4/1/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Turning Point: 1863")
2) Test 3 Prep Info:

1) Discuss how the following 3 things contributed to the final breakdown between the North and South, leading to secession and the Civil War:
a) Dred Scott Supreme Court decision
b) Lecompton Constitution
c) John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

2) In what ways were the following things both significant and controversial in the last sixteen months of the Civil War?
a) The use of African-American troops
b) Ulysses S. Grant's actions
c) William Tecumseh Sherman's actions

3) a) Finish "Valley of the Shadow of Death" and discuss
    b) Start "War is All Hell" (continue note guide)

4) Homework: Textbook, pages 417-421; 424-426 ("The Union Victorious: 1864-65")
Focus your reading on:  a) Role of African-American soldiers  b) Ulysses S. Grant's war strategies (total war)  c) Shenandoah Campaign  d) Election of 1864  e) William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"  f) Appomattox Court House


American Pop Culture (A day):

1) 1970s Oral History assignment reminder: Due Monday, 4/25.

2) 1970s TV (Day 3) ("All in the Family") and ("Barney Miller")
--With note guide