Hard Times: Oral History Project

Studs Terkel is one of America’s greatest treasures: a person who devoted their entire life to recording and retelling the stories of common people who lives encounter extraordinary events and issues.  Perhaps one of Terkel’s greatest works is Hard Times, a collection of oral histories from the Great Depression.
Here in AP US History, we are [...]

1920’s Slang

Want some extra credit? Of course you do! All you have to do is use conversational 1920’s slang for the rest of the week (yes, only appropriate slang). Here are some links that you might find interesting. By the way, the history of this country is not rooted in politics and [...]

March/April AP Calendar

It’s already time for the March/April AP US History calendar!  March is that great big dry month in the middle of two vacations, but it is also the time of a lot of interesting learning in 20th century American history.  I know you’ll enjoy it, even with all of the work.  There is one mistake [...]

A Victory of Democracy?

Students have been learning about the Great War this week. In class today, they will read and highlight Part II – Securing the Peace, from the Choices Program packet on the League of Nations debate. Copies will be available in class. Students will then read President Wilson’s Fourteen [...]

Draft of the Constitution Found

Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila.
By Edward Colimore
Inquirer Staff Writer
Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
On the back of a treasured draft of the U.S. Constitution was a truncated version of the same document, starting with the familiar words: “We The People. . . [...]

January/February AP Calendar

Although most of January is gone, I wanted to update the webpage on the calendar for January and February. Remember to check your nightly reading assignments, as well as dates for tests and quizzes. You can also see the topics we will cover each day in class. Finally, do not forget that [...]

Howard Zinn (1922-2010)

Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87

By Mark Feeney and Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff
Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as “A People’s History of the United States,” inspired young and old to rethink the way [...]

Imperialism Debate

Here’s the link to the PDF Guide for the assignment. On the computers in the classroom, right click, then go to ’save target as’, save it, and then open the document.

Reading 46 Going West and East

The Emigrants – Many of the emigrants that migrated far west were white and American born and they usually headed to where slavery was prohibited they traveled from the Midwest and the upper south by 1840, more than 11,000 slaves toiled in Texas and 20,000 in Arkansas this was because emigrants coming from the deep [...]

Reading 70 The Middle Class

THE LIFE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS

The life of the middle class was of great value during the 19th century industrialization era. You might be wondering why it’s of such great value? More middle class Americans income grew during this time, about 30%, more middle class families owned homes about 36%, and they also sought opportunities [...]

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