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AP US History SyllabusMr Mercante2011-2012Texts:David M. Kennedy et al. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston 2006Charles M. Dollar ed. American Issues: A Documentary Reader Glencoe: New York 1994 (Photocopied Excerpts)Overview:Everything that has happened in the past impacts who we are as people today and what our futures (both individually and collectively as a society) will look like tomorrow. Ignorance of the past is ignorance of ourselves, our society, and our government. In order to understand the world we live in today and to make intelligent informed decisions to make it a better place for tomorrow we need to understand what happened in the past. This class is designed to be an intensive in-depth analysis of United States history. Along the way you will develop skills in reading comprehension, critical thinking, and persuasive writing that will not only enhance your understanding of US history, but which will also help prepare you for a university-level academic environment. Unit 1: The Rise of Colonial America (1 Week) (1)Textbook Chapters 1-4Content Covered:1-Pre-Columbian SocietiesA-Early inhabitants of the AmericasB-American Indian empires in Mesoamerica, the Southwest, and the Miss ValleyC-American Indian cultures of North America at the time of European contact2-Transatlantic Encounters and Colonial Beginnings, 1492-1690A-First European contacts with Native AmericansB-Spain’s Empire in North AmericaC-French Colonization of CanadaD-English settlement of New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the SouthE-From servitude to slavery in the Chesapeake regionF-Religious diversity in the American coloniesG-Resistance to colonial authority; Bacon’s Rebellion, the Glorious Revolution, and the Pueblo Revolt3-Colonial North America, 1690-1754A-Population growth and immigrationB-Transatlantic trade and the growth of seaportsC-The 18th century backcountry D-Growth of plantation economies and slave societiesE-The enlightenment and the Great AwakeningF-Colonial governments and imperial policy in British North AmericaMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-How did the geography of North America impact the development of Native American civilizations there, the continent’s conquest by Europeans, and the varied development of the British North American colonies?2-How does one reconcile the development of representative government with the development of slavery in the British colonies?Homework Assignments:1-Read Jared Diamond’s essay “Accidental Conquerors”2-Read and answer questions (American Issues) for: 1.1, 1.2, 1.63-R/A: 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.74-R/A: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5In-class activities/Primary Source Readings:1-Colonies worksheet (handout)Assessments: 1-Quiz on chapters 1-42-Homework reading/answer assignments (1, 2, 3, 4)3-MA: Essay—“Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America.” Assess the validity of this statement for the 1600 and 1700’s.Unit 2: American Independence (2 weeks) (3)Textbook Chapters 5-9Content Covered: 4-The American Revolutionary Era, 1754-1789A-The French and Indian WarB-The Imperial Crisis and resistance to BritainC-The War for IndependenceD-State constitutions and the Articles of ConfederationE-The federal ConstitutionMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-Which war more fundamentally shaped modern America, French and Indian or American Revolution?2-Did the Articles of Confederation constitute a crisis period in US history?3-US Constitution: radical or conservative?4-Women and slaves: what happened?Homework Assignments:1-R/A: 4.5, 4.6, 4.72-R/A: 5.3, 5.43-R/A: 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8In-class activities/Primary sources:-Declaration of Independence (p)-Constitution (p)-Bill of Rights (p)-Abigail Adams to John Adams (p)-Fiske vs. BeardAssessments:1-Quiz on chapters 5-92-HW R/A: 4, 5, 63-MA: 2005 DBQUnit 3: The Republican Experiment (1 Week) (4)Textbook Chapter 10Content Covered: 5-The Early Republic, 1789-1815A-Washington, Hamilton, and the shaping of the national governmentB-Emergence of political parties; Federalists and RepublicansC-Republican Motherhood and education for womenD-Beginnings of the 2nd Great AwakeningMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-What precedents for modern day US governance were established during the Early Republic period?Homework Assignments:1-R/A: 7.2, 7.5, 7.6In-class activities/Primary Sources:-Alien and Sedition Acts (p)Assessments:1-HW R/A: 72-Quiz on chapter 103-MA: noneUnit 4: Jeffersonian Republicanism and the Era of Good Feelings (1 Week) (5)Textbook Chapters 11-12Content Covered: 5-The Early Republic, 1789-1815E-Significance of Jefferson’s PresidencyF-Expansion into the trans-Appalachian West; American Indian resistanceG-Growth of slavery and free Black communitiesH-The War of 1812 and its consequencesMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-To what extent did Jefferson remain true to his Republican ideals once he became President?Homework Assignments:1-R/A: 8.2, 8.7, 9.1, 9.7In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW R/A: 8/92-Quiz Chapters 11-123-MA: In-class test: multiple choice + essay. Essay= 2004 Part B #2Unit 5: Jacksonian America (2 Weeks) (7)Textbook Chapters 13-15Content Covered: 6-Transformation of the Economy and Society in Antebellum AmericaA-The transportation revolution and creation of a national market economyB-Beginnings of industrialization and changes in social class structuresC-Immigration and nativist reactionD-Planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves in the cotton South7-The Transformation of Politics in Antebellum AmericaA-Emergence of the second party systemB-Federal authority and its opponents; judicial federalism, the Bank War, tariff controversy, and states’ rights debatesC-Jacksonian democracy and its successes and limitations8-Religion, Reform, and Renaissance in Antebellum AmericaA-Evangelical Protestant revivalismB-Social reformsC-Ideals of domesticityD-Transcendentalism and utopian communitiesE-American Renaissance: literary and artistic expressionsMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-How did the geography of America impact the government, society, and economies of the different sections of the country?2-Increased democracy: good, bad, , ?Homework Assignments:1-R/A: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6 2-R/A: 11.2, 11.3, 11.5In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW R/A: 9, 112- Quiz chapters 13-153-MA: In-class DBQ 2011 (Form B) DBQUnit 6: Manifest Destiny (2 Weeks) (9)Textbook Chapters 16-19Content Covered: 9-Territorial Expansion and Manifest DestinyA-Forced removal of American Indians to the trans-Mississippi WestB-Western migration and cultural interactionsC-Territorial acquisitionsD-Early US imperialism, the Mexican War10-The Crisis of the UnionA-Pro- and antislavery arguments and conflictsB-Compromise of 1850 and popular sovereigntyC-The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the emergence of the Republican PartyD-Abraham Lincoln, the election of 1860, secessionMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-What was the root cause of the tension between North and South prior to the Civil War? What caused the South to secede?2-Compromise, why did it fail, is it always a good thing?Homework Assignments:1-R/A: 8.5, 10.42-R/A: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.63-R/A: 12.1, 12.2, 12.4, 12.5, 12.74-R/A: 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5In-class activities/Primary Sources:1-Civil War Statistics project (?)Assessments:1-HW R/A: 8/10, 10, 12, 132-Quiz chapters 16-193-Civil War Statistics Project4-Presidents Quiz 1788-18565-MA: Take home essay—2010 Part B Question 3Unit 7: The American Civil War and Reforging the Union (2 Weeks) (11)Textbook Chapters 20-22Content Covered: 11-Civil WarA-Two societies at war: mobilization, resources, and internal dissentB-Military strategies and foreign diplomacyC-Emancipation and the role of African Americans in the warD-Social, political, and economic effects of war in the North, South, and West12-ReconstructionA-Presidential and Radical ReconstructionB-Southern state governments: aspirations, achievements, failuresC-Role of African Americans in politics, education, and the economyD-Compromise of 1877E-Impact of ReconstructionMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-How did the experience of Civil War change the nature of the US federal and state governments?2-Reconstruction: How successful was it?Homework Assignments:1-14.1, 14.2, 14.6, 14.72-15.1, 15.3, 15.5, 15.6, 15.8In-class activities/Primary Sources:1-Emancipation Proclamation (p)2-Gettysburg Address (p)?3-Reconstruction Amendments (13, 14, 15)(p)Assessments:1-HW: 14, 152-Reading Quiz chapters 20-223-MA: DBQ take home Reconstruction DBQUnit 8: The Trans-Mississippi West, American Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Advent of Urban and Rural America During the Gilded Age (2 Weeks) (13)Textbook Chapters 23-26Content Covered: 13-The Origins of the New SouthA-Reconfiguration of southern agriculture: sharecropping and crop lien systemB-Expansion of manufacturing and industrializationC-The politics of segregation: Jim Crow and disenfranchisement14-Development of the West in the Late 19th CenturyA-Expansion and development of western railroadsB-Competitors for the West: miners, ranchers, homesteaders, and the American IndiansC-Government policy toward American IndiansD-Gender, race, and ethnicity in the far WestE-Environmental impacts of western settlement15-Industrial America in the Late 19th CenturyA-Corporate consolidationB-Effects of technological developments on the worker and workplaceC-Labor and unionsD-National politics and influence of corporate powerE-Migration and immigration: the changing face of the nationF-Proponents and opponents of the new order, eg, Social Darwinism and Social Gospel16-Urnban Society in the late 19th CenturyA-Urbanization and the lure of the cityB-City problems and machine politicsC-Intellectual and cultural movements and popular entertainmentMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-What is the proper role of the federal government when it comes to addressing economic and social problems?Homework Assignments:1-16.1, 16.2, 16.5, 16.6, 16.72-17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.73-18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.7In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW: 16, 17, 182-Reading Quiz chapters 23-263-MA: In-class test: multiple choice questions and unit 8 DBQ (Unit 9: American Progressives and American Foreign Policy (2 Weeks) (15)Textbook Chapters 27-30Content Covered: 17-Populism and ProgressivismA-Agrarian discontent and political issues of the late 19th centuryB-Origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and nationalC-Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson as Progressive presidentsD-Women’s roles: family, workplace, education, politics, and reformE-Black America: urban migration and civil rights initiatives18-The Emergence of America as a World PowerA-American imperialism: political and economic expansionB-War in Europe and American neutralityC-The First World War at home and abroadD-Treaty of VersaillesE-Society and economy in the postwar yearsMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-What is the proper role of the federal government when it comes to addressing economic and social problems?2-Who was the more “progressive president”: Roosevelt or TaftHomework Assignments:1-19.1, 19.3, 19.5, 19.62-20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.6, 20.7In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW: 19, 202-Reading Quiz chapters 27-303-MA: 2003 DBQ (Form B)Unit 10: The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression (2 Weeks) (17)Textbook Chapters 31-33Content Covered: 19-The New Era: 1920sA-Business of America and the consumer economyB-Republican politics: Harding, Coolidge, HooverC-The culture of modernism: science, the arts, and entertainmentD-Response to Modernism: religious fundamentalism, nativism, ProhibitionE-The ongoing struggle for equality: African Americans and women20-The Great Depression and the New DealA-Causes of the Great DepressionB-The Hoover administration’s responsesC-FDR and the New DealD-Labor and union recognitionE-The New Deal coalition and its critics from the Right and the LeftF-Surviving hard times: American society during the Great DepressionMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-In what ways were the unique characteristics of the 1920s a product of US experiences during the progressive era and WWI?2-Was the New Deal conservative, radical, neither?Homework Assignments:1-21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.62-22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 22.4, 22.5, 22.6In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW: 21, 222-Reading quiz chapters 31-333-MA: In-class 2003 DBQUnit 11: The Second World War (2 Weeks) (19)Textbook Chapters 34-35Content Covered: 21-The Second World WarA-The rise of fascism and militarism in Japan, Italy, and GermanyB-Prelude to war: policy of neutralityC-The attack on Pearl Harbor and US declaration of warD-Fighting a multifront warE-Diplomacy, war aims, and wartime conferencesF-The US as a global power in the Atomic Age22-The Home Front During the WarA-Wartime mobilization of the economyB-Urban migration and demographic changesC-Women, work, and family during the warD-Civil liberties and civil rights during wartimeE-War and regional developmentF-Expansion of government powerMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-How did WWII fundamentally alter US history?Homework Assignments:1-23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6, 23.72-24.4, 24.5, 24.6, 24.7In-class activities:Assessments:1-HW: 23, 242-Reading quiz chapters 34-353-MA: Take-home 2004 DBQ (Form B)Unit 12: The Cold War and 1950’s Prosperity (1 Week) (20)Textbook Chapters 36-37Content Covered: 23-The United States and the Early Cold WarA-Origins of the Cold WarB-Truman and containmentC-The Cold War in Asia: China, Korea, Vietnam, JapanD-Diplomatic strategies and policies of Eisenhower and Kennedy administrationsE-The Red Scare and McCarthyismF-Impact of the Cold War on American Society24-The 1950’sA-Emergence of the modern civil rights movementB-The affluent society and the “other America”C-Consensus and conformity: suburbia and middle class AmericaD-Social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebelsE-Impact of changes in science, technology, and medicineMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-What were the pros and cons of 1950s America, does it constitute an American “Golden Age”Homework Assignments:1-25.1, 25.2, 25.4, 25.62-26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 26.6, 26.7In-class activities:1-George Kennan’s “X Article” (p)2-The Truman Doctrine (p)Assessments:1-HW: 25, 262-Reading quiz chapters 36-373-Presidents quiz 1860-19564-MA: In-class test multiple choice and DBQ (2006 form B DBQ)Unit 13: The 1960’s and the Civil Rights Movement, Counterculture, and Vietnam (2 Weeks) (22)Textbook Chapter 38Content Covered: 25-The Turbulent 1960’sA-From the New Frontier to the Great SocietyB-Expanding movements for civil rightsC-Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and EuropeD-Beginning of DétenteE-The antiwar movement and the countercultureMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-Who was proved right: Washington or DuBois?2-War Protesters: right or wrong?Homework Assignments:1-27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4 In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW: 27(part1)2-Reading quiz chapter 383-MA: Take home essay: 2011 essay number 5Unit 14: The 1970’s: Caution in a Crazy World (1 Week) (23)Textbook Chapter 39Content Covered: 26-Politics and Economics at the End of the 20th CenturyA-The election of 1968 and the “silent majority”B-Nixon’s challenges: Vietnam, China, WatergateC-Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economyMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-Was 1968 a turning point in US history, why?2-What is the status of the civil rights movement today, is it over?3-How did the Vietnam and Watergate experiences fundamentally change the nature of American government?Homework Assignments:1-27.5, 27.6, 27.7In-class activities/Primary sources:Assessments:1-HW: 27(part2)2-Reading quiz chapter 393-MA: In-class DBQ 2008 Unit 15: The 1980’s and Beyond: Conservatism Triumphant (1 Week) (24)Textbook Chapter 40-42Content Covered: 26-Politics and Economics at the End of the 20th CenturyD-The New Right and the Reagan RevolutionE-End of the Cold War27-Society and Culture at the End of the 20th CenturyA-Demographic changes: surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of AmericaB-Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computersC-Politics in a multicultural society28-The United States in the Post-Cold War WorldA-Globalization and the American EconomyB-Unilateralism vs multilateralism in foreign policyC-Domestic and foreign terrorismD-Environmental issues in a global contextMajor Themes/Essential Questions:1-Did the 1980s and 1990s really mark the triumph of conservatism in America?Homework Assignments:1-28.2, 28.4, 28.5, 28.62-29.1, 29.3, 29.5In-class activities/Primary Sources:Assessments:1-HW 28, 292-Reading quiz chapters 40-423-Presidents quiz 1960-20084-MA: Essay 2010 question 5 ................
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