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Traveling Textbook Contest!

For enrichment points to be added AFTER the semester 1 exam, APUSH students have the option of turning in a picture. This picture will be worth additional credit if it is taken over 100 miles away from Des Moines, Iowa. It must include the student and his/her textbook in the picture as well as a sign or landmark sign containing the location. It is due January 6, 2012. If a student is traveling in a group and would like to turn in the group picture (such as a school field trip), the student must still be holding his/her APUSH textbook! If a student is at an A for the class once all grades are completed for the semester, it will have no bearing on the grade.

The picture must be printed off,  and photoshop pictures will not count.

The idea is to have students thinking about destinations and US history. I post the pictures on my bulletin board and it has become quite a fun tradition for the APUSH students to view them throughout the year! So far the longest distance was Hawaii! Please email me if you have any questions!

“Reform movements in the US sought to expand democratic ideals.” Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to the years 1825-1850.

To what extent were economic and social differences in the North and the South increasing in the first half of the 19th century?

In what ways and to what extent was industrial development from 1800 to 1840 a factor in the development of the north? Consider economic, political and social factors.

The Jacksonian period from 1828-1848 has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider BOTH of the following in your response: economic development and politics.

1. What was the significance of the Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800” in relation to the new republican experiment and the fierce political battles of the 1790s?

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2.Thomas Jefferson prided himself on the principles of democracy, local self-rule, and limited government.  How effectively did he and his friend and successor Madison transform those principles into policy?

The US Constitution of 1787 represented an economica and political victory for the traditional American elite. Assess the validity of this statement from 1781-1789.

8-1 hamilton vs. jefferson political parties reading

reasons why constitution created, part B lesson 11

balancing interests in creating the constitution

Part B reading questions

One China, Many Chinas, shortened version

Thanks for attending our presentation on China Monday, October 17. Attached is the powerpoint I developed for the presentation (with a few deleted pictures because the file was too large!). Please feel free to use at your leisure!