US History Assignments

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Feb
26

Antebellum Culture Gallery Walk

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Gallery Walk

Today, we will be doing a gallery walk activity where you will be walking around the room and looking at a number of images. Each station will have an image of an aspect of the Era of Reform and Antebellum Culture. On your Chromebook, you will need to write about the significance of each image and then answer a unique question related to each station.

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Feb
23

Antebellum Culture Assessment

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Assessment

Each unit will have one summative assessment at the end that test how well you have learned key standards and ideas. Unit assessments are worth 50 points. The Antebellum Culture Assessment will have the following, nonstandard, breakdown:

PART ONE

  • 2 short essay questions (10 points each)

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think the Industrial Revolution led to so many advances in technology?

2) Compare and contrast the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free African Americans in the North during the early 1800s.

3) What was the Know-Nothing Party? What political advantage did the Know-Nothing Party gain by opposing Irish immigrants?

4) Who were the people in the South said to make up the ”cottonocracy”? What was its impact on southern culture?

5) Explain how politics and religion led to an American era of reform during the early and mid-1800s. Talk specifically about either a particular denomination of Christianity or individual.

PART TWO:

  • 10 vocabulary matching questions (1 point each)

  • 5 true/false questions (1 point each)

  • 11 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

  • 1 short answer question (4 points)

  • 1 extra credit short answer question (4 point maximum)

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Feb
22

Antebellum Culture Assessment Review

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Assessment

Each unit will have one summative assessment at the end that test how well you have learned key standards and ideas. Unit assessments are worth 50 points. The Antebellum Culture Assessment will have the following, nonstandard, breakdown:

PART ONE

  • 2 short essay questions (10 points each)

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think the Industrial Revolution led to so many advances in technology?

2) Compare and contrast the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free African Americans in the North during the early 1800s.

3) What was the Know-Nothing Party? What political advantage did the Know-Nothing Party gain by opposing Irish immigrants?

4) Who were the people in the South said to make up the ”cottonocracy”? What was its impact on southern culture?

5) Explain how politics and religion led to an American era of reform during the early and mid-1800s. Talk specifically about either a particular denomination of Christianity or individual.

PART TWO:

  • 10 vocabulary matching questions (1 point each)

  • 5 true/false questions (1 point each)

  • 11 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

  • 1 short answer question (4 points)

  • 1 extra credit short answer question (4 point maximum)

Study with Quizlet!

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Feb
21

Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fourth Period: 10:58am to 11:41am

Fifth Period: 12:16pm to 12:59pm

Sixth Period: 1:02pm to 1:50pm

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Feb
20

Antebellum Culture Vocabulary Quiz & Cornell Notes

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Vocabulary Quiz

Each unit will have one or two vocabulary quizzes that test how well you have learned key vocabulary words and concepts. Vocabulary quizzes are worth 25 points and the following is the breakdown:

  • 15 vocabulary matching questions (0.5 points each)

  • 3 academic vocabulary sentences (1 point each)

  • 4 multiple choice questions (0.5 points each)

  • 12.5 points are automatically given

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY WORDS

  • Profit

  • Credit

  • Organize

  • Immigrant

  • Cash Crop

  • Discrimination

  • Public Opinion

  • Interest Group

  • Salvation

  • Conservation

  • Idealize

Study with Quizlet!

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Feb
15

In the Shoes Writing & Arts and Literature (6)

Fourth Period: 11:09am to 11:55am

Fifth Period: 12:30pm to 1:16pm

Sixth Period: 1:19pm to 2:05pm

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In the Shoes of a Widowed Woman

Consider the following:

You are a woman in your mid-30s whose husband recently passed away. Because you and your now deceased husband had no children, half of the property went to his younger brother, and you inherited the other half. However, because you cannot exercise complete control over the land (under the law), your brother-in-law essentially controls the entire estate, and you cannot sell. You decide to leave Louisiana and move to New England to work in a textile mill to gain some much-desired freedom. You find that while life is better for women in the north, there are still many barriers that you and your fellow women face. You then hear about this large convention in Seneca Falls, New York advocating for women's rights—you want to join the movement, but you are concerned that there may be negative consequences. How would you react to being placed in this situation?

Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.

Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.

Google Classroom

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

Arts and Literature

Before 1800, most American painters studied in Europe. Benjamin West of Philadelphia was appointed historical painter to King George III. Many American painters journeyed to London to study with West. Two of them, Charles Wilson Peale and Gilbert Stuart, later painted famous portraits of George Washington.

Google Classroom

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Abolitionism and Compromise (4) & Reform and Women’s Rights (5)
Feb
14

Abolitionism and Compromise (4) & Reform and Women’s Rights (5)

💕 ❤️ HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! ❤️ 💕

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Collaboration Day Bell Schedule

1: 8:30-9:13

2: 9:16-9:59

3: 10:12-10:55

4: 10:58-11:41

5: 12:16-12:59

6: 1:02-1:50

Bell Schedules

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Fourth Period: 10:58am to 11:41am

Fifth Period: 12:16pm to 12:59pm

Sixth Period: 1:02pm to 1:50pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

Abolitionism and Compromise

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson had written that “all men are created equal.” Yet many Americans, including Jefferson himself, did not believe that this statement applied to enslaved African Americans. A growing number of reformers began to think differently.

Reform and Women's Rights

The period between 1815 and 1860 in the United States is sometimes called the Era of Reform because there were so many movements for social reform during this period. Reformers fought to end slavery, increase access to education, improve conditions in prisons, expand women’s rights, and more.

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Feb
13

King Cotton and Life in the South (3) & In the Shoes Writing

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

King Cotton and Life in the South

During the 1800s, cotton continued to grow in importance in the South. It was so profitable that southerners did not even feel a need to invest in factories. Even though southerners grew other crops, cotton remained the region’s leading export. Cotton plantations—and the slave system on which they depended—shaped the way of life in the South.

Google Classroom

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In the Shoes of a Free African American

Consider the following:

You are an African American that was recently freed from slavery in Virginia and have made your way to Philadelphia to start a new life. Because the education of slaves is generally forbidden in the south, you cannot read or write, and your English language skills are poor at best. Even though you are free, you have no right to vote, and many people still look at you as barely even human. You eventually get an extremely low paying job in a mill just outside of the city in which you are paid less than your white co-workers and are treated significantly worse by your supervisors. On top of this, there is always the risk of you being falsely accused of being a runaway slave and you are forced back into bondage. You have thought about moving to Canada, but wonder if it will be any better there. How would you react to being placed in this situation?

Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.

Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.

Google Classroom

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Feb
12

United States and Mexico Geography Quiz & In the Shoes Writing

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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United States & Mexico Geography Quiz (3)

Like vocabulary quizzes, geography quizzes are also worth 25 points and will test how well you have learned certain aspects of American geography. For the quiz, you will have to match certain regions and/or countries with their location on the map. The following is the breakdown:

  • 25 matching questions (0.5 points each)

  • 12.5 points are automatically given

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In the Shoes of an Irish Immigrant

Consider the following:

You are an Irish immigrant fleeing crushing poverty to find prosperity for you and your family in New York. You speak both English and Irish and follow the Roman Catholic faith. While it was relatively easy immigrating to the United States, you are surprised by the amount of discrimination you face because of your ethnicity and religion. Eventually, you get a job at a factory making just enough to get by. If you speak out against the conditions at your factory, you may get fired and if you become politically active, there may be further hardships imposed upon you. How would you react to being placed in this situation?

Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.

Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.

Google Classroom

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Feb
9

The Industrial Revolution (1) & Industrialization and Immigration (2)

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

The Industrial Revolution

In the early 1800s, busy factories and whirring machinery were part of a revolution that was spreading to the United States. Unlike the American Revolution, this one had no battles or fixed dates. The new revolution—the Industrial Revolution—was a long, slow process that completely changed the way goods were produced and where many people worked and lived.

Industrialization and Immigration

Where early industry had been powered by water, the Industrial Revolution went farther when it harnessed steam. Factory efficiency increased, and with improvements to locomotive technology, markets continued to expand.

Google Classroom

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Feb
8

Great Leaders Art Project

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Great Leaders Art Project

Over the course of the week, you will be creating a portrait of a great leader throughout history. In order to receive full credit, you will need to remain on-task and be respectful while in the art room.

Google Classroom

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Feb
7

Great Leaders Art Project

Fourth Period: 10:58am to 11:41am

Fifth Period: 12:16pm to 12:59pm

Sixth Period: 1:02pm to 1:50pm

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Great Leaders Art Project

Over the course of the week, you will be creating a portrait of a great leader throughout history. In order to receive full credit, you will need to remain on-task and be respectful while in the art room.

Google Classroom

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Feb
6

Great Leaders Art Project

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Great Leaders Art Project

Over the course of the week, you will be creating a portrait of a great leader throughout history. In order to receive full credit, you will need to remain on-task and be respectful while in the art room.

Google Classroom

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Feb
5

Great Leaders Art Project

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Great Leaders Art Project

Over the course of the week, you will be creating a portrait of a great leader throughout history. In order to receive full credit, you will need to remain on-task and be respectful while in the art room.

Google Classroom

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Feb
2

Great Leaders Art Project

Fourth Period: 11:20am to 12:09pm

Fifth Period: 12:49pm to 1:39pm

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Great Leaders Art Project

Over the course of the week, you will be creating a portrait of a great leader throughout history. In order to receive full credit, you will need to remain on-task and be respectful while in the art room.

Google Classroom

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Mar
7

Antebellum Culture Assessment

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Assessment

Each unit will have one summative assessment at the end that test how well you have learned key standards and ideas. Unit assessments are worth 50 points. The Antebellum Culture Assessment will have the following, nonstandard, breakdown:

PART ONE

  • 2 short essay questions (10 points each)

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think the Industrial Revolution led to so many advances in technology?

2) Compare and contrast the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free African Americans in the North during the early 1800s.

3) What was the Know-Nothing Party? What political advantage did the Know-Nothing Party gain by opposing Irish immigrants?

4) Who were the people in the South said to make up the ”cottonocracy”? What was its impact on southern culture?

5) Explain how politics and religion led to an American era of reform during the early and mid-1800s. Talk specifically about either a particular denomination of Christianity or individual.

PART TWO:

  • 10 vocabulary matching questions (1 point each)

  • 5 true/false questions (1 point each)

  • 11 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

  • 1 short answer question (4 points)

  • 1 extra credit short answer question (4 point maximum)

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Mar
6

Antebellum Culture Assessment Review

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Assessment

Each unit will have one summative assessment at the end that test how well you have learned key standards and ideas. Unit assessments are worth 50 points. The Antebellum Culture Assessment will have the following, nonstandard, breakdown:

PART ONE

  • 2 short essay questions (10 points each)

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think the Industrial Revolution led to so many advances in technology?

2) Compare and contrast the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free African Americans in the North during the early 1800s.

3) What was the Know-Nothing Party? What political advantage did the Know-Nothing Party gain by opposing Irish immigrants?

4) Who were the people in the South said to make up the ”cottonocracy”? What was its impact on southern culture?

5) Explain how politics and religion led to an American era of reform during the early and mid-1800s. Talk specifically about either a particular denomination of Christianity or individual.

PART TWO:

  • 10 vocabulary matching questions (1 point each)

  • 5 true/false questions (1 point each)

  • 11 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

  • 1 short answer question (4 points)

  • 1 extra credit short answer question (4 point maximum)

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Mar
3

Antebellum Culture Gallery Walk

First Period: 8:30am to 9:00am

Third Period: 9:34am to 10:02am

Sixth Period: 11:17am to 11:45am

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Antebellum Culture Gallery Walk

Today, we will be doing a gallery walk activity where you will be walking around the room and looking at a number of images. Each station will have an image of an aspect of the Era of Reform and Antebellum Culture. On your Chromebook, you will need to write about the significance of each image and then answer a unique question related to each station.

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Mar
2

Antebellum Culture Gallery Walk

First Period: 8:30am to 9:00am

Third Period: 9:34am to 10:02am

Sixth Period: 11:17am to 11:45am

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Antebellum Culture Gallery Walk

Today, we will be doing a gallery walk activity where you will be walking around the room and looking at a number of images. Each station will have an image of an aspect of the Era of Reform and Antebellum Culture. On your Chromebook, you will need to write about the significance of each image and then answer a unique question related to each station.

Google Classroom

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Mar
1

Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

First Period: 8:30am to 9:13am

Third Period: 10:12am to 10:55am

Sixth Period: 1:02pm to 1:50pm

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Feb
28

Antebellum Culture Vocabulary Quiz & Cornell Notes

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Vocabulary Quiz

Each unit will have one or two vocabulary quizzes that test how well you have learned key vocabulary words and concepts. Vocabulary quizzes are worth 25 points and the following is the breakdown:

  • 15 vocabulary matching questions (0.5 points each)

  • 3 academic vocabulary sentences (1 point each)

  • 4 multiple choice questions (0.5 points each)

  • 12.5 points are automatically given

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY WORDS

  • Profit

  • Credit

  • Organize

  • Immigrant

  • Cash Crop

  • Discrimination

  • Public Opinion

  • Interest Group

  • Salvation

  • Conservation

  • Idealize

Study with Quizlet!

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Feb
27

Arts and Literature (6) & Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

Arts and Literature

Before 1800, most American painters studied in Europe. Benjamin West of Philadelphia was appointed historical painter to King George III. Many American painters journeyed to London to study with West. Two of them, Charles Wilson Peale and Gilbert Stuart, later painted famous portraits of George Washington.

Google Classroom

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Reform and Women’s Rights (5) & In the Shoes Writing
Feb
14

Reform and Women’s Rights (5) & In the Shoes Writing

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

Reform and Women's Rights

The period between 1815 and 1860 in the United States is sometimes called the Era of Reform because there were so many movements for social reform during this period. Reformers fought to end slavery, increase access to education, improve conditions in prisons, expand women’s rights, and more.

Arts and Literature

Before 1800, most American painters studied in Europe. Benjamin West of Philadelphia was appointed historical painter to King George III. Many American painters journeyed to London to study with West. Two of them, Charles Wilson Peale and Gilbert Stuart, later painted famous portraits of George Washington.

Google Classroom

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In the Shoes of a Widowed Woman

Consider the following:

You are a woman in your mid-30s whose husband recently passed away. Because you and your now deceased husband had no children, half of the property went to his younger brother, and you inherited the other half. However, because you cannot exercise complete control over the land (under the law), your brother-in-law essentially controls the entire estate, and you cannot sell. You decide to leave Louisiana and move to New England to work in a textile mill to gain some much-desired freedom. You find that while life is better for women in the north, there are still many barriers that you and your fellow women face. You then hear about this large convention in Seneca Falls, New York advocating for women's rights—you want to join the movement, but you are concerned that there may be negative consequences. How would you react to being placed in this situation?

Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.

Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.

Google Classroom

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Feb
13

Abolitionism and Compromise (4) & In the Shoes Writing

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

Abolitionism and Compromise

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson had written that “all men are created equal.” Yet many Americans, including Jefferson himself, did not believe that this statement applied to enslaved African Americans. A growing number of reformers began to think differently.

Google Classroom

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In the Shoes of a Free African American

Consider the following:

You are an African American that was recently freed from slavery in Virginia and have made your way to Philadelphia to start a new life. Because the education of slaves is generally forbidden in the south, you cannot read or write, and your English language skills are poor at best. Even though you are free, you have no right to vote, and many people still look at you as barely even human. You eventually get an extremely low paying job in a mill just outside of the city in which you are paid less than your white co-workers and are treated significantly worse by your supervisors. On top of this, there is always the risk of you being falsely accused of being a runaway slave and you are forced back into bondage. You have thought about moving to Canada, but wonder if it will be any better there. How would you react to being placed in this situation?

Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.

Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.

Google Classroom

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Feb
10

In the Shoes Writing & King Cotton and Life in the South (3)

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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In the Shoes of an Irish Immigrant

Consider the following:

You are an Irish immigrant fleeing crushing poverty to find prosperity for you and your family in New York. You speak both English and Irish and follow the Roman Catholic faith. While it was relatively easy immigrating to the United States, you are surprised by the amount of discrimination you face because of your ethnicity and religion. Eventually, you get a job at a factory making just enough to get by. If you speak out against the conditions at your factory, you may get fired and if you become politically active, there may be further hardships imposed upon you. How would you react to being placed in this situation?

Also, respond to what two other individuals. One response should be supportive while the other should discourage the course of action taken by your fellow classmate. When responding to your fellow classmates, any form of cyber-bullying or inappropriate commenting will be grounds for an automatic zero.

Your initial answer should be at least one paragraph (5-8 sentences) while your subsequent responses should be at least 2 complete sentences.

Google Classroom

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

King Cotton and Life in the South

During the 1800s, cotton continued to grow in importance in the South. It was so profitable that southerners did not even feel a need to invest in factories. Even though southerners grew other crops, cotton remained the region’s leading export. Cotton plantations—and the slave system on which they depended—shaped the way of life in the South.

Google Classroom

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Feb
9

The Industrial Revolution (1) & Industrialization and Immigration (2)

First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am

Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Readings & Checkpoints

Over the course of the unit, we will be going through different sections of the textbook in class. Whenever we start a reading, the questions will be due the next day and there will be a reading checkpoint made available after school for homework (unless there are other instructions). The Google Forms online correspond to a specific topic/lesson in the textbook.

The Industrial Revolution

In the early 1800s, busy factories and whirring machinery were part of a revolution that was spreading to the United States. Unlike the American Revolution, this one had no battles or fixed dates. The new revolution—the Industrial Revolution—was a long, slow process that completely changed the way goods were produced and where many people worked and lived.

Industrialization and Immigration

Where early industry had been powered by water, the Industrial Revolution went farther when it harnessed steam. Factory efficiency increased, and with improvements to locomotive technology, markets continued to expand.

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Feb
15

Antebellum America Debate

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum America Debate

Today, you are going to be prepping for a debate concerning the Antebellum era in the United States. As a class, you will all have the option to vote on which topic you want to debate. The following questions are the possible debate topics that you can vote on: 1) Was the War of 1812 justified? 2) Andrew Jackson: an American hero or villain? 3) Was the Mexican-American War justified? 4) Was the Era of Reform more revolutionary than the Revolutionary War? The winning question is:

Andrew Jackson: an American hero or villain?

Over the course of the class period, work with a partner or in a group to fill out the debate prep sheet on the topic that the class chose.

Remember, you need to fill out both sides of the debate! You may not get the side that you agree with.

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Antebellum America Debate Prep
Feb
14

Antebellum America Debate Prep

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

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Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum America Debate

Today, you are going to be prepping for a debate concerning the Antebellum era in the United States. As a class, you will all have the option to vote on which topic you want to debate. The following questions are the possible debate topics that you can vote on: 1) Was the War of 1812 justified? 2) Andrew Jackson: an American hero or villain? 3) Was the Mexican-American War justified? 4) Was the Era of Reform more revolutionary than the Revolutionary War? The winning question is:

Andrew Jackson: an American hero or villain?

Over the course of the class period, work with a partner or in a group to fill out the debate prep sheet on the topic that the class chose.

Remember, you need to fill out both sides of the debate! You may not get the side that you agree with.

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Feb
11

Antebellum Culture Assessment

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Antebellum Culture Assessment

Each unit will have one summative assessment at the end that test how well you have learned key standards and ideas. Unit assessments are worth 50 points. The Antebellum Culture Assessment will have the following, nonstandard, breakdown:

PART ONE

  • 2 short essay questions (10 points each)

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think the Industrial Revolution led to so many advances in technology?

2) Compare and contrast the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free African Americans in the North during the early 1800s.

3) What was the Know-Nothing Party? What political advantage did the Know-Nothing Party gain by opposing Irish immigrants?

4) Who were the people in the South said to make up the ”cottonocracy”? What was its impact on southern culture?

5) Explain how politics and religion led to an American era of reform during the early and mid-1800s. Talk specifically about either a particular denomination of Christianity or individual.

PART TWO:

  • 10 vocabulary matching questions (1 point each)

  • 5 true/false questions (1 point each)

  • 11 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

  • 1 short answer question (4 points)

  • 1 extra credit short answer question (4 point maximum)

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Feb
10

Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes & Assessment Review

Sixth Period: 1:42pm to 2:32pm

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Antebellum Culture Cornell Notes

Fill out the Cornell Notes sheet provided in class to review all of the information covered over the course of the unit. If you are out of class, please print out the attached PDF and watch the attached video to finish this assignment.

Note: This is a paper assignment, you will need to take a picture or add a video if we are online or you are on contract/independent study. If we are in-person, you do not need to do anything here.

Cornell Notes Packet

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Antebellum Culture Assessment

Each unit will have one summative assessment at the end that test how well you have learned key standards and ideas. Unit assessments are worth 50 points. The Antebellum Culture Assessment will have the following, nonstandard, breakdown:

PART ONE

  • 2 short essay questions (10 points each)

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think the Industrial Revolution led to so many advances in technology?

2) Compare and contrast the lives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free African Americans in the North during the early 1800s.

3) What was the Know-Nothing Party? What political advantage did the Know-Nothing Party gain by opposing Irish immigrants?

4) Who were the people in the South said to make up the ”cottonocracy”? What was its impact on southern culture?

5) Explain how politics and religion led to an American era of reform during the early and mid-1800s. Talk specifically about either a particular denomination of Christianity or individual.

PART TWO:

  • 10 vocabulary matching questions (1 point each)

  • 5 true/false questions (1 point each)

  • 11 multiple choice questions (1 point each)

  • 1 short answer question (4 points)

  • 1 extra credit short answer question (4 point maximum)

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