10/17/13

Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Political Crisis of the 1790s")
2)  Hand out PCC information and explain procedure for admittance (do this later in lab)
3)  2 groups: Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson (Prep Day in lab)
--Each group member types up information for group 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:

1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2)  Video: "Empire Upon the Trails"
--Take 2 pages of notes on the following topics:
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