APUSH Calendar Term 1, 2011-12
T 9/6
Spanish Colonial Patterns
Course Introduction; Class Discussion: Serving Time in Virginia (summer reading)
W 9/7
Initial English Colonization Efforts / Chesapeake
Adv. Day
Essay writing Basics
No Late Start
Th 9/8
F 9/9
New England Colonies
Introduction to Teaching Project, Research & Planning (Media Center)
Middle Colonies
Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1-2
Introduction to the DBQ - Dutch example
52-67
67-86
86-107
Study for Test
Bring Tindall!
M 9/12
Unit 1 Test: Collision of Cultures (Chapters 1-2) & In class read: 108-115
Bring Tindall today!
115-127
T 9/13
British folkways and Southern Colonial Society
Review Test - Albion’s Seed Reading/Discussion
127-138
W 9/14
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 9/16
Great Awakening and Mercantilism
Practice DBQ - North vs South
164-177
M 9/19
Imperial Tensions
Student Presentation #2 - Origins of Racism
177-189
Bring Tindall!
T 9/20
French & Indian War - Bring Tindall today!
Colonial Map Test Review Activity
Study for Test
W 9/21
Adv. Day
Unit 2 Test: Colonial Ways of Life (Chapters 3-4)
Study for FRQ
& 190-202
Th 9/22
Jr. GG!
Unit 2 FRQ
Grenville’s policies / Colonial Reactions to British Policies
Lecture: Mercantilism and Colonial Economics
202-214
Th 9/15
F 9/23
Colonial Protests/ Independence
Mercantilism Simulation
214-230
M 9/26
Colonial Protests/ Independence Vocabulary Quiz Chs 5-7
Video: Liberty Volume One
231-243
T 9/27
Society & the War / Early in the War
Discussion: Name of War
243-256
W 9/28
Later War/Treaty of Paris
Student Presentation #3 - Was the American Revolution Conservative?
256-266
Th 9/29
Legacy of Revolution
Map/Date Test
266-277
F 9/30
Problems and Successes of the Confederation
“Prior Convictions” article & Presidents Test
277-286
M 10/3
The Confederation Period: A Critical Period?
Practice FRQ
286-299
T 10/4
Adopting the Constitution
Student Presentation #4 – Were the founding fathers Democratic
reformers?
Study for Test
Bring Tindall!
Unit 3 Test: Revolution & Constitution (Chapters 5-7) - 3 chapters!
Bring Tindall today! In class read: 300-306
Study for DBQ
W 10/5
Adv. Day
Th 10/6
F 10/7
DBQ Essay / Review Test
306-317
Early nation
Student Presentation #5 - Art, Architecture, & Music of Revolutionary &
317-327
Nationalist Periods
M 10/10
Hamilton’s Vision and Proposals
Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 8-9
DBQ Workshop (Practicing DBQs)
327-336
T 10/11
Republican’s Response
Dinner Party Draft & Research (Library)
337-346
W 10/12
Adams’ Presidency & Transfer of Power
Student Presentation #6 - Was Hamilton an Economic Genius?
346-356
Th 10/13
Jefferson’s Alternative
Federalist Dinner Party
357-366
Fr 10/14
Foreign Affairs
Republican Dinner Party
366-377
M 10/17
Discussion on War of 1812
Student Presentation #7- War of 1812
T 10/18
Economic Nationalism
Unit 4 Test: Federalism and the Early Republic (Chapters 8-9)
Bring Tindall Today! In class read: 378-388 
W 10/19
Early Nationalist Period
No Late Start Go over test/Dinner Party Quiz
Study for Test
Bring Tindall!
388-404
404-422
Marshall Court / One Party Politics
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 10-12
Marshall Court Activity
422-438
Jackson’ Victory
Secret Life Reading /Intro to Jackson Trial & sign-ups
438-456
W 10/26
Jackson’s Presidency
Trial of Andrew Jackson, Day 1 (research)
456-475
Th 10/27
Van Buren & Assessment of Jackson
Student Presentation #8 - Causes of the Panic of 1837
475-491
M 10/24
T 10/25
F 10/28
Agricultural & Industrial Revolution
Trial of Andrew Jackson, Day 2 (Trial)
M 10/31
Unit 5 Test: Expanding Democracy and Economy (Chapters 10-12) - 3
chapters! + FRQ
492-508
Immigration / Labor / Professionalism
Was there an Industrial Revolution?
Industrial Revolution Simulation
508-525
Western Frontier
Vocabulary Quiz Chs 13-14
526-544
Religion & Romanticism
Video: The West - Episode 2 Empire Along the Trails
544-563
T 11/1
W 11/2
Adv. Day
Th 11/3
Study for Test
& FRQ
Lecture: Roots of Reform
F 11/4
Texas & Mexican War
Student Presentation #9 – Was the Mexican War an exercise in
American Imperialism?
Study for Unit
Test
M 11/7
Unit 6 Test: Cultural Growth and Manifest Destiny (13-14)
Intro Term 2 Presentations
Study for Final
T 11/8
Go over Unit 6 Test
Review Units 1-6
Study for Final
W 11/9
Term 1 Final Exam - Cummulative, 80 questions (15% of term grade)
No Late Start
564-576