Class #130 6/14/2019 |
The Historic election of Barack Obama |
Class #129 6/12/2019 |
The Perfect Tie: Battle to Decide the 2000 Election; Days of Fire: The Presidency of George W Bush HW: Online Review Quiz Due 6/17 at 11:59 |
Class #128 6/11/2019 |
The Clinton Impeachment; Regents Govt Review
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Class #127 6/10/2019 |
The Election of 1992 ; The Comeback Kid: William Jefferson Clinton |
Class #126 6/6/2019 |
The Crusade: Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991 |
Class #125 6/5/2019 |
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George H.W. Bush |
Class #124 6/4/2019 |
Ronald Reagan’s War against the Evil Empire Winds of Change The Final Chapter of the Cold War |
Class #123 5/31/2019 |
Election of 1984; Reagan’s Proxy War in Central America; The Great Communicator |
Class #122 5/29/2019 |
A Conservative in the White House
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Class #121 5/28/2019 |
TEST: Module 8BC (1960-1980); The Sixties to The Carter Presidency; Ronald Reagan and Rise of the Conservative Movement HW: Grand Expectations projects due tonight at 11:59 |
Module 9A 1980 to 2008 |
The Reagan Revolution to The Election of Barack Obama |
Class #120 5/24/2019 |
The 1980 Olympic Hockey Team: USA vs USSR |
Class #119 5/23/2019 |
Seeds of the Iranian Revolution; Transition into the Age of Reagan HW: Time Period #8 Module BC Quiz (25 online questions); closes at 5/27 at 11:59) |
Class #118 5/22/2019 |
Lab: Grand Expectations Project; US Timeline 1945 to 1990 HW: Time Period #8 Module BC Quiz (25 online questions); closes at 5/27 at 11:59) |
Class #117 5/20/2019 |
Environmental Hall of Shame: From Love Canal to the Gulf of Mexico |
Class #116 5/17/2019 |
Focused Inquiry: The Seventies |
Class #115 5/16/2019 |
The Ford Presidency [1974-1976]; Goodnight Saigon: American Defeat Vietnam; Environmental History |
Class #114 5/15/2019 |
Watergate: The Scandal That Brought Down Richard Nixon |
Class #113 5/13/2019 |
Nixon 1972: The Calm before the Storm |
Class #112 5/10/2019 |
Peace with Honor - Richard Nixon and Vietnamization [1969-1973]
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Module 8C 1968 to 1980 |
Vietnamization to the Presidency of Gerald Ford |
Class #111 5/8/2019 |
The Escalation of the Vietnam War - Tonkin, Tet and a T.V. Set; 1968 The Year in Review HW: Review Notes on pages 17-18; Time Period #8 Module AB Quiz (Online 40 questions); closes at 5/12/19 at 11:59 |
Class #110 5/7/2019 |
The Election of 1964 ; Bridge to the Ballot |
Class #109 5/6/2019 |
At Canaan's Edge A Nation to Confronts Sanctioned Segregation (1960-1963); The Redemptive March |
Class #108 5/3/2019 |
SAQ 1950's; JFK and The New Frontier;
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Module 8B 1960 to 1968 |
JFK, The Civil Rights Movement and the Election of 1968 |
Class #107 5/1/2019 |
The Cold War Heats Up - Eisenhower and the Global Cold War HW: Review Notes pages #6-12 |
Class #106 4/30/2019 |
Crabgrass Frontier (Surburbanization); Far From Heaven; The Road to Little Rock HW: Review Notes pages #6-12 |
Class #105 4/29/2019 |
The Hunting for Subversives Cold War Comes Home ; Consensus, Conformity and Contradiction in the decade of Prosperity HW: An Emotional Journey Down 'Revolutionary Road' [Optional] |
Module 8A 1945 to 1969 |
Cold War Origins through the Election of 1960 |
Class #104 4/17/2019 |
TEST: Module 7d (1930-1945); Origins of the Cold War 1945 to 1952 |
Class #103 4/16/2019 |
Captain America: The Quest for Global Peace and Domestic Prosperity |
Class #102 4/15/2019 |
Endgame 1945: The Final Chapter of World War II HW: Time Period #7 Module D Quiz (Online 40 questions); closes at 4/17/19 at 11:59 |
Class #101 4/11/2019 |
Homefront Mobilization, 1941-1945; Justice at War: Executive Order #9066; HW: Prepare for Module D SAQ Monday April 15th |
Class #100 4/10/2019 |
Homefront Mobilization, 1941-1945 HW: Reading "Soldiers without Guns" ; Omit Podcast: Girls of Atomic City [Optional] |
Class #99 4/9/2019 |
And War Came, Pearl Harbor 1941 HW: Complete Notes on World War II Homefront [page #5] |
Class #98 4/5/2019 |
American Foreign Policy Between the Wars; 1931 to 1941 HW: Complete notes on Storm Cellar Neutrality page #4; Categorize events as Isolationists or Interventionists |
Module 7D 1939 - 1945 |
American Foreign Policy 1929 - 1941 to America Mobilization for World War II |
Class #97 4/4/2019 |
Spring Quarterly Exam[DBQ Essay] |
Class #96 4/3/2019 |
Spring Quarterly Exam [50 SBMC and Thematic] |
Class #95 4/2/2019 |
SAQ The New Deal Programs; Quarterly Review slides HW: Prepare for Quarterly Exam |
Class #94 3/29/2019 |
Bold Experimentation – FDR and the First 100 Days; FDR vs The Constitution; Voices of Protest HW: 100 Days and Beyond - What did the New Deal Accomplish? Module 7c SAQ Monday 4/1 |
Class #93 3/28/2019 |
American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration; Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 HW: Reading: Biography of Franklin Roosevelt |
Class #92 3/26/2019 |
Conservative Presidents and Economic Optimism; Economic Boom and Bust of the 1920s HW: Reading- The Stock Market Crash of 1929 |
Class #91 3/25/2019 |
Summer for the Gods - The Scopes Trial; Conservative Presidents and Economic Optimism HW: Omit Podcast: Remembering the Scopes Monkey Trial (Optional) |
Class #90 3/22/2019 |
Warmth of Other Suns and Intolerance and Nativism HW: Read over notes on pages 8 to 12 Resistance to Change |
Class #89 3/20/2019 |
Anything Goes: America in the Roaring Twenties HW: Time Period #7 Module B Quiz ; closes at 3/21/19 at 11:59 |
Module 7C 1919-1939 |
The Roaring Twenties through the Great Depression |
Class #88 3/19/2019 |
The Post War Dream and Betrayal of Grand Expectations |
Class #87 3/18/2019 |
The Great War; The Post War Dream HW: Complete Notes The Post War Dream (pages 10-11) |
Class #86 3/14/2019 |
A Call to Arms:Mobilizing America for World War I; Justice at War Homefront Civil Liberties HW: Reading: World War I Homefront |
Class #85 3/13/2019 |
Making the World Safe for Democracy HW: Complete Notes: A Call to Arms:Mobilizing America for World War I |
Module 7B 1916-1919 |
Causes and Consequences of World War I |
Class #84 3/12/2019 |
TEST: Module 7a (1890-1914); New Directions in Foreign Policy
HW: Reading Foreign Intervention in Latin America |
Class #83 3/8/2019 |
Focused Inquiry: The Progressive Movement HW: Time Period #7 Module A Quiz; closes Monday 3/11/19 at 11:59 |
Class #82 3/7/2019 |
Transformation of American Democracy - Election of 1912; President Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921 HW: Complete Notes: Blood at the Root on Washington vs. DuBois |
Class #81 3/6/2019 |
The Muckrakers ;Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal; President William Howard Taft |
Class #80 3/4/2019 |
SAQ: Imperialism Origins of the Progressive Movement ; Progressives in Government HW: Complete Notes on Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal; President William Howard Taft |
Class #79 3/1/2019 |
Spanish American War (1898) ;Spanish American War as a Turning Point HW: Focused Inquiry - American Imperialism; SAQ on American Imperialism Monday 3/4/2019 |
Class #78 2/28/2019 |
Spanish American War (1898) |
Class #77 2/26/2019 |
An Empire for Liberty; Spanish American War (1898) HW: Reading America's First Iraq; Time Period #6 Module C Quiz; closes at 3/1/19 at 11:59 |
Module 7A 1896-1916 |
Roots of Imperialism, Progressive Reform and World War I |
Class #76 2/25/2019 |
Raise Less Corn and More Hell - The Rise of Populism [1892 to 1900]; The Election of 1896 HW: Reading Biography of William Jennings Bryan |
Class #75 2/15/2019 |
TEST: Modules 6a and 6b; SAQ on Urbanization and Immigration; Politics in the Gilded Age [1876 to 1896] HW: Complete Notes on Module 6c and posted summary questions. Click Here for Details |
Module 6C |
Gilded Age Politics and the Rise of Populism |
Class #74 2/13/2019 |
Immigration and Cultural Conflict in Gilded Age America [1870 to 1900] HW: Time Period #6 Module B Quiz; closes at 2/14/19 at 11:59 |
Class #73 2/12/2019 |
Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe Free [1880 to 1920] HW: Reading The New Colossus: Emma Lazarus |
Class #72 2/11/2019 |
Impact of Industry Document Activity; Progress and Poverty in Urban America HW: Reading The Great Railroad Strike and Homestead Strike 1892 |
Class #71 2/8/2019 |
Impact of Industry Document Activity HW: Social Thought in the Gilded Age |
Class #70 2/6/2019 |
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism [1865 to 1900]; The Impact of Industrialization on American Society HW: Reading: An Overview of the Industrial Revolution |
Class #68 2/5/2019 |
Ingredients of Industrialization; American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism [1865 to 1900] HW: Read Chapter #24 Industry Comes of Age pages 530-543 |
MODULE 6B 1863-1890 |
Economics of Industrialization, Labor Organization and Labor Conflicts |
Class #67 2/4/2019 |
Bloody Footprints - Migration and Settlement HW: (Reading) Wounded Knee and the Ghost Dance; Module 6a SAQ Tuesday 2/5 |
Class #66 1/31/2019 |
The Legacy of Conquest HW: Module 6a Quiz closes 2/1/19 11:59 |
Class #65 1/29/2019 |
The Final Promise and Bloody Footprints - Migration and Settlement HW: Module 6a Quiz closes 2/1/19 11:59 |
Class #64 1/28/2019 |
Rival Rails: The Race to Build the Transcontinental Railroad; The Conquest of the West HW: The Story of the Railroad (Reading and video) ;Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad (reading) |
MODULE 6A 1863-1890 |
Election of 1876 to the Battle of Wounded Knee |
Class #63 1/28/2019 |
History 227 Course Evaluations; Introductions and Expectations for History 229 |
Class #62 1/17/2019 |
Let Us Have Peace - The Grant Presidency; Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876 |
Class #61 1/16/2019 |
Impeached: The Trial Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy |
Class #60 1/14/2019 |
On the Ground in 1865 - Realities of Reconstruction; Capitol Men: The First Black Congressmen |
Class #59 1/11/2019 |
Tailor Made Reconstruction ; Radical Republicans and the Politics of Reconstruction HW: Optional Omit Podcast: Andrew Johnson - One of the Worst Presidents (30:19) |
Class #58 1/10/2019 |
The Shocking Assassination that Changed America; With Malice Toward None? |
MODULE 5C 1863 to 1877 |
End of the Civil War to the Election of 1876 |
Class #57 1/8/2019 |
TEST: Module 5b (1860-1864); Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency |
Class #56 1/7/2019 |
SAQ Module 5b; Tried by War - Lincoln as Commander in Chief HW: Module 5b Modular Quiz (25 Points) closes 11:59; Prepare for TEST on Module 5b (20 questions) Class #57 |
Class #55 1/4/2019 |
Lincoln as Commander in Chief ; The Summer of '63 - Gettysburg and Vicksburg ; Winter of '64 Sherman's March to the Sea HW: Prepare for Module 5b SAQ Class #56 |
Class #54 1/2/2019 |
Crossroads of Freedom- Antietam and Emancipation (1862-63) HW: Read note pages 9 and 10 The Impact of Emancipation |
Class #53 12/20/2018 |
This Mighty Scourge - America's Civil War 1861-1862 (Battle of First Bull Run) |
Class #52 12/18/2018 |
Abraham Lincoln Ascendant: The Election of 1860; And War Came - 1861 HW: Module 5b Source Reader pages #1-6 |
Class #51 12/17/2018 |
TEST: Module 5a (1848-1859); Abraham Lincoln Ascendant: The Election of 1860 HW: Module 5b Source Reader pages #1-6 |
MODULE 5B 1859-1865 |
The Election of 1860 and the American Civil War |
Class #50 12/13/2018 |
A House Divided 1854-1859; Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America HW: Module 5a Modular Quiz (25 Points); Prepare for Module 5a TEST (20 multiple choice) 12/18 |
Class #49 12/13/2018 |
A House Divided 1854-1859 |
Class #48 12/11/2018 |
A Hell of a Storm 1848 to 1854; A House Divided 1854-1859 HW: Module 5a Source Reader pages #8-#15 |
Class #47 12/10/2018 |
The Legacy of 1848 - What did the Mexican War Unleash? ; A Hell of a Storm 1848 to 1854 HW: Mexican War as a Turning Point (Prompt) |
Class #46 12/7/2018 |
A Country of Vast Designs - The Presidency of James K. Polk ; To The Halls of Montezuma HW: Review notes on Manifest Destiny, Texas and James K Polk |
Class #45 12/5/2018 |
Manifest Destiny - An Expression of Our National Spirit; The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic
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MODULE 5A 1848-1859 |
Manifest Destiny, Section Tensions and the Brink of Civil War |
Class #44 12/4/2018 |
SAQ on Slavery; Dialectical Journal on the Grimke Sisters; Antebellum Non Conformists HW: Module 4c Modular Quiz (25 Points) closes 11:59 Thursday |
Class #43 12/3/2018 |
LAB: Mid Term Evaluation ; Holy Warriors: The Abolitionists and American Slavery HW: Prepare for Module 4c SAQ , Wednesday 12/5 |
Class #42 11/29/2018 |
HW: Prepare for Module 4c SAQ |
Class #41 11/28/2018 |
The Invisible War; In Defense of Slavery HW: Review notes on the Defense of Slavery (POV); Module 4b Modular Quiz (30 Points) |
Class #40 11/27/2018 |
Slavery in Antebellum America: All Night Forever HW: Module 4b Modular Quiz (30 Points) closes 11:59 Wednesday 11/28 |
MODULE 4C 1824-1848 |
Antebellum Reform movements and Utopian Communities |
Class #39 11/20/2018 |
Immigration and Cultural Conflict; South and the Growth of King Cotton |
Class #38 11/19/2018 |
Quarterly Exam - Day #2 (Scaffolding and DBQ Essay) |
Class #37 11/15/2018 |
Quarterly Exam - Day #1 (50 M/C and Thematic Pre-Write) |
Class #36 11/13/2018 |
The North and the Market Revolution; Immigration and Cultural Conflict HW: Prepare for Mid-Term Exam , Thursday 11/15 |
Class #35 11/8/2018 |
Liberty and Power in the Age of Jackson HW: Time Period #4a Modular Quiz (30 Points); closes 11:59 Sunday |
Class #34 11/8/2018 |
John Quincy Adams and the Corrupt Bargain ; Vindicating Jackson - The Election of 1828 HW: Time Period #4a Modular Quiz (30 Points) |
MODULE 4B 1824-1848 |
The Election of 1824 through the Market Revolution (North, South, West) |
Class #33 11/6/2018 |
John Marshall and National Supremacy; James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings HW: Read pages 14-16 " The Era of Good Feelings"; Module 4a SAQ Quiz Thursday 11/8 |
Class #32 11/5/2018 |
Nascent Nationalism and Post War Expansion HW: Read pages 10-13 " Nascent Nationalism" |
Class #31 11/2/2018 |
Quarterly Exam Announcement; What So Proudly We Hailed 1812 HW: Read pages 8-9 "War of 1812" in the Time Period 4a Source Reader |
Class #30 10/31/2018 |
RESET Jefferson's First Term John Marshall and Judicial Activism; The Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic HW: Review notes on Marbury vs. Madison and watch video review of case |
MODULE 4A 1800 -1824 |
The Jeffersonain Republic to the Era of Good Feelings |
Class #29 10/30/2018 |
TEST: Module 3b (1783 to 1800); American Sphinx: Thomas Jefferson’s First Term as President [1800-1804] |
Class #28 10/29/2018 |
A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 HW: Time Period #3b Modular Quiz (25 Points) |
Class #27 10/24/2018 |
HW: Omit options for Test on Module 3b; Optional Reading - A Summary of the Adams Presidency |
Class #26 10/24/2018 |
Laying the Cornerstone of Foreign Policy 1793-1796 and The Presidency of John Adams |
Class #25 10/23/2018 |
Launching the New Ship of State; Mutinous Moonshiners in Western Pennsylvania |
Class #24 10/19/2018 |
HW: Module 3b SAQ on Compromises at the Convention Wednesday 10/24 |
Class #23 10/18/2018 |
Skill Workshop for 1787: Crafting a Thesis; A Brilliant Solution - Compromises at the Constitutional Convention [1787] HW: Share Thesis on Compromises on Google Drive |
Class #22 10/17/2018 |
Plain, Honest Men - Philadelphia 1787 HW: Summary Activities for Module B |
Class #21 10/15/2018 |
Test Top Five ;America's First Constitution; The Horrid Specter of Anarchy - Shays Rebellion HW: Review notes on Shays Rebellion. View Video summary of Shays Rebellion |
Class #20 10/12/2018 |
TEST: Module 3a (154 to 1783); Aftermath of the Revolution - The Critical Period |
Module 3B 1783 to 1800 |
The Critical Period to the Controversial Election of 1800 |
Class #19 10/11/2018 |
HW: Summary Activities for Module A due 10/12/2018; Time Period #3a Modular Quiz (35 Points) |
Class #18 10/9/2018 |
Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily Conquered; Fighting the Revolution HW: Summary Activities for Module A due 10/12/2018 |
Class #17 10/5/2018 |
We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident HW: Summary Activities for Module A due 10/12/2018 |
Class #16 10/4/2018 |
The Logic of Resistance, 1770 to 1776; We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident HW: Prepare for Module A SAQ; Text reading Chapter #7 pages 122-133 |
Class #15 10/2/2018 |
Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the Transformation of North America; Rejection of Empire 1766-1770 HW: Reading:Notes PreRev Imperial policy pages 10-11; Text reading Chapter #6 pages 115-120 |
Class #14 10/1/2018 |
The Great War for Empire 1754-1763 ; Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the Transformation of North America HW: Reading: Notes Our Savage Neighbors; pages 7-8; Text reading Chapter #6 pages 106-115 |
Module 3a 1754-1800 |
French and Indian War (1754-763) to The Treaty of Paris (1783) |
Class #13 9/28/2018 |
Test: Time Periods #1 and #2 |
Class #12 9/26/2018 |
The First Great Awakening; Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution Review Time Period #2 Notes; Time Period #2 Modular Quiz; |
Class #11 9/25/2018 |
SAQ on the New England Colonies (12 Minutes); Resistance and Rebellion in the English Colonies HW: Complete Notes on Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution |
Class #10 9/24/2018 |
Process Puritan DBQ exercise;Traders in the Wilderness (Middle Colonies); HW: Prepare for Time Period #2 SAQ focusing on the New England Colonies [Classes #7, #8, and #9] |
Class #9 9/20/2018 |
Blood and Betrayal: New England vs. Native Americans [1621 to 1676] HW: Document Analysis - Puritan New England on pages #7-8 |
Class #8 9/19/2018 |
HW: Puritan Intolerance - Reading and exercise on page #6 |
Class #7 9/18/2018 |
Skill Workshop: Crafting a Thesis; Radicals in the Wilderness HW: Cover page biographies and Thesis Statement on Origins of Slavery |
Class #6 9/14/2018 |
An Economy of Slaves - Sugar and Slaves—The Caribbean;
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Class #5 9/13/2018 |
English Settlement in the Chesapeake;HW: Read Time Period #2 Narrative |
Class #4 9/12/2018 |
Gentlemen in the Wilderness English Settlement in the New World HW: Complete Class Survey in Google Forms by Wednesday 9/12 at 11:59 pm Dialectical Journal - European Colonization |
Class #3 9/10/2018 |
SAQ European Exploration and Discovery; A review of Time Period #1 1491-1607 [Summer Assignment] HW: Complete Class Survey in Google Forms by Wednesday 9/12 at 11:59pm; Dialectical Journal - European Colonization |
Class #2 9/7/2018 |
A review of Time Period #1 1491-1607 [Summer Assignment] HW: Review Time Period #1 Notes; Time Period # Modular Quiz; Prepare for an SAQ on Spanish Exploration and Conquest. |
Class #1 9/6/2018 |
Introductions and Course expectations HW: Time Period # Modular Quiz (Castle Learning); Read through SUNY Schenectady registration and enrollment |
CHS Summer Homework Assignments - Time Period #1 1491-1607
On a North American continent controlled by American Indians, contact among
the peoples of Europe, the Americas, and West Africa created a new world.
Digital Copy of Summer Assignment ; Summer Assignment Answer Sheet
Task # 1 Notes: Time Period #1 1491-1607 [Separate Handout]
Your first task is to get acquainted with our class website. Your will be given a hard copy of all class notes organized into Time Periods and presented in modules. Your job is to complete the Time Period #1 notes using the links and resources presented on our class webpages. CLICK HERE for NOTES
Task # 2 Cover Page Biographies
All of our class notes come with a cover page that presents a visual preview of the 12 individual or groups who will be used to help tell the larger story of the new republics struggle to define and extend democratic ideals in the face of rapid economic, territorial, and demographic changes. Your job is Provide a brief biographical summary for each individual or groups featured on the cover page.
Task #3 Audio Podcast: ''1491' Explores the Americas Before Columbus (8:35)
The increasing popularity of digital audio allows students to consume content on demand anytime, anywhere. I have organized a collection of audio podcast for each of the 9 historical time periods we will cover in AP/CHS United States History. Most podcasts are 8-12 minutes long and contain interviews with preeminent historians. Your job is to provide a 50-75 word summary of the podcast and identify 5 facts quotes or anecdotes from the content.
Task #4 Dialectical Journal:The Columbian Exchange by Alfred Crosby Dialectical journals are a college level note-taking method that forces you as a reader to engage in an ongoing conversation with the text. Dialectical journals are organized in a two column format where each side contains a specific function. Most journals are between 15 and 20 paragraphs and provided an excellent opportunity to think deeply about the content while weaving together content drawn from notes, podcasts and videos you are exposed to in class.
Task #5 Document Analysis
Throughout the year you will work on historical thinking skills by assessing your ability to analyze historical documents and to write essays based on the provided sources. At the advanced level you will be required to offer an extended analysis of documents and craft a coherent essay from the evidence provided. For this task you will be required to analyze seven documents using the format outlined