| CGI FORMS & DOCUMENTS | ECONOMIC HISTORY | POLITICAL HISTORY | WAR & CONFLICT | CGI ELECTIVES | US HISTORY II AP |
Updated:
Sunday, May 15, 2011
For Turnitin.com Our Class: CGI History 2010-11 Class ID: 3534676 Password: CGI310 |
Did You Know...
The 10 Greatest American Presidents:
1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 3. George Washington 4. Thomas Jefferson 5. Theodore Roosevelt 6. Woodrow Wilson 7. Harry S Truman 8. Andrew Jackson 9. Dwight D. Eisenhower 10. James Madison
(rated by hundreds of American and European academics and historians in terms of leadership, political skill, appointments, accomplishments, crisis management, character, and integrity)
Source: Ridings, William J., and Stuart B. McIver. Rating the Presidents: a Ranking of U.S. Leaders, from the Great and Honorable to the Dishonest and Incompetent. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Kensington Pub. Corp., 2000. Print.
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POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE US |
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Our class is designed to provide you with the analytical skills, factual knowledge and writing abilities necessary to deal effectively with the people, issues, movements and events in the United States's past. Specifically, Political History covers the periods in American History from the Colonial Era to the turn of the 21st Century. The focus is on the structure of the government, the philosophies it embodies and its impact on our nation and the world. Below and to the right you will find notes, assignments and other materials you will need for class. Please check back frequently for updates.
Identifications & Reading List by Unit
UNITS 1 & 2: The Constitution, New Republic, & the Federalist Era Please print the following and bring to class:
UNITS 3 & 4: Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Democracy Please print the following and bring to class:
UNITS 5 & 6: Reconstruction & The Gilded Age Please print the following and bring to class:
UNIT 7: The Roaring 20s Please print the following and bring to class:
Take Home Test - Due 4/11/11 The above Take Home Test covers the entire period from Reconstruction through the 1920s. All of the material has been covered throughout your two years of US History. The Test is also for all CGI Juniors - Franco & Manos, AP & Honors. Enjoy.
UNIT 8: The Cold War & Modern American Politics Please print the following and bring to class: |
useful links:
a ridiculous amount of US History AP information (this is a link to mr. wingren's website, no sense in reinventing the wheel)
chronology of US historical documents
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