Dual Enrollment US History (HIST 2010/2020) 2017-2018
Welcome to Dual Enrollment US History. In this class you are going to be accepting the responsibility and the workload of a college freshman. Upon successful completion of this course, not only will you receive credit in US History at Blackman High School, but six (6) college credit hours in US History as well.
Because this course is taught as a college-level course, students are required to purchase/rent their textbooks. Below is the information regarding the books for this course. You will need your textbook the first week of school.
Textbook:
You may purchase/rent from any store. However, BHS works closely with Textbook Brokers here in Murfreesboro. You will need the same book for both HIST 2010 and HIST 2020 (both semesters).
Assignments: All necessary handouts are available on Ms. McDowell’s webpage. Go to the BHS webpage, click Academics, select Staff Directory, then Natalie McDowell.
1. Map Assignment
Instructions: Print 2 copies of the blank US Maps and fill in the information below. Use colored pencils for all of the coloring and colored pens/markers for all of the outlining. Include a map key/legend for each map. These maps will be used as a resource periodically throughout the school year.
Map #1
1. States
a. Label each state using CAPITAL LETTERS and your best handwriting or type them out and glue them in place on the map.
b. Color each state a different color from those bordering it
2. Capitals
a. Label each state’s capital and mark it with a star
3. Oceans/Lakes
a. Label the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico
b. Label each of the Great Lakes and the Great Salt Lake
c. Color them Blue
4. Rivers
a. Draw in the Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Rio Grande, Ohio, and Columbia Rivers
b. Label and outline them in blue
Map #2
1. Use a purple pen/marker to outline the borders of the original 13 colonies
2. Use a green pen/marker to outline the area acquired from France in 1803 (Louisiana Purchase)
3. Use an orange pen/marker to outline the area acquired by the 1848 Mexican Cession
4. Use a yellow pen/marker to outline the borders of the Oregon Country
5. Use a brown pen/marker to outline the area acquired in the Gadsden Purchase
6. Use a blue pen/marker to outline the Union states during the Civil War
7. Use a red pen/marker to outline the Confederate States during the Civil War
2. History Packet with Reading Questions
a. Read the How the American Culture was Shaped article located on the webpage.
b. Answer the following questions in ink on loose-leaf paper:
1. Describe and explain the advantages that the Europeans had over the Native Americans.
2. Describe some of the most significant values and beliefs that were transferred to the New World by the British colonists.
3. Explain, with examples, why the class system did not successfully transfer to the New World.
4. Why were the Native Americans said to have created a dietary revolution in Europe?
5. What effects did the inhuman institution of slavery and its moral issue have upon American society?
6. Give several examples of the contributions of the Dutch, German, Scottish, and French immigrants.
7. Why did religious toleration evolve in the New World?
8. Describe and explain with examples the three most important contributing factors that influenced the move toward independence from Great Britain.
9. List examples that serve as evidence of the growing spirit of independence in the USA.
3. Video Assignment
a. Watch America The Story of US: Episode 1 (Rebels) and Episode 2 (Revolution) at the following link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne1OjkzmyLY&list=PL3H6z037pboHLqNBBXjHTqaxpW6yhOINU&index=2
(also available from Amazon Prime and The History Channel)
b. Answer the America The Story of US video questions. Print them from the webpage and complete in ink
All summer assignments are due on Friday, August 11, 2017.
Contact Information:
If you have questions over the summer, please feel free to contact me:
Ms. Natalie McDowell