American History Honors

Unit Schedule: The American Revolution (1754-1783)

 

Unit Assignments (due by test day)

 

1.       Contribute to the Revolutionary Ideas chart in our Google Docs folder OR participate in the online discussion forum on our class wiki in Google Groups.  Only one (1) substantial contribution is needed to gain credit.  If contributing to the chart, be sure to use a different color and leave your name in parenthesis at the end of your post.

2.       Document Questions in complete sentences (found in the Moran text):

a.       Document 2.1 – Question # 6 (page 30)

b.      Documents 2.3a & 2.3b – Questions # 1, 3, 5 (page 35)

c.       Document 2.4 – Questions # 2, 4 (pages 38-39)

d.      Document 2.7 – Question # 2 (page 46)

e.      Document 2.8 – Questions # 2, 4 (page 48)

 

Unit Schedule

 

Date

Topic / Event

Readings / Assignments due

(pop reading quizzes possible)

Mon 8/30 (A)

Tue 8/31 (F)

French and Indian War and “Seeds of the Revolution”

Danzer, 3.4

Moran, Docs 2.1-2.2

Tue 8/31 (A)

Wed 9/1 (F)

Seminar: Road to Revolution (1763-1776)

Click here for seminar instructions

Danzer, 4.1-4.2

Moran, Docs 2.3-2.7

Wed 9/1 (A)

Thu 9/2 (F)

Parliamentary Acts & Responses Quiz

Click here for a list of items to study

Begin Episode 2 of John Adams

Receive film questions

 

Thu 9/2 (A)

Fri 9/3 (F)

Continue Episode 2 of John Adams

 

Mon 9/6

NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY

 

Tue 9/7 (F A)

Finish John Adams

Begin discussion on War for Independence

Film Questions due

Danzer, 4.3

Moran, Doc 2.8

Wed 9/8 (F A)

War for Independence à Treaty of Paris

Danzer, 4.3-4.4

 

Thu 9/9 (F A)

 

End of War and Revolutionary Changes

Review

 

Fri 9/19 (F)

Mon 9/13 (A)

ACTIVITY TO BEGIN NEXT UNIT (not covered on unit test): Problems of Independence and Confederation

Location and activity to be announced J

Tue 9/14 (F A)

Unit Test: Revolutionary America

Doc Questions and Online Contribution due