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Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Great Race")-Part 2 and ("A Railway in Principle")
2)  Finish yesterday's video; discuss/hand in notes

3)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 498-505 ("The World of Work")--due Monday
Focus your reading on:  a) Characteristics of production line work in late 1800s  b) Characteristics of women's working conditions


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("Puritan New England") and ("The Indians' 'New World'")
2)  Finish "John Smith" assignment
3)  "10 Major Events that Shaped the U.S."
--Group list and presentations

4)  Homework:  Textbook, pages 70-80; 84-93 ("The Politics of Empire") and ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
Focus your reading on:  a) Quakers  b) Navigation Acts  c) South Atlantic System  d) The "Middle Passage"  e) Specific effects of the slave trade on England, Africa, the West Indies, and the American colonies