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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Update Correction for 10-15-15 through 10-16-15


  • The chapter 4 test will be on Thursday, October 15th as scheduled.
  • Written Response #3 will be due on Friday, October 16th because it took slightly longer to go through the primaries than I had expected.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Reading #2: Why Was George Whitefield So Popular?

1a. Who wrote document A?
1b. What type of document is document A?
1c. When was the document written?
1d. What is the main idea of the document?
1e. Hypothesis 1: According to document A, why was George Whitefield so popular?

2a. Who wrote document B?
2b. What type of document is document B?
2c. When was the document written?
2d. What is the main idea of the document?
2e. Hypothesis 2: According to document B, why was George Whitefield so popular?

3a. Who wrote document C?
3b. What type of document is document C?
3c. When was the document written?
3d. What is the main idea of the document?
3e. Hypothesis 3: According to document C, why was George Whitefield so popular?

Monday, October 5, 2015

Sources for Salem Witch Crisis

Salem Witch Crisis

What Caused the Salem Witch Crisis of 1692?

1a. What type of evidence is Evidence A?
1b. According to Evidence A, why did the people of Salem believe the girls' accusations?

2a. What type of evidence is Evidence B?
2b. According to Evidence B, why did the people of Salem believe the girls' accusations?

3a. What type of evidence is Evidence C?
3b. According to Evidence C, what was happening economically in Salem in 1692?

4a. What type of evidence is Evidence D?
4b. According to Evidence D, what conclusions can you draw about the accusations in Salem in 1692?















5a. What type of evidence is Evidence E?
5b. According to Evidence E, why is it possible that Ergot poisoning was responsible for the witch crisis in 1692?

6. Write a paragraph in your notebooks explaining your conclusion to the causes of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692.