Read pages 133-138 (Iroquois and the British)
You should take outline notes on all readings, but the focus of your notes should be to compare British advantages and disadvantages with American ones.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
HW for 12/1
You are to complete the following assignment for Tuesday's class.
Remember, your work is to be your own. If you have any troubles, please feel free to see me. These questions are directly from your book, and submitting work one day late results in a 10% (1 point on a homework assignment) deduction. Copying the work of another student or giving another student your work results in a zero on the assignment and potential disciplinary action. Please see the student handbook for more information. Again, if you are having any problems, please see me.
Read pages 128-133, and answer the following questions:
List the divisions within the Second Continental Congress and give the aim of each faction. How did the factions attempt to gain their ends? What were the major arguments presented by Thomas Paine in Common Sense? How did the pamphlet, Common Sense, address the problem of the aim of the war? What was its impact on American opinion? What were the philosophical roots of the Declaration of Independence? What effect did the Declaration have on the struggle? What problems did the Americans face in providing the necessary supplies and equipment for the war and in paying for them? How were these problems, at least initially, overcome?
Remember, your work is to be your own. If you have any troubles, please feel free to see me. These questions are directly from your book, and submitting work one day late results in a 10% (1 point on a homework assignment) deduction. Copying the work of another student or giving another student your work results in a zero on the assignment and potential disciplinary action. Please see the student handbook for more information. Again, if you are having any problems, please see me.
Read pages 128-133, and answer the following questions:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Causes Test
Your test on the Causes of the American Revolution has been MOVED to Monday, November 23.
Volunteer Opportunity
See Ms. Varga for more info:
The Rahway Community Action Organization/JFK Center is requesting your assistance in the development L.O.T. (Leaders of Tomorrow) After-School Program. Your time & talent will be a great resource and the hours you volunteer can be used for Community Service.
The L.O.T.S After School Program consist of a variety of age, academic and social level youths.
We need leaders to help design and implement academic and creative labs.
Reading
Math
Computer
Creative
Recreational
Please join us on Wednesday, November 18 at 4pm SHARP for an informational meeting.
Rahway Community Action Organization
796 E. Hazelwood Avenue
Rahway, NJ 07065
732-382-9311
The Rahway Community Action Organization/JFK Center is requesting your assistance in the development L.O.T. (Leaders of Tomorrow) After-School Program. Your time & talent will be a great resource and the hours you volunteer can be used for Community Service.
The L.O.T.S After School Program consist of a variety of age, academic and social level youths.
We need leaders to help design and implement academic and creative labs.
Reading
Math
Computer
Creative
Recreational
Please join us on Wednesday, November 18 at 4pm SHARP for an informational meeting.
Rahway Community Action Organization
796 E. Hazelwood Avenue
Rahway, NJ 07065
732-382-9311
Monday, November 16, 2009
HW for 11/17
Read 118-124 and answer:
# Why was the Tea Act seen by many Americans as a threat to themselves and their institutions?
# What were the Coercive Acts? How did the Quebec Act help to unite the colonies with Boston in opposition to these acts?
# How and why did taverns become a central institution in colonial American social life? What circumstances and events helped make taverns central to political life as well?
# What role was played by Committees of Correspondence in the American protests?
# What were the FIVE major decisions made at the First Continental Congress? What was their significance?
# What British leaders spoke out in support of the American cause? What were their reasons for doing so?
# What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
# Why was the Tea Act seen by many Americans as a threat to themselves and their institutions?
# What were the Coercive Acts? How did the Quebec Act help to unite the colonies with Boston in opposition to these acts?
# How and why did taverns become a central institution in colonial American social life? What circumstances and events helped make taverns central to political life as well?
# What role was played by Committees of Correspondence in the American protests?
# What were the FIVE major decisions made at the First Continental Congress? What was their significance?
# What British leaders spoke out in support of the American cause? What were their reasons for doing so?
# What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
Thursday, November 12, 2009
HW for Friday
Make sure your bring your homework that was due on Monday for a grade.
Please read 113-118 and answer:
# Why did the Stamp Act so antagonize the American colonists?
# How did actions by the Stamp Act crowd raise questions of whether protests in the colonies represented more than opposition to British policies?
# What was England's response to the American protests over the Stamp Act. Explain how the policies of Charles Townshend and of Lord North differed.
# What role did Samuel Adams play in the American protests? How did his view of the need for American independence differ from those of most other colonial leaders at the time?
# How did the Boston Massacre add to the growing tensions between the colonists and the British presence in North America?
# How did the colonial view of the nature of the British Empire differ from the view by George III and his supporters?
# What was the "political outlook" that gained a following in America and ultimately served to justify revolt?
Please read 113-118 and answer:
# Why did the Stamp Act so antagonize the American colonists?
# How did actions by the Stamp Act crowd raise questions of whether protests in the colonies represented more than opposition to British policies?
# What was England's response to the American protests over the Stamp Act. Explain how the policies of Charles Townshend and of Lord North differed.
# What role did Samuel Adams play in the American protests? How did his view of the need for American independence differ from those of most other colonial leaders at the time?
# How did the Boston Massacre add to the growing tensions between the colonists and the British presence in North America?
# How did the colonial view of the nature of the British Empire differ from the view by George III and his supporters?
# What was the "political outlook" that gained a following in America and ultimately served to justify revolt?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Powerschool
Please remember to check your grades on Powerschool and let me know if there are errors or not. Even if there are no errors, you need to send me an email!
To earn your homework credit this must be done by your class period on Wednesday!
To earn your homework credit this must be done by your class period on Wednesday!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
HW for 11/9/09
Please read pages 102-107. Answer these questions:
How did the relationship between king and Parliament change during the early 18c? What role did the prime minister play in this change? Why was the period of the late 17c and early 18c called the "Era of Salutary Neglect?" How did British officials in the colonies carry out [or fail to carry out] their duties? What was the effect of their activities? What was the Albany Plan of Union? Why did it fail? What did it reveal about colonial unity? How did the French attempt to secure their hold on the vast areas they claimed in North America? What were the causes of the "Great War for Empire" [the Sevens Years' War or French and Indian War]? Why was it given that name? How did the Great War for Empire become a truly international conflict? What role did the French and British colonies play in this war? What were the stereotypes that the English had about the American colonists? that the American colonists had about the British? What role did Native Americans play in the French and Indian War? Why did the French lose? List the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763.
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