11/30/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 11/29 entry.

11/29/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
2) Test 2 essay questions revealed/discussed:

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 the South.

3) Finish video and notes


4) 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) 1980s Intro Notes
2) Hand out 1980s Oral History assignment (due Friday, December 15)

3) 1980s TV (Day 1)
("Family Ties")
--With note guide

11/28/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 11/27 entry.

11/27/17

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)
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's idea-page 65)



American Pop Culture:

1) 1970s Oral History assignment due

2) Graded Sharing of Oral Histories

11/22/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 11/21 entry.

11/21/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

1) Notes ("Manifest Destiny")
2) OPVL Pre-Civil War Graded Sharing
--Each person needs to share at least twice on Values/Limitations
--Assignment graded on Google Classroom

3) Homework: Hand out Pre-Civil War Readers, pages 3-5; 47-64 ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")
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) 1970s Oral History assignment reminder (due next Monday, 11/27) and Test 1 corrections due by tomorrow.

2) 1970s Music (Day 2)
--Finish note guide

11/20/17

I.B. History of the Americas:

Same as 11/17 entry.