1. Read p. 79 – 99

2. Answer questions 1 -5 for Chapter Four.

1. Read p. 53 - 65

2. Answer questions 8 - 11

3. Read the Mayflower Compact and try to determine why this document is considered so significant. <What does it show about values and commitments of Pilgrims?  What are their governing principles?>

4. Read the sermon by John Winthrop and be prepared to discuss the following questions: What reasons does Winthrop give for the journey?  How do his religious views shape his vision of the proper social order for the new colony?  What is the covenant he describes?

Read the excerpts from the essay, “The Preconditions of the American Revolution” by Jack Greene.  Two of Greene’s goals in this essay are: 1) to describe the long-term preconditions for the Americans to establish self-government; and 2) to examine the short-term reasons why Britain changed its policies towards the colonies and the consequences.  As you read the essay, take notes in the margins or on a separate piece of paper on the points that Greene makes to support his analysis.  Include the preconditions that he discusses in the first section of the essay.

1. Read p. 103 to 118 (skip the green box on p. 114-115)

2. Answer reading questions 1 –  4 for Chapter Five

1. Read p. 68 - 83

2. Answer questions 12 – 16

3. You should have finished the New England section of the 13 English Colonies chart by today and started filling in about the founding of PA, NY, NJ, and the Carolinas

1. Read the essay, “Friction Between Colonial Troops and British Regulars” by Fred Anderson.  As you read, take notes on the reasons for the friction between the two groups.  Also, think about what this description of the British army tells us about how this army will function.

1. Read p. 114 – 115 on polling and summarize the five criteria for designing and interpreting surveys.

2. Read Michael Barone on polling and make notes in the margin or in your notes on the significant points.

3. Read “Dirty Little Secrets” and make notes in the margin or on paper on the significant points.

1. Read p. 84 - 91

2. Answer questions 17 – 18

3. Read the Defense of Slavery in VA and the VA Laws for Blacks and take margin notes. <What can you tell about slavery from these docs?>

1. Read Chapter 3, “Beginnings: From the Top Down,” p. 53-73

2. Answer questions 12-15

3.We will be discussing the situation in the colonies in 1764. Try to figure out how different demographic groups would react to the Sugar Act

4. As you read, take of the roles of the following people: Patrick Henry, Earl of Bute, Duke of Newcastle, and George Grenville

Read “Politicians Don’t Pander” in the Readings book p. 401 - 407 and make notes in the margin or in your notes about the significant points.

1. Read p. 91 - 96

2. Answer questions 20 - 21

3. Read the excerpt from the Navigation Act and be prepared to discuss the Review Questions at the end.

4. Finish the chart on the 13 Colonies.

5. There will be a short quiz on the material we covered through Wednesday. Use the interactive quizzes on my website to help you study. (Hint. Hint)

1. Read. Chapter 4, “The Stamp Act Crisis,” p. 75 – 97.  Feel free to skim the following sections:

1) p. 75 “To clear up the mysteries…” – 77 “Whately had not expected…”

2) p. 81 “The Parson’s Cause...” –the bottom of p. 83 “The main outline…” on Patrick Henry and the Parson’s Cause;

3) p. 87 – 92 on the Hutchinson-Otis feud. Except read o, 89-90 on Thomas Hutchinson and the Writs of Assistance.

In other words, read p. 74-75, 77-81, 83-87, 89-90, 92-97.  Or read everything and be really smart.

2. Answer questions 16-19

3. Make sure you know who Thomas Hutchinson, Francis Bernard, James Otis, Jr., Isaac Barré, and Andrew Oliver were.

1. Read p. 118 – 127

2. Answer questions 5 – 9 for Chapter Five

3. Pretend you’re a pundit.  Look at the Exit Poll results from 2000, 2004, and 2006 and write down ten results from one, both, or all of the polls that indicate something interesting about the relative strength of the parties.  Think along the lines of what you would recommend to Senators McCain and Obama 2008 based on this data.

1. Read p. 99 - 110

2. Answer questions 22- 24

3. Read documents on Eliza Lucas and write down in the margins what you can learn about women in South Carolina in this period from reading her letters

1. Read Chapter 5, “Response,” p. 98 – 121. Feel free to skim p. 100 – 106 on the Ward-Hopkins feud in Rhode Island: just note that there were political conflicts internally that influenced which side people took.

2. Answer questions 20 - 24

1. Read p. 129 – 146

2. Answer questions 1 – 7 for Chapter Six

1. Read the packet on how to write a DBQ

2. Brainstorm, using your notes, homework, and book everything you can that you could consider to answer this question: “Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies.  Why did this difference in development occur?”  When you’re done writing down what you can think of from the top of your head, look through your notes, handouts, and the book for more relevant points you could make.  Group your brainstorming into three different subject areas or main points.

1. Read through chapter 6 “Selden’s Penny,” p. 122 - 141

2. Answer questions 25 - 27

1. Study Table 6.3 on p. 142 and be prepared to talk about it in class.

2. Start studying for test

1. Read p. 111 - 118

2. Answer questions 25 – 27

3. Read “The Great Awakening Comes to Weathersfield, Connecticut”

4. Read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and be prepared to discuss.

Test

Study for the test

1. Read p. 119 - 129

2. Answer questions. 28 - 30

3. Fill out as much of the chart on the war as you can from the reading

1. Read the following excerpts from Chapter 7:

p. 142-5 (bottom of page); p. 152-3 (from “After Chatham…” to “With this unlikely collection….”); p. 154 – 158 (from “As seen by the ministry….” to end of chapter)

2. Answer questions 1 – 4 of the Reading Questions

(When you see references to Chatham, it might help to know that that is William Pitt who was made the Earl of Chatham and was brought back in to head the government, but he was very ill and didn’t really control the government this time.)

Test

1. Finish the War Chart

2. Prepare a detailed outline for your assigned essay question.  Include a thesis statement.

1. Read p. 159 – 191

2. Answer questions 5 – 10. I’ve given the page numbers of where the material relating to those questions are.  Use those page numbers as a guide to help you to know where to concentrate your reading and where you can skim quickly in between those pages.

1. Read p. 149 –157 in the textbook

2. Answer questions 1 - 4

Test

Work Day in class today:

1. Read p. 198 – 213

2. Answer question 11

3. We will be preparing for the trial today.  You should have read and learned your role in the trial. 

4. Bring your battle materials to class to work on when you’re not preparing for the trial.

1. Read p. 157 – 168

2. Answer questions 5 - 11

1. Read p. 131 -145

2. Do questions 1 – 5

3. Fill in the first side of the Chart: Road to Revolution. Be detailed as you fill in each block.

Be prepared for the trial

1. Read “The Decline of Collective Responsibility in American Politics by Fiorina (handout)

2. Make a list of arguments for a stronger party system and a list of reasons why the party system has been declining.

3. Read “Red Over Blue” by James Ceasar and Andrew Busch p. 5-16 to 527 in the Readings Book.

4. For this article, take notes on a) how people have interpreted the 2004 election b) how the authors interpret the red/blue divide c) the definition of “realignment” and criticisms of that theory and whether we have witnessed a realignment.  D) how this article might be updated to take into account the results of the 2006 congressional elections.

1. Read p. 145 – 159

2. Read the “Declaration and Resolves from the First Continental Congress”

3. Answer questions 6 – 8

4. Finish the Chart: Road to Revolution

Be prepared for the trial

Work on your homework for Monday next week.  There’s a lot of reading here, but you have several days to do it.

Read excerpt from “What Led the Americans into Open Rebellion?” p. 136 – 145.  In the margin for each source write notes summarizing the reasons that the source gave for Revolution.  Be prepared to discuss in class the differences in the interpretations and which you find most persuasive.

1. Be prepared for the trial

2. Work on reading for Monday.

1. Read “The Rise of the Southern Republicans” by Earl and Merle Black in the Readings book, p. 527 - 534

2. Take notes on the article

3. Do the Ideology Assignment and answer the questions 

1. Read p. 166 - 172

2. Answer question 9

3. Read the excerpts from Common Sense and answer the questions at the end. 

4. Read Charles Inglis’s essay, “The True Interest of America” and make a list in the margin of his arguments of why the colonies should reconcile with Great Britain

5. Print out a copy of the Declaration of Independence and bring it in to class

1. Read the last paragraph on p. 225 - 226 and Chapter 11, p. 227 – 245

2. Answer questions 12 - 15

1. Read p. 169 – 177

2. Answer questions 12 - 14

3. Read the articles, “America Vs. Third Parties” and “Two’s Company” and take margin notes of the points he makes about why the U. S. doesn’t have third parties.

1. Read p. 172 – 184

2. Answer questions 10 – 14 

Today will be a workday in the Hex Lab to work on your battle projects.  Bring all your materials and meet in the lab.

Review for the test

1. Read p. 184 - 194

2. Questions 15 – 17

1. Read p. 245 – 255 and p. 266 – 270 (to “Sitting in Boston,….”)

2. Answer questions 16 - 17

Test on Political Parties

1. Read Andrew Young’s essay, “The Revolution Was Radical in Some Ways, Not in Others”

2. Make a detailed outline of his arguments.  What is his thesis?  What points does he use to prove his assertions?  What evidence does he use to support those points? 

1. Work on your battle presentation

2. I’m going to be talking about Lexington and Concord today.  If you want to read about it on your own, the book covers it on p. 270-79

Convention Assignment Due

DBQ due (This is a test grade)

1. Read p. 280 – 283

2. Answer questions 18 – 19

3. Read the Simulation and decide what your character would support.

Keep working on your battle presentations.  You will get some part of the period to talk over your presentation plan with your partner so you might want to bring in some of your materials today.  You won’t be going to the computer lab, so keep that in mind.

1. Work on your battle presentation

2. I’m going to be talking about Bunker Hill today.  If you want to read about it on your own, the book covers it on p. 280 - 298

1. Read Chapter 13 “Half a War”, Sections  V – VII, p. 298 – 309 and section IX, p. 314 - 317.

2. Answer questions 20 - 22

3. Start a list of the advantages and disadvantages of each side in the war.

4. Start thinking about what strategy you would recommend overall for each side in the best way to fight the war if you were the commander in chief of either army.  You will be making those recommendations in class.

Work on your plan for your battle presentation

Your Plan for the Battle Presentations is due today