| 2 tests | 30 pts each | 60 points |
| 2 papers | 10 pts each | 20 points |
| 4 quizzes | 10 pts each | 40 points |
| TOTAL POINTS | ................. |
120 Points
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| Topic 1 | Syllabus explained Europeans look at the Western Hemisphere |
| Topic 2 | Famous explorers Native civilizations |
| Topic 3 | Spain declines as a world power The English beach head: Virginia |
| Topic 4 | A look at the New England colonies Simulation: Founding a colony |
| Topic 5 | The middle and southern colonies Cultural life in the colonies The French and Indian war |
| Topic 6 | Friction with England The stamp tax |
| Topic 7 | Trouble in Boston - A tempest over tea The revolutionary war begins |
| Topic 8 | Moving toward independence The Declaration of Independence |
| Topic 9 | Revolutionary war battlegrounds Simulation: A revolutionary war battle |
| Topic 10 | The Treaty of Paris The Confederation |
| Topic 11 | The threat of anarchy Simulation: Choosing sides |
| Topic 12 | The Constitution Problems of the new government |
| Topic 13 | Foreign affairs during the Washington presidency John Adams elected president |
| Topic 14 | Thomas Jefferson moves into the White House Jefferson's philosophy |
| Topic 15 | James Madison takes over the government The second war with Britain |
| Topic 16 | The war of 1812, concluded The war's aftermath |
| Topic 17 | America experiences a wave of nationalism Sectional under currents |
| Topic 18 | President John Q. Adams The people send Andrew Jackson to the White House |
| Topic 19 | Jackson's program Jacksonian democracy |
| Topic 20 | Simulation: Transportation Election of Martin Van Buren |
| Topic 21 | The Tyler administration War with Mexico |
| Topic 22 | The Mexican war, concluded The changing picture out West |
| Topic 23 | Expansion related problems The Kansas - Nebraska bill Simulation: Slave auction |
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