APUSH Reading Syllabus #1
Fall Semester
August 13-15 – Opening Week of School
Receive your books on August 13
American Pageant, 13th Ed., Kennedy, et al.
Ch. 1 – New World Beginnings, to 1769
Read pp. 2 – 23
Some class discussion according to schedule Opening Week.
August 17-21
American Pageant pp. 25 – 41
Ch. 2 – The Planting of English America, 1500 - 1733
Quiz over Chapters 1 and 2 on Friday, August 22
August 24-28
American Pageant pp. 43 – 82
Ch. 3 and 4 – Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619 – 1700 and Am. Life in the 17th C., 1607-1692
Quiz over Ch. 3 and 4 on Friday, August 29
Be ready to discuss material in class.
Aug. 31-Sep. 4
American Pageant pp. 84 – 104
Ch. 5 – Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700 - 1775
Be prepared to discuss material in class.
Test over Chapters 1 – 5 on Friday, September 5
September 7-11
American Pageant pp. 106 – 121
Ch. 6 – The Duel for North America, 1608 - 1763
Breaking down the DBQ
Go over the first test.
Quiz on Friday, September 12 over Ch. 6
September 14-18
American Pageant pp. 122 – 160
Ch. 7 – 8 – The Road to Revolution and America Secedes from the Empire, 1763 - 1783
A lot to read and a lot to discuss. Get on this early.
Test on Thursday, September 18 (Ch. 1 – 8) Most questions will come from Ch. 6-8.
September 21 – October 2
American Pageant pp. 164 – 209
Ch. 9 – 10 – The Confederation and the Constitution & Launching the New Ship of State, 1776 - 1800
Practice DBQ – Analyzing documents, writing a thesis and introduction.
Quiz on Friday, October 3 over Ch. 9 - 10