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Honors United States History
O’Brien Spring 2007
Class Syllabus
January 23, 2007 (T):
Course Preview, Introductions, Pre-Assessment
Assignment: Read and sign “Rules and Expectations,” for homework grade.
January 24, 2007(W):
Review of American Revolution and the Formation of the New Nation
Class work: Review Game and Timeline of events
Textbook: 116-123, 126-133
January 25, 2007(TH):
Review Constitution and Bill of Rights
Class work: Review Game and Timeline of events
Textbook: 138-145, 147-152
January 26, 2007(F):
Federalists and Republicans
Objective 1.01: Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the
Federalist Period.
Objective 1.03: Assess commercial and diplomatic relationships with Britain, France, and other nations.
Read: Washington’s Farewell Address, page 1068
Class work: Compare and contrast Federalists and Republicans
Textbook: 210-214, 215-220
January 29, 2007 (M):
Jefferson’s Presidency
Objective 1.01: Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the
Federalist Period.
Objective 1.03: Assess commercial and diplomatic relationships with Britain, France, and other nations.
Class work: Campaign Posters supporting Jefferson or Adams during the Election of 1800
Read: Jefferson’s Inaugural Address
Textbook: 221-225
January 30, 2007(T):
Social Struggles in the Federalist Era
Objective 1.02: Analyze the political freedoms available to the following groups prior to 1820: women, wage
earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans, and other ethnic groups.
Read: Letters of Abigail Adams
Class work: Write a letter to the government explaining your grievances and future concerns from the
viewpoint of a woman, wage earner, landless farmer, American Indian or African American.
Textbook: 251-256
January 31, 2007(W):
The War of 1812
Objective 1.01: Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the
Federalist Period.
Objective 1.03: Assess commercial and diplomatic relationships with Britain, France, and other nations.
Read: “The Star Spangled Banner,” page 1069
Class work: Design “horse and buggy” stickers protesting or supporting American involvement in the War of
1812.
Textbook: 228-232
TEST on………… [provide Review Notes.]
February 1, 2007(TH): Test, ID cards are due when class begins
Industrial Revolution
Objective 2.02: Describe how the growth of nationalism and sectionalism were reflected in art, literature, and
language.
Objective 2.03: Distinguish between the economic and social issues that led to sectionalism and nationalism.
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Objective 2.04: Assess political events, issues and personalities that contributed to sectionalism and
nationalism.
Class work: Make advertisements for the new technology.
Textbook: 245-250
February 2, 2007 (F):
“The Era of Good Feelings”
Objective 2.01: Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to Union during
1801-1850.
Objective 2.02: Describe how the growth of nationalism and sectionalism were reflected in art, literature, and
language.
Objective 2.03: Distinguish between the economic and social issues that led to sectionalism and nationalism.
Read: The Monroe Doctrine
Textbook: 240-244
February 5, 2007(M):
Art and Literature in America
Objective 2.02: Describe how the growth of nationalism and sectionalism were reflected in art, literature, and
language.
Read: Excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau, page 283
Class work: Analyze art from the period
Textbook: 273-282
February 6, 2007 (T):
Adams and Jackson
Objective 2.01: Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to Union during
1801-1850.
Objective 2.04: Assess political events, issues and personalities that contributed to sectionalism and
nationalism.
Class work: Design a timeline following the events that brought an end to the Era of Good Feelings.
Textbook: 257-260, 266-272
TEST on………….. [provide Review Notes.]
February 7, 2007(W):
Abolition
Objective 2.05: Identify the major reform movements and evaluate their effectiveness.
Objective 2.06: Evaluate the role of religion in the debate over slavery and other social movements and
issues.
Read: Selected works of William Lloyd Garrison
Textbook: 284-288
February 8, 2007 (TH): Test, ID cards are due at the beginning of class
Manifest Destiny
Objective 2.02: Describe how the growth of nationalism and sectionalism were reflected in art, literature, and
language.
Objective 4.02: Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the
environment.
Class work: Write letters to your parents explaining why you left for the West, your journey, and conditions of
your location.
Textbook: 294-297
February 9, 2007 (F):
The Mexican War
Objective 2.01: Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to Union during
1801-1850.
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Objective 4.02: Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the
environment.
Textbook: 300-304, 306-311
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February 12, 2007 (M): Test, ID cards are due at the beginning of class
Slavery and Western Expansion
Objective 2.01: Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to Union during
1801-1850.
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Objective 3.02: Analyze and assess the causes of the Civil War.
Textbook: 320-324
February 13, 2007(T):
Slavery
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Movie: Solomon Northrup: Twelve Years A Slave
February 14, 2007(W):
Slavery
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Finish Solomon Northrup Movie
Class work: Essay questions on movie
February 15, 2007(TH):
The Crisis Deepens
Objective 2.03: Distinguish between the economic and social issues that led to sectionalism and nationalism.
Objective 2.04: Assess political events, issues and personalities that contributed to sectionalism and
nationalism.
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Objective 3.02: Analyze and assess the causes of the Civil War.
Read: Excerpt from Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Textbook: 326-331, 332-338
February 16, 2007 (F):
Compromise or Secede
Objective 2.04: Assess political events, issues and personalities that contributed to sectionalism and
nationalism.
Objective 3.02: Analyze and assess the causes of the Civil War.
Read: Lincoln’s Message to Congress and Davis’ Message to the Confederate Congress
Textbook: 340-345, 350-356
February 19, 2007 (M): Workday
February 20, 2007 (T):
Crisis in America
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Objective 3.03: Identify political and military turning points of the Civil War and assess their significance to
the outcome of the conflict.
Read: Emancipation Proclamation, page 1071 and Gettysburg Address, page 1072
Class work: Map out Slave and Free States, Kansas and Nebraska Territories, areas open to slavery under
the terms of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and proposed route of the trans-continental
railroad.
Textbook: 357-363
February 21, 2007 (W):
The American Civil War: Homefront and Battlefront
Objective 3.01: Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Objective 3.02: Analyze and assess the causes of the Civil War.
Objective 3.03: Identify political and military turning points of the Civil War and assess their significance to
the outcome of the conflict.
Objective 3.05: Evaluate the degree to which the Civil War and Reconstruction proved to be a test of the
supremacy of the national government.
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Textbook: 364-368, 369-373, 376-380
February 22, 2007 (TH):
Reconstruction
Objective 3.04: Analyze the political, economic, and social impact of Reconstruction on the nation and
identify the reasons why Reconstruction came to an end.
Objective 3.05: Evaluate the degree to which the Civil War and Reconstruction proved to be a test of the
supremacy of the national government.
Class work: Thread Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction and Compare and contrast pre-war slave
codes with post war codes.
Textbook: 386-389, 391-395
February 23, 2007 (F):
Effects of Reconstruction
Objective 3.04: Analyze the political, economic, and social impact of Reconstruction on the nation and
identify the reasons why Reconstruction came to an end.
Objective 3.05: Evaluate the degree to which the Civil War and Reconstruction proved to be a test of the
supremacy of the national government.
Class work: Class debate with half supporting states rights and the other supporting federal supremacy.
Textbook: 398-402, 403-407
February 26, 2007 (M): Test, ID cards are due at the beginning of class
February 27, 2007 (T):
Settling the West
Objective 4.01: Compare and contrast the different groups of peoples who migrated to the West and
describe the problems they experienced.
Objective 4.02: Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the
environment.
Objective 4.04: Describe innovations in agricultural technology and business practices and assess their
impact on the West.
Textbook: 414-419
February 28, 2007 (W):
The Great Plains
Objective 4.01: Compare and contrast the different groups of peoples who migrated to the West and
describe the problems they experienced.
Objective 4.02: Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the
environment.
Objective 4.04: Describe innovations in agricultural technology and business practices and assess their
impact on the West.
Textbook: 420-423
March 1, 2007 (TH):
Native Americans
Objective 4.01: Compare and contrast the different groups of peoples who migrated to the West and
describe the problems they experienced.
Objective 4.02: Evaluate the impact that settlement in the West had upon different groups of people and the
environment.
Objective 4.04: Describe innovations in agricultural technology and business practices and assess their
impact on the West.
Textbook: 425-430
March 2, 2007 (F):
America Industrializes
Objective 4.04: Describe innovations in agricultural technology and business practices and assess their
impact on the West.
Objective 5.01: Evaluate the influence of immigration and rapid industrialization on urban life.
Textbook: 436-440, 442-446
Class work: Coat of Arms
March 5, 2007 (M):
Big Business
Objective 5.01: Evaluate the influence of immigration and rapid industrialization on urban life.
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Objective 5.02: Explain how business and industrial leaders accumulated wealth and wielded political and
economic power.
Read: Excerpts from “The Gospel of Wealth”
Class work: Discuss modern monopolies.
Textbook: 447- 451
March 6, 2007 (T):
Labor Unions
Objective 5.01: Evaluate the influence of immigration and rapid industrialization on urban life.
Objective 5.03: Assess the impact of labor unions on industry and the lives of workers.
Objective 5.04: Describe the changing role of government in economic and political affairs.
Class work: Discuss the effects of labor unions in the case of Goodyear. Review photo collection “Shame of
a Nation.”
Textbook: 454-459
March 7, 2007 (W):
Immigration and Migration
Objective 5.01: Evaluate the influence of immigration and rapid industrialization on urban life.
Objective 5.04: Describe the changing role of government in economic and political affairs.
Read: Excerpt from Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives
Class work: Write a letter to someone in your home country describing why you came to America, what
America is like and the results of your trip.
Textbook: 464-468, 469-473
March 8, 2007 (TH): Test, ID cards are due at the beginning of class
The Gilded Age
Objective 5.01: Evaluate the influence of immigration and rapid industrialization on urban life.
Objective 5.02: Explain how business and industrial leaders accumulated wealth and wielded political and
economic power.
Objective 5.04: Describe the changing role of government in economic and political affairs.
Textbook: 476-480, 481-486
March 9, 2007 (F):
Political Reform
Objective 5.02: Explain how business and industrial leaders accumulated wealth and wielded political and
economic power.
Objective 5.04: Describe the changing role of government in economic and political affairs.
Textbook: 492-497
March 12, 2007 (M):
Populism
Objective 4.03: Describe the causes and effects of the financial difficulties that plagued the American farmer
and trace the rise and decline of Populism.
Objective 5.04: Describe the changing role of government in economic and political affairs.
Read: William Jennings Bryan “Cross of Gold” Speech
Class work: Wilmington Riots of November 10, 1898
Textbook: 500-507, 508-512
March 13, 2007 (T):
Imperialism: God, Gold, and Glory!
Objective 6.01: Examine the factors that led to the United States taking an increasingly active role in world
affairs.
Objective 6.02: Identify the areas of the United States military, economic, and political involvement and
influence.
Objective 6.03: Describe how the policies and actions of the United States government impacted the affairs
of other countries.
Read: White Man’s Burden and Black Man’s Burden
Class work: Chart American involvement in Latin America, Cuba, Hawaii, and Asia.
Textbook: 520-525, 536-541
March 14, 2007 (W):
The Spanish American War
Objective 6.01: Examine the factors that led to the United States taking an increasingly active role in world
affairs.
Honors United States History
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Objective 6.02: Identify the areas of the United States military, economic, and political involvement and
influence.
Objective 6.03: Describe how the policies and actions of the United States government impacted the affairs
of other countries.
Textbook: 527-533
March 15, 2007 (TH): Test, ID’s are due at the beginning of class
The Rise of Progressivism
Objective 7.01: Explain the conditions that led to the rise of Progressivism.
Objective 7.02: Analyze how different groups of Americans made economic and political gains in the
Progressive Period.
Read: Excerpts from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Class work: Watch clip of “Iron Jawed Angels” and discuss the Nineteenth Amendment
Textbook: 546-553
March 16, 2007 (F):
Progressive Presidents: Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson
Objective 7.01: Explain the conditions that led to the rise of Progressivism.
Objective 7.02: Analyze how different groups of Americans made economic and political gains in the
Progressive Period.
Objective 7.03: Evaluate the effects of racial segregation on different regions and segments of the United
States’ society.
Objective 7.04: Examine the impact of technological changes on economic, social, and cultural life in the
United States.
Textbook: 555-559, 562-565, 566-570
March 19, 2007 (M):
The Problem with America
Objective 7.03: Evaluate the effects of racial segregation on different regions and segments of the United
States’ society.
Class work: Read and discuss the speeches of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois
March 20, 2007 (T):
Jim Crow Segregation
Objective 7.03: Evaluate the effects of racial segregation on different regions and segments of the United
States’ society.
Read: Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court Decision and The Harlan Dissent
Class work: Watch excerpt from Birth of a Nation and discuss how propaganda led to white violence like the
Ku Klux Klan.
March 21, 2007 (W):
The Limits of Progressivism
Objective 7.04: Examine the impact of technological changes on economic, social, and cultural life in the
United States.
Class work: Classroom becomes an assembly line.
March 22, 2007 (TH): Test, ID’s are due at the beginning of class
March 23, 2007 (F): Midterm Review
March 26, 2007 (M): Midterm Review
March 27, 2006 (T): Midterm
March 28, 2007 (W):
March 29, 2007 (TH): Early Dismissal for Spring Break
*Reading assignments will be completed in class. Textbook readings should be completed before class.
Class work that is not completed in class should be taken home and handed in the next day. Your ongoing
homework will be to maintain your ID’s on note cards.
This syllabus is tentative. If changes need to be, I will announce them well in advance.