Monday, January 31, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, February 1

Both: Study for quiz
AP: Making America, Ch. 16
Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 13

European History

Homework due Tuesday, February 1

Both: Study for Romanticism quiz. Spelling counts!

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, February 1

Study for quiz on Chapter 1, Magruder’s American Government

Friday, January 28, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, January 31

AP: Making America, pp 504-514 (up to Organized Labor) Be sure to read p. 504

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 470-472

Both: Mercado outline, “Industrialism”, pp 7-13
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Monday, January 31

AP: Making Europe, pp 588-593
AP Achiever, pp 193, 198 (middle)

Reg: World History, pp 594-595, 597-598
CIG European History, p 292

Both: Mercado outline “Ideologies and Revolution” outline, pp 7-8, 13-14
Terms to chart

United States Government

Homework due Monday, January 31

Magruder’s American Government, pp 20-24

Terms and concepts:
5 foundations of American concept of democracy
majority rule
definition of citizenship
duties and responsibilities of citizenship

Review Quick Study Guide, p. 25

Political cartoon due on Monday

Thursday, January 27, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, January 28

AP: Making America, pp 492-501

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 522-523, 507-511 (middle)

Both: Mercado outline, “Industrialism”, p. 15
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Friday, January 28

AP: Making Europe, pp 582-588
AP Achiever, pp 197-198

Reg: World History, pp 519-522 (top), 524-525 (Belgium and Poland)

Both: Mercado outline “Ideologies and Revolution” outline, pp 12-13
Start chart “Revolutions: 1820-1848” - fill in #s 1-7

United States Government

Homework due Friday, January 28

Magruder’s American Government, pp 12-18

Terms and concepts:
democracy: direct and indirect
republic
dictatorship: oligarchy, autocracy
unitary government
federal government
confederate government
presidential government
parliamentary government

Monday, January 24, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, January 25

AP: Making America, pp 466-474

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 454-460

Both: Mercado outline, “Industrialism in the Gilded Age”, pp 1-2
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, January 25

AP: Making Europe, pp 568-573
AP Achiever, pp 190-193(top)

Reg: World History, pp 492-493
CIG European History, pp 245-249 (top), 252-254

Both: Mercado outline “Napoleonic Era” outline, pp 12-16
Mercado outline “Ideologies and Revolution,”, pp 1, 3-6 (up to IV)
Terms to chart

U.S. Government

Homework due Tuesday, January 25

Complete the Political Compass assignment

Friday, January 14, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, January 21

Both: Study for final

FINAL EXAM ALERT: Final exam is on Friday, Jan. 21. Report directly to the Library. BE SURE TO BRING EXTRA PENS WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK

European History

Homework due Thursday, January 20

Both: Study for final.

FINAL EXAM ALERT: Final exam is on Thursday, Jan. 20. Report directly to the Library. BE SURE TO BRING EXTRA PENS WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK.

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, January 18

Study for final

Thursday, January 13, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, January 14

AP: Making America, pp 458-464

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 442-445

Both: Mercado outline, “Reconstruction”, pp 9-14
Review “Reconstruction: The Table”
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Friday, January 14

Both: Go to http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics. Enter Username: Lisa; Password: Kampner
Click on Napoleon’s Empire (under the Sub-Heading French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, under the Heading A Time of Revolutions, 1776-1825)
Read Napoleon’s Empire (Overview)
On menu along left margin, click on Articles
Read the following:
Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
Russian Invasion
Continental System
From the menu along left margin, click on Discussion
Answer the 3 questions. Type your answers (12-point font, Times New Roman, double-
spaced), with your name and the due date in the upper right corner. This assignment will be
collected.

Economics

Homework due Friday, January 14

Economics in Our Times, pp 435-437

Terms to Know
flexible exchange rate system
fixed exchange rate system
appreciation
depreciation

Extra Credit: What is the current (a/o 1/12/11) exchange rate of $ to ruble; $ to shekel

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, January 13

AP: Making America, pp 448-458

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 436-440

Both: Mercado outline, “Reconstruction”, pp 5-8
Read “The Fourteenth Amendment” handout
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, January 13

AP: Making Europe, pp 568-573
AP Achiever, pp 190-193 (top)

Reg: World History, pp 492-493
CIG European History, pp 247-249 (top)

Both: Mercado outline “Napoleonic Era” outline, pp 12-18
Terms to chart

Economics

Homework due Thursday, January 13

Economics in Our Times, pp 424-428, 431-435

Terms to Know:
dumping
5 arguments for trade restrictions
NAFTA
WTO

Read: “To Outfox the Chicken Tax. . .”
“World Tariff Wars”
“Goodbye, Free Trade”

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, January 12

AP: Making America, pp 441-448

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 430-435

Both: Mercado outline, “Reconstruction”, p 5 (Black Codes)
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, January 12

AP: Making Europe, pp 559-565
AP Achiever, pp 176-178

Reg: World History, pp 488-492 (up to Congress of Vienna)
CIG European History, pp 242-247

Both: Mercado outline “Napoleonic Era” outline, pp 5-12
Terms to chart

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, January 12

Economics in Our Times, pp 420-424

Terms to Know:
exports
imports
balance of trade

Read “Opportunity Cost and Comparative Advantage” pp 9-11. Do Part B, pp 12-14, #s 1-5

Monday, January 10, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, January 11

AP: Making America, pp 434-441

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 422-429

Both: Read Emancipation Proclamation handout
Mercado outline, “Reconstruction”, pp 1-5 (top)
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, January 11

AP: Making Europe, pp 555-559
AP Achiever, pp 174-176

Reg: World History, pp 484-487
CIG European History, pp 237-241

Both: Review and know the chart in Mercado, “French Revolution” outline, pp 23-24
Mercado outline “Napoleonic Era” outline, pp 1-5
Terms to chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, January 11

Economics in Our Times, pp 408-414

Terms to Know:
less developed countries (LDCs)
developed country
population growth rate
dependency ratio
vicious cycle of poverty
status quo

Friday, January 7, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, January 10

AP: Making America, pp 415-431

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 402-417

Both: Finish both Mercado outlines
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Monday, January 10

Both: Women and the Revolution assignment.
TYPE your answers, with your name, first and last, in the upper right corner. This assignment will be collected.

Economics

Homework due Monday, January 10

Economics in Our Times, pp 400-408

Terms to Know
Real economic growth
Per-capita economic growth
Production possibility frontier
The four factors that affect growth
Rule of 72

Thursday, January 6, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, January 7

AP: Making America, pp 406-415

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 390-400

Both: Mercado outline, “Politics and Economics During the Civil War”, pp 7-11
Mercado outline, “The Civil War”, pp 2-4
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Friday, January 7

AP: Making Europe, pp 551-555
AP Achiever, pp 170-172

Reg: World History, pp 475-477
CIG European History, pp 230-234

Both: Mercado outline “French Revolution” outline, pp 16-22
Terms to chart

Economics

Homework due Friday, January 7

Economics in Our Times, pp 386-387, 390-391

Write answers to
Build Your Economic Vocabulary, p. 394, 1-10
Review Questions, p. 395, #2, 3, 5, 7, 8

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, January 6

AP: Making America, pp 398-406

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, study map p. 377, pp 380-389

Both: Mercado outline, “Politics and Economics During the Civil War”, pp 1-5
Mercado outline, “The Civil War”, pp 1-2
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, January 6

Both: Go to http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/searchfr.php?function=find&x=124&y=9&keyword=Jews#
Click on Zalkind-Hourwitz, Vindication of the Jews (1789) and read the introduction AND the document.
Return to above page and scroll down to “Admission of Jews to Rights of Citizenship”. Click on the link and read the introduction and the article.
Write answers to the following questions:
In your opinion, is Zalkind-Hourwitz’s advice good or bad for the Jews of France?
What might account for his opinions?
In the National Assembly’s law regarding the Jews, what did the Jews lose?

Economics

Homework due Thursday, January 6

Economics in Our Times, pp 374-378, 382-385

Terms to Know:
National debt
Proportional income tax
Progressive income tax
Regressive income tax

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, January 5

Both: Read marked excerpts from Dred Scott v Sandford
Answer the discussion questions

Read “Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court” (both sides)

European History

Homework due Wednesday, January 5

AP: CIG European History, pp 225-230

Reg: Go to http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics. Enter Username: Lisa; Password: Kampner
Click on Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
On menu along left margin, click on Articles
Read the following:
French Revolution (“Phase One of the Revolution”)
Louis XVI

Both: Take notes on your readings. Your notes will be checked.

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, January 5

Study for quiz on Chap. 14
Use Reteaching Chapter 14 as a study guide

Monday, January 3, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, January 4

AP: Read “Abolition Excerpts” handout

Both: Slavery and Abolitionism assignment (see handout)

European History

Homework due Tuesday, January 4

AP: CIG European History, pp 222-225
Go to http://www.chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/. Click on Explore. Select “Social Causes of the French Revolution” and read the article

Reg: Go to http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics. Enter Username: Lisa; Password: Kampner
Click on Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (under the Sub-Heading French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, under the Heading A Time of Revolutions, 1776-1825)
On menu along left margin, click on Articles
Read the following:
French Revolution (up to Phase One)
Estates General

Both: From the assigned readings above, list at least three “I never knew that!” facts

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, January 4

Economics in Our Times, pp 364-368 (omit p. 367)

Read “Keynsian, Monetarist and Supply-Side Policies: An Old Debate Gets New Life” and complete the worksheet