Course: Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) Instructor: Dr. Nwaosu, Ogueri. 2013-2014 School Year Course Description This course is designed to provide a college-level experience and preparation for the AP Exam that will be given in May 2014. The major emphasis of this course is placed on mastering significant course topics and information (heavy emphasis is placed on course readings, outlines, and notes), interpreting documents, and learning how to write critical essays. Moreover, students should expect daily homework assignments, quizzes, and multiple-choice and essay exams. The following are the major topics that will be covered in this course: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. Colonial America American Revolution The Constitutional Era/Development Jeffersonian/Jacksonian Democracy Nineteenth-Century Reform Movements Manifest Destiny/Sectional Crisis The Civil War and Reconstruction Immigration/Industrialization/The Gilded Age Populism/Progressivism World War I The Twenties/The Jazz Age The Great Depression/The New Deal World War II The Cold War/The Vietnam War The Post-Cold War Era/The United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century In addition to the aforementioned topics, the College Board has incorporated significant themes that are essential to a comprehensive study of United States History. The themes will include both an overview and discussion of American diversity and ethnicity, the origin of the American identity, the formation of American Culture, demographic changes within the course of American history, the development of political institutions and the components of citizenship, the role of religion and its contributing factors on the development of a multicultural society in America, social reform movements in American history, the United States in a global arena, the United States and its role in war and diplomacy, and finally, the history and legacy of slavery and its impact on American society. TEXTBOOKS *Gonick, Larry. The Cartoon History of the United States. New York, N.Y.: HarperPerenial, 1991. Murrin, John M., Johnson, Paul E., McPherson, James E., Gerstle, Gary., Rosenberg, Emily S., and Rosenberg, Norman L., Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People 4th edition. Belmont, CA.: Thomas Learning Inc., 2005 *Madaras, Larry., and SoRelle, James M. Taking Sides: American History, Volume I Eleventh edition. Dubuque, IA.: McGraw-Hill Co Inc., 2005 *Madaras, Larry., and SoRelle, James M. Taking Sides: American History, Volume II Eleventh edition. Dubuque, IA.: McGraw-Hill Co Inc., 2005 *Newman, John J. and Schmalbach, John M. United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination 2nd edition. New York: AMSCO School Publications, Inc., 2010. *Zinn, Howard, A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present, Revised Edition. New York: HarperPerennial, 2003. *Zinn, Howard and Arnove Anthony, Voices of a People’s History of the United States. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2004. *Supplemental texts used in class Each unit also utilizes discussions of and writing about related historiography: how interpretations of events have changed over time, how the issues of one time period had an impact on the experiences and decisions of subsequent generations, and how such reevaluations of the past continue to shape the way historians see the world today. Unit 1: Colonial History to 1763 Required Reading and Assignments: Reading and outlining Chapters 2, 3 and 4, in the (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics on Colonial America. Historiography: Were the First Colonists in the Chesapeake Region Ignorant, Lazy, and Unambitious? Historical Debate between Edmund S. Morgan and Russell R. Menard Taking Sides: American History: Volume I DBQ on Chesapeake and New England Colonies Comparison Chart on Chesapeake and New England Colonies The first four classes of the school year are devoted to an overview period that includes how to prepare for reading and lecture quizzes, how to prepare and study for multiple-choice exams, and how to read and analyze documents for the DBQ. Students are presented with large number of primary documents on Colonial America and class discussions are centered on four major colonial themes for discussion: 1. 2. 3. 4. The Salem witch trials Puritan beliefs and lifestyle Differences between the Chesapeake and New England Colonies The African American Experience in Colonial America As students read various historiographies, students are advised to “think like a historian” and are introduced to the concepts of categorizing documents, recognizing bias in documents, and gleaning historical evidence from the documents. Students are then introduced to the process of historical analysis by having to identify the author’s thesis. An essay interpreting the documents in context concludes the unit. Unit 2: The American Revolution (1763-1783) Required Reading and Assignments: Reading and note taking Chapters 5, 6 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Historiography: Was the American Revolution a Conservative Movement? Historical Debate between Carl N. Degler and Gordon s. Wood Taking Sides: American History Volume I Students are to develop a chart outlining the many British Tax Policies imposed on the colonists by Parliament. (Chart 1) Students are to develop a flow chart (with necessary dates) of the Causes of the American Revolution (Chart 2) DBQ on the Causes of the American Revolution Unit 3: The Republican Experiment (1781-1789) Required Reading and Assignments: Reading and note taking Chapters 7, 8 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Primary Document: “Shays Rebellion” Comparison Chart on Federalist vs. Antifederalists Maps and charts on sources of Federalist and antifederalists support DBQ on the Ratification of the Constitution Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Articles of Confederation/Structure of government under the Articles of Confederation Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation The Constitutional Convention The Constitution as a “bundle of compromises” The role of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison The Debate over ratification of the Constitution The Federalist Papers Historiography: Were the Founding Fathers Democratic Reformers? Historical Debate between John P. Roche and Alfred F. Young Taking Sides: American History Volume I Unit 4: The Federalist Era (1788-1800) Required Reading and Assignment Read and Review Chapter 8, Read Chapter 9 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide and topics DBQ on the Alien and Sedition Acts Discussion Topics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Overview of the U.S. Constitution (1787) Hamilton vs. Jefferson The rise of political parties Foreign affairs with Europe (Great Britain, France, and Spain) “Revolution of 1800 First take-home DBQ: The Growth of Political Parties Students are to carefully read and analyze all documents for class discussion. Discussion Question: What led to the rise of political parties in the 1790’s? Unit 5: Republicans in Power (1801-1828) Required Reading and Assignments: Read Chapter 10 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Discussion Topics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Jefferson belief system and style of leadership Causes and Effects of the War of 1812 The events that led to the demise of the Federalist Party Jefferson as a strict constructionist Early industrial advancements in America Historiography: Was President Thomas Jefferson a Political Compromiser? Historical Debate between Morton Borden and Forrest McDonald Taking Sides: American History Volume I DBQ on the War of 1812 Historiography for Class Discussion: Was the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 a WellDesigned Policy to Protect Latin American Countries from European Intervention? Historical Debate between Dexter Perkins and Ernest R. May Taking Sides: American History Volume I *Students should take notes in order to prepare for class discussion Unit 6: The Jacksonian Era (1828-1840) Required Reading and Assignments: Read Chapters 11, 12 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Historiography: Was Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy Motivated by Humanitarian Impulses? Historical Debate between Robert V. Remini and Anthony F.C. Wallace Taking Sides: American History Volume I DBQ on the “Jacksonian Democracy” Second take-home DBQ the College Board’s 1990 Jackson DBQ Comparison Chart: Jeffersonian Democracy vs. Jacksonian Democracy Discussion Topics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Democracy and the “rise of the common man” Jackson vs. Calhoun Jackson’s view on Nullification Jackson’s war of the bank Who were the Whigs Unit 7: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War Required Reading and Assignments: Read Chapter 13 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics DBQ : The Causes of the Mexican-American War Map Activity: Westward Migration and the United States after the Mexican-American War Historiography: Was the Mexican War an Exercise in American Imperialism Historical Debate between Rodolfo Acuna and Norman A. Graebner Taking Sides: American History Volume I Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. President Polk and ‘Manifest Destiny” “Go West Young Man” Polk and war with Mexico The Lure of the West Texas, New Mexico, Utah, and Oregon Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Comparison of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 Unit 8: The Slave System and the Coming of the Civil War Required Reading and Assignment: Read and take notes Chapter 14, 15 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Historiography: Did Slavery Destroy the Black Family? Historical Debate between Wilma A Dunaway and Eugene D. Genovese Taking Sides: American History Volume I Secondary- source readings on slavery and abolition: Historical Text, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African-Americans in the United States, Author: John Hope Franklin DBQ: The College Board’s 1987 Prelude to Civil War Comparison Chart: What were the differences between the Antebellum North and Antebellum South Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Peculiar Institution Abolitionism Free Soil Movement Key Compromises and Agreements: Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act Lincoln and the New Republican Party The South’s threat of secession Unit 9: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877) Required Reading and Assignment: Read and take notes Chapter 16, 17 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Flow Chart/Timeline on the Causes of the Civil War. Students should make a list of the major causes leading up to the Civil War. (Dates should be included) DBQ: What caused secession? Historiography: Have Historians Overemphasized the Slavery Issue as a Cause of the Civil War? Historical Debate between Joel H. Silbey and Michael F. Holt Taking Sides: American History Volume I Comparison Chart: Advantages/Disadvantages of Union and Confederacy Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. President Lincoln vs. President Davis Emancipation Proclamation The end of the Civil War/Effects of the Civil War Lincoln Plan for Reconstruction/Radical Reconstruction The Sharecropping System The Compromise of 1877 First in-class non-DBQ free-response essay: Students are given topics to research over a one week period and will be asked to answer an essay question based on one of the topics. The topics will be taken from the Antebellum Era and Civil War/Reconstruction Units. Students will be expected to research the following topics: Slavery and Abolitionism during the Antebellum Era Specific events of the 1850s and 1860s The Freedmen’s Bureau The Ku Klux Klan W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington Historiography for Class Discussion: Was Reconstruction a “Splendid Failure”? Historical Debate between Eric Foner and La Wanda Cox Taking Sides: American History Volume I *Students should take notes on reading in order to prepare for class discussion Unit 10: The Gilded Age (1865-1900) Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapters 18, 19, and 20 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Historiography for Class Discussion: Was John D. Rockefeller a “Robber Baron”? Historical Debate between Matthew Josephson and Ron Chernow Taking Sides: American History Volume II *Students should take notes on reading in order to prepare for class discussion DBQ: The College Board’s DBQ: The Federal Government and Laissez-Faire Historiography: Did William M. Tweed Corrupt Post-Civil War New York? Historical Debate between Alexander B. Callow Jr. and Leo Hershkowitz Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Laissez-Faire Politics during the Gilded Age The Effects of Urbanization and Immigration Exploitation of workers and immigrants The Rise of the “Robber Baron” The Social Gospel vs. Gospel of Wealth Populism Politics of the 1890s Political Machines/Political Bosses Unit 11: The Progressive Era (1900-1917) Required Reading: Read and take notes Chapter 21 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Chart of Progressive Reforms in the following categories: Political, Economic, Social Comparison Chart: Populist Reforms and Progressive Reforms (Students should examine the similarities between these two reform movements) DBQ: College Board’s (1983) DBQ: The Populists Historiography: Did the Progressives Fail? Historical Debate between Richard M. Abrams and Arthur S. Link Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. Who were the Progressives? Muckrakers 3. 4. 5. 6. The Square Deal (Theodore Roosevelt) “Trustbusting” (Defined) The New Freedom (Woodrow Wilson) Major Accomplishments of the Progressive Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson Unit 12: Foreign Policy (1898-1920) Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapters 22, 23 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Fourth take-home DBQ: The Debate Over American Imperialism Historiography: Did Yellow Journalism Cause the Spanish-American War? Historical Debate between W.A Swanberg and David Nasaw Taking Sides: American History Volume II In-class DBQ: Why Did the United States Enter World War I (Timed DBQ-40 Minutes) Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. American Imperialist Arguments “Remember the Maine” The effects of the Spanish-American War The Roosevelt Corollary The Panama Canal Dollar Diplomacy American Neutrality (1914-1917) The Treaty of Versailles Unit 13: The Roaring Twenties Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapter 24 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Class discussion: The issue of “Sacco and Vanzetti” and American Diversity. Historiography: Was Prohibition a Failure? Historical Debate between David E. Kyvig and J.C Burnham Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Presidential Administrations of Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover The Red Scare New Immigration Laws Ku Klux Klan Harlem Renaissance The Stock Market Crash Major Causes of Great Depression Unit 14: The Great Depression (1929-1940) Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapter 25 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Chart on the New Deal Programs divided into three categories: Relief, Recovery, Reform Twelve readings from the Golden Owl Publishing Company’s Jackdaw entitled “The New Deal”, which include all six essays on various aspects of the Depression and New Deal. DBQ: In-class DBQ using the documents and question from the 1984 AP Exam which asked students to characterize FDR and Hoover in terms of the labels of “liberal” and “conservative”. Historiography: Did the New Deal Prolong the Great Depression? Historical Debate between Jim Powell and Roger Biles Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. The Causes and Effects of the Great Depression Hoover’s “Rugged Individualism” 3. 4. 5. Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Day’s Critics of the New Deal Franklin Roosevelt’s “Courtpacking” Plan Unit 15: America During the Second World War Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapter 26 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Historiography: Did President Roosevelt Deliberately Withhold Information About the Attack on Pearl Harbor from the American Commanders? Historical Debate between Robert A. Theobald and Roberta Wohlstetter Taking Sides: American History Volume II DBQ: In-class DBQ using the documents and question from the 1988 AP Exam which asked students to analyze the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Failure of American Isolationism American Neutrality Lend-Lease Act/Cash and Carry Act Pearl Harbor War on the home front European/Pacific Theater U.S. policy in Europe, Latin America, and Asia during the 1920s and 1930s Turning Point Battle in the Pacific The decision to drop the Atomic Bomb Unit 16: Presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, and JFK Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapter 27 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Free Response Essay on review topics. Topics include: The Great Depression, The New Deal, American Isolationism and Neutrality, the U.S. in World War II Historiography: Did Communism Threaten America’s Internal Security After World War II Historical Debate between John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr and Richard M. Fried Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Cold War in Europe Policy of Containment Truman Doctrine/Eisenhower Doctrine Marshall Plan NATO Crisis in Berlin The loss of China to the Communists The Korean War The policies of John Foster Dulles McCarthyism JFK and ‘Flexible Response” The Cuban Missile Crisis Unit 17: The Fair Deal to the Great Society Required Reading and Assignments: Read and take notes Chapter 28 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics DBQ: The Civil Rights Movement Historiography: Did the Brown Decision Fail to Desegregate and Improve the Status of African Americans? Historical Debate between Peter Irons and Richard Kluger Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The rise of the suburbs The policies of the New Frontier The Warren Court The Civil Rights Struggle in the 1950s and 1960s The policies of the Great Society Unit 18: The Vietnam War and Watergate-Protest and Turmoil Required Reading Read and take notes Chapter 29 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics In-class practice DBQ using the DBQ from the May 1995 AP Exam to review the past two units. Historiography: Was the Americanization of the War in Vietnam Inevitable? Historical Debate between Brian VanDeMark and H.R. McMaster Taking Sides: American History Volume II Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The U.S. escalation in Vietnam Tet Offensive Student Protests in the 1960s Black Power Movement/Women’s Lib Movement President Johnson’s Final Days in office Election of 1968 Policies of Nixon and Kissinger Watergate Break-in Nixon’s Resignation Unit 19: Ford, and Carter in the Seventies Required Reading: Read and take notes Chapter 30, 31 (Liberty Textbook) and complete study guide questions and topics Discussion Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. OPEC and the Oil Crisis Inflation/Stagflation Policies of Affirmative Action ERA Movement The election 1976 Cold War Issues Unit 20: A 10-Day Review for the AP U.S. History Exam The aspects of the review period are the assignment of three or four chapters per night for review and a number of quizzes made up of selected questions taken from previous AP multiple-choice questions. During these final days of review, students have an opportunity to practice writing both free-response and document based questions as well as gain clarity on key time periods in American History. END APUSH Binder Sections 1. Lecture Notes (Any notes taken in class) 2. Reading Journal (Levels of Questions, Outlines, and Subheadings) 3. Article & Debate Review 4. Quizzes & Exams 5. Miscellaneous (Maps, Projects, Grade Reports, etc.) END 2 Binder Sections 1. Notes 2. Outlines 3. Classwork 4. Quizzes & Exams 5. Miscellaneous END 3 C US History Syllabus—2013-2014 Dr. Nwaosu—Room H12 Tutoring Hours: Monday through Thursday from 7:15am-7:50am Email: otn6325@lausd.net Course Description: Students will examine some of the major themes in American history in the twentieth century and its impact on other parts of the world. They will study the developments in immigration; causes and effects of various wars; the impact of labor and the economy; and various political and social movements and their impact in the US. Students should expect daily homework assignments, quizzes, and multiple-choice and short answer exams. In addition, students will conduct research pertaining to the themes mentioned above and create projects that are presented in class. This course will also focus on the geography of the United States. Whenever possible, documentaries and film will be used to enhance students learning. Textbooks: Clayton, Andrew, Perry, Elisabeth Israels, Reed, Linda, and Winkler, Allan M. America: Pathways to the Present. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2007. Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States, Volume II: The Civil War to the Present, Abridged Teaching Addition. New York: The New Press, 2003. Major Themes Covered: First Semester: 1. Causes and Effects of War on the US and the World 2. Causes and Effects of Immigration on the US and the World Second Semester: 1. Causes and Effects of Labor and Economy on the US and the World 2. Causes and Effects of Political and Social Movements on the US and the World Rules, Procedures, Materials, and Policies: Dear Parent(s) or Guardian(s), Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year. I will be instructing your child in US History this year. In order to guarantee your child the excellent educational climate they deserve, I have developed a classroom management plan that will be in effect at all times. When in my class, students must comply with the following RULES: 1. BE RESPECTFUL 2. BE RESPONSIBLE If a student breaks a rule, the following consequences will occur: 1. Warning 2. Loss of participation points 3. Call home 4. Referral to office MATERIAL(S) Required: 1. One (1) 1-inch (BIG) 3-ring binder with dividers (1 pack) ATTENDANCE: 1. A student will be marked tardy if he/she is not inside the room when the bell rings. 2. After returning from an absence you have one additional day per day missed to turn in late assignments. Failure to turn in assignments will result in a zero. It is the student’s responsibility to find out assignments missed during an absence, by consulting me and my webpage on the Foshay website (foshaylc.org) or via email at mrjohnsonaof@gmail.com. 3. Unexcused absences will result in the assessment of late penalties. GRADING: 1. There are no make-up exams. You must show up on exam day. 2. All work from a unit of study is due on the day of the unit exam. No work will be accepted after this day. 3. Students grades will be shown to them periodically, however, a student may request to see his/her grade any time before or after class. 4. Grades on late work will be lowered ONE GRADE for each day the assignment is late, up to 50%. 5. Any student caught cheating (including copying or plagiarism) will receive a zero on that assignment/exam. 6. Extra credit opportunities will be offered during all units. The student may create his/her own assignment at any time as long as he/she gets teacher approval before beginning. Extra credit is limited to one assignment per student per week AND WILL NOT REPLACE ANY TEST/EXAM. 7. Each unit will have a participation grade added to it. 8. Binder checks will be performed periodically for a participation grade. Therefore, binders need to be kept organized and up-to-date regularly. Grading Categories: Grading Scale: Quizzes/Exams 30% 90 – 100% = A Projects & Presentations 25% 80 -- 89% = B Classwork 20% 70 -- 79% = C Homework 10% 55 -- 69% = D Class Participation 15% 0 -- 54% = F HOMEWORK: 1. Homework is assigned on a daily basis: usually to review notes taken inclass; read textbook; outline assigned chapter/section; and/or study for exam/quiz. 2. Homework is listed in a daily basis on the Foshay website (www.foshaylc.org) under my name and class. (Check regularly) Included in my discipline plan are ways to positively reinforce students who behave appropriately. In addition to using frequent praise, I will reward students with participation points for those individuals that contribute positively to the classroom atmosphere. These points are a great opportunity for every student to improve his/her class grade. In order for your child to understand the goals and objectives of this class, his/her first homework assignment is to review the content standards for this class on the California Department of Education’s website (www.cde.ca.gov) . On this website, click on Standards and Frameworks. Then click on Content Standards. Click on the content standards for History-Social Science. Finally, click on your grade level and review them. In order for this plan to have the greatest effect, I need your support. Please discuss this letter with your child. If you have any questions for me please contact me at school (323) 373-2700 or by email at mrjohnsonaof@gmail.com with the Class Name,period, and student name. Thank you for your cooperation. I look forward to a productive and mutually beneficial school year working with you and your child. Please fill out the tear-off below to acknowledge receipt of this letter and so that I may be able to update you of any future changes. Sincerely, Mr. Johnson -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Please complete and return this form to Mr. Johnson—Period 2* ______________________________ Parent Name (Print) ______________________________ Student Name (Print) ______________________________ Parent Signature ______________________________ Student Signature Home Address with City and Zip Code ______________________________ Home Phone # ______________________________ Cell Phone # &/or Work Phone # ______________________________ Parent Email Address ______________________________ Student Email Address END END