1. Opener: Tuesday, 9/10 What effects did the 9/11 attacks have on the United States? How concerned are you about another attack in the future? In Class Today: 1. 9/11 Footage 2. Reading: Impact of 9/11

2. 9/11 Article Summarize each of the three parts in three short paragraphs Comment on each of the three with your own opinion -Are these policies necessary? -Have they been effective? -Are there any that should not have happened?

3. Opener: Wednesday, 9/11 Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks? In Class Today: 1. Presentations! *Papers due today…email them now.

4. Opener: Thursday, 9/12 Current events day. Turn in all openers from last two weeks. In Class Today: 1. Finish presentations 2. Story of Us (if time)

5. Opener: Monday, 9/16 What characteristics do you think the Founding Fathers shared? How did these make them successful? In Class Today: 1. Notes: Ch. 5 2. Story of Us clip

6. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1763-1783 AP U.S. History Chapter Five

7. Structure of Colonial Society Political Distrust -King George III -Parliamentary authority “No Taxation Without Representation” -Colonial Assemblies New Ideas -John Locke: natural rights -Liberty & tyranny

8. Eroding Bonds National Debts -Seven Years War -Sugar Act Popular Protests -Stamp Act -Unifying effect -Townshend Acts -Sons of Liberty -Boycotts: economic impact

9. Final Provocations Boston Massacre (1770) -Tension heightened -5 killed Lord North -Stabilized relations -Last period of peace Boston Tea Party (Dec. 1773) -Coercive Acts -Parliament shortsighted

10. Boston “Tea Party”

11. Opener: Tuesday, 9/17 Why did the phrase “No taxation with representation” become a kind of battle cry for the colonists in the 1770’s? In Class Today: 1. Ch. 5 Notes (War begins) 2. Reading: Patrick Henry speech *Ch. 5 essays due Monday 9/23

12. Steps Toward Independence First Continental Congress Shots Heard Around the World -Lexington (April 19, 1775) -2 nd Continental Congress Beginning the Revolution -George Washington -Blockade, mercenaries -Thomas Paine (Common Sense) -July 4, 1776

13. Patrick Henry Speech 1. What does he mean when he says they are facing a question of freedom or slavery? 2. What is he saying in the second paragraph? 3. What hope is Henry speaking of and why does he feel it is misguided? 4. How does Henry explain the presence of so many British troops and ships in America? 5. How convincing is Henry in his calls for Virginia to fight? Cite evidence. 6. What reasons does Henry give to back up his claim that America can win this fight?

14. Opener: Wednesday, 9/18 What was your reaction to the Patrick Henry speech that we read yesterday? How effective would a speech like that be in today’s world? In Class Today: 1. DQB #3: Women in the Revolution

15. Opener: Thursday, 9/19 Why do wars tend to lead to expanded roles and rights for women? In Class Today: 1. Notes: War of Independence begins 2. Video: Crash Course 3. Article: Winter at Valley Forge

16. Revolutionary War Early Troubles -British advantages -Long Island, NYC losses “Times That Try Men’s Souls” -Loyalty oaths -Washington retreats Tide Turns -Trenton, Princeton -Valley Forge (Winter 1777-78)

18. Valley Forge Article 1. Write a one paragraph summary of why the winter at Valley Forge was important. 2. Why is the winter of 1777-78 considered to be the low point for America during the war? 3. Why was morale so low within Washington’s camp? 4. How was Washington’s army transformed during its time at Valley Forge? 5. Describe the contrast between how the British and American armies spent their time during that winter. How did it influence the outcome of the war?

19. Opener: Friday, 9/20 Current events day. In Class Today: 1. What If? Reading/Response 2. Story of Us clip

20. What If? Reading After reading the article, write a half page response that addresses the following: -How lucky was it that Washington was able to escape with his army intact? -What would have been some immediate and long term effects if things have gone differently? -Patrick Henry said God was on the side of the colonists? Does this event make you believe that? Why or why not?

21. Opener: Monday, 9/23 What might have been the consequences if Washington’s army had not been able to retreat across the East River after the Battle of Brooklyn? In Class Today: 1. Notes: War continues 2. Article: British surrender 3. Story of Us clip *Ch. 5 essays due tomorrow, test Wednesday!

22. Revolutionary War (continued) Victories -Saratoga -French assistance -Parliament’s offer Final Campaign -Southern battles -Nathanael Greene vs. Cornwallis -Yorktown (Oct. 1781)

23. Washington and Cornwallis

24. Aftermath Loyalist Dilemma -English distrust -Patriotic reactions -Exodus Treaty of Paris (1783) -Franklin, Adams, Jay -Favorable terms -Land gains -What next?

25. America, 1783

26. Opener: Tuesday, 9/24 What would you say was the Americans’ biggest advantage during the Revolutionary War? Explain. In Class Today: 1. Review for Test 2. Story of Us *Ch. 5 essays due today!

27. Opener: Wednesday, 9/24 Do you believe that the spirit of the American Revolution is still alive in the U.S. today? Why or why not? In Class Today: 1. Ch. 5 Test