Mr. Key History

Monday-We will examine the role played by Women and African-Americans in the Civil War. Students will finish p. 499 1-5.
Tuesday-We will discuss the end of the Civil War. We will review the final battles and the people that played a major role in these events.
Wednesday-We will review  Chapter-17 in preparation for a test. Students will […]

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Monday-Students will do a worksheet covering pp. 490-497. Students also take notes on early battles of the Civil War.
Tuesday-We will discuss worksheet as a group. We will also watch a film about Abraham Lincoln.
Wednesday-We will continue discussing the battles of the war. We will focus on battles in the east and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Thursday-We will […]

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Monday-We will examine the start of  the Republican Party and the importance of the Lincoln-Douglass debates.pp. 473-477. Students will be given time to finish p. 476 1-5.
Tuesday-We will discuss section 5 pp. 478-481. This will conclude Chapter 16. We will review the chapter in preparation for a test.
Wednesday-We will finish the review of chapter 16. […]

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Monday-We will discuss Slavery in the Territories-section one Chapter 16. We will focus on the Missouri Compromise  and the formation of the Free Soil Party. Students will do questions 1-5 on p. 462.
Tuesday-We will examine the Compromise of 1850 and how it led to further division between North and South. We will also discuss the […]

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Monday-We will discuss American Art and Literature of the time period 1800-1850. pp. 448-451. Students will finish in class p. 451 1-2.
Tuesday-TCAP testing starts. The rest of the day will be adjusted to fit TCAP. We will read and discuss pp. 458-462.  This section focuses on Slavery in the Territories.
Wednesday-We will investigate the Compromise of […]

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Monday-We will discuss section one of Chapter 15. We will examine the Reform Spitit that swept America during the early 1800’s.
Tuesday-The students will be tested on Chapter 14 the first part of  class. The reminder of class students will work on a ditto sheet covering pp439-445.  Ditto sheet will be due start of class Wednesday.
Thursday-We […]

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Monday-We will discuss Industry in the North. pp. 408-411. Students will finish and turn in ditto sheet of questions.
Tuesday-We will examine Life in the North. We will discuss the importance of industry and the major role played by immigrants in Northern life.
Wednesday-We will examine how and why the cotton kingdom developed in the South and […]

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Monday-We will discuss the Mexican War. pp. 394-397. We will talk about the major battles and people of the war. We will also take a look at how the war had lasting effects on the U.S. Students will have time to work in class on p. 397 1-6.
Tuesday-We will examine the California Gold Rush and […]

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Monday-We will discuss the settling of the Oregon Territory. pp. 380-384. Students will do questions 1-5 on p. 384.
Tuesday-We will read and examine tne events leading to Americans settling Texas. pp. 385-389. Students will complete a ditto sheet of questions on the section.
Wednesday-Students will read and working in pairs take notes on pp.391-393. We will […]

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Monday-We will read and discuss pp. 348-351. Students will finish newspaper writing exercise in class. Students should finish ditto sheet p. 360 for homework.
Tuesday-We will discuss Jackson in the White House. pp. 365-368. We will cover worksheet in class.
Wednesday-We will examine the crisis over the tariff and the Trail of Tears. We will also take […]

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