A.P. U.S. History Period 6-Period 6 Assignments

A.P. U.S. HISTORY


FINAL ESSAY /
PRESENTATION


 


·      YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO WRITE A 3-4 PAGE RESEARCH ESSAY
ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC.


·      CHOOSE A TOPIC FROM THE LIST BELOW, CHOOSE SOMETHING
THAT INTERESTS YOU…DEVELOP A SPECIFIC ARGUMENT FOR YOUR ESSAY.


 


1.    
 HISTORY CONSPIRACY THEORIES


2.    
SPORTS
HISTORICAL EVENT (PRE-2010)


3.    
HISTORICAL
EVENT (1900-2010 = SOMETHING WE DIDN’T ALREADY DISCUSS)


4.    
DISNEY
CONSPIRACY THEORIES (TIE IN HISTORY, BE APPROPRIATE)


5.    
IMPACTFUL /
HISTORICAL MUSIC


6.    
TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCEMENTS IN HISTORY


7.    
RELIGIOUS
HISTORY


 


·      EACH ESSAY SHOULD BE 3-4 PAGES.  AN ADDITIONAL PAGE SHOULD INCLUDE AN
APA STYLE WORKS CITED / BIBLIOGRAPHY


·      YOUR WORKS CITED / BIBLIOGRAPHY SHOULD INCLUDE 5 APA
STYLE CITATIONS.


·      YOUR ESSAY WILL BE DUE JUNE 7TH.  YOU CAN TURN IN YOUR ESSAY AS A HARD COPY OR
ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  IF YOU ARE LATE,
YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.  GRADES ARE DUE
VERY QUICKLY.


·      ON THE DAY OF OUR FINALS, YOU WILL PRESENT A 3-5
MINUTE PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS ON WHAT YOU WROTE ABOUT. 


·      YOUR PRESENTATION SHOULD INCLUDE VISUAL AIDES AND
STRICTLY FOLLOW THE 3-5 MINUTE GUIDELINE.  BASICALLY OVERVIEW YOUR ARGUMENT, WHAT YOU WROTE, AND YOUR RESEARCH


·      YOUR ESSAY = 100 POINTS


·      YOUR PRESENTATION = 100 POINTS   


 


·      ARGUMENT, RESEARCH, WRITE, CITE, PRESENT

Please answer each SAQ attached below.  Please follow the AP format and either ACE/TEA all 3.  These will be due Friday at 11:59.  

ATTACHED BELOW...PICK ONE

Please post a picture of your Notes taken from Period 7...you don't need to post every page but at least 3-4 pages

Please read pages 557-572

Please Choose and Answer 1 DBQ AND 1 SAQ.  This will be due immediately.  The Questions are attached below.  

Reminders - HAVE AN ARGUMENT, USE OUTSIDE EVIDENCE, FIGHT FOR YOUR ARGUMENT

DBQ - Thesis, Context, Synthesis, Cite 2 Docs, HIPPO 4 Docs

SAQ - Answer, Cite, Expand...OR Topic, Explain, Analyze

You should have all key terms completed...with context and synthesis for each point.

READ
THE BOOK AND ANSWER JUST ONE PARAGRAPH FOR EACH QUESTION





1. Discuss
the issues surrounding the United States’ decision to use atomic bombs against
Japan. What motives were behind this action, and what arguments have been made
against it?





2.  What was the impact of the War on
society?  Go in to detail summarizing
it’s effects on African Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians,
Japanese Americans, Women, and the country as a whole.

THIS IS JUST A CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE WORKING ON YOUR KEY TERMS AND FOLLOWING ALONG IN THE BOOK.  PLEASE POST WHAT YOU HAVE...WHETHER IT IS 10 TERMS OR 20, THAT IS OK.  I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING AHEAD SO IT ISN'T TOO MUCH AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.

I have updated the due date to Thursday to give you enough time to complete this assignment.  Please follow the AP Format.  ACE / TEA each paragraph!  3 very good, solid paragraphs where you analyze!  Basically 2 questions, 1 on the Harlem Renaissance and 1 on 1920's culture/economics.  


Question 1 is based on the excerpt below (found on pg. 494 in your book)

"Through his artistic efforts the Negro is smashing this immemorial stereotype faster than he has ever done through any other method he has been able to use...He is impressing upon the national mind the conviction that he is an active and important force in American life; that he is a creature; that he has given as well as received; that he is a potential giver of larger and richer contributions...
     "I do not think it too much to say that through artistic achievement the Negro has found a means of getting at the very core of the prejudice against him by challenging the Nordic superiority complex.  A great deal has been published in this decade of "renaissance."  


- JAMES WELDON JOHNSON,  POET AND SECRETARY OF THE NAACP, HARPER'S, 1928   

1.  Using the excerpt, answer A, B, and C.

A.  Briefly explain ONE way the Harlem Renaissance supported the point of view in the excerpt.  

B.  Briefly explain ONE example of an African American artists' achievement from the era that would support this excerpt.

C.  Briefly explain what the author most likely meant by "the very core of prejudice" faced by African Americans in the 1920's.


Question 2 is based on the excerpts below (found on pg. 495 in your book)


"I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified.  It was all very careless and confused.  They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that keep them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."


- F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, NOVELIST, THE GREAT GATSBY, 1925

"Never was a decade snuffed out so quickly as the 1920's.  The stock market crash was taken as a judgment pronounced on the whole era, and in the grim days of depression, the 1920's were condemned as a time of irresponsibility and immaturity."


-WILLIAM E. LEUCHTENBURG, HISTORIAN, THE PERILS OF PROSPERITY, 1959


2.  Using the excerpts, answer A, B, and C.

A.  Briefly explain ONE social development in the 1920's that supports the Fitzgerald quote.

B.  Briefly explain ONE economic development in the 1920's that supports Leuchtenburg's argument.

c.  Briefly explain ONE argument that supports the 1920's made a positive contribution to the long-term prosperity of the United States.  

Reminder - you are to complete BOTH (2) SAQ's on Period 7.  Reminder each letter should be 2-4 to sentences.  
Answer   Topic
Cite         Expand
Explain   Analyze


1.  a) Briefly explain ONE argument that supports the view that the Spanish-American War was caused by humanitarian concerns.
b) Briefly explain ONE argument that supports the view that the Spanish-American was caused by imperialist motives.
c)  Briefly explain ONE argument that supports the view that the Spanish-American War caused a change in American foreign policy.




2.  a) Briefly explain ONE significant of the philosophy of pragmatism to the Progressive movement.
b)  Briefly explain ONE significant contribution of either scientific management or regulatory commissions to the Progressive movement.
c)  Briefly explain ONE reason why the Progressives thought government needed to play a more active role in solving America's problems.  

Please make sure to attach your key terms.  Make sure to define, give context, and provide synthesis for each term.  

Please attach a picture of your notes for Period 6.

1.  Please complete all sections.  You should have 5 paragraphs...1 intro, 3 body paragraphs (1 for each letter), and 1 conclusion.  This is due on Thursday!


A.  Briefly explain ONE specific example of how the government promoted the growth of railroads in the United States before 1900.


B.  Briefly explain ONE specific example to support the argument that the growth of railroads proved a turning point in the development of the U.S. economy.


C.  Briefly explain ONE significant effect of the overbuilding of the railroads in the 19th Century United States.

REMINDER - THIS SHOULD JUST BE A PICTURE OF YOUR NOTES.  I WANT TO SEE THAT YOU ARE ORGANIZED, READING FROM THE BOOK, AND CAN USE YOUR NOTES TO STUDY FOR THE AP TEST.

REMINDER - EACH TERM SHOULD HAVE 3 PARAGRAPHS.  DEFINE THE TERM, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PERIOD 5? (CONTEXT), AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO OTHER PERIODS? (SYNTHESIS)

We have a lot of Period 5 Key Terms...you are expected to complete half of them by Friday.  Reminder - I am looking for 3 things...


1.  Define the Term


2.  Why is the term important to the overall theme of Period 5 (context)


3.  How is term relatable to other periods or World History (synthesis)

Attached below is an SAQ...please write 5 paragraphs (into, 3 answer paragraphs, conclusion) on the topic.  


“If American sectionalism entered a new phase in 1846, it was neither because North and South clashed for the first time nor because the issue of slavery for the first time assumed importance. As early as the Confederation, North and South had been at odds.... Once the government under the Constitution went into effect, bitter sectional conflicts raged.... This sectional rivalry tended to become institutionalized in the opposing [political] organizations....No matter which region embraced nationalism and which particularism, sectional conflict remained a recurrent phenomenon.”


David M. Potter, The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861, published in 1976


“The Civil War represented an utter and unique breakdown of the normal democratic political process. When one section of the country refused to accept the decision of a presidential election, secession and the ensuing war became the great exception to the American political tradition of compromise. The rending of the nation was the one time that conflict seemed too irrepressible, too fundamental, to be contained within common consensual boundaries. Because the war was such an anomaly, both participants and later historians have been fascinated with its causes since the shooting started.”


Michael F. Holt, , published in 1978



1. Using the excerpts, answer (a), (b), and (c).


a) Briefly describe ONE major difference between Potter’s and Holt’s historical interpretations of the Civil War.


b) Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development during the period 1786-1861 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Potter’s interpretation.


c) Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development during the period 1786-1861 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Holt’s interpretation.

You are expected to write 1 page (2-3 paragraphs)


Intro
1.  Describe the Oregon Trail and what life was like while moving westward for the settlers.
2.  What did you learn while playing the Oregon Trail?  Reactions / Reflections
Conclusion

Please complete your Key Terms...reminder you need a defintion, context (How it relates to a broad theme of the Period), and synthesis (How it relates to other Periods / World History).


Let me know if you have any issues.  

Please take a picture of your notes.  I hope they are organized and easy to study from.  Please let's see that you are reading the books and staying on top of the material for the AP Test.   

Listed below are the SAQ's that you will complete in class.  If you do not finish, you will have time to finish them as homework.  Reminder - each SAQ should be at least 3 paragraphs, cover the entire question, supported with outside evidence, and show context and synthesis.  


1.      In your response you should do the following.
Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.


Evaluate the extent to which the emergence of regional identities shaped the political development of the United States from 1800 to 1848.
 
2.     : You are advised to spend 5 minutes planning and 30 minutes writing your answer. Cite relevant historical evidence in support of your generalizations and present your arguments clearly and logically.


To what extent did political parties contribute to the development of national unity in the United States between 1790 and 1840 ?

Over the break, you are expected to read and take notes from Chapters 9/10 in your spare time.  These chapters will discuss Sectionalism (the differences between the North and the South) and the Age of Jackson.  Please read these chapters in your book and take notes on these sections.  Just take pictures of your notes and post them onto this assignment.  Thank you so much and please let me know if you have any issues or concerns.  

I know many of you will miss today.  Today we will be grading our DBQ's from the Block Period before moving forward with Period 4.  If you are not in class today, please just post a picture of your DBQ.  I can grade them over the weekend on my own.


Thank you all, and see you in class.  Hope you enjoyed the holiday and thank you to all of our Veterans.  

•IN 5 PARAGRAPHS (1 INTRO, 3 BODY, AND 1 CONCLUSION) – ANSWER ALL
PARTS OF THIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTION




•A.  CHOOSE ONE OF THE CHOICES BELOW, AND EXPLAIN
WHY YOUR CHOICE BEST DEMONSTRATES HOW PRESIDENTS JEFFERSON AND MADISON LARGELY
RELIED ON ECONOMIC POLICIES TO CARRY OUT FOREIGN POLICIES.


1.LOUISIANA PURCHASE


2.EMBARGO ACT OF 1807


3.MACON’S BILL NO. 2




•B.  CONTRAST YOUR CHOICE AGAINST ONE OF THE OTHER
OPTIONS, DEMONSTRATING WHY THAT OPTION IS NOT AS GOOD AS YOUR CHOICE.




•C.  PROVIDE ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE INVOLVING ONE
OF THE CHOICES PROVIDED OR ANOTHER SITUATION DURING THIS PERIOD OF PRESIDENTS
JEFFERSON AND MADISON THAT EITHER SUPPORTS OR CONTRADICTS THEIR RELIANCE ON
ECONOMIC POLICIES TO CARRY OUT THEIR FOREIGN POLICIES. 

Please make sure to define the term, say why it is important, how it relates to the greater theme of Period 3, and what it leads to / or might lead to in other time periods.  Please let me know if you have any issues.  

We discussed this in class, please just take a picture of your notes to show me you are staying on top of your work and being organized.  3 Pages will work.

This assignment will not be graded, use this as more of a time management excercise to make sure you are on top of your Key Terms for Period 3.  If you do 10-13 terms, you will be in good shape for when the whole period is due later this month.

In a 3-5 paragraph essay (total), please answer the following prompts.  


A - Briefly explain the British view of how the Seven Years' War fundamentally changed the relationship between Britain and its American Colonies.  


B - Briefly explain the colonial view as a result of the war.


C - Briefly describe the initial reaction taken as a result of the changing views by either the British or colonists.  

•KEY TERMS DUE Monday From the Key Terms WorkSheet
•DEFINE THE TERM
•WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO HISTORY?
•WHAT MIGHT IT LEAD TO?
•HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE THEME OF PERIOD 2?


I would expect at least 1-2 paragraphs on each term.  Most terms can be found in your book.  If a term is not in your book, you are expected to look it up online.  Reminder: the terms are listed on the sheet handed out the first day and posted on Google Classroom given by the AP College Board.  If you have any questions, please let me know

Unfortunately, I was unable to find a guideline template for our notes for Period 2.  That is totally OK.  For this assignment, please just post a picture of your notes from the book and outside sources of Period 2.  


Please highlight all of the Key Points / Events that you might throw in as evidence in an essay.  Also, make sure you highlight why each note is important to history and what it might lead to.  


If you have questions, concerns, or comments - please let me know in class.  

PLEASE TURN IN AS A HARD COPY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE (I do understand there are extenuating circumstances)


Directions:  The suggested writing time for this question is 40 minutes.  In your response you should do the following:


THESIS - Make a defensible claim that establishes a line of reasoning and consists of one or more sentences found in one place.


CONTEXTUALIZATION - Relate the argument to a broader historical context.


EVIDENCE - Support an argument with specific and relevant historical evidence.


REASONING - Organize an argument using the skill in question.


ANALYSIS - Demonstrate a complex understanding of the question using historical evidence to support, qualify, or modify an argument.


QUESTION - Analyze the impact of geography and the environment on the development of at least two different regions of the English colonies along the Atlantic coast in the 17th and 18th centuries.

•KEY TERMS DUE FRIDAY
•DEFINE THE TERM
•WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO HISTORY?
•WHAT MIGHT IT LEAD TO?
•HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE THEME OF PERIOD 1?


I would expect at least 1-2 paragraphs on each term.  Most terms can be found in your book.  If a term is not in your book, you are expected to look it up online.  Reminder: the terms are listed on the sheet handed out the first day and posted on Google Classroom given by the AP College Board.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

As discussed in class - this assignment is your guided reading / notes for Period 1.  If you want to take a picture of your notes that you've already taken - that is totally fine.  Please make sure to answer the short questions that are highlighted in this document as well.  The links for the videos may or may not work - but they are cited within the document if you need to find them.    Please let me know if you have any questions or issues.

Listed below are 2 Short Answer Questions that are to be typed and turned on Monday.  If you have any questions or issues, please email me.  


•QUESTION 1 (2-3 PARAGRAPHS) – 


BRIEFLY EXPLAIN HOW ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS IN EUROPE IN THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY HELPED BRING ABOUT A PERIOD OF EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION OF LANDS ACROSS THE SEAS.
1.RELIGION
2.TRADE
3.TECHNOLOGY


•PROVIDE ONE EXAMPLE OF AN EVENT OR DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS YOUR EXPLANATION.


•BRIEFLY EXPLAIN HOW ONE OF THE THREE FACTORS LISTED ABOVE BECAME EITHER MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT IN COLONIZATION BY THE END OF THE 16TH CENTURY.  


•QUESTION 2 (2-3 PARAGRAPHS) – 


BRIEFLY EXPLAIN ONE COMMON TRAIT IN THE POLICIES OF TWO OF THE EUROPEAN NATIONS TOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS.
1.ENGLAND
2.FRANCE
3.SPAIN


•BRIEFLY EXPLAIN ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE POLICIES OF TWO EUROPEAN NATIONS TOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS.


•BRIEFLY EXPLAIN ONE REACTION OF NATIVE AMERICANS TO EUROPEAN POLICIES.   

•WRITE A BRIEF ESSAY (1 -2 Paragraphs) OR OUTLINE DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENCES OF THE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TRIBES OF THE EARLY NATIVE AMERICANS.


SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST, GREAT PLAINS, MIDWEST, NORTHEAST, ATLANTIC, CALIFORNIA

THIS ALL COULD BE FOUND IN YOUR BOOK PAGES 3-5 OR ONLINE VIA DIFFERENT ONLINE RESOURCE.  


DO NOT STRESS, THIS IS BASICALLY JUST GUIDED READING/NOTES.