Thursday, February 25, 2010

Exit Ticket 2/25

Describe Three Aspeccts of Life in the North during the Civil War
1. No cotton hurt textile industry.
2. Other industries made war supplies.
3. Gov introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war went on.

Civil War Part 6

Civil War Part 6 ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war?They were either freed or put to workWhat is Emancipation Proclamation?Freed states in rebellion states but not border states or ones under Union control.Why does Lincoln issue proclamation?He hoped southern states would surrender before it went into effectWhat effect does proclamation have?Made the about slavery for North and convincing South negotiated end not possibleHow African Americans participated in the war:They fought, starting with 54th MassDescribe Life in North during War:No cotton hurt textile industry. Other industries made war supplies. Gov introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war went on. Gov raised tariffs and sold bonds.Describe Life in South During War:Economic demands were tough. They lacked resources. The Union’s blockade forced South to rely on farms and factories.Describe Life of Soldiers during the War:Many traveled for the first time. Cards, letters, and religion occupied them. Some possibly fought own families. New war technology meant harsher deaths and wounds.Describe Life of Women during the WarWomen took care of family businesses, farms, and plantations. Few masqueraded as men to join in the fight.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Exit Ticket

1. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln.
2. Sherman set fire through Atlanta and Savannah
3. Booth was killed during the manhunt after him
Civil War Part 5 ReviewDirections:
Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. What two strategies does Grant use to win the war?
1. Defeat Lee wherever he may be.
2. Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was going to strike civilian populationDescribe how Grant takes it to Lee:He took control of the Western Army himself and fought several brutal battles with LeeDescribe Sherman’s March to the Sea:He burned everything in his pathDescribe the Battle of Petersburg:Grant employed siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg.Describe Lee’s surrender:His exhausted troops were trapped at Appomattox Court House. April 9, 1865, Lee officially surrendered.Describe the death of Lincoln:Lincoln went to a play, and got shot by John Wilkes Booth, one of the actors.

Bellringer For 2/24

Why did the future seem so bleak to Confederate soldiers returning home after the war?
Their homes were destroyed.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Webquest

Birth of a Nation Webquest Words

1. Articles of Confederation - the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.
2. Shay’s Rebellion - was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts, (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787. The rebels were led by Daniel Shays and known as Shaysites (Regulators),
3. Great Compromise - compromise was reached yesterday (June 29th, 1787) in Philadelphia combining the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. This has been a major conflict for quite a while.
4. federalism - the federal principle of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise - a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the population of slaves
6. Whiskey Rebellion - a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government
7. Little Turtle - 1752?–1812, leader of the Miami tribe.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts - A series of laws, passed during the presidency of John Adams at the end of the eighteenth century, that sought to restrict the public activities of political radicals who sympathized with the French Revolution and criticized Adams's Federalist policies
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787 - An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio
10. Louisiana Purchase - A territory of the western United States extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border.
11. Monroe Doctrine - the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
impressments- the act of impressing people or property into public service or use.
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13. Star Spangled Banner- the national anthem of the United States of America, based on a poem written by Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, andset by him to the melody of the English song To Anacreon in Heaven: officially adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1931.
14. Eerie Canal - is a waterway in New York that runs about 363 miles from Albany, New York on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
15. Samuel Slater- 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
16. Eli Whitney- 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
17. Horace Mann- 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.
18. Temperance Movement- is a social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
Seneca Falls Convention- a women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
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20. Indian Removal Act- Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole nations.
Alamo- Southwestern U.S.
a poplar.
21.
22. Frederick Douglas- Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s.
23. William Lloyd Garrison- 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
Missouri Compromise- an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′N, except for Missouri.
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25. Nullification Crisis- was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification.
26. Wilmot Proviso- one of the major events leading to the Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future, including the area later known as the Mexican Cession, but which some proponents construed to also include the disputed lands in south Texas and New Mexico east of the Rio Grande.[
27. Compromise of 1850- A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give something to both sides.
Underground Railroad- Also called underground railway. a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway.
28.
Harriet Beecher Stowe- Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
29.
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth

Bellringer

Bell Ringer 2/23 and Video QuestionsWhat does Farley’s description tell you about what it is like to be on a battlefield?Farley describes the chaos to be like hell itself.Why was Little

Civil War Part 4

Civil War Part 4 ReviewDescribe why Lee makes the move to Gettysburg:Lee sensed he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps to win the war.Describe Gettysburg Day 1:Lee’s men ran into Fed Cavalry to NW of Gettysburg, Feds call for support run by George Meade.Describe Gettysburg Day 2:Lee ordered General Longstreet to attack from the south end of the battle line.Describe Gettysburg Day 3:Lee tried again by opening the morning with a major cannon attack meant to Break Union troops. Known as Picket’s Charge, Union cannon and musket moved down Confeds and ended Gettysburg.Describe the Gettysburg Address:Lincoln gave a short speech honoring the dead, described the war as a struggle to fufill the Declaration of Independence.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Seed of Civil War Part 1

How did slavery expand in the 1800’s and how did slaves resist?-The expansion of cotton production, resistence such as sabotage, breaking tools, and escaping.Describe the abolition movement of the 1800’s including William Lloyd Garrison, The Grimke Sisters, and Fredrick Douglas:-Lloyd began publishing abolitionist newspaper, the Liberator. The sisters saw it as immoral and spoke and wrote against it. Frederick was a former slave who's master was his father, and later became freed.Describe the Missouri Compromise:-Admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state.Describe the Nullification Crisis:-Congress adopts high tariffs to embarass Adams and John the VP opposed it.Describe how the Mexican War brought the discussion of expansion and slavery to the forefront:-New territories from war had to face whether territories would be free or a slave state.Describe the Compromise of 1850:-Based on proposals from clay which admitted California as a free state but let DC have slaves but not trade and imposed stricter fugitive slave laws.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Bellringer & Movie ?

Bell Ringer: What would it be like to be in the Middle of such a Battle? It would be very scary to go through that situation, not knowing what to do and being rushed to safety but others. It brings so much commotion plus destruction that people could get killed by the commotion of it all.Mexican American War Movie Questions:1. The Alamo could defend well but could be surrounded easily and di not let retreat.2. It gave Texas the motivation to fight.3. IT showed their bravery.

Mexican

Why was there tension between Mexicans and the American settlers to Texas?they continued to use slavery, people became concerned in texas and wanted greater autonomy and adapt their own constitutionDescribe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought?the battle was fought thinking that texas might surrender. They ended up killing everyone in the alamoDescribe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana:after the defeat they made him sign a treaty that gave him more landDescribe the US’s annexation of Texas: Houston asked US to annex texas and Jackson agreed but congress did notDescribe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war: he endorsed texas claim of all territory surrendered by santa ana inflaming border warDescribe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War: zach taylor and Winfield scott achieved great success with other famous officers. They won every battle seizing new mexico, cali, monterrey, Mexican port, Veracruz and mexico city Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War: US ended up having texas border at rio grande, cali, and new mexico.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

1. Articles of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States
2. Shay’s Rebellion: was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts
3. Great Compromise: The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
4. Federalism: someone believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise: compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention.
6. Whiskey Rebellion: was a popular uprising on tax.
7. Little Turtle: was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts: were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787: was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
10. Louisiana Purchase: purchased from France for $15 million
11. Monroe Doctrine: A cornerstone of US foreign policy as enunciated
12. Impressments: was the act of compelling some people to serve in the military
13. Star Spangled Banner: the national flag of the United States of America
14. Eerie Canal: An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
15. Samuel Slater: was an early American industrialist popularly
16. Eli Whitney: He was a well-known American inventor.
17. Horace Mann: was an American education reformer, and a member of the U.S.
18. Temperance Movement: A temperance movement is a social movement against the use of alcohol.
19. Seneca Falls Convention: was an early and influential women's rights convention
20. Indian Removal Act: part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal.
21. Alamo: a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio
22. Frederick Douglas
23. William Lloyd Garrison
24. Missouri Compromise
25. Nullification Crisis
26. Wilmot Proviso
27. Compromise of 1850
28. Underground Railroad
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth
Bellringer
What was unusual about Andrew Jackson’s Inauguration? Why might he have been call the people’s president?
There was violence. The people loved him.
Age of Jackson ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency:After losing the election of 1824 Jackson became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams were he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. Jackson became a symbol of democracy by projecting himself as down to earth common man.Describe the Indian Removal Act:In 1830 Congress passed a Indian Removal Act which sought to peacefully get Indians to trade land in South for Land in the west. Tribes agreed many resisted which led to the Trial of Tears.Describe the Bank Crisis:Congress passed charter for Second bank of US in 1816. Jackson opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the Rich. In 1832 Congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed calling it unauthorized. Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies:Bank reporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Reform Movement ReviewDirections: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.Describe the expansionist movement:· In 1820’s Mexico Becomes Independent From Spain. Many Americans Look At It As An Opportunity To Take Land Such As New Mexico, Texas, And Cali.Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify:· The Manifest Destiny Was Referred To Belief That God Wanted US To Own All Of North America. The US Continued To Expand With People Moving Toward The West.Describe the Temperance Movement:· As The US Expanded The Crime Rate Went Up To. Temperance Means Drinking In Moderation Which Many Pushed For But Some Pushed For Prohibition.Describe the Abolition Movement:· With Growth Of Cotton Industry In Early 1800’s Slavery Also Grew. By Early 1800’s Many Opposed To Slavery Began To Speak Out Against It On Moral Grounds.Describe the Education Reform Movement:· Because There Was No Public Schools Many People Didn’t Go To School. Reformers Wanted To Start Public Schools System From Tax Money.Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference· Women Were Supposed To Influence And Make A Difference Privately.

BellRinger
What Is Grimke's Main Argument In Support Of Womens Rights?
Like The Rights Of Slaves, Need Only Be Examined To Be Understood And Asserted, Even By Some Of Those, Who Are Now Endeavouring To Smother The Irrepressible Desire For Mental And Spiritual Freedom Which Glows In The Breast Of Many.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

War of 1812 ReviewWar of 1812 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does the US become involved in the war between GB and the French?
The U.S. participated in the war by re-exporting trade by picking up goods in the West Indies, taking them to the U.S., and then shipping them to France to circumvent British Shipping Restrictions.
Impressments- doing businesses with sailors threatened the U.S. economy.

What initial action does Jefferson take in war between GB and France to protect the US?
Jefferson persuaded Congress to declare and embargo or suspending of trade by ordering ships to stay in port.

Describe the Congressional Action that pushes the US to war:
Congress passes bills meant to resume trade with GB and France, but also pledged that if either recognized U.S. neutrality, the U.S. would resume trading sanctions with the other.

What does Madison ask Congress to do?
He urges Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

Describe the initial actions of the US in the War of 1812:
The United States goes to war wit world power.

Describe US action along fronts other than the Canadian:
The U.S. captured several British ships, and the U.S. defeated British supported Indians within its own territory.

What happens in the War when GB’s war with Napoleon ends?
When Great Britain’s war with Napoleon ended, troops became free to fight in North America, and British went on offensive.

Describe the end of the war including the writing of the star spangled banner:
The Americas fought better on defensive defeating British. The British burned the White House and Capital for arson but suffered defeat when moved to Baltimore. The Star Spangled Banner was written was written by Scott Keys on a hill across from the battle.

What battle makes Jackson a hero?
The Battle of New Orleans makes Jackson a hero.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Territorial Expansion Review

Territorial Expansion Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Northwest Ordinance:
Provides gov for western Territories based on Jefferson ideals.

Describe Jefferson’s plan to expand the US:
Wanted to expand Pacific even though Indians were already there. At first he thought it would be easy to conquer the territory to the west but in 1801 France took over the territory

Describe the Louisiana Purchase:
Jefferson thought that he could buy territory from Napoleon. Napoleon then agrees to sell territories in 1803 Louisiana Purchase including New Orleans.
Describe the Lewis and Clark Expedition:

Describe the Monroe Doctrine:
The Monroe Doctrine formulated saying Europe should not become involved in Latin American affairs.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

BellRinger&Three Branches Government

Bell Ringer
( also yesterdays )

What was the purpose of this letter? Why were people so excited to see Washington?

Ø It was an official at the inauguration described the ceremony in a letter to his wife. Because he was the President and people loves him.

According to Red Jacket how was native Americans treated in the peace treaty of 1783? What effect did this have on U.S relations with Native Americans.

Ø No respect, he did not show them no compassion, and didn’t mention them. It brought peace among all the western nations.
Congress
Makes Laws
House of Representatives (435 members)
1. Length of office 2 years
2. 25 years of age.
3. Only can post tax laws
4. House of Representatives

Senate (100 Members)
5. 6 years
6. 30 years old to be elected
7. The senate approves all appointments
8. The senate approves all treaties
9. the senate has the power to try all impeachments.
Both Together
10. congress has law matching power
11. congress has the power to declare war
12. can override the presidents veto.
13. congress can propose amendments.




Executive
President, Vice President, Cabinet
Enforce Laws

14. 4 years
15. have to be 35 years old
16. the president can approve or veto laws
17. the president makes the treaties
18. the presi