Assignments for U.S. History
- Who is Mrs. VanGorder? (15 points) - assigned on 8/25/15, due on 8/26/15
- Did Pocahontas Save John Smith? (5 points completion) - assigned on
- What caused the Salem Witch Crisis of 1692? (15 points, 5 point extra credit opportunity) - assigned on
- Boston 1770: Riot or Massacre? (25 points)
- Summary organizers for the activity can be downloaded here. This is not a required part of the assignment, but may help.
- Word Banks for the primary sources can be downloaded here.
- Mapping the Long Civil Rights Movement (15 points)
- University of Richmond Voting America website
- D-Day & Eisenhower DQB (10 Points)
- assigned on 3/13/15, due 3/16/15
- Types of Propaganda Assignment (15 points)
- assigned on 3/10/15, due 3/12/15
- New Deal Programs: Relief, Recovery, Reform (20 points)
- Download a handout on several New Deal programs here.
- Go here to the Interactive Periodic Table of the New Deal.
- Was Albert Parsons a dangerous man? Short Essay with outline and guided questions (25 points)
- Download the documents for the essay here.
- To read more about the Haymarket Affair, go here.
- Who was Lincoln before he was president? (15 points)
- Download the documents here.
- Compare and Contrast Garnet and Brown (20 points)
- Opinion of the Court: Abington v. Schempp (15 points)
- Download the court case and precedent briefs here.
- What is the best way to elect the President of the United States? Writing Assignment (20 points)
- Download the arguments for the electoral college here.
- Download the arguments against the electoral college here.
- Presidential Aging Political Cartoon (10 Points)
- The Federalist Papers - Critical Thinking (15 points)
- Download the excerpts from the Federalist Papers here.