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"Place the States Game" (Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government):United States Geography

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense Of The World

Presidential Rankings: #1-44 (George Washington to Barack Obama) 

U2's "Walk On" (9/11 Tribute) c/o MTV


GOAL 1: THE NEW NATION (1789-1820)


Goal 1-The New Nation (1789-1820): 

Federalist Party vs. Democratic-Republicans: 

Key Events & Causes---War of 1812: 


Crash Course #8: The Constitution, the Articles & Federalism

Crash Course #9: Where U.S. Politics Came From

Crash Course #10: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy

Crash Course #11: The War of 1812


The Colbert Report: "Gun Control & State Sovereignty"

Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton: GotMilk? Commercial


GOAL 2: EXPANSION & REFORM (1801-1850)


Goal 2-Expansion & Reform (1801-1850): 

Southern Society at 1860: 

Varieties of AntiSlavery Reform Movements: 

Goal 2 Quilts (Fall 2010):

Goal 2 Quilts (Spring 2014):


Crash Course #12: The Market Revolution

Crash Course #13: Slavery

Crash Course #14: Age of Jackson

Crash Course #15: 19th Century Reforms

Crash Course #16: Women in the 19th Century

Crash Course #17: War & Expansion


"Gadsden Purchase" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon


GOAL 3: CRISIS, CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION (1848-1877)


Goal 3-Crisis, Civil War & Reconstruction (1848-1877): 

From Crisis to Compromise-The Crisis Unfolds: 


Crash Course #18: The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion

Crash Course #19: Battles of the Civil War

Crash Course #20: The Civil War, Part I

Crash Course #21: The Civil War, Part II

Crash Course #22: Reconstruction & 1876


"Glory" (1989): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "Glory" (1989): 


GOAL 4: THE GREAT WEST & THE RISE OF THE DEBTOR (1860s-1896)


Goal 4-The Great War & the Rise of the Debtor (1860s-1896): 

Federal Government Land Policy 1850-1900: 


Crash Course #24: Westward Expansion


"Dances With Wolves" (1990): Trailer

Viewing Guide for "Dances With Wolves" (1990): 


GOAL 5: BECOMING AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY (1877-1900)


Goal 5-Becoming an Industrial Society (1877-1900): 

Immigration in American Life: 


Crash Course #23: The Industrial Economy

Crash Course #25: Growth, Cities & Immigration

Crash Course #26: Gilded Age Politics


GOAL 7: THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTIN THE UNITED STATES (1890-1914)


Goal 7-The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914): 


Crash Course #27: The Progressive Era

Crash Course #29: Progressive Presidents

Crash Course #31: Women's Suffrage


"Prohibition" Documentary (18th Amendment)

Ending Women's Suffrage??? (19th Amendment)


MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS (Spring 2014)

1st Block (Honors): THURSDAY, MARCH 27th

4th Block (Honors): FRIDAY, MARCH 28th


Midterm Review (Goals 1-5 + 7): 


GOAL 6: THE EMERGENCE OF THE UNITED STATESIN WORLD AFFAIRS (1890-1914)


Goal 6-The Emergence of the United States in World Affairs (1890-1914): 


Crash Course #28: American Imperialism


"Newsies" (1992): Trailer


GOAL 8: THE GREAT WAR & ITS AFTERMATH (1914-1930)


Goal 8-The Great War & Its Aftermath (1914-1930): 

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points (1918): 

Civil Liberties in World War I: 


Crash Course #30: America in World War I


"Joyeux Noel" (2005): Trailer


GOAL 9: PROSPERITY & DEPRESSION (1919-1939)


Goal 9-Prosperity & Depression (1919-1939): 

The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925---Fundamentalism vs. Modernism: 

Cultural Tensions of the 1920s: 


Crash Course #32: The Roaring 20's

Crash Course #33: The Great Depression

Crash Course #34: The New Deal


"Seabiscuit" (2003): Trailer


HONORS NOVEL: "THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK"READING SCHEDULE


MONDAY 05/05: 06/12/1942 to 09/29/1942TUESDAY 05/06: 10/01/1942 to 12/22/1942WEDNESDAY 05/07: 01/13/1943 to 07/29/1943THURSDAY 05/08: 08/03/1943 to 12/29/1943FRIDAY 05/09: 01/02/1944 to 04/28/1944MONDAY 05/12: 05/02/1944 to 08/04/1944


In the Secret Annexe, the Franks: 1) Otto: father 2) Mother 3) Margot: older sister 4) Anne: protagonist

...& the Van Daans: 1) Mr. 2) Mrs. 3) Peter: same age as Margot 

"The Diary of A Young Girl" by Anne Frank: ISBN #0-553-29698-1 (Copyright 1952 by Otto H. Frank)


GOAL 10: WORLD WAR II & THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD WAR (1930s-1963)


Goal 10-World War II & the Beginning of the Cold War (1930s-1963): 

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms: 

The Second Red Scare, 1939-1945: 


Crash Course #35: World War II, Part I

Crash Course #36: World War II, Part II

Crash Course #37: The Cold War


"The Sound of Music" (1965): Trailer

"Life Is Beautiful" (1997): Trailer

"Schindler's List" (1993): Trailer

"Saving Private Ryan" (1998): Trailer


GOAL 11: RECOVERY, PROSPERITY & TURMOIL (1945-1980)


Goal 11-Recovery, Prosperity & Turmoil (1945-1980): 


Crash Course #38: The Cold War in Asia

Crash Course #39: Civil Rights & the 1950s

Crash Course #40: The 1960s in America

Crash Course #41: The Rise of Conservatism


Hillsong United's "The I Heart Revolution: We're All In This Together" (2008): Trailer

"Frost/Nixon" (2008): Trailer

"Forrest Gump" (1994): Trailer


GOAL 12: THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR (1973-Present)


Goal 12-The United States since the Vietnam War (1973-Present): 

Significant American History Events, 1973-Present: 

The Rise of Conservatism & the End of the Cold War: 

Timeline---The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton: 


America's Wars, 1755-Present: 

American Political Parties, 1787-Present: 


Crash Course #42: Ford, Carter & the Economic Malaise

Crash Course #43: The Reagan Revolution

Crash Course #44: George H.W. Bush & the End of the Cold War

Crash Course #45: The Clinton Years, or the 1990s

Crash Course #46: Terrorism, War & Bush 43

Crash Course #47: Obamanation


"Argo" (2012): Trailer

"Miracle" (2004): Trailer

"The Kingdom" (2007): Trailer

"United 93" (2006): Trailer