Blog Archives
US History: Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr, 1802 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Use the following links to find research on why Aaron Burr was a Patriot, Politician, Opportunist, and Traitor. Then decide which title suits him best.
Essay should be 500-1000 words, Times New Roman 12pt Double Spaced. MLA citation.
US History Web Search: Roaring Twenties and Great Depression
Image via Wikipedia
Research the following people. Be sure to emphasize how each were important to American politics during the 1920s and 1930s and any events they were apart of during the time.. Any other events outside of the two decades is not relevant to the activity. Select two from each of the groups. In addition, explain what each group has in common with each other. Follow the link to find the list.
US History Websearch: Progressives
Image via Wikipedia
Research the following people and complete the chart. Be sure to only include what they have done as reformers, any additional information is not necessary. The textbook and other webpages may be necessary in order to find all information.
Theodore Roosevelt, Al Smith, Robert F Wagner, Robert La Follette
US History Class Activity: 1800
Image via Wikipedia
During the 1800′s, American politics was dominated by several personalities. Complete a web search similar to the one you did for Civil War Events. You should concentrate on answering the following question in relation to two of the following people: How did they change American politics?
Write a paragraph for each of people you have selected and include a citation of materials used. NOT JUST A HYPERLINK!
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
US History Map Quiz Schedule
The following is a tentative list for the US Map Quizes during the first nine weeks. Every Friday we will have a quiz with at least 15 questions and one bonus. There are several maps in the textbook and student planner that may be used to study by. In addition, there are currently over twenty different smartphone apps and websites for studying maps, these links (National Maps and Eduplace) have a wonderful collection of PDF files to download.
Week One Aug 26: Pacific Ocean, Bearing Straight, Colorado River, Columbia River, Rio Grande, AK, HI, CA, NV, UT, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, CO, AZ, NM
Week Two Sept 2: The Great Lakes, Missouri R, Ohio R, KA, NE, SD, ND, MN, IA, WI, MO, MI, IL, IN, OH
Week Three Sept 9: Mississppi R, Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, KY, VA, MD, DE
Week Four Sept 16: Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Long Island, Massachusetts Bay, Canada, WV, PA, NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME
Week Five Sept 23: Anything west of the Mississippi R.
Week Six Sept 30: Anything east of the Mississippi R.
