Reading #1 Questions for Civil War and Reconstruction Part !

After reading Civil War and Reconstruction Part I...

1. Why was Grant treated as a hero during his tour of the world after the war?

2. In which ways was the Civil War so significant to our country's history?

3. Why is the Civil War sometimes called the first modern war?  Give specific examples.

4. What is one factor that made a northern victory so difficult?

5. How was the new United States different than the nations being created in Europe at the same time?

Reading #1 Civil War and Reconstruction Part I

Civil War and Reconstruction Part I by buddylembeck

Reading #9 Questions

After reading A Proposed 13th Amendment to Prevent Secession, 1861...

1. Why can it be said that the proposed Thirteenth Amendment in 1861 was a last-ditch attempt to prevent the nation from splitting apart?  Cite specific examples to support your answer.

2. How can you explain the fact that the first Thirteenth Amendment specifically avoids any mention of the "slave" or "slavery"?

3. Consider the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Crittenden Compromise, the Dred Scott Decision, the proposed Thirteenth Amendment, and the results of each, and answer the following question in a paragraph: Can legislative compromises solve moral problems?

Reading #9: A Proposed 13th Amendment To Prevent Secession, 1861

A Proposed Thirteenth Amendment to Prevent Secession by buddylembeck

Reading #8 Questions

After reading The Failure of Compromise Part III...

1. What were the two major decisions that were made in the Dred Scott case?

2. Why did South Carolina secede?

3. Describe the Crittenden Compromise.

4. Why was Lincoln opposed to the Crittenden Compromise?

5. Why did Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas finally secede?

Reading #8: The Failure of Compromise Part III

The Failure of Compromise Part III by buddylembeck

Reading #7 Questions

1. Why can Henry Weeden’s letter be read as not only a refusal to perform a service, but also as a strong repudiation of the Fugitive Slave Law? Why did Weeden write this letter and not just refuse to repair the coat?
2. How does this letter help us to understand the tensions that existed in states in which abolitionists were very active?

Reading #7: An African American Protests the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850

An African American Protests the Fugitive Slave Law by buddylembeck

Reading #6 Questions

After reading The Failure of Compromise Part II...

1. By which means was the slavery question answered in the Utah and New Mexico territories?  Explain.

2. Why did the Compromise of 1850 (and the Missouri Compromise) ultimately fail to settle disputes between the North and South?

3. Which part of the Compromise of 1850 do you think the North found most unbearable?  Why?

4. How did  the policy of popular sovereignty in Kansas lead to violence?

Reading #6: The Failure of Compromise Part II

The Failure of Compromise Part II by buddylembeck

Reading #5 Questions

A Founding Father on the Missouri Compromise, 1819

1. Did King believe that Missouri should be admitted as a slave state or a free state?
2. Why did Rufus King believe that the Tallmadge Amendment was legally legitimate?

3. Based on this article, do you believe the founding fathers drafted the Constitution with the intention of someday abolishing slavery? Why?

Jefferson to John Holmes Regarding the Missouri Compromise

1. What did Jefferson believe would be the result of the Missouri Compromise?

2. Did Jefferson believe slavery was an evil institution and should be abolished?

3. Explain what Jefferson meant when he said “we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go”?

4. Did Jefferson believe that Missouri should enter the Union as a free state or a slave state? Why?

Reading #5: Thomas Jefferson on the Missouri Compromise

Jefferson to John Holmes Regarding the Missouri Compromise by buddylembeck

Reading # 5: Rufus King on the Missouri Compromise

(Civil War) a Founding Father on the Missouri Compromise by buddylembeck

Debate Club 5-4-16

Topic: The death penalty is an appropriate penalty for certain crimes.

Proposition Team: Williams. M. Prince, Ramirez, R. Tran, Woodsum, Bulli, 

Opposition Team: Marquez, D. Prince, Briscoe, Oxarart, Lang, H. Tran, 

Chapter 21 Notes

Reading #4 Questions

1. What was the major dispute between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South)?
2. Why did Southerners insist that slavery had to expand in order for it to survive?
3. Why did many Northerners insist that slavery should not expand?
4. Why do you think the Missouri Compromise plan will fail to settle the slavery issue?

Reading #4: The Failure of Compromise

The Failure of Compromise Part I by buddylembeck

Reading #3 Questions

1. What does the trial transcript tell us about the sort of justice given out to rebellious slaves?\

• How long do you think this trial lasted?
• Can we believe the slaves that testified against Solomon?  Considering the circumstances, should their testimony hold up in court even if they were telling the truth?
• Who do you think wrote the transcript of the trial?

2. Based on the transcript, what do we know about slave life away from the master?

• What did slaves do on their day off?
• To what extent did Sunday morning church services slip comfortably into recreational activities?
• How did potential rebels like Gabriel use these leisure moments to recruit followers?
• Which group of people is absent from the transcript?

Reading #3 Part 2: Evidence Against Solomon In His Trial

Evidence Against Solomon in His Trial

Reading #3 part 1: Gabriel's Conspiracy

Gabriel

Chapter 19 Notes

Reading #2 Questions

After reading The Disaster of Innovation:

1. In which ways did the cotton gin impact slavery?  You should be able to come with at least 4 different ways.

Reading #2 The Disaster of Innovation

The Disaster of Innovation (Civil War) by buddylembeck

Reading #1 Questions

After reading The Road To War:

1. Which two issues brought the slavery question to the forefront of national debate?

2. List seven questions you have about the steps leading up to the Civil War.

Reading #1 The Road to War

The Road to War (Civil War) by buddylembeck

Debate Club (For Thursday 4-21-16)

1. More money should be spent exploring the ocean than on colonizing Mars
2. Proposition Team: Woodsum, Lang, Williams, Oxarart, R. Tran, Ramirez, Briscoe, Conrado, Adicoff, D. Sanchez

    Opposition Team: Truong, H. Tran, Gonnerman, M. Prince, Newton, Wenzel, D. Prince, Marquez, Harris, Moore

Jackson Papers

Monday April 18, Papers Due

Manifest Destiny Notes

Debate Club

1. The right to bear arms is a necessary constitutional amendment

Proposition Team: Truong, H. Tran, Gonnerman, M. Prince, Newton, Wenzel, D. Prince,

Opposition Team: Woodsum, Lang, Williams, Oxarart, R. Tran, Ramirez, Briscoe

Jackson Notes

Jackson Project Written Response Directions

Jackson Written Response Directions

Debate Club: Teams and Topic

Team 1 (For): Woodsum, Briscoe, R. Tran, Gonnerman, Newton, Truong, Ramirez

Team 2 (Against): Lang, M. Prince, Wenzel, H. Tran, D. Prince, Williams,

Topic: Zoos should be abolished

Update for 3-16-16 through 3-21-16

Wednesday 3-16-16: Finish Ch. 12; begin study guide
Thursday 3-17-16: Ch. 12 Study Guide
Friday 3-18-16: Study Guide Review; Jeopardy Review
Monday 3-21-16: Ch. 12 Test; all in class assignments due

Chapter 12 Notes

Reading #6 Questions

1. Research the issue(s) that led to the tragic duel.  Which of the disagreements contributed most to the events leading up to the duel?

2. Under what circumstances, referred to as "affairs of honor," would gentlemen consider dueling?

3. Rumors abounded that Hamilton aimed high and off the mark and that Burr aimed to kill.  Do you believe this to be true?  Why or why not?

Reading #6 The duel: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, 1804

Hamilton Burr Duel

Reading #5 Questions

1. Some critics of Thomas Jefferson considered him to be an Anglophobe.  Define the term and from the information in this letter, explain whether you believe the criticism had merit.

2. Jefferson writes in this letter of two specific aggressive actions by the British that led to the War of 1812.  Identify the abuses and explain why Jefferson thought them to be so horrible.

3. How does Jefferson explain his belief that eventually the American economy will benefit from the effects of the war with England?

Reading #5 Jefferson on British Aggression

Jefferson on British Aggression

Reading #4 Questions

1.  According to the essay, why were the British seizing American ships and sailors?
2. Why did the British burn Washington, D.C.?
3. What affect did the burning of Washington, D.C. have on the Americans?
4. Why did the British go after Ft. McHenry?
5. What did Francis Scott Key do in response to the British defeat at Ft. McHenry?
6. How did the British view of the Battle of Ft. McHenry differ from that of the Americans?

Reading #4 The Battle for Baltimore

The Battle for Baltimore

Chapter 12 Vocab

Chapter 12 Vocabulary

Update for 3-2-16 through 3-3-16

Wednesday 3-2-16: Study guide review; Jeopardy review
Thursday 3-3-16: Chapter 10 Test; All in class work due

**There was no homework for this chapter due to the Ratifying Convention

Chapter 10 Notes

Written Response #7 Due Date

Written Response #7 (the one we will use for the Ratifying Convention Project) will be due on Monday, February 22.

Chapter 10 Vocabulary

Chapter 10 Vocabulary

Study Aid

Update For 2-17 through 2-19

Written Response #7 for the Ratifying Convention Project will be due on Friday.  Remember to bring in two hard copies--one for me and one to take to your Language Arts class.

Summaries of the Fed and Anti-Fed Papers (Key)

Arguments for Feds. and Anti-Feds

Ratifying Convention Project Directions

Directions for the Social Studies Portion of the Ratifying Convention Project

Anti-Federalist Papers

Anti-Fed Paper Modified (New)

Federalist Papers

Fed Papers Modified (New)

Advice on Constitutional Issues

Dilemma 1 Your client wants to become president of the United States in 2016. He is

now 34, and his birthday is on January 16. Can he serve?

Dilemma 2 The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed a bill requiring

all teenagers, including females, to shave their heads. Who can stop this law from taking

effect?

Dilemma 3 A certain congressman is tired of living in Washington, D.C. He wants to

move back to his home state and run his ranch full-time. He proposes that Congress not

meet at all this year. Is his proposal constitutional?

Dilemma 4 You have a neighbor who was born and raised in Austria. She moved to the

United States five years ago. She loves politics and wants to hold any office—president,

senator, member of the House of Representatives—she doesn’t care which. Can she?

Dilemma 5 The Senate’s 100 members cannot agree on a law that forces all fast-food

restaurants to sell veggie burgers only. They are split right down the middle: 50 are in

favor, and 50 are against. Who can break the tie?

Dilemma 6 A blizzard strikes the nation’s capital. Only 200 of the 435 members of the

House of Representatives show up for that day’s session. Can they pass bills?

Dilemma 7 A member of Congress is asked by the president to become secretary of

defense. Her comment is “Cool. Now I can be both a congresswoman and cabinet member.

I’ll have so much power and make a ton of money.” Can she hold both positions

simultaneously?

Dilemma 8 The president gets mad at Illinois and decides to declare war on the state.

Who can stop him from completing such a strange and unconstitutional act?

Dilemma 9 It has been revealed that the president has been stealing money from the

treasury. He now owns Madagascar. That’s right. He purchased Madagascar with stolen

money. Under the Constitution, what actions should be taken against him?

Dilemma 10 Your client is having trouble with his mail service. Who is the best person

to call: his congresswoman, the president, or the chief justice of the Supreme Court?

Dilemma 11 In a Senate vote, 52 senators vote in favor of a treaty with Belarus, while

48 vote against. Is the treaty approved?

Bar Exam

Bar Exam

Chapter 9 Vocab

• 1. Popular Sovereignty: The authority of the government comes from the people; the government gets its power from the people.
  2. Legislative Branch: The part of government that makes the laws; Congress
  3. Bill: A law that hasn’t been passed yet; once the president signs a bill, it becomes a law.
  4. Bicameral: 2 houses—refers to Congress being made up of 2 groups
  5. Veto: What the president can say to bill when he doesn’t like it; its his way of saying “NO”
  6. Executive Branch: The president’s part of the government that is supposed to carry out (enforce or execute) the laws.
  7. Impeach: To formally accuse or to put on trial; usually talking about the president
  8. Judicial Branch: The part of government made up of judges and courts that interpret (or make sense of) the laws.
  9. Checks and Balances: A system in government that prevents or makes sure that no one branch of government becomes too strong
  10. Interstate commerce: Trade between the different states
  11. Federalism: The system of sharing power between the state governments and the national government
  12. Party: An organized political group that tries to get people elected
  13. Interest group: An organized group that is concerned with usually just one thing and tries to get laws passed in their favor (I.E., NRA)
  14. Majority Rule: When there’s a vote, the majority wins. 
  15. Amendment: A change to the Constitution
  16. Simple Majority: more than half
  17. Super Majority: 2/3 or more
  18. Office: A government job (I.E., Office of the President)

Chapter 9 Notes

Chapter 8 Test: Correction

Chapter 8 Test will be on Tuesday, January 19

Update for 1-13-16 through 1-15-16

Wednesday 1-13-16: Finish sources for WR #6; Chapter 8 Study Guide

Thursday 1-14-16: Study Guide Review; Jeopardy Review

Friday 1-15-16: Chapter 8 Test; Everything due except Written Response #6

**Written Response #6 will be due on Tuesday 1-19-16

Written Response #6 Sources

WR #6 Primary Source Packet by buddylembeck

Directions for Written Response #6

Directions for WR #6

Chapter 8 Notes