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Welcome…. To US History I Mrs. Candice Legg clegg@pascack.k12.nj.us. What is Covered?. This course is a survey of United States history from the Settlement of Jamestown in 1607 – The Boom Years of the 1920 ’ s. Total of 6 Units. Unit 1: The New World The Newcomers and Settlers

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  1. Welcome…. To US History I Mrs. Candice Legg clegg@pascack.k12.nj.us

  2. What is Covered? • This course is a survey of United States history from • the Settlement of Jamestown in 1607 – • The Boom Years of the 1920’s.

  3. Total of 6 Units • Unit 1: The New World • The Newcomers and Settlers • The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies • Unit 2: Winning Liberty • The Road to Independence • Americans Fight for Freedom • Unit 3: The Young Nation • A Government for the Ages • A Time to Grow, New Frontiers and a Stronger Nation • The Age of Jackson

  4. Units cont. • Unit 4: “A House Divided Cannot Stand” • Nationalism and Further Growth • A Nation Divided, The Civil War • A New South • Unit 5: A Changing America • The Last Frontier • A New Age for Industry • A Nation of Immigrants • An Age of Reform

  5. Assigned Materials • The INTERNET! • Handouts, • PowerPoint/KeyNote presentations • Primary sources • And did I mention…The Internet!

  6. Evaluation • Major Research Project • Examinations (with review), • Class Presentations, • On-Line Activities (web quests), • and In-Class Quizzes. (with review) • HW – Nightly CQ’s

  7. What is a CQ? • Each lecture starts with a “CQ” which is a critical question. • The CQ is what we answer each day, the objective of the lesson. By the end of the lesson, students should know the answer to the CQ.(Notes) • CQ’s are very important! Each night students will once again answer the CQ for HW. CQ HW’s are worth 10 points each and accumulate quickly. They are to be e-mailed to me before the next class.

  8. Finally…. • Communication between parent and teacher is crucial. • Please feel free to contact me with any concerns you may have. • I will do the same . • Let’s visit my website and see how it works!

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