Friday, November 16, 2007

November 16, 2007

Today in History: Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined and Oklahoma became the 46th state on November 16, 1907.

AP US History:

  • Today we are discussing pages 343-350: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War. Objectives include: Can students explain the various political positions regarding Texas and the Oregon territory? Can students define "manifest destiny" and explain three grounds used to justify it? Can students discuss whether the Mexican War was an imperialistic venture by the United States?
  • Monday, November 19: we will be discussing Chapter 12: pages 350-360.
  • Tuesday, November 20: we will take a quiz over Chapter 12.

AP Government:

  • Today we are taking our 3Week Exam over Chapters 14-19.
  • November 19-20: we will discuss Chapter 20: Foreign Policy.