Reading the Night of the Test

The new calendar is up on the tab above, but for those of you who just want to know quickly:

Read pages 249-263 and Telegram from A Parallel Universe

Also, if you need a study break (almost as good as the Alexander Hamilton rap)

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For those of you who want a head start...

Your upcoming test will include multiple choice and a free response question. You will not know the questions in advance, however you will have a choice on the day of the test.

Study guides are now available on the "study guides" tab above.

A day--your test is Thursday, September 29th.
B day--your test is Friday, September 30th.

I will be holding a review session Wednesday, September 28th from 2:45-3:30. Come prepared with questions!

Hartford Convention Reading

For the classes on 9/27 and 9/28, please read the following link in addition to pages 237-247. Enjoy your weekend!

Hartford Convention Report and Resolutions

Okay, I realized it's a little longer than I originally thought. You may skim, but pay attention to why you think the Federalists might have developed some of the resolutions that they chose. Please take notes on the actual resolutions that are listed at the end.

Alexander Hamilton Rap

How cool is history?

Thesis Statements

If you didn't get a check plus on your American Revolution thesis statements, you will want to rewrite them and turn them in so you can get that 100!

The questions, if you need them again, are below. Feel free to come talk to me if you need help with wording or do not understand my comments. Have a great Monday!

1) Were the goals of the American revolutionaries more political or economic in nature?


2) To what extent was the American Revolution truly revolutionary? Consider social and political change in your answer.

Minorities in the Federalist Era

Remember the group letter I gave you in class today? Use that to figure out what reading you will do tonight, in addition to the book reading that everyone will do (pages 210-219).

For the online reading, please come to class with notes on your reading and at least one "juicy quote"--a sentence or two that really sums up the reading, makes you think, or that you have a question about.

Group A: Women
Abigail Adams Letter
John Adams Letter

Group B: Slavery
Washington's Will and Testament
Jefferson Letter

Group C: Western Farmers
Whiskey on the Frontier (skip video, read the Making...section and Taxing....section).
Washington's Sixth Annual Message

Group D: Native Americans
Treaty of Greenville
Tecumseh to William Henry Harrison

September 11th Anniversary

In class we talked some about the memory of September 11th and how it is used or percieved in America today. (B day, we will be spending some time on this Monday as well). For those of you that were interested, this is the article that we didn't quite get to discussing, and there are some other great stories, pictures, and videos on that site.

I was impressed by your desire to know more about the causes of September 11th--to go beyond the memory of the loss and to investigate what Nile described as the "before and after" of the event. I will try to incorporate more of that contemporary into class this year as a result.

Sorry! The weather disrupted our review.

I will be at school by 6:45 tomorrow morning if you have last-minute questions. Study your guide (see earlier post), review your summer assignment, and I'll see you in the morning. A few hours of concentrated work tonight and you will be fine :)