HOMEWORK for 701, 702, and 709: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 31st.

Homework: Students will write a letter to the editor of a British or American newspaper that begins: “Dear _________________, I am writing to express my opinion about the events that occurred March 5, 1770 in Boston. I feel the blame rests solely on…..(student must then make an argument either way on who is to blame using information that they learned during the lesson). Questions to consider: 1. Describe the cause of the Boston Massacre. 2. Contrast the two possible viewpoints when analyzing this important event in American History. (patriot vs. loyalist) 3. Formulate a letter that states what side you have taken. 4. Critique Paul Revere’s standpoint. Do you agree with it? Should he have created such a controversial document?

7th Grade Homework / Due: 3-20-2014

Answer the questions below on a loose leaf. WRITE THE QUESTIONS.

A.   What were the accomplishments of the first government?

B.   Why did the nation’s first government fail?

C.    What two major issues kept the founding fathers at a standstill? How did they solve this?

D.   Why did states accept/reject the 2^nd government?



7th Grade - Group Game

GROUP GAME

Directions: Students are to gather into groups of 4 or 5. Each group will take turns answering the questions below, in one minute timed segments. If one group doesn’t get the answer one, the questions can be answered by the following group. The group with the most points wins!

Q1 – HOW MANY STATES ADOPTED THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION?

Q2 – WHAT WAS ONE STRENGTH OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION?

Q3 – WHAT WAS ONE WEAKNESS OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION? (GIVE AN EXAMPLE)

Q4 – WHAT DID THE FOUNDING FATHERS DO WHEN THEY REALIZED THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION DID NOT WORK?

Q5 – WHAT WERE TWO OF THE COMPROMISES REACHED AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION ABOUT? P. 30

Q6 – DESCRIBE THE GREAT COMPROMISE. P30

Q7 – DESCRIBE THE 3/5 COMPROMISE. P 30

Q8 – WHAT DOES THE WORD RATIFY MEAN? P30

Q9 – WHY WAS THE NEW GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED? P31

Q10 – WHY WASN’T A STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FEARED THIS TIME? P. 31 (BRANCHES)

Q11 – WHY DID SOME PEOPLE FEAR A NEW STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT? P. 31

Q12 – HOW MANY STATES VOTED TO ACCEPT THE CONSTITUTION BY 1788? P. 31

Q13 – WHO WAS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT IN 1789? P.31



Directions: Place the following 12 events in chronological order. Use your packet titled "From Colonial to Revolutionary America" and use the 2nd and 3rd page of that packet. Remember that I gave you the first two events, which should be already written in your graphic organizer. Place the 12 events in order on a loose leaf, so that we can check it when we get to class, and then I will give you 10 minutes to write them in your graphic organizer.

·        Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party

·        The British repeal the import taxes except the Tea Act

·        The British (Parliament) passes the Coercive Acts

·        The First Continental Congress drafts a statement of grievances

·        Congress signs the declaration of Independence

·        British troops fight colonists at Battles of Lexington and Concord; British defeat colonial forces at Bunker Hill.

·        The French & Indian War leaves Great Britain in debt

·        The colonists are taxed to raise revenue

·        The colonists boycott British goods

·        Great Britain passes the Sugar and Stamp Act

·        The British send troops to Boston

·        The colonists are angry and the Boston Massacre occurs



7th Grade: French & Indian War 'Before and After' Map

Use this map to determine how control of North America changed after the French & Indian War. Read the titles carefully to determine which map describes land power before and after the war. 

Pre = Before

Post = After

8th Grade Journals 31-40

Journal 31 – Choose one executive department and describe what you think they department is in charge of doing. Use outside sources if necessary.

Journal 32 -  Describe Washington's policies and Farewell Address.

Journal 33 - What democratic changes did Andrew Jackson make during his presidency?

Journal 34 - What were the effects of the Louisiana Purchase?

Journal 35 – How does Capitalism work? How did Alexander Hamilton help the financial situation that the U.S. was in? What is free enterprise?

Journal 36 – How did Lewis & Clarke contribute to the Louisiana Purchase?

Journal 37 – How did John Adams get away with creating the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Journal 38 – Describe “Judicial Review”.

Journal 39 – What do you already know about the Industrial Revolution? (factories)

Journal 40: Choose one invention that improved life in the United States in the 19th century and describe it.

7th Grade Journals 31-40

Journal 31 - no journal

Journal 32 – List and describe in your own words the various types of governments learned in class today. Use handout “What’s In a Word?”

Journal 33: How is the relationship between Church and State today different than how it was in Colonial times? Use the questionnaire as a guide.

Journal 34 - 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 35 –
A. Why is John Peter Zenger’s case so important today?
B. Explain how Freedom of the Press benefits society today?

Journal 36 – Describe a royal, charter, and proprietary colony. Which one may have granted its citizens more freedom? Have 4 bullets.

Journal 37 – Describe a plantation. Who worked the fields and who saw that the plantation made a profit?

Journal 38 – Who controlled trade and who supplied raw materials under Mercantilism in the British Empire?

Journal 39 – How did control of land in North America change during the French and Indian War?

Journal 40 – Use the following terms to answer the aim in one paragraph: alliance, control, North America, France, Great Britain, Treaty of Paris of 1763, Proclamation Line of 1763, speculator.