US+History+Daily+Log

Welcome to the US History Log. Here you will find short summaries of daily events.

June 2: Final review

June 1: Final review

28 May: Current Events Quiz game.

27 May: The Century: 1990s. My History video due.

26 May: The Century: 1980s

22 May: The Century: 1970s

21 May: My History project

20 May: My History project

19 May: My History project

18 May: Watergate. Read 1019-1025. Answer 1&3 on 1025

15 May: The Century

14 May: OPEC Oil embargo. Read 1012-1018. Quiz tomorrow.

13 May: Vietnam War test.

12 May: Review for test.

11 May: Vietnam War Homefront. Read 984-997. Answer 1 & 2 on 991 & 997. __**Test on Wednesday**__

7 May: Vietnam: A Television History. 15 Sentences.

6 May: Vietnam: A Television History. Wrote 15 adjectives describing the Vietnam War and the video.

5 May: The 1969 Draft. Vietnam: A Television History.

4 May: Vietnam War ppt

1 May: Vietnam War ppt [|Vietnam War]

30 April: Civil Rights open note quiz.

29 April: The Century. Read 978-983 in text. Answer 1,2,4 on 983.

28 April: The Century, 1960s. Civil Rights quiz Thursday.

27 April: Civil Rights student ppts

24 April: Civil Rights student ppts

23 April: Civil Rights student ppts

22 April: Civil Rights student ppts

21 April: Civil Rights student ppts

20 April: Civil Rights student ppts

17 April: Powerpoint workday. Powerpoints due Monday.

16 April: Segregation and Rosa Parks.

15 April: Civil Rights ppt work day.

14 April: 1960s crossword. Assign civil rights ppt topics.

9 April: 1960s crossword

8 April: JFK presidency and assassination

7 April: Cold War test.

6 April: Returned papers. Review for test.

3 April: Ozzie and Harriet. Test Study Guide.

2 April: 1950s Culture. Ozzie and Harriet.

1 April: SPRITE for the 1950s. Read 870-878. Answer p 878: 1,2,4

31 March: SPRITE for the 1950s

30 March: SPRITE for present day America

27 March: Cold War Political Cartoons. Toondoo due Monday

26 March: The Forgotten War. Read 844-850. Answer 1,2,4 on 850.

25 March: Containment of Communism Discussion. The Forgotten War.

24 March: McCarthyism, Red Scare, Nuclear Proliferation. Crossword Puzzle.

23 March: Returned WW II Test. Post World War II Lecture.

13 March: World War II Test.

12 March: Test review. America's Homefront in WW II.

11 March: America in World War II. Civilians at War.

10 March: America in World War II lecture. World War II test Friday.

9 March: America in World War II lecture. Read 814-820. Answer 1,2,4 on 820.

6 March: The Century video: Civilians at War. Paper Due Monday.

5 March: Paper research.

4 March: Assign WWII paper topics.

3 March: Test recap. Totalitarianism between the wars discussion.

2 March: Great Depression and New Deal Test. Read 784-789.

__27 February:__ Current Events Quiz Game. Review for Test

__26 February:__

__25 February:__ Comparison of New Deal and current stimulus. More student ppts

__24 February:__ New Deal Video.

__23 February:__ New Deal video. Read 740-746. Answer 1 & 2 on 746.

__20 February:__ New Deal Program student ppts

__19 February:__ Registration discussion. Election of 1932. Great Depression video.

__18 February:__ Great Depression ppt.

__17 February:__ Great Depression ppt. Read 728-735. Answer 1,2,4 on 735.

__13 February:__ Grapes of Wrath. Great Depression ppt

__12 February:__ Grapes of Wrath.

__11 February:__ Grapes of Wrath.

__10 February:__ Returned tests. Grapes of Wrath

__9 February:__ The Grapes of Wrath. Viewing guide

__6 February:__ 1920s Test. Read 714-719.

__5 February:__ Scopes Trial ppt

__4 February:__ Stock Market Crash ppt.

__3 February:__ Video, "The Jazz Age." Stock market crash ppt.

__2 February:__ Video, "The Jazz Age"

__30 January:__ Current events quiz game.

__29 January:__ Read 694-701. Answer 1 & 2 on p. 701.

__27 January:__ 1920s Crossword puzzle

__26 January:__ 1920s Lecture.

__23 January:__ 1920s. Viewed the Century. Wrote 5 facts. Current events quiz game. Read 662-668. Answer 1,2,4 on p. 668.

__22 January:__ 1920s. Viewed "The Century". Wrote 10 facts in notebook.

__21 January:__ Introduction. Inauguration discussion.

Beginning of Semester 2

__16 January:__ Final Exams

__15 January:__ Final Exams

__14 January:__ Final Exams

__13 January:__ Test Review

__12 January:__ Test Review

__9 January:__ All Quiet on the Western Front

__8 January:__ World War I. America's Role.

__7 January:__ World War I. Read 633-646. Answer 1,2,4 on p. 639 and 1,3 on p. 646.

__6 January:__ Spanish American War ppt. Panama Canal Crossword.

__5 January:__ Industrialization and Urbanization lecture. Read pages 598-611 in text. Answer #1 and #3 on p. 611

__19 December:__ Christmas Party. Current Events quiz game

__18 December:__ Chief Joseph, "I Will Fight No More Forever."

__17 December:__ Chief Joseph, "I Will Fight No More Forever."

__16 December:__ Chief Joseph, "I Will Fight No More Forever."

__15 December:__ Read 464-480. Answer 1,2, & 4 on pages 472 & 480.

__12 December:__ The cattle industry on the plains discussion.

__11 December:__ Newspaper research project

__10 December:__ Online project research.

__9 December:__ Online project research.

__8 December:__ Print Research.

__5 December:__ Civil war picture research

__4 December:__ research packet distributed. Lincoln assassination.

__3 December:__ Collected Crosswords. Introduced Civil War Newspaper project.[|Photos Link]

__2 December:__ Northern and Southern Advantages discussion. Civil War Crossword puzzles.

__1 December:__ 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Read 368-374. Answer #1 & #3 on page 374.

__26 November:__ Valley of the Shadow website. Civil War Soldier's records

__25 November:__ Causes of the Civil War

__24 November:__ Causes of the Civil War

__20 November:__ American Expansion Test.

__19 November:__ Turned in Crossword. Reviewed for Test.

__18 November:__ Compromise of 1850 ppt.

__17 November:__ Manifest Destiny Crossword. Announced test on Thursday.

__14 November:__ Mexican War ppt. Current events quiz game.

__13 November:__ Writing historical letters.

__12 November:__ Speck of the future. Began writing historical letters.

__11 November:__ Speck of the future.

__10 November:__ The speck of the future. The gold rush of 1849.

__6 November:__ Westward Settlement

__5 November:__ Election results

__4 November:__ Political Satire

__3 November:__ Andrew Jackson Crossword.

__31 October:__ Andrew Jackson video. Electoral map comparison.

__30 October:__ Andrew Jackson video

__29 October:__ Andrew Jackson video

__28 October:__ Read 238-249. Answer #2 & #4 on pages 242 & 249

__27 October:__ Electoral map. Passed back papers.

__24 October:__ Current Events Quiz game

2__3 October:__ Era of Good Feelings ppt and crossword

__22 October:__ Africans in America

__21 October:__ How we elect a President in plain English. Africans in America video.

__20 October:__ Missouri Compromise lecture.

__16 October:__ Early Republic Test

__15 October:__ Review for test.

__14 October__: Lewis and Clark map. War of 1812 ppt

__13 October:__ Viewed Lewis and Clark. **Announced that test will be Thursday**

__10 October:__ Discussion of Thomas Jefferson as a person and of the Louisiana Purchase. Began watching Lewis and Clark.

__9 October:__ Election of 1800 ppt.. Biography of Jefferson

__8 October:__ Turned in scavenger hunt. Discussed Pres. debate. John Adams video.

__Tuesday, Oct 7:__ Constitution Scavenger hunt.

__Monday, Oct 6:__ The First Presidency ppt. Read 190-196. Answer #2 and #4 on 196.

__Friday, Oct 3:__ Finish crossword. Road to the Presidency.

__Thursday, Oct 2__: College Fair

__Wednesday, Oct 1:__ Constitution ppt. Constitution crossword puzzle.

__Tuesday, Sept 30:__ Liberty episode 6. Collected homework. Virginia and New Jersey plans.

__Monday, Sept 29:__ Liberty episode 6. Read 134-141 in textbook. Answer part 2 and 4 of section review on p 141.

__Thursday, Sept 25:__ Currents events quiz game

__Wednesday, Sept 24:__ Articles of Confederation ppt

__Tuesday, Sept 23:__ Discussion of Republican and Democratic parties

__Monday, Sept 22:__ Returned tests. Brainstormed types of government. Compared Monarchy and Democracy.

__Friday, Sept 19:__ American Revolution test

__Thursday, Sept 18:__ Post high school planning

__Wednesday, Sept 17:__ Review for Friday's test. Glanced at unit powerpoints

__Tuesday, Sept 16:__ Liberty Episode 4, Oh! Fatal Ambition. Battle of Yorktown ppt

__Monday, Sept 15:__ Battle of Saratoga, Liberty episode 4.

__Friday, Sept 12:__ Battle of Saratoga ppt. Current events quiz.

__Thursday, Sept 11:__ Collected assignment. Discussed election. Finished Liberty episode 2. Wrote 10 important facts from video.

__Wednesday, Sept 10:__ Schoolhouse Rock. Common Sense Reading. For Tomorrow, read 124-130 and answer the following on page 130: Understanding Main Ideas, Reviewing Themes, and Thinking Critically.

__Tuesday, Sept 9__: Loyalists and Patriots. Liberty episode 2.

__Monday, Sept 8:__ Declaration of Independence. Liberty episode 2.

__Friday, Sept 5:__ Current events quiz game.

__Thursday, Sept 4:__ Finished "Liberty". Read 107-113 in text for tomorrow.

__Wednesday, Sept 3:__ Began watching, "Liberty: The American Revolution."

__Tuesday, Sept 2:__ Concluded discussion of Causes of the Revolution.

__Friday, Aug 29:__ Continued French and Indian War. Worked on Colonies chart.

__Thursday, Aug 28:__ I Have a Dream Speech and Discussion. Began French and Indian War. Assigned English colonies chart.

__Wednesday, Aug 27:__ Three Empires Lecture. Read pages 86-91 & 100-106 for tomorrow.

__Tuesday, Aug 26:__ Introductions. Discussion of syllabus. Distribution of texts.