US History
Mr. Schildge

Welcome

Suffield Theme of the Year: Faith
Definition of 'Faith' from Apple's Dictionary
   1 complete trust or confidence in someone or something : this restores one's faith in politicians.
   2 strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
     • a system of religious belief : the Christian faith.
     • a strongly held belief or theory : the faith that life will expand until it fills the universe.

Essential Questions for the Year:

• What is the American identity? Why?
• Recognizing Suffield's theme of the year, how has 'faith' shaped the American identity? What have Americans had faith in? What have they lost faith in? Why?
  

Required Texts:
Summer Reading

• Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution by Jeff Shaara
• This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women edited by Jay Allison, et al.

Textbook

• A People And A Nation: A History Of The United States by Mary Beth Norton, David Katzman, David W. Blight, and Howard Chudacoff

Syllabus:
Course Expectations
Fall Term

Course Links:
Project #1
Project #2

Class Moodle

Suffield Library*
Plagiarism - Required Reading
Noodle Tools
       How to Use NoodleTools (PDF file)
MLA Bibliography Format from Long Island U.

Outside Research Links:

US History Resources at Suffield Academy Library*
Encyclopedia Britannica*
Annals of American History*
Library of Congress
The National Archives - Research by Topic
100 Milestone Documents
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
UCLA National Center for History in the Schools
Internet Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham

* Available on campus only.

J. M. Flagg's 1917 poster, based on the original British Lord Kitchener poster of three years earlier, was used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II.