Chapter 11 Questions
1) Discuss the following during Jackson administration:
a) The changes in voting policies
b) The Spoils System
c) Changes in the electoral college
d) The fight between State Rights and the Central Government (think about the Tariff Debate, the Issue of Nullification, John C. Calhoun and the threat of secession). How do these issues foreshadow the Civil War?
2) Describe the Cherokee removal from their lands. Make sure you include the following:
a) How the Cherokee lived in 1830.
b) The previous treaties made to the Cherokee by the U.S. Government.
c) The Cherokee suing the state government and the ruling in the Supreme Court by John Marshall.
d) Andrew Jackson's reaction to John Marshall.
e) General Winfield Scott's role.
f) The Trail of Tears.
3) Discuss Jackson's fight against the Bank of the United States.
a) What were his arguments against the bank?
b) How does he win against the bank?
Possible Essay Questions for Test:
4) Be able to trace self-government and democracy from Virginia Plantation to the Jacksonian Era. Make sure you include reasons why self-government was important to the early colonies (and the earliest examples of colonists self-government), how the local governments come to have a separation of church and state, control of education, contain ideas of freedom of the press; how the French and Indian War was influence by the colonial self-government and how this begin the Revolution; the ideas found in the Declaration, Bill of Rights, and the fight between the ideas of State rights and a Strong Central Government; and who got to vote and how these voters expanded during Jackson's reign.
5) Be able to trace the idea of the American Dream or the Image of what it means to be an American from the Virginia Plantation, to Plymouth Rock and the North Colonies, to the ideas of expansion, the Revolution, and the ideas of the self-made man. Be sure to include: Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, the ideas of the Revolution, and the Louisiana Purchase.
6) Discuss the role of slavery and its growth from its inception in 1619 through 1830. Make sure you bring up the following: the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the Constitution, the Compromise of 1820, Jackson's invasion of Florida, the difference between North and South economies.
SKAGWAY U.S. History
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Sunday 5 December 2010
FINAL STUDY GUIDE
Questions on the final will come from the following list (KNOW ALL):
PART I: 1492-1754
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
12) Please to list the six colonies and why they were formed (and by what settlers).
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Jacques Marquette, Samuel de Champlain, Francis Drake, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Ferdinand Magellan, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortes, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
15) Discuss King Phillips War and how it changed America?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
18) Why were each of the 13 colonies established?
19) How did religious freedom, slavery, and self-government shape the first 13 colonies (be exact - this should be an paragraph for each).
20) How did the Massacre at Mystic change America?
21) What was King Philips War? Why did it start and what was the outcome of it?
22) What was Nat Bacon's rebellion really about?
23) Why did Philadelphia become an important city?
PART II: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
PART III: The Revolution
1) According to Paul Johnson what was the most deciding factor in the colonists victory over the British.
2) How did the colonists win the media war, the ideological battle and the emotional battle?
3) What important things did Patrick Henry do?
4) How was Thomas Jefferson a “mass of contradictions”.
5) What was Thomas Jefferson’s most important quality (according to Johnson).
6) What did Common Sense do? Who wrote it.
7) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
8) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
9) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
10) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
11) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
12) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
13) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
14) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
15) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
16) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
17) Who was Molly Pitcher?
18) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
19) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
20) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
21) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
22) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
23) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
24) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
25) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
26) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
27) Know the importance of Valley Forge. What happened there? What the troops had to overcome? Compare this with the British winter quarters.
28) What help did France, Spain, and the Netherlands offer the colonies?
29) What is important about Judith Sargeant Murray and Abigail Adams?
30) Discuss the war in the west.
31) Discuss the war in the south.
32) What is the importance of the following people: A) George Rogers Clark. B) John Paul Jones. C) Nathanael Greene. D) Comte de Rochambeau. E) Admiral Francois de Grasse.
33) What is important about Washington's farewell address?
34) Why did the natives give support to the British?
35) Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
36) Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Americans?
PART IV: The Constitution, Jefferson, War of 1812, Jackson
1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
29) Name the 1st seven Presidents of the United States
War of 1812
1) Importance of Fort McHenry.
2) Burning of D.C. by the British.
3) Battle of Plattsburg
4) Battle of New Orleans
5) Native Defeats: Tecumseh and the Creeks (Battle of Thames and Horseshoe Bend).
PART I: 1492-1754
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
12) Please to list the six colonies and why they were formed (and by what settlers).
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Jacques Marquette, Samuel de Champlain, Francis Drake, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Ferdinand Magellan, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortes, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
15) Discuss King Phillips War and how it changed America?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
18) Why were each of the 13 colonies established?
19) How did religious freedom, slavery, and self-government shape the first 13 colonies (be exact - this should be an paragraph for each).
20) How did the Massacre at Mystic change America?
21) What was King Philips War? Why did it start and what was the outcome of it?
22) What was Nat Bacon's rebellion really about?
23) Why did Philadelphia become an important city?
PART II: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
PART III: The Revolution
1) According to Paul Johnson what was the most deciding factor in the colonists victory over the British.
2) How did the colonists win the media war, the ideological battle and the emotional battle?
3) What important things did Patrick Henry do?
4) How was Thomas Jefferson a “mass of contradictions”.
5) What was Thomas Jefferson’s most important quality (according to Johnson).
6) What did Common Sense do? Who wrote it.
7) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
8) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
9) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
10) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
11) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
12) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
13) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
14) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
15) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
16) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
17) Who was Molly Pitcher?
18) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
19) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
20) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
21) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
22) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
23) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
24) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
25) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
26) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
27) Know the importance of Valley Forge. What happened there? What the troops had to overcome? Compare this with the British winter quarters.
28) What help did France, Spain, and the Netherlands offer the colonies?
29) What is important about Judith Sargeant Murray and Abigail Adams?
30) Discuss the war in the west.
31) Discuss the war in the south.
32) What is the importance of the following people: A) George Rogers Clark. B) John Paul Jones. C) Nathanael Greene. D) Comte de Rochambeau. E) Admiral Francois de Grasse.
33) What is important about Washington's farewell address?
34) Why did the natives give support to the British?
35) Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
36) Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Americans?
PART IV: The Constitution, Jefferson, War of 1812, Jackson
1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
29) Name the 1st seven Presidents of the United States
War of 1812
1) Importance of Fort McHenry.
2) Burning of D.C. by the British.
3) Battle of Plattsburg
4) Battle of New Orleans
5) Native Defeats: Tecumseh and the Creeks (Battle of Thames and Horseshoe Bend).
Thursday 2 December 2010
Things to Know
War of 1812
1) Importance of Fort McHenry.
2) Burning of D.C. by the British.
3) Battle of Plattsburg
4) Battle of New Orleans
5) Native Defeats: Tecumseh and the Creeks (Battle of Thames and Horseshoe Bend).
1) Importance of Fort McHenry.
2) Burning of D.C. by the British.
3) Battle of Plattsburg
4) Battle of New Orleans
5) Native Defeats: Tecumseh and the Creeks (Battle of Thames and Horseshoe Bend).
Wednesday 1 December 2010
Battle of New Orleans
Note: The Battle of New Orleans happens two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent is signed.
Battle of New Orleans
Note: The Battle of New Orleans happens two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent is signed.
Saturday 27 November 2010
Don't Know Much About History: study questions
1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
14) Who was John Marshall?
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
Monday 22 November 2010
The Constitution: Study Questions
1) What are the three branches of government and what are the powers of each?
2) How can these branches check and balance each other?
3) What were the compromises to the constitution?
4) Who wrote the Federalist papers?
5) What was the Bill of Rights? Why did some states demand its inclusion before they ratified the constitution?
6) What were the anti-federalists main fears about the constitution?
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Shays' Rebellion: America's First Civil War
Questions to think about for possible quiz:
1) How did Shays' Rebellion led to the creation of the Constitution?
2) Does Shays have a right to be protected from debt and decline?
3) What were the immediate goals of the rebellion?
4) What could have been included in the Articles of Confederation to help the emerging nation recover from war?
5) How can Shays' Rebellion be seen as the 1st Civil War?
Shay's Rebellion: America's First Civil War
Questions to think about for possible quiz:
1) How did Shay's Rebellion led to the creation of the Constitution?
2) Does Shay have a right to be protected from debt and decline?
3) What were the immediate goals of the rebellion?
4) What could have been included in the Articles of Confederation to help the emerging nation recover from war?
5) How can Shay's Rebellion be seen as the 1st Civil War?
1) How did Shay's Rebellion led to the creation of the Constitution?
2) Does Shay have a right to be protected from debt and decline?
3) What were the immediate goals of the rebellion?
4) What could have been included in the Articles of Confederation to help the emerging nation recover from war?
5) How can Shay's Rebellion be seen as the 1st Civil War?
Friday 12 November 2010
MORE ITEMS FOR THE TEST
1) Know the importance of Valley Forge. What happened there? What the troops had to overcome? Compare this with the British winter quarters.
2) What help did France, Spain, and the Netherlands offer the colonies?
3) What is important about Judith Sargeant Murray and Abigail Adams?
4) Discuss the war in the west.
5) Discuss the war in the south.
6) What is the importance of the following people: A) George Rogers Clark. B) John Paul Jones. C) Nathanael Greene. D) Comte de Rochambeau. E) Admiral Francois de Grasse.
7) What is important about Washington's farewell address?
8) Why did the natives give support to the British?
9) Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
10) Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Americans?
2) What help did France, Spain, and the Netherlands offer the colonies?
3) What is important about Judith Sargeant Murray and Abigail Adams?
4) Discuss the war in the west.
5) Discuss the war in the south.
6) What is the importance of the following people: A) George Rogers Clark. B) John Paul Jones. C) Nathanael Greene. D) Comte de Rochambeau. E) Admiral Francois de Grasse.
7) What is important about Washington's farewell address?
8) Why did the natives give support to the British?
9) Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
10) Why was fighting on their own land an advantage for the Americans?
Saturday 6 November 2010
Possible Quiz Questions from Johnson and Class
1) What was the 1st constitution? What powers did it give the government?
2) What was the paradox of the war (at least from Britain's point of view)?
3) What was Washington's main strength as a commander? Why did he win the war?
4) What were the four points of the Peace of Paris - as laid out by John Adams?
5) Why did slavery increase during the revolution?
6) Who were the big losers of the war (name three)? List what they lost and explain why they are the biggest losers.
7) What happened to the Loyalists in America after the war.
8) What were the most important battles of the war. Why do you think they are the most important? (Note battles is plural).
9) List at least five reasons why the Americans won.
10) List the importance of the following people in the cause of the Revolution.
A) Thomas Paine
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) John Adams
D) Samuel Adams
E) John Hancock
F) George Washington
G) James Otis
H) Benjamin Franklin
I) Benedict Arnold (think beyond his treason)
J) Patrick Henry
K) Alexander Hamilton
11) Who was Molly Pitcher?
12) Why did the British strategy for the war make little sense?
13) How did the British fail to win the war in 1776? Who was the General in charge?
14) "America was already developing the notion that all were entitled to the best if they worked hard enough, that aiming high was not only morally acceptable but admirable." Discuss the importance of this statement.
15) Who were the two most important people involved with the push towards a new constitution?
16) Give examples of how the Articles of Confederation failed.
17) In your option why would some people prefer State rights over a strong Central government. What are the arguments for both sides?
18) What is a nomiocracy? How do you feel about this term connected with the U.S. government?
19) What were the three compromises on the Constitution? Which one of these seems the strangest to you?
20) What is the irony about the President vs. a King as example by Johnson?
Thursday 4 November 2010
U.S. History Group Projects
Groups: British, Americans, Native Americans/French
* List the strengths of each group and why they should win the war at the beginning
* List the complaints of each side that lead to war
* Outline the important figures of your side (and assign a member of your group to be that character)
* List battles that your side won
* Come up with one theory why the war was won or lost
* Explain the outcome of the war for your side
* Recreate as an i-movie what you feel is the most important moment of the war for your side
DUE DATE: 11/12
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Things to KNOW for future tests
1) According to Paul Johnson what was the most deciding factor in the colonists victory over the British.
2) How did the colonists win the media war, the ideological battle and the emotional battle?
3) What important things did Patrick Henry do?
4) How was Thomas Jefferson a “mass of contradictions”.
5) What was Thomas Jefferson’s most important quality (according to Johnson).
6) What did Common Sense do? Who wrote it.
2) How did the colonists win the media war, the ideological battle and the emotional battle?
3) What important things did Patrick Henry do?
4) How was Thomas Jefferson a “mass of contradictions”.
5) What was Thomas Jefferson’s most important quality (according to Johnson).
6) What did Common Sense do? Who wrote it.
Thursday 28 October 2010
Study Questions: Revolutionary War
1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn?
2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
6) Why was James Otis important?
7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.
2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
6) Why was James Otis important?
7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Revolutionary War Notes:
You need to know the importance of the following:
1763 - The Proclamation Act of 1763
1764- Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1770 - Boston Massacre
1773 - Tea Act
1773- Boston Tea Pary
1774 - Intolerable Acts
1st and 2nd Continental Congress
April 1775 - Lexington and Concord
People: Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin.
1763 - The Proclamation Act of 1763
1764- Sugar Act
1765 - Stamp Act
1767 - Townshend Act
1770 - Boston Massacre
1773 - Tea Act
1773- Boston Tea Pary
1774 - Intolerable Acts
1st and 2nd Continental Congress
April 1775 - Lexington and Concord
People: Sam Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Ben Franklin.
Friday 15 October 2010
Things to Know for History Test
French and Indian War
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
Early Colonial Period
Discuss the importance of the following in helping create America.
John Peter Zenger
Salem Witch Trials
Jonathan Edwards and The Great Awakening
King Phillips War
The Massacre at Mystic
Iroquois Confederacy
How does Benjamin Franklin symbolize early America?
How does religious freedom, slavery and self-government shape the 13 colonies.
Be able to list the colonies in order of their establishment with their dates.
How did the Southern colonies differ from the Northern colonies (think origin, economic differences, religion)
How did tobacco change the course of America?
Discuss the rise of self-government (think in particular the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut). How is this self-government seen during the French and Indian War? How does it affect the war?
Discuss the following people: John Smith, John Rolfe, William Bradford, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, John Winthrop, John Wheelwright.
Pre-Colonial War
How did the crusades change Europe and lead to the exploration of the new world?
How did Columbus change America?
Discuss the following people: Ferdinand Magellan, Hernan Cortes, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Francis Drake, Jacques Cartier.
* What are the reasons the war starts and spreads to become a world war?
*What are the reasons the French lost?
*How does the British turn the tide of the War?
* What are the results of the war?
* How did the war begin?
*What was George Washington's role in the war and how did it prepare him for the Revolution?
* Why were the following people important:
Edward Braddock, Half-King, Marquis de Montcalm, James Wolfe, General Forbes, William Pitt.
* Discuss the Native Indians role and importance in the war. What battles did they fight in? How did they change the power structure? What agenda did they have?
* The French and Indian war begin over what area of land?
* Why did the Native Americans take captives? Was this an effective practice?
Early Colonial Period
Discuss the importance of the following in helping create America.
John Peter Zenger
Salem Witch Trials
Jonathan Edwards and The Great Awakening
King Phillips War
The Massacre at Mystic
Iroquois Confederacy
How does Benjamin Franklin symbolize early America?
How does religious freedom, slavery and self-government shape the 13 colonies.
Be able to list the colonies in order of their establishment with their dates.
How did the Southern colonies differ from the Northern colonies (think origin, economic differences, religion)
How did tobacco change the course of America?
Discuss the rise of self-government (think in particular the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut). How is this self-government seen during the French and Indian War? How does it affect the war?
Discuss the following people: John Smith, John Rolfe, William Bradford, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, John Winthrop, John Wheelwright.
Pre-Colonial War
How did the crusades change Europe and lead to the exploration of the new world?
How did Columbus change America?
Discuss the following people: Ferdinand Magellan, Hernan Cortes, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Francis Drake, Jacques Cartier.
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Questions for PART III: The French and Indian War
1) How did the French and Indian War turn into a World Conflict? How did this affect North America?
2) How do the British treat Washington when he asks for a Royal Commission? Why do they turn him down?
3) How doe Pitt's policies change the colonists attitudes toward the war?
4) Describe the Battle of Ticonderoga?
5) What was the western supply post for the French? How did it fall?
6) Why is the St. Lawrence River important?
7) What are the reasons the natives leave the French side?
8) Why do the Virginians (under Washington) and the Pennsylvanians clash over Forge's road? What does this say about the colonies?
9) Pittsburg is named after who?
10) How do you feel about George Washington and his participation in the French and Indian War? Why?
2) How do the British treat Washington when he asks for a Royal Commission? Why do they turn him down?
3) How doe Pitt's policies change the colonists attitudes toward the war?
4) Describe the Battle of Ticonderoga?
5) What was the western supply post for the French? How did it fall?
6) Why is the St. Lawrence River important?
7) What are the reasons the natives leave the French side?
8) Why do the Virginians (under Washington) and the Pennsylvanians clash over Forge's road? What does this say about the colonies?
9) Pittsburg is named after who?
10) How do you feel about George Washington and his participation in the French and Indian War? Why?
Thursday 7 October 2010
Study Questions for PART II of The French and Indian War
1) Why do only the Mohawk agree to fight with General Johnson?
2) What are the results of the Battle of Lake George?
3) For what purposes did the Native Americans take captive? (List three)
4) Why is the story of Mary Jemison presented? What purpose does it serve?
5) Do you agree with Washington's disciplinary practices on deserters? Why or why not?
6) Who is Montcalm and why doesn't he like the Natives?
7) What are the Native Americans code of honor? How does this differ from the Europeans' Code of War?
8) Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William Henry.
2) What are the results of the Battle of Lake George?
3) For what purposes did the Native Americans take captive? (List three)
4) Why is the story of Mary Jemison presented? What purpose does it serve?
5) Do you agree with Washington's disciplinary practices on deserters? Why or why not?
6) Who is Montcalm and why doesn't he like the Natives?
7) What are the Native Americans code of honor? How does this differ from the Europeans' Code of War?
8) Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William Henry.
Tuesday 5 October 2010
U.S. History QUESTIONS
1) Why is George Washington partially responsible for the start of the French and Indian War?
2) Who was Half-King?
3) Why did Half-King murder/massacre the French?
4) Who was in the right? The French, The English or The Native Americans?
2) Who was Half-King?
3) Why did Half-King murder/massacre the French?
4) Who was in the right? The French, The English or The Native Americans?
Thursday 30 September 2010
French and Indian War Projects
U.S. History
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
You will be assigned one of the following 1) Battles; 2) Major Figures; 3) Reasons and Results. You will need to research and place your findings (along with maps and/or drawing/paintings) on a poster board to present to class.
1) Major Figures
Edward Braddock
Marquis de Montcalm
George Washington
James Wolfe
2) Battles
Ft. Necessity
Ft. William Henry
Battle of Quebec
Montreal
3) Reasons and Results
What are the reasons the war began?
What are the results of the war?
Who were the natives involved and what happened to them after the war?
What was the treaty signed that ended the war and what did it say?
This is a project grade.
25 points for information (points will be subtracted for miss information)
25 points for visuals (points will be subtracted for visuals that do not belong or reflect the period and for sloppy work).
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
You will be assigned one of the following 1) Battles; 2) Major Figures; 3) Reasons and Results. You will need to research and place your findings (along with maps and/or drawing/paintings) on a poster board to present to class.
1) Major Figures
Edward Braddock
Marquis de Montcalm
George Washington
James Wolfe
2) Battles
Ft. Necessity
Ft. William Henry
Battle of Quebec
Montreal
3) Reasons and Results
What are the reasons the war began?
What are the results of the war?
Who were the natives involved and what happened to them after the war?
What was the treaty signed that ended the war and what did it say?
This is a project grade.
25 points for information (points will be subtracted for miss information)
25 points for visuals (points will be subtracted for visuals that do not belong or reflect the period and for sloppy work).
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Things to Know
John Peter Zenger
Salem Witch Trials
Jonathan Edwards
The Great Awakening
King Phillips War
Navigation Acts
Benjamin Franklin
Iroquois Confederacy
Salem Witch Trials
Jonathan Edwards
The Great Awakening
King Phillips War
Navigation Acts
Benjamin Franklin
Iroquois Confederacy
Wednesday 22 September 2010
Classwork for Friday and Monday 9/24 and 9/27
Read chapter 4 sections 1 and 2 in THE AMERICAN JOURNEY and answer questions on pages 106 and 113.
Information to Know
1) Why were each of the 13 colonies established?
2) How did religious freedom, slavery, and self-government shape the first 13 colonies (be exact - this should be an paragraph for each).
3) How did the Massacre at Mystic change America?
4) What was King Philips War? Why did it start and what was the outcome of it?
5) What was Nat Bacon's rebellion really about?
6) Why did Philadelphia become an important city?
Thursday 2 September 2010
Questions for Study
Here are questions you should consider for the first quiz next week.
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
12) Please to list the six colonies and why they were formed (and by what settlers).
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Jacques Marquette, Samuel de Champlain, Francis Drake, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Ferdinand Magellan, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortes, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
15) Discuss King Phillips War and how it changed America?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
1) What was Columbus looking for?
2) Why was a passage to India important for European countries to find?
3) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"?
4) How did tobacco change the course of America (particularly the Virginia colony)?
5) Discuss the rise of self-government in America (make sure you note the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut).
6) How did religion play an essential role in the shaping of the early colonies?
7) Discuss why early colonists came to America (the various reasons - begin to relate these to the American Dream and the American Character).
8) What was the Great Migration?
9) What was the renaissance and how does it fit with the exploration of the Americas?
10) Where the 1st Europeans to the Americas "Explorers" or "Invaders"? Please justify your answer.
11) How did the English distance the relationship between indentured whites and black slaves? Why did they fear a relationship between the two?
12) Please to list the six colonies and why they were formed (and by what settlers).
13) Know the following people: John Rolfe, John Smith, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, William Bradford, John Wheelright, Jacques Marquette, Samuel de Champlain, Francis Drake, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Ferdinand Magellan, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortes, Squanto, Samoset.
14) What is the difference between the Separatists and Puritians?
15) Discuss King Phillips War and how it changed America?
16) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them (be specific)?
17) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans or poor white immigrants?
Thursday 26 August 2010
U.S. History Syllabus
U.S. History.
Many people view history merely as a set of dates or facts to be memorized and regurgitated, but history is much more. Events in history have different interpretations and viewpoints. Who writes history? Is history bias towards those in power? This course will look at history not as “dates” or “facts” but a series of stories, debates and different viewpoints about what happened and why it happened. It’s not enough to learn history itself; one must learn from history the true essence of the human experience.
This course is divided into periods of time and emphasizes themes throughout American history. Some of the themes and readings will correspond and interrelated with English 11: American Literature. Themes will include the following: the American identity and the American Dream, the history of slavery and its legacies, war and diplomacy, social reform movements and the role of religion in the making of the United States.
Units will include the following:
Unit 1: Colonial History, 1492-1763
Unit 2: American Independence
Unit 3: The Republican Experiment (Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution)
Unit 4: Jefferson Republicanism: Jefferson, Madison, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise
Unit 5: Jacksonian American: “Trail of Tears”, the Democratic Party, elections of 1824-1840 and Wars with Native Americans during this time.
Unit 6: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.
Unit 7: The Civil War
Unit 8: The Gilded Age
Unit 9: WWI and the Roaring 20s.
Unit 10: The Great Depression
Unit 11: World War II
Unit 12: The Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam and the 60s Protest.
If we have enough time we will briefly cover the 70s and 80s.
TEXTBOOKS
Appleby, Joyce., et al. The American Journey. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper Perennial,
2005.
Additional Readings
Boyer, Paul S., and al. The Enduring Vision. Fifth Edition. Toronto: D.C. Houghton
Mifflin Company, 2004.
Davidson, James W., and Mark M. Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical
Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Douglas, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. New York: Dover
Publications, 1995.
Grafton, John, ed. Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches. New York: Dover Publications,
1991.
The will also be various articles and handouts from the teacher from time to time.
GRADING and EVALUATION
Students will be given a variety of assignments including tests, quizzes, homework, essay assignments and projects. Tests will include essay questions, short answer and multiple-choice questions. Essay and projects will be grade on a rubric.
Break Down of Grades:
TESTS – 25%
Projects -25%
Essays – 25%
Homework and Quizzes – 25%
Many people view history merely as a set of dates or facts to be memorized and regurgitated, but history is much more. Events in history have different interpretations and viewpoints. Who writes history? Is history bias towards those in power? This course will look at history not as “dates” or “facts” but a series of stories, debates and different viewpoints about what happened and why it happened. It’s not enough to learn history itself; one must learn from history the true essence of the human experience.
This course is divided into periods of time and emphasizes themes throughout American history. Some of the themes and readings will correspond and interrelated with English 11: American Literature. Themes will include the following: the American identity and the American Dream, the history of slavery and its legacies, war and diplomacy, social reform movements and the role of religion in the making of the United States.
Units will include the following:
Unit 1: Colonial History, 1492-1763
Unit 2: American Independence
Unit 3: The Republican Experiment (Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution)
Unit 4: Jefferson Republicanism: Jefferson, Madison, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise
Unit 5: Jacksonian American: “Trail of Tears”, the Democratic Party, elections of 1824-1840 and Wars with Native Americans during this time.
Unit 6: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.
Unit 7: The Civil War
Unit 8: The Gilded Age
Unit 9: WWI and the Roaring 20s.
Unit 10: The Great Depression
Unit 11: World War II
Unit 12: The Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam and the 60s Protest.
If we have enough time we will briefly cover the 70s and 80s.
TEXTBOOKS
Appleby, Joyce., et al. The American Journey. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper Perennial,
2005.
Additional Readings
Boyer, Paul S., and al. The Enduring Vision. Fifth Edition. Toronto: D.C. Houghton
Mifflin Company, 2004.
Davidson, James W., and Mark M. Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical
Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Douglas, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. New York: Dover
Publications, 1995.
Grafton, John, ed. Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches. New York: Dover Publications,
1991.
The will also be various articles and handouts from the teacher from time to time.
GRADING and EVALUATION
Students will be given a variety of assignments including tests, quizzes, homework, essay assignments and projects. Tests will include essay questions, short answer and multiple-choice questions. Essay and projects will be grade on a rubric.
Break Down of Grades:
TESTS – 25%
Projects -25%
Essays – 25%
Homework and Quizzes – 25%
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