The Civil War

Visit and explore the digital archive at the link below. In your opinion, were the two communities more alike or different? Why do you think so? Which elements found the most similarities? The most differences?

http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/

Due by January 4th, 2010

Study Guide: Age of Jefferson

The multiple choice section questions cover the following topics:
1. Aaron Burr
2. Embargo of 1807
3. War of 1812
4. American System
5. Louisiana Purchase
6. Free African Americans
7. Monroe Doctrine
8. Westward Settlement
9. Marbury v. Madison
10. Louisana Purchase
11. Rebellion in Haiti
12. Election of 1800
13. Jeffersonian Republicanism
14. Missouri Compromise
15. Jefferson's Policies
16. Free African Americans
17. Second Great Awakening
18. Dividing Up Land
19. Foreign Relations
20. War Hawks
21. Missouri
22. Treaty of Ghent
23. Panic of 1819

Famous People Quiz

John Deere; Horace Mann; Robert Fulton; Stephen Austin; Isaac Singer; Samuel Slater; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Nicholas Biddle; Cyrus McCormick; Joseph Smith

The Quasi-War/ Barbary Wars

The Quasi War, along with the Barbary Wars, are an understudied time period in American History. Your mission is to create a fun way to learn about one of these conflicts. You must create a teaching device in one of the following formats:

Board Game (See me if you need materials)

Website with flashgame

Website with online quiz

Video linked to online site

Below are some other websites to help with ideas:

http://bedla.slibotechna.org/USnavy/Quasi-war.pdf

http://www.gamereplays.org/empiretotalwar/portals.php?show=page&name=empire-total-war-road-to-independance

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8437

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5AAXQ7YbI8&feature=player_embedded#


Project is due Friday 10/30

Prelude to Revolution

Examine the following website, then answer the following: In your opinion, which, in order, are the three most important events in the lead up to revolution, and why?

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm

Homework Assignments

Ch 33: Tuesday 3/30

CH 34 and 35 : Tue 4/13

CH 36 and 37: THU4/15

CH 38 and 39: Mon 4/26

Read chapters 40 and 41 on your own for the exam on Friday

Exam Monday 5/24 (Essay due Friday)

Paper related to photograph due Friday 5/28

Movie trailer and poster due Tuesday June 2nd.

The Jamestown Game

Play the Jamestown game from the link below and tell the class how you did. What areas did you do well in? What ares needed improvement? What did you learn?

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/