Survey of American Civilization to the Civil War

AP US History
Moon Valley High School
Class Website: https://sites.google.com/a/guhsdaz.org/wright-apus-history/

Teacher: Jennifer Wright

Fall 2013
jennifer.wright@guhsdaz.org

Fall Syllabus
Required Text: Alan Brinkley, American History
AMSCO [United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination] by Newman &
Schmalbach
The Meeting of Cultures: Chapter 1 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, August, 19th
Chapter 1 Notes and Questions Due Friday, August 23rd
AMSCO: pp. 1-13
American History: Chapter 1, pp. 1-17 - America Before Columbus / Europe Looks Westward
American History: Chapter 1, pp.17-25, Chapter 2, pp. 29-37 - The Arrival of the English / The Early Chesapeake
Transportations and Borderlands: Chapter 2 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, August 26th
Chapter 2 Notes and Questions Due Friday, August 30th
AMSCO: pp. 23-35
American History: Chapter 2, pp. 37-48 - New England and the Restoration Colonies
American History: Chapter 2, pp. 49-55 - Borderlands and Middle Grounds / The Development of Empire
Society and Culture in Provincial America: Chapter 3 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Tuesday, Sept. 3 rd
Chapter 3 Notes and Questions Due Friday, September 6th
AMSCO: pp. 42-53
American History: Chapter 3, pp. 63-78 - The Colonial Population and Colonial Economies
American History: Chapter 3, pp. 78-91 - Patterns of Society / Awakenings and Enlightenments
Project #1 Due: Thursday, September 5th
Unit 1 Test: Chapters 1-3 Friday, September 6th
The Empire in Transition: Chapter 4 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, September 9th
Chapter 4 Notes and Questions Due Friday, September 13th
AMSCO: pp. 60-69
American History: Chapter 4, pp. 95-108 - The Struggle for the Continent / The New Imperialism
American History: Chapter 4, pp. 108-119 - Stirrings of Revolt / Cooperation and War
The American Revolution: Chapter 5 Vocabulary and Reading Quiz Monday, September 16 th
Chapter 5 Notes and Questions Due on Friday, September 20th
AMSCO: pp. 77-89
American History: Chapter 5, pp. 123-144 - The War for Independence / War and Society
American History: Chapter 5, pp. 144-153 - The Creation of State Govts / The Search for a National Govt.
The Constitution and the New Republic: Chapter 6 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, Sept. 23rd
Chapter 6 Notes and Questions Due Friday, September 27th
AMSCO: pp. 96-113
American History: Chapter 6, pp. 161-170 - Framing a New Government / Adoption and Adaptation
American History: Chapter 6, pp. 170-179 Federalists and Republicans / The Downfall of the Federalists
Project #2 Due: Thursday, September 26th
Unit 2 Test: Chapters 1-6 Friday, September 28th
The Jeffersonian Era: Chapter 7 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, September 30th
Chapter 7 Notes and Questions Due Friday, October 4th
AMSCO: pp. 121-133
American History: Chapter 7, pp. 183-204 - The Rise of Cultural Nationalism / Jefferson the President
American History: Chapter 7, pp. 204-216 - Expansion and War / The War of 1812
Founding Brothers Novel Assignment Due Monday, October 14th
Quarter One Key Terms Quiz: Monday, October 14th

Varieties of American Nationalism: Chapter 8 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Tuesday, October 15 th
Chapter 8 Notes and Questions Due Friday, October 18th
AMSCO: pp. 140-156
American History: Chapter 8, pp. 219-229 Stabilizing Economic Growth / Expanding Westward / The Era of Good
Feelings
American History: Chapter 8, pp. 229-239 - Sectionalism and Nationalism / The Revival of Opposition
Jacksonian America: Chapter 9 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, October 21st
Chapter 9 Notes and Questions Due Friday, October 25th
AMSCO: pp. 184-194
American History: Chapter 9, pp. 241-253 - The Rise of Mass Politics / Our Federal Union and Indian Removal
American History: Chapter 9, pp. 253-264 - Jackson and the Bank War / Politics After Jackson
President Test #1: Washington Tyler [order, years, parties, catalyst of party change] Friday, October 25 th
Americas Economic Revolution: Chapter 10 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, October 28 th
Chapter 10 Notes and Questions Due Friday, November 1st
AMSCO: pp. 166-170
American History: Chapter 10, pp. 269-284 - Foundations of Economic Development/ Transportation and
Communications Revolution / Commerce and Industry
American History: Chapter 10, pp. 284-296 - Men and Women at Work / Patterns of Society / The Agricultural North
Project #3 Due: Thursday, October 31st
Unit 3 Test: Chapters 1-10 Friday, November 1st
Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South: Chapter 11 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, November 4th
Chapter 11 Notes and Questions Due Friday, November 8th
AMSCO: pp. 170-177
American History: Chapter 11, pp.305-315 - The Cotton Economy and Southern Society
American History: Chapter 11, pp.315-326 - The Peculiar Institution and the Culture of Slavery
*Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
*Introduce Research Paper Assignment [1 Day in Media Center]
An Age of Reforms: Chapter 12 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Tuesday, November 12th
Chapter 12 Notes and Questions Due Friday, November 15th
AMSCO: pp. 202-212
American History: Chapter 12, pp. 329-342 - The Romantic Impulse / Remaking Society
American History: Chapter 12, pp. 342-347 - The Crusade Against Slavery
*1 Day in Media Center [Research Paper]
The Impending Crisis: Chapter 13 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, November 18th
Chapter 13 Notes and Questions Due Friday, November 22nd
AMSCO: pp. 221-232; 240-255
American History: Chapter 13, pp. 351-368 - Looking Westward / Expansion and War / The Sectional Debate
American History: Chapter 13, pp. 368-379 - The Crises of the 1850s
*1 Day in Media Center [Research Paper]
Project #4 Due: Thursday November 21st
Unit 4 Test: Chapters 1-13 Friday, November 22nd
Civil War Research Paper: November 25th -27th in Media Center [No Chapter Assignment]
The Civil War: Chapter 14 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, December 2nd
Chapter 14 Notes and Questions Due Friday, December 6th
AMSCO: pp. 265-281
American History: Chapter 14, pp. 381-395 - The Secession Crisis / The Mobilization of North and South
American History: Chapter 14, pp. 395-408 - Strategy and Diplomacy / Campaigns and Battles
*1 Day in Media Center [Research Paper]
A Stillness at Appomattox Novel Assignment Due Monday, December 9th

Reconstruction and the New South: Chapter 15 Vocabulary Due and Reading Quiz Monday, December 9 th
Chapter 15 Notes and Questions Due Friday, December 13th
AMSCO: pp. 289-303
American History: Chapter 15, pp. 413-426 - The Problems of Peacemaking / Radical Reconstruction / The South in
Reconstruction
American History: Chapter 15, pp. 426-443 - The Grant Administration / The Abandonment of Reconstruction / The
New South
Civil War Research Paper Due: Monday, December 16th
President Test #2: Washington Grant [order, years, parties, catalyst of party change] Monday, December 16 th
Project #5 Due: Tuesday, December 17th
Unit 5 Test: Chapters 1-15 Wednesday, December 18th [First Semester Final Exam]

Quarter Novel Reading Breakdown

Quarter 1: Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis
Week 1: Preface and Chapter 1 [pp.3-47] Due August 28th
Week 2: Chapter 2 [pp.48-80] Due September 4th
Week 3: Chapter 3 [pp. 81-119] Due September 11th
Week 4: Chapter 4 [pp. 120-161] Due September 18th
Week 5: Chapter 5 [pp. 162-205] Due September 25th
Week 6: Chapter 6 [pp. 206-248] Due October 2nd
Novel Assignment Due Monday, October 14th
Quarter 2: A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton
Week 1: Chapter 1 [pp.1-54] Due October 23rd
Week 2: Chapter 2 [pp.55-130] Due October 30th
Week 3: Chapter 3 [pp. 131-199] Due November 13th (there is a gap here because of in class novel Incidents in the
Life of a Slave Girl)
Week 4: Chapter 4 [pp.201-253] Due November 20th
Week 5: Chapter 5 [pp.255-317] Due November 27th
Week 6: Chapter 6 [pp.319-380] Due December 4th
Novel Assignment Due Monday, December 9th