Homework 1/29

Please read Section 7.4 in your textbook and write the vocab words like you normally do (book definition and in your own words)  POST ON BLOG

In case you'd like to watch the Jacksonian Democracy video again

State of the Union Homework 1/28

Although you got a paper copy in class, here is the link to the State of the Union Handout

and the State of the Union - Issues Chart  (only need the first page!) 

Homework: 

Watch at least 30 minutes of the President’s State of the Union Address.  It will begin at 9:00 pm and will be on all major news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, FOX, C-SPAN, etc - aka it will be on instead of your favorite Tuesday night shows ;) ) You can also livestream the event from a computer, your iPad, or a smartphone from CSPAN.org. The White House also does an 'enhanced' streaming version with statistics.

As you watch, complete the CSPAN State of the Union chart!

Homework 1/27

For tonight's homework, please read Ch 7.3 in your textbook.  This week we'll take an in-depth look at the nation's 7th president, Andrew Jackson (the guy on the $20 bill!)

Vocabulary Assignment:
For each bolded term in 7.3, write the book definition AND a definition in your own words.  Post these definitions to your blog!

Extra Credit Assignment

 Extra Credit Assignment - Due Thursday when you come to take your exam!

In Class 1/16

Hello all! Unfortunately, I will be out sick today January 16. Today is long period, and for the most part you will spend the class reviewing.

FIRST - Get back into your groups from yesterday and finish your charts on the big paper.  If the sub can't find the big paper, they are rolled up behind the stack of US history textbooks.

SECOND - Work on your study guides that were handed out yesterday in class.  If you don't have a paper copy, the link is HERE

Tonight for homework - write 5 questions to ask tomorrow in class.  Make sure the questions will help clarify things you don't understand from the study guide!

Midyear Exam!

It's that time of the year again...Midyear Exams! 

Your exam will be on Thursday, January 23rd from 10:55 - 12:25

Please bring pencils for a Scantron sheet and your completed study guide for 5 bonus points!  

Please be on time for the exam.  When you finish your exam, you will not be permitted to leave until the exam period is over. 

US1 Study Guide 

Homework 1/13

Answer the questions on the back of the grid sheet we worked on on Friday.

If you cannot find the sheet, the questions are below:
1) What could have happened if Missouri was allowed to enter the Union as a free state in 1817?  How about as a slave state?  How would that have affected Congress?
2)  Why might the Northern states have allowed Alabama to join the Union as a slave state?
3)  What was the Missouri Compromise?

In Class 1/9

Map of the World

Homework 1/6

Tonight's reading:  [will add by the end of the day]

Answer the following questions on your blog: 

1.  What are the five requirements for a successful mill?

2.  Why would the South be a logical place to build a mill?  Why wouldn't they work there? 

3.  Why were mills built in New England? 

4.  What is unique about the Merrimack River? 

5.  Why was it difficult for F.C. Lowell workers to find jobs at first? 

6.  What was the problem with the English mills built in Rhode Island by Samuel Slater?  

Chapter 7 Notes

North vs South and Industrialization

Homework 1/8

Questions from the other night because you now have the correct reading! 

1.  What are the five requirements for a successful mill?

2.  Why would the South be a logical place to build a mill?  Why wouldn't they work there? 

3.  Why were mills built in New England? 

4.  What is unique about the Merrimack River? 

5.  Why was it difficult for F.C. Lowell workers to find jobs at first? 

6.  What was the problem with the English mills built in Rhode Island by Samuel Slater?