Map of the 13 Colonies

The Road to Revolution - online resources

It's 1763. You're a basically happy, content colonist in North America. British and proud of it. The French and Indian War has just ended. Peace reigns on the continent.
Click here to play the game.

The Road to Revolution - Challenge board that reviews key concepts (and some trivia!) from Chapter Eleven

The long road to change: America's revolution, 1750-1820 By Eric Guest Nellis

The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution By Edmund Sears Morgan, Helen M. Morgan, Institute of Early American History and Culture

Chapter 4 - Life in Colonial Times

Summary
Government and daily life in England's 13 North American colonies were shaped by European ideas and especially by English traditions. England had a limited monarchy with power shared with a law-making body called Parliament. The English Bill of Rights guaranteed citizens a number of rights. Enlightenment ideas about natural rights and separation of powers also influenced colonists. A religious revival called the "Great Awakening" was yet another force that affected many colonists. Although white colonists enjoyed freedom and opportunity in the 13 colonies, most African Americans were enslaved and had no civil rights.

Chapter Outline
Section 1: Governing the Colonies
Section 2: Colonial Society
Section 3: Slavery in the Colonies
Section 4: The Spread of New Ideas

Audio-Visual Review

Practice Test Online

Chapter 4 - Guided Reading AKA Notetaking and Study Guide

Aftermath of the French and Indian War

English Bill of Rights/The Middle Passage/Slave Codes

Read Your Textbook Online

Click here to read or listen to your textbook online

Homework Policy

August 20, 2014

Homework Policy

For

8th Grade American History

Students are expected to complete homework on time.  They should have put effort into completely answering each question.

If a student does not have a homework assignment in class or if the assignment was not completed with effort, the student will be given an assignment covering the same material.  The alternative assignment will be graded out of a 60% of the original assignment.

Students missing assignments may be assigned to Z.A.P (Zeroes Aren’t Permitted) after school from 2:30 to 3:30.

Fourth quarter, no late work will be accepted.

Students who have turned in an assignment on time with effort, including tests, but are not satisfied with their percentage can ask for additional assignments to bring up their grade.  The student is responsibility to ask to bring up a grade with an alternative assignment.

Student Signature ________________________________________

Parent Signature _________________________________________

Due: August 22, 2014

This should be signed and returned tomorrow. If you need a second copy of this letter, click here to open the letter in Google Documents and print.

Blizzard Bundle #3 - Due March 28, 2014

Blizzard Bundle #3 - von Kamp

Mill Workers in Lowell, Massachusetts

Read pages 382 - 389.

Choose any five pages of 1850 Census from the links below

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzQG7_ru62PaWjFFTHBQNjhWR2c&usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzQG7_ru62PaRXNoOXJqMHBibjA&usp=sharing

Create a chart using a Google spreadsheet.  How many people on average live in a home?  What are their ages?  What jobs do they have?

Analyze the data from your chart.  What conclusions can you make by reviewing the information?  What does the Census tell you about the mills in Lowell?  Answer these extended response questions within your Google spreadsheet.

Share the assignment with me at kylevonkamp@willardcityschools.org

If you have problems with a digital format of the assignment, talk to me about an alternative in paper form.

The Debt Problem

Hamilton's Financial Plan

When Hamilton took office as Secretary of Treasury, he created a financial plan that would
1. create a national bank
2. pay off war debts
3. put a tariff on imported goods that would hopefully encourage industrialization in America.
The South supported the plan after they were promised that a new capital city would be built in the South.


Key Events In the Life of Alexander Hamilton - GAME

Blizzard Bundle #2 - Due March 4, 2014

Rebus Puzzle Summary

According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/  a rebus is

“rebus (ˈriːbəs)

n, pl -buses

1. (Games, other than specified) a puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words; in such a puzzle the word hear might be represented by H followed by a picture of an ear

2. (Heraldry) a heraldic emblem or device that is a pictorial representation of or pun on the name of the bearer”

Read about the history of rebus puzzles at

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/493346/rebus

View and example of a Rebus Puzzle from the American Revolution

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AtgGrlpoUF4kL7JO8lmzuosiYH-_aZ2J6No0td6sGF0/edit?usp=sharing

View student examples of Rebus Puzzles https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n3kJ-8zom2hi_Xyg8K8o72WD_X-bC_m3BqTEdDxBVRc/edit?usp=sharing

Create a rebus puzzle summary of the Bill of Rights, found in the Constitutional Handbook after Chapter 7 in your book.

Prepare the Rebus Puzzle on your Google Docs and share the assignment with me at kylevonkamp@willardcityschools.org

If you have problems with a digital format of the assignment, talk to me about an alternative in paper form.

Wednesday - We will be going over the last part of Chapter 7 Section 3

Thursday - TEST over Chapter 7 Section Three

Blizzard Bundle #1 - For Wednesday February 5, 2014

Prepare vocabulary on www.Quizlet.com

Page 251 - Citizenship Handbook
Key Terms

Use the following format.

WORD                                                                                       DEFINITION
SENTENCE USING THE WORD                                             SYNONYMS/RELATED WORDS


Share the assignment with me.
Due February 20, 2014

If you have not created a Quizlet account, do so using your school email and school password.
If you have problems with a digital format of the vocabulary, talk to me about an alternative.

Pre-Tests - Westward Expansion

Pre-Tests - North & South Take Different Paths

Ms. Kelley's Pre-Test - CELLS