12/9/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2

2)  Finish "Empire Upon the Trails" video
--Complete 2 pages of notes


3)  Homework: James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("An Empire For Slavery")-Part 1 (Pages 78-103)
Focus your reading on:  FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT (Northern and Southern specific reactions to it).
You are strongly encouraged to take some reading notes on this in preparation for the Document-Based Questions Test on January 5-6.

12/8/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1

2)  Video:  "Empire Upon the Trails" (Day 1)
--Take 2 pages of notes.  Key topics: a) Manifest Destiny b) Mexican-American War  c) Oregon Trail  d) Texas  e) Whitmans  f) Mormons

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

12/7/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Test 4


2)  Homework: James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1   (Pages 3-5; 47-64)
Focus your reading on:  a) Mexican-American War  b) Wilmot Proviso  c) Free-Soil Movement  d) Election of 1848  e) Popular sovereignty

12/6/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Manifest Destiny")

2)  Finish Documentary Evidence of Slavery (30 minutes)
--Discuss and hand in

3)  Homework:  Study for tomorrow's Test 4

12/5/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Northeast and the Midwest: The Industrial Revolution Accelerates")

2)  Continue working on Documentary Evidence of Slavery
--Due tomorrow

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

12/2/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("The Abolitionists:  Holy Warriors")

2)  PCC registration information handed out.  You need to do this as soon as possible online.  The CRN (Course Reference Number) for this class, this term is 13439.  Remember, this is free college credit.  Unless you have a bad grade, you probably want this!

3)  Test 4 Prep Sheet handed out.  Test 4 is next Wednesday, 12/7.

4)  Discuss and hand in "Roots" notes.

5) a)  Read primary source oral history documents from slaves
b)  Begin Documentary Evidence of Slavery (Day 1)

NO HOMEWORK READING

12/1/11

Today's agenda:

1)  Notes ("Abolitionism")

2)  Finish watching "Roots"
--Take final 1/2 page of notes


3)  Homework:  James Brewer Stewart reading in Blue Reader ("The Abolitionists: Holy Warriors")
Focus your reading on:  a) Why were some abolitionists called "holy warriors"?
b)  2 groups many abolitionists misjudged about their beliefs