Note: Please turn in book review for "Triangle" on Wednesday, 6 January.
Please turn in reports on Arlington trip on Friday, 8 January.
Homework for Monday, 4 January 2010, "A" Day:
1. Reference. Text, "Moving West," Chapter 13, Introduction through the
Oregon Question, p 312 to 323.
2. Tasks:
a. Prepare to discuss "Manifest Destiny" and James K. Polk, "Little
Hickory."
b. Prepare for class exercise - integration of primary sources.
c. Prepare for a quiz.
Homework for Tuesday, 5 January 2010, "N" Day:
1. Reference. Text, "Moving West," Chapter 13, The Emigrant Experience, p
322 to 332.
2. Tasks:
a. Describe the emigrants who travelled west.
b. Identify, then explain, the motivation for people to travel west.
c. Locate the principal overland trails.
d. Prepare for a quiz.
Homework for Wednesday, 6 January 2010, "T" Day:
1. Reference. Text, "Moving West," Chapter 13, Dealing with the Plains
Tribes, p 332 to 337.
2. Tasks:
a. Explain how the settlers and the U.S. Government confronted the
Plains tribes.
b. Explain the principal provisions of the Fort Laramie Council and
Treaty.
c. Discuaa the relationship of the settlers to the Mexicans.
d. Prepare for a quiz.
Homework for Thursday, 7 January 2010, "H" Day:
1. Reference. Text, "Moving West," Chapter 13, p 312 to 337.
2. Task: Prepare for a chapter test.
Homework for Friday, 8 January 2010, "E" Day:
1. Reference. Text, "Slavery and the Old South," p 262 to 270.
2. Tasks:
a. Identify Frederick Douglass as described in the chapter introduction.
b. Explain how slavery influenced the global economy.
c. Discuss the demographis of the Old South.
d. Prepare for a quiz.