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?  

Plan for the Week - 12/16-12/20

Monday - Study Guide for Ch 6 Test in class (Click HERE for the study guide)
Tuesday - Review Game - Ch 6
Wednesday - Ch 6 Test!
Thursday - Pre-Break movie day
Friday - Idle Hands in the Auditorium

Have a safe and happy holiday break!  Relax - we will start Ch 7 when you come back from break, and mid-term exams are right around the corner.

See you next year! ;)

Homework 12/12

Work on your chapter 7 timeline for about 20 minutes.  You don't have to come to class tomorrow with it finished, but get some of it done at home!

Atlas Map 2 and Homework for 12/10

Title your map 'Louisiana Purchase - 1803'

On your map, include the following: 

• the Mississippi River
• the Appalachian Mountains 
• the Rocky Mountains 
• label the land gained in the Louisiana Purchase (color it one color)
• label and color land held by Great Britain in North America
• label and color land held by Spain in North America
• label and color each state in the US as of 1803 
• label the journey of Lewis and Clark (from St. Louis to the west coast)

Homework:  On your Lewis and Clark primary source sheet, answer questions #1-3 on your blog.  Also, post your completed, Atlas 2 map on your blog (make sure you check your actual blog website to make sure the picture posted!) 

Atlas Project 1

Label and color the following (each territory should be a different color - all the states can be the same color) 

• Territory held by the United States 
• Territory held by Spain
• Territory held by Great Britain
• Mississippi River 
• Appalachian Mountains 
• Northwest Territory
• Label the following states: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire (color Maine - its not a state, but part of the US)

-Use pgs A26-A27 in your book (all the way in the back)

- Using your camera on your iPad, take a picture of your completed map.  Upload it to your blog using the Blogger App.  Create a tag called 'Atlas Project'.

Your finished map is due on Friday posted to your blog.