United States History

Homework due Wednesday, January 2, 2013

AP:     Making America, pp 274-307 (up to “The Whig Alternative to Jacksonian Democracy”)

           

            Go to www.historyteacher.net, then click on AP US Quizzes. Scroll down to 9. Early Industrialization & Economic Growth, and 11. Reform Movements.  Do all four practice quizzes as many times as it takes to get all the answers correct.           

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp 245-248, 253-256, 276-279, 280-284, 310-316, 318-331

            Go to http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mtk&wcsuffix=1000

            Click on Chapter 7, find the link that says “Chapter Self-Test, and take the quiz as many times as it takes to get all the answers correct.  Do the same for Chapter 8.

Both:   Complete the charts “American Reform Movements” and “American Romanticism”

            Complete the Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill assignment

            Terms to Know.  It is strongly recommended, but not required, that you write the term definitions or explanations.  You will be expected to know them, and will be tested on them orally on January 2.

European History

Homework due Wednesday, January 2, 2013

AP:      Making Europe, pp 508-531 (up to “The Beginnings of Industrial Production”)

            Take the chapter quizzes for Ch. 18 on the Making Europe website.  See the handout “Textbook Resources” for instructions on accessing the website and finding the chapter quizzes.  For additional review, do the Flashcards under Improve Your Grade.

            AP Achiever, 160-161, 149-153

Reg:    World History, pp 398-400, 403-406, 456, 498-500, 502 (“Changes in the Textile Industry”), 510-511 (“Laissez Faire Economics”)

            CIG, pp 191-204

Both:   Read Aish, “The Enlightenment”

            Read the three handouts on the Partitions of Poland and complete the Comprehension Questions worksheet

            Terms to Chart 

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Economics in Our Times, pp 339-341, 344-346

Write answers to Learning Checks p. 339,  #1-4, p. 346,  #1-4

Terms to Know

            frictional unemployment

            structural unemployment

            natural unemployment

            full employment

            cyclical unemployment

Go to www.Reffonomics.com.  Click on Macroeconomics.

            Intro to Macroeconomics (2^nd Edition 2004-2009)

                        Full Employment/Unemployment - watch entire lesson and take quiz at the end.

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, December 19

AP:     Making America, pp 264-274 (up to “Living Conditions in Blue-Collar America”)

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 240-244

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Start the Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill project

European History

Homework due Wednesday, December 19

AP:   Making Europe, pp 484-487

         AP Achiever, pp 125-128

Reg:   World History, pp 446-447 (up to “Separation of Powers”)

         CIG, pp 167-174

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, December 19

Complete Unit 6, Lesson 38, Activity 4

Go to www.Reffonomics.com.  Click on Macroeconomics, and scroll down to Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand.

            Watch:   Slope of Aggregate Demand Curve

                          Components of Aggregate Demand

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, December 18

Both:    Study for Bingo Quiz on the War of 1812 and the Era of Good Feelings

            See Study Guide

European History

Homework due Tuesday, December 18

AP:   Making Europe, pp 478-484

         AP Achiever, pp 120-124

Reg:   World History, pp 356-359

         CIG, pp 161-167

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, December 18

Complete Reteaching Chapter 12

Go to www.frbsf.org/education.  Click on DataPost Update: Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Measuring the Nation’s Output

            Watch the slide show: “GDP: Measuring the Eonomy”

            Answer the questions (in writing) on Slide 9

United States History

Homework due Monday, December 17

AP:     Making America, pp 252-258

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 300-303

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Finish Foundations of American Foreign Policy assignment (due Monday)

European History

Homework due Monday, December 17

AP:   Making Europe, pp 467-472

         AP Achiever, pp 142-144

Reg:   World History, review pp 429-430

         Read handouts: “War of the Austrian Succession” and “Seven Years War”

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Monday, December 17

Economics in Our Times, pp 332-339

Terms to Know

United States History

Homework due Friday, December 14

AP:     Making America, pp 247-252

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 294-295, 297-300

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Start the Foundations of American Foreign Policy assignment (due Monday)

European History

Homework due Friday, December 14

Both:   Study for quiz: Absolutism in Western and Eastern Europe  (see Study Guide)

Economics

Homework due Friday, December 14

Economics in Our Times, Ch. 12 Review, pp 328-329

            Build Your Economic Vocabulary

            Review Questions # 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

Read:   “The Mortgage Crisis: Some Inside Views”

            “Who Caused the Biggest Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression?”

United States History

Homework due Thursday, December 13

AP:     Making America, pp 240-246

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 228-229, 251-252, 292-294

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Read the “Monroe Doctrine” handout

European History

Homework due Thursday, December 13

AP:   Making Europe, pp 462-467

         AP Achiever, p. 108 (“The Stuart Restoration & Glorious Revolution”)

Reg:   World History, pp 424-426

         CIG, pp 135-138

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Thursday, December 13

Economics in Our Times, pp 313-315, 318-319, 323-326

Write answers to Learning Check p. 326, # 1-3

Terms to Know

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, December 12

AP:      Making America, pp 235-240 (up to “James Monroe. . .”)

            “Key Decisions of the Marshall Court” chart.  Fill in as many as possible.

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, 272-276, 290-292 (know the chart on p. 291)

            Go to www.u-s-history.com/pages/h278.html and read “American System”

           

Both:    Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, December 12

Both:   Peter the Great and Catherine the Great assignment (due Thursday)

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, December 12

Economics in Our Times, pp 302-309, 313

Write answers to Learning Check, p. 306, #1-4 and p. 313, #1-4

Terms to Know 

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, December 11

AP:     Making America, pp 224-231

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp 228 “Postwar Boom and Panic”; 274, “The Cotton Gin”; 285-289 (up to “Turner’s Rebellion”)

Both:    Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, December 11

AP:   Making Europe, pp 460-462

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

Reg:   World History, pp 434-435

         CIG, pp 188-189 (up to “Maria Theresa and Joseph II”)

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, December 11

Study for quiz: Chapters 10 & 11

United States History

Homework due Monday, December 10

Both: The War of 1812: A Documentary Exploration assignment

European History

Homework due Monday, December 10

AP:   Making Europe, pp 457-460 (top)

         AP Achiever, pp 113-115

Reg:   World History, pp 431-434 (up to “Catherine the Great”)

         CIG, pp 151-156 (up to “If It Ain’t Baroque…”)

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Monday, December 10
Economics in Our Times, p.273
   Read Chapter Summary
   Build Your Economic Vocabulary

Complete Reteaching Economics 10

United States History

Homework due Friday, December 7

AP:      Making America, pp 218-224

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp 225-228 (up to “Postwar Boom and Panic”)

Both:    Read “The Star Spangled Banner”

            Complete the Middle East and the Making of the United States chart (from Wednesday’s class)

            Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Friday, December 7

Both:   Complete the ABC-CLIO Webquest: Charles VI 

Economics

Homework due Friday, December 7

Economics in Our Times, pp 264-265, 270-271

Terms to Know

United States History

Homework due Thursday, December 6

Both:  Study for quiz on the New Republic (see Study Guide)

European History

Homework due Thursday, December 6

AP:   Making Europe, pp 454-457

         AP Achiever, pp 112-113

Reg:   World History, pp 429 (bottom) - 430

         CIG, pp 148-150

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

         Complete the In-Class assignment

         Terms to Chart 

Economics

Homework due Thursday, December 6

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?

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, December 5

AP:     Making America, pp 215-218 (up to “The Nation at War”)

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, review pp 217-218, read pp 224-225 (up to “The Land War”)

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Start studying for quiz on the New Republic (see Study Guide)

European History

Homework due Wednesday, December 5

Both:   Complete the Wars of Louis XIV Scorecard assignment 

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, December 5

BRING PHOTO ID TO SCHOOL

Economics in Our Times, pp 256-261

Terms to Know 

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, December 4

AP:     Making America, pp 209-215 (up to “Choosing War”)

Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp 217-218, 220-223

Both:   Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, December 4

Both:   Complete the Webquest: The War of the Spanish Succession

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, December 4

Economics in Our Times, pp 297 (KNOW THIS PAGE!!)

            p. 298 - Build Your Economic Vocabulary

Study for fill-in (NOT multiple choice) quiz on the Federal Reserve System.

            Review all three FRB Webquests