10/31/16

I.B. History of Americas:

1) Notes ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
2) Finish "The Cause" video
--Continue note guide

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 407-413 ("Toward Total War")
Focus your reading on:  a) How the Union and Lincoln prepared for war  b) How the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis prepared for war


American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 1970s Oral History Assignment

2) 1970s TV (Day 2)
("MASH") and ("Good Times")
--Continue note guide

10/28/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
2) Video: "The Civil War" ("The Cause")
--Begin note guide

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 398-407 ("Secession and Military Stalemate")
Focus your reading on:  a) Secession  b) Crittenden Plan  c) Fort Sumter  d) Jefferson Davis  e) First Battle of Bull Run (Manasses)  f) Antietam

10/27/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
2) John Brown
a) Reading: Pages 232-235 in books provided
b) Answer questions on top of page 236 and on screen
c)  Graded Discussion

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 390-394 ("The Election of 1856 and Dred Scott")
Focus your reading on:  a) Dred Scott  b) Lincoln-Douglas Debates  c) Election of 1860



American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1970s Oral History Assignment (due Tuesday, 11/29)
3) 1970s TV (Day 1) ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
--With note guide

10/26/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
2) Group Presentations on Historians
--I.B. students take notes on historians' views on causes of the Civil War

**Discuss the last presidential debate

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader (pages 153-169) ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 2
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1856 (James Buchanan vs. John C. Fremont)  b) Lecompton Constitution

10/25/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

**Hand out I.B. Unit 3 topics
1) Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
2) 6 groups: Historiography on the Causes of the Civil War (In lab)
--Follow directions on Guidelines Packet
--Historian's viewpoint on causes; background info/praise/criticism that can help with Values and Limitations

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader (Pages 145-153) ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) "Bleeding Kansas"  b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner)


American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History assignment due

2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

10/24/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

**Collect Presidential Debates Extra Credit

1) Test 2

2) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 117-144 ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act/Stephen A. Douglas  c) American ("Know-Nothing") Party

10/19/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2) Test 2 info/essay questions:

1) Discuss how Andrew Jackson used his power as president on each of the following issues:
a) The role of the Second Bank of the United States
b) The tariff and nullification crisis
c) The status of Native Americans in the eastern states

2) Analyze the impact of 3 things in this unit that influenced the "sectional crisis" between the North and South.

3) Finish work on the Compromise of 1850 assignment and groups present
--Audience takes class notes

4) In-class study time for test

5) Homework: Study for Test 2

**LAST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT) IS TONIGHT FROM 6:00-7:30. DUE MONDAY.



American Pop Culture:


1) 1960s Oral History assignment reminder that it is due next class, Tuesday, October 25.

2) 1960s Movie ("Easy Rider")-Day 2
--Finish note guide

10/18/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1
2) a) Hand out "Tips for Answering Compare/Contrast Questions When Analyzing Documents"
    b) 4 groups: Compromise of 1850
    c) Question to answer: "Compare and contrast the views of Document A and Document B on the
        Compromise of 1850, and specifically the Fugitive Slave Act".
    d) Individually, take notes following the guidelines.
    e) As a group, write 2 paragraphs for group presentation tomorrow following the guidelines.

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader (pages 103-116) ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
Focus your reading on: a) Gadsden Purchase  b) Role of Cuba on slavery issue  c) Ostend Manifesto  d) Role of Nicaragua on slavery issue

10/17/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2) Finish last Thursday's video
--Discuss/hand in notes

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader (Pages 78-103) ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) Northern and Southern reactions to the Fugitive Slave Act  b) Uncle Tom's Cabin


American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 1960s Oral History assignment

2) 1960s Movie: ("Easy Rider") (Day 1)
--With note guide

10/13/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2) Video: "Empire Upon the Trails" (Take 2 pages of notes on given topics):
a) Texas  b) Whitmans  c) Native Americans  d) Mormons

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader (pages 64-77) ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
Focus your reading on:  a) California Gold Rush  b) Compromise of 1850 (Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Stephen A. Douglas)  c) "Common property" doctrine (John C. Calhoun--page 65)

10/12/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2) OPVL Pre-Civil War Assignment Graded Sharing
--Each person needs to share at least twice on the Values and Limitations
--Hand in assignment

3) Homework: Hand out James McPherson Pre-Civil War Readers (Pages 3-5; 47-64)
("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) General Winfield Scott  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  d) Free-Soil Movement  e) Election of 1848  f) Popular sovereignty



American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History assignment reminder

2) 1960s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

10/11/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Colonization") and ("Abolitionism")
2) OPVL Pre-Civil War assignment (In lab-Day 2)
--Due tomorrow at the start of class

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 368-376 ("Manifest Destiny")
Focus your reading on:  a) Manifest Destiny  b) "Fifty-four forty or fight!"  c) James Polk

10/10/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

**Collect Presidential Debates Extra Credit
1) Notes ("The Slave South: A Distinctive Society")--not connected to a homework reading
2) OPVL on Pre-Civil War Views on Slavery (Day 1 of 2 in lab)
--Use OPVL Guidelines Packet

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 262; 352-358 ("Colonization") and ("Abolitionism")
Focus your reading on:  a) American Colonization Society  b) Nat Turner's Rebellion  c) William Lloyd Garrison  d) Theodore Dwight Weld/Angelina Grimke  e) "Gag Rule"  f) Liberty Party


American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 1960s Oral History assignment

2)  1960s Music (Day 1)
--With note guide

10/7/16

I.B. History of the Americas

1) Notes ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
2) Finish Jackson video and notes, discuss, and hand in

3) No homework reading

**Presidential Debates Extra Credit Opportunity: Sunday evening, 10/9, 6:00-7:30.

10/6/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("The Jacksonian Presidency")
2) Video: "Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency") (Day 1)
--Take section notes: a) The Slave Master  b) The Candidate  c) The First Imperial Presidency  d) The Defender of the Union  e) The Great White Father  f) The Prophet

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 330-335; 338 ("Class, Culture, and the 2nd Party System") and ("Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!")
Focus your reading on:  a) Second Party System (Democrats vs. Whigs)  b) Panic of 1837  c) Election of 1840/William Henry Harrison  d) John Tyler's presidency


American Pop Culture:

1) 1960s Oral History Assignment reminder

2) 1960s TV (Day 3)
("Adam-12") and ("Room 222")
--Finish note guide and hand in

10/5/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

**Vice-Presidential Debates Extra Credit due
1) Notes ("The Election of 1824")
2) War of 1812 Role Play
--Finish last 2 groups
--Go over identities
--Hand in sheet

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 321-328 ("The Jacksonian Presidency")
Focus your reading on:  a) "Kitchen Cabinet"  b) "Spoils system"  c) South Carolina and nullification d) Jackson and the 2nd Bank of the United States ("Bank War")  e) Jackson and Native American removal (Black Hawk War) ("Trail of Tears")

10/4/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Eli Whitney: Machine Builder and Promoter")
2) War of 1812 Role Play
--Hand out Identity Sheets, assign roles, and complete Evaluation Form
--Audience asks 1 question per group (3 total over 2 days)
--2 presentations today

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 317-321 ("The Election of 1824")
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1824 (The "Corrupt Bargain")  b) John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, the the "American System"  c) Andrew Jackson's views of the "American System"  d) "Tariff of Abominations"


American Pop Culture:

1) Reminder about 1960s Oral History Assignment

2) 1960s TV (Day 2)
("Star Trek")
--Continue note guide

10/3/16

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Republican War Hawks")
2) 4 groups: War of 1812 Role Play (Prep Day)
a) Read Option information as a group  b) Complete "Presenting Your Option"  c) Make group presentation sheet

3) Homework: Textbook, pages 294-295; 269; 240-241 ("Eli Whitney: Machine Builder and Promoter")
Focus your reading on:  a) Eli Whitney  b) Missouri Compromise  c) Rush-Bagot Treaty  d) Adams-Onis Treaty  e) Monroe Doctrine (not in reading)