APUSH: 1st Semester Pacing Guide - Pate/Thompson
1st Semester Overview
First Nine Weeks
(8/19-10/11)
Unit 1: LEP CH. 1 & 2: Early Colonization
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Dates: 8/19-9/13/13
Pages: LEP p. 1-80 AMSCO 1-41
Unit Exam 1 – September 13
Unit 2: LEP CH. 3 & 4: Colonial America
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Dates: 9/16-10/11/13
Pages: LEP p. 81-157 AMSCO 41-63
Unit Exam 2 – October 11
Second Nine Weeks
(10/14-12/20)
Unit 3: LEP CH. 5 & 6
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Dates: 10/14-11/8/13
Pages: LEP p. 158-216 / AMSCO 60-85
Unit Exam 3 – November 8
Unit 4: LEP CH. 6 & ½ of 8
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Dates: 11/12-12/20/13
Pages: LEP p. 216-29 & 262-75 / AMSCO
83-120
Unit Exam 4 – 12/5(6)/12
Additional Note: Reading pages indicate the minimum page reached by date, but not necessarily the
date of a quiz. Thus, by August 24th, students are responsible for having read up to page 17. In addition
they should have reached 29 by Wednesday the 29th. Quizzes will be based on any readings that have
been assigned.
Detailed Weekly Pacing Guide: All dates are subject to change and represent dates that assignments
and readings are due.
AMSCO: Use the Amsco as a supplement to vigilant reading as a review and study aid.
1st Nine Weeks Detailed Pacing Guide
UNIT ONE: Early Colonization (4 Weeks): 8/19– 9/13
Week 1: August 19-23: LEP p. 1-17
 Monday: Introductions, Class
Expectations, Academic Integrity and the
APUSH Test
 Tuesday: Note Taking & Main Ideas
o LEP Pages 1-14 in class
 Wednesday / Thursday: The 15th Century
World
o Reading Quiz p. 1-17
 Friday: Columbus and De Las Casas
Week 3: September 2-6: LEP p. 1-59
 Monday: Visions of Opportunity: The
Chesapeake
o Reading Quiz p. 59-64
 Tuesday: Opportunities: New England
o Reading Quiz p. 64-71
 Wednesday / Thursday:
Opportunities: New England
o Reading Quiz p. 71-76
 Friday: Opportunities: The Middle
o Reading Quiz p. 76-80
Week 2: August 26-30: LEP p. 17-29:
 Monday: Native American Civilizations &
Cultural Misunderstandings
o Reading Quiz p. 17-29
 Tuesday: Spanish Colonization & the
Columbian Exchange
o Reading Quiz p. 29-41
 Wednesday / Thursday: New France, New
Netherlands and the Fur Trade / Origins of
English Colonization
o Reading Quiz p. 44-51
o Reading Quiz p. 51-55
 Friday: Jamestown, Tobacco &
Pocahontas
o Reading Quiz p. 55-59
Week 4: September 9-13: LEP p. 51-80
 Monday: Review (or finish)
 Tuesday: DBQ Explained & Review
 Wednesday / Thursday: Unit One Exam
 Friday: Test Corrections – Bring Book
UNIT TWO: English Empire & American Colonies (4 weeks):9/24-10/18
Week 5 : September 16-20
The Mercantilist Empire (LEP p. 82-109)
 Monday: Atlantic Prism
o Reading Quiz p. 82-93
 Tuesday: The English Mercantile Empire
 Wednesday / Thursday: Colonial and
Native Conflicts / Crisis in England
 Friday: Glorious Revolution and Imperial
Federalism
o Reading Quiz p. 93-109
Week 7 : September 30 – October 4
The “American” Colonies (LEP p. 134-157)
 Monday: In class reading & note taking
o Reading Quiz p. 128-137
 Tuesday: The Great Awakening & Colonial
Political Structures
 Wednesday / Thursday: Renewal of
Imperial Conflict / Albany Congress
 Friday: French and Indian War Begins
o Reading Quiz p. 137-145
Week 6 : September 23-27
The “Anglicized” Colonies (LEP p. 109-134)
 Monday: Salutary Neglect
o Reading Quiz p. 109-117
 Tuesday: Expansion v. Anglicization
 Wednesday / Thursday: Colonial Regional
Differentiation
o Reading Quiz p. 118-128
 Friday: Anglicizing the Colonists
Week 8 : October 7-11: Unit Two Exam
LEP p. 81-157: AMSCO p. 59-63
 Monday: Conclusion of French and Indian
War
o Reading Quiz p. 144-157
 Tuesday: Unit Two Exam
 Wednesday / Thursday: Test Corrections –
Bring Book
 Friday: Aftermath of the French and Indian
War & the Proclamation of 1763
o Reading Quiz p. 158-163
2nd Nine Weeks Detailed Pacing Guide
UNIT THREE: The American Revolution (4 Weeks)
Week 9 : October 14-18
Road to Revolution: From Stamps to Massacre
LEP p. 158-180: AMSCO p. 60-66
 Monday: The Sugar, Currency and
Quartering Acts
o Reading Quiz p. 163-168
 Tuesday: Stamp Act Crisis
o Reading Quiz p. 168 - 175
 Wednesday / Thursday: Townshend Crisis
to Boston Massacre to the Gaspée Affair
 Friday: No School for students
Parent/Teacher Conferences
o Take Home Quiz p. 175 – 180
Internal Cleavages: The Contagion
of Liberty (will only be touched on
in class)
Week 11 : October 28 - November 1
From War to Peace: The United State is Born
LEP p. 200-216: AMSCO p. 66-92
 Monday: Reconstruction Authority
o Reading Quiz p. 192-210
 Tuesday: The War Ends: The Southern
Campaign
o Reading Quiz p. 210-216
 Wednesday / Thursday: Groups DBQ
Practice
 Friday: Road to Revolution in Review
Week 10 : October 21-25
From Revolution to War: Tea to Traitors
LEP p. 180-200: AMSCO p. 66-90
 Monday: Boston Tea Party and the
Intolerable Acts
o Reading Quiz p. 180-185
 Tuesday: To Independence
o Reading Quiz p. 185 - 190
 Wednesday / Thursday: Common Sense
and the Declaration of Independence
 Friday: The War Begins: The Northern
Campaign
Week 12 : November 4-8
Unit Three Exam
LEP p. 158-216: AMSCO p. 60-92
 Monday: Review
 Tuesday: Unit Three Review
 Wednesday / Thursday: Unit Three Exam
 Friday: Test Corrections
o Take Home Quiz p. 216-222
o Take Home Quiz 222-228
UNIT FOUR: From Confederacy to Constitution
Week 13 : November 11-15
Washington and Adams
LEP p. 262-275: AMSCO p. 101-111
LEP p. 216-229: AMSCO p. 96-101
 Monday: Veterans Day
 Tuesday: Effects of the Revolution on
American Society
o Take home quizzes due Tuesday
the 12th
 Wednesday / Thursday: Assessing the
Articles of Confederation & The Road to
Constitution
 Friday: Constitution Convention
Week 15 : December 2-6
Washington and Adams
LEP p. 216-229 & 262-275: AMSCO p. 96-111
 Monday: Foreign Policy in the Era of
European Revolution
 Tuesday: Washington Steps Down
 Wednesday / Thursday: The Adams
Administration
o Reading Quiz p. 272-276
 Friday: Unit Four Review
o Thanksgiving Assignments due
Week 14 : November 18-22
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Monday: From Confederacy to Republic
Tuesday: The Washington Administration
- Establishing a Government
Reading Quiz p. 262-272
Wednesday / Thursday: The Washington
Administration - Hamilton’s Financial Plan
Friday: The Washington Administration –
The Rise of Domestic Opposition
Week 15: Thanksgiving Break
 Essay
 Constitution Guided Reading
Week 17 : December 9-13
Semester Exam Review
LEP p. 1-229 & 262-275: AMSCO p. 1-111
 Monday: Unit Four Exam
 Tuesday: Test Corrections & Study and
Review for First Semester Exam
 Wednesday / Thursday: Study and Review
for First Semester Exam
 Friday: Study and Review for First
Semester Exam
 Constitution Guided Reading Due
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Week 18 : December 16-20
Semester Exam
LEP p. 1-229 & 262-275: AMSCO p. 1-111
 Monday: Study / Exams
 Tuesday: Study / Exams
 Wednesday / Thursday: Study / Exams
 Friday: Study / Exams
APUSH: 2nd Semester Pacing Guide – Pate/Thompson
2nd Semester Overview
Third Nine Weeks
(1/6 – 3/7)
Unit 5: LEP CH. 7 & Last ½ of CH.8
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Dates: 1/6/14 to 1/31/14
Pages: LEP p. 230 - 260 & 276 – 292 /
AMSCO Chapter 7
Unit Exam 5 – January 29/30, 2014
Unit 6: LEP CH. 9 & CH. 12
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Dates: 2/3 to 2/28/14
Pages: LEP p. 294-321 378-405 / AMSCO
Chapter 8,9 &10
Unit Exam 6 – February 26/27, 2014
Fourth Nine Weeks
(3/10-5/22)
Unit 8: LEP CH. 13 &14
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Dates: 3/10 to 4/7/2014
Pages: LEP p. 406-464 / AMSCO Chapter
12 & 13
Unit Exam 8 – 4/7/14
Unit 9: LEP CH. 15-17
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Dates: 4/9 to 5/22/2014
Pages: LEP p. 406-464 / AMSCO Chapter
12 & 13
Unit Exam 9 – 5/12/2013
Unit 7: LEP CH. 10 & CH. 11
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Dates: 3/3 – 3/7/14
Pages: LEP p. 322-375 / AMSCO Chapter
11
Unit Exam 7 – March 7 , 2014
Holiday Break Assignment: Read LEP: 230-250  Reading quiz on Wednesday of return  Quiz will
be based on the correlating questions from the Chapter 7 guided reading supplement (given to students
and on the website)
Additional Note: Reading pages indicate the minimum page reached by date, but not necessarily the
date of a quiz. Thus, by January 6th students are responsible for having read up to page 250. In addition
they should have reached 254 by Friday the 10th . Quizzes will be based on any readings that have been
assigned.
Detailed Weekly Pacing Guide: All dates are subject to change and represent dates that assignments
and readings are due.
3rd Nine Weeks Detailed Pacing Guide
UNIT FIVE: Jeffersonian America
Week of Jan. 6-10 LEP: 230 - 254
 Monday – Farmer’s Republic & the
American Frontier
o Reading Quiz: 230 - 250
 Tuesday– Farmer’s Republic & the
American Frontier
o Discussion on readings
 Wednesday /Thursday –The Plantation
South & the Seaports
o American Slavery Packet Assigned
 Friday – The Decline of Patriarchal
Authority
o Reading Due: 250-254
Week of Jan. 20-24 LEP: 282-290
 Monday –MLK Day  No School
 Tuesday – Marshall Court Rulings
o Marshall Court Rulings Due
 Wednesday/Thursday – Napoleon &
Foreign Policy
o Reading Due: 282- 285
 Friday – War of 1812
o Reading Due: 285 - 290
Week of Jan. 13-17 LEP: 254-260, 276-282
 Monday – Republican Religion
o Reading Due: 254-260
 Tuesday – The Rise of American slavery
o Discussion on American Slavery
o Slavery Packet Due
 Wednesday/Thursday – The Jefferson
Administration
o Reading Due: 276-280
 Friday – Jefferson, the courts and the
Louisiana Purchase
o Reading Due: 280-282
o Read AMSCO CH. 7 over weekend
o Marshall Court Rulings Assigned
Week of Jan. 27-31 LEP p.230-60 & 276 – 92
 Monday – War of 1812
o Reading Due: 290-292
 Tuesday – Test Review
 Wednesday/Thursday – Unit 5 Exam w/
Timed Write
 Friday – Test Corrections
UNIT SIX: Market Revolution and Jacksonian America
Week of Feb. 3-7 LEP: 294-316
 Monday – Market Revolution:
Government
o Reading Due: 294 - 299
 Tuesday –– Market Revolution: Trans.
o Reading Due: 299 - 304
 Wednesday / Thursday – Market
Revolution: NW Farming
o Reading Due: 304-310
 Friday – Market Revolution: Industry
o Reading Due: 310-316
Week of Feb. 17-21 LEP: 393 - 405
 Monday – Jacksonian America:
Nullification
o Reading Due: 393 - 395
 Tuesday – Jacksonian America: Bank Wars
o Reading Due: 395-398
 Wednesday / Thursday – Jacksonian
America: Bank Wars
o Reading Due: 398-402
 Friday – Jacksonian America: Van “Ruin”
o Reading Due: 402-405
Week of Feb. 10-14 LEP: 316-321 & 380-393
 Monday – Market Revolution: King Cotton
o Reading Due: 316-321
 Tuesday – Jacksonian America: Intro (Panic
of 1819 & Comp. of 1820)
o Reading Due: 380 - 386
 Wednesday / Thursday – Jacksonian
America: Toward Democracy: The Election
of 1828
o Reading Due: 386 - 391
 Friday – Jacksonian America: T. of Tears
o Reading Due: 391 - 393
Week of Feb. 24-28 : LEP p. 294-321 378-405 /
AMSCO Chapter 8,9 &10
 Monday – No School
 Tuesday – Review
 Wednesday / Thursday – Unit 6 Exam &
Timed Write
 Friday – Test Corrections - Unit 7 Guided
Reading Assigned
UNIT SEVEN: The Era of Reform
Week of March 3-7 : LEP p. 322 - 375
 Monday – Jacksonian Culture and Reform
o In class readings all week
 Tuesday – Jacksonian Culture and Reform
 Wednesday / Thursday – Jacksonian Culture and Reform
o Finish in class readings
 Friday – Unit 7 Open Note Quiz
4th Nine Week Detailed Pacing Guide
UNIT EIGHT: To Disunion
Week of March 10-14 LEP: 406-424
 Monday – Manifest Destiny & Trails West
 Tuesday –– Texan War for Independence
o Reading Due: 406-416
 Thursday – Mexican American War &
Election of 1844
o Reading Due: 416-424
 Friday – Election of 1848, Free Soil & the
Gold Rush
Week of March 24-28
 Spring Break: Take home work to be
decided
Week of March 17-21 LEP: 424-447
 Monday – Compromise of 1850
o Reading Due: 424-431
 Tuesday – Fugitive Slave Act
 Thursday – Filibustering, Kansas Nebraska
Act, Caning of Sumner
o Reading Due: 431-442
 Friday – Dredd Scott & Lecompton
Consitution
o Reading Due: 443-447
o Take Home Quiz: 447-458
Week of March 31 to April 4: LEP p. 447-477
 Monday –Lincoln Douglas Debate
 Tuesday – John Brown
 Thursday – Election of 1860 & 1st
Secession
o Reading Due: 458-470
 Friday – Fort Sumter & 2nd Secession
o Reading Due: 470-477
*****Test on Monday, April 7, 2014
UNIT NINE: Civil War & Reconstruction
Week of April 7-11: LEP: 464-483
 Monday – Unit 8 Test
 Tuesday –– Election of 1860
 Thursday –1st Secession, Ft. Sumter, 2nd
Secession
 Friday – Balance of War
Week of April 28 – May 2: LEP: 517-538
 Monday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase Three: Grant & Lee, Sherman
 Tuesday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase Three: Petersburg, Atlanta & the
Sea
 Thursday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase Three: Appomattox & Conclusion
o Reading Due: 517-532 (25points)
 Friday – Wartime Reconstruction: Lincoln
Week of April 14-18: LEP: 483-497
 Monday – Anaconda Plan, Blockades, &
Ironclads
o LEP to page 487 (25 points)
 Tuesday –– Theaters & Major Battles
Overview
 Thursday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase One: 1st Bull Run and the River
Campaign
 Friday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase One: Shiloh and Peninsula
o LEP to page 497 (15 points)
Week of May 5-9 LEP p. 538-560
 Monday –Presidential Reconstruction:
Andrew Johnson
o Reading Quiz: 534-542 (25points)
 Tuesday – Congressional Reconstruction:
Radical Reconstruction
 Thursday – The Grant Administration to
the End of Reconstrution
o Reading Quiz: 524-560
 Friday – Review of Unit 9
Week of April 21-25: LEP: 498 - 517
 Monday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase Two: Antietam & Emancipation
 Tuesday –– Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase Two: Home Fronts: N & S
o LEP to page 511 (15 points)
 Thursday – Western & Eastern Theaters
Phase Two: Vicksburg & Gettysburg
 Friday – Teacher Workday – No
Week of May 12-22
 Monday – Unit 9 Exam
 Tuesday – Review for Semester Exam
 Thursday – Review for Semester Exam
 Friday – Review for Semester Exam
*****Semester Exam –week of May 20th *******