Posts under ‘AP US History’

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Does capitalism work well for American society–why/why not? (What are its benefits/drawbacks?) Why did capitalism seem to “naturally progress” in early 19th century society?

Hello all! To retrieve the appropriate materials for the Jefferson DBQ, please click on ”Jefferson DBQ and Rubric” under AP US History on the right of this screen. This is due next Tuesday, October 21. Parental Instructions: Allow 15 minutes for students to review the documents and 45 minutes to write–if you want to follow AP testing [...]

Hello all! This week is very busy in APUSH! We have chapter outlines due Wednesday and Friday, chapter 6 and 7 respectively. Thursday is your chapter 7 Id quiz-if you have misplaced your list it will be under “AP US history” to the right. Wednesday is an early dismissal and we’re tentatively planning on a test [...]

Hello all! We finally have books! yes! So, we need to adjust some outline due dates. This Thursday (9/17) chapter 1 outline is due, chapter 2 is due Monday and chapter 4 will be due next Friday 9/26. You might want to re-read chapters 3 and 5 as well-no outlines due over these. Tomorrow, Thursday, [...]

Recently, there has been a flurry of articles and books published about the very first English Europeans to America. From the story of Pocahontas to John Rolfe to Roanoke Island and cannibalism these stories have captured the minds of us all. But is it possible that these first settlers were not the settlers of our youth?  To [...]

Thank you everyone for being so patient about your textbooks. It is appreciated. We did receive texts today, but they were the incorrect copy. So, we need to wait a little while longer. This will change the syllabus and my lesson plans, obviously. As of right now until we get our books, I will try [...]

Just an update in regards to books for our class. Textbooks are unavailable for check-out currently. Textbooks are on order and will hopefully arrive soon. This will change our syllabus and expectations for the outlines. Students will be given short periods in class to work on the outlines and expected to turn in what they [...]