United States History

Homework due Monday, January 6

AP:     Making America, pp 353-365 (up to “The Human Dimensions of the War”)

           

            Review outline, “Slavery in Antebellum America”

           

            Read:  “The ‘Mudsill’ Theory” by James Henry Hammond

                        George Fitzhugh Advocates Slavery

                        Abolition Excerpts

                        Doc. 4 Fragment on Slavery by Abraham Lincoln

            Be prepared to discuss the readings on January 8 in AP Elective class

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 380-389, 395-396 (Emancipation and the War)

            Read: Abolition Excerpts

                      Doc. 4 Fragment on Slavery by Abraham Lincoln

            List these documents in two columns:  Pro-Slavery and Anti-Slavery.  Which document(s) in each category make(s) the strongest statement?

Both:   Terms

European History

Homework due Monday, January 6

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”

            Terms to Chart.  PLEASE TYPE YOUR TERMS.  HANDWRITTEN TERMS WILL RECEIVE A SCORE OF ZERO. 

NOTE:  You are required to complete all parts of this assignment and to know the material.  We will spend only one day reviewing the assignment, primarily to clarify any questions you have.  

Economics

Homework due Monday, January 6

Economics in Our Times

       Read pp 354-360, 364.  Be sure to read “Economics and People”, pp 357-358.

       Write answer to Question 1 on p. 358

       Write answers to Learning Checks:

             p. 359, # 1-4

             p. 364, #1-4

       Write definitions for the following terms in your own words (DO NOT copy the                     textbook’s definition):

                fiscal policy

                expansionary fiscal policy

                contractionary fiscal policy

                crowding out

                crowding in

                expansionary monetary policy

                contractionary monetary policy

Complete the following handouts:

            Chapter 14, Section 1 Quiz

            Chapter 14, Section 2 Quiz

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, December 17

AP:     Making America, pp 321-327

Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 352-356 (up to “The Compromise of 1850”)

           

Both:   Complete Texas Becomes a State timeline

            Terms

European History

Homework due Tuesday, December 17

AP:   Making Europe, pp 531-534

         AP Achiever, pp 183-186

Reg:   World History, pp 500-504

         CIG, pp 191-204, 243-249

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, December 17

Economics in Our Times, review pp 324-326

Write answers to:  Learning Check p. 326 #4

                             Review Questions, p. 329, #11

United States History

Homework due Monday, December 16

AP:     Making America, pp 311-316

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 351-352

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Finish the Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill project.  Due Monday at the beginning of class.

            Start filling in How Texas Became a State Timeline (through 1844)

European History

Homework due Monday, December 16

Both:   Read the handouts:

            The First Partition of Poland

            The Second Partition of Poland

            The Third Partition of Poland

         Write answers to The Partitions of Poland: Comprehension Questions

Economics

Homework due Monday, December 16

Complete Reteaching Ch. 12

Go to www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/datapost

            Click on Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Measuring the Nation’s Output

            View the slides: GDP: Measuring the Economy

            WRITE answers to “What Do You Think?” questions on Slide 9

United States History

Homework due Thursday, December 12

Both:   Study for Quiz: Age of Jackson.  Review:

         AP:   Making America, pp 245-258

         Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp 290-295, 297-303

         Both: Lecture Notes

                  Class notes

European History

Homework due Thursday, December 12

AP:   Making Europe, pp 498-503

         AP Achiever, pp 158-159

Reg:   World History, pp 452 (“Enlightened Despots”)

         CIG, pp 186-189

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Thursday, December 12

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

            Build Your Economic Vocabulary, p. 328

            Review Questions, p. 329, #s 1-10

Read the following handouts:

            “The Mortgage Crisis: Some Inside Views”

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

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, December 11

AP:     Making America, pp 302-307 (up to “The Whig Alternative to Jacksonian Democracy”)

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 288-289, 312-315, 318-325

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, December 11

AP:   Making Europe, pp 493-498

         AP Achiever, pp 157-158

Reg:   World History, pp 451-452 (up to “Enlightened Despots”)

         CIG, pp 184-186 (up to “Enlightened Despots”)

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Wednesday, December 11

Economics in Our Times, pp 319, 323-326

Terms:   price index

             Consumer Price Index

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

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, December 10

Both:  Start work on the Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill project

European History

Homework due Tuesday, December 10

AP:   Making Europe, pp 487-493 (up to “The Late Enlightenment”)

         AP Achiever, pp 149-157 (up to “The Later Enlightenment”)

Reg:   World History, pp 447-450 (up to “New Economic Thinking”)

         CIG, pp 175-184

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Tuesday, December 10

Economics in Our Times, pp 313-315, 318

Terms:   Real GDP

              base year

              business cycle

Write answers to Learning Check p. 318, # 1-3

United States History

Homework due Monday, December 9

AP:      Making America, pp 294-302 (up to “The Middle Class and Moral Reform”)

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 245-248, 310-312, 315 (bottom)-316

           

Both:    Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Monday, December 9

AP:   Making Europe, pp 484-487

         AP Achiever, pp 125-127

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

          CIG, review pp 136-137

Both:   Terms to Chart

Economics

Homework due Monday, December 9

Economics in Our Times, pp 306-309, 313

Write answers to: Learning Check p. 313, #s 1-3

United States History

Homework due Friday, December 6

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

           See Study Guide

European History

Homework due Friday, December 6

Both:   Study for quiz: Absolutism

           See Study Guide

Economics

Homework due Friday, December 6

Study for quiz: Economics in Our Times, chs 10 & 11

            Review chapters

            Review all handouts and FRB webquests

            Review the Reffonomics lessons:

                        Board of Governors and the FOMC

                        Tools of Monetary Policy

United States History

Homework due Thursday, December 5

AP:     Making America, pp 285-288, 290

Reg:    Read handout, “The Oregon Country”

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Thursday, December 5

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 (due Friday)

Economics

Homework due Thursday, December 5

Economics in Our Times, pp 302-305 (INCLUDING 304)

Terms to Know

            Gross Domestic Product

            double-counting

Write answers to:

            p. 304, # 1 & 2

            p. 306, # 2, 3, & 4

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, December 4

AP:     Making America, pp 282-285 (up to “Tying the West to the Nation”)

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 349-350

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Wednesday, December 4

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 Wednesday, December 4

Economics in Our Times, Chapter 10 Review.  Write answers to:

            p. 273 - Build Your Economic Vocabulary

            p. 274 - Review Questions # 2, 3, 6, & 7

Economics in Our Times, Chapter 11 Review.  Write answers to:

            p. 298 - Build Your Economic Vocabulary

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, December 3

AP:      Making America, pp 278-282 (up to “The Hispanic Southwest”)

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp 249-251, 253-256

Both:    Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Tuesday, December 3

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 Tuesday, December 3

Economics in Our Times, review pp 282-283, 285-288

Write answers to Review Questions, p. 298. #s 4, 5, 7, 8, & 12

United States History

Homework due Monday, December 2

AP:     Making America, pp 263-277

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp. 276-284

           

Both:   Terms to Chart

European History

Homework due Monday, December 2

Both:   Peter the Great and Catherine the Great assignment 

Economics

Homework due Monday, December 2

Complete the webquest:  The Federal Reserve System: History and Background

Complete the Quiz: The Federal Reserve System

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, November 26

AP:     Making America, pp 252-258

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

Both:   Terms to Chart

            Study for map quiz

European History

Homework due Tuesday, November 26

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, November 26

Economics in Our Times, pp 289, 292-294.  Pay special attention to the Question and Answer on p. 294

Complete the webquest:  The Federal Reserve Bank: Some Basics

United States History

Homework due Monday, November 25

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 Tuesday)

European History

Homework due Monday, November 25

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