1. Evaluate the extent to
which the year 1877 ushered in change for the United States. (CONTINUITY AND CHANGE ESSAY)
2. Evaluate the extent to
which the Gilded Age can be considered a golden era. (COMPARE AND CONTRAST
ESSAY)
3. Evaluate the extent to
which the West can be considered the "story of America" when
considering the nineteenth century. (TURNING POINTS ESSAY)
Immigration Paper is
4pgs, but you can go up to 6 if you have extensive family history
you want to share. The first 2.5 pages should answer the following
question using all three parts of the packet:
Evaluate why immigrants were either
uprooted or transplanted. The other 1.5 pages should be your family
history, and whether you believe your relatives were uprooted or
transplanted. NOTE: You might argue uprooted on one part of the
paper, and transplanted on the other part.
TURNER PAPER INFO: Read the Turner
Thesis, and in 1.5-2 pages ...
1. What is his thesis?
2. Do you agree with his thesis?
No intro or conclusion needed, just
your thoughts please. YOUR thoughts ... not what you searched on the
internet or what Chat GPT said. Don't circumvent reading the packet. Please cite from the
packet.
Test Essays: eFlash
cards and video reviews can be found on the navbar to the right.
We will choose 1 of the following 3 essays for the test:
1. Explain how the
Constitution reflected continuity and change when considering the Articles of Confederation. 2. Explain short-term and long-term
causes of the American Revolution, as well as the short-term and
long-term effects. 3. Compare and contrast similarities and
differences regarding the colonial period to that of the new United
States.
9/1 - You found the web page! Below is the syllabus for the next few weeks. This page
gets updated frequently, and will give you a syllabus, some links,
my thoughts, advice, pictures, and occasional review material.
You can check out flashcards and youtube videos to help you review:
AP JOIN CODES -
5AD 6BE - G22YXV
1CF 2AD - 3ZJ4XM
ALL papers will be handed in to
turnitin.com. I will post grades there as well. Please enroll now!
AD CF Class -
40568712, passcode Hamilton
AD BE Class -
40568727, passcode Jefferson
Paper 1:
George Washington ... 3 pages (all papers this year should be double
spaced and 12 pt Times New Roman). The packet contains both the
story of Washington at the French and Indian War, and his later
Revolutionary War endeavors. Feel free to draw upon other
information from the texbook, but MOST of your argument should
reflect the packet. When using packets throughout the year, cite the
page where applicable.
Question:
Compare and contrast similarities and differences concerning George
Washington’s leadership in the time period of 1754-1781.
Paper 2:4 pages. Use two packets (Ben
Franklin and the Documents on Federalist/Anti-Federalists)
Question:
Evaluate how the colonial period influenced what was compromised at
the Constitutional Convention.
Here's a link to most of the on-location
videos in the PowerPoints...