1920s Assignment

1920s

Do one of the following:

•Design a flag representing the 1920s (explain symbols on the back)

•Write a poem about the 1920s

•Write a song/rap about the 1920s

•Other (Must be approved by me)

Your creation must cover ALL of the following areas:

•Social aspects of 1920s (Ex. Red Scare, Isolationism)

•Culture and youth (Ex. Flappers, cars, credit, consumers)

•Art (Ex. Harlem Renaissance, jazz)

•Problems (Ex. Prohibition problems)

Imperialism Quiz 11/6

Here is what to study for your imperialism quiz:

• causes of Spanish American war
• reasons for expansion
• hero of SA war
• biggest empire during early 1900s
• results of SA war
• Philippine-American War
• nativism
• purpose of Panama Canal and which president started the project
• problems with building the canal
• Hawaii (how we got it)
• yellow journalism
• imperialism
• big stick diplomacy
• Chinese Exclusion Act

No Quiz on Tuesday - Test on Thursday

I have changed my mind. We won't have a quiz tomorrow, but you will have a test on Thursday, 11/1 on the Industrial Age and the Progressive Era.

Civil War Test Tomorrow 10/3

Study for your test!!

Civil War Quiz Tomorrow 9/27

Here is what you should know for the quiz:

-dates of the Civil War
-states in the Confederacy
-Nat Turner Rebellion
-Compromise of 1850
-underground railroad
-major abolitionists
-effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin
-Dred Scott decision
-Bleeding Kansas
-raid on Harpers Ferry
-where the first shots of the war were fired
-name of the first major battle of the war
-important leaders (military)
-government leaders of North and South
-Union battle strategy

Quiz on Friday

Your quiz will be over the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Industrial Revolution. Here is what you should know:

-who we bought Louisiana Purchase from

-boundaries of LP

-what LP did to the size of the US

-who was chosen to explore it

-who helped them

-who fought in War of 1812

-who was president

-what is an embargo

-how did the embargo hurt our economy

-3 causes of war

-warhawks

-what happened in Washington, DC

-what Dolley Madison did

-famous song written during war and who wrote it

-hero of Battle of New Orleans

-importance of war

-how and where were goods made before the Industrial Revolution

-how and where were goods made after the IR

-who invented the cotton gin

-how cotton gin affected slavery and # of plantations

-Erie Canal connects what

Test Tomorrow & Progress Reports Due

Don't forget to study for your test tomorrow and bring back your signed progress reports for a grade!

Journal Homework Due 9/6

Pretend that you are George or Martha Washington.

Write a journal/diary entry (or entries) about Washington’s presidency.

Focus On:
What kinds of things he had to deal with
What important events or political situations he was involved in
Who his friends and advisors were

You must include 8 Facts about Washington’s Presidency
Underline your facts so that I can find them more easily
Write in first person (using “I” “me” “us” “we”)

Poster Requirements

Your Poster Should Include:

· Role in the American Revolution

· Role in the Constitutional Convention

· Role in the New Government

· Political Party

· Home State

· Occupation (Before Politics)

· Presidency

· 3 Interesting Facts (Hobbies, Weird Facts)

· Picture

· Famous quote

· What advice do you think this person would give teenagers today?

Quiz Tomorrow

Sorry this is so late. I couldn't post until I got home and I was so tired that I forgot! I left the quiz at school, but below is everything I can think of that you need to study.

• 4 weaknesses of the Articles of Conf.
• who has more power under the Articles: states or central gov.
• republic
• 3 branches of gov. chart
• where Constitutional Convention took place (city and building)
• 3/5 Compromise
• Great Compromise
• what intro to Constitution is called
• Bill of Rights (# of amendments)
• what a Federalist and Anti-Federalist is
• what was added to the Con. to convince Anti-Federalists to ratify it
• importance of Shays Rebellion

That's all I can think of. Good luck!

American Revolution Test on Monday

Don't forget about your test. Also, don't forget to memorize the thing from the Declaration of Independence.

:-)
Mrs. A

American Revolution Quiz Tomorrow 8/22

Here is what you need to know for your quiz tomorrow:

-Proclamation of 1763 (why it made colonists mad)

-Stamp Act (what it is, importance)

-importance of Samuel Adams

-Sons of Liberty

-no taxation without representation --- slogan of the colonists

-what happened in the Boston Massacre

-what happened in the Boston Tea Party

-Patrick Henry’s famous quote

-first battle of Amer. Rev.

-bloodiest battle of Amer. Rev.

-shot heard ‘round the world

-purpose of the Continental Congress

-leader of Continental Army

-nickname for British soldiers

-why Common Sense is important

-who wrote Declaration of Independence

-date Dec. of I. was issued

-Patriot

-Loyalist

Test on Monday, August 20th!!!

Your test will be over everything we have studied so far. You should receive a study guide in class on Friday.

Jamestown Quiz on 8/14

Know the following for your quiz tomorrow:
-list and explain 3 reasons why people came to New World
-name of first permanent British colony
-state first Brit. colony was in
-what company started the colony
-why was colony started
-what did the colonists do when they first got to Jamestown
-who took over the colony and kept the colonists from starving
-what crop was grown
-who taught the settlers how to grow it
-what is an indentured servant
-why House of Burgesses was important
-cause of Bacon's Rebellion
-what did Bacon's Rebellion show about the colonies