Sunday, January 13, 2013

Schedule for the week of 1/14 -- 1/18

Monday, 1/14

Hand in the Homework from Friday (find a current event article and relate it to the Constitution... and please, nothing on the 2nd Amendment!)

Objective: 
  • Understand Hamilton's 3-part Ecomonic Plan -- HUGE!
  • The New America in the "New World."
Homework:
Read (and outline) pp. 154 - 171
One-pager (Chapter 6) -- Due Thursday


Tuesday
Objective:
  • Review of how "The US, aka America" began to exercise their authority internationally & domestically
  • Introduce President John A.
Homework:
Read... outline pp. 171 - 174

Wednesday
Objective:
  • John Adams as President of the US & his VP -- very complicated material.
Homework:
Read... outline pp. 174-178
One-pager (Chapter 6) -- Due Thursday (as in tomorrow).
Let's make this due... except for Scarneti...

Thursday
Objective:
  • Quasi War with France
    • Serves as a major piece of the puzzle leading into Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans coming to power
  • Alien & Sedition acts -- and ways the Constitution might be abused
  • The Revolution of 1800
    • One of the strangest periods of US history
      • Adams vs. Jefferson
      • Occupying the new Capital

    NO School Friday or Monday.