Reconstruction and Its Aftermath

Please highlight the following in your Reconstruction aftermath:

Highlight the definition of an outline. Make sure to answer the question on page 88. Please highlight the following: how the Southern states were slow to extend voting rights the freedmen. Any information about the “Black Codes” and an example of the “Black Codes” should be highlighted. Highlight what the Radical Republicans believed in. Highlight what the Southern states were forced to do.

Highlight: definition of Impeachment, the people who gained control of the South after the Civil War (carpetbaggers and scalawags). Highlight: the event/date that signaled the end of Reconstruction, how the plantation system fell apart, and definition of “sharecroppers”, and information about Northern investment in the South.

Highlight: information about segregation, and methods used in the South to deny African Americans their rights.

Highlight the meaning of the very important Supreme Court case: Plessy v. Ferguson, and what Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois believed African Americans should do to better prepare themselves financially, etc.

*****PLEASE BE READY TO ANSWER ORAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS TOPIC*****

The Sons of Liberty

 

"Sons of Liberty"

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     Before the American Revolution, the thirteen British American Colonies were threatened by the French and Indians. The British vowed to protect their colonies. After a British and Colonial victory, the British empire found itself in debt. In order to alleviate this debt, Parliament, the British legislature, levied several taxes on their thirteen colonies. The American Colonists, having become acquainted with one another during the French & Indian War, united to overthrow the British government, while declaring that the British government was not just in taxing them, because Parliament did not represent them.

     Having to work together, meant that the Colonies would have to improve their contact with each other. The representatives of the Colonies created, through legislation, the Committee of Correspondence. This was an official and legal agency of the Colonies. This committee ensured that the Colonies remained in contact regarding matters of the British government. 

     Another more exclusive group that sought to accomplish the same goals of the Committee of Correspondence were the Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty, however, was a more daring group, that used violence to punish those who were loyal to the British government: Tories or Loyalists. Their acts of violence included tarring, feathering, and destroying loyalists' property. The Sons of Liberty was the group responsible for the Boston Tea Party!

Sons of Liberty Propaganda

Boston Massacre

     In a quarrel between the Colonists and the British soldiers in Massachusetts, the British soldiers killed several Colonists. The Sons of Liberty used the image above as propaganda to sway public opinion against the British. 

References:

Voluntary Association And The American Revolution

WWI Quiz Study Guide

On Monday we will take the WWI quiz. Make sure you can answer the following questions before class on Monday:

Who were Munitionettes?
Why did most women work during WWI?
In what country did women fight as front line soldier?
What happened to womens' jobs after the war?
Prior to the Battle of Jutland, the British and German flees had fought two major battles off the coast of.....
Where did the Battle of Jutland take place?
Which side was credited for winning the Battle of Jutland?
When did WWI officially end?
What was the soldies' reaction to the end of the war?
Nicolai Lenin was a Bolshevik leader who overthrew the provisional government and arranged an armistice with.....

On which side did Italy enter WWI? Allies or Central Powers?

All of the information that you need to know for the quiz can be found in all of the handouts that I have given you in the last two weeks. Review the handouts, read them over to refresh your memory.

Good Luck!



WWI - Quiz

WWI - Mini Pop Quiz

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Directions: Students are to complete this mini pop quiz in an email and send it to Mr. Oliveros. This is due by the end of class on Friday, April 15th, 2011. Whatever grade you receive in this mini pop quiz, will replace any "bad" grade that you earned in any previous quiz. You can only complete this bonus quiz if you attended school on the last day before Spring Break. If you were absent, tough cookies.

note: Questions must be copied and pasted into the body of the email. Choose your answer by putting your choice in bold.

True or False

1. T or F The Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland.

2. T or F Most of the passengers on the Lusitania were Americans.

3. T or F German troops traveled through Belgium to strike at France.

4. T or F Spain entered the war after Belgium was invaded.

Fill in the Blank

5. _____________ was the first country to use poison gas in World War I.

6. Austria-Hungary blamed the assassination of Francis Ferdinand on _____________.

Multiple Choice

7. The country with the most airplanes at the beginning of the war was

    a. Great Britain

    b. France

    c. Germany

8. A pilot became an "ace" when he shot down this number of enemy planes.

    a. 10

    b. 15

    c. 5

9. The country obligated by treaty to protect Serbia was

    a. Russia

    b. Great Britain

    c. Germany

10. What were "cruiser rules"? (in your own words)

Bonus: Pick one only

1. On what date was the Lusitania sunk?

2. On what date did the United States declare war on Germany?

3. On what date did WWI end?

e-mail your mini pop quiz to misteroliveros@gmail.com

WWI - A Timeline of Events

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A: Copy the timeline on page 5 of the "A Timeline of Events" packet on a loose leaf. Make it colorful. This will be graded upon your return to class.

B. In the same packet, on the last page, complete the two boxes at the bottom titled "Foreign Policies of the U.S." and "World War I."

Both the timeline and the packet will be graded together when you return. 

WWI - Spring Break Assignment

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Topic: World War I

Aims covered in this assignment are the following:

1.       What were the causes of World War I?

2.       How did the U.S. react to a threat of war in 1917?

3.       What were the results of World War I?

Directions: In your blogs, publish information that covers the three aims listed above.

Paragraph one is to include an explanation of the four causes of the war and as the last sentence, the event that sparked WWI.

Paragraph two is to include an explanation of the TWO events the "dragged" the United States into WWI.

Paragraph three is to include an explanation of the peace settlement of WWI: Wilson’s Fourteen Points, The Treaty of Versailles, and how the United States returned to isolationism. Lastly, include a prediction about what you think the peace settlement caused. What do you think happened in the 1920s and 1930s because of the peace settlement?  

Your post  must have a title, one image with its source, three paragraphs, and if you find a video about WWI you will receive extra credit. For videos, go to youtube.com or teachertube.com. Remember, we will not be able to view any Youtube videos in school.

If you have any questions, email me at: misteroliveros@gmail.com

Two Important Laws That Changed America

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Two important court cases that I am going to discuss in my blog are the Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education cases. Although both of these laws caused opposite changes, they are both compatible cases because one cancelled the decision of the first one.  

Works Cited

bgsu.edu
law.cornell.edu
america.gov

Abraham Lincolon - The Gettysburg Address

"Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?"

Susan B. Anthony Dollar (1978-1999)

     Susan B. Anthony was a marvelous suffragist, abolitionist, and  feminist. Anthony was arrested for voting illegally in 1872, when women did not have the right to vote. After voting she was fined $100 for breaking the law and when she refused to pay she was sent to trial at a circuit court. Anthony was one of the main figures who fought for the Women's suffragist cause. The title of this post is the title of the speech that she prepared when she toured around Monroe and Ontatrio counties.

Anthony's Speech

Works Cited:

Susan B. Anthony; Biography



Test Post

Brother Frederic A. Bartholdi

     The Statue of Liberty is an important symbol for American freedom and has been an inspiration for immigrants since the 19th century.

     

The First Post

Interactive Map of the Blogosphere

Hi, welcome to our class blog! I will be posting homework assignments, pictures, videos, and other documents about anything we learn in social studies class. Your job is to comment on my content, search the web for other cool content that's relevant to the lesson and post it on your blog (with proper citation), and then comment on your peers' content as well. This can be extremely fun if we do things the right way! Enjoy.

Mr. Oliveros