Classwork/Homework - Scheduled classwork and homework for each week. Work expectations and due dates might change due to unforseen classroom situations. 

Grades - Grades are updated weekly unless a holiday interferes. Grades are posted in descending order according to grade and are listed by student ID number. 

Problems of the Week (POWs) - Each week students receive questions or topics to research. Students have SEVEN days to complete the POWs. 

Tests/Study Guides - As the year continues I will post exams and study guides after being used in class. 

I. Three Worlds Meet 

• Columbus Notes 
• How did Columbus’ description of the natives differ from his treatment? - Chloe
• Were the Native Americans Really Primitive? - Ming 
• How Did the Spanish take over the great civilizations of the Americas so easily? - Vincent 
• What were the immediate and long term effects of the Columbian exchange? - Regina 

II. Colonization and Settlement 

• Religious Influences - Vrinda 
• Why did the Puritans object to the behavior of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams? - Chloe...Regina...Angela
• Colonization Notes  
• Northern colonies  
• Middle colonies  
• Southern colonies  

III. Revolution and the New Nation 

• What were the consequences of the Seven Year's War? - Brett .... Anthony 
• My Brother Sam is Dead Response Questions - Calla 
• My Brother Sam is Dead Response Questions - Mia 
• English Taxation - George
• Why Did France Become Involved? - Anthony  
• Do you believe in Benjamin Franklin's "Thirteen Virtues"? - Vrinda 
• What was the impact of Lord Dunmore's proclamation? - Vrinda
• What was the role of African American churches in American History? - Amna 
• Articles of Confederation  
• Shay's Rebellion  
• Constitutional Convention 
• Mock Congress 
• What do you think of the compromises reached during the Constitutional Convention? - Anthony
• Slavery and the Constitution - Ming...Vincent
• Thomas Jefferson vs. Alexander Hamilton 
• Republican or Democrat? Take a survey 
• Bill of Rights Opinion Paper Requirements 

IV. Expansion and Reform 

Indentured Servitude - Vincent

Textbook Assignment 

Project Requirements  

Project Example 

Due Dates 

Social Studies G Assigned #s  

Social Studies H Assigned #s   

Westward Expansion Scoring Sheet  

Economic Growth Scoring Sheet  

Countdown to Civil War Scoring Sheet  

Civil War Scoring Sheet  

 

Student Textbook Examples 

Westward Expansion and Economic Growth 

V. Civil War and Reconstruction 

Textbook Assignment 

Countdown to Civil War Scoring Sheet  

Civil War Scoring Sheet  

 

Civil War Parable

Student A

Student B 

***OK...I made the password easier to figure out. What is the fictional name I give to my daughter when I discuss the most important aspects of a person's life "Cindy, Boomer and ________" Type the password in all lowercase.