ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY    
                  Ron Rimovsky    
              Syllabus for 2003-2004    
DAY BLOCK DATE       LESSON   CHAPTER PAGES
                          AUGUST      
1 B  8/8 Intro to course: issue books, class policies, grades, assignments, etc.    
2 A  8/11 Intro to course: issue books, class policies, grades, assignments, etc.    
3 B  8/12 Europe Discovers America     1  4-30
4 A  8/13 Europe Discovers America     1  4-30
5 B  8/14 Chesapeake, Carolinas, Georgia colonies 2  38-50
6 A  8/15 Chesapeake, Carolinas, Georgia colonies 2  38-50
7 B  8/18 New England and Middle Colonies   2 51-67
8 A  8/19 New England and Middle Colonies   2 51-67
9 B  8/20                           Test: Chapter 1-2      
10 A  8/21                           Test: Chapter 1-2      
11 B  8/22 British Colonial System to Great War for Empire 3 74-86
12 A  8/25 British Colonial System to Great War for Empire 3 74-86
13 B  8/26 Tightening Imperial Controls     3 89-102
14 A  8/27 Tightening Imperial Controls     3 89-102
15 B  8/28 The American Revolution     4 109-133
16 A  8/29 The American Revolution     4 109-133
                                    SEPTEMBER      
     9/1     Holiday        
17 B  9/2                            Test: Chapter 3-4      
18 A  9/3                            Test: Chapter 3-4      
19 B  9/4 Federalists to the French Revolution   5 137-157
20 A  9/5 Federalists to the French Revolution   5 137-157
21 B  9/8 Federalists and Republicans     5 158-165
22 A  9/9 Federalists and Republicans     5 158-165  
23 B  9/10 Jeffersonian Democracy     6 169-192
24 A  9/11 Jeffersonian Democracy     6 169-192
25 B  9/12                            Test: Chapter 5-6      
26 A  9/15                            Test: Chapter 5-6      
27 B  9/16 Madison to the Transcontinental Treaty   7 193-206
28 A  9/17 Madison to the Transcontinental Treaty   7 193-206
29 B  9/18 Monroe's Nationalism to Calhoun's Sectionalism 7 206-223
30 A  9/19 Monroe's Nationalism to Calhoun's Sectionalism 7 206-223
31 B  9/22 Toward a National Economy     8 225-245
32 A  9/23 Toward a National Economy     8 225-245
33 B  9/24 Take a breather (open class discussion)      
34 A  9/25 Take a breather (open class discussion)      
35 B  9/26 Jacksonian Democracy     9 249-258
36 A  9/29 Jacksonian Democracy     9 249-258
37 B  9/30 Jacksonian Democracy (part 2)   9 259-270
                                 OCTOBER        
38 A  10/1 Jacksonian Democracy (part 2)   9 259-270
39 B  10/2                          Test: Chapter 7-9      
40 A  10/3                          Test: Chapter 7-9      
41 B  10/6 Making of a Middle Class America   10 275-293
42 A  10/7 Making of a Middle Class America   10 275-293
43 B  10/8 A Democratic Culture     11 305-326
44 A  10/9 A Democratic Culture     11 305-326
                              ESSAY DUE TODAY      
45 B  10/10 Take a breather (open class discussion)      
  A/B  10/10                        ESSAY DUE TODAY      
                   
                            Fall Break (10/13-10/17)      
                              (End of 1st Quarter)      
                   
46 A  10/20 Test Review          
47 B  10/21 Test Review          
48 A  10/22 Half day:  Take a breather        
49 B  10/23                       Test: Chapter 10-11      
50 A  10/24                       Test: Chapter 10-11      
51 B  10/27 Expansionism       12 327-345
52 A  10/28 Expansionism       12 327-345
53 B  10/29 Economics, psyschology, sociology of slavery 13 351-363
54 A  10/30 Economics, psyschology, sociology of slavery 13 351-363
55 B  10/31 Transportation's impact     13 364-374
                                   NOVEMBER      
56 A  11/3 Transportation's impact     13 364-374
57 B  11/4 Politics and slavery       14 377-387
58 A  11/5 Politics and slavery       14 377-387
59 B  11/6 The Court       14 388-390
      Lincoln-Douglas debates     14 391-393
      John Brown       14 394-400
60 A  11/7 The Court       14 388-390
      Lincoln-Douglas debates     14 391-393
      John Brown       14 394-400
61 B  11/10 Quick review: Ch. 12-14        
62 A  11/11 Half day: quick review: Ch 12-14      
63 B  11/12                        Test: Chapter 12-14      
64 A  11/13                        Test: Chapter 12-14      
65 B  11/14 War to Save the Union     15  403-431
66 A  11/17 War to Save the Union     15 403-431
67 B  11/18 Reconstruction plans and programs   16 437-448
68 A  11/19 Reconstruction plans and programs         16 437-448
69 B  11/20 Social and Political Repercussions   16 448-458
70 A  11/21 Social and Political Repercussions   16 448-458
                   Thanksgiving break:  11/24-11/28    
                                  DECEMBER          
71 B  12/1 Review:  Chapters 15-16        
72 A  12/2 Review:  Chapters 15-16        
73 B  12/3                    Test:  Chapters 15-16      
74 A  12/4                    Test:  Chapters 15-16      
75 B  12/5 Politics:  The South       17 467-476
76 A  12/8 Politics:  The South       17 467-476
77 B  12/9 Politics: The West       17 476-495
78 A  12/10 Politics: The West       17 476-495
79 B  12/11 Review: Chapters 1-6        
80 A  12/12 Review: Chapters 1-6        
81 B  12/15 Review: Chapters 7-13        
82 A  12/16 Review: Chapters 7-13        
83 B  12/17 Review: Chapters 14-17        
84 A  12/18 Review: Chapters 14-17        
85 B  12/19 Preparing for the break        
  A/B  12/19                      ESSAY DUE TODAY      
                   
                           End of 1st Semester      
        Christmas Break (12/20-1/5)      
                                     JANUARY        
                   
86 A  1/6 Early Major Industries         18 501-515
87 B  1/7 Early Major Industries     18 501-515
88 A  1/8 Reformers       18 515-523
89 B  1/9 Reformers       18 515-523
90 A  1/12 Society in the Industrial Age     19 529-552
91 B  1/13 Society in the Industrial Age     19 529-552
92 A  1/14 Intellectual and Cultural Trends   20 555-573
93 B  1/15 Intellectual and Cultural Trends   20 555-573
94 A  1/16                         Test: Chapters 18-20      
     1/19                                  Holiday        
95 B  1/20                         Test: Chapters 18-20      
96 A  1/21 Politics:  Local, State, & National   21 577-586
97 B  1/22 Politics:  Local, State, & National   21 577-586
98 A  1/23 Politics: The Populist Movement   21 586-595
99 B  1/26 Politics: The Populist Movement   21 586-595
100 A  1/27 Progressivism: The Movement& Issues   22 599-611
      Progressivism: Minorites     22 622-626
101 B  1/28 Progressivism: The Movement& Issues   22 599-611
      Progressivism: Minorites     22 622-626
102 A  1/29 Progressivism: Teddy Roosevelt   22 611-617
103 B  1/30 Progressivism: Teddy Roosevelt   22 611-617
          FEBRUARY      
104 A  2/2 Progressivism: Taft & Wilson     22 617-622
105 B  2/3 Progressivism: Taft & Wilson     22 617-622
106 A  2/4                        Test: Chapters 21-22      
107 B  2/5                        Test: Chapters 21-22      
108 A  2/6 Expansionism (Imperialism): The Approach 23 631-642
109 B  2/9 Expansionism (Imperialism): The Approach 23 631-642
110 A  2/10 Expansionism (Imperialism): The Policy   23 642-653
111 B  2/11 Expansionism (Imperialism): The Policy   23 642-653
112 A  2/12 Wilson & WWI       24 657-674
113 B  2/13 Wilson & WWI       24 657-674
     2/16     Holiday        
114 A  2/17 Peace and the Red Scare     24 674-683
115 B  2/18 Peace and the Red Scare     24 674-683
116 A  2/19                        Test: Chapters 23-24      
117 B  2/20                        Test: Chapters 23-24      
118 A  2/23 Immigration and Urban America   25 689-700
119 B  2/24 Immigration and Urban America   25 689-700
120 A  2/25 Urban-Rural Conflicts     25 700-705
121 B  2/26 Urban-Rural Conflicts     25 700-705
122 A  2/27 Literary Trends, the "New Negro", & Consumerism 25 705-714  
          MARCH          
123 B   3/1 Literary Trends, the "New Negro", & Consumerism 25 705-714  
124 A  3/2 Returning to "Normalcy     26 725-735
125 B  3/3 Returning to "Normalcy     26 725-735
126 A  3/4 Economics and the Crash     26 735-746
127 B  3/5 Economics and the Crash     26 735-746
128 A  3/8                        Test: Chapters 25-26      
129 B  3/9                        Test: Chapters 25-26      
130 A  3/10     Half Day        
131 B  3/11 FDR:  The First New Deal     27 749-759
132 A  3/12 FDR:  The First New Deal     27 749-759
  A/B  3/12                        ESSAY DUE TODAY      
                   
                              End of 3rd Quarter      
                   
133 B  3/15 FDR: The Second New Deal     27 759-766
134 A  3/16 FDR: The Second New Deal     27 759-766
135 B  3/17 Social Impact of the New Deal and Start of WWII 27 766-776
136 A  3/18 Social Impact of the New Deal and Start of WWII 27 766-776
137 B  3/19 The Road to War and Social Change   28 779-789  
138 A  3/22 The Road to War and Social Change   28 779-789
139 B  3/23 Key Battles and Ending the War   28 789-800
140 A  3/24 Key Battles and Ending the War   28 789-800
141 B  3/25                      Test:  Chapters 27-28      
142 A  3/26                      Test:  Chapters 27-28      
143 B  3/29 Postwar Foreign Policy     29 803-816
144 A  3/30 Postwar Foreign Policy     29 803-816
145 B  3/31 Domestic Policies & McCarthyism   29 816-830
                                        APRIL        
146 A  4/1 Domestic Policies & McCarthyism   29 816-830
147 B  4/2 The Kennedy-Johnson Years     30 833-845
                            Easter Break (4/5-4/12)      
148 A  4/13 The Kennedy-Johnson Years     30 833-845
149 B  4/14 Nixon: Vietnam to Watergate     30 845-858
150 A  4/15 Nixon: Vietnam to Watergate     30 845-858
151 B  4/16                      Test: Chapters 29-30      
152 A  4/19                      Test: Chapters 29-30      
153 B  4/20 Society in Flux       31 861-884
154 A  4/21 Society in Flux       31 861-884
155 B  4/22 Review: Colonial Period      1-4  
156 A  4/23 Review: Colonial Period      1-4  
157 B  4/24 Review: Federalist through Jacksonian Era  5-12  
158 A  4/27 Review: Federalist through Jacksonian Era  5-12  
159 B  4/28 Review:  Civil War (Causes and Effects)    13-17  
160 A  4/29 Review:  Civil War (Causes and Effects)   13-17  
161 B  4/30 Review: Populism to Imperialism         13-17  
162 A  5/1 Review: Populism to Imperialism         18-24  
163 B  5/4 Supreme Court Cases          
164 A  5/5 Supreme Court Cases        
165 B  5/6 Discussion/Review          
166 A/B  5/7                                                             THE DAY YOU PREPARED FOR IS TODAY            
167 A  5/8 Open Discussions: Current Events      
168 B  5/11 Open Discussions: Current Events      
169 A  5/12 Open Discussions: Current Events      
170 B  5/13 Open Discussions: Current Events      
171 A  5/14 Open Discussions: Current Events      
172 B  5/15 Open Discussions: Current Events      
173 A  5/18 Open Discussions: Current Events      
174 B  5/19 Open Discussions: Current Events      
175 A  5/20 Open Discussions: Current Events      
176 B  5/21 Exams            
177 A  5/22 Exams            
178 B  5/25 Exams            
179 A  5/26 Exams