Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Wednesday Work

Here is what you will do on Wednesday:

Watch the following video:
"Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture"
To find this video you can following this link...


...or go to google and search for Fighting the Revolution: The Big Picture

Answer the following questions as you watch. You will turn these in on Monday:

Each answer should be a couple of sentences.
1.Whose face was almost as well known as that of the moon?
2.What was the impact of the American victory at Saratoga?
3. What did Washington do about all the "fun" that Franklin was having in France?

4."I have the mortification to inform your excellency that I have been forced to surrender the troops under my command." Who wrote this?

5. What happened after Yorktown? How does the war end?

6. How does Common Sense relate to all of this? Are any of the ideas from Common Sense apparent in the ideas in this video?

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COURSE SCHEDULE

Week One:

Jan. 7 Intro/Pre-Columbian Americas

Jan. 9 Syllabus sign-in sheet due/“Discovery” and Exploration


Week Two:
Jan. 14 Early English and Other Colonies: Labor Troubles

Jan. 16 Early English and Other Colonies: Labor Troubles

Week Three:
Jan. 21 HOLIDAY…MLK DAY

Jan. 23. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Due /Mid-Century Challenges

Week Four:
Jan. 28 Road to War/Common Sense Reading Due/ MIDTERM REVIEW

Jan. 30 Revolutionary War/Declaration of Independence Reading Due


Week Five:
Feb. 4 Early National Period/

Feb. 6 MIDTERM EXAMINATION/Essay Assignment Handout


Week Six:
Feb. 11 Early Industrialism

Feb. 13 The 1820s and The World of Andrew Jackson/Cherokee Removal Debate Prep


Week Seven:

Feb. 18. Cherokee Removal Debate/War with Mexico

Feb. 20 “Secret Life” Reading/Prep for Slavery Essay


Week Eight:

Feb. 25 Sectionalism/Frederick Douglass Reading Due

Feb. 27 Sectionalism/ Slavery Essay Written In Class


Week Nine:
Mar 4 Sectionalism/Final Exam Review

Mar. 6 “Cycles of Distrust”—Sectionalism


Week Ten:
Mar. 11 “Cycles of Distrust”—Sectionalism/Horwitz Book Due
Mar. 13 Civil War: From Bull Run to the Gettysburg Address
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Mar. 18: Last day of Class:

FINAL EXAM SECTION ONE: WED MARCH 20, 8-10:30
FINAL EXAM SECTION TWO: WED MARCH 20, 11-1:30