REQUIRED texts:
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The American Promise 3rd Compact Edition
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Great Issues vol 2 & 3 edited by Richard Hofstadter
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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Unit 5: Expansion & Crisis
Mon, Nov 9-RC ch 12 & 14; Zinn chapter 8 read
Tues, Nov 10-Enlarging Nation State Packet; BRING GREAT ISSUES
to class----in-class-New Perspectives on Slavery
Thurs, Nov 12-Polk and Manifest Destiny Packet Parts A-C-- Bring Great
Issues to class
Fri, Nov 13- Great Issues in American History Part VI- read & chart
completed
Mon, Nov 16- Thoreau vs. Brown Packet including John Brown DBQ
200-400 word typed response--In what ways were your beliefs about
slavery challenged or confirmed by the readings in Great Issues and the
graphs/visuals examined in class on Nov 10? (1.5 spacing/ specific
reference to GI and visuals/graphs)
Tues, Nov 17-1974 Crittenden Compromise & 1987 Constitution &
Compromise DBQs
Thurs, Nov 19- TEST Unit 4 & 5
Fri, Nov 20- Causes Graphic Organizer; 2005 DBQ