OBJECTIVE:    Analyze the effect of the Amistad Trial on 19th century attitudes towards slavery

Problem: How did the different participants in the Amistad Trial define liberty and freedom?  How did these definitions lead to conflict?

Tuesday, January 20:  Read and discussion setting of Amistad court case.  Watch expurgated version of movie.  Complete study guide on a day-to-day basis

Wednesday, January 21:  Continue analysis of Amistad Trial

Thursday, January 22:  Continue analysis of Amistad Trial

Friday, January 23:  Conclude analysis of Amistad Trial

US History Assignments Jan 26 ~ Jan 30

OBJECTIVE:  Analyze events leading to the War of 1812.  Create a booklet depicting chain of events and results.

Problem:  How did differing ideas of personal freedom lead to conflict and new war with Britain?

Monday, January 26:  Turn in Cinque/Joadson paragraph.  Finish Amistad. Take notes on War of 1812.  Due EOP Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 27:  Finish War of 1812 notes. Begin booklet portraying War of 1812.  Due Friday.

Wednesday, January 28:  Work on booklet.

Thursday, January 29:  Video on Battle of New Orleans and notes.  Due EOP.

Friday, January 30:  Quiz on the War of 1812, open booklet.  Turn in booklet

OBJECTIVE:  Determine how early industry and inventions affected the economic growth of the United States between 1800 and 1840s.

Monday, February 2:  Notes on early industry and inventions.  HW: Read text and take notes.  Due Tuesday, February 5.

Tuesday, February 3: Show notes.  Consider effects of American innovations and inventions on the nation. Turn in inventor notes.

Wednesday, February 4:  Nationalism and sectionalism notes, including Henry Clay and the American System.  Due EOP.

Thursday, February 5: Read and take notes on Chapter 11, section 2, "Plantations and Slavery Spread".  Due EOP.

Friday, February 6:  Examine the life of Frederick Douglass.  Notes due EOP.