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.