Westward+Expansion

5/8
 * Civil War Project (part 1) **
 * People (choose one person) and answer the questions below **
 *  you should also find other information about your person **
 * -Abraham Lincoln
 * -Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
 * -Robert E. Lee
 * -Ulysses S. Grant
 * -54th Massachusetts Infantry (and contrabands)
 * -Clara Barton
 * Jefferson Davis
 * 1) What historical ﬁgure are you focusing on?
 * 2) Give some background information on your historical ﬁgure.
 * 3) Did your historical ﬁgure support the North or South? Why?
 * 4) How did your historical ﬁgure impact the Civil War?
 * 5) What major events did your historical ﬁgure participate in?
 * 6) What’s your opinion on your historical ﬁgure.

5/7 Create a word document: fill out with the correct info and submit to your wiki page as a PDF



5/6

[|Video review]


 * 1) [|Jim Crow Laws]
 * 2) [|Jim Crow images]
 * 3) [|Lynching statistics]
 * 4) [|Jim Crow photos]
 * 5) [|Failure of reconstruction video]

5/3 Civil War Take bulleted notes for each slide:



5/2 Answer the 7 questions from the link: Dred Scott Decision

Which presidents owned slaves? Frederick Douglass Underground RR

5/1 Watch the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">[|video link] Look over the [|interactive map] Use the PDF to finish the T-Chart

Abolitionist...........................Pro-Slavery


 * 1) Match the person to their view on slavery
 * 2) Explain their position
 * 3) What was one thing they did about it

John C. Calhoun Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Sarah and Angelina Grimke Hinton Helper Abraham Lincoln James Kirk Paulding George Fitzhugh Harriet Tubman

4/30

Back to US History! Review the PPT

4/29

Post to your Wiki page by Friday Watch the other 7th grade videos: post main ideas for each on your wiki for each:

Fall of the Roman Empire Africa Rise of Islam China Japan Middle Ages Renaissance Reformation Scientific Revolution Age of Exploration Enlightenment Aztec Inca Maya

4/26

Finish your Educreations add voice-over and submit the link to your wiki. Elisa &Anahy
 * 1) Title page with members names and period
 * 2) A world map that has the location of the civilization and the Dates of the civilization
 * 3) Main Geographic features /influences (speak to the impact)
 * 4) Social hierarchy and government (the pyramid who has most power who has the least)
 * 5) Religions simple definitions and the impact
 * 6) Achievements of the civilization ( modern day impact)
 * 7) Trade and goods (economy)
 * 8) 3 important people (why?)
 * 9) Summary

4/24-25 If you worked on the outline with your partner yesterday you will get your iPad and begin the in-class task.
 * Sign up for Educreations Use the class code on your Wiki
 * Use you real first and last names
 * Using your outline create one page for each of the 9 items in order.
 * Take a picture of each page to make sure it is saved for tomorrow. (I'll show you)
 * We will have Thursday and Friday to Finish...

4/23 Sorry guys my daughter is ill :( iPads tomorrow if you have the task below finished In Pairs: Create **__one__** paper outline for tasks 1-9 below: (Use the Purple Book and find your unit) Your finished outline will be your teams iPad ticket tomorrow (turn it in to the guest teacher today)
 * 1) Title page with members names and period
 * 2) A world map that has the location of the civilization and the Dates of the civilization
 * 3) Main Geographic features /influences (speak to the impact)
 * 4) Social hierarchy and government (the pyramid who has most power who has the least)
 * 5) Religions simple definitions and the impact
 * 6) Achievements of the civilization ( modern day impact)
 * 7) Trade and goods (economy)
 * 8) 3 important people (why?)
 * 9) Summary

4/22-4/25 7th Grade Review Your Group’s Task: Create, IN THE ORDER BELOW, an Educreations Video on the iPad that has a page for each of the following:
 * In pairs:**
 * Create a page for numbers 1-9
 * For each item you must provide titles and names, images, **__short__** explanations
 * After they are all finished do the voice over to add thinking and details
 * Post finished link to each persons’ wiki page
 * 1) Title page with members names and period
 * 2) A world map that has the location of the civilization and the Dates of the civilization
 * 3) Main Geographic features /influences (speak to the impact)
 * 4) Social hierarchy and government (the pyramid who has most power who has the least)
 * 5) Religions simple definitions and the impact
 * 6) Achievements of the civilization ( modern day impact)
 * 7) Trade and goods (economy)
 * 8) 3 important people (why?)
 * 9) Summary

How to access texbooks on your computer media type="custom" key="22819952"

4/18-4/19 **DUE 4/22 before class begins** Complete the Graphic Organizer for all 6th grade content

4/15-4/17

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assignment for the April 15th-17th >> (• Cotton Gin: takes out the thorns and seeds and reduced the work to get the cotton)
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will be working on your project page for the 6th Grade CST Review.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the requirements for the topic you are responsible:
 * List 5 key people of your civilization with an __explanation of why each one is important__.
 * Explain the 5 most significant achievements. You will need to bullet the 5 points, starting with what it is and then an __explanation of why each one is significant__.
 * Write a paragraph that explains the political and economic systems of your civilization.
 * Write a paragraph that explains the main religion(s) and how they affected this society.
 * Citations at the bottom titled: References

__**Topics**__
 * Early Man
 * Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians)
 * Ancient Egypt / Kush
 * Ancient India
 * Ancient China
 * Hebrews/Israelites
 * Ancient Greece
 * Ancient Rome

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #0003ff; font-size: 23.636363983154297px; line-height: 1.5;">Resources

World Book - Online Encyclopedia username: sandi1 password : library []

6th grade link ||
 * [|6th Grade Ancient History Review PowerPoint] || [|6th / 7th / 8th Grade Review](scroll down)

4/12 Take Cornell notes for slides 1-7 (stop on Kansas Nebraska Act).

4/11 Answer the questions from the link in complete sentences post to your wiki as a PDF. Missouri Compromise

4/10 Explain the Missouri Compromise in a well written paragraph. Missouri Compromise

4/9 In groups of 2-3: Watch the SAS Video on War with Mexico and the Brainpop: (take simple notes on 1 person's wiki so all can view it) Discuss why events occurred!

[|SAS Mexican America War]#32 (imiddle) Brainpop (Westward expansion)

pg 312

4/8 DUE 4/9 : answer the questions in complete sentences and post as a PDF on your wiki page.

Texas Scavenger Hunt

1) Did Mexico think think their lives would improve if they became independent

from the Spanish monarchy?

2) Who were the people that the Mexican government hired to bring settlers to

Texas?

3) Where did Stephen F. Austin start a colony, and why was it successful?

4) What Mexican laws did people not follow? How did Mexico respond to people

not following the law?

5) What began the Texas Revolution?

6) What was the Alamo?

7) Why did the result in the Battle at the Alamo "enrage" Texans?

8) What happened in the Battle of San Jacinto?

9) Why was President Jackson concerned about admitting Texas into the Union?

10) Why do you think admitting Texas into the U.S. as a slave state or not was

controversial to the U.S. citizens?

3/28 ENJOY BREAK!!!SEE YOU in a week!
 * Jackson Assignment: DUE Thursday 3/28 End of Period**

Student Samples [|One], [|Two] (These are samples of Jefferson vs Hamilton, but they are interesting and mostly accurate) Then complete the Hero / Villain Justifications for each item
 * 1) Finish Andrew Jackson Notes from the PDF (post as a PDF to your Wiki page)
 * 2) Jackson Justifications (Post as a PDF to your Wiki page)
 * 3) Watch [|SAS Nullification Crisis] (1261) user name only = imiddle
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Native America policy
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nullification Crisis
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">General Jackson
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trail of Tears
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prisoner of war
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"common man"
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Banks
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whig Party
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panic of 1837
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National debt
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Westward expansion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At least 2 others

3/27
 * Jackson Assignment: DUE Thursday 3/28 End of Period**

Student Samples [|One], [|Two] (These are samples of Jefferson vs Hamilton, but they are interesting and mostly accurate) Then complete the Hero / Villain Justifications for each item
 * 1) Finish Andrew Jackson Notes from the PDF (post as a PDF to your Wiki page)
 * 2) Jackson Justifications (Post as a PDF to your Wiki page)
 * 3) Watch [|SAS Nullification Crisis] (1261) user name only = imiddle
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Native America policy
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nullification Crisis
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">General Jackson
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trail of Tears
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prisoner of war
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"common man"
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Banks
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whig Party
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panic of 1837
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National debt
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Westward expansion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At least 2 others

3/26
 * Jackson Assignment: DUE Thursday 3/27 End of Period**

Student Samples [|One], [|Two] (These are samples of Jefferson vs Hamilton, but they are interesting and mostly accurate) Then complete the Hero / Villain Justifications for each item
 * 1) Finish Andrew Jackson Notes from the PDF
 * 2) Watch [|SAS Nullification Crisis] (1261) user name only = imiddle
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Native America policy
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nullification Crisis
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">General Jackson
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trail of Tears
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prisoner of war
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"common man"
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Banks
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whig Party
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panic of 1837
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National debt
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Westward expansion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At least 2 others

3/25 Then complete the Hero / Villain Justifications for each item
 * 1) Finish Andrew Jackson Notes from the PDF
 * 2) Watch [|SAS Nullification Crisis] (1261) user name only = imiddle
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Native America policy
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nullification Crisis
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">General Jackson
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trail of Tears
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prisoner of war
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"common man"
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Banks
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whig Party
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panic of 1837
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National debt
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Westward expansion
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At least 2 others

video.

second video

3/21 Open ONENOTE: Take Cornell Notes on Mr. Jackson from the Brainpop and the PDF -The focus again is QRCS > >
 * Brainpop Jackson
 * [[file:ushistorylocker/Andrew Jackson.pdf|Andrew Jackson.pdf]]

3/20

Take the quiz: [|Quiz Elearning]

Finished watch the Videos on[| Andrew Jackson] (computer log-in)

3/19
 * Read pages: 264-267
 * Read and Answer the questions from the JQA Worksheet on your wiki page
 * [[file:selbyperiod2/JQA worksheet .rtf|JQA worksheet .rtf]]


 * Study for tomorrow's quiz:**
 * 1) []
 * 2) []
 * 3) HW-Study for tomorrow's quiz

3/18

Finish your Monroe Doctrine Cartoon
 * Read pages: 264-267
 * Read and Answer the questions from the JQA Worksheet on your wiki page
 * [[file:selbyperiod2/JQA worksheet .rtf|JQA worksheet .rtf]]

3/15

Open the PDF's and create a cartoon for the Monroe Doctrine and answer the questions on your wiki page. M

3/14

Read The sections:

[|Monroe Doctrine, Origins, Results] sandi1, library

[|Monroe Doctrine Part 2]

[|Simple Summary]

[|Video]

Post a summary of the Monroe Doctrine on your Wiki (now).

3/13

Finish War of 1812 Timeline

Practice Quiz if you finish

online quiz

3/12

[|War Hawks]

War of 1812 Due Wednesday: 3/13


 * 1) Create a timeline for the events in the descriptions it should have impact and/or significance.
 * 2) In order to put images into the events, click on "Edit events" and paste the URL of the image with exclamation points at the beginning and end of the URL.
 * 3) If you need to re-size the image, you can add a bracket with the width and height to the front: !{width: 200px; height: 200px;}http://www.weeklystorybook.com/.a/6a0105369e6edf970b0168e4ee4315970c-800wi!

1. USS Constitution vs. The Guerriere

2. Thames

3. Horseshoe Bend

4. Lake Erie

5. Fort McHenry

6. New Orleans


 * The important people: how/why they mattered **

8. Tecumseh

9. James Madison

10. War Hawks

11. Oliver Hazard Perry

12. Andrew Jackson

13. How the war was officially ended, date

14. The Hartford Convention? (Federalists?)

15. Conclusions: the wars effects on the country?