Welcome Back to School - Mr. O'Rourke's U.S. Comprehensive History Class 2017-2018
Join Mr. O'Rourke for an exciting journey through U.S. history in the 2017-2018 school year. Explore topics such as Washington's leadership, Jacksonian democracy, the Civil War, and more. Get ready to learn, participate, and excel in this comprehensive history class. Contact Mr. O'Rourke for more details and class requirements.
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Welcome Back to School! Mr. O Rourke U.S. Comprehensive History 2017- 2018 School Year
Contact me at: sorourke@gpsd.us My phone extension is: 72127
Grading Policies Assessments 33.3% Classwork/Homework 33.3% Participation 33.4%
Class Requirements Textbook Students will receive a textbook this year. Binders 1 inch binders are preferred. History binders can be shared with another subjected if cleared by the teachers. Binders should have two dividers: 1) Classwork/Homework 2) Notes Pen or pencil Student Laptop
What well be learning: Launching the Nation 1789-1800 Washington Leads a New Nation Hamilton and National Finances Challenges for the New Nation John Adams s Presidency The New Republic, 1800-1855 Jefferson Becomes President The Louisiana Purchase The Coming of War The War of 1812
What well be learning: A New National Identity, 1812-1830 American Foreign Policy Nationalism and Sectionalism American Culture The Age of Jackson, 1828-1840 Jacksonian Democracy Jackson s Administration Indian Removal Expanding West Trails to the West Texas Revolution Mexican-American War California Gold Rush
What well be learning: The Nation Expands, 1790-1860 The North The Industrial Revolution in America Changes in Working Life The Transportation Revolution Technological Advances The South Growth of the Cotton Industry Southern Society The Slave System
What well be learning: New Movements In America, 1815-1850 Immigration and Urban Challenges American Arts Reforming Society Movement to End Slavery Women s Rights A Divided Nation, 1848-1860 The Debate over Slavery Trouble in Kansas Political Decisions The Nation Divides
What well be learning: The Civil War, 1861-1865 The War Begins The War in the East The War in the West Daily Life during the War The Tide of War Turns Reconstruction Rebuilding the South
