Twelve Years a Slave: The Narrative of Solomon Northrup

Between Friday 12/13 and Wednesday 12/18 (the field trip,) read the following chapter from the link below: Chapters 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 20, 21

http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/northup/northup.html

The Impeachment of President Andrew Jackson Project

http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/WebQuests/WQ-ImpeachJackson/WQ-ImpJackson-StudentMainPage.htm

    

American Revolution Web Quest for 10/1/13

Important aspects of the American Revolution

1) The Battle of Bunker Hill- http://www.masshist.org/bh/essay.html
a) Why is the name a misnomer?

b) How did both sides fail in their planning and execution of the battle?

c) What was the outcome of the battle? What did the American forces take away from the battle?



2) The role of Loyalists- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-33.htm
a) Explain the beliefs and role of Loyalists during the American Revolution.


3) The Battle of Trenton- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwT_eLpdrmI (watch the video)
a) Where were the Hessians from? How many Hessians were involved in the war?

b) How was the Battle of Trenton carried out? What was the outcome?

c) Go to http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/20011777 to see the classic painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emmanuel Leutze.
Then, go to http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/audio/collections/013-work-of-art-washington-crossing-the-delaware-by-emanuel-leutze and listen to the program. What artistic freedoms did Leutze take advantage of? What of the painting actually resembles the true event?


4) The British in New York, 1777- http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1300.html
a) What was the British plan to take New York state in 1777? Why would New York be an important place to take in terms of strategy?

b) Click on the “south from Canada” link. Where does the British invasion end? How does it end?

c) Click on the “Convention at Saratoga.” Explain the overall impact of this victory on the Continental Army and the American war effort.

5) Women in the Revolution- http://www.questia.com/library/history/military-history/wars-battles-and-military-interventions/u-s-revolutionary-war/women-and-american-revolution
a) Describe the changing role of women in American society during the American Revolution.

6) African Americans in the Revolution- http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/african_americans.html
a) Describe the role of African Americans in the American Revolution, for both the British and American sides.

7) The Revolution goes South- http://www.usahistory.info/south/war.html
a) Why did General Cornwallis want to move the war to the South? Evaluate the success of this plan early on.


8) The Surrender at Yorktown- http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/yorktn.shtml
a) What role did the French play in Britain’s ultimate surrender?

b) Take a look at the map on this page- http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm Strategically and logically, why did the British surrender?


9) The Treaty of Paris (1783)- http://www.ushistory.org/us/11i.asp
a) Who represented the Americans in the peace talks? What key concessions did the get from the British? What did the Americans have to promise to do?

APUSH- American Revolution Battle Web Quest FOR 9/27

Important aspects of the American Revolution

1) The Battle of Bunker Hill- http://www.masshist.org/bh/essay.html
a) Why is the name a misnomer?

b) How did both sides fail in their planning and execution of the battle?

c) What was the outcome of the battle? What did the American forces take away from the battle?



2) The role of Loyalists- http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-33.htm
a) Explain the beliefs and role of Loyalists during the American Revolution.


3) The Battle of Trenton- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwT_eLpdrmI (watch the video)
a) Where were the Hessians from? How many Hessians were involved in the war?

b) How was the Battle of Trenton carried out? What was the outcome?

c) Go to http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/20011777 to see the classic painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emmanuel Leutze. Then, go to http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/audio/collections/013-work-of-art-washington-crossing-the-delaware-by-emanuel-leutze and listen to the program. What artistic freedoms did Leutze take advantage of? What of the painting actually resembles the true event?


4) The British in New York, 1777- http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1300.html
a) What was the British plan to take New York state in 1777? Why would New York be an important place to take in terms of strategy?

b) Click on the “south from Canada” link. Where does the British invasion end? How does it end?

c) Click on the “Convention at Saratoga.” Explain the overall impact of this victory on the Continental Army and the American war effort.


5) Spain’s role in the American Revolution- http://www.americanrevolution.org/hispanic.html
a) France’s role in funding the American Revolution was absolutely vital to its success. Often ignored, though, is the role of Spain. What was Spain’s role in the American Revolution?


6) The Revolution goes South- http://www.nps.gov/seac/socamp.htm
a) Why did General Cornwallis want to move the war to the South? Evaluate the success of this plan early on.


7) The Surrender at Yorktown- http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/yorktn.shtml
a) What role did the French play in Britain’s ultimate surrender?

b) Take a look at the map on this page- http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm Strategically and logically, why did the British surrender?


8) The Treaty of Paris (1783)- http://www.ushistory.org/us/11i.asp
a) Who represented the Americans in the peace talks? What key concessions did the get from the British? What did the Americans have to promise to do?

APUSH Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQWTL5C

PartiGov Political Activism Website

http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/clarkc/webquest/

APUSH Assignment Sheet 11/22/11

For Tuesday, 11/29:
- Read p. 259-271 (skip p. 268-269) from Chapter 9, Jacksonian Democracy
- Take notes as you read! (Use Essentials Sheet)
-Read documents “A Letter to Countess de Tocqueville (1831)” by Alexis de Tocqueville, and “President Jackson on Indian Removal, 1830”
- Continue your work on “The Trial of Andrew Jackson”
- Complete Corrections for UNIT EXAM and Ch. 6 QUIZ.
 Corrections are to be done as follows:
1. Write out the question.
2. Write out ONLY the correct answer.
3. Give a 2-4 sentence explanation of the answer. For this, you should not be explaining why you got the question wrong. You should explain the background to the correct answer or explain the connection between the question and the correct answer.

For Thursday, 12/1:
- Complete The Impeachment of Andrew Jackson Web Quest from
http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/WebQuests/WQ-ImpeachJackson/WQ-ImpJackson-StudentMainPage.htm
- Be ready to make your argument and answer any challenges to your arguments! Remember, you will have a 4-minute presentation with 2 minutes of questioning from the opposition!
- Complete your “Position Outline”: a 2-3 page, double-spaced, typed paper of your argument, including quotes from appropriate primary sources, that you will use in your part of the group presentation of your position, pro or con, on the particular impeachment article to which you have been assigned.

PartiGov Activism Project

http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/clarkc/webquest/index.html

APUSH- Acts toward Revolution 9/26/11

After the French & Indian War, Britain fell into great debt. In an effort to ease the burden created by defending the colonies, the British, under Prime Minister Lord Grenville and others, issued the following acts to tax the colonists. Use the following links to research these acts. Some links have the act and an explanation, some just have the act. Your job is to do further research with these sites and on the web(or from your notes) to answer the following questions for each. Put the answers in your notebook.

1) When was the act written/passed?
2) What does the act do/ meant to do?
3) What was the colonial reaction to the act?

Proclamation of 1763(only read the first 3 paragraphs)
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm

Sugar Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm

Currency Act
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/currencyact.htm

Stamp Act (read only #1, #42-45, and #46. #1-41 all pertain to different forms of paper. You get the point.)
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm
**Answer this for #42-44 of the Stamp Act: Why do you think this particular tax was levied?

Quartering Act(read to "II" only)
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/quartering.htm

Townshend Acts(Read down to "IV")
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htm

AP US History Survey Link

Please click on the link below and take this survey if you took my AP US History class in the 2010-2011 school year.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQWTL5C