4th Quarter Topics 

As you research and explore the following topics, ask yourself, "How did this contribute to the future of America or our current way of life?"

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US History 1789-1877

 

Feel free to explore the time period and events that interest you. Suggested topics include:

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Washington's Farewell Address

Adams and the Alien and Sedition Act

Jefferson's Foreign Policy

Marbury vs. Madison

War of 1812

Monroe Doctorine

Jackson and the Indian Removal Act

Manifest Destiny

Texas & The Mexican-American War

Reformation 

Sectionalism

Women's Rights

Irish Immigration

Compromises Leading to the Civil War

Analyzing points of view and positive/negative aspects of the North and the South

Gettysburg

Women and Minorities in the Civil War

Technological Advancements of the Civil War

NYC Draft Riots

Reconstruction 

Lincoln's Plan vs. Johnson's Plan

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