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APUSH Summer Assignment

*Click here for the 2016-2017 Summer Assignment Handout (from meeting on 6/8)

First,  ski-jump girl (why am I showing this to you?)

1. Ch. 1 Textbook Assignment - due 8/21

Read "Ch. 1 - Colliding Worlds: 1450-1600" from America's History - 8th ed. 

A. As you read, answer each of the "orange box" questions that are found on the margins of the page. For example: the first one can be found on p. 8 (Identifying Causes: What factors allowed for the development of empires in central Mexico and the Andes?). 

B. Identify/Define the essential information about the "Terms to Know" on p. 37.

C. After reading the chapter, answer the five "Review Questions" at the end of the chapter on p. 37.

D. After reading the chapter, answer the "Big Idea Question" found on p. 6: How did the political, economic, and religious systems of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans compare, and how did things change as a result of contacts among them?

2. Key Concept Assignment - due 8/21

Key Concepts Period 1: 1491 – 1607: 

1.1 Prior to the arrival of Europeans, native peoples in North America developed diverse social, political, and economic structures. 

1.2 European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange. 
1.3 Contacts among Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group. 

Using your textbook and these "APUSH Key Concept 1 Review Videos" describe/explain each of the following terms/concepts

• Maize
• The impact of climate, resources, and landscape on the development of the following Native American societies (how did geography/environment impact the characteristics of each native society/culture).
• Mississippi Valley
• Eastern Woodlands
• Great Lakes
• Great Plans and Rockies
• Arid Southwest
• Pacific Coast
• Columbian Exchange
• Encomienda System
• Reasons/Motivations for European exploration
• Impacts of contact on Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans 

3. Crash Course Assignment - due 8/26 

Watch Crash Course ep. #1

• Write a one page review explaining the major concepts covered in the video. 

4.  "1491" Reading Questions - due 8/26

Read “1491” - click here for a link to the article 

Answer the following questions as you read. (2-4 sentences each) 

1. What was the author taught about Indians and what do Erickson and Balee think about this perception of Indian life? 

2. What is the “pristine myth”?

3. What effect did European disease have on coastal New England prior to the arrival of the Mayflower pilgrims?

4. Why did Samuel de Champlain and Sir Fernando Gorge abandon attempts to start colonies in current day Cape Cod, MA and southern ME from 1605-1607?

5. When was the first scholarly estimate of the pre-Columbian Native American population made and what was the estimate?

6. What was the new estimate of the pre-Columbian Native population provided by Henrey Dobyns? How did this compare to the population of Europe at the time? What did Dobyns study the effects of to get to his new estimate?

7. What does Dobyns’ estimate as the overall effect of European diseases on Natives during the first 130 years of colonization?

8. What was the major difference in the Mississippi Valley from when it was visited by Hernando de Soto in 1539 and when is was visited again by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle in1682?

9. How was de Soto’s expedition in the 1500s likely responsible for this change?

10. What details does Timothy K. Perttula provide of the depopulation of the Caddoan people?

11. What were the major reasons that disease was particularly devastating to Native Americans at the time?

12. For what reasons does Lenore Stiffarm argue that “low counters” want to hold on to the low estimates of Native populations?

13. How do the “low counters” criticize the conclusions of the “high counters”?

14. What does Elizabth Fenn believe to be the most consequential finding that gets lost in the debate over population?

15. In the 19^th century who were to Cahokian mounds attributed to?

16. What are some reasons that American Neolithic development lagged behind that of Eurasia? In what ways were American civilizations less and more advanced?

17. What is the connection between Maize and African slavery?

18. For what reasons did Native American cities impress early European explorers and colonists?

19. How does James Wilson compare pre-Columbian Indian America with Europe at the same time?

20. How did Native Americans view European explorers and colonists?

21. In what ways did Native American societies exploit their environment and “change the land.”

22. What effect did Native American depopulation have on the environment of North America?

23. What does the author mean when he says “Far from destroying pristine wilderness, European settlers bloodily created it.”?

A Few Other Details

• All assignments must be turned in via eBackpack. By the time the assignments are due, your new classes will be loaded into eBackpack.
• Students should expect an assessment on the first day of class relating to these assignments.
• Late assignments will receive grades no higher than a 70%
• Late assignments will no longer be accepted as of the first day of school.

Agenda for 6/3

Hello Everyone,

I'm not here today. You have class to continue work on your Final Projects, which are due on Monday, 6/13. 

See you on Tuesday!

Mr. Parise

Agenda for 5/25

1. Additional Project Requirements

• Due - Mon. 6/13
• Sources - You must utilize and cite at least 5 sources for your project. The sources must be academic or from a trusted/reliable news source (no "Joe's History Blog")
• References Page - Your project must include a references list that cites your sources in MLA Format. For instructions on how to cite various types of sources in MLA, go here.
• Presentations - Project Presentations must be no shorter than 5 minutes and no longer than 10. 

2. Continue working on projects - strike an appropriate balance between fun and academic. 

3. Next class - Check-in Meetings on project (for HW grade)

• Show progress so far
• Plan for completion

Agenda for 5/24

1. Additional Project Requirements

• Due - 6/14
• Sources - You must utilize and cite at least 5 sources for your project. The sources must be academic or from a trusted/reliable news source (no "Joe's History Blog")
• References Page - Your project must include a references list that cites your sources in MLA Format. For instructions on how to cite various types of sources in MLA, go here.
• Presentations - Project Presentations must be no shorter than 5 minutes and no longer than 10. 

2. Continue working on projects - strike an appropriate balance between fun and academic. 

3. Next class - Check-in Meetings on project (for HW grade)

• Show progress so far
• Plan for completion

Agenda for 5/18

1. The "Keys to the Whitehouse"

2. These Mississippi Schools Must Desegregate

3. Choose your final project option

• Click here to read a description of the seven final project options

4. Get to work - or at least start brainstorming...

Agenda for 5/17

1. Finish Forrest Gump

2. Choose your final project option

• Click here to read a description of the seven final project options

3. Get to work - or at least start brainstorming...

Agenda for 5/4

1. Review Sections of AP Test, HTS, Themes, LEQ Rubrics

• MC questions
• Short Answer Questions
• DBQ - (help with POV)
• LEQ - (see rubrics from handout)

2. Periods 6-9 Review

Agenda for 5/3

1. Review Sections of AP Test, HTS, Themes, LEQ Rubrics

2. Period 5 Practice Questions

3. Periods 6-9 Review

Agenda for 5/2

1. Upload your key concept answers into this Google Drive folder

2. Fill out AP Pre-Reg. Info

2. Review Material Google Drive Folder - APUSH Review Material

3. Review Period 4-9!

HW - 

1. Keep Studying - here is another great review site

2. Period 1-5 Practice Test

Agenda for

1. Reminder for outside of class review/practice

• Friday 4/30 - Full length practice
• Wednesday 5/4 - APUSH Pizza Review 4:00-5:30 pm

2. Review Period 4-9!

3. Review Material Google Drive Folder - APUSH Review Material

HW - 

1. Keep studying!

2. Add your questions to the Key Concepts Quizlet

username: APUSHTA

password: thorntonacademy2016

Question: "1.2.1 - A. Why did the European nations want to explore and conquer?"

Agenda for 4/28

1. Confirm Attendance for Outside of class Review/Practice

• Friday 4/30 - Full length practice
• Wednesday 5/4 - APUSH Pizza Review 4:00-5:30 pm

2. Go over HW for Monday:

Your group must complete your assigned review questions for periods 6-9.

Split up the question amongst the members of your group.

Post answers in a shared Google Doc (and share that document with me as well)

Click here for the Key Concept Review Questions

2. Review Periods 3-9

Agenda for 4/27

1. Outside of class Review/Practice

• Friday 4/30 - Full length practice
• Wednesday 5/4 - APUSH Pizza Review 4:00-5:30 pm

2. Hand back Period 8 DBQs

3. Go over HW for Friday:

Your group must complete your assigned review questions for periods 6-9.

Split up the question amongst the members of your group.

Post answers in a shared Google Doc (and share that document with me as well)

Click here for the Key Concept Review Questions

4. Review Periods 3-9.

Agenda for 4/26

1. Outside of class Review/Practice

• Friday 4/30 - Full length practice
• Wednesday 5/4 - APUSH Pizza Review 4:00-5:30 pm

2. Hand back Period 8 DBQs

3. Go over HW for Thursday:

Your group must complete the review questions for your assigned period by class on Thursday.

Split up the question amongst the members of your group.

Post answers in a shared Google Doc (and share that document with me as well)

Click here for the Key Concept Review Questions

4. Review Periods 1-5.

Agenda for 4/25

1. 2007-2008 Financial Collapse (The Great Recession)

• Causes
• Effects

2. Review major terms and concepts for Period 1-5

• Gilder Lehman Study Guide Period Review Videos
• Review PPT Part 1

HW - Your group must complete the review questions for your assigned period by class on Wednesday

Key Concept Review Questions

Review Resources

Hi Everyone,

In case you decide to check out the APUSH blog over vacation (of course you will!), here are some review materials to help you prepare for the APUSH Exam (let's be honest, you don't have anything better to do over vacation...). Also, I've included the HW assignment.

HW - (100% test grade for Quarter 4)

1. Go here for a list of the KEY CONTENT for each period

2. Explain/define each concept/term/person/event

• Explanations MUST BE HAND WRITTEN (in your handwriting) on paper or index cards. No exceptions!

3. Due fully complete on first day back from vacation

Review Resources

1. Full Concept Outline with Examples - Periods 1-9

2. Periods 6-9 Concept Outline Review Questions

3. APUSH Explained Review Materials (PPTs and videos for each period)
4. APUSH Explained APUSH Essay Strategies (Short Answer, Long Essay and DBQ)

5. Key Concepts (Concept Outline) Review Videos

6. Review Videos for Each Period 1-9

7. Review Videos/Playlists for Periods 1-9 and important thematic concepts and other categories

Agenda for 4/13

1. Period 9 Overview Video

2. Clinton and the 1990s

A. Economics - increasingly global and connected

• EU, China - economically powerful
• Globalization
• Economic Organizations: G8, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank
• Trade Agreements: North American Free Trade Agreement
• Internet: speeds up the spread of capitalism, communication, sharing of cultures, etc.
• Late 1990s - "Dot Com" Bubble (over investment in internet/tech), and its burst (investments fail). NASDAQ looses 80% of value in 2000 "Dot Com" crash.
• Growth in service sector jobs and stagnation of wages (in some cases dropping) for middle and lower incomes. Loss of manufacturing jobs.
• Greater economic inequality
• Deregulation of the financial and banking industries (easy credit...too easy...)

B. Culture Wars

• Immigration (1964-2000: about 24 million immigrants)
• 50% from Latin America
• 30% from Asia
• 10% from Europe
• Racial/Economic Inequality
• Average white family worth $87,000
• Average Black family worth $5,400
• Rising Divorce rates, single parent families, rising co-habitation rates, lower teen pregnancy rates
• Gay Issues
• More socially acceptable, LGBT Rights
• "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - military policy
• Defense of Marriage Act - Fed law, states don't have to recognize gay marriages from other states, not recognized by Feds
• Tough on Crime - drugs laws, mandatory minimum sentences
• US 25% of all prisoners in world in jail in US
• Abortion Debate: Pro-life, or Pro-Choice

3. George W. Bush, 9/11 and "The War on Terror"

• 2000 Election and Bush v. Gore
• 9/11
• It's effects: War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, Patriot Act, PRISM, Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, Bush Doctrine - "War on Terror," Drone Strikes

4. 2007-2008 Financial Collapse (The Great Recession)

• Causes
• Effects

HW - (100% test grade for Quarter 4)

1. Go here for a list of the KEY CONTENT for each period

2. Explain/define each concept/term/person/event

• Explanations MUST BE HAND WRITTEN (in your handwriting) on paper or index cards

3. Due on first day back from vacation

Review Resources

1. Full Concept Outline with Examples - Periods 1-9

2. Periods 6-9 Concept Outline Review Questions

3. APUSH Explained Review Materials (PPTs and videos for each period)

4. APUSH Explained APUSH Essay Strategies (Short Answer, Long Essay and DBQ)

5. Key Concepts (Concept Outline) Review Videos

6. Review Videos for Each Period 1-9

7. Review Videos/Playlists for Periods 1-9 and important thematic concepts and other categories

Agenda for 4/11

1. Period 9 Overview Video

Key Concept 9.2:

Moving into the 21st century, the nation continued to experience challenges stemming from social, economic, and demographic changes.

I.          New developments in science and technology enhanced the economy and transformed society, while manufacturing decreased.

A.         Economic productivity increased as improvements in digital communications enabled increased American participation in worldwide economic opportunities.

Examples:  Outsourcing, Internet, World Trade Organization (1995), globalization

A.              innovations in computing, digital mobile technology, and the Internet transformed daily life, increased access to information, and led to new social behaviors and networks.

Examples:  Microsoft violation of Sherman Antitrust Act (2000), Y2K (2000), Wikipedia (2001), IPOD (2001), Facebook (2004), YouTube (2005), Wikileaks (2010)

            C.         Employment increased in service sectors and decreased in manufacturing, and union membership declined.

Examples:  Keystone pipeline debate, expansion of the fracking industry (2012), clean coal, structural changes in employment, increasing use of robotics in manufacturing, declining union membership

D.         Real wages stagnated for the working and middle class amid growing economic inequality.

Examples:  Recession of 2008-2009, Emergency Economic Stability Act (2008), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), Tea Party movement (2009), rising income gap, Occupy Wall Street protests (2011)

II.         The U.S. population continued to undergo significant demographic shifts that had profound cultural and political consequences.

            A.         After 1980, the political, economic, and cultural influences of the American South and West continued to increase as population shifted to those areas.                             

Examples:  Sunbelt population gains, elections of Sunbelt presidents (LBJ, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, George W. Bush, Clinton, and George H.W. Bush)

           

B.         International migration from Latin America and Asia increased dramatically.  The new immigrants affected U.S. culture in many ways and supplied the economy with an important labor force.

Examples:  Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Latinos become largest minority group in America (2000)

                       

C.         Intense political and cultural debates continued over issues such as immigration policy, diversity, gender roles, and family structures.

Examples:  Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Welfare Reform Act of 1996, No Child Left Behind (2002), Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (2011), proposal for a Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (2013), legalization of same-sex marriage (2015)

Key Concept 9.3:

The end of the Cold War and new challenges to U.S. leadership forced the nation to redefine its foreign policy and role in the world.

I.          The Reagan administration promoted an interventionist foreign policy that continued in later administrations, even after the end of the Cold War.  

A.         Reagan asserted U.S. opposition to communism through speeches, diplomatic efforts, limited military interventions, and a buildup of nuclear and conventional weapons.

Examples:  Reagan’s “evil empire” speech (1983), “Star Wars” missile defense system (1983), US-Soviet summit meetings (1985-1988), Iran-Contra scandal (1987),

B.         Increased U.S. military spending, Reagan’s diplomatic initiatives, and political changes and economic problems in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union were all important in ending the Cold War.

Examples:  Solidarity movement in Poland, Gorbachev’s Glasnost and perestroika in the USSR, START I (1991)

           

C.         The end of the Cold War led to new diplomatic relationships but also new U.S. military and peacekeeping interventions, as well as continued debates over the appropriate use of American power in the world.

Examples:  Persian Gulf War (1991), Operation Desert Storm (1991), Oslo Accords (1993), former Soviet satellites join NATO, NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (1999)

II.         Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. foreign policy efforts focused on fighting terrorism around the world.

A.          In the wake of attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States launched military efforts against terrorism and lengthy, controversial conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Examples:  9/11 Attacks (2001), War on Terror (2001), Operation Enduring Freedom (2001), Department of Homeland Security (2002), Iraq War (2003-2011), capture of Saddam Hussein (2003), capture of Osama Bin Laden (2011)

           

            B.         The war on terrorism sought to improve security within the United States but also raised questions about the protection of civil liberties and human rights.

Examples:  USA Patriot Act (2001), Guantanamo detainees

           

C.         Conflicts in the Middle East and concerns about climate change led to debates over U.S. dependence on fossil fuels and the impact of economic consumption on the environment.

Examples:  Global warming debate, Keystone pipeline, British Petroleum oil spill (2010), increase in fracking industry

D.         Despite economic and foreign policy challenges, the United States continued as the world’s leading superpower in the 21st century.

Examples:  Disagreements with policies of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, debate over Iran Nuclear Treaty, growing problem of ISIS/ISIL in the Mideast, debate over the growing number of refugees from the Mideast into Europe, debate over the use of drones in the military and in commerce

            

2. Clinton/1990s

A. Economics - increasingly global and connected

• EU, China - economically powerful
• Globalization
• Economic Organizations: G8, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank
• Trade Agreements: North American Free Trade Agreement
• Internet: speeds up the spread of capitalism, communication, sharing of cultures, etc.
• Late 1990s - "Dot Com" Bubble (over investment in internet/tech), and its burst (investments fail). NASDAQ looses 80% of value in 2000 "Dot Com" crash.
• Growth in service sector jobs and stagnation of wages (in some cases dropping) for middle and lower incomes. Loss of manufacturing jobs.
• Greater economic inequality
• Deregulation of the financial and banking industries (easy credit...too easy...)

B. Culture Wars

• Immigration (1964-200: about 24 million immigrants)
• 50% from Latin America
• 30% from Asia
• 10% from Europe
• Racial/Economic Inequality
• Average white family worth $87,000
• Average Black family worth $5,400
• Rising Divorce rates, single parent families, rising co-habitation rates, lower teen pregnancy rates
• Gay Issues
• More socially acceptable, LGBT Rights
• "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - military policy
• Defense of Marriage Act - Fed law, states don't have to recognize gay marriages from other states, not recognized by Feds
• Tough on Crime - drugs laws, mandatory minimum sentences
• US 25% of all prisoners in world in jail in US
• Abortion Debate: Pro-life, or Pro-Choice

3. George W. Bush, 9/11 and "The War on Terror"

• 9/11
• It's effects: War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq, Patriot Act, PRISM, Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, Bush Doctrine - "War on Terror," Drone Strikes

4. 2007-2008 Financial Collapse (The Great Recession)

• Causes
• Effects

HW - (100% test grade for Quarter 4)

1. Go here for a list of the KEY CONTENT for each period

2. Explain/define each concept/term/person/event

• Explanations MUST BE HAND WRITTEN (in your handwriting) on paper or index cards

3. COME SEE ME BEFORE LEAVING FOR VACATION TO PICK UP A PRINTED CONCEPT OUTLINE