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Week 1: Tues. Aug 19: What is History? Review the past: The earliest civilizations
Fri. Aug 22: Review the past: Classical civilizations
Read 2 Samuel 24:1-17 and 1 Chronicles 21:1-17,
Week 2: Tues. Aug 26: The Moral Philosophy
Fri. Aug 29: Lets get up to speed:
Read Chapter 10 pp. 224-247 “The Rise of the Middle Ages”
Week 3: Tues. Sept 2: The rise of the Middle Ages
Fri. Sept 5: The Medieval Europe The Feudal System saves the world
Study sections 3 – 5 on the powers in
Week 4: Tues. Sept 9: The Church and its rule in the political realm
Fri. Sept 12:
Read Chapter 11 pp. 251-275, Test on the 18th about chapter 10
Week 5: Tues. Sept 16: The Middle ages: The beginning of the end. We Crusade
Fri. Sept 19: Trading and banking start to return
TEST Ch. 10 the 18th, Study sections 3 and 4
Week 6: Tues. Sept 23: The beginning of nations.
Fri. Sept 26:
TEST Ch 11 on Oct 2nd
Week 7: Tues. Sept 30: The Great Schism and the Unification of
Fri. Oct 3: The Beginning of the Renaissance: Riches begin to abound
Read Chapter 14 pp. 325-353, Test Chapter 11on Oct 2nd
Week 8: Tues. Oct 7: The Humanities Redevelop
Fri. Oct 10: Classics return and reading starts
Study sections 3, 4 and 5
Week 9: Tues. Oct 14: The Northern Renaissance
Fri. Oct 17: Fall Break
Week 10: Tues. Oct 21: The Reformation reads the Bible
Fri. Oct 24: The Three different Christianities
Week 11: Tues. Oct 28: The Fight between the Church and the State
Fri. Oct 31: Religious Wars,
TEST Ch 14 on Nov 6th, Read Chapter 15 pp. 355-389
Week 12: Tues. Nov 4: The Scientific Revolution
Fri. Nov 7: The dawn of Mercantilism
TEST Ch 14 on Nov 6th, Study sections 1 and 2
Week 13: Tues. Nov 11: The Early Spice Trade
Fri. Nov 14: The Explorations of
Week 14: Tues. Nov 18: Continental Colonization
Fri. Nov 21: The Spanish and Dutch Empires
Study sections 3 and 4
Week 15: Tues. Dec 2: The Rise of
Fri. Dec 5: Expansion at home and
Study sections 5 and 6, TEST Ch 15 on Dec 11th
Week 16: Tues. Dec 9:
Fri. Dec 12: The Civil War
TEST Ch 15 on Dec 11th, Read Ch. 16 pp.393-413
Week 17: Tues. Dec 16: The Glorious Revolution
Fri. Dec 19: Christmas Break
Christmas Break:
Week 18: Tues. Jan 6: Religious strife in
Fri. Jan 9:
Re-Read Sections 3 and 4, Test Ch 16 on Jan 15
Week 19: Tues. Jan 13: Chapter 16 Review
Fri. Jan 16: The Enlightenment
Test Ch 16 on Jan 15, Read Ch. 17 pp. 415-451
Week 20: Tues. Jan 20: The Enlightenment II (Locke and Rousseau)
Fri. Jan 23: The English Strain (The American Revolution)
Week 21: Tues. Jan 27: The French Strain (The French Revolution)
Fri. Jan 30: Oops! The Reign of Terror
Study section 3 and 4
Week 22: Tues. Feb 3: The French revolution Continues
Fri. Feb 6: The French Revolution gets boring; Let’s get a Dictator
Study Section 5
Week 23: Tues. Feb 10: Napoleon upsets the Apple Cart (World War 0)
Fri. Feb 13:
Week 24: Tues. Feb 17: The Nationalism that Napoleon gave us
Fri. Feb 20: Status Quo
TEST Ch 17 on Feb 26, Read Ch 18 pp. 453-477
Week 25: Tues. Feb 24: Asian changes in the 19th Century
Fri. Feb 27: Japanese changes in the 19th Century
TEST Ch 17 on Feb 26
Week 26: Tues. March 3: The Islamic Empire
Fri. March 6: The Foundation for the Industrial Revolution
Read
Week 27: Tues. March 10: The Industrial Revolution in
Fri. March 13: The Factory System
Study sections 1 and 2
Week 28: Tues. March 17: The fall of producers and the rise of workers
Fri. March 20: Capitalism v. the Free Market
Week 29: Tues. March 24: Urbanization
Fri. March 27: Capitalism runs Amok
Study section 3 – 5, TEST Ch 19 on April 9th, Read Chapter 21 pp.543-571
Week 30: Tues. April 7: The call for Reform
Fri. April 10: Socialism
TEST Ch 19 on April 9th
Week 31: Tues. April 14: Government v. Social Reform
Fri. April 17: Nationalism raises its head again (
Read Ch 22 pp. 573-597
Week 32: Tues. April 21:
Fri. April 24: Russian Revolution and “Reform”
Study sections 2, 3 and 4
Week 33: Tues. April 28: Austro-Hungary curses Napoleon
Fri. May 1: White man’s Burden (Ch 23)
Read Ch 23 pp. 599-635
Week 34: Tues. May 5: Tensions grow in
Fri. May8: WAR! (World War I)
TEST Chs 21-23 on April 9th
Week 35: Tues. May 12: Post War Europe (The Stage is Set for WWII)
Fri. May 15: We Mess up
Week 36: Tues. May 19: The Cold War and the Nuclear Age
Fri. May 22: Ennui
American History
Week 1: Tues. Aug 19: Non-English Colonization of the New World
Fri. Aug 22: English Colonization of the New World
Read “The Mayflower Compact”, Response paper due Tues. Aug 26
Week 2: Tues. Aug 26: Colonial Governments
Fri. Aug 29: Colonial Prosperity
Week 3: Tues. Sept 2: French and Indian War
Fri. Sept 5: The Debt of the French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
Week 4: Tues. Sept 9: Stamp Act
Fri. Sept 12: Trade Restrictions and Monopolies
Read “The Stamp Act “, “Virginia Resolves on the Stamp Act”, Response paper due Tues. Sept 16
Week 5: Tues. Sept 16: Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Intolerable Acts
Fri. Sept 19: Congresses, Congresses, Congresses
Week 6: Tues. Sept 23: Locke in America
Fri. Sept 26: The Declaration of Independence
Read “Declaration of Independence” p. 11, Response paper due Tues. Sept 30
Week 7: Tues. Sept 30: The Revolution
Fri. Oct 3: American Tactics and Losses, Lexington and Concord
Week 8: Tues. Oct 7: More Losses and one Victory?
Fri. Oct 10: The French Help (Preface to World War)
Read “Treaty of Alliance with France” p. 17, Response paper due Tues. Oct 14
Week 9: Tues. Oct 14: The War Moves South
Fri. Oct 17: Fall Break
Week 10: Tues. Oct 21: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
Fri. Oct 24: The New world Order and Government, France Vs. English
Week 11: Tues. Oct 28: Locke
Fri. Oct 31: The Articles of Confederation
Read “The Articles of Confederation” p. 15, Response paper due Tues. Nov 4
Week 12: Tues. Nov 4: Weaknesses just waiting for exploitation
Fri. Nov 7: The Constitutional Convention
Read “The Virginia Plan” p. 23, Response paper due Tues. Nov 11
Week 13: Tues. Nov 11: The Constitution
Fri. Nov 14: The Constitution
Read “The Constitution” p. 28, Response paper due Tues. Nov 18
Week 14: Tues. Nov 18: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Fri. Nov 21: The New Government
Read “The Bill of Rights” p. 44, Response paper due Tues. Dec 2
Week 15: Tues. Dec 2: The Powers of the Government
Fri. Dec 5: 1812 (World War 0)
Read “Marbury v. Madison” p. 56, “Monroe Doctrine” p. 66, Response paper due Tues. Dec 9
Week 16: Tues. Dec 9: The Inconsistency of the Constitution
Fri. Dec 12: The Fear from the Convention arises again.
Read “Gibbons v. Ogden” p. 56, Response paper due Tues. Dec 16
Week 17: Tues. Dec 16: Panegyric on Jackson
Fri. Dec 19: Christmas Break
Christmas Break:
Week 18: Tues. Jan 6: War Looms
Fri. Jan 9: The States Rights problem
Read “Missouri Compromise” p. 64, “Compromise of 1850", “Kansas-Nebraska Act” p. 76, Response paper due Tues. Jan 13
Week 19: Tues. Jan 13: Compromises only work for so long
Fri. Jan 16: The cause of the Civil war as seen in Tariffs and John Brown
Read “Scott v. Sandford” p. 79, Response paper due Tues. Jan 20
Week 20: Tues. Jan 20: The War starts
Fri. Jan 23: Things go bad for the North
Week 21: Tues. Jan 27: Things start to shift
Fri. Jan 30: Things go haywire in Pennsylvania
Read “Emancipation Proclamation” p. 88, “Gettysburg Address” p. 93, Response paper due Tues. Feb 3
Week 22: Tues. Feb 3: The War ends
Fri. Feb 6: Reconstruction and the Growth of the Federal Government
Read “Thirteenth Amendment” p. 101, “Fourteenth Amendment”, p. 107, “Fifteenth Amendment” p. 109, Response paper due Tues. Feb 10
Week 23: Tues. Feb 10: Progressivism
Fri. Feb 13: Government and Business
Read “Interstate Commerce Act” p. 120, “Sherman Anti-Trust Act” p. 124, Response paper due Tues. Feb 17
Week 24: Tues. Feb 17: The Monroe Doctrine has muscles
Fri. Feb 20: The Social Gospel
Read “Roosevelt’s Corollary” p. 136, Response paper due Tues. Feb 24
Week 25: Tues. Feb 24: Woodrow Wilson brings God to US
Fri. Feb 27: Let US hope for the future
Read “Seventeenth Amendment” p. 140, “The Fourteen Points” p. 149, Response paper due Tues. March 3
Week 26: Tues. March 3: The problem with progressives
Fri. March 6: World War I
Read “Zimmerman Telegram” p. 144, “Declaration of War Against Germany” p. 146, Response paper due Tues. March 10
Week 27: Tues. March 10: The Ugly War ends and America reaps the rewards
Fri. March 13: Oops! It all comes to a stop.
Read “Nineteenth Amendment” p. 152, No Response paper due
Week 28: Tues. March 17: Authoritarianism World Wide
Fri. March 20: Authoritarianism here (Our very own Dictator)
Read “In Defense of the Second New Deal” p. 167, “The Four Freedoms” p. 170 Response paper due Tues. March 24
Week 29: Tues. March 24: The Great Depression
Fri. March 27: Seeds of conflict
Read “TVA Act” p. 157, “NRA Act” p. 159, “SS Act” p. 164, Response paper due Tues. April 7
Week 30: Tues. April 7: World War II
Fri. April 10: Good Friday
Read “Declaration of War Against Japan” p. 176, Response paper due April 14
Week 31: Tues. April 14: Standardized testing
Fri. April 17: The Cold War
Read “Order of the Day” p. 180, No Response paper due
Week 32: Tues. April 21: Detente
Fri. April 24: “Conflicts”
Read “United Nations Charter” p. 187, “Truman Doctrine” p. 194 Response paper due April 28
Week 33: Tues. April 28: The 50’s Shiny-Happy People
Fri. May 1: The 60’s “On the Road
Read “Brown v. Board of Education” p. 209, “President JFK’s Inaugural Address” p. 220, Response paper due May 5
Week 34: Tues. May 5: The 70’s Everybody’s Dumb but Me
Fri. April 10: The 80’s “I Must Be Rich”
Week 35: Tues. April 7: The 90’s We Are the Champions
Fri. April 10: The 2000’s We Aren’t Alone