Thursday, April 1, 2010

New Deal Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Work Progress Administration:
The work progress administration put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring
Describe the Social Security Act:
The social security act provided pension for the elderly, established unemployment insurance, and provided aid for poverty sicken mothers, children, the blind and the disabled.


Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:
There was a wager act passed which recognized employees rights to join labor unions and collective bargains.

Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions: The problem was that sc had struck down many of his programs ruling the president did not have the ability to regulate instate commerce.

Describe the Effects of the New Deal:
The new deal changed the us government laissez fair approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy, it turned the us into a welfare state.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Great Depression Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How did GD affect cities?
It affected them in loss of jobs.


How did the unemployed live?
Gradually workers hours were cut and eventually many people lost their jobs.
How did GD affect farmers?
The farmers became further in debt.

What other problems did farmers face?
Many farmers moved to different place to survive.


How did GD affect family life?
Many men sank into shame and despair with some leaving their families.

How did Hoover try to handle the depression?

Thursday, March 18, 2010

World War I Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does the US build an army during WWI?
Wilson encouraged Americans to volunteer for service and pushed congress to pass selected laws.

How does the US gov control the economy during WWI?
They created a council of natural defenses which created array of new federal agencies to oversee the war.

How does the US gov control the press during WWI?
Their jobs was to make Americans understand and support the war effort.


How does the US gov control dissent during WWI?
They limited the number of opposition views and made it difficult to be shared.

How are women affected by WWI?
Many women came to support the war.

How are African Americans affected by WWI?
Most of them supported the war and viewed as opportunity to show loyalty and patriotism.


How are Mexican Americans affected by WWI?
Increased the demands for aquaculture products and decrease in farm work.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

World War I Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How does nationalism influence countries in the early 1900’s?
They believed that a country should stand alone and the nation should come out ahead.

What is militarism? How does it influence Europe in the early 1900’s?
European leaders war was going to happen prepare a increased military.

Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria Hungary

Triple Entente- Russia, Great Britain, France

How does the war start?
The war begins with the assignation of Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbians.

Why does the war become a stalemate?
The war becomes stalemate because of machine guns.

How does the US become involved in the war?
Germans attacked neutral Belgium and the way the Germans acted in Belgium.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Progressive Part 2 Movements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe what a settlement house is:
Community centers that provided social service to all the urban poor.
Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why?
Jane Adams was the leader of the movement.
Describe Progressive Children’s reforms:
It was to improve the lives of children by trying to ban child labor.

Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it?
A fire broke out in 1911 at a triangle shirt factory and this cause many states to pass working conditions and compensation laws.
Describe gov reforms during progressive era:

Direct primary-took choice out of party leaders and handed it to people

Recall-allows citizens to remove elected officials by votes.

Referendum-allows citizens to vote or reject laws

Initiative-people could propose new laws by getting enough signatures to get a new law on the ballot.

Jim Crow Laws- allowing the south to enact in segregation.

Plessey vs. Ferguson
When segregation became reality and the Supreme Court holds up.
Describe how the NAACP started and its mission
It waas formed when both black and whites got together to free one group of African Americans.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Thinking critical
1.describe the author style in this excerpt
-the syle in this writting was catching and honest
2.how does sinclair's way of writing boost his credibility?
-It boost his credibiliy because he had facts and supporting evidence.
Progressive Part 1 Movements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Where did the Progressive movement come from?
The progressive movement came from all walks of life, ad many people came from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.

What were the goals of the progressive movement?
The goals of this movement was women rights to vote, eliminating political bosses and political corruption, fixing basic cities, wanted to regulate big business and create small ones, wanted to close the gap with rich and poor, and wanted to change the conditions of the poor.

What is a muckraker?
Socially conscious journalist and artist dramatized the need for reform.

Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing
She wrote about how Rockefeller used ruthless methods to run off competitors, charge higher prices and reap huge benefits.

What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov
He wrote about the conditions of the meat production in Chicago. This influenced the congress to pass the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food and drug products.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Inventors and Big Business Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US:
He invited the phonograph and the light bulb this effect the United States because now we had light and electricity

Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:

Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:
They decreased the workers pay and they paid as little as they could for goods and material.

Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:
Gradually workers and small business owners started to feel trust in monopolies.

Describe how the gov regulated big business:
The congress created interstate commerce and they also passed Sherman antitrust act which prohibited any trust that acts in restraint of commerce.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Reconstruction Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
He planed to set up a new government, he planned to let Africans Americans regain congress seats, and was willing to pardon the confederates.

Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction
Advocate Full citizenship and suffrage for AA

Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
He offered pardons and restoration of land to most of the confederates.

Describe the 13th amendment
The 13th amendment was to stop slavery.

Describe the 14th amendment
The 14th amendment guaranteed equality to all African Americans.


Describe the 15ht amendment
The 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote for African Americans.

Describe Johnson’s impeachment
They try to impeach him but the radicals fail by 1 vote.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

describe 3 things you learned today
-lincoln was killed by john booth
-the confeds burned atlanta
-the union burned richmond
Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1. missionary-A person that goes to convert people in other countries to their religion.
viceroy-In colonial Spanish America ,the king appointed official who governs a country.
Northwest Passage-A passage that never existed.
Samuel De Champlain
charter-A document that gives a person rights.
joint stock company-A company that is ran by a group of people who shared the money.
Powhatan
House of Burgess-An assembly that was formed in 1619 in Virginia.
Royal Colony-A colony that is controlled by a king or queen.
Proprietary Colony-A colony that is giving to someone by the king/queen.
Puritan-people who have strong religious beliefs.
Separatist-A group of people who didn’t want to be part of the Anglican Church, and start their own.
Pilgrim -the first people that found Plymouth colony.
Mayflower Compact-A document that was signed on the mayflower for self-government.
John Winthrop-He led a large group of puritans to America in 1630 to make a new colony.
Pequot War-It started because the puritans accused the pequots of killing a English trader.
King Phillip’s War- a war between native Americans and new England.
Bacon’s Rebellion-
Pocahontas
Walter Raleigh
Indentured servant-someone who is a slave and released after a certain amount of years.
Triangular trade-A trade of goods from England, America, and Africa
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights-In 1689 a bill was signed allowing English citizens to have rights.
Habeas corpus-A constitution stating that no one can be held in prison without being charged.
Salutary neglect-A policy in British which allowed the colonist to self rule.
Mercantilism-Exporting more goods than importing to make more money.
Navigation Act-British trade laws in the mid 1700’s
Enlightenment-A way of trying to solve problems by reasoning and science.
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
French Indian War
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Proclamation of 1763
Albany Plan of Union
Stamp Act-Law passed that the colonist had to start paying taxes on printed material.
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Sons of Liberty-The colonist formed an organization against stamp act and other British laws and taxes.

non-importation agreement-
Boston Massacre-On march 5 the British killed five Boston colonists.
committee of correspondence
Boston Tea Party-Boston natives dressed up as Indians and dumped tea in the harbor because it was being taxed by the British.
Intolerable Acts-A parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies.
First Continental Congress
Militia-Citizen that fight during an emergency.
Loyalist-The colonist who stayed loyal to Britain in the revolution.
Second Continental Congress-Delegates that represented the colony that met in Philadelphia in 1775.
George Washington-he was the first president of the United States.
Thomas Paine-The author of an American best seller “common sense”
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson-
Natural Rights-Rights that we are born with.
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Saratoga
Civil War Part 5 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

What two strategies does Grant use to win the war?
Defeat lee wherever he may be, and commit to a strategy of total war.

Describe how Grant takes it to Lee:
He took control western army his self and fought battles with lee.

Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea:
Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted pillaged set fire to everything in its path.
Describe the Battle of Petersburg:
In the summer of 1864 grant pushed lee to Petersburg 20miles south of richmand.

Describe Lee’s surrender:
His last hope was to join his army with confeds troops that were in north Carolina.

Describe the death of Lincoln:
He was killed by john booth during a play in dc.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Civil War Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe how Lincoln’s election splits the Union:

Describe how the South reacts to the election of Lincoln:
They were outraged and many southern states seceded from the union.
Describe the founding of the Confederate government:

Describe the breakout of the war at Fort Sumter:
The troops needed supplies so Lincoln decided only to send food.

Describe the Advantages of the North:
They had greater population, they were more prepared, had a better navy.

Describe the advantages of the South:
They had a stronger military, and they had strategic advantages.

Describe Northern Strategies to win the War:

Describe Southern Strategies to win the war:
They had a preserved army, and they got military and industry support from Great Britain and France.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Age of Jackson Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: In 1824 after losing the election Andrew Jackson pushed for improvements and science. When he won presidency in 1828 he promised a strong state.

Describe the Indian Removal Act: In 1830 the congress forced the Indian tribes to walk from Georgia to Oklahoma, which was called the trail of tears.

Describe the Bank Crisis: 1816 the congress passed the charter for the second time but Jackson and his supporters opposed it.

Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: His supporters formed a new political party called Whigs.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Reform Movement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the expansionist movement: Mexico becomes independent in 1820 and many Americans try to take over land.

Describe Manifest Destiny and what people used it to justify: this was a term used by expansionist that meant god wanted United States to own all of North America, the movement continued and people moved towards the west.

Describe the Temperance Movement: A law that approved drinking.

Describe the Abolition Movement: In 1800’s many people was opposed to slavery.

Describe the Education Reform Movement: Many people couldn’t go to school because it was expensive so the reformers wanted to start a public school from the tax money.

Describe the Reform Movement for Women’s rights including the Seneca Falls Conference: The women’s right movement started in the 1820’s when women started to take role in religious and abolitionist movement. Elizabeth cady organized the women’s right convention in Seneca Falls.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Bell ringer
How long does the young women work in the Lowell mill each day? What affect do you think this work will have on a young person each day?
-The women work for about 18 hours a day. The affect of this is not getting enough sleep which can cause problems with the body.
Exit ticket
Three things I learned today
-Eli Whitney built the cotton gin.
-Sam Morse created the Morse code.
-Samuel Slater built the first water powered textile.
Industrial Rev Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe advances in road construction: The railroads cost less to build and it was a faster way of transportation that allowed you to carry more weight.


Describe advances in water transportation: An easy way to transport goods.

Why is the Eerie Canal important? It was a faster way of making industrial centers.

Describe advances in railroads: The railroads cost less to build and it was a faster way of transportation that allowed you to carry more weight.


Describe advances in industry including Samuel Slater: He created the first water powered textile.

Describe the inventions of Sam Morse and Eli Whitney: Sam Morse build a telegraph that allowed people to stay in contact from a long distance. Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which increased the work of cotton because it was much faster than using hands.

Why did the Cotton Gin expand slavery? It expanded slavery because they needed more slaves to pick more cotton to keep increasing production.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Exit ticket
The current event that I will cherish for the rest of my life is the first black president. Barrack obama is the first black president of the United States. This is something big to me because it shows me that I can be or do whatever I want. He is like a hero to me. This will go down in history forever.
Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1. missionary
viceroy-In colonial Spanish America ,the king appointed official who governs a country.
Northwest Passage-A passage that never existed.
Samuel De Champlain
charter-A document that gives a person rights.
joint stock company-A company that is ran by a group of people who shared the money.
Powhatan
House of Burgess-An assembly that was formed in 1619 in Virginia.
Royal Colony-A colony that is controlled by a king or queen.
Proprietary Colony-A colony that is giving to someone by the king/queen.
Puritan-people who have strong religious beliefs.
Separatist-A group of people who didn’t want to be part of the Anglican Church, and start their own.
Pilgrim -the first people that found Plymouth colony.
Mayflower Compact-A document that was signed on the mayflower for self-government.
John Winthrop-He led a large group of puritans to America in 1630 to make a new colony.
Pequot War-It started because the puritans accused the pequots of killing a English trader.
King Phillip’s War
Bacon’s Rebellion
Pocahontas-
Walter Raleigh
Indentured servant-someone who is a slave and released after a certain amount of years.
Triangular trade-A trade of goods from England, America, and Africa
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights-In 1689 a bill was signed allowing English citizens to have rights.
Habeas corpus-A constitution stating that no one can be held in prison without being charged.
Salutary neglect-A policy in British which allowed the colonist to self rule.
Mercantilism-Exporting more goods than importing to make more money.
Navigation Act-British trade laws in the mid 1700’s
Enlightenment-A way of trying to solve problems by reasoning and science.
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
French Indian War
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Proclamation of 1763
Albany Plan of Union
Stamp Act-Law passed that the colonist had to start paying taxes on printed material.
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Sons of Liberty-
non-importation agreement
Boston Massacre-On march 5 the British killed five Boston colonists.
committee of correspondence
Boston Tea Party-Boston natives dressed up as Indians and dumped tea in the harbor because it was being taxed by the British.
Intolerable Acts-A parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies.
First Continental Congress
Militia-Citizen that fight during an emergency.
Loyalist-The colonist who stayed loyal to Britain in the revolution.
Second Continental Congress-Delegates that represented the colony that met in Philadelphia in 1775.
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Natural Rights-Rights that we are born with.
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Saratoga

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Why does the speaker think the fight for independence should continue?
-The speaker thinks that the fight should continue for independence because they have already done things that the king didnt agree with.
Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the beginning of the Am Rev:
On April 19, 1775 the British came to Lexington and concord but the militia drove the British back to Boston.

Describe the battle of Lexington:
The British went to Lexington and order the militia to disperse, shots were fired and about 200 British troops were killed.

Describe the actions of the Second Continental Congress:
The rest of the colonies joined New England and took control of the war in Washington.

Describe the book Common Sense and the affect it had on the colonies:
This was a book written by Thomas Paine in 1776 about his opinions of independence.

Describe the signing of the Dec of Independence:
It was written by Thomas Jefferson only July 4, 1776.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
They got their ideas from the enlightenment.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
The stamp act congress started to tax glass, lead, paper, and tea. The British responded by not paying taxes.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
They cause was high taxes, and the Boston massacre was when the British killed five colonies.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:


Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
The Boston tea party was when some people dressed themselves as Indians and dumped the tea over the harbor.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policiews came out of it:

Friday, January 15, 2010

1. viceroy- In colonial Spanish America ,the king appointed official who governs a country.
2. Northwest Passage-A passage that never existed.
3. Samuel De Champlain-
4. charter- A document that gives a person rights.
5. joint stock company-A company that is ran by a group of people who shared the money.
The Causes of Am Rev Part 1 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the similarities and differences between the British and colonial govs:
They both believed that not everyone was equal. The difference was that the colonist had a formal document and the British believed in a series document.


Describe why the British gov imposes new taxes on the colonies:
The British government imposed new taxes to provide governors pay.

Describe some of the new taxes imposed by the British gov in the 1760’s:
The British set up the sugar act which meant the colonist had to pay taxes and there was no way around it.

Describe the Stamp Act and the colonist response to it:
In 1765 the parliament passed a stamp act which they put taxes on printed material. The colonist protested against the act.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Web Quest Unit 1 Words

1. Missionary-person sent to a foreign country to convert others to their religion.
Wars of Empire Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Why did the British and French fight over the colonies?
They fought over the territory.


When go to war over the colonies, what group do the French and the British try to get on their side and Why?
They both wanted to keep the Indians on their side because they knew if the power shifted they would be treated harsh.

Describe the events in the Ohio River Valley that led to the outbreak of war?
The French built Fort Duquesne to keep the British out; this enraged the Britain’s and started a war.

How do British turn the tide of war?
They get the Indians on their side.

Describe Pontiacs Rebellion:
Indians rebelled against the British to bring back French.

Describe the aftermath of the French Indian War:
After the war the British wanted more control over the colonist so they had them pay for war debt.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Colonial Life Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

How were colonial govs set up and how did the Glorious Rev in England affect them?
The colonist had a self government.


Describe the slave trade and how it affected the colonies:
It was a trade in the 1700’s between Europe, Africa, and America for goods and slaves.

Describe colonial trade and taxes:
The English believed in mercantilism and they wanted to tax any goods going to the colonies.

Describe the commercial rev in the colonies:
Most farmers wanted luxury goods like sugar and tea so they started the commercial rev.

Describe how the enlightenment affected the colonies:
They colonist started having more scientific ideas.


Describe the Great awakening in the colonies:
The great awakening was a religious movement in the mid 1700’s where the preachers went from town to town giving ceremonies.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Other Settlements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe initial Spanish exploration of the New World:
The Spanish found in gold in Mexico, so they went in search for more gold in Florida but it was a failure.

Describe Spanish exploration of what would become US including their treatment of Indians:

Describe French Exploration of the New World:
French explores Verrazano and Cartier was in search of the Northwest Passage when they came across mouth St. Lawrence River and made it Quebec.


Describe French founding of New Orleans:
Robert de la sale was in search of the Northwest Passage, instead he found New Orleans.

Describe Dutch Exploration in North America:
In 1614 the Dutch had settled in new Netherlands. They built New Amsterdam at the tip of Manhattan Island to protect a major seaport.


Describe the discovery of Pennsylvania:
King Charles gave Pennsylvania to Quaker William Penn. Pennsylvania soon grew into a colony because of its fertile land, navigable rivers, and temperate climate.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

New England Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Puritans and they came to the New World: The Puritans were purified angelicans who came to the new world for religious beliefs.

Describe Puritan Society:
The puritans did not accept other religious beliefs; they would also punish suspected witches.

Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians:
The puritans did not like the Indians and wanted to take over their land.

Describe King Phillip’s War:
A war began between the Indians and the British in 1675
VA Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
The first two attempts were failures.

Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
There was free land, which they use to grow crops.

What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
The colonist dealt with the powhatans.


What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
The colonist became sick from mosquitoes and couldn’t tend their crops.

What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
Tobacco

What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
There were many diseases.
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion: There was a war in 1675 against the Indians and the settlers over land

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

QUESTION: WHY MIGHT POCAHONTAS MARRIAGE TO JOHN ROLFE HAVE BEEN SEEN AS AWAY TO END THE WAR?

ANSWER: POCAHONTAS MARRIAGE TO ROLFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN AS AWAY TO END THE WAR BECAUSE BOTH SIDES WOULD HAVE SEEN HOW MUCH IN LOVE POCAHONTAS AND JOHN WERE,AND THEY WOULD HAVE CAME TOGETHER AND PUT THEIR DIFFERENCE ASIDE.