Click here for a PowerPoint  presentation of the CA US history Standards
Holt, Rinehart & Winston's online World Atlas
Internet Public Library--Presidents
Historywiz--an excellent site for primary sources
The Library of Congress
This website has many excellent resources: history teacher.net
The Internet Public Library
Stanislaus County Library Site
Holt, Rinehart & Winston's U. S. history maps and charts
A good site about the results of American presidential elections
For more research, here is a valuable source: the US Army Center for Military History webpage.
The White House presidential history website.
The Smithsonian Institution's Website
A. P. U. S.
History--Period 3
Back to Mr. Simoncini's home page
"Those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
      
G. Santayana
National AP US
History Test:
Friday, May 4,
2012 in the morning
On Monday we shall shall begin our study of Chapter 21, the Age of Progressiv-ism by discussing the fundamentals of the Progressive Movement.  On Tuesday we shall discuss women and reform.  On Wednesday we shall discuss progressive reform. On Thursday we shall begin our study of Chapter 22, the Progressive presidencies by looking, in depth, into the domestic policies of Theodore Roosevelt.  We shall continue that study on Friday and also discuss the presidency of William Howard Taft.
Click here for "This Month in History" from the Constitutional Rights Foundation Click here for an example of a Weekly Lesson ReactionClick here for guidance regarding class notebooksClick here to see the course movie list.
Below are links to various websites that can assist you with your research throughout the year.
Check your knowledge about the Constitution by clicking here.
[History]
Click here for the website of the National Constitution Center
Click here for access to the online augmentation for your textbook: McGraw-Hill College
The History Channel
"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or  disrespect of other cultures."       
                                                  
Cesar Chavez
Click here to view model term paper 1 and here to view model term paper 2.
Here are some excellent websites, some of which are primary sources, which you can refer to as we cover those topics in class:
        
Links to Key Documents in U. S History
From Revolution to Reconstruction: Key Documents in U. S. History
Parents: click here to learn more about the AP program from the main source: Collegeboard.org.
National Archives Documents
Historians have attempted to rank our presidents.  Here are four sites where you can see how various historians have ranked them.       CSPAN    
Americanpresidents.org     The Federalist Society           Factmonster.com
Click here to view a presentation for Ch 18-19
Click here to view a presentation about Chapter 20
Click here to view a presentation about Chapter 21
Click here to view the course syllabus, grading criteria and class rules
    Click here to view an MS Word document that shows the general day-by-day lesson plan, with homework assignments, by month for the 2011-2012 school year.
Click as appropriate to open the respective questions for the chapters noted:
Ch 1     Ch 2     Ch 3    Ch 4     Ch 5     Ch 6     Ch 7     Ch 8     Ch 9     Ch 10
Ch 11    Ch 12   Ch 13   Ch 14   Ch 15   Ch 16   Ch 17   Ch 18   Ch 19   Ch 20
Ch 21    Ch 22   Ch 23   Ch 24   Ch 25   Ch 26   Ch 27   Ch 28   Ch 29   Ch 30
Ch 31    Ch 32-33     
Here are various PowerPoint presentations: Ch 2    Ch 3-4    Ch 5    Ch 6
Ch 7-8    Ch 9-10   Ch 11-12    Ch 13    Ch 14   Ch 15    Ch 16-17    Ch 18-19
Ch 20 Ch 21    Ch 22     Ch 23     Ch 24    Ch 25    Ch 26    Ch 27    Ch 28