Post a coherent paragraph resopnse to the Critical Thinking question on p. 243. Make sure your paragraph has a clear topic sentence and addresses all parts of the question using specific examples from the text.
I will bring up the blog at the beginning of class tomorrow, so all posts need to have been made by then. (10 pts.)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Homework for Tuesday 2/10
Read pp 231-235 and write a paragrpah in response to the Critical Thinking question on p. 235. I will take these up (10 pts.) at the beginning of the period.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Homework for Monday 2/9
Over the weekend, read the first three sections of Chapter 12 (pp 223-231) and do the Identity or Define terms on p. 228 and answer (in complete sentences!) the Critical Thinking question on p. 231.
Monday, January 19, 2009
One-Page Research Paper #2
Research and write a one-page (@500 words) paper on the topic assigned to you below. Title the paper at the center of the top line, but do not change the settings (1” top and bottom margins, 1.25” left and right margins) and be sure to double-space and use size 12 Times New Roman font. Use parenthetical citation and include a Works Cited list that has one book and one encyclopedia entry (NOT an on-line encyclopedia). You must also use and cite one quote in your paper.
These papers should contain two paragraphs, one that identifies the subject and the people most closely associated with it and one that explains the effects/importance of the subject. They are due on Friday January 23 and will be worth 50 points, 15 for the list of Works Cited, 10 for accurate citations, and 25 for the appearance, structure, and content. Be sure to refer to the MLA section of the Hacker guide as you construct your paper!
Sample:
The Charles River Bridge Case
In 1835, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall died. Since Marshall had served as Chief Justice for over 30 years and had done much to shape the Judiciary, no one quite knew what to expect when President Andrew Jackson appointed Roger B. Taney to replace him. (Henretta 327) Americans would soon find that Taney would not imitate Marshall’s pro-Federalist decisions. In 1837, the landmark case of Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. was decided by the Supreme Court. In 1785, the Massachusetts legislature had chartered the Charles River Bridge Company to construct a bridge connecting Charlestown to Boston. (Ariens 1) When the legislature allowed a group of merchants from Charlestown to build the Warren Bridge connecting the same areas, the owners of the Charles River Bridge sued to halt its construction. In a reversal of the Marshall Court’s tendency to support the sanctity of contracts and property, Taney ruled in favor of the defendants by maintaining that the Massachusetts legislature retained the power to charter a competing bridge company. (Bailey 253)
The Charles River Bridge Case was groundbreaking in several ways. In his decision, Taney stated that, “While the rights of private property are sacredly guarded, we must not forget that the community also has rights.” (Henretta 327) This appeal to the public exemplified the democratic spirit of the Jacksonian period and the demise of the Hamiltonian protection of individual and corporate wealth characteristic of the Marshall court. In the wake of the case, competitive enterprise grew and charters for railroads to compete with canals and turnpikes proliferated. The decision also reflected Taney’s animosity toward Hamiltonian monopolies like the Bank of the United States and foreshadowed his preference for states rights over federal power. (“Taney” 24)
Works Cited
Ariens, Michael. “Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge.” michaelariens.com.
29 October 2004 <http://michaelariens.com/ConLaw/cases/charlesriver.htm>
Bailey, Thomas A., and David M. Kennedy. The American Spirit. New York:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Henretta, James A., David Brody, and Lynn Dumeil. America: A Concise History.
New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002.
“Taney, Roger Brooke.” The Worldbook Encyclopedia. 2004.
These papers should contain two paragraphs, one that identifies the subject and the people most closely associated with it and one that explains the effects/importance of the subject. They are due on Friday January 23 and will be worth 50 points, 15 for the list of Works Cited, 10 for accurate citations, and 25 for the appearance, structure, and content. Be sure to refer to the MLA section of the Hacker guide as you construct your paper!
Sample:
The Charles River Bridge Case
In 1835, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall died. Since Marshall had served as Chief Justice for over 30 years and had done much to shape the Judiciary, no one quite knew what to expect when President Andrew Jackson appointed Roger B. Taney to replace him. (Henretta 327) Americans would soon find that Taney would not imitate Marshall’s pro-Federalist decisions. In 1837, the landmark case of Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. was decided by the Supreme Court. In 1785, the Massachusetts legislature had chartered the Charles River Bridge Company to construct a bridge connecting Charlestown to Boston. (Ariens 1) When the legislature allowed a group of merchants from Charlestown to build the Warren Bridge connecting the same areas, the owners of the Charles River Bridge sued to halt its construction. In a reversal of the Marshall Court’s tendency to support the sanctity of contracts and property, Taney ruled in favor of the defendants by maintaining that the Massachusetts legislature retained the power to charter a competing bridge company. (Bailey 253)
The Charles River Bridge Case was groundbreaking in several ways. In his decision, Taney stated that, “While the rights of private property are sacredly guarded, we must not forget that the community also has rights.” (Henretta 327) This appeal to the public exemplified the democratic spirit of the Jacksonian period and the demise of the Hamiltonian protection of individual and corporate wealth characteristic of the Marshall court. In the wake of the case, competitive enterprise grew and charters for railroads to compete with canals and turnpikes proliferated. The decision also reflected Taney’s animosity toward Hamiltonian monopolies like the Bank of the United States and foreshadowed his preference for states rights over federal power. (“Taney” 24)
Works Cited
Ariens, Michael. “Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge.” michaelariens.com.
29 October 2004 <http://michaelariens.com/ConLaw/cases/charlesriver.htm>
Bailey, Thomas A., and David M. Kennedy. The American Spirit. New York:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Henretta, James A., David Brody, and Lynn Dumeil. America: A Concise History.
New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002.
“Taney, Roger Brooke.” The Worldbook Encyclopedia. 2004.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Week 19 Schedule
Week 19 –
Monday 1/5: Discuss Exams
HW: Chapter 10 pp 181-184
Tuesday 1/6: Ken Burns Episode One
HW: Chapter 10 pp 185-187
Wednesday 1/7: Discussion & Notes
HW: Chapter 10 pp 188-190
Thursday 1/8: Discussion & Notes
HW: Primary source docs “Sherman’s March”
Friday 1/9: Homework due, 10 pts.
Ken Burns Episode Four
HW: Chapter 10 pp 190-195
Monday 1/5: Discuss Exams
HW: Chapter 10 pp 181-184
Tuesday 1/6: Ken Burns Episode One
HW: Chapter 10 pp 185-187
Wednesday 1/7: Discussion & Notes
HW: Chapter 10 pp 188-190
Thursday 1/8: Discussion & Notes
HW: Primary source docs “Sherman’s March”
Friday 1/9: Homework due, 10 pts.
Ken Burns Episode Four
HW: Chapter 10 pp 190-195
Friday, December 12, 2008
Semester Review Guide
U.S. History
Semester Final Review Guide
The Semester Exam will consist of four parts: Matching (15 pts.), Multiple Choice (15 pts.), Paragraph Short-answers (30 pts.), and an essay (40 pts.). You will take the first two sections and hand them in to me. For the written sections, you may have notebooks and composition books out but NO TEXTBOOKS.
Part I: Matching – This section will have only people, and will include 15 of the following:
Alexander Hamilton John Quincy Adams Robert Preston
Roger Sherman George Washington Dewitt Clinton
Meriwether Lewis Daniel Webster Andrew Jackson
Nathaniel Bacon John Marshall James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson John Burgoyne Henry Clay
Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne Dorothea Dix
Steven Douglas Edgar Allen Poe Washington Irving
Part II: MC – This section will have 15 questions taken from the list below:
Kansas-Nebraska Act Hamilton’s Financial Plan Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Battle of Saratoga Embargo Act Rush-Bagot Agreement
Monroe Doctrine Subsistence/Surplus farming Compromise of 1850
Mercantilism Stamp Act Congress F & I War
Erie Canal Clay’s American System Marbury v. Madison
Transcendentalism the Knickerbocker Group the Embargo Act
Part III: Short Answer – This section will have 5 questions over the following topics:
19th c. transportation revolution and its effects
weaknesses of Articles and improvements made in Constitution
surplus farming (you will need to diagram this response)
purpose and impacts of protective tariffs of early-mid 19th c.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act: causes and effects
Part IV: Essay – I know you have spent time in Mr. Sprague’s class this semester discussing the “American experience.” We spent quite a bit of time in this class talking about the founders of our nation and their visions of what America should be. Write an essay in which you contrast the visions of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, and then analyze the ways in which the vision of one of the two shaped developments in out nation in the years between 1787 and 1860. You should discuss at least two specific developments or events in your essay.
Semester Final Review Guide
The Semester Exam will consist of four parts: Matching (15 pts.), Multiple Choice (15 pts.), Paragraph Short-answers (30 pts.), and an essay (40 pts.). You will take the first two sections and hand them in to me. For the written sections, you may have notebooks and composition books out but NO TEXTBOOKS.
Part I: Matching – This section will have only people, and will include 15 of the following:
Alexander Hamilton John Quincy Adams Robert Preston
Roger Sherman George Washington Dewitt Clinton
Meriwether Lewis Daniel Webster Andrew Jackson
Nathaniel Bacon John Marshall James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson John Burgoyne Henry Clay
Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne Dorothea Dix
Steven Douglas Edgar Allen Poe Washington Irving
Part II: MC – This section will have 15 questions taken from the list below:
Kansas-Nebraska Act Hamilton’s Financial Plan Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Battle of Saratoga Embargo Act Rush-Bagot Agreement
Monroe Doctrine Subsistence/Surplus farming Compromise of 1850
Mercantilism Stamp Act Congress F & I War
Erie Canal Clay’s American System Marbury v. Madison
Transcendentalism the Knickerbocker Group the Embargo Act
Part III: Short Answer – This section will have 5 questions over the following topics:
19th c. transportation revolution and its effects
weaknesses of Articles and improvements made in Constitution
surplus farming (you will need to diagram this response)
purpose and impacts of protective tariffs of early-mid 19th c.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act: causes and effects
Part IV: Essay – I know you have spent time in Mr. Sprague’s class this semester discussing the “American experience.” We spent quite a bit of time in this class talking about the founders of our nation and their visions of what America should be. Write an essay in which you contrast the visions of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, and then analyze the ways in which the vision of one of the two shaped developments in out nation in the years between 1787 and 1860. You should discuss at least two specific developments or events in your essay.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Weeks 16 & 17
Monday 12/1 - Finish "American Renaissance" notes
HW: An Era of Reform, pp 148-155
Tuesday 12/2 - Discuss 19th c. Reforms
HW: Ch. 9 pp 161-168
Wednesday 12/3 - Notes: Election of 1824
Expansion and Sectionalism
HW: Ch.9 pp 169-174
Thursday 12/4 - The Settlement of and Conflcit over Texas
(Empressarios, Goals of Mexican Government, Tensions, Rebellion)
HW: Make ID notes (5 Ws) for the following term s from Unit 4 Syllabus:
Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Harper's Ferry (I will check these tomorrow for 20 pts!)
Friday 12/5 - Go over HW and Mexican War
HW - Study for ID Quiz Monday!
Monday 12/8 - ID Quiz
HW - Short-answer quiz (30 pts.)
Tuesday 12/9 - Short-answer quiz due
DAP "Making Value Judgements"
HW: Semester Review Guide
Wednesday 12/10 - DAP "Making Value Judgements"
HW: Semester Review Guide
Thursday 12/11 - Semester Review: People
HW: Semester Review Guide
Friday 12/12 - Semester Review Jeopardy
HW: STUDY!
HW: An Era of Reform, pp 148-155
Tuesday 12/2 - Discuss 19th c. Reforms
HW: Ch. 9 pp 161-168
Wednesday 12/3 - Notes: Election of 1824
Expansion and Sectionalism
HW: Ch.9 pp 169-174
Thursday 12/4 - The Settlement of and Conflcit over Texas
(Empressarios, Goals of Mexican Government, Tensions, Rebellion)
HW: Make ID notes (5 Ws) for the following term s from Unit 4 Syllabus:
Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Harper's Ferry (I will check these tomorrow for 20 pts!)
Friday 12/5 - Go over HW and Mexican War
HW - Study for ID Quiz Monday!
Monday 12/8 - ID Quiz
HW - Short-answer quiz (30 pts.)
Tuesday 12/9 - Short-answer quiz due
DAP "Making Value Judgements"
HW: Semester Review Guide
Wednesday 12/10 - DAP "Making Value Judgements"
HW: Semester Review Guide
Thursday 12/11 - Semester Review: People
HW: Semester Review Guide
Friday 12/12 - Semester Review Jeopardy
HW: STUDY!
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