Journal IV (Optional)
use any chapter from this book and follow the instructions in the file attached. the book is :"Davidson, U.S.: A Narrative History, Volume 1: To 1865. McGraw Hill, 2012."

,Or you can write about Gastil and Harris, Connecting California: Selections in Early American History, Volume I, 2013.
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073385468/student_view0/
1. What did you learn in this chapter (any chapter) that you did not know earlier? Was there anything you found surprising? How does the material in this chapter relate to what you have learned earlier, perhaps in other classes?

2. How does this chapter build on the chapter before it? How does this chapter set us up for what is coming next? What events or trends do you see in the early chapters that have helped shape the world we live in today?

3. If you were doing a movie set in the time period of this chapter, what would be the key elements in your movie? Tell how you imagine some of the characters and what they would have to deal with.

4. Describe the time span covered in this chapter. Do the starting and ending points relate to specific events? Why do you think the authors chose this span of time? Does the time span allow for a clear and interesting story to be told?

5. Why is the chapter hard, or not so hard, for us to understand today? How could we understand the history differently than someone living in the time period? Do you think some people will react differently to the material, depending on their background?

6. Of all the chapters you have read recently, which ones give you the strongest sense of how America has developed into the country we know today? Describe trends you see that could be familiar to us.

7. Can you see yourself in any of these chapters? What would you be doing? In what ways would living in that era be a good experience for you, or perhaps a challenging experience?

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