8th grade homework due on Thursday, October 31, 2013.

1. JOURNALS 11-19 2. DBQ QUESTIONS 1-5 3. A REVIEW TEST 4. AMERICAN REVOLUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE

8th Grade Journals 11-20

Journal 11 - How did Quakers and people like Mary Dyer and Anne Hutchinson create trouble in the colonies? Do you think they were doing the right or wrong thing?

Journal 12 - Why is John Peter Zenger's case so important today? Explain how Freedom of the Press benefits society today.

Journal 13 - Who controlled trade and who supplied raw materials under Mercantilism in the British Empire?

 Journal 14 - Describe a plantation. What is a good life to you?

Journal 15 - Who fought in the French & Indian War? Why did they fight? Who won? How did that change North America?

Journal 16 - How did control of land change during the French & Indian War?

Journal 17 - Use the following terms to answer the aim in one paragraph. Aim: Who fought in the French & Indian War and what were the effects? Words: alliance, control, North America, France, Great Britain, Treaty of Paris of 1763, Proclamation Line of 1763, speculator. Highlight the terms in the paragraph.

Journal 18 - Use the following terms to explain why the Colonists became angry with the British: writs of assistance, Sugar Act, Proclamation Line of 1763, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Quartering Acts.

Journal 19 - Describe an event that showed anger on behalf of the colonists towards the British.

Journal 20 - TBA

7th Grade: Journals 11-20

Journal 11 - What is history and why is it important? Describe the two different types of sources historians use to learn about history?

Journal 12 - How do you think the first Americans arrived here?

Journal 13 - What is history and why is it important to learn it?

Journal 14 - Now that you have read V1.3, explain how the Native Americans arrived in North America.

Journal 15 - Choose one Native American civilization mentioned in class and describe it in your journal.

Journal 16 - Choose another Native American civilization mentioned in class and describe it.

Journal 17 - How do you think Native Americans kept warm during the winter?

Journal 18 - Why did Columbus call the Native Americans 'Indians'?

Journal 19 - Draw a map of the world as the Europeans saw it before they discovered America?

Journal 20 - How do we know the Vikings were here before Columbus? (Use V1.13-14)

8th Grade Journals 1-10

Journal 1 - Describe one event that you learned about American History last year.

Journal 2 - Hunter-gatherer societies are nomadic. what does that mean?

Journal 3 - How was Spain able to conquer large parts of the New World? In you response include the following terms: Indians, weapons, conquistador, Aztec, Inca, diseae, enslave, 1521, 1532.

Journal 4 - Describe how the four middle colonies were formed? (NY, NJ, PA, DE)

Journal 5 - Read "What's In a Word?" and list the different types of governments and their characteristics.

Journal 6 - What type of government may be prone to take the rights of citizens away?

Journal 7 - Why is Bacon's Rebellion so significant in Colonial history?

Journal 8 - Describe how or why your designated colony was established.

Journal 9 - Describe a royal, charter, proprietary colony. Which one may have granted its citizens more freedom?

Journal 10 - How is the relationship between church and state today different than how it was in Colonial times?