Thursday, April 3, 2025

Reconstruction πŸ—

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the effects of government policy during Reconstruction on society from 1865 to 1877
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.10, examing the governments established in the Southern states following the Civil War, the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constituton, and the women's movement after the war
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Government Policies During the Civil War πŸ¦…

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain how Lincoln’s leadership during the Civil War impacted American ideals over the course of the war
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.9, defining "martial law" and the suspension of habeas corpus at the start of the Civil War, and examining the implementation of the Conscription Act and the Emancipation Proclamation, the purpose of the Gettysburg Address, and the issues surrounding the Election of 1864
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Military Conflict in the Civil War: Course and Conclusion πŸ’₯

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the various factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.8b, highlighting the course of the war, the reasons why the Union won, and population and economic costs of the Civil War
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Monday, March 31, 2025

Military Conflict in the Civil War: Mobilization and Opposition πŸ’£

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the various factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.8a, examining the attack on Fort Sumter, the mobilization efforts of the combatants, contributions and roles of the populace of both regions, and the opposition to the outbreak of conflict in both the Union and the Confederacy
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Monday, March 24, 2025

Spring Break β€” No School πŸ–

Clintondale High School is currently on Spring Break. Classes will resume on Monday, March 31, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

Have a fun and relaxing time away, Dragons!

Friday, March 21, 2025

Spring Break Countdown ⏲

⏰ What We Did
  • Due to low student census, played general trivia Kahoot!

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Election of 1860 and Secession πŸ—³

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Describe the effects of Lincoln’s election
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.7, summarizing the Election of 1860 and both the developments and causes of Southern secession
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Failure of Compromise πŸ‘Ž

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the political causes of the Civil War
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.6, identifying the importance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision, the Second Party System, and the Republican Party
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences: Tensions Over Slavery β›“

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain how regional differences related to slavery caused tension in the years leading up to the Civil War
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.5b, highlighting the Free Soil and Abolitionist movements, as well as the views of those who defended slavery
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Monday, March 17, 2025

Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences: Immigration 🏘

Today is St. Patrick's Day πŸ€
🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the effects of immigration from various parts of the world on American culture from 1844 to 1877
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.5a, focusing on the experiences of the major groups of immigrants and the rise of nativism
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Friday, March 14, 2025

The Compromise of 1850 🀝

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the similarities and differences in how regional attitudes affected federal policy in the period after the Mexican-American War
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.4, highlighting the federal policies regarding slavery, the details of the compromise authored by Henry Clay, and the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act
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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Map Activity: Westward Expansion & Manifest Destiny πŸ—Ί

Half-Day Due to Parent-Teacher Conferences 🐲
🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877
⏰ What We Did
  • Described the process and significance of each acquisition of land on yesterday's Manifest Destiny map

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Map Activity: Westward Expansion & Manifest Destiny πŸ—Ί

Late Start Day πŸ•£
🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877
⏰ What We Did
  • Geographically illustrated the westward territorial expansion of the United States in its goal of achieving Manifest Destiny
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Mexican-American War πŸ’₯

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.3, highlighting the conflict with Mexico, as well as the experiences of Mexicans and American Indians in the West
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Monday, March 10, 2025

Manifest Destiny πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes on Topic 5.2, highlighting the westward expansion of the United States, the support of the expansion by the federal government, and the diplomatic efforts taken to achieve manifest destiny
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Friday, March 7, 2025

The Society of the South in the Early Republic ⛲️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain how geographic and environmental factors shaped the development of the South from 1800 to 1848
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes while discussing Topic 4.13, focusing on the importance of cotton on the South's economy and how the regional identity of Southerners differed from those of other regions of the United States
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Thursday, March 6, 2025

African Americans in the Early Republic πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the continuities and changes in the experience of African Americans from 1800 to 1848
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes while discussing Topic 4.12, highlighting the numerous rebellions and uprisings by African-American slaves, as well as the two communities of African Americans β€” enslaved and free
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

An Age of Reform 🌟

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain how and why various reform movements developed and expanded from 1800 to 1848
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes while discussing Topic 4.11, specifically examining the temprance, abolition, women's rights, and similar social movements in the United States during the 1820s and 1830s
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The Second Great Awakening ✝️

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain the causes of the Second Great Awakening
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes while discussing Topic 4.10, highlighting what the Second Great Awakening was, its causes, and its effects on society in the early to mid-1800s
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Monday, March 3, 2025

The Development of an American Culture πŸ–Ό

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain how and why a new national culture developed from 1800 to 1848
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes while discussing Topic 4.9, highlighting the influences of Europe on early American culture, elements of early American culture, and the differences of early American culture in the various regions of the country
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Friday, February 28, 2025

The Development of an American Culture πŸ–Ό

🎯 Learning Targets
  • Explain how and why a new national culture developed from 1800 to 1848
⏰ What We Did
  • Took notes while discussing Topic 4.9, highlighting the influences of Europe on early American culture, elements of early American culture, and the differences of early American culture in the various regions of the country
  • Today's class served as a catch-up day due to low attendance in an already small course.
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