4/12/2021

 4/12 - Chapter 15, Sec. 3 ‘Slavery Dominates Politics’

Section 3 Objectives

1. To explain why the Republican Party was formed

2. To summarize the effects of the Dred Scott case

3. To analyze the Lincoln-Douglas debates

4. To evaluate the impact of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

Terms, Vocab, Section assessment

4/13 - Work day, finish sections 1, 2 &3

4/14 - Chapter 15, Sec. 4 ‘Lincoln’s Election and Southern Secession’

Section 4 Objectives

1. To analyze why the Democratic Party split in the election of 1860

2. To identify the issues in the election of 1860

3. To describe the secession of the Southern states from the Union

4. To explain the Union’s response to secession

4/15 - Photo analysis, a presidential photograph.

4/16 - No School

Week of 4/5/2021

 4/5 - ELA SBAC AM, 

“The Presidents - Taylor to Lincoln” video

4/6 - Introduce ‘Horizontal History’ project with ELA

Chapter 15, Sec. 1 ‘Growing Tensions between North and South’

Section 1 Objectives

1. To explain how the abolitionist movement heightened tension between North and South

2. To describe the controversies over slavery in the territories

3. To evaluate how the Wilmot Proviso and potential statehood for California deepened regional divisions

4. To analyze the Compromise of 1850

4/7 - Horizontal History research/writing project with ELA

4/8 - Horizontal History research/writing project with ELA

4/9 - Chapter 15, Sec. 2 ‘The Crisis Deepens’

Section 2 Objectives

1. To explain how the Fugitive Slave Act and Uncle Tom’s Cabin affected Northerners

2. To analyze the concept of popular sovereignty

3. To describe the violence in “Bleeding Kansas”

4. To evaluate the attack on Senator Sumner in the Senate

Week of March 29, 2021

 3/29 - Chapter 13 Review

3/30 - Chapter 13 Test

3/31 - US States practice and test

4/1 - US States/Capitals practice and test

4/2 - US States/Capitals practice and test

Week of 3/15/2021

 3/15 - Chapter 13, Manifest Destiny Section 1 Trails West

Section 1 Objectives

1. To explain the role of mountain men in the exploration and expansion of the West

2. To identify reasons people went west

3. To describe the opening of the Santa Fe Trail

4. To describe the impact of “Oregon Fever” on westward expansion

5. To profile the Mormons’ westward journey

Terms and Vocabulary, Section Assessment

3/16 - Chapter 13, Section 2, Texas Revolt

Section 2 Objectives

1. To profile Texas under Spanish rule

2. To explain the tension between Texans and Tejanos

3. To summarize the war between Texas and Mexico

4. To explain that Texas became its own country

Terms, Vocab, Section assessment

3/17 - Early Out

Finish Sections 1 & 2

3/18 - Chapter 13, Section 3, War with Mexico

Section 3 Objectives

1. To explain the origins of manifest destiny

2. To describe how the Mexican War began

3. To describe American actions in California, New Mexico, and Mexico

4. To detail the peace agreement with Mexico and territory gained by the United States

Terms, Vocabulary, Section assessment

3/19 - Manifest Destiny primary source document analysis.

Week of March 9, 2021

 3/8 - Finish Andrew Jackson video, begin research

3/9 - Research and drafting speech

3/10 - Early Out - finish drafting 

3/11 - Speech presentations

3/12 - Speech presentations

Week of March 1, 2021

 3/1 - Should Andrew Jackson stay on the $20 bill project

Research, prepare and present an argumentative speech

Andrew Jackson DVD ‘Good, Evil and The Presidency

3/2 - Andrew Jackson $20 Bill Project

3/3 -  Andrew Jackson $20 Bill Project

3/4 - Andrew Jackson $20 Bill Project/Research/Speech prep

3/5 -  Andrew Jackson $20 Bill Project/Research/Speech prep

The assignment parameters are posted in Google Classroom.

Week of 2/22/2021

2/22 - SS/ELA writing/research project Fictional Historical Narrative

2/23 - SS/ELA writing/research project Fictional Historical Narrative

2/24 - SS/ELA writing/research project Fictional Historical Narrative

2/25 - SS/ELA writing/research project Fictional Historical Narrative

2/26 - SS/ELA writing/research project Fictional Historical Narrative

If you are absent, this assignment can be accessed on Google Classroom for your ELA class.