U.S. History

Review

2015-06-15T13:23:00.001-07:00

For those who weren't here today:

Look to the right where it says "Mr. Lee's Prep Stuff"... look in the same place on the new page.

Remember... test Tuesday, June 16th @ 9 AM!!

Good Luck, I'll be in school at 730 if you want to do some last minute prep.

Regents Prep - Thematic Mind Maps

2015-06-12T05:55:00.001-07:00

Listed below are the most common themes for thematic essays since 2004:

Geographical Influences

Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional Principles and Rights

Reform Movements

Foreign Policy

Controversial Domestic Issues

The Cold War

Turning Points in American History

Important Figures

Migration of Peoples

Industrialization

Wars

Government and the Economy

Supreme Court Decisions

Technology

Presidential Actions

Congressional Legislation

To help you prepare for your essays, for each topic, create a mind map with at least three branches coming off of each theme. The thing here is that you want to try to connect information and create information.

Also, for class:

Regents MC Practice 30-50

Regents MC Practice 30-50 (Chinese)

Regents Prep - Story time!

2015-06-10T20:34:00.000-07:00

In your groups, put your cards in chronological (time) order. On the back of each card, write one or two sentences that explains why that event is important to U.S. History.

To help you with your studies, here's the entire set jumbled out of order! You may want to put them in order yourself and copy what you wrote down in the notes section underneath.

HW #6 - Notes to Now

2015-06-08T22:38:00.001-07:00

Minority Rights - Latinos and the Environment
Nixon
Ford and Carter
Reagan
Bush and Clinton
Bush and Terrorism

HW #5 - Notes on the 1960s at Home

2015-06-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

JFK and LBJ
Civil Rights Movement Part 1
Civil Rights Movement Part 2

Same thing as before, take the notes... I will come around and check while you are taking the multiple choices (presumably on these notes). If you haven't done HW #4, this may be a good time to do that too... just saying...

HW #4 - Note Taking

2015-06-02T00:43:00.000-07:00

Cold War Foreign Policy Pt. 1
Cold War Foreign Policy Pt. 2
Cold War Domestic Policy

Watch the videos above and take notes on all parts. I will come around and check your notes tomorrow in class for a HW grade!

Classwork for Today

2015-05-27T06:03:00.002-07:00

Few Notes to Finish off Yesterday:

The Bonus Army

- Soldiers who served服役 in World War I were paid $1 a day, plus a 25-cent stipend奖励 for every day spent overseas海外. In 1924, Congress passed a law calling for every veteran of The Great War to receive an additional额外的 dollar for every day served服役. But the payment was not due for 20 years.
- With the advent of the Great Depression大萧条, frustration挫折 over the delayed延期的 bonus津贴 turned变成 to anger愤怒. A new bill was introduced in Congress to pay the bonus immediately立即地補助津贴. And thousands of veterans gathered来到 in the nation‘s capital to demand要求 their money
- Then on July 29,1932, troops did storm猛攻 several buildings that the veterans 退伍軍人 were occupying占领 as well as their main camp扎营, setting tents帐篷 on fire and forcing an evacuation驱散. When it was over, one veteran had been killed and about 50 veterans and Washington police had been injured受伤 in various confrontations对抗.
- Basically, this made the government look horrible.

Obviously I'm still sick... here are notes for today. I will leave them up until 5 PM then take then down. Seeing as how we are short on time, I will be moving forward regardless of whether you have them or not.

HW #3 - Dr. Seuss Goes to War

2015-05-25T21:40:00.002-07:00

Prepare to have your favorite childhood author ruined for you...

Click on the Picture!

HW #2 - Thematic Essay

2015-05-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

For this week, I will be looking for a Thematic Essay graded as a test grade.

Theme: Change — Industrialization

During the 19th century, the United States experienced tremendous industrial growth. This industrial growth resulted in many changes in American life.

Task: Identify two changes in American life that resulted from industrial growth in the United States and for each change

Explain how industrialization contributed to this change
Discuss one positive or one negative effect of this change on American life

HW #1 - Textbook Work

2015-05-11T05:51:00.001-07:00

Chapter 14 (The Industrial Age)

Questions: p 411 - Think Through History A, p 418 - Geography Skillbuilder, p 419 - Think Through History D, p 420 - Think Through History F, p 422 - Think Through History C, p 424 - Think Through History E, p 430 - Think Through History C, p 434 - Thinking Critically Q6

Define: Transcontinental Railroad, Interstate Commerce Act, Andrew Carnegie, Social Darwinism, monopoly, John D. Rockefeller, trust, Sherman Antitrust Act, American Federation of Labor, collective bargaining, socialism, scab

Chapter 15 (Immigration and Urbanization)

Questions: p 443 - Q4 Synthesizing, p 450 - Think Through History E, p 454 Think Through History C, p 458 - Thinking Critically Q6

Define: Ellis Island, culture shock, Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemen's Agreement, urbanization, Social Gospel movement, settlement house, political machine, Tammany Hall, Tweed Ring, Thomas Nast, patronage, civil service, stalwarts, Pendleton Act

Chapter 17 (The Progressive Era)

Questions: p 497 Think Through History C, p 506 Think Through History A, p 508 Think Through History C, p 515 Think Though History D, p 518 Think Through History B, p 522 Thinking Critically Q6

Define: Progressive Movement, prohibition, muckraker, initiative, referendum, recall, 17th Amendment, suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, Theodore Roosevelt, Square Deal, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Meat Inspection Act, conservation, NAACP, Bull Moose Party, Woodrow Wilson, Clayton Antitrust Act, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Reserve System, 19th Amendment

End of Marking Period

2015-05-04T05:25:00.003-07:00

So the end of the Marking Period has been moved up to Monday, May 4th. Because I have been telling you that the MP ends on Wednesday, I will honor that date as the absolute last day to get me any and all missing assignments.

Also, I am not here physically in class today, but I am in the building. I've provided notes for you here so that you may continue and not lose time. Remember, it's crunch time and time is winding down for us so it is imperative that you get these notes. I will be moving on in the curriculum tomorrow.

HW #5 - DBQ

2015-04-27T10:04:00.003-07:00

In lieu of an in class exam, I am essentially giving you a take home exam (DBQ) for this week. There are no latenesses accepted on this one and it will be counted as a TEST grade!

Directions: Scroll down to page 11 and answer the questions to each document on a separate doc. Instead of writing an essay for this, I want you to explain how the theme or essay prompt can be answered using each document. In other words, how does each document show the economic, political, and/or social differences between the North and the South that eventually led to the Civil War?

Civil War DBQ
Civil War DBQ Chinese

HW #4 - Textbook Work

2015-04-20T22:09:00.005-07:00

Let's keep on rolling with Chapter 13 (Changes on the Western Frontier)

Native American Culture in Crisis (380-387)

Think Through History A, B,C, F
p. 387 Questions 3 & 4

The Growth of Cattle Industry (388-393)

Think Through History C

Settling on the Great Plains (396-400)

Think Through History A,B
p. 400 Question 4

Farmers and the Populist Movement (401-

Think Through History A, B, E, F
p. 402 - Skillbuilder
p. 404 - Skillbuilder

p. 406 - Review Questions 19-20, Thinking Critically #6

Define: Homestead Act, assimilation, Dawes Act, homesteader, Grange, Populism, bimetallism, William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, "Cross of Gold" speech

I swear, you people are getting me sick!!

2015-04-14T06:02:00.000-07:00

Obviously I'm not here today, and normally I would leave you notes to continue on, but for some reason, it's not uploading. Therefore, I am giving you today to work on your homework assignment. By the end of the period, I expect all of the vocab to be completed. It may seem like a lot, but I know most of you deploy the search and destroy method anyways. You can do that during class and review it for homework as I will be giving you a vocab quiz tomorrow.

OH! I will also be checking your drive folders at the end of the period from home to make sure you have the work done for a TEST grade. Yup, so that means if you don't do this work, you will most assuredly fail this MP seeing as how tests are worth 50% of your grades. So shut the yapping and the nonsensical browsing and get working!

If you done early, remember as the end of the Civil War classwork post below, there are three questions you must answer for a grade as well!

HW #3 - Textbook Work

2015-04-13T05:52:00.002-07:00

In your textbooks, read Chapters 10-12 (p. 280 - p. 374)

Chapter 10 (The Union in Peril)

p. 287 (Question #4), p. 294 (Question #3), p. 305 (Question #4), p. 308 (Thinking Critically #6)

Define: secession, Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty, Fugitive Slave Act, Underground Railroad, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Know-Nothing Party, Dred Scott Decision, Freeport Doctrine, Confederate States of America, John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Abraham Lincoln

Chapter 11 (The Civil War)

p. 322 (Question #4), p. 337 (Question #3), p. 345 (Question #3), p. 346 (Thinking Critically #6)

Define: Anaconda Plan, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Emancipation Proclamation, habeas corpus, Gettysburg, William Tecumseh Sherman, Appomattox, 13th Amendment, John Wilkes Booth

Chapter 12 (Reconstruction and its Effects)

p. 352-53 (Think Through History B, C), p 363 (Think Through History E), p. 364 (Skillbuilder) p. 365 (Question #3), p. 370 (Think Through History D), p. 372 (Interact with History Q1), p. 374 (Thinking Critically #6)

Define: Andrew Jackson, Reconstruction, Radical Republican, Wade-Davis Bill, Freedman's Bureau, black codes, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, scalawag, carpetbagger, sharecropping, tenant farming, Scandals During Grant's Presidency, Ku Klux Klan, Election of 1876

Classwork - Civil War

2015-03-31T05:49:00.000-07:00

Weds, April 1st

The South shall rise again... or so they say! Today we will take a quick look into Lincoln's Inaugural Address.

We will also finally head into the Civil War! We will be watching "The Story of Us" and as with before, here are guided questions for the movie we are about to watch. Take a few moments to read the questions - I will also be shouting out the question number before the question is discussed in the movie. This will be grade for a Classwork QUIZ grade.

NOTE: I know we will not finish in class, so create a new Google Doc, title it "Story of Us - Civil War." When you submit your answers at the end of the class, right click on "Edit Your Responses" and save the link. Go to your doc and paste it for tomorrow.

Thurs, April 2nd

Upon completion of the movie, answer the following questions for a TEST grade:

What was the single most important thing to come out of the Civil War? Why? This “thing” may be an event, invention, or new way of thinking. Think about the impact of the thing you choose during and after the Civil War.
What made the Civil War a “modern” war? Use at least five examples. You may talk about the use of modern technology, battle tactics, and strategies.
Evaluate the role of Abraham Lincoln as President and Commander in Chief during the Civil War. Think about whether or not you think he did a good job and what his role was in helping the Union win.

HW #2 - Early American DBQs

2015-03-29T20:01:00.001-07:00

Click Above!

This week's homework assignment is a DBQ about the actions of our first seven Presidents. You can find the DBQ by clicking on the seal above.

Keep in mind you must answer all documents AND finish the essay! I will be counting this essay as an independent exam grade.

Notes for Today

2015-03-22T21:27:00.000-07:00

Notes be found here.

When done, work on the homework. Notes shouldn't take whole period. Quiz tomorrow.

HW #1 - Textbook Vocab Bomb!!!

2015-03-22T21:17:00.000-07:00

In your textbooks, we have already gone over Chapter 6 (pgs 172-195), Chapter 7 (pgs 196-221), and Chapter 9 (pgs 254-279) in class, so read them over if you like.

Ch. 6 - Launching the New Nation

Define - Judiciary Act of 1789, Alexander Hamilton, cabinet, national bank, Republican, protective tariff, excise tax, neutrality, John Jay, sectionalism, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, nullification, John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, judicial review, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, blockade, impressment, embargo, war hawk, Andrew Jackson

Page 194 - Thinking Critically (#5 Analyzing Primary Sources)

Ch. 7 - Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism

Define - Eli Witney, interchangeable parts, mass production, Industrial Revolution, Henry Clay, American System, National Road, Erie Canal, nationalism, Monroe Doctrine, Missouri Compromise, spoils system, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Tariff of Abominations, Whig, John C. Calhoun

Page 220 - Thinking Critically (#6 Analyzing Primary Sources)

Ch. 9 - Expanding Markets and Moving West

Define - capitalism, specialization, entrepreneur, Samuel Morse, manifest destiny, Oregon Trail, Mormons, Fifty-Four Forth or Fight, Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas, annex, Bear Flag Republic, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Gadsden Purchase, forty-niners, gold rush

Page 278 - Thinking Critically (#6 Analyzing Primary Sources)

Westward Expansion Notes

2015-03-18T21:19:00.000-07:00

As with before, your responsibility today is to watch and listen to these notes. You should have been provided guided note sheets to make life a bit easier by Mr. He.

Step 1: Watch and take Part I of the notes.

Step 2: Watch a short (10 min) clip on the Oregon Trail and the Donner Party. (optional)

Step 3: Watch and take Part II of the notes.

Step 4:

Enjoy!

HW #4 - Constitutional Principle Thematic Essay

2015-03-09T05:26:00.001-07:00

As a reminder, your Bill of Rights Project is due on Wednesday, March 11.

Also, on Wednesday, March 11 you will have an in-class Unit Exam on everything up until Washington. It will be all multiple choice. The essay portion of your exam can be found here for homework. Both sections will be combined to form a comprehensive test grade in addition to a homework grade for the essay.

Class Notes - Washington's Farewell Address

2015-02-27T05:54:00.000-08:00

Class notes on George Washington. Stop watching the clip at the 8:00 minute mark and try to read the following passages and questions on your own. After answering them on your own, you can continue watching the notes. This is practice for critical reading and document reading for the Regents. Again, there is no way for me to check if you are doing this aside from having whoever is filling in for me telling me who's working or not, but I'm hoping that some of you who are more interested in your academics would take this practice seriously.

WASHINGTON’ S FAREWELL ADDRESS (1796)

On Foreign Policy:

“The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop… Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course… It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements…But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them”

1. What is Washington’s advise regarding foreign nations?
2. Why, does he say, it is possible to stay out of European affairs?
3. Why do you think he made this proclamation?

On Domestic Politics:

“All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations… with the real design [purpose] to direct, control, [or] counteract the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle [of popular sovereignty], and of fatal tendency.

They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful [skillful] and enterprising [resourceful] minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted [unrealistic] and incongruous [conflicting] projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.”

1. What was Washington warning us of? Why?

Bill of Rights Project

2015-02-25T05:38:00.002-08:00

Upon creating the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, our Founding Fathers agreed to a general framework for our new government. However, just because they agreed on it, it did not mean that it was automatically to become our new government – our Constitution still needed to be ratified. With the Federalists publishing The Federalist Papers to persuade the public in favor of the new government, the Anti-Federalists were still worried about protecting their individual liberties and freedoms. With British rule still fresh in their minds, the Anti-Federalists understood the dangers of a national government having too much power, yet realized that the current Articles of Confederations were too weak to run an effective government. To counter the Federalists, they demanded that their personal liberties be written and included in the Constitution as a guarantee against tyranny. These demands became the Bill of Rights and were the first ten Amendments of our new Constitution.

Your project can be found here. This will be due on Friday, March 6th. Keep in mind that there will be homework assigned as well!

Classwork - The Federalist Papers

2015-02-23T05:56:00.000-08:00

Mon. 2/23 and Tues. 2/24 - Finish off the notes by following along with this video. You should have been given handouts to go along with it. Again, if you don't get the notes down, it's your responsibility.

We will be looking at The Federalist Papers today. Instead of having you read the whole text, I've created a summary of highlights for you to work on in small groups.

Directions: Read, annotate, and answer the questions at the end. What is the main idea of this paper?

Federalist Paper no. 10 - Melanie, Brittney C., Brittany V.
Federalist Paper no. 14 - Ka Yin, Jiahao, Ricardo
Federalist Paper no. 39 - Anthony, Jose
Federalist Paper no. 51 - Andy, Chris, Sampson
Federalist Paper no. 70 - Cheng Xiang, Yunuo, Juanly
Federalist Paper no. 78 - Xiao Cong, Xinzhan, Jin Feng
Federalist Paper no. 84 - George, Juanly

HW #3 - Textbook Work

2015-02-22T22:03:00.001-08:00

Read Pages 132 - 169

p 142 Chapter 5 Assessment - Questions 14-20

Chapter 5 Section 2 (132-136)

Think Through History A, B, E
p 134 Skillbuilder - Interpreting Charts
p 136 Section Assessment 3, 4

Chapter 5 Section 3 (137-141)

Think Through History A, B, C
p 141 Section Assessment 3, 4

Chapter 5 Assessment - p 142 Thinking Critically 2, 3, 5

The Living Constitution (144-167)

Think Through the Constitution (A-D, F-H, J-N, P)
p 168 Main Idea 10, 12-14
p 168 Thinking Critically 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Define: Shay's Rebellion, Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Electoral College, ratification, Federalist, Anti-Federalist, The Federalist Papers, bill of rights

如果你可以看到这一点，来寻找我。