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Advanced U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("A Railway in Principle")
2) a) Reading: "The Chinese Link a Continent and a Nation" (Read from "The Great Railway Competition" to the end)
b)  Answer questions from the screen
c)  Graded Discussion

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



Honors U.S. History:

1)  Notes ("The Politics of Empire") and ("The Imperial Slave Economy")
2)  a) "Writing an History Essay"
b)  "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" Practice Essay (Your question should be the title of the essay)
--15 minutes to finish on Monday
--DO NOT TYPE!

3)  Homework: Textbook, pages 93-98; 121-130 ("The New Politics of Empire") and ("The Mid-Century Challenge...")
Focus your reading on:  a) Salutary neglect  b) Details on the French and Indian War  c) How the war impacted the coming of the Revolution