Monday -- No School -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 22
In Class: Kansas-Nebraska Act summary, John Brown..what a nut!, Pierce is out and Buchanan in as President (1857)
Homework: Outlines due next Tuesday and Contributing Factors in class essay on Monday
Notes: None
Wednesday, January 23
In Class: Dred Scott v. Sandford, Harper's Ferry Raid by John Brown, Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858
Homework: Outlines due Tuesday and Contributing Factors in class essay on Monday
Thursday, January 24
In Class: Election of 1860...Secession inevitable...Contributing factors leading to the American Civil War -- Prepare your topics of discussion for the essay on Monday!
Homework: Research Paper outline due Tuesday
Notes: none
Friday, January 25
In Class: Review Contributing Factors -- DVD The Presidents: Buchanan & Lincoln
Homework: Research Paper outline & get ready for in class essay
Notes: Shabbat Shalom and Be Good!