Ms. Delaney - AP US History and US History – Delaney, Rita

I am happy to be teaching at Weatherford High School! I have taught in Weatherford School District for many years, and this year is going to be one of the best years! High school is an important and memorable time in one’s life. I want to work to make sure that this experience is the best it can be.

Rita Delaney

Room k106

[email protected]

817-598-2858 x3626

Hello historians! Welcome to US History! This year students will learn about the years after Reconstruction through Modern times. We will focus on political, economic and social views and how that affects our culture and economy in different parts of the country and our place in the world. Most of our text will consist of primary documents from the era we are studying along with some secondary sources that will engage students in class discussions about the content. They will also be answering document based questions in a writing format. I can’t wait to share my love of history with you and hopefully we will learn some new things together this year!

US History

APUSH student welcome to Class! Course Description: This course guides students toward mastering the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States History. Coursework will be taught and graded at the college level. Students will learn to assess historical materials - their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance - and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. The course will develop in students the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of informed judgments and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format.

APUSH

APUSH Course Planning and Pacing by Unit

Unit 1: 1491-1607

Perspective and the Art of Historical Investigation

American and European Societies Before 1492

Worlds Collide and Change

Unit 2: 1607-1754

The Early Colonial Experience

Early Native American-Colonial Conflicts

The Atlantic World and the North American Colonial Experience

Unit 3: 1754-1800

The French and Indian War and the Path to American Independence

New Cultural, Political, Religious and Economic Ideas Fuel American Independence

Migration Within and Immigration to America Creates an “American” Identity

Unit 4: 1800-1848

The Creation of Mass Democracy and the Challenges of Inclusion

Technology, Market Revolution, and Migration Shape a Growing Nation

Foreign Policy and Territorial Expansion

Unit 5: 1844-1877

Manifest Destiny and a New American Identity

The Union in Crisis

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Unit 6: 1865-1898

A second Industrial Revolution Transforms the American Economy and Government

Immigration, Urbanization, and the end of the Plains Indians

Identity and Place in an Industrial America

Unit 7: 1890-1945

Government’s Expanding Mandate

Immigration, Migration, and Influences on Popular Culture

U.S. Foreign Policy Comes of Age

Unit 8: 1945-1980

Communism, Containment, Cold and Hot Wars, and Other Crises

The Civil Rights Movements

The Changing Face of the American Home

Unit 9: 1980 – Present

The Conservative Ascendance

The End of the Cold War and Challenges to America’s Hegemony

Immigration and the Changing Faces of America