Chapter 10

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Landmark Cases of the Supreme Court

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Chapter 9 Generalizations

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Chapter 8 Generalizations

Chapter 8 Generalizations.

Generalizations Chapter 7

Find Chapter 7 Generalizations here.

Chapter 6 Generalizations

Generalizations Chapter 6 here.

Generalizations Chapter 5

Find Chapter 5 Generalizations here.

Also don't forget to take Chapter 4 Self Test 1 here.

Generalizations Chapter 4

Go here for Generalizations 4.

Remember Chapter 3 Self Test 1 is due this Friday. Take test here.

Multiple Choice

All, go here to practice multiple choice questions for the AP test.

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Chapter 3 Generalizations

Generalizations 3 are due Tuesday September 21.

Go here to find Generalizations and Terms 3.

Generalizations Chapter 2

Do half of Chapter 2 generalizations by Monday, September 13.

Find Chapter 2 Generalizations and Terms here.

Questions?

Generalizations I

Using your text book define the terms and explain whether the statement is valid or invalid.

Go here to get the document.


AP US History
Generalizations and Terms
Chapter 1
Pueblos Republics
Matrilineal reconquista
Peasants Malinche
Yeoman Cortez
Primogeniture Indulgences
Pagans Predestination
Heresies Indenture

1. The Maya and Aztecs were Hunting and Gathering societies.
2. North of the Rio Grande Native American societies were more complex than in the southern part of the continent.
3. The Hopewell peoples are known for their large burial mounds and lasted until the Europeans arrived in the Americas.
4. In the Northeastern part of North America the 5 Nations dominated.
5. European peasant society was an easy life with a farming cycle that allowed for lots of leisure time.
6. Catholicism was a minor force in the lives of European people.
7. The Crusades help energize European society and was an impetus for the Renaissance.
8. Prince Henry the Navigator was an innovator that helped make Portugal a world power.
9. West African society was controlled by a central government in Timbuktu.
10. North Africans dominated the slave trade in the late 1500’s.
11. The Protestant Reformation had little impact on the European Church and society.
12. Mercantilism was the economic system of much of Europe

Welcome to AP US History

Your first assignment for the class is to enrol at the textbook website because we will be using it on a regular basis throughout the year.

Go to Henretta's, America's History site and click on "Student register" and fill in your email, name, password, password hint and my email address: fonscy@yahoo.com.

The website is here: Henretta's American History 6 Ed.

As proof that you have signed in I would like you to take the Chapter 1 Self Test I and submit it. You can find the answers in Chapter 1 of your textbook.

Email me if you have any questions about the assignment.

Comment below about what you think of the class so far or the assignment.

Program Contest

Here is the information for the brochure:

Milwaukee and the Great African-American Migration
Presented by Milwaukee Public Schools and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

February 27, 2010
Riverside High SchoolSchedule
9:00-9:15 AM: Introduction

9:15-10:00 AM: Lecture and discussion on Milwaukee and the Great African-American Migration by Prof. William Jones of University of Wisconsin-Madison.

10:00-10:45 AM: Discussion lead and poetry reading by Margaret Rozga on the open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

11:00-11:30 AM: Performance by Repairers of the Breach Choir.

11:30-12:30 PM: Lunch prepared by Mr Perkins’ Family Restaurant.


Good luck. The winner gets a 100% in place of a test grade. All those who particpate by developing a program get a assignment grade.

Try to be creative. Use images.

What is a Bibliography?

Unlike a reference list or works cited page, which is designed to list only those sources that are directly cited in a document, a bibliography is an extensive list of sources you have consulted as you worked on or thought about your document. In addition to identifying the sources you have cited in your paper, it represents the research you've done in preparation for writing, and it offers your audience suggestions for further reading on your topic.

Many college students are not in a position to prepare such an extensive bibliographic list. Instead, they typically use a selected bibliography (a less thorough, more limited set of references), or (to list only those works referred to in the text) a works cited, literature cited, or reference list. You will want to check with your instructor or with publication guidelines to determine what type of list you are expected to include. The bibliography includes all of the bibliographic details your readers need in order to seek out your sources on their own (i.e., to replicate your research).

Here is an example of a bibliography.

Works Cited

Here is the place to find out how to cite your sources:
http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/workscited/

Or go to the

MLA Citation Generator.

What is a Primary Source?

How to cite a graph or graphic image.

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Welcome!

Your first assignment for the class is to enrol at the textbook website because we will be using it on a regular basis throughout the year.

Go to Henretta's, America's History site and click on "Student register" and fill in your email, name, password, password hint and my email address: fonscy@yahoo.com.

As proof that you have signed in I would like you to take the Chapter 1 Section Identification Quiz 1 and submit it. You can find the answers in Chapter 1 of your textbook.

Email me if you have any questions about the assignment.

Comment below about what you think of the class so far or the assignment.

Progressivism

Here are the four primary goals of progressivism. Describe each of the goals and give a specific accomplishment of each.



Check out this photo gallery of child labor during the late 1800's early 1900's.

Pick one picture and relate it to Progressive refrom.

Idealism vs. Realism

President Woodrow Wilson has been called an idealist with an idealistic policy towards the rest of the world others have called him a realist.

Define Realist and Idealist.

Which term do you think best describes WW? Give examples with your explanation.

Reviews

Here are some examples of book reviews of historical novels.

Remember your's needs to be 500 words or more.

In her quest to expose the spy known as Cinq and secure her father’s release from prison, Jessamyn Whitby relies on the cunning she developed growing up in a thieves’ den and the analytical skills gained by managing her father’s successful shipping business. Attacked by a murderous gang, she falls into the clutches of her prime suspect, merchant captain—and intelligence expert—Sebastian Kennett. Instantly enraptured, Sebastian quickly discovers that she’s the traitorous Whitby’s daughter. Placing her in a charitable relative’s household to recuperate from her injuries, he discovers Jess to be as independent, determined, and aggravating as she is tempting.
This exceptional historical romance offers not only a pair of well-matched lovers, but a darker and more complex view of Regency London than usually depicted. Dock workers, merchants and their warehouse personnel, the master thief to whom Jess is irrevocably tied, the clergyman who ministers to the downtrodden—are exceptionally well drawn. The characters live and breathe on the page, fluently speaking the vernacular of their time and place. A vibrant mix of betrayals, passions, and mysteries, this tale is not to be missed. Even readers who prefer the more typical ballrooms and fashionable frocks of the traditional courtship novel should be impressed by Bourne’s achievement.
-- Margaret Barr