9/26/12

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Growing Confrontation, 1767-70")
2)  Peer Review of Practice Essays
--In groups of 4, evaluate 3 essays
--Reflect on what your evaluations indicate before turning everything in

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 150-151; 154-158 ("The Road to War, 1771-75")
Focus your reading on:  a)  Tea Act  b) Committees of Correspondence  c)  Boston Tea Party  d)  Coercive (Intolerable) Acts  e) 1st Continental Congress  f) Loyalists  g) Minutemen  h) Lexington and Concord

REMEMBER to pick your 3 points for your Research Paper tonight and flag relevant passages in at least 2 of your secondary sources for your Research Paper assignment done tomorrow in class.


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Constitution of 1787")
2)  Video:  "Are We to Be a Nation?"
--Take 1 page of notes

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 210-215 ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
Focus your reading on:  a) Alexander Hamilton's financial program  b) Jay's Treaty  c) Whiskey Rebellion