Monday, October 29, 2018

60 Second Presidents Link

Link to a YouTube Playlist of shorts on the Presidents
60 Second Presidents


Thursday, October 25, 2018

Jacksonian Era - Nationalism and Sectionalism

Links to The Americans Textbook
The Age of Jackson
Manifest Destiny
The Market Revolution

Textbook
Chapter 7 Section 1

Andrew Jackson Activity

American (History) Idol

Song Rewrite/Parody Assignment - Time to show your creativity.  Click on the link below and follow the directions.


The links below could be very helpful.
How Mr. Betts does it

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Review of Federalist Period/Republican Revolution

EQ: How much do you recall about the Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison Presidencies?

Unit 2 Test Study Guide

Jeopardy Style Review of Chapter 6

Song Rewrite Activity
With a partner, choose a popular song that you and many people are familiar with.
Create a Google Doc and make a two column table.
Find the lyrics to the original song and copy and paste them into the left column.
Choose a topic from Unit 2 and come up with lyrics to show your understanding of the topic.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Madison/War of 1812

Madison Presidency
Tecumseh
Battle of Tippecanoe
War of 1812
War Hawks
-Henry Clay
-John C. Calhoun
-Daniel Webster
Battle of the Thames
Creek War
-Andrew Jackson
Siege of Washington
-Dolly Madison
Fort McHenry
-Francis Scott Key
Treaty of Ghent
Battle of New Orleans
American Nationalism

Monday, October 22, 2018

Adams and Jefferson and Madison Presidencies

#2 John Adams

#3 Thomas Jefferson

Key Terms:
Election of 1800
-"Revolution of 1800"
Judiciary Act of 1801
-Midnight Judges
Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Napoleon Bonaparte
Slave Revolt in Haiti
-Toussant L'Ouverture
Louisiana Purchase
-Jefferson's Dilemma
Lewis & Clark
-Sacajawea

Impressment
Chesapeake Incident
Embargo Act of 1807
British Troubles in the NW (Again)
Jefferson's Indian Policy

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Day 31 - A New Nation - Washington Administration

Students will complete an Acrostic using the words CONSTITUTION or BILL OF RIGHTS to demonstrate understanding of the different components of each.

Students will complete a Quiz on Chapter 5
Quizlet Test Form A
Quizlet Test Form B

Key Terms - Chapter 6.1 - The New Nation
Washington PowerPoint
Washington's Presidency 1789 - 1797
Precedent
Cabinet
Judiciary Act of 1789
-Alexander Hamilton
-Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton's Economic Plan
-Tariffs
-Excise Taxes
-National Bank
Loose Construction vs. Strict Construction
Nation's Capital Compromise
Whiskey Rebellion
Political Parties
-Federalists

-Democratic-Republicans

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Day 26 - Test on Revolution and Essay

Today we will be taking a test on Chapter 4 - The American Revolution

Quizlet Review

Partner Essay Assignment:
"How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution?"
-Create a Google Doc
-Share it with your partner
-Answer the prompt collaboratively
-Include:
--An introductory paragraph that includes context and a 3-pronged thesis statement (4-5 sentences)
--3 Body Paragraphs (4-5 sentences)
--Conclusion paragraph (4-5 sentences)
-Share it with Mr. Jensen

Monday, October 1, 2018

Day 24 - Declaration of Independence

EQ:  Based on what we have learned, would you be in favor of Declaring Independence?

Warmup:  Break up letter

Finish John Adams Episode 2

Declaration of Independence Analysis - As a class, we will read through parts of the Declaration and point out enlightenment ideals that can be seen throughout.

Quizizz Game

Family Feud style review game.