10/17/12

Advanced U.S. History:

**Presidential Debate Extra Credit due
1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2)  Discuss/hand in Madison questions
3)  2 groups:  Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (Prep Day in lab)
--Each group member types up information for presentation tomorrow

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 216-218; 222-230 ("The Rise of Political Parties") and ("Western Expansion")
Focus your reading on:  a) XYZ Affair  b) Alien and Sedition Acts  c) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions  d) Hamilton's role in Jefferson's 1800 election  e) "Revolution of 1800"

Honors U.S. History:
**Presidential Debate Extra Credit due
1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Video:  "Empire Upon the Trails"
--Take 2 pages of notes in the following categories: a) Manifest Destiny b) Mexican-American War  c) Oregon Trail  d) Texas  e) Whitmans  f) Mormons

3)  Homework:  James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader ("An Empire for Slavery") [Pages 78-116]
Focus your reading on:  a) Specific Northern and Southern reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act  b) Role of Cuba  c) Role of Nicaragua/William Walker