10/16/13

Advanced U.S. History:

**Part A due
1)  Notes ("The Framers of the Constitution and the 'Genius' of the People")
2)  James Madison's Federalist #10 ("Factions: Their Cause and Control")
--Groups of 3: Work together searching for answers to the questions
--Alternate who writes the answers on the same sheet of paper

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


Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2)  Finish Documentary Evidence of Slavery

3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in Yellow Reader ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2 [pages 64-77]
Focus your reading on:  a) California Gold Rush  b) Compromise of 1850  c) Fugitive Slave Act  d) Henry Clay  e) Daniel Webster