Look Out for a Reading Quiz
Contact Mr. Wingren
Resources for Writing
College Recommendation Request Form
Mr. Wingren Goes to Washington
Chapter 12
Chapter 10-11
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Jefferson's Presidency
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Louisiana Purchase
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Causes of the War of 1812
What the heck is a "President"?
Whiskey
Rebellion
The Constitution
The American Revolution
George Washington's Journey & NJ's Place in the Revolution.
Bunker Hill
"Molly
Pitcher" & The Battle of Monmouth
Check
out this Map to help explain the Mo. Compromise
Excellent Map of Secession. You'll need to know this!
Read this letter to our class from the GREAT editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett:
Visit Clay Bennett's Site to see his cartoons and his new home.
French & Indian War
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Post:
“The Power of Gravity” Essay Assignment
In no more than 300 words, respond to the following statement:
“Sir Isaac Newton and his work, particularly his theories on gravity, was a cause in creating the revolutionary American society that brought about the American Revolution”.
Welcome to United States History 1 Advanced Placement
The Advanced Placement program requires more effort than the usual high school course. The work you are expected to complete is college level work. Your workload will be heavy and the expectations I have for you are high. The first goal of the AP program is to insure that you have a good understanding of the history of the United States. The second goal is to prepare you for the Educational Testing Service's AP exam. This exam is a rigorous 3 hour test taken in May of your junior year. Most colleges and universities grant credit for scores of 3,4, or 5. It is important to note that in order to gain AP credits on your transcripts, you must take the AP Exam. For these reasons, expect an intense year of US History 1AP.
Through this course we will study American History in an exciting and intensive manner. We will look deeply into history's events and consider them from a variety of perspectives. I look forward to a great year.
Please make good use of this website. I will post syllabi, homework, papers, class notes and announcements. Also you can e-mail me from here. I will not accept any late work so if you are absent, this website can be a lifesaver.
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We will be using a variety of sources, both primary and secondary, considering many different perspectives. Our main texts however will be the following:
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Bailey, Thomas A., The American Pageant: A History of the Republic (it may be a good idea to purchase the accompanying guidebook for extra help following the text)
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Tindall & Shi, America: A Narrative History
- Zinn, Howard, A People's History of the United States, Abridged Teaching Edition
Tea Parties (That's right, there were more than 1)
Celebrating America's Capitalist Revolution
Tyranny is Tyranny Reading and Questions
Causes of the American Revolution
What
is THIS cartoon saying?
What was going on in the rest of the world?? Click here to find out!
Colonial Social Class Structure
The Concord Hymn
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1837)
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood;
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps,
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream that seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We place with joy a votive stone,
That memory may their deeds redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
O Thou who made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free, --
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raised to them and Thee.
America Burning!
Shot heard 'round the World!
To See a short film of Lexington and Concord, Click Here
Handouts:
Tyranny is Tyranny Reading and Questions
French & Indian War: A Brief History
"Toward Revolution" Primary Source Assignment
Celebrating America's Capitalist Revolution
Impact of the Revolution - Social Issues
Varying Viewpoints Revolution Assignment
3/5th Compromise & Great Compromise Reading
Manifest Destiny: The Intangible of American History
Zinn: "As long as the grass grows..."
Zinn: "As long as the grass grows..." Questions
Jackson and the War with the Bank and Questions
"Era of Good Feelings" In-Class DBQ
Federalists & Jeffersonians Primary Sources w/ Questions
Washington's Farewell Address Reading
Washington's Farewell Address Questions
Hamilton v. Jefferson Questions
Articles of Confederation Reading
Zinn "Slavery without submission" Questions
Zinn Reading "Slavery without submission Abridged
Zinn Reading "Slavery without submission"
Manifest Destiny Cartoon Assignment
Jackson & the Bank Reading & Questions
Robber Barons & Rebels Questions
AP History Info...its a RIDICULOUSLY, INSANE amount of information for all of your AP History Needs!
Try studying with these Flash Cards!
How To Write a Proper Essay Or...Click here.
How To properly Cite your Sources
How To Read A 200-Year-Old Document and Other FAQs
Clay Bennett's political cartoons
Who wants to marry a Founding Father?
Try this fun American History Crossword
An Interesting History of Biological Weapons
