Homework Questions for Wednesday 6/17. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Thursday 6/18.
Vocab Word web:
George Washington
Judiciary Act of 1789
Whiskey Rebellion
cabinet
political parties
Jay's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty
John Adams
Quasi War
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Act
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
"Midnight Judges"
Marbury v. Madison
Election of 1800
12th Amendment
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
judicial review
James Madison
war hawks
Tecumseh
War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
Star Spangled Banner
Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
Adams-Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise
Oregon territory
John Quincy Adams
Election of 1824
corrupt bargain
Henry Clay
American System
tariffs
Andrew Jackson
spoils system
Revolution of 1828
Second Bank of the United States
Tariff of Abominations
nullification
The Force Bill
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
Panic of 1837
Martin VanBuren
William Henry Harrison
pneumonia
John Tyler
Tippecanoe and Tyler too
James K. Polk
manifest destiny
Mexican American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mormon migration
Remember the Alamo
Texas War for Independence
California Gold Rush
Reading Questions
Complete the presidential charts given in class.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Day 2 - American Revolution and the Early Republic
Homework Questions for Tuesday 6/16. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Wednesday 6/17.
Vocab Web words:
mercantilism
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Samuel Adams
Boston Massacre
Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
King George III
"Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Loyalists
Patriots
Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
Marquis de Lafayette
France
Charles Cornwallis
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris 1783
republic
Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
The Great Compromise
Constitution
federalism
checks and balances
Federalists
Antifederalists
Bill of Rights
ratification
Reading Questions:
1.What were the causes of tension between Britain and the Colonists?
2. Choose one of the tax acts imposed by the British and explain the colonists' reaction to it.
3. How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?
4. What risks did declaring independence pose for the colonists?
5. Create a chart that shows the advantages and disadvantages of the colonists during the American Revolution.
6. What role did France play in the colonists' victory in the American Revolution?
7. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
8. Create a chart that compares and contrasts the arguments of the Federalists and the Antifederalists.
9. What were the key issues of debate during the Constitutional Convention?
10. What rights are guaranteed to citizens in the First Amendment?
Vocab Web words:
mercantilism
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Samuel Adams
Boston Massacre
Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
King George III
"Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Loyalists
Patriots
Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
Marquis de Lafayette
France
Charles Cornwallis
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris 1783
republic
Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
The Great Compromise
Constitution
federalism
checks and balances
Federalists
Antifederalists
Bill of Rights
ratification
Reading Questions:
1.What were the causes of tension between Britain and the Colonists?
2. Choose one of the tax acts imposed by the British and explain the colonists' reaction to it.
3. How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?
4. What risks did declaring independence pose for the colonists?
5. Create a chart that shows the advantages and disadvantages of the colonists during the American Revolution.
6. What role did France play in the colonists' victory in the American Revolution?
7. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
8. Create a chart that compares and contrasts the arguments of the Federalists and the Antifederalists.
9. What were the key issues of debate during the Constitutional Convention?
10. What rights are guaranteed to citizens in the First Amendment?
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Day 1 US History June 15
Homework Questions for Monday 6/15. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Tuesday 6/16.
Vocabulary Map Vocab:
Clan
Middle Passage
Christopher Columbus
Bering Strait
Migration
Immigration
Conquistador
Columbian Exchange
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando Cortez
Francisco Coronado
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Enlightenment
Great Awakening
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Puritans and Pilgrims
Jamestown
Tobacco
John Smith
Chief Powhatan
John Rolfe
Seperatists
Quakers
William Penn
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
French and Indian War
Jonthan Edwards
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Review Questions:
1. In what ways does the United States earliest human history support the idea that we are a nation of immigrants?
2. How did geography influence the American Indians way of life?
3. What did the Europenas hope to gain by finding a sea route to India?
4. How did Europens explorations affect life in the Americas, Africa, and Europe?
5. What were the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment?
6. How do the ideas of the Enlightenment relate to the founding of the United States?
7. Describe the relationship between the early colonists and the American Indians?
8. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the colonies of Massachusetts, Pennslyvania, and Rhode Island. Address who founded them and why.
9. Discuss the relationship between agriculture in the southern colonies and the need for African slaves?
10. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the economies of the Nothern colonies and the Southern colonies.
Vocabulary Map Vocab:
Clan
Middle Passage
Christopher Columbus
Bering Strait
Migration
Immigration
Conquistador
Columbian Exchange
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando Cortez
Francisco Coronado
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Enlightenment
Great Awakening
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Puritans and Pilgrims
Jamestown
Tobacco
John Smith
Chief Powhatan
John Rolfe
Seperatists
Quakers
William Penn
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
French and Indian War
Jonthan Edwards
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Review Questions:
1. In what ways does the United States earliest human history support the idea that we are a nation of immigrants?
2. How did geography influence the American Indians way of life?
3. What did the Europenas hope to gain by finding a sea route to India?
4. How did Europens explorations affect life in the Americas, Africa, and Europe?
5. What were the ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment?
6. How do the ideas of the Enlightenment relate to the founding of the United States?
7. Describe the relationship between the early colonists and the American Indians?
8. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the colonies of Massachusetts, Pennslyvania, and Rhode Island. Address who founded them and why.
9. Discuss the relationship between agriculture in the southern colonies and the need for African slaves?
10. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the economies of the Nothern colonies and the Southern colonies.
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