Monday- 19(1) + 19(2) should have been completed.
Current event is due this week: Week 7
Wednesday: Field Trip to the John Hancock Hall/Theatre- What is Hancock best known for?
Assignments due by Thursday
19(3) Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution- p.616-620
Complete the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Make sure you kick back the questions and do not begin your answer with a pronoun.
Also answer questions 1+2 on page 621.
19(4) New Ways of Thinking page 622- 626 Answer the five checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also answer question 1+2 on page 624.
Friday- Quiz on Chapter 19.
Extra Credit- Read your non-fiction, historical fiction, biography over vacation (two weeks) and write a brief summary and be ready for an oral presentation about the book.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Reasons Americans won the Revolutionary War
Loyalists/Tories comprise 1/3 of population
- They were a majority of the population in NY, NJ, and Georgia, they were strong in the Carolinas and Pennsylvania.
-Their leaders came from the ranks of Anglican ministers, royal officials, and conservative families of the upper class (except for Virginia and New England merchants)
- They feared separation from England and the rising democracy (the mob)
- Few were put to death by the Patriots, but many wre imprisoned, tarred and feathered and had their property confiscated.
- Tens of thousands flee to Canada or England after the war.
1/3 of the population was neutral
1/3 were Radicals or Patriots
-They were mainly from the middle and lower classes (except NE , Virginia and Maryland)
-Leadership was mostly young merchants (NE) and planters (Virginia and Maryland)
The British Army had an advantage over the Continental Army because
1. it was numerically superior
2. it was better disciplined
3. it was better trained and supplied
4. it was supplemented by foreign mercenaries (German Hessians)
British disadvantages
1. 3,000 miles from England
2. it had to fight on unfamiliar terrain
3. the rebels were scattered over a large area
4. it underestimated the American forces
5. A large group in Parliament opposed the war
6. the soldiers were unenthusiastic
7. the army was poorly led
The Continental Army
1. had inadequate supplies
2. but the leadership of Washington was key
3. French support was vital
- They were a majority of the population in NY, NJ, and Georgia, they were strong in the Carolinas and Pennsylvania.
-Their leaders came from the ranks of Anglican ministers, royal officials, and conservative families of the upper class (except for Virginia and New England merchants)
- They feared separation from England and the rising democracy (the mob)
- Few were put to death by the Patriots, but many wre imprisoned, tarred and feathered and had their property confiscated.
- Tens of thousands flee to Canada or England after the war.
1/3 of the population was neutral
1/3 were Radicals or Patriots
-They were mainly from the middle and lower classes (except NE , Virginia and Maryland)
-Leadership was mostly young merchants (NE) and planters (Virginia and Maryland)
The British Army had an advantage over the Continental Army because
1. it was numerically superior
2. it was better disciplined
3. it was better trained and supplied
4. it was supplemented by foreign mercenaries (German Hessians)
British disadvantages
1. 3,000 miles from England
2. it had to fight on unfamiliar terrain
3. the rebels were scattered over a large area
4. it underestimated the American forces
5. A large group in Parliament opposed the war
6. the soldiers were unenthusiastic
7. the army was poorly led
The Continental Army
1. had inadequate supplies
2. but the leadership of Washington was key
3. French support was vital
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Week of December 8, 2008
What infamous event occurred 67 years ago yesterday?
Tuesday: Quiz on the American Revolution 17(3) plus notes and questions on the Radical/Tory/Moderate debate.
Due Wednesday: Current Event (week 6) sheet -focus on an environmental or social issue affecting the US.
Due Thursday: 19(1) 608-611. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also, answer the two questions on land enclosures on page 609 (box) plus the question on James Watt (box page 610) and question #1 on page 611.
Due Friday: 19(2) 612-615. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also, answer the focus question on page 612 and question #1 on page 615.
Tuesday: Quiz on the American Revolution 17(3) plus notes and questions on the Radical/Tory/Moderate debate.
Due Wednesday: Current Event (week 6) sheet -focus on an environmental or social issue affecting the US.
Due Thursday: 19(1) 608-611. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also, answer the two questions on land enclosures on page 609 (box) plus the question on James Watt (box page 610) and question #1 on page 611.
Due Friday: 19(2) 612-615. Answer the three checkpoint questions in complete sentences. Also, answer the focus question on page 612 and question #1 on page 615.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Week of Dec. 1, 2008
Due Tuesday- Two maps completed (13 Colonies and European Enlightenment)
Due Wednesday- Current Event, focus on Mumbai, India terrorist attack
Due Thursday- Reading, The Shoemaker and the Boston Tea Party
List 10 Facts, 5 Questions and Answers, 1 Key Question (something you didn't understand) or 1 great insight
Fri- Quiz on 17(3) and the Notes from the week
Due Wednesday- Current Event, focus on Mumbai, India terrorist attack
Due Thursday- Reading, The Shoemaker and the Boston Tea Party
List 10 Facts, 5 Questions and Answers, 1 Key Question (something you didn't understand) or 1 great insight
Fri- Quiz on 17(3) and the Notes from the week
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