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Today's Agenda

10/31/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the social changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: Romantic Movement, Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Second Great Awakening, Charles Grandison Finney, Oberlin College, New Harmony, Brook Farm, Shakers, Oneida Colony, Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, Thomas H. Gallaudet, Dorothea Dix, Horace Mann, Catharine Beecher, Temperance Movement, American Temperance Union, Neal Dow, Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention, "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions," Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Blackwell, "Peculiar Institution," American Colonization Society, Republic of Liberia, Nat Turner's Rebellion, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, American Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass, "Gag Rule," Liberty Party

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
  2. Citizenship Question: What is the supreme law of the land? 
    A. the U.S. Constitution 
    B. the Articles of Confederation 
    C. the Emancipation Proclamation 
    D. the Declaration of Independence
  3. Guided Collaborative Learning: Antebellum Reform Project
  4. ​Reflection Question: Unit 2 Study Questions (#16-20)
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Homework: Antebellum Reform Movements Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/30/2018

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Learning Target:
I can describe the social changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: Romantic Movement, Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Second Great Awakening, Charles Grandison Finney, Oberlin College, New Harmony, Brook Farm, Shakers, Oneida Colony, Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, Thomas H. Gallaudet, Dorothea Dix, Horace Mann, Catharine Beecher, Temperance Movement, American Temperance Union, Neal Dow, Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention, "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions," Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Blackwell, "Peculiar Institution," American Colonization Society, Republic of Liberia, Nat Turner's Rebellion, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, American Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass, "Gag Rule," Liberty Party,

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Horace Mann and Dorothea Dix.
  2. Citizenship Question: Which of the following includes two rights of everyone living in the United States? 
    A. freedom to work and freedom of speech 
    B. freedom to work and freedom to make laws 
    C. freedom of speech and freedom of assembly 
    D. freedom to make laws and freedom of assembly
  3. Collaborative Learning: Antebellum Reform Project
  4. ​Reflection Question: Study Questions (#11-15)
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Homework: Antebellum Reform Movements Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/29/2018

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Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can describe the social changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: Romantic Movement, Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Second Great Awakening, Charles Grandison Finney, Oberlin College, New Harmony, Brook Farm, Shakers, Oneida Colony, Joseph Smith, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, Thomas H. Gallaudet, Dorothea Dix, Horace Mann, Catharine Beecher, Temperance Movement, American Temperance Union, Neal Dow, Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention, "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions," Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Blackwell, "Peculiar Institution," American Colonization Society, Republic of Liberia, Nat Turner's Rebellion, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, American Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass, "Gag Rule," Liberty Party,

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Charles Finney and Henry David Thoreau.
  2. Citizenship Question: What is one responsibility that only applies to United States citizens? 
    A. pay taxes 
    B. obey the laws 
    C. serve on a jury 
    D. attend private school 
  3. Guided Instruction: Antebellum Reform Movements
  4. Individual Learning: Antebellum Reform Movements Information & Chart
  5. ​Reflection Question: Study Questions (#1-5)
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Homework: Antebellum Reforms Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/26/2018

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Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can describe the economic changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: “Black Forties,” Political Machines, “Tammany Hall,” “Know-Nothing” Party, Samuel Slater, Eli Whitney, Charles Goodyear, Samuel Morse, Elias Howe, Lowell Mills, Commonwealth v. Hunt, Preemption Act of 1830, Homestead Act, John Deere, Cyrus McCormick, “National Road,” Robert Fulton, Governor DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Clipper Ship, Pony Express

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Robert Fulton, Samuel F.B. Morse, and Cyrus McCormick.
  2. Citizenship Question: In what month is the Election Day for President? 
    A. January 
    B. June 
    C. August 
    D. November
  3. Guided Instruction: The Market Revolution
  4. Collaborative Learning: The Market Revolution Document Study
  5. ​Reflection Question: How did changes in transportation and communication work to unify the American society?
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Homework: The Market Revolution Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/25/2018

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Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can describe the economic changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: “Black Forties,” Political Machines, “Tammany Hall,” “Know-Nothing” Party, Samuel Slater, Eli Whitney, Charles Goodyear, Samuel Morse, Elias Howe, Lowell Mills, Commonwealth v. Hunt, Preemption Act of 1830, Homestead Act, John Deere, Cyrus McCormick, “National Road,” Robert Fulton, Governor DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Clipper Ship, Pony Express

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Irish Immigrants Reading Questions
  2. Citizenship Question: How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? 
    A. starting at 16 years of age and older 
    B. starting at 18 years of age and older 
    C. starting at 21 years of age and older 
    D. starting at 35 years of age and older
  3. Guided Instruction: The Market Revolution
  4. Collaborative Learning: The Market Revolution Document Study
  5. ​Reflection Question: How did the upsurge in immigration in the early 1800s impact politics in that era?
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Homework: The Market Revolution Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/24/2018

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Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can describe the economic changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: “Black Forties,” Political Machines, “Tammany Hall,” “Know-Nothing” Party, Samuel Slater, Eli Whitney, Charles Goodyear, Samuel Morse, Elias Howe, Lowell Mills, Commonwealth v. Hunt, Preemption Act of 1830, Homestead Act, John Deere, Cyrus McCormick, “National Road,” Robert Fulton, Governor DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Clipper Ship, Pony Express

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Samuel Slater and Eli Whitney.
  2. Citizenship Question: When must all men register for the Selective Service? 
    A. at birth 
    B. at age 16 
    C. at age 18 
    D. men no longer have to register
  3. Guided Instruction: The Market Revolution
  4. Collaborative Learning: The Market Revolution Document Study
  5. ​Reflection Question: How did the factory system impact the role of women in American society?
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Homework: The Market Revolution Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/23/2018

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Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can summarize the key political events during Andrew Jackson’s presidency; and I can assess his legacy.

Critical Vocabulary: Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, "Corrupt Bargain,” Election of 1828, Universal White Manhood Suffrage, Spoils System, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Nullification Crisis, “Tariff of Abominations,” “The South Carolina Exposition,” Peggy Eaton Affair, Maysville Road, Hayne-Webster Debate, Tariff of 1832, Nullification Proclamation, Force Bill, Tariff of 1833, Second Bank of the United States, Panic of 1819, McCulloch v. Maryland, Bank War, Nicholas Biddle, “Pet Banks,” Specie Circular, Panic of 1837, Martin Van Buren, Independent Treasury Bill, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Which documents support the point of view illustrate in the cartoon above? Explain.
  2. Citizenship Question: What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America? 
    A. to register to vote 
    B. to get an education 
    C. to join a political party 
    D. to defend the U.S. Constitution
  3. Individual Learning: Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain?
  4. ​Reflection Question: Does you think Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero or as a villain? Explain.
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Homework: The Market Revolution Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/22/2018

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​Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can summarize the key political events during Andrew Jackson’s presidency; and I can assess his legacy.

Critical Vocabulary: Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, "Corrupt Bargain,” Election of 1828, Universal White Manhood Suffrage, Spoils System, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Nullification Acrisis, “Tariff of Abominations,” “The South Carolina Exposition,” Peggy Eaton Affair, Maysville Road, Hayne-Webster Debate, Tariff of 1832, Nullification Proclamation, Force Bill, Tariff of 1833, Second Bank of the United States, Panic of 1819, McCulloch v. Maryland, Bank War, Nicholas Biddle, “Pet Banks,” Specie Circular, Panic of 1837, Martin Van Buren, Independent Treasury Bill, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears
​Today's Agenda: 
  1. Background Question: How did Jefferson's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution differ from that of Hamilton?
  2. Citizenship Question: Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the 1800s? 
    A. Korean War 
    B. World War I 
    C. Spanish-American War 
    D. French and Indian War
  3. Guided Instruction: Jacksonian Democracy
  4. Collaborative Learning: Jacksonian Democracy Document Study
  5. ​Reflection Question: Does Jackson's handling of the Bank War make him more of a hero or a villain in your eyes? Explain.
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Homework: Jacksonian Democracy Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/19/2018

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​Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can summarize the key political events during Andrew Jackson’s presidency; and I can assess his legacy.

Critical Vocabulary: Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, "Corrupt Bargain,” Election of 1828, Universal White Manhood Suffrage, Spoils System, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Nullification Acrisis, “Tariff of Abominations,” “The South Carolina Exposition,” Peggy Eaton Affair, Maysville Road, Hayne-Webster Debate, Tariff of 1832, Nullification Proclamation, Force Bill, Tariff of 1833, Second Bank of the United States, Panic of 1819, McCulloch v. Maryland, Bank War, Nicholas Biddle, “Pet Banks,” Specie Circular, Panic of 1837, Martin Van Buren, Independent Treasury Bill, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Read the excerpt above, then explain how Elias Boudinot's interpretation of Indian Removal differs from that of John Ross. Then tell whether Boudinot's letter makes Jackson more of a hero or villain in your eyes.
  2. Citizenship Question: Which of the following includes two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? 
    A. vote and run for office 
    B. read a newspaper and volunteer at the local food bank 
    C. get a driver's license and purchase real estate property 
    D. go to college and start a career
  3. Guided Instruction: Jacksonian Democracy
  4. Collaborative Learning: Jacksonian Democracy Document Study
  5. ​Reflection Question: Does Jackson's handling of the Nullification Crisis make him more of a hero or a villain in your eyes? Explain.
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Homework: Jacksonian Democracy Reading
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Today's Agenda

10/18/2018

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Content Standards:
Students will analyze how history is a series of connected events shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships, tying past to present.
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Learning Target:

I can summarize the key political events during Andrew Jackson’s presidency; and I can assess his legacy.

Critical Vocabulary: Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, "Corrupt Bargain,” Election of 1828, Universal White Manhood Suffrage, Spoils System, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Nullification Crisis, “Tariff of Abominations,” “The South Carolina Exposition,” Peggy Eaton Affair, Maysville Road, Hayne-Webster Debate, Tariff of 1832, Nullification Proclamation, Force Bill, Tariff of 1833, Second Bank of the United States, Panic of 1819, McCulloch v. Maryland, Bank War, Nicholas Biddle, “Pet Banks,” Specie Circular, Panic of 1837, Martin Van Buren, Independent Treasury Bill, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: What two parties emerged in the U.S. during the 1820s? Who was the leader of each?
  2. Citizenship Question: What does the judicial branch do? 
    A. amends the Constitution and overturns laws 
    B. decides if a law goes against the Constitution 
    C. stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices 
    D. provides legal advice to the President and his staff 
  3. Guided Instruction: Jacksonian Democracy
  4. Collaborative Learning: Jacksonian Democracy Document Study
  5. ​​Reflection Question: Does Jackson's position on Indian Removal make him more of a hero or a villain in your eyes? Explain.
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Homework: Jacksonian Democracy Reading
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