Saturday, April 1, 2017

Week of April 3, 2017

We will be studying the French Revolution this week we will review the French connection to the American Revolution. We will  see the role that American inventor and diplomat Ben Franklin played in convincing France to help the American Revolutionary cause.  Why would an absolute monarchy  help democratic revolutionaries?  What does the phrase "an enemy of my enemy is my friend" mean.  Who was our friend in WWII who later became our enemy? 

Homework due at the end of next week. 
19(1)Dawn of the Industrial Revolution (608-611)
Identify 5 of the terms, people, and places.
Read Witness history (608). What type of power emerged in the Industrial Rev.?  Who improved the steam engine and why was this important?
What does the bar graph on page 609 show?  Why might this be important?
Draw Jethro Tull's seed drill on page 609.
Answer the biography question on James Watt on page 610. What did Watt improve?
Look at the picture on 611.  Why is this important?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences or list 3 bullet points from each section. 

19(2) Britain Leads the Way (612-615)
Identify  5 of the terms, people, and places.
Read the witness history on page 612 and  answer the focus question.
Answer map skills questions 2+3 on page 613.
Identify and draw one invention on page 614.
What does the textile industry make?
Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences or list 3 bullet points from each section.

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