A Day - Questions of the Day for 12/1

1. What would you suggest is the most important achievement of Jefferson's presidency? (Why?) (2-3 Sentences)
2. How would you explain the controversy surrounding the Alien and Sedition Acts?
3. What is the connection between the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions and Nullification?

Question: Can the Remediation activities be used to replace the "Artwork/Soundtrack of a Revolution" and "Children's Book"?

Answer: Yes

2 Assignments = artwork/soundtrack of the Revolution

4 Assignments = Children's Book

Late Work: Unit 2 Deadline and Remediation

Last day to turn in late work for Unit 2 (flashcards, artwork/soundtrack, child's book/1776 v. 2016) will be the Monday and Tuesday (11/21 and 11/22).

Remediation Activities will be due by 12/5 and 12/6.

Remediation Activities

Children's Book Examples

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Drill Quiz - (Also can be used as a partial study guide)

1.  What region was the source of contention between France and Great Britain in the French and Indian War?
2. What theory held that a country's ultimate goal was self-sufficiency?
3. Which act was an agreement between Native Americans and Great Britain over colonial settlement?
4. What was passed to permit British officials to search any ship or building?
5. Which Act placed duties on imported materials which encouraged women to become more involved in the boycotts?
6. Which disputed event was published in colonial America as a British attack on defenseless citizens?
7. Which Act(s) shut down Boston Harbor in response to the Tea Party and placed Boston under martial law?
8. What assembly met in Philadelphia in 1774 to write a declaration of colonial rights?> 
9. What battle would be the deadliest of the war and should have been named Battle at Breed's Hill?
10. What was issued to the king in 1775 asking for harmony to return between Great Britain and its colonies? 
11. What did Thomas Paine write that attacked the king and encouraged colonists to proclaim an independent republic?
12. What English philosopher's ideas did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?
13. Which Act(s) was a series of laws that restricted colonial trade? 
14. List an advantage the British had over the Americans during the Revolutionary War 
15. List an advantage the Americans had over the British during the Revolutionary War 
16. What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
17. Where did Cornwallis surrender?
18. List at least 2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
19. Name one success of the Articles of Confederation 
20. What is "Republican Motherhood" 

Visual Hexagons - How Revolutionary was the Revolutionary War?

Youtube Playlist

Video Clarification - 1776 v. 2016

If you are interested in doing the 1776 v. 2016 brochure assignment for the "partner assignment" (worth 40 points)  here is an instructional video that will walk you through the assignment.



If you are interested in doing the children's book - I have 3 examples in my class. Come see me and ask to look at them.


If you are interested in doing a Crash Course video - see the Crash Course videos under the Unit 2 schedule.

Remember, you can find a link to these assignments in the Unit 2 Schedule blog post (same place you found the vocabulary words for the flashcards, artwork of a revolution, soundtrack of a revolution, etc.)


**Remember - you will have the opportunity to work on this the day after the multiple choice portion of the test - however, you will need to do some brainstorming and planning (and possibly some work) before you come into class, so you will be able to complete the assignment by the deadline! (11/10 - B Day, 11/14 A Day)

CHANGE TO UNIT 2 SCHEDULE

WE WILL TAKE OUR MULTIPLE CHOICE ON 11/8 (B DAY) AND 11/9 (A DAY)

B Day HW: Experimenting with Confederation, Drafting & Ratifying the Constitution- Due 11/4

Introduction: This visual hexagon assignment does not deal with one central question, but several questions. All questions connect back to the first form of government the newly independent states formed, the Articles of Confederation, and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Your job is to identify each image and link it to the question it answered (we will answer the questions in class)

Video 1

Video 2

Questions: 

1. Why do you think the news of Shays's Rebellion made states decide to participate in the Philadelphia Convention? 

2. What was the basic difference between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

3. What were some of the problems with the Articles of Confederation?

4. What compromises emerged from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia? 

5. In what ways did the new system of government fulfill the nation's need for a stronger central government and at the same time put to rest  its fear of a government having too much power? 

6. Do you think the Federalists or the Anti-Federalists had the more valid arguments? Why? 

Writing Sample

Task  your job is to create a thesis statement to the question, "Was the Revolutionary War all that "revolutionary" 

Your Thesis statement needs:

• Claim: this is a defensible position
• Roadmap - this is an outline of your main arguments (if you were to write an essay, these would be your body paragraphs)

Please use the writing sample below as a model for how you set up your thesis statement!!

Claim: During the 1790s, foreign affairs contributed more to shaping American politics than did domestic issues. 

Roadmap (outline of main arguments): while the young nation struggled with questions about powers in the new Constitution, ideological conflicts over the French Revolution, foreign policy divisions created by the Napoleonic wars, and our relations with Great Britain did more to divide Americans and promote the formation of two political parties during the 1790s. 

Daily Questions A day and B Day

B Day Daily Questions

A Day Daily Questions


**NOTE: I will collect one set of Daily Questions before Thanksgiving break and the other set after the break. Be prepared!!! ***


Weight: 50 points

What am I looking for?

• Do you have all the Daily Questions?
• Are they in order?
• When needed, have you written out the questions?
• Are the answers correct? 

If you received an "INCOMPLETE" for Q1..........

....this means I did not receive a documentary from you in a timely manner. I observed nearly every single student putting in the time and effort to complete this assignment, and I will not accept (nor should you) a lack of completion. You (and your group) have until Wednesday, November 9 to turn in their documentary. After Wednesday  I will finalize all grades and students will receive a 50 for their Unit 1 Test grade.



-Mr. Beller