Snow Day Bonus #2

Who was seen as the "Father of the Constitution?" What state did he represent? What was his job? Who was his wife? Who were his children?

9Dec13

Why was the Northwest Ordinance necessary?

5Dec13

Name the five states created from the Northwest Ordinance.

4Dec13

Specifically what was happening to the farmers in Western Massachusetts that spurred them to join Shays' Rebellion?

3Dec13

Many of you told me yesterday that one important weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it didn't give the federal government the power to tax. Why is being able to collect taxes from citizens so important?

2Dec13

Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation. You can use your book or the papers we have been working on to help you answer the questions.

16Sep13

FIRST:Tell me your favorite type of classroom activity. For example, do you prefer to take notes, do you enjoy class discussions, etc. SECOND: What is your favorite time period in American History? For example, COLONIZATION or the Civil War.

10Sep13

Just for practice, tell me your favorite food. Don't forget, only use your first name and last initial.

Snow Day Bonus part 2

The Civil War was an important war because it was the first war in history to be photographed. Search for Civil War Era photographs and paste a link to one into your comment (See the first comment to see what this should look like), then answer these questions: 1. What do you see? (Name as many details as you can see) 2. (If the photo is of a person) Which side did the people pictured fight on? (If the photo is a scene) Which battle is the photo of? 3. Where was the photo taken?

Snow Day bonus

Explain how an American Indian may have been opposed to the idea of Manifest Destiny. What would his argument have been?

31Jan13

Discover and describe one new technology in manufacturing that improved productivity in the United States in the early part of the 1800s. Then describe HOW it improved productivity.

30Jan13

1. What was a War Hawk? Where are they from? Why do they want to go to war? 2. Explain what resulted from the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison.? What is the concept?

29Jan13

What happened on Lake Erie? What happened at New Orleans? Post the answers in this order. Don't forget to cite your sources...

28Jan13

What caused a second war with Britain in 1812? Don't forget links.

24Jan13

What are some of the foreign countries who caused problems for the US during President Jefferson's administration? What were the problems? Be sure to include the link.

23Jan12

Please read the article linked at the bottom of this post. Before you read, you should know a few things: 1. It is now widely believed that Thomas Jefferson and a slave of his had a child together. The slave's name is Sally Hemmings. 2. Thomas Jefferson owned around 175 slaves and freed only 5 upon his death. Do you think Thomas Jefferson is a hypocrite? Why? Be sure to explain yourself. Here is the Article from Time Magazine

22Jan13

In your words, what does the 12th amendment say? Why was the 12th amendment necessary? Don't forget to provide a link to the place you found your information.

17Jan13

Please spend the next 25 minutes of class searching for CREDIBLE resources to find information about the Louisiana Purchase. (What was it? Who did it? How much land? What did it cost? What happened as a result?) Post a comment with the info you learned. Please include a link or image (with link to the image) in your blog response. Your explanation of what you learned should be in your own words, not copied directly from the source.

16Jan13

Please spend the next 25 minutes of class searching for CREDIBLE resources to find information about the Election of 1800. Post a comment about one thing you learned about the outcome of the election (Who won? How? Were there any changes in American politics as a result?) Please include a link or image (with link to the image) in your blog response. Your explanation of what you learned should be in your own words, not copied directly from the source.

4Jan13

Using this link and this link (you will need to do some reading) what was the outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion. IN YOUR WORDS!

2Jan13

What would you type into the Google search box if you wanted to answer the question, "How did economic problems lead to the failure of the Articles of Confederation?"