American History Reading Syllabus --- Mr. Thompson

The Americans Read pages

Day 1 Class Introduction/Historical Document Declaration of independence

Chapter 2 Section 144 - 57 Day 2 Historical Document Declaration of Independence & Northwest Ordinance

Chapter 2 Sec 366-73

Day 3 Course Pre-Test Introduce The Constitution Ch. 2 Sec. 474 - 100

Day 4 Constitution Day

Day 5 Chapter 6 –The New Industrial Age sections 1 & 2230 – 240

Day 6 Chapter 6 –The New Industrial Age section 3 241-249

Day 7 Chapter 7– Immigrants & Urbanization Sec. 1 254- 259

Day 8 Chapter 7– Immigrants & Urbanization Sec. 2260 - 266

Day 9 Chapter 7 – Immigrants & Urbanization Sec. 3267 - 273

Day 10Chapter 8 – Life at the Turn of the Century Sec. 1 & 2276 - 285

Day 11 Chapter 8 - Life at the Turn of the Century Sec. 3286- 291

Day 12 Chapter 8 - Life at the Turn of the Century Sec. 4292 - 299

Day 13 UNIT I TEST chapters 6-8 “Industrialization Changes America”

Read Chapter 9 – Progressive Era sections 1 & 2 306 -316

Day 14 Chapter 9 – Progressive Era sections 3317-325

Day 15 Chapter 9 – Progressive Era sections 4326 - 331

Day 16 Chapter 9 – Progressive Era section 5332 - 337

Day 17 Study for Test

Day 18Unit II TEST “Progressive Era”

Chapter 10 –The Nation claims an Empire sections 1 & 2342 – 351

Day19 Chapter 10 –The Nation claims an Empire sections 3 352-358

Day 20 Chapter 10- The Nation claims an Empire section 4 359 - 367 Day 21 Chapter 11 – WWI section 1 372 -380

Day 22 Chapter 11 – WWI section 2381 - 387

Day 23 Chapter 11 – WWI section 3388 - 395

Day 24 Chapter 11 – WWI section 4398 – 403

Day 25 Study for Exam

Day 26 UNIT III TEST Imperialism& WWI

Chapter 12 – Politics of 1920s sections 1- 2412 - 421

Day 27 Chapter 12 – Politics of 1920s section 3422 - 429

Day 28 Chapter 13 - Life in the 1920s sections 1- 2434 - 445

Day 29 Chapter 13 – Life in the 1920s section 3 446 -451

Day 30 Chapter 13 – Life in the 1920s section 4 452 - 457

Day 31 Chapter 14 - The Great Depression sections 1, 2& 3464 - 482

Begin viewing the movie, "Cinderella Man"

Day 32 Chapter 15- New Deal Sec. 1 & 2488 - 501

Day 33 Chapter 25- New Deal & Reform sections 4 & 5510 -519

Day 34 Study for Unit IV Exam

Day 35 UNIT IV TEST “Prosperity, Great Depression and the New Deal”

Chapter 16 – the Road to War sections 1- 2528 – 541

Day 36 Chapter 16 – The Road to War sections 3 - 4542-557

Day 37 Chapter 17 – US in WWII section 2569 - 577

Day 38 Chapter 17 – US in WWII sections 3 578-587

Day 39 Chapter 17- US in WWIIsection 4588 - 595

Day 40 UNIT V TEST Chapters 16 & 17 “Isolationism through WWII”

Read Ch. 18 Postwar, Cold War sections 1602- 608

Day 41 Ch. 18 Postwar, Cold War and Korean War section 2609 - 615

Day 42 Ch. 18 Cold War sec. 3 & 4616 - 627

Day 43 Ch. 20 Cold War in the 60’s sections 1670 - 678

Day 44 Ch. 22 Vietnam sections 1- 2730- 741

Day 45 Ch. 22 Vietnam sections 3 - 4742 - 753

Day 46 Ch. 22 Vietnam section 5754 - 761

Day 47 Study for COLD WAR TEST

Day 48UNIT VI TEST “COLD WAR”

Read Ch. 21 1950’s section 1“early civil rights” 700-707

Day 49 Ch. 21 Civil Rights sec. 2710-716

Day 50 Ch. 21 Civil rights sec. 3717-723

Day 51 ***Introduce Back to the Future Projects***

Ch. 19 Life in the 50s sec. 1 & 2634 - 649

Day 52 Ch. 19 Life in the 50s Sec. 3 652 - 657

Day 53 LIBRARY/LAB day work on BTTF Projects

Ch. 19 sec. 4658 - 663

Day 541950s Culture Wrap up

Ch. 20 The New Frontier Sec. 2679 -683

Day 55 Ch. 20 The Great Society Sec. 3686- 693

Day 56 Ch. 23 Era of Social Change Sec. 1768- 773

Day 57 Ch. 23 Era of Social Change Sec. 2776-780

Day 58 Ch. 23 Era of Social Change Sec. 3781 - 785

Day 59 Ch. 24 The Nixon years section 1794-801

Day 60 Ch. 24 Nixon’s Downfall sec. 2802-807

Day 61 Ch. 24 Ford & Carter section 3 810-817

Day 62 Ch. 24 Environmental Movement sec. 4820-825

Day 63 Review Culture of 50s, 60s & 70s for Test

Day 64 UNITVII TEST “Social Transformations in the US”

Day 65 Begin viewing the movie, "Forrest Gump"

Ch. 25Reagan & Conservative Erasec. 1&2830-838

Day 66 Ch. 25 Reagan & Bush sec. 3839-845

Day 67 Ch. 25 Reagan & Bush section 4848-855

Day 68 Ch. 26 1990s and Clinton section 1860-868

Day 69 Ch. 26 The New Global Economy sec. 2869-873

Day 70 Ch.26 Technology in Modern Lifesec. 3&4876-887

Day 71 - 80 BACK TO THE FUTURE PRESENTATIONS

Day 81 & 82FINAL EXAMS