Wednesday, November 30, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, December 1

Both: Read the three handouts about the Louisiana Purchase:

“Jefferson as President” The Louisiana Purchase”

Gilder Lehrnan, “The Louisiana Purchase”

“Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase”

Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper to questions 1-4 at the bottom of the

“Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase” handout

European History

Homework due Thursday, December 1

AP: Making Europe, pp 460-462

AP Achiever, p. 159 (“Russia and Catherine II”)

Reg: World History, pp 434-435

CIG, pp 202-203 (“Catherine the Great”)

Both: Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Thursday, December 1

Economics in Our Times, pp 261-263

Research and write answers to the following questions: (of course NO Wikipedia)

1. When did the U.S. go on the gold standard in its domestic economy?

2. How and when did the U.S. go off the gold standard, domestically and internationally?

Describe the two stages.

Hint: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Richard Nixon

3. What were the circumstances surrounding the decisions in Question 2?

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, November 30

AP: Making America, pp 219-225

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 213-216 (up to Election of 1804)

Both: Complete the Jefferson Administration, Part I chart.
Start the Jefferson Administration Part II chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, November 30

AP: Making Europe, pp 457-461
AP Achiever, pp 113-115

Reg: World History, pp 431-434 (up to “Catherine the Great”)
CIG, pp 164-169 (up to “If It Ain’t Baroque…”)

Both: Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, November 30

Economics in Our Times, pp 256-261

Terms to Know
barter economy
double coincidence of wants
money
face value
Gresham’s Law (be able to explain it)
medium of exchange
unit of account
store of value

Monday, November 28, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, November 29

AP: Review Making America, pp 212-214

Reg: Review America: Pathways to the Present, pp 207-208

Both: Review Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Competing Visions chart

Review Issues in the Adams Administration chart

Type the answers the following questions (this assignment will be collected.) Full name and due date in upper right corner. Retype the questions. Double space, Times New Roman 12-point font.

1. How did the XYZ Affair help lead to the Alien and Sedition Acts?

2. In what ways did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions reflect the Jeffersonian philosophy of government?

European History

Homework due Tuesday, November 29

Both: ABC-CLIO Webquest: Charles VI (see handout)

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, November 29

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 11 Review, pp 298-299

Build Your Economic Vocabulary

Review Questions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Write your answers.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, November 28

AP: Making America, pp 215-219

Hippocampus assignment: The Election of 1800

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 209-212

Both: Complete the Jefferson Administration, Part I chart. Bring to class on Monday.

European History

Homework due Monday, November 28

AP: Making Europe, pp 454-457

AP Achiever, pp 112-113

Reg: World History, pp 429-430

CIG, pp 161-163

Both: Study the Prussian Rulers for Dummies chart (up to Frederick the Great)

Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Monday, November 28

Complete the Webquest: The Structure of the Federal Reserve System.

Be sure to play the game and watch the funny video after you have completed the questions.

Friday, November 18, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, November 21

AP: Making America, pp 208-215

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 207-209 (up to “The Election of 1800”)

Both: Complete the Issues in the Adams Administration chart

European History

Homework due Monday, November 21

AP: Making Europe, pp 451-454

AP Achiever, pp 111-112 (up to “The Rise of Prussia”)

Reg: World History, pp 429 (“Hapsburg Austria”)

CIG, pp 157-161 (up to “Prussia”)

Both: Terms to Chart

Complete Bumper Sticker assignment

Economics

Homework due Monday, November 21

Economics in Our Times, 282-289

Understand the graph, p. 287

Know the formula, p. 288

Write answers to Learning Check p. 289, #1, 2, & 3

Thursday, November 17, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, November 18

AP: Making America, pp 200-207

Read “George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion” and answer questions 1-4

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 202-206

Both: Complete the New Nation: Foreign Policy chart

European History

Homework due Friday, November 18

AP: Making Europe, pp 447-451

AP Achiever, pp 109-110

Reg: World History, pp 420

CIG, pp 147-148

Both: Terms to Chart

Start Bumper Sticker assignment

Economics

Homework due Friday, November 18

Economics in Our Times, 278-282 (ALL pages)

Complete the FRBSF handout

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, November 17

Both: Prepare for debate

European History

Homework due Thursday, November 17

Both: Study for quiz

Economics

Homework due Thursday, November 17

Economics in Our Times, pp 234-236, 239, 242

Readings on Health Care Reform (handout)

Terms to Know

medical malpractice suits

third party payers

Medicare

Medicaid

Monday, November 14, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, November 15

AP: Making America, pp 196-200 (top) up to “Foreign Affairs. . . “

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 165-169, 200-202

Both: Complete the Hamilton vs Jefferson chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, November 15

Both: ABC-CLIO Webquest: English Civil War

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, November 15

Economics in Our Times, pp 208-212

Terms to Know
externalities
negative externalities
positive externalities
market failure

Friday, November 11, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, November 14

Both: Prepare for debate
Play the Federalist Anti-Federalist Game at www.texaslre.org/federalists_game/federalists.html

European History

Homework due Monday, November 14

AP: Making Europe, pp 435-439

Both: Read Aish Part 49, “The Jews of Poland”
Read the Shabbetai Zevi selection from Jewish Literacy (handout)
Complete Poland and the Jews chart

Economics

Homework due Monday, November 14

“Regulation and Deregulation” handout

Answer Questions p. 176, 1-4

Thursday, November 10, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, November 11

Both: Read “The Great Debate: Ratifying the Constitution of 1787” pp 51-53
Federalists: Read the Federalist packet
Anti-Federalists: Read the Anti-Federalist packet
Play the Constitution Relay Game at www.texaslre.org/crelay/crelay.html. Print out the Certificate of Completion and bring to class. It will be collected!!

European History

Homework due Friday, November 11

AP: Making Europe, pp 430-435 (up to “Christian Reform. . . “)
AP Achiever, pp 106-108

Reg: World History, pp 421-426
CIG, pp 149-155

Both: Terms to Chart
Play Gunpowder Plot Game at www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/launch_gms_gunpowder_plot.shtml

Economics

Homework due Friday, November 11

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 7 Review, pp 196-197. Write your answers to:
Build Your Economic Vocabulary
Review Questions 1-11

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, November 10

AP: Making America, pp 191-195

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 158-163

Both: Study and know “The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution Compared”
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, November 10

Both: Read Thirty Years’ War handout
ABC-CLIO assignment (see handout)
Hint: possible pop quiz

Economics

Homework due Thursday, November 10

Economics in Our Times, pp 188-192

Terms to Know
unemployment rate
employment rate
know what makes up unemployment

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, November 9

AP: Making America, pp 187-191 (up to “Resolving the Conflict of Vision”)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 150-157

Both: Study and know “Government Formation for Dummies”
Terms to chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, November 9

AP: Making Europe, pp 427-430
AP Achiever, pp 95-98

Reg: World History, pp 427-429 (top)
CIG, pp 129-136

Both: Terms to Chart (due Thursday)

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, November 9

Economics in Our Times, pp 185-187

Complete the Minimum Wage and Teen Unemployment assignment

Terms to Know
global competition
downsizing

Monday, November 7, 2011

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, November 8

AP: Hippocampus assignment (see handout)

Both: Complete the Articles of Confederation Internet Scavenger Hunt

European History

Homework due Tuesday, November 8

AP: Making Europe, pp 425-427 (top)
AP Achiever, pp 93-94 (“The French Wars of Religion”)

Reg: World History, pp 416-417 (up to “Louis XIV. . .’)
CIG, pp 110-113

Both: Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, November 8

Economics in Our Times, pp 178-194

Research online (use Wall Street Journal or other acceptable source; NO WIKIPEDIA)
1. What is the Employee Free Choice Act?
2. Who supports it? Who opposes it?

Terms to Know
closed shop
union shop
Taft-Hartley Act
right-to-work laws
strike

Friday, November 4, 2011

United States History

Homework due Monday, November 7

AP: Making America, pp 176-187 (be sure to read pp 176-177)

Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, pp 142-149 (be sure to read all sidebars)

Both: Read “Constitutional Topic: Articles of Confederation”
Terms to chart
Complete Patriot and Loyalist project

European History

Homework due Monday, November 7

AP: Making Europe, pp 418-425
AP Achiever, pp 94-95 (“The Wars of Spain”)
pp 105-106 (“A Commercial Republic: The Dutch”)
Complete the Wars of Religion: Spain versus Holland and England chart

Reg: World History, pp 412-415
Write the answers to p. 415, Comprehension Questions 3, 4, & 5
CIG, pp 113-118
Complete the Protestants versus Catholics in England chart

Economics

Homework due Monday, November 7

Economics in Our Times, pp 170-174, 176-177
Learning Check, p. 177, questions 1-5. Write your answers

Terms and Concepts to Know:
wage rate
minimum wage law

Thursday, November 3, 2011

United States History

Homework due Friday, November 4

Both: Study for midterm

European History

Homework due Friday, November 4

Both: Study for midterm

Economics

Homework due Friday, November 4

Study for midterm

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

United States History

Homework due Thursday, November 3

Both: Start studying for the Midterm
Start Patriot and Loyalist project (due Monday, November 7)

European History

Homework due Thursday, November 3

Both: Read Aish Part 50, “The Reformation and the Jews”

Read “Luther and the Jews” and answer the Comprehension Questions (see handout)

Economics

Homework due Thursday, November 3

Study for midterm

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, November 2

Both: Complete the American Revolution: Summary Chart, using your textbook:
AP: Making America, Ch. 6
Reg: America: Pathways to the Present, Ch. 4

European History

Homework due Wednesday, November 2

Both: Read “Council of Trent” at http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1182225?sid=311830&cid=23&oid=311830&useConcept=False
User Name and Password - see previous day’s homework assignment

Know the answers to the study questions

Read “Loyola and the Society of Jesus”

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, November 2

Complete the Economics in Our Times Reteaching Chapter 6 handout

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 6 Review, p. 167. Write your answer to Sharpen Your Critical Thinking Skills