unit 1 Test: Collision of Cultures (Chapters 1-2) & In class read: 108-115
Bring Tindall today!
115-127
T 9/11
British folkways and Southern Colonial Society
Review Test - Albion’s Seed Reading/Discussion
127-138
W 9/12
Late Start
Colonial Society in New England
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 3-4
Lecture: Art & Architecture in Colonial Society
138-150
Colonial Society / Middle Colonies:
Student Presentation #1 - Visible/Invisible Salem
150-164
F 9/14
Great Awakening and Mercantilism
Practice DBQ - North vs South
164-177
M 9/17
Imperial Tensions
Student Presentation #2 - Origins of Racism
177-189
Bring Tindall!
T 9/18
French & Indian War - Bring Tindall today!
Colonial Map Test Review Activity
Study for Test
Unit 2 Test: Colonial Ways of Life (Chapters 3-4)
Study for FRQ
& 190-203
Th 9/13
W 9/19
Late Start
Th 9/20
Jr. GG!
F 9/21
M 9/24
T 9/25
W 9/26
Late Start
Th 9/27
F 9/28
Unit 2 FRQ
Lecture: Mercantilism and Colonial Economics
204-218
A Worsening Crisis
Video: Liberty Volume One
218-236
Independence Vocabulary Quiz Chs 5-7
Mercantilism Simulation
American Society at War / 1777-1778
Discussion: Name of War reading
248-262
War in the South / Treaty of Paris / Political Revolution
Student Presentation #3 - Was the American Revolution Conservative?
262-277
Social Revolution and American Culture / The Confederation
“Prior Convictions” and Founding Fathers
277-286
Successes and Problems of the Confederation
Practice FRQ
286-299
Debate Over and Ratification of the Constitution
M 10/1
Student Presentation #4 – Were the founding fathers Democratic
Homecoming!
reformers?
T 10/2
W 10/3
Adv. Day
Th 10/4
236-247
Unit 3 Test: Revolution & Constitution (Chapters 5-7) - 3 Chapters!
Bring Tindall today! In class read: 300-307
Study for Test
Bring Tindall!
Study for DBQ
DBQ Essay / Review Test
307-317
Early Nation / Hamilton vs. Jefferson
Presidents Test; Dinner Party Draft & Research (Library)
317-331
Crises Foreign and Domestic / Settlement of New Land
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 8-9
DBQ Workshop (Practicing DBQs)
331-346
M 10/8
The Adams Years
Federalist Dinner Party
346-357
T 10/09
Jefferson in Office / Louisiana Purchase
Student Presentation #5 - Was Hamilton an Economic Genius?
358-364
Republican Divisions / War in Europe
Republican Dinner Party
364-377
F 10/5
Pep Fest!
W 10/10
Late Start
Th 10/11
The War of 1812
Student Presentation #6- War of 1812
Fr 10/12
Unit 4 Test: Federalism and the Early Republic (Chapters 8-9)
Bring Tindall Today! In class read: 378-383 
384-394
M 10/15
Early Nationalist Period
Go over test/Dinner Party Quiz
394-408
T 10/16
Judicial Nationalism / Nationalist Diplomacy
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 10-12
Marshall Court Activity / Intro to Jackson Trial & sign-ups
408-421
W 10/17
One-Party Politics / Jackson as President
No Late Start Trial of Andrew Jackson, Day 1 (Research)
M 10/22
T 10/23
W 10/24
Late Start
Th 10/25
Nullification / Indian Policy / The Bank War
Student Presentation #7 - Causes of the Panic of 1837
Study for Test
Bring Tindall!
421-435
435-455
Bring Tindall!
Van Buren and the New Party System
Secret Life Reading; In class read: 455-463
463-475
Transportation, Communication, & Industrial Revolutions
Industrial Revolution Activity
475-491
Immigration / Organized Labor / Professions
Trial of Andrew Jackson, Day 2 (Trial)
Study for Test
& FRQ
F 10/26
Unit 5 Test: Expanding Democracy and Economy (Chapters 10-12)
3 Chapters! + FRQ
M 10/29
The Second Great Awakening / Romanticism
Student Presentation#8 - Art, Architecture, & Music of Revolutionary
and Nationalist Periods
508-525
T 10/30
Literature, Education and Reform
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 13-14; Map/Date Test
526-538
The Tyler Years: A President ''without'' a Party
538-553
Western Frontier / Moving West
Video: The West - Episode 2 Empire Upon the Trails
553-563
W 10/31
Late Start
Th 11/1
Lecture: Roots of Reform
492-508
F 11/2
Texas & The Mexican War
Debate: Was the Mexican War an exercise in American Imperialism?
Study for Unit
Test
M 11/5
Unit 6 Test: Cultural Growth and Manifest Destiny (13-14)
Intro Term 2 Presentations
Study for Final
T 11/6
Go over Unit 6 Test
Review Units 1-6
Study for Final
W 11/7
Term 1 Final Exam - Cummulative, 80 questions (15% of term grade)
No Late Start
564-576