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United States History
Objectives of United States History include the following. Students will study and analyze the Colonial Period, the nations beginning, the Revolutionary War, slavery issues, division of the Union, and the reunion of the nation. They will understand the changes, advancements, and struggles that the United States faced with imperialism and becoming a world power. The effects of the economic boom, World War I, the Great Depression, and recovery through The New Deal will be compared. This will include the study of World War II, origins of the Cold War, and the post-war years (1939-1960). They will get an educational understanding of the different upheavals during the sixties and obtain a better understanding of the Kennedy and Johnson years, civil rights movements, and the Vietnam War. They will be able to see the continuity and change from the Watergate scandal through the Clinton Presidency.
US History syllabus
2007-2008 pacing guide
U.S. History 6th period
5th Six Weeks assignments (if schools are closed all assignments are pushed back as many days as we are out)
Journals are due every Friday
2/27/08:Ch 24 sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2("A World in Flames")(SOL 10-11)
2/29/08:Ch 25 sec's 1-5; Q's 1 & 2("America & WWII")(SOL 10-11)
3/05/08:SOL 10 & 11 Test
3/06/08:Ch 26 Sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2 ("The Cold War Begins")(SOL 12)
3/10/08:Ch 27 Sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2 ("Post War America")(SOL 12)
3/12/08:SOL 12 test
3/14/08:Ch 28 sec's 1-3; Q's 1 & 2 ("The New Frontier & Great Society")(SOL 13)
3/24/08:Ch 29 sec's 1-3; Q's 1 & 2 ("The Civil Rights Movement")(SOL 13)
3/26/08:SOL 13 test
3/27/08:Ch 30 sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2("The Vietnam War")(SOL 14)
3/31/08:Ch 31 sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2("The Politics of Protest")(SOL 14)
4/2/08:Ch 32 sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2(Politics & Economics)(SOL 14)
4/4/08:Ch 33 sec's 1-4; Q's 1 & 2("Resurgence of Conservatism")(SOL 14)
4/8/08:Ch 34 sec's 1-5; Q's 1 & 2("Into a New Century")(SOL 14)
4/11/08:SOL 14 TEST
4/14/08:End of 5th Six Weeks
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