We begin review for the final today!
Take notes!
Friday 9 December 2011
Monday 5 December 2011
Questions for FINAL
NOTE: I've gotten rid of some of the questions
HOMEWORK FOR VOLLEYBALL TRIP: Read chapters 9 and 11 and review/study/know the questions below:
Questions on the final will come from the following list (KNOW ALL):
PART I: 1492-1754
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
18) Why were each of the 13 colonies established?
19) How did religious freedom, slavery, and self-government shape the first 13 colonies (be exact - this should be an paragraph for each).
20) How did the Massacre at Mystic change America?
22) What was Nat Bacon's rebellion really about?
PART II: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
PART III: The Revolution
1) According to Paul Johnson what was the most deciding factor in the colonists victory over the British.
3) What important things did Patrick Henry do?
5) What was Thomas Jefferson’s most important quality (according to Johnson).
6) What did Common Sense do? Who wrote it.
7) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
8) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
9) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
10) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
11) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
12) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
13) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
14) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
15) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
16) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
18) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
19) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
20) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
21) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
22) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
23) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
24) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
25) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
26) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
27) Know the importance of Valley Forge. What happened there? What the troops had to overcome? Compare this with the British winter quarters.
28) What help did France, Spain, and the Netherlands offer the colonies?
32) What is the importance of the following people: A) George Rogers Clark. B) John Paul Jones. C) Nathanael Greene. D) Comte de Rochambeau. E) Admiral Francois de Grasse.
33) What is important about Washington's farewell address?
35) Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
36) Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Americans?
PART IV: The Constitution, Jefferson, War of 1812, Jackson
1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
29) Name the 1st seven Presidents of the United States
War of 1812
1) Importance of Fort McHenry.
2) Burning of D.C. by the British.
3) Battle of Plattsburg
4) Battle of New Orleans
5) Native Defeats: Tecumseh and the Creeks (Battle of Thames and Horseshoe Bend).
Chapter 11 Questions
1) Discuss the following during Jackson administration:
a) The changes in voting policies
b) The Spoils System
c) Changes in the electoral college
d) The fight between State Rights and the Central Government (think about the Tariff Debate, the Issue of Nullification, John C. Calhoun and the threat of secession). How do these issues foreshadow the Civil War?
2) Describe the Cherokee removal from their lands. Make sure you include the following:
a) How the Cherokee lived in 1830.
b) The previous treaties made to the Cherokee by the U.S. Government.
c) The Cherokee suing the state government and the ruling in the Supreme Court by John Marshall.
d) Andrew Jackson's reaction to John Marshall.
e) General Winfield Scott's role.
f) The Trail of Tears.
3) Discuss Jackson's fight against the Bank of the United States.
a) What were his arguments against the bank?
b) How does he win against the bank?
HOMEWORK FOR VOLLEYBALL TRIP: Read chapters 9 and 11 and review/study/know the questions below:
Questions on the final will come from the following list (KNOW ALL):
PART I: 1492-1754
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
18) Why were each of the 13 colonies established?
19) How did religious freedom, slavery, and self-government shape the first 13 colonies (be exact - this should be an paragraph for each).
20) How did the Massacre at Mystic change America?
22) What was Nat Bacon's rebellion really about?
PART II: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
PART III: The Revolution
1) According to Paul Johnson what was the most deciding factor in the colonists victory over the British.
3) What important things did Patrick Henry do?
5) What was Thomas Jefferson’s most important quality (according to Johnson).
6) What did Common Sense do? Who wrote it.
7) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
8) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
9) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
10) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
11) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
12) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
13) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
14) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
15) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
16) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
18) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
19) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
20) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
21) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
22) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
23) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
24) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
25) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
26) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
27) Know the importance of Valley Forge. What happened there? What the troops had to overcome? Compare this with the British winter quarters.
28) What help did France, Spain, and the Netherlands offer the colonies?
32) What is the importance of the following people: A) George Rogers Clark. B) John Paul Jones. C) Nathanael Greene. D) Comte de Rochambeau. E) Admiral Francois de Grasse.
33) What is important about Washington's farewell address?
35) Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
36) Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Americans?
PART IV: The Constitution, Jefferson, War of 1812, Jackson
1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
29) Name the 1st seven Presidents of the United States
War of 1812
1) Importance of Fort McHenry.
2) Burning of D.C. by the British.
3) Battle of Plattsburg
4) Battle of New Orleans
5) Native Defeats: Tecumseh and the Creeks (Battle of Thames and Horseshoe Bend).
Chapter 11 Questions
1) Discuss the following during Jackson administration:
a) The changes in voting policies
b) The Spoils System
c) Changes in the electoral college
d) The fight between State Rights and the Central Government (think about the Tariff Debate, the Issue of Nullification, John C. Calhoun and the threat of secession). How do these issues foreshadow the Civil War?
2) Describe the Cherokee removal from their lands. Make sure you include the following:
a) How the Cherokee lived in 1830.
b) The previous treaties made to the Cherokee by the U.S. Government.
c) The Cherokee suing the state government and the ruling in the Supreme Court by John Marshall.
d) Andrew Jackson's reaction to John Marshall.
e) General Winfield Scott's role.
f) The Trail of Tears.
3) Discuss Jackson's fight against the Bank of the United States.
a) What were his arguments against the bank?
b) How does he win against the bank?
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Study Question: Don't Know Much About History
1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
Monday 28 November 2011
Constitution and Beyond
This week and next week we are going to cover the Constitution (and the importance surrounding it), Jeffersonian Era, and Jacksonian Era. Note - we will quickly talk about many things and skip over some. For instance, our coverage of the War of 1812 will be very brief.
The Constitution STUDY QUESTIONS:
1) What are the three branches of government and what are the powers of each?
2) How can these branches check and balance each other?
3) What were the compromises to the constitution?
4) Who wrote the Federalist papers?
5) What was the Bill of Rights? Why did some states demand its inclusion before they ratified the constitution?
6) What were the anti-federalists main fears about the constitution?
Monday 14 November 2011
Sunday 13 November 2011
REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Things to Know
You need to know the importance of the following:
1763 - The Proclamation Act of 1763
1764- Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1770 - Boston Massacre
1773 - Tea Act
1773- Boston Tea Pary
1774 - Intolerable Acts
1st and 2nd Continental Congress
April 1775 - Lexington and Concord (see important battles listed on Friday)
People: Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin. George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Daniel Morgan, Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Johnny Burgoyne, General Howe, General Cornwallis, Horatio Gates, Charles Lee.
1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn?
2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
6) Why was James Otis important?
7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.
THINGS TO KNOW FROM THIS WEEKS READING
1) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
2) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
3) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
4) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
5) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
6) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
7) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
8) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
9) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
10) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
11) Who was Molly Pitcher?
12) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
13) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
14) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
15) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
16) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
17) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
18) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
19) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
20) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
You will also need to know the French and Indian War. And essential questions on Benedict Arnold, Ticonderoga and Saratoga.
1763 - The Proclamation Act of 1763
1764- Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1770 - Boston Massacre
1773 - Tea Act
1773- Boston Tea Pary
1774 - Intolerable Acts
1st and 2nd Continental Congress
April 1775 - Lexington and Concord (see important battles listed on Friday)
People: Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin. George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Daniel Morgan, Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Johnny Burgoyne, General Howe, General Cornwallis, Horatio Gates, Charles Lee.
1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn?
2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
6) Why was James Otis important?
7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.
THINGS TO KNOW FROM THIS WEEKS READING
1) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
2) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
3) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
4) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
5) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
6) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
7) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
8) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
9) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
10) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
11) Who was Molly Pitcher?
12) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
13) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
14) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
15) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
16) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
17) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
18) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
19) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
20) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
You will also need to know the French and Indian War. And essential questions on Benedict Arnold, Ticonderoga and Saratoga.
Friday 11 November 2011
Revolutionary War
Battles you should know:
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Long Island
Trenton
Brandywine
Germantown
Monmouth
Charlestown
Stanwix
Bennington
Saratoga
Camden
Kings Mountain
Cowpins
Guilford Courthouse
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Long Island
Trenton
Brandywine
Germantown
Monmouth
Charlestown
Stanwix
Bennington
Saratoga
Camden
Kings Mountain
Cowpins
Guilford Courthouse
Yorktown
Monday 7 November 2011
Battle of Quebec: NOTES
Washington sends Col. Arnold and 1100 troops through the unmapped wildness in Maine.
Gen. Montgomery takes 1200 men up Lake Champlain and onto the St. Lawrence River.
The battle takes place during a snowstorm on 12/31/75.
REASONS for the INVASION:
A) Create a 14th Colony
B) Eliminate the threat of a northern invasion.
C) Eliminate a British base in North America.
D) Create an aggressive statement and suggest the cost of the war to King George III.
E) Bring the Canadians to the Americans side.
Results: Montgomery shows up late after becoming bogged down in Montreal. 400 of Arnold's men turn back and return to Mass. When both forces come together in December they do not have the men to successful hold a siege or attack the city. Further, the element of surprise is gone. The invasion ultimately fails, both Gen. Montgomery and Col. Arnold are removed from the battle during the opening minutes of the fight. Gen. Montgomery hit with a cannon ball and Arnold shot in the leg.
Gen. Montgomery takes 1200 men up Lake Champlain and onto the St. Lawrence River.
The battle takes place during a snowstorm on 12/31/75.
REASONS for the INVASION:
A) Create a 14th Colony
B) Eliminate the threat of a northern invasion.
C) Eliminate a British base in North America.
D) Create an aggressive statement and suggest the cost of the war to King George III.
E) Bring the Canadians to the Americans side.
Results: Montgomery shows up late after becoming bogged down in Montreal. 400 of Arnold's men turn back and return to Mass. When both forces come together in December they do not have the men to successful hold a siege or attack the city. Further, the element of surprise is gone. The invasion ultimately fails, both Gen. Montgomery and Col. Arnold are removed from the battle during the opening minutes of the fight. Gen. Montgomery hit with a cannon ball and Arnold shot in the leg.
Thursday 3 November 2011
Benedict Arnold, Ticonderoga, and the Battle of Saratoga
Essential Questions:
A) Why was Ticonderoga important?
B) Who was Benedict Arnold?
C) Could the Revolutionary War have been won without Benedict Arnold?
D) Should Benedict Arnold be considered a hero or a villain?
E) How did the Battle of Saratoga affect the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
A) Why was Ticonderoga important?
B) Who was Benedict Arnold?
C) Could the Revolutionary War have been won without Benedict Arnold?
D) Should Benedict Arnold be considered a hero or a villain?
E) How did the Battle of Saratoga affect the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
Monday 31 October 2011
SOAP
SOAP the Document: Making Primary Source Documents
Come Clean!
Source
•
Who wrote the document?
•
What is the author’s background/point of view?
Whose point of view, given the topic, is
missing?
•
Do you consider the source a reliable one on this topic? Why/why not?
Occasion
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When was the document written?
•
What does the date of the document tell you about its content?
What other historical events were going on during this time?
Audience
•
To whom is the author writing?
•
What type of document is this (diary entry, personal letter, public speech,
etc.)?
•
Does the private/public nature of the document inform you about its content
(is the author sharing private thoughts, making a public pronouncement,
etc.)?
Purpose
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Why was the document written? What is the purpose of the document?
•
What is the document saying?
Friday 28 October 2011
NOTES from Chapter 5 Section 4
May 10 1775 - 2nd Continental Congress (met to discuss Lexington and Concord)
Delegates included: Sam and John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin
Important accomplishments/events of 2nd Continental Congress: 1775 - Create Continental Army and make George Washington head of it.
Sent Olive Branch Petition to England (this fails)
1776 - Declare Independence
Other things happening during this time:
1775 (December): Battle of Quebec, headed by Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold (this invasion into Canada fails and the Americans retreat back to Fort Ticonderoga in 1776)
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense (1776) which influences Americans in their declaring independence. Nearly everyone who could read, read it. Those who couldn't read had it read to them.
Delegates included: Sam and John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin
Important accomplishments/events of 2nd Continental Congress: 1775 - Create Continental Army and make George Washington head of it.
Sent Olive Branch Petition to England (this fails)
1776 - Declare Independence
Other things happening during this time:
1775 (December): Battle of Quebec, headed by Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold (this invasion into Canada fails and the Americans retreat back to Fort Ticonderoga in 1776)
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense (1776) which influences Americans in their declaring independence. Nearly everyone who could read, read it. Those who couldn't read had it read to them.
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Road to Independence - Chapter 5 Section 1
Here the things that the class noted as important:
1763 - The Proclamation of 1763: prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. This allowed the British government control of westward movement; protected British interests of the fur trade; avoided conflict with Natives. Colonists did not like this.
Britain needs to raise money to pay off its debt.
1764 - Sugar Act - lowered to the tax on molasses imported by colonist. This was done to nix smuggling.
1765 - Stamp Act: tax on all printed matter. This act affected nearly every colonists. Mass boycotts and protests lead this act to be repealed.
1766 - Declaration Act - Parliament has a right to tax and make decisions for the colonies.
1767 - Townshend Acts - tax applied to imported goods, tax paid at port of entry.
These acts caused a uproar with the colonists and paved the way for revolution.
Quotes: "No taxation without representation." - James Otis
"If this be treason, make the most of it!" - Patrick Henry
1763 - The Proclamation of 1763: prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. This allowed the British government control of westward movement; protected British interests of the fur trade; avoided conflict with Natives. Colonists did not like this.
Britain needs to raise money to pay off its debt.
1764 - Sugar Act - lowered to the tax on molasses imported by colonist. This was done to nix smuggling.
1765 - Stamp Act: tax on all printed matter. This act affected nearly every colonists. Mass boycotts and protests lead this act to be repealed.
1766 - Declaration Act - Parliament has a right to tax and make decisions for the colonies.
1767 - Townshend Acts - tax applied to imported goods, tax paid at port of entry.
These acts caused a uproar with the colonists and paved the way for revolution.
Quotes: "No taxation without representation." - James Otis
"If this be treason, make the most of it!" - Patrick Henry
Wednesday 12 October 2011
French and Indian War: OUTCOMES
Though most of the fighting ended on the 8th of September, 1760, the war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763.Although the war itself stemmed from a fairly simple motivation, its consequences were far- reaching. The French Indian War outcome decided the colonial fate of North America, and yet at the same time sowed the seeds of the eventual colonial revolution.
The Most Important French Indian War outcome resulted in France’s loss of all its North American possessions east of the Mississippi, except Saint Pierre and Miquelon, (two small islands off Newfoundland). France recovered the Caribbean Islands and Martinique, which were formerly occupied by British.
Another French Indian War outcome was Britain’s gaining control of French Canada, a colony containing approximately 65,000 French-speaking, Roman Catholic residents. The war altered the relationship between Britain and its colonies including economically, politically, and socially. It put Britain in debt and the Crown decided to fund repayment with harsh taxes on its colonies. These taxes were not appreciated by the colonies and contributed greatly to the American Revolutionary War.
The French Indian War outcome also had lasting and devastating effects for the Native American tribes of North America. The British took revenge against Native American nations that fought on the side of the French by cutting off their supplies and then forcibly compelling the tribes to obey the rules of the new mother country. With the French gone, the British government focused its attention on the Native American tribes that lay along its path. All these factors played a role to determine the multinational Indian revolt called "Pontiac’s War" that erupted directly following the French Indian War outcome.
OUTCOMES:
One of the most important outcomes of the French Indian War for America was that America had, at the end, men who were armed and who knew how to fight in armies, and men who were experienced at leading armies. Common citizens learned to fight with discipline, and many colonists became great leaders of their years. When the colonists became frustrated with the taxation and levies placed on them, they already knew how to take up arms and had experienced men to lead them. There is no denying that if there had never been a French and Indian War, there might not have been a Revolutionary War, at least not then. The French Indian War outcome in conclusion saw Britain emerge firmly entrenched as a world power.
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
* Discuss the importance of the following battles: William and Henry, Carillion, Monongahela River, Fort Necessary.
* How does William Pitt’s strategies change the war.
* How do the British treat Washington when he asks for a Royal Commission?
* Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William and Henry.
* What is the difference between the European and Native codes of honor?
Also know the following:
Discuss the importance of the following in helping create America.
John Peter Zenger
Salem Witch Trials
Jonathan Edwards and The Great Awakening
King Phillips War
The Massacre at Mystic
Iroquois Confederacy
CLICK ON THE TITLE for a link to an interesting youtube video.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
French and Indian War
If you want a website based on the documentary, please go here
You might want to look at the media and education sections. A list of events and people involved with the each side of the war should be found on the education section. The media section should have an interactive map. If you need help email me at fieldingkent@hotmail.com
Good luck and have FUN! I look forward to seeing your movies.
You might want to look at the media and education sections. A list of events and people involved with the each side of the war should be found on the education section. The media section should have an interactive map. If you need help email me at fieldingkent@hotmail.com
Good luck and have FUN! I look forward to seeing your movies.
Monday 3 October 2011
French and Indian War PART III
Date Events Covered
July 1758 British attack French Fort Carillon [Ticonderoga]on Lake George.
Conflict between crown and colonial legislatures, especially Massachusetts.
Under Pitt, colonists start to see themselves as partners with the British in fight for empire.
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Bradstreet leads attack on French Fort Frontenac
Crippling British attack against French at Louisbourg
Corrupt French officials and indifference of French king hinder French war effort.
On western Pennsylvania frontier smallpox, brought home by warriors, ravages Indian villages
Forbes prepares to take Fort Duquesne, with Indians as full allies.
Study Questions for PART III
1) Why the British government and its American colonies change in 1758?
2) How did colonial participation in the war change?
3) What were the reasons for, and the results of, the British victories over the French in 1758?
4) Why was Fort Duquesne important to the British and French?
5) How did General Forbes reach out diplomatically to Indian nations?
6) How did diplomacy contribute to the British victory at Fort Duquesne in 1758?
7) How did the British victory at Fort Duquesne affect the Indians of the
Ohio River Valley?
July 1758 British attack French Fort Carillon [Ticonderoga]on Lake George.
Conflict between crown and colonial legislatures, especially Massachusetts.
Under Pitt, colonists start to see themselves as partners with the British in fight for empire.
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Bradstreet leads attack on French Fort Frontenac
Crippling British attack against French at Louisbourg
Corrupt French officials and indifference of French king hinder French war effort.
On western Pennsylvania frontier smallpox, brought home by warriors, ravages Indian villages
Forbes prepares to take Fort Duquesne, with Indians as full allies.
Study Questions for PART III
1) Why the British government and its American colonies change in 1758?
2) How did colonial participation in the war change?
3) What were the reasons for, and the results of, the British victories over the French in 1758?
4) Why was Fort Duquesne important to the British and French?
5) How did General Forbes reach out diplomatically to Indian nations?
6) How did diplomacy contribute to the British victory at Fort Duquesne in 1758?
7) How did the British victory at Fort Duquesne affect the Indians of the
Ohio River Valley?
Sunday 2 October 2011
French and Indian War Projects
French and Indian War: Projects
You group will need to make a video presentation of the following information:
1) Important battles that your group fought in and the outcome (make sure to think about the following: Fort Necessity, Fort William and Henry, The Battle of Carillon, The Battle of Quebec),
2) A map with the battles on it,
3) Famous people connect with your side (you should include a picture of each and should have at least 3 people),
4) Your group’s strategy for winning the war
5) The outcome of the war and how it effects you
6) You should reenact an important event from the war
This project is worth 120 points.
Each section about is worth 15 points and the quality of the video is worth 30 points.
You group will need to make a video presentation of the following information:
1) Important battles that your group fought in and the outcome (make sure to think about the following: Fort Necessity, Fort William and Henry, The Battle of Carillon, The Battle of Quebec),
2) A map with the battles on it,
3) Famous people connect with your side (you should include a picture of each and should have at least 3 people),
4) Your group’s strategy for winning the war
5) The outcome of the war and how it effects you
6) You should reenact an important event from the war
This project is worth 120 points.
Each section about is worth 15 points and the quality of the video is worth 30 points.
Thursday 29 September 2011
Captive-Taking is Counter Productive?
Friday we will debate the issue of captive-taking by the Native Americans during the French and Indian War. Remember that you side needs to have a constructive (constructs your argument), questions for the opposing side in the clash, and someone to rebuttal arguments. Here is the outline of the debate by time:
Affirmative Constructive: 4 minutes
Negative Clash: 3 minutes
Negative Constructive: 4 minutes
Affirmative Clash: 3 minutes
Negative Rebuttal: 4 minutes
Affirmative Rebuttal: 4 minutes
You will need to use specific events as examples in your arguments. There are captive narratives (narratives by those who were taken captive) published. You might research these on the web.
Thursday 22 September 2011
French and Indian PART II
Events covered in PART II
1755 William Johnson and Iroquois council fire
1755 The Bloody Morning Scout and Battle of Lake George
1758 Capture of Mary Jemison
1755-1758 Virginia Regiment led by George Washington patrols the frontier
1755 New Englanders demand enlistment terms; British command sees shades of rebellion
1756 Montcalm meets Indian allies
1756 Mary Jemison’sadoption into the Seneca nation
1755-1758 Removal of the Acadians from Nova Scotia
1757 French capture Ft. Oswego and Ft. William Henry;
Montcalm frays allegiance with Indian allies
Study Questions to Answer
1) How did captive taking hurt and help Indians in the French and Indian War?
2) Why were the Acadians removed from Nova Scotia by the British?
3) How did lack of cultural understanding increase tensions between allies and shape the progress of the French and Indian War?
4) Compare Johnson and Montcalm’s attitudes towards the Natives.
5) List all the important people in Part II and what they do.
NEXT WEEK’S PROJECT
Debate: Captive-Taking
The Native American practice of seizing settlers and integrating them into Indian society or ransoming them was both a practical way to increase an Indian nation’s population and a stimulus to widespread Indian-hating on the part of colonists. Distribute, read, and answer the questions on captive taking. Then have students debate the proposition, from the point of view of Indians and white settlers, that taking captives is counter-productive.
1755 William Johnson and Iroquois council fire
1755 The Bloody Morning Scout and Battle of Lake George
1758 Capture of Mary Jemison
1755-1758 Virginia Regiment led by George Washington patrols the frontier
1755 New Englanders demand enlistment terms; British command sees shades of rebellion
1756 Montcalm meets Indian allies
1756 Mary Jemison’sadoption into the Seneca nation
1755-1758 Removal of the Acadians from Nova Scotia
1757 French capture Ft. Oswego and Ft. William Henry;
Montcalm frays allegiance with Indian allies
Study Questions to Answer
1) How did captive taking hurt and help Indians in the French and Indian War?
2) Why were the Acadians removed from Nova Scotia by the British?
3) How did lack of cultural understanding increase tensions between allies and shape the progress of the French and Indian War?
4) Compare Johnson and Montcalm’s attitudes towards the Natives.
5) List all the important people in Part II and what they do.
NEXT WEEK’S PROJECT
Debate: Captive-Taking
The Native American practice of seizing settlers and integrating them into Indian society or ransoming them was both a practical way to increase an Indian nation’s population and a stimulus to widespread Indian-hating on the part of colonists. Distribute, read, and answer the questions on captive taking. Then have students debate the proposition, from the point of view of Indians and white settlers, that taking captives is counter-productive.
Wednesday 21 September 2011
French and Indian War
Events covered in Part I:
Date Events Covered
1752-1754 Virginia parleys with Tanaghrisson to build trading post;
Washington’s trek to Ft. Le Boeuf
1754 French expel Virginians who built a small fort at the Forks of the Ohio
1754 Incident at Jumonville Glen
1754 Capitulation of Ft. Necessity
1754 Iroquois neutrality
1754-1755 France and Great Britain prepare for war
1755 Braddock’s Expedition and the Battle of the Monongahela
Study Questions for Documentary:
1)What was the significance of the Forks of the Ohio to each of the competing groups?
2)Why would the British be concerned by the French forts west of the Appalachian Mountains?
3)Which Indians had claims to land at the Forks of the Ohio?
4) List important individuals in this segment.
5) What qualities did George Washington display as a young military leader? Which of these helped him succeed in his military career?
Date Events Covered
1752-1754 Virginia parleys with Tanaghrisson to build trading post;
Washington’s trek to Ft. Le Boeuf
1754 French expel Virginians who built a small fort at the Forks of the Ohio
1754 Incident at Jumonville Glen
1754 Capitulation of Ft. Necessity
1754 Iroquois neutrality
1754-1755 France and Great Britain prepare for war
1755 Braddock’s Expedition and the Battle of the Monongahela
Study Questions for Documentary:
1)What was the significance of the Forks of the Ohio to each of the competing groups?
2)Why would the British be concerned by the French forts west of the Appalachian Mountains?
3)Which Indians had claims to land at the Forks of the Ohio?
4) List important individuals in this segment.
5) What qualities did George Washington display as a young military leader? Which of these helped him succeed in his military career?
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Massacre at Mystic
Comprehension Questions:
1. How would you describe relationships between the Puritan settlers and the Pequot
before the Pequot War? Why do you think these relationships changed so quickly?
2. Before the arrival of the British, what was the status of the Pequot in the
Connecticut River Valley? How would you describe their relationships with other
Native American tribes?
3. Why did the Puritans travel to the New World? What were their intentions upon
arrival?
4. Compare and contrast Puritan and Pequot ideas about the following: land and
property, division of labor and gender, and warfare? Give examples to back up
your discussion.
5. In this program, one commentator suggests that the Dutch colonists favored trade,
while the British prioritized land. How did the difference in focus shape their
interactions with Native Americans, and their goals in the New World?
6. Why were British settlers unhappy with the way Pequot organized their economy
and relationship to the land? Do you think there was any validity to their concerns?
Who do you think, if anyone, ultimately had the right to decide who should
control the land?
7. Why do you think the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes fought with the Puritans
against the Pequot? Were you surprised by their actions? Discuss.
8. One commentator, Tall Oak, ponders how the early colonies would have been
different if the Puritans had come in peace. How would you answer this question?
Do you think a different outcome in relations between the Pequot and the Puritans
was possible?
9. How did the Pequot manage to resurrect their community hundreds of years after
the massacre? How do you think it would feel to go from devastation to prosperity?
10. Describe the details of the 1638 Treaty of Hartford, which ended the war. Why
was the treaty considered to be cultural genocide for the Pequot?
11. What sources do you think historians used in order to recount the story of the
massacre at Mystic? What sources might you use if you were trying to create a
documentary about the early colonies? Do you think this documentary offers a
balanced and informed view of the massacre? Discuss.
12. How did the massacre at Mystic changed the United States?
1. How would you describe relationships between the Puritan settlers and the Pequot
before the Pequot War? Why do you think these relationships changed so quickly?
2. Before the arrival of the British, what was the status of the Pequot in the
Connecticut River Valley? How would you describe their relationships with other
Native American tribes?
3. Why did the Puritans travel to the New World? What were their intentions upon
arrival?
4. Compare and contrast Puritan and Pequot ideas about the following: land and
property, division of labor and gender, and warfare? Give examples to back up
your discussion.
5. In this program, one commentator suggests that the Dutch colonists favored trade,
while the British prioritized land. How did the difference in focus shape their
interactions with Native Americans, and their goals in the New World?
6. Why were British settlers unhappy with the way Pequot organized their economy
and relationship to the land? Do you think there was any validity to their concerns?
Who do you think, if anyone, ultimately had the right to decide who should
control the land?
7. Why do you think the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes fought with the Puritans
against the Pequot? Were you surprised by their actions? Discuss.
8. One commentator, Tall Oak, ponders how the early colonies would have been
different if the Puritans had come in peace. How would you answer this question?
Do you think a different outcome in relations between the Pequot and the Puritans
was possible?
9. How did the Pequot manage to resurrect their community hundreds of years after
the massacre? How do you think it would feel to go from devastation to prosperity?
10. Describe the details of the 1638 Treaty of Hartford, which ended the war. Why
was the treaty considered to be cultural genocide for the Pequot?
11. What sources do you think historians used in order to recount the story of the
massacre at Mystic? What sources might you use if you were trying to create a
documentary about the early colonies? Do you think this documentary offers a
balanced and informed view of the massacre? Discuss.
12. How did the massacre at Mystic changed the United States?
Tuesday 13 September 2011
TEST
U.S. History Quiz # 1:
1) How did the crusades change the Europe and how did it lead to the exploration of the new world? Be specific.
2) How did tobacco change the course of America?
3) Discuss the rise of self-government in America.
4) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas Explorers or Invaders? Please justify your answer.
5) When did the Africans first come to North America? To what colony and to do what specifically? Why was this important?
6) Indentify the following:
John Rolfe
Jacques Marquette
John Wheelwright
William Bradford
7) What was important about the Spanish Armada?
8) List the original thirteen colonies.
9) Who founded New York?
10) When was Quebec founded?
1) How did the crusades change the Europe and how did it lead to the exploration of the new world? Be specific.
2) How did tobacco change the course of America?
3) Discuss the rise of self-government in America.
4) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas Explorers or Invaders? Please justify your answer.
5) When did the Africans first come to North America? To what colony and to do what specifically? Why was this important?
6) Indentify the following:
John Rolfe
Jacques Marquette
John Wheelwright
William Bradford
7) What was important about the Spanish Armada?
8) List the original thirteen colonies.
9) Who founded New York?
10) When was Quebec founded?
Thursday 8 September 2011
Things to Know
Things to Know
Questions for Study
Here are questions you should consider for the first quiz next week.
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
12) Please to list at least six colonies and why they were formed (and by what settlers).
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Jacques Marquette, Samuel de Champlain, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
15) Why were women brought to Virginia in 1619?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
18) What were the first 13 colonies?
19) What was important about the Spanish Armada?
20) List the first three colonies in North America, the current United States (note: two are Spanish).
21) When was Quebec founded?
Questions for Study
Here are questions you should consider for the first quiz next week.
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
12) Please to list at least six colonies and why they were formed (and by what settlers).
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Jacques Marquette, Samuel de Champlain, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
15) Why were women brought to Virginia in 1619?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
18) What were the first 13 colonies?
19) What was important about the Spanish Armada?
20) List the first three colonies in North America, the current United States (note: two are Spanish).
21) When was Quebec founded?
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Colony Projects
In groups of two, students will choose a colony and create a poster of that colony's founding.
Things that need to be included on the poster:
1) Date of founding
2) Reason for founding
3) When the colony attained self-government
4) Economics: How the colony sustained itself (how it made money)
5) Important people connected with the colony (such as founders)
6) Map(s)
7) Pictures - drawings of the earlier colonies
8) Neatness/Quality of appearance
Each of the above is worth 5 points. Total project is worth 40 points. Due date is Friday.
Things that need to be included on the poster:
1) Date of founding
2) Reason for founding
3) When the colony attained self-government
4) Economics: How the colony sustained itself (how it made money)
5) Important people connected with the colony (such as founders)
6) Map(s)
7) Pictures - drawings of the earlier colonies
8) Neatness/Quality of appearance
Each of the above is worth 5 points. Total project is worth 40 points. Due date is Friday.
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Friday 19 August 2011
Study Questions for Chapter 1 - American Journey
1) Create a chart with a list of Native Americans according to each region. For this chart give dates (if possible) for the raise and fall of the group. Also, include major achievements of each group.
2) What is your general impression of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus?
3) What groups formed the Iroquois League? When was this group formed and for what reason?
4) What are hieroglyphics? What Native groups used them?
5) What type of dwelling was common among the people of the Southwest?
6) What was the first crop raised by Native Americans in Mexico?
REViEW FROM YESTERDAY - you should know and answer the following:
1) What was the population of the Americas in 1491?
2) What advantages did the Europeans have over the Native Americans?
3) How did the crusades effect (or lead to) the discovery of the Americas?
4) What did Europe want in the East Indies (China, Japan, India)?
5) How was Marco Polo important to the Discovery of the Americas?
2) What is your general impression of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus?
3) What groups formed the Iroquois League? When was this group formed and for what reason?
4) What are hieroglyphics? What Native groups used them?
5) What type of dwelling was common among the people of the Southwest?
6) What was the first crop raised by Native Americans in Mexico?
REViEW FROM YESTERDAY - you should know and answer the following:
1) What was the population of the Americas in 1491?
2) What advantages did the Europeans have over the Native Americans?
3) How did the crusades effect (or lead to) the discovery of the Americas?
4) What did Europe want in the East Indies (China, Japan, India)?
5) How was Marco Polo important to the Discovery of the Americas?
Friday 12 August 2011
U.S. History Syllabus
U.S. History Syllabus
U.S. History.
Many people view history merely as a set of dates or facts to be memorized and regurgitated, but history is much more. Events in history have different interpretations and viewpoints. Who writes history? Is history bias towards those in power? This course will look at history not as “dates” or “facts” but a series of stories, debates and different viewpoints about what happened and why it happened. It’s not enough to learn history itself; one must learn from history the true essence of the human experience.
This course is divided into periods of time and emphasizes themes throughout American history. Some of the themes and readings will correspond and interrelated with English 11: American Literature. Themes will include the following: the American identity and the American Dream, the history of slavery and its legacies, war and diplomacy, social reform movements and the role of religion in the making of the United States.
Units will include the following:
Unit 1: Colonial History, 1492-1763
Unit 2: American Independence
Unit 3: The Republican Experiment (Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution)
Unit 4: Jefferson Republicanism: Jefferson, Madison, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise
Unit 5: Jacksonian American: “Trail of Tears”, the Democratic Party, elections of 1824-1840 and Wars with Native Americans during this time.
Unit 6: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.
Unit 7: The Civil War
Unit 8: The Gilded Age
Unit 9: WWI and the Roaring 20s.
Unit 10: The Great Depression
Unit 11: World War II
Unit 12: The Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam and the 60s Protest.
If we have enough time we will briefly cover the 70s and 80s.
TEXTBOOKS
Appleby, Joyce., et al. The American Journey. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper Perennial,
2005.
Additional Readings
Boyer, Paul S., and al. The Enduring Vision. Fifth Edition. Toronto: D.C. Houghton
Mifflin Company, 2004.
Davidson, James W., and Mark M. Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical
Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Douglas, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. New York: Dover
Publications, 1995.
Grafton, John, ed. Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches. New York: Dover Publications,
1991.
The will also be various articles and handouts from the teacher from time to time.
GRADING and EVALUATION
Students will be given a variety of assignments including tests, quizzes, homework, essay assignments and projects. Tests will include essay questions, short answer and multiple-choice questions. Essay and projects will be grade on a rubric.
Break Down of Grades:
TESTS – 25%
Projects -25%
Essays – 25%
Homework and Quizzes – 25%
U.S. History.
Many people view history merely as a set of dates or facts to be memorized and regurgitated, but history is much more. Events in history have different interpretations and viewpoints. Who writes history? Is history bias towards those in power? This course will look at history not as “dates” or “facts” but a series of stories, debates and different viewpoints about what happened and why it happened. It’s not enough to learn history itself; one must learn from history the true essence of the human experience.
This course is divided into periods of time and emphasizes themes throughout American history. Some of the themes and readings will correspond and interrelated with English 11: American Literature. Themes will include the following: the American identity and the American Dream, the history of slavery and its legacies, war and diplomacy, social reform movements and the role of religion in the making of the United States.
Units will include the following:
Unit 1: Colonial History, 1492-1763
Unit 2: American Independence
Unit 3: The Republican Experiment (Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution)
Unit 4: Jefferson Republicanism: Jefferson, Madison, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise
Unit 5: Jacksonian American: “Trail of Tears”, the Democratic Party, elections of 1824-1840 and Wars with Native Americans during this time.
Unit 6: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.
Unit 7: The Civil War
Unit 8: The Gilded Age
Unit 9: WWI and the Roaring 20s.
Unit 10: The Great Depression
Unit 11: World War II
Unit 12: The Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam and the 60s Protest.
If we have enough time we will briefly cover the 70s and 80s.
TEXTBOOKS
Appleby, Joyce., et al. The American Journey. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper Perennial,
2005.
Additional Readings
Boyer, Paul S., and al. The Enduring Vision. Fifth Edition. Toronto: D.C. Houghton
Mifflin Company, 2004.
Davidson, James W., and Mark M. Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical
Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Douglas, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. New York: Dover
Publications, 1995.
Grafton, John, ed. Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches. New York: Dover Publications,
1991.
The will also be various articles and handouts from the teacher from time to time.
GRADING and EVALUATION
Students will be given a variety of assignments including tests, quizzes, homework, essay assignments and projects. Tests will include essay questions, short answer and multiple-choice questions. Essay and projects will be grade on a rubric.
Break Down of Grades:
TESTS – 25%
Projects -25%
Essays – 25%
Homework and Quizzes – 25%
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