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Each person in the class will be assigned to write and maintain one or two review pages assigned from the list below.
 * First Semester Review Wiki Instructions **


 * Each Wiki page should have the following ** : NOTE: be creative if you wish, as long as all the key information is included, but this order is not bad.
 * 1) Timeline (Recommendation: Timetoast) of key events.
 * 2) Presidents with years in office and list of most important events during his presidency.
 * 3) Most important vocabulary (10 or so): one-sentence definitions and one sentence on its significance. You can fold them in to other sections if you wish. (You MAY cut and paste parts of this section.)
 * 4) Key primary sources (names, not the actual sources) with short explanations explaining why each one is important.
 * 5) Essential Questions: write a short paragraph explaining how you might answer each question. These should be original answers.
 * 6) Artwork, maps, embedded videos, etc. These should be worked into the above sections as you see fit.
 * 7) A **__bibliography__** citing all sources used in the Wiki.
 * 8) Be sure that your **NAME** is at the top of the page!!!
 * 9) ** NOTE: This assignment will be counted as a test grade. You will have a short time to edit your page after we evaluate it in class. **

**NOTE**: Once our class has written each page, we will evaluate in class and edit each page so that if fits our purposes best for studying for the exam.

1. Colonial Era (1620-1754) Q1. What motivations were there to come to the New World? Q2. What makes the New World different/unique from Europe? Q3. Were the Colonists British or American by 1750? PS1. John Locke: Two Treatises of Government, 1690 PS2. Mayflower Compact PS3. Ben Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanack (sic) PS4. Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
 * __ Semester 1 Units: Essential Questions (Q)/Primary Sources (PS) __**

PS5. John Winthrop: City on a Hill Presidents: None

2. Revolutionary War (1754-1781) Q1. What were the effects of the French and Indian War? Q2. What caused the American Revolution? Q3. Were the Colonists justified in revolting? Q4. How revolutionary was the American Revolution? PS1. Thomas Paine: Common Sense PS2. Patrick Henry: Give me Liberty or Give me Death PS3. John Dickinson: Letters from a Farmer in PA PS4. James Otis: MA Circular Letter PS5. Paine: The Crisis Presidents: None

3. Constitution (1781-1789) Q1. Evaluate the extent to which the government under the Articles of Confederation was effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation. Q2. To what extent do you agree with Charles Beard in his assessment of the Founding Fathers and their agenda regarding the Constitution? PS1. Charles Beard: An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution PS2. Hamilton, Madison, Jay: The Federalist Papers Presidents: None NOTE: Will need a larger vocabulary section here. See "Constitution Guidelines" on Podium. You MAY do some copy-and-pasting from the Guidelines to the Wiki, but edit for clarity and appropriateness.

4. Political Beginnings (1789-1809) Q1. Washington’s Farewell Address: what were Washington’s most important pieces of advice for the nation? Q2. What are the differences between Hamiltonianism and Jeffersonianism? In which direction should the nation go? Q3. How could the Sedition Act be passed in light of the 1st Amendment? Q4. Why was the Election of 1800 often referred to as the "Revolution of 1800"? PS1. Washington: Farewell Address PS2. Jefferson: The Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions Presidents: Washington, Adams, Jefferson

5. Era of Good Feelings (1809-1829) Q1. What were the causes and effects of the War of 1812? Q2. What were the effects of some early key John Marshall cases? Q3. Both nationalism and sectionalism increased during the Era of Good Feelings. How did both of these develop concurrently, and did one become of greater importance in the economics and politics of the era? PS1. Clay: American System PS2. Tallmadge Amendment PS3. Monroe Doctrine Presidents: Madison, Monroe, JQ Adams

6. Jacksonian Democracy (1829-1849) Q1. Define Jacksonian Democracy – was it a contradiction in terms? Q2. What was the connection between The Liberator, Nat Turner, the "Eaton Affair" and Nullification? PS1. Jackson: Bank Veto Message to Congress PS2. Calhoun: South Carolina Exposition and Protest PS3. Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America Presidents: Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk

7. 19th Century Reform (1800-1850) Q1. How do the following connect: slavery, Northern bankers, young New England women, immigration, technology, rivers, and the US government? Q2. Why was January 1, 1831 a “day of destiny”? Q3. Why was July 20, 1848 a “day of destiny”? Q4. How did the South defend its “peculiar institution?” PS1. Dorothea Dix: “Speech to MA” PS2. Sojourner Truth: “Ain’t I a woman?” PS3. William Lloyd Garrison: “The Liberator" PS4. Horace Mann: “The Case for Public Schools”  PS5. Sarah Grimke: “Bearing Witness Against Slavery”  PS6. Frederick Douglass: “Independence Day (Rochester) Speech”  PS7. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: “Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments”  Presidents: None (already covered)

8. Manifest Destiny and the Mexican American War (1836-1850) Q1. Why did the U.S. go to war with Mexico? Q2. Did congress have the authority to restrict slavery in the territories? Q3. Would the victory over Mexico help lead to the Civil War? PS1. Thoreau: Walden, On Civil Disobedience PS2. Polk: 54-40 of Fight! PS3. John L. O'Sullivan: Democratic Review, 1845 (Article on Manifest Destiny) PS4. Polk: Declaration of War PS5. Wilmot: Proviso Prsidents: None (already covered)

9. The Crucial Decade (1850-1861) Q1. How did "popular sovereignty" lead to violence? Q2. How was the Election of 1856 ominous? Q3. What were the effects of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates? Q4. What was the reaction of both the North and South to the Harpers Ferry raid? PS1. Lincoln: First Inaugural Address PS2. Lincoln: House Divided Speech PS3. Lincoln: Cooper Union Address PS4. Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin PS5. Fitzhugh: Sociology of the South Presidents: Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan

10. The Civil War (1861-1865) Q1. What if the Lost Order had not been lost? Q2. What was the effect of the Battle of Gettysburg? Q3. What was the effect of Sherman’s March to the Sea? Q4. What did the New York City Draft riots say about the attitude of northerners towards the war? Towards blacks? PS1. Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address PS2. Crittenden: Compromise PS3. Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation PS4. Lincoln: Gettysburg Address Presidents: Lincoln

11. Reconstruction (1865-1877) Q1. What were the “Different Perspectives Regarding Reconstruction”? Q2. To what extent was Reconstruction a failure? Q3. If it was a failure, who was to blame? Q4. Why did Lincoln announce “malice toward none, charity for all” at the end of the war? PS1. Lincoln: Last Public Speech, April 11, 1865 PS2. Lincoln: Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction PS3. Thaddeus Stevens: Argument of a Radical Republican Presidents: Johnson, Grant

12. Supreme Court/Other Cases: Report on the facts of the case, decision, significance John Peter Zenger Case Marbury v. Madison Dartmouth College v. Woodward McCulloch v. Maryland Gibbons v. Ogden Worcester v. Georgia Dred Scott v. Sandford Ex Parte Milligan Q1. As a whole, what was the effect of the Marshall Court on the first half of the 19th century?

13. Topics in Social History: Summarize each section, list/define key vocabulary Native Americans 63, 175, 188 Women 87, 154, 176, 188, 209-210, 280 Africans 87, 154, 168, 171-173, 210-211, 297 (top), 297-298 Labor 153, 167 Immigration 169 Religion 46-48, 202 Culture 48-49, 204-206 Q1. Why wasn't there more of an uproar regarding the treatment of Native Americans up to 1865? Q2. In the Seneca Fall Declaration, Stanton aks for a number of rights -- to what extent was she successful up to 1877? Why didn't women make more progress in terms of their rights after Seneca Falls? Q3. What was the effect of the Second Great Awakening?

14. Study Tips: Written by your Teacher

15. Years in office for each president: Written by your Teacher