| Does the US have the right to Manifest Destiny? |
| Is it better to compromise than to face conflict? |
| Is war necessary? |
| Can violence lead to peace? |
| How did the Civil War change America? |
| Expanding the Nation: Chapters 13 and 17 Study Guide |
| Growing Sectionalism: Chapters 16, 18 and 19 Study Guide |
| The Civil War: Chapters 20 & 21 Study Guide |
| Reconstructing America: Chapter 22 Study Guide |
Day |
Class Focus |
Readings |
Assignments |
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| Fri | Jan | 4 | Territorial Expansion | Enlarging the Nation w.s. | |
| Mon | Jan | 7 | War with Mexico | War with Mexico w.s. - doc. interpretation chart | |
| Tue | Jan | 8 | Slavery in the Antebellum | Slavery and the Making of America: Episode 3 | |
| Wed | Jan | 9 | Sectional Struggles | 350 - 362 | Expanding the Nation Quiz/Study Guide due |
| Thur | Jan | 10 | con't | 362 - 368 | Growing Sectionalism w.s. |
| Fri | Jan | 11 | Powerpoint Project | Brief Pageant: 263 - 268 | Research |
| Mon | Jan | 14 | research, con't | BP: 268 - 274 | |
| Tue | Jan | 15 | research, con't | BP: 275 - 282 | |
| Wed | Jan | 16 | finish research | BP: 282 - 292 | Handout for class use due to Ms. Korth for reproduction |
| Thur | Jan | 17 | Begin Presentations: Abolitionism/UTC, Compromise/Popular Sovereignty, Issues and Candidates | BP: 292 - 303 | Powerpoint presentation rubric |
| Fri | Jan | 18 | Presentations, con't: Impact on Society/Internal Dissent (The War at Home), Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy, Emancipation/Role of African Americans (Society at War)
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BP: 303 - 308 | Day 1 Quiz |
| Mon | Jan | 21 | Martin Luther King Holiday | BP: 308 - 313 | |
| Tue | Jan | 22 | Finish Presentations | 477 - 483 | Day 2 Quiz |
| Wed | Jan | 23 | 483 - 488; 494 - 497 | ||
| Thur | Jan | 24 | Reconstruction and Thomas Nast | 488 - 494 | Growing Sectionalism/Civil War Study Guides Due Day 3 Quiz (per. 2, 3, 6) Use the Nast and Andrew Johnson link from the Thomas Nast default site to access the following cartoons #1 - 5 #1 Johnson Kicking Freedmen's Bureau #2 Pardon Columbia B #3 Reconstruction and How It Works #4 Time Works Wonders #5 We accept the situation |
| Fri | Jan | 25 | The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson | Philosophical Chairs | |
| Mon | Jan | 28 | Rebuilding the Nation | 498 - 499 | "The New South" |
| Tue | Jan | 29 | Civil War/Reconstruction Assessment | Reconstruction Study Guide Due | |