Honors Am Hist I (SELF-PACED CLASS)
SECTION I - STUDY GUIDE TERMS AND QUESTIONS
PACING GUIDE FALL 2019 NEW BOOK (AMER HIST I)
Very short open-book, open-note test after each study guide is completed.
SECTION II - VIDEOS
1. The Article of Confederation. Lessons Learned (4 minutes)
2. Chapters 1 - 6 (Steps to American Revolution) (14 minutes)
3. American Revolution Part 2 (14 minutes)
4. Chapters 1 - 6 (Steps to American Revolution and Revolution) (45 minutes)
5. James Monroe's House (8 minutes)
6. Era of Good Feelings. James Monroe's Presidency (5 minutes)
7. Andrew Jackson - Firsts (2 minutes)
8. Chapter 10 (Andrew Jackson) (14 minutes)
9. Texas Independence (History Central) (7 minutes)
10. Mexican American War - Adam Norris (6 minutes)
11. The Mexican American War - Mrs Bullock History (15 minutes)
12. Kansas-Nebraska Act. (15 minutes)
13. Crash Course - Slavery (14 minutes)
14. Battle of Antietam (6 minutes)
15. Sherman's March to the Sea (Discerning History) (6 minutes)
16. Appomattox Court House Surrender (CBS) (3 minutes)
17. Lee's Surrender (In Color) (History Channel) (2 minutes)
18. Sherman's March to the Sea (In Color) (History Channel) (2 minutes)
19. A Call to Arms (In Color) (History Channel) (2 minutes)
20. Andersonville Prison (17 minutes)
21. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (History Channel) (2 minutes)
22. The H.L. Hunley Death Trap (History Channel) 2 minutes)
23. The Emancipation Proclamation (History Channel) (2 minutes)
24. Jefferson Davis (History Channel) (2 minutes)
25. Civil War Artillery (History Channel) (2 minutes)
26. Reconstruction (American History Rules) (14 minutes)
27. The Forgotten Plague - American Experience (52 minutes)
28. Territorial Expansion Interactive Map. (10 minutes)
SECTION III - GOOGLE GROUPS
1. Critical Response. Constitutional Convention 1787. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
2. Creative Response. Constitutional Convention 1787. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
3. Read article # 24 in your article page below the blue blinking light (The Silencing of Mary Dyer). What are your initial feelings about this article? You can write about a particular phrase, sentence, paragraph that was meaningful to you. You might want to write about the issue of religious intolerance. Or, you can make comparisons to current issues in America today. You may also write about writer stylistic strategies. This is an open, creative response to the writing. You do not need to use a formal style of writing. For full credit, you must respond to at least one other student's response. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
4. Write a personal, descriptive narrative (1776 - 1783), as discussed in class. Must be at least 200 words. (CLOSED)
5. Name at least one major effect that the American Revolution had on women, African Americans, and Native Americans (three effects total). Use pages 169 and 170 in your text book. CLICK HERE to launch. For full credit, you must reply to one other student's response (200 words). (CLOSED)
6. Read article # 5 in your article page below the blue blinking light (Harriet Jacobs). What are your initial feelings about this article? You can write about a particular phrase, sentence, paragraph that was meaningful to you. You might want to write about how slave owners used religion as a means to control their slaves. You might speculate what might have happened had Nat Turner's revolt succeeded. Or, you can make comparisons to current issues in America. You may also write about writer stylistic strategies. This is an open, creative response to the writing. You do not need to use a formal style of writing. For full credit, you must respond to at least one other student's response. (CLOSED)
7. Was American justified in taking Mexican territory in the Mexican American War 1846 - 1848? Please provide reasons for your stance. Please comment on another student's work. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
8. Henry David Thoreau once said the following: I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. What did Henry David Thoreau learn while living in his cabin at Walden Pond? CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
9. Frederick Douglas discussed “necessary links in the chain” that would lead to the destruction of slavery. As you look at the 1850s, what three events (or necessary links), more than any other, moved the nation closer toward war over the issue of slavery? Be sure to do more than just list. Explain the historical background and overall significance of each event. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
10. What economic and social factors in the United States led to the differing ideas about slavery in the North and in the South? Explain and support your answer with details. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
11. Reconstruction and W.E.B. DuBois. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
12. PSA Assignment. CLICK HERE to launch. 50% Content. 40% Presentation. 10% Impact. (CLOSED)
13. Thread # 17. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
14. Thread # 18. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
15. Video Project or Podcast. CLICK HERE to launch. (CLOSED)
SECTION FOUR - PARTICIPATION IN STATE EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS
SECTION FIVE - EXTRA CREDIT (INFOGRAPHIC ON AMER REVOLUTION)