Honors American History

Don't blind yourselves

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Interesting

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Final essays

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Honors American History Final Exam Essays

Mr. Freer
CBC.I.A CBC.II.A CBC.II.B CBC.III.A CBC.II.C CBC.V.C CBC.VI.A CBC.VI.B

Two essays will be selected on test day for a total of 20 points. The objective portion will be worth 80 points.

1. Describe the New Deal proposals that were designed primarily to provide relief to victims of the depression.

2. How did the life of the average American improve during the 1920s?

3. What events in 1942 finally turned the course of the war against the Axis powers?

4. How and why did U.S. involvement in Vietnam change in 1964–1965?

Podcasting assignment

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First, listen to one of these:
http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/arch-recent.html

Pick whatever you want.

http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm

That site will help you create a podcast.

The End of History

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http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?id=3&debateId=137&articleId=3496

Should this book be on the shelves?

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Read this and comment.

Do you agree with the premise of the article?

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Read this.

What are private security firms suggesting?

Do you agree with their suggestion?

A somewhat satirical look at wikipedia

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Check it out.

From Nixon to Carter

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Study these points before tomorrow's quiz:

Chapter 24 in your book at home
Who voted for Nixon in 1968?
What policies qualified Nixon as a Conservative?
What political persuasion were Nixon's nominees to the Supreme Court?
What did Nixon do with China? in the Middle East?
What illegal activities did Nixon do in power?
How did Nixon differentiate himself from his opponent in 1972?
What happened to Nixon after Watergate?
In order to gain support among Southern Democrats, what did Nixon do?
What policies did Carter pursue as president? Which were successful?
In his 1968 campaign for President, Nixon hoped to appeal to the ____________________, Americans who were anxious for an end to the turmoil and a return to traditional values.
In 1972 Nixon visited Moscow and with Soviet leader ____________________ signed an arms agreement known as SALT.
Nixon tried to avoid surrendering tapes of conversations that might pertain to the Watergate break-in by firing special prosecutor Archibald Cox and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. These actions came to be known as ______________________________.
During the 1970s, circumstances at Love Canal and Three Mile Island warned of potential disasters and renewed American interest in legislation to protect the ____________________.
Short answer:

Did President Ford's pardon of Nixon help or hinder the country? Explain why or why not.

A President’s place in history is forged from the effectiveness of the administration and the president’s actions while in office. In your opinion, what is the Nixon legacy? Include facts to support your opinion.

Jimmy Carter Library

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www.JimmyCarterLibrary.org

Read this specifically and write a reaction online.

Read this and review on your blog

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Read this...VERY important.

Census of the world

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If the world was 1000 people...

Essays for tomorrow

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How would you compare the Kennedy and Johnson administrations?

Explain how the Warren Court era expanded the powers of the Supreme Court.

Comparison

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Compare the "average" student from the 1950s with the average student from the mid 2000s.

Minimum: 1 page with three pictures.

Examine culture with automobiles, hairstyles, magazines, music, books, pedagogy, teenage birthrate...be creative.

We'll look at them in class tomorrow with the projector!

Classroom blogs

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Which of your classes use blogs? What do you think of this article?

Dangerous Ideas

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Read three of the thinkers from this site (the names in blue starting with Martin Rees) then summarize their "Dangerous Idea".

Then, with a separate post, write your "Dangerous Idea"!

This is for a grade.

Study chapter 16 in your book at home

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The quiz will be on Monday April 3rd 2006. Chapter 16!

Union

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What are your opinions about the Wal-Mart - Union debate? Find one source (or more) that relates to this!

Post on your blog!

History of Killian Documentary

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Justin, Alisha, and Colleen in group A

Ralph, Julio, Thiago, and Mario in group B

What notable events have happened in Killian? How has the school changed? Who is famous?

You think of the direction of the film. The only three requirements are that it must be historical in nature, it must be 15 minutes long, and it is due on May 1st 2006.

I look forward to these videos being immortalized in Killian's annals.

Watch the segments and write a reaction

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For extra credit, you may watch these clips and write your reactions. This is an extremely important and serious topic.

Find information and pictures

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Why is the Spanish Civil War sometimes called a rehearsal for World War II?

Even after Hitler stormed across Europe in 1940, many Americans believed that the United States should not involve itself in European affairs. Give examples of arguments presented by those who opposed U.S. involvement in the war and those who supported it.

Essay quiz on Thursday March 23rd 2006. Don't forget to study the American states for Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geography

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Test your geographical knowledge...learn all the states for a test on March 20th, 2006.

footnotes~!!

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ALT CTRL F for footnotes.

Movies you may watch for extra credit

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You may watch either Stalingrad, The Thin Red Line, or Tora!, Tora!, Tora! and write a page review (not a synopsis) for two extra credit grades.

Did America do enough to save the Jews in the Holocaust?

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Did America do enough to save the Jews in the Holocaust?

Examine both sides of the issue but take a clear stand.

Due Friday

Two pages double-spaced

Three grades

Cite your sources

Due via e-mail by Friday.

Why is this?

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Why is this? Comment on your blog.

Budget for a family of four on miminum wage

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You need to create an Excel worksheet for ONE month of the life of a family of four (a mother and three children).

Your Excel page must have five expenses necessary for living and reasonable estimates. You need to include taxes in the calculations.

The Excel pages will be shown in class on Friday. Extra credit for the best job!

Chapter 11 - 12 review sheet Test Next Tuesday

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3 graded TEST

1920s
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. When a U.S.-backed conservative government experienced revolt in Nicaragua in 1926, Coolidge
____ 2. According to Warren Harding's campaign speech of 1920, America needed
____ 3. In 1977 Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis cleared the names of Sacco and Vanzetti because he said that

____ 4. In the 1920s African American Marcus Garvey encouraged blacks to

____ 5. The Sacco and Vanzetti trial fueled the nation’s fears about which issue?

____ 6. The Harlem Renaissance was

____ 7. Which one of the following does NOT describe the people in power in the United States during the 1920s?

____ 8. Fundamentalists believe that

____ 9. What group did Gertrude Stein describe as "the lost generation?"

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.

10. During the 1920s the United States signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact to outlaw ____________________.

11. In 1914 Henry Ford introduced the _________________________, which made it possible to assemble a car in 93 minutes instead of the 14 hours it had taken the year before.
Hoover presented himself as which one of the following in the 1928 election?
12.

12. During Prohibition, the ____________________ bought out hundreds of breweries and transported illegal beer in armored trucks.
13.

Matching

Match each statement with the correct item below.

____ 13. Frederick Taylor

____ 14. A. Mitchell Palmer

____ 15. Andrew Mellon

____ 16. Charles G. Dawes

____ 17. Albert Fall

____ 18. Henry Ford

Short Answer

19. Compare the cultural conflicts that surfaced during the 1920s with cultural conflicts of today. Discuss any similarities in the issues of both times.

Time to think?

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Read this.

Crossword puzzle due Thursday

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Do this by Thursday.

Bring your book with the car on Monday and Wednesday of this week!

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You must have your book on Monday and Wednesday of this week!

Web Quest on Tuesday

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http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/dhs/staff/hewitt/webquests/wwi/WWI.htm will be done during class.

Look at this map of the western front.

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View this map of the western front.

Due Tomorrow

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You are to view the posters here.

Email me the answers at the bottom of the screen. FreerHistory@gmail.com.

Use this to review for your Chapter 10 test on Tuesday

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Make sure you know all these questions.

Also know the following terms:
anex, imperialism, Roosevelt corollary, What were the policies in Eastern Asia which established an American presence p. 298? Why did Roosevelt mediate in the Russo-Japanese War p. 301? Read about the Panama Canal on page 302-303. Self-determination, coup, alliance, neutrality, dogfight, emigrate. Describe the struggle for neutrality on page 309. What effect did the war have on civil liberties? p. 318 How did "business" cooperate with government? p.317
What were the espionage and sedition laws? Why did the Senate oppose the League of Nations? p. 325-326

READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS!

10 question black history month web quest

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The links are here.

Web Project Due Monday

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Print out the answers and bring them in on Monday. Here is the assignment.

Reading from the book with the car on it

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Page 274- Page 280

READ AND WE'LL DISCUSS TOMORROW!

Check out this site

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Look at this. It might be useful in your paper.

Essay Quiz

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Hello class,

Your assignment is to write a page comparing the Spanish-American War with the current war in Iraq. This will be graded according to creativity and historical fact. This is an open-ended assignment but it must be turned in before Friday the 27th of January.

We are going to be doing a considerable amount of writing in the course, so get ready.

DF

What do you think?

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Read this and comment.

Steps to putting frontpage on the web

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Login in to freeservers.com

Go to "My Member Area" and then "Build My Site" and then "File Manager".

The key is in "File Manager".

UPLOAD your pictures and HTM files.

Quiz tomorrow

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Read your book about Populists!

Use this site to put your page

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Freeservers

Web Design Principles Today

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Work on web design.

Something I found online

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DAVID BUSS
Psychologist, University of Texas, Austin; Author, The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind is Designed to Kill

The Evolution of Evil

When most people think of torturers, stalkers, robbers, rapists, and murderers, they imagine crazed drooling monsters with maniacal Charles Manson-like eyes. The calm normal-looking image starring back at you from the bathroom mirror reflects a truer representation. The dangerous idea is that all of us contain within our large brains adaptations whose functions are to commit despicable atrocities against our fellow humans — atrocities most would label evil.

The unfortunate fact is that killing has proved to be an effective solution to an array of adaptive problems in the ruthless evolutionary games of survival and reproductive competition: Preventing injury, rape, or death; protecting one's children; eliminating a crucial antagonist; acquiring a rival's resources; securing sexual access to a competitor's mate; preventing an interloper from appropriating one's own mate; and protecting vital resources needed for reproduction.

The idea that evil has evolved is dangerous on several counts. If our brains contain psychological circuits that can trigger murder, genocide, and other forms of malevolence, then perhaps we can't hold those who commit carnage responsible: "It's not my client's fault, your honor, his evolved homicide adaptations made him do it." Understanding causality, however, does not exonerate murderers, whether the tributaries trace back to human evolution history or to modern exposure to alcoholic mothers, violent fathers, or the ills of bullying, poverty, drugs, or computer games. It would be dangerous if the theory of the evolved murderous mind were misused to let killers free.

The evolution of evil is dangerous for a more disconcerting reason. We like to believe that evil can be objectively located in a particular set of evil deeds, or within the subset people who perpetrate horrors on others, regardless of the perspective of the perpetrator or victim. That is not the case. The perspective of the perpetrator and victim differ profoundly. Many view killing a member of one's in-group, for example, to be evil, but take a different view of killing those in the out-group. Some people point to the biblical commandment "thou shalt not kill" as an absolute. Closer biblical inspection reveals that this injunction applied only to murder within one's group.

Conflict with terrorists provides a modern example. Osama bin Laden declared: "The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies — civilians and military — is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it." What is evil from the perspective of an American who is a potential victim is an act of responsibility and higher moral good from the terrorist's perspective. Similarly, when President Bush identified an "axis of evil," he rendered it moral for Americans to kill those falling under that axis — a judgment undoubtedly considered evil by those whose lives have become imperiled.

At a rough approximation, we view as evil people who inflict massive evolutionary fitness costs on us, our families, or our allies. No one summarized these fitness costs better than the feared conqueror Genghis Khan (1167-1227): "The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see their near and dear bathed in tears, to ride their horses and sleep on the bellies of their wives and daughters."

We can be sure that the families of the victims of Genghis Khan saw him as evil. We can be just as sure that his many sons, whose harems he filled with women of the conquered groups, saw him as a venerated benefactor. In modern times, we react with horror at Mr. Khan describing the deep psychological satisfaction he gained from inflicting fitness costs on victims while purloining fitness fruits for himself. But it is sobering to realize that perhaps half a percent of the world's population today are descendants of Genghis Khan.

On reflection, the dangerous idea may not be that murder historically has been advantageous to the reproductive success of killers; nor that we all house homicidal circuits within our brains; nor even that all of us are lineal descendants of ancestors who murdered. The danger comes from people who refuse to recognize that there are dark sides of human nature that cannot be wished away by attributing them to the modern ills of culture, poverty, pathology, or exposure to media violence. The danger comes from failing to gaze into the mirror and come to grips the capacity for evil in all of us.

Web page

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You can either post your web page online before Monday January 9th 2005 or email me the HTML files before Sunday @ 11pm. I will put them online at www.freerhistory.4t.com.

Remember your topics:

XXXX - Dorothea Dix- who was she? What did she accomplish?
XXXX – Jane Addams - who was she? What did she accomplish?
XXXX - Who were the populists?
XXXX - Explain the concept of the company town.
XXXX - The debate over the gold standard in the 19th century
XXXX - Summarize the presidents from 1884-1896

You will need sound, 3 pictures, 3 links, and 1500 words which are either completely your own or cited. Put everyone elses work in quotes.

Essays on Wednesday

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Study hard for your essays!

read it!!!!!

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http://www.teachfirstamendment.org/http://www.teachfirstamendment.org/

Romance in Huck Finn?

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Read this for a very different interpretation.

Midterm

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http://freerhistory.4t.com/Review/MIDTERM%20ESSAYS%20%20AMERICAN%20HISTORY.htm

Midterm review

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Midterm review.

DUE TOMORROW!

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Honors American History ssa447 Chapter 15

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Until just before the Civil War, the area between the line of settlement in the East and the Rocky Mountains was marked on maps as the

a.	Great American Plains.	c.	Great American Desert.
b.	Great American Prairie.	d.	Great American Wasteland.

____ 2. The Battle of Wounded Knee signalled

a.	the beginning of the Indian wars.
b.	the end of the Indian wars.
c.	a change in the government’s Indian policy.
d.	a need for a bigger cavalry.

____ 3. The Mormons in Utah developed a new way to raise crops, known as

a.	open range farming.	c.	public domain farming.
b.	dry farming.	d.	sod farming.

____ 4. The illegal settlers who first claimed land in the newly opened Indian Territory of Oklahoma were called

a.	Chickasaws.	c.	Boomers.
b.	Okies.	d.	Sooners.

____ 5. United States Indian policy in the 1800s included all of the following EXCEPT

a.	development of the reservation system.
b.	preservation of Native American customs.
c.	broken promises.
d.	broken treaties.

____ 6. The first force to endanger the buffalo was the

a.	weather.	c.	fence.
b.	farmers.	d.	railroad.

____ 7. One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to

a.	“Americanize” the Indians.
b.	rebuild the Native American nations.
c.	restore Native Americans to their ancestral lands.
d.	encourage the Native American population to increase.

____ 8. Which of the following is a potential danger involved in the unwritten law that was practiced in the West?

a.	punishment of innocent people
b.	repeat offenders
c.	acquittal through legal technicalities
d.	victory of a minority over the wishes of the majority

____ 9. The first territory in the United States to grant women the right to vote was

a.	Wyoming.	c.	Kansas.
b.	Montana.	d.	Colorado.

____ 10. The 1862 Homestead Act provided a 160-acre plot to

a.	anyone working for the government.	c.	anyone over 21 years of age.
b.	railroad workers.	d.	native-born Americans.

____ 11. Pioneer farmers needed fencing to

a.	keep in the cattle.	c.	protect their land from dust storms.
b.	keep out the cattle.	d.	protect their land from poachers.

____ 12. Conflicts between farmers and cattle ranchers were mainly about

a.	water.	c.	use of railroads.
b.	Indians.	d.	land.

____ 13. A land rush in 1889 brought tens of thousands of settlers to

a.	South Dakota.	c.	Kansas.
b.	Nebraska.	d.	Oklahoma.

____ 14. “When dealing with savage men, as with savage beasts, no question of national honor can arise. Whether to fight, to run away, or employ a ruse, is solely a question of expediency.” The attitude expressed in this quotation might BEST explain why

a.	whites often broke promises and treaties with the Native Americans.
b.	whites took the Native Americans’ land.
c.	whites held the Native Americans in high regard as the “noble savage.”
d.	whites believed that the only good Indian was a dead Indian.

____ 15. Which of the following were results of the settling of the Great American Desert? I. The buffalo almost completely disappeared. II. Native Americans were pushed onto reservations. III. Crop production on the plains was reduced. IV. New states entered the Union.

a.	I, II, and III	c.	I and IV
b.	II, III, and IV	d.	I, II, and IV

Matching

Match each item with the correct statement below.

a.	Wounded Knee	f.	Charles Goodnight
b.	Chief Joseph	g.	William Sherman
c.	Dawes Act	h.	George Custer
d.	Helen Hunt Jackson	i.	Homestead Act
e.	William Cody	j.	Samuel Colt

____ 16. Law intended to “Americanize” the Indians.

____ 17. This provided settlers with 160 acres of free land in the West.

____ 18. Wrote “A Century of Dishonor,” dramatizing the plight of Native Americans.

____ 19. He invented the six-shooter.

____ 20. Famous scout and buffalo hunter.

____ 21. A Civil War hero who turned Indian fighter.

____ 22. He tried to lead the Nez Perces to Canada.

____ 23. Site of the slaughter of 200 unarmed Native Americans in 1890.

____ 24. He was defeated at Little Big Horn.

____ 25. Western trailblazer who led cattle from Texas to Wyoming.

More than just a game?

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Zen like approach to video games.

The source of many-a-copying and pasting jobs...

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Read this. NO need to comment on your own blog.

Two web hunts

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First Web Hunt

Second Web Hunt

Put the answers on your blog and print out a hard copy before tomorrow. This is for a grade.

Test on Reconstruction Tuesday

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Know the following people and terms:

Charles Sumner

William Seward

Thaddeus Stevens

Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

Black Codes

John Crow Laws

Tenure of Office Act.

Fifteenth Amendment

Scandals of the Grant administration

“Plessy v. Ferguson.”

Sharecropping

Wade-Davis bill

Andrew Johnson

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Joint Committee of Fifteen

Boss Tweed

How does this make you feel?

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Write your reactions to this editorial on your blog.

Write your reaction to this article on your blog

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Read this.

Report about it on your blog.

Monday Essay DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD

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Essay
1. Besides punishing the South and protecting African-Americans, what other considerations might have motivated the Radical Republicans in their Reconstruction efforts?

2. After the Reconstruction period, the Fourteenth Amendment became crucial to the development of American business. Explain what role this Civil War amendment might have played in the growth of corporate America.

3. What might be the reasons that Southern whites were able to reestablish racial supremacy in the years during and after Reconstruction?

You may use the book in class and the Internet. Write out your answers on a piece of paper and turn them into the substitute teacher. Also you need to turn in your rough draft to the sub.

Essays on the Civil War

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Compare the points of view and advantages of the North and the South in the Civil War.

Compare Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant as men and as military leaders.

Lincoln and Davis had to make many of the same kinds of decisions during the Civil War. For instance, each had to choose capable leaders. What other decisions did both men face? Evaluate the overall effectiveness of each leader

Discuss Abraham Lincoln’s position on the emancipation of slaves at the beginning of the Civil War and again in 1863.

The Current State of Education

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Write a response to ONE point on here.

test Tuesday nov 8

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Chapter 12 Essay Quiz

Essay

1. How did the framers of the Compromise of 1850 attempt to settle the slavery issue? Explain the most important provisions of the Compromise and the effect those provisions had on the North and the South.

2. Based on what you have learned in the chapter, explain how the Kansas-Nebraska Act contributed to the growing split between the North and the South.

3. Describe the events in May 1856 that further inflamed the slavery issue.

4. Knowing what you do about the Dred Scott decision, explain how it widened the gap between the North and the South.

5. In your opinion, should the Dred Scott decision be considered one of the major Supreme Court decisions in history? Give specifics to support your argument.

6. How did Lincoln manage to become President when he received only 39 percent of the popular vote?

Remember to outline chapter 10 and 11

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A reminder to outline chapter 10 and 11 completely before tomorrow!

Due Wednesday October 19th 2005

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Which of the following is the strongest example of cause-and- effect reasoning?

he folg is tWrite your answer on a separate sheet of paper and support your answer with a paragraph explaining why you chose it.

A. Slavery tied up capital (money) that could have gone into the purchase of machines. As a result the South did not industrialize.

B. All craftsmen and farmers in the South received lower wages for their labor because of the competition of slaves. As a result, the South did not industrialize, but remained agricultural.

C. Slavery tied up capital (money) that could have been invested in machinery. Since machinery is a key factor in industrializing, the South did not industrialize, but remained agricultural.

Why Is Africa Still Poor?

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Answer this question. Why is Africa Still Poor? Read this.

Do you agree?

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Read this and tell me whether you agree.

Google's move to rule the world

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One user at a time. Read here.

Read this article and comment on your blog

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First read this article.

Second comment on your blog.

This will be graded tomorrow.

TWO A's for each article reaction

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Write a page reaction to an article here www.aldaily.com

Each reaction will be worth two extra credit As!!!!

It might help your writing

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Check it out. What do you think?

What do you think of this site?

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Check it out.

Extra Credit Articles

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http://www.freerhistory.4t.com/honorsamerican.html

Better copy of online test

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HERE

Honors American Test

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Honors American History ONLINE TEST

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. A privileged class of people of high rank is known as

a.	a democracy.	c.	anarchy.
b.	an aristocracy.	d.	citizens.

____ 2. In 1790, the majority of the population lived

a.	in New York State.
b.	along the Atlantic coast and connected waterways.
c.	in the five largest cities.
d.	in the Mississippi Valley.

____ 3. Strict and broad construction refer to differing interpretations of

a.	the Constitution.	c.	American history.
b.	foreign policy.	d.	British history.

____ 4. Which of the following was NOT favored by the Federalists?

a.	Hamilton’s program	c.	a strong central government
b.	England	d.	the French Revolution

____ 5. The United States began taking a census in 1790

a.	because the Constitution required it.
b.	to fix the size of each state’s delegation in the House of Representatives.
c.	because the Federalists felt it would help them remain in power.
d.	because the Constitution required it AND to fix the size of each state’s delegation in the House of Representatives.

____ 6. A broad interpretation of the Constitution was necessary to

a.	pass the Northwest Ordinance.	c.	maintain neutrality with France.
b.	create the National Bank.	d.	develop political parties.

____ 7. Hamilton’s financial plan for the United States

a.	favored the growth of an agrarian nation.
b.	favored the growth of an industrial nation.
c.	recommended that most federal funds would come from direct taxes on the states.
d.	would encourage increased imports from Europe.

____ 8. Which of the following statements about the development of political parties is INCORRECT?

a.	Jefferson supported the Federalists.
b.	Hamilton opposed the Republicans.
c.	Madison was a Republican.
d.	Washington disliked the formation of parties.

____ 9. Washington’s handling of the Whiskey Rebellion

a.	greatly angered members of the Federalist party.
b.	supported the doctrine of states’ rights.
c.	proved the strength of the national government.
d.	nearly brought about his defeat for a second term.

____ 10. “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” was a popular slogan that referred to American anger over

a.	the XYZ Affair.
b.	the impressment of American sailors.
c.	the Jay Treaty.
d.	British support of Native Americans on the Frontier.

____ 11. During Washington’s second term, the United States faced all of the following problems EXCEPT

a.	Indian raids on the western frontier.
b.	Spanish interference with United States shipping on the Mississippi River.
c.	having to win agreement of Hamilton’s plan to repay war debts.
d.	bitterness and quarreling between political factions.

____ 12. Which of the following had the LEAST impact on the development of political parties?

a.	the French Revolution	c.	Hamilton’s financial program
b.	the Constitution	d.	the social structure in early America

____ 13. Which of the following men would have been MOST likely to agree with the goals of the Whiskey Rebellion?

a.	Alexander Hamilton	c.	John Adams
b.	Daniel Shays	d.	James Madison

____ 14. The Latin motto of the United States “e pluribus unum” in English means

a.	“In God we trust.”	c.	“My country, right or wrong.”
b.	“Life, liberty and happiness.”	d.	“One, made from many.”

____ 15. Jefferson hoped that the United States would

a.	become a nation of big cities.	c.	remain a nation of farmers.
b.	industrialize.	d.	become a major military power.

____ 16. “Legal precedent” is best defined as

a.	a legal example to be followed.
b.	the official vote of the Electoral College.
c.	the popular vote for the President.
d.	the right to a lawyer.

____ 17. Which of the following was NOT one of Jefferson’s basic political beliefs?

a.	strict interpretation of the Constitution
b.	the development of a strong central government
c.	encouragement of agriculture
d.	limits on spending public money

____ 18. The term “midnight judges” was coined to describe judges who

a.	were of poor qualifications.	c.	were appointed at the last minute.
b.	were near the end of their terms.	d.	served until a very old age.

____ 19. The New England Federalists opposed the Louisiana Purchase because they

a.	feared restrictions on shipping.
b.	did not want to risk war with England.
c.	thought it would increase the political power of the West.
d.	were concerned about the Indian raids on the frontier.

____ 20. Lewis and Clark reached the Rockies by following the

a.	Oregon Trail.	c.	Missouri River.
b.	Colorado River.	d.	Platt River.

____ 21. The Great Divide was so named because it

a.	led to the Civil War.
b.	separated the east- and west-flowing rivers.
c.	separated America from Canada.
d.	marked the division between North and South America.

____ 22. What provision did the U.S. Constitution make for the purchase of land from foreign countries?

a.	It was specifically prohibited.
b.	It was allowed with the consent of the Senate.
c.	It was allowed with the consent of the states.
d.	The issue was not dealt with by the Constitution.

____ 23. On which issue did Jefferson contradict his policy of “strict construction” of the Constitution?

a.	the National Bank	c.	the “midnight judges”
b.	the Embargo Act of 1807	d.	the Louisiana Purchase

____ 24. Jefferson and the Republicans feared the power of the judges on the Supreme Court because

a.	they could be removed from office only by the impeachment process.
b.	they were blocking Jefferson’s appointment.
c.	most of them were Federalists.
d.	they could be removed from office only by the impeachment process AND most of them were Federalists.

____ 25. Thomas Jefferson frequently took actions that were inconsistent with his stated policies. Which of the following pairs of actions/policies is NOT inconsistent?

a.	his purchase of Louisiana/his policy of strict construction
b.	his purchase of Louisiana/his policy of curbing government spending
c.	his relations with the National Bank/his policy on the National Bank
d.	his actions regarding the Sedition Law/his policy regarding the Sedition Law

____ 26. Which of the following is the best reason for “Marbury v. Madison” being considered a landmark case?

a.	Every Supreme Court case is considered a landmark.
b.	It established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.
c.	It established the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over the states.
d.	It was the first case the Supreme Court ever heard.

____ 27. A government order prohibiting trade with a foreign country is known as

a.	an embargo.	c.	war.
b.	a tariff.	d.	free trade.

____ 28. The chief significance of the Louisiana Purchase was that it

a.	cost so little.
b.	assured American control of the Mississippi River.
c.	made war with France unnecessary.
d.	strengthened the Federalist party.

____ 29. Alexander Hamilton died as the result of

a.	disease.	c.	a duel.
b.	old age.	d.	an assassination.

____ 30. Which modern issue would Thomas Jefferson MOST likely support?

a.	support for small farmers
b.	increase in the military budget
c.	censorship of newspapers
d.	encouragement of industrial development

Matching

Match each item with the correct statement below.

a.	Jacobin	f.	France
b.	12th Amendment	g.	Thomas Jefferson
c.	Kentucky Resolution	h.	James Madison
d.	Thomas Pickney	i.	Federalist
e.	Judiciary Act of 1789	j.	Sedition Act

____ 31. Fought an “unofficial” war with the United States in 1798–1800.

____ 32. As a member of the House of Representatives, he drew up the Bill of Rights.

____ 33. George Washington’s first Secretary of State.

____ 34. Negotiated the 1795 treaty with Spain that provided for free navigation of the Mississippi River.

____ 35. Any member of a radical group that carried out France’s “reign of terror.”

____ 36. Declared that states could “nullify” acts of Congress.

____ 37. Provided fines or jailing of persons who criticized the United States government.

____ 38. With this law Congress set up the Supreme Court.

____ 39. An early political party that favored a strong central government.

____ 40. Provided that the offices of President and Vice-President appear separately on the ballots.

Match each item with the correct statement below.

a.	Meriwether Lewis	f.	Albert Gallatin
b.	Aaron Burr	g.	Chesapeake
c.	Napoleon	h.	Pierre Dominique Toussant L’Overture
d.	Pierre Charles L’Enfant	i.	Marbury vs Madison
e.	John Marshall	j.	Embargo Act

____ 41. French leader who sold Louisiana to the United States.

____ 42. United States ship fired upon by the British in 1807.

____ 43. Blamed Alexander Hamilton for his defeat as governor of New York; killed Hamilton in a duel.

____ 44. Haitian leader who prevented a French takeover of his island.

____ 45. Prohibited American ships from sailing for any foreign port.

____ 46. Supreme Court decision that established the practice of judical review.

____ 47. Architect who designed Washington, D.C.

____ 48. Chief Justice who established the Supreme Court as the final authority in interpreting the Constitution.

____ 49. Jefferson’s Treasury Secretary; introduced the budget specifying sums for each item of national expense.

____ 50. Jefferson’s personal secretary who led an expedition into the Louisiana Territory.

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Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. What was the effect of the great wealth of the Spanish colonies?

a.	It raised the standard of living for the Indians.
b.	It caused Spain to grow powerful, then decline.
c.	It halted the spread of Christianity to the New World.
d.	It caused Spain to lose interest in an overseas empire.

____ 2. The Spanish believed that it was their sacred duty to

a.	find gold.
b.	defeat the British.
c.	convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
d.	discover America.

____ 3. The “Starving Time” is a term best used to describe the bitter winter of 1609–10 in

a.	New Amsterdam.	c.	Jamestown.
b.	Roanoke.	d.	Plymouth.

____ 4. The Spanish called their large naval fleet of warships

a.	the Armada.	c.	haciendas.
b.	the Santa Maria.	d.	encomiendas.

____ 5. Which of the following was NOT a result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada?

a.	the beginning of the decline of Spanish power
b.	the beginning of the rise of England
c.	the end of Spanish colonial holdings in the New World
d.	the growth of English trade

____ 6. Who is most responsible for the unification of England?

a.	the Catholic Church	c.	the Raleigh brothers
b.	the Tudor monarchs	d.	the joint stock companies

____ 7. Which term best defines a situation where the civil government can no longer keep order and there is temporary rule by the military?

a.	“feudalism”	c.	“martial law”
b.	“mercantilism”	d.	“representative government”

____ 8. Which of the following was NOT an important event of 1619 in the Virginia colony?

a.	the beginning of martial law
b.	the end of martial law
c.	the arrival of black indentured servants
d.	the beginning of the House of Burgesses

____ 9. Which of the following was an important French settlement?

a.	New Orleans	c.	Philadelphia
b.	New Amsterdam	d.	St. Augustine

____ 10. Which of the following was NEVER a proprietary colony?

a.	Maryland	c.	Pennsylvania
b.	New Jersey	d.	Virginia

____ 11. Which was NOT one of the goals of the founders of Georgia?

a.	to create a buffer against the French
b.	to create a buffer against the Spanish
c.	to develop a charity colony for the poor
d.	to develop a new supply of silk

____ 12. Relatively few French settlers came to the New World because

a.	only Roman Catholics were permitted to come as settlers.
b.	the French lands were not suitable for settlement.
c.	large tracts of land were given to a small number of proprietors.
d.	only Roman Catholics were permitted to come as settlers AND large tracts of land were given to a small number of proprietors.

____ 13. Which of the following statements refers to Spanish settlers in America?

a.	Experienced “The Starving Time” in 1609–1620
b.	Contributed the log cabin to America
c.	Bought Manhattan Island from Native Americans
d.	Used the encomienda system to enslave the Native Americans

____ 14. When the Spanish arrived in the New World, about 50 million Native Americans lived there. Eventually, in the areas the Spanish conquered, the Native American population

a.	was completely exterminated.	c.	remained the same.
b.	dropped to about 4 million.	d.	dramatically increased.

____ 15. As a result of Spanish conquests in the New World,

a.	Native American civilization failed to develop further.
b.	universities were established in Mexican and South American cities.
c.	Spain became the most powerful nation in Europe in the 1500s.
d.	all of the above

____ 16. Which colony developed the first elected legislative assembly in America?

a.	Massachusetts	c.	Virginia
b.	Georgia	d.	Rhode Island

____ 17. Both the Pilgrims and the Puritans

a.	had charters to settle in Massachusetts.
b.	practiced self-government.
c.	believed in religious toleration in the colonies.
d.	showed favoritism toward the Church of England.

____ 18. Which of the following does NOT apply to a joint stock company?

a.	People without much money can invest in one.
b.	It is managed by a king or queen.
c.	It sells shares of stock to investors.
d.	It was used to fund the Roanoke colony.

____ 19. This colony was best known as a haven for religious freedom and as the home of the first congregation of Jews in the thirteen colonies.

a.	New York	c.	Virginia
b.	Rhode Island	d.	Massachusetts Bay

____ 20. Which colony is INCORRECTLY matched with the type of people that it was founded for?

a.	Georgia — charity cases	c.	Maryland — Catholics
b.	Pennsylvania — Quakers	d.	New York — Puritans

____ 21. Which of the following groups did NOT come to the New World because of its religious dissent from the Church of England?

a.	Puritans	c.	indentured servants
b.	Quakers	d.	Separatists

____ 22. The first elected legislative assembly in America was

a.	the House of Representatives.	c.	the London Company.
b.	the House of Burgesses.	d.	the Mayflower Compact.

____ 23. Which of the following colonies had the greatest impact on American culture?

a.	New France	c.	New Netherlands
b.	Massachusetts Bay	d.	New Sweden

____ 24. A religious dissenter would have been LEAST tolerated in

a.	Rhode Island.	c.	Pennsylvania.
b.	Massachusetts Bay.	d.	New Netherland.

____ 25. A person who signs an agreement to serve a master for a certain number of years is called a (an)

a.	“indentured servant.”	c.	“pioneer.”
b.	“slave.”	d.	“mestizo.”

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