APUSH 2025 SYLLABUS 

 

Gilded Age Review Sheet

 

 

 

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.

 

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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.

 

Civil War and Reconstruction Review Sheet

 

AbraJam Lincoln of the Social Studs Reads the Gettysburg Address ...

 

 

 

Ghost or Person...you judge.

 

 

Antietam

Gettysburg

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR!!! 

 

Random history "on locations" ...

"Seward's Folly" (Alaska)

Ordinance of Nullification

Compromise of 1850

John Brown

Lecompton Constitution

John C. Calhoun

The Alamo

Trail of Tears

 

October 15 - Next Paper Topic 4 pages: Evaluate the short-term and long-term causes and effects concerning slavery controversies during the antebellum period.

October 14 - Washington-Monroe test will have multiple choice and short answers (instead of an essay).

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September 16 - Random videos and test essay questions:

Battle of Saratoga

Valley Forge

Take a walk on the Freedom Trail.

Mayflower Barn.

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:

 

 

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ALL papers will be handed in to turnitin.com. I will post grades there as well. Please enroll now!

Class ID: 45037722

Enrollment Key: Hamilton

 

Paper 1: George Washington ... 3 pages

Question: Based on his overall military career, to what degree should George Washington be remembered as a successful hero?

Paper 2: 4 pages. Use two packets (Ben Franklin and the Documents on Federalist/Anti-Federalists)

Question: Evaluate whose arguments for ratification have more merit, the Federalists or Anti-Federalists. Don’t only illustrate why one side is correct, but evaluate why the other side is not! Be sure to use both the Benjamin Franklin reading and the documents to prove your thesis.

 

Here's a link to most of the on-location videos in the PowerPoints...

 

Syllabus (Reading is due on the days below)

December 17 - Populism; 594-604

January 3 - Progressive 1; 638-641, 644-651

January 6 - Progressive 2; 658-660, 663-665, 692

January 8 - Women’s History Part 1, and 2nd Great Awakening – 309-331

January 9 - Women’s History Part II 562-564, 645-646

January 13 - Finishing Up

January 14 - REVIEW

January 16 - MIDTERM THAT'S NOT A MIDTERM

January 17 - Imperialism; 610-629