AP US History (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Joel Conley
- Term
- 2016-2017 School Year
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Advanced Placement US History is a class that explores the origins of the United States, the influences of colonizers and immigrants, and a broad overview of major events that have had a lasting impact on life in America. From founding documents, wars, presidents, the economy, and other events the student will examine primary sources, and read several books that will help contextualize history and make it come alive in order to further learning and understanding.
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FINAL EXAM
You will choose from three of the nine periods of American History. You will write about two of the major events of that occurred during those time periods and why those events are considered significant for Americans.
Example - Period 1: Contact, Commerce, and Competing Societies (1491 - 1607) - You might choose the Columbian Exchange and the Protestant Reformation.
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Freedom Summer 1964.
In class we will watch a documentary film - Freedom Summer.
You will complete the questions and terms.
This assignment will count as a TEST GRADE.
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Read and study chapters 36 - 40 for the AP Exam on Friday. You will see some of this material on the AP Exam! You will NOT have a classroom test on these these chapters until after the AP test. The classroom test will likely fall the week of May 15 - 19.
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Complete Chapter 29 FRQs in class today.
Due by the end of the class period.
Have a good weekend!
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Test - Chapters 27 & 28
FRQs (questions) due before the test
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Comparison of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
See the links on Washington and Du Bois.
Answer the questions.
You will be assessed on the accuracy and completeness of your answers. Booker T. Washington 1895 W.E.B. Dubois critiques BTW
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Test - The Gilded Age/Reconstruction/The Industrialists
This test grade will be your first test grade for Quarter #4.
Study the Slides. Study posts from the 13th Amendment through Khan Academy (The American West)
Study Outline.
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Today you will read about the life of Andrew Carnegie and read some excerpts from his publication Gospel of Wealth.
Complete the questions in class today. Andrew Carnegie: Pioneer. Visionary. Innovator
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Test - Manifest Destiny and the Civil War
Study Keynote Slides, Notes from Dr. Blight, and Chapters 16 - 22 in the text book. I have attached a topical study guide with page numbers.
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Frederick Douglass - Fourth of July Speech
- Read part One and answer questions #s 1 - 7
- Read part Two and answer questions #s 1 - 5
- Read part Three and answer questions #s 1 - 4
* Write the answers on your own paper or type your answers and print them out or email them to [email protected]
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Test Chapters 14 & 15
Read chapters, study keynote, review chapter questions.
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Study these keynotes & Supreme Court case (Worcester v. Georgia) for the next test.
Make sure you are reading the chapters in the textbook.
We are currently in chapter 12 and will begin chapter 13 after Thanksgiving Break.
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Test has been moved to Monday, November 14th.! Due to the power outage.
Our review day will be Thursday the 10th.
Test Chapters 10 & 11. Washington, Adams, Jefferson. Study Keynote. Read Chapters.
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Bonus Test Grade Opportunity!
The Crisis - Thomas Paine
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Test chapters 6, 7, 8.
Study notes from Dr. Freeman, Yale Open Courses lectures.
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1776 Test this Thursday the 15th!
Short answer, paragraphs. Open book! These topics are sure to appear on the test!!!
George Washington, The Continental Army, The Declaration of Independence, Nathan Hale, Loyalists, General Charles Lee, Thomas Paine, Providence (Divine),
Nathaniel Green & Henry Knox, General Charles Lee, Thomas Paine, crossing the Delaware
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Read 1776 by September the 9th.
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Quiz - Chapters 4 & 5. Read the chapters. Study the keynote presentations.
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Test Chapters 1 - 3 (red textbook)