7th Grade - Journals 11-20

Journal 11 - Choose one Native American civilization mentioned in class and describe it in your journal.

Journal 12 – How do you think the Native Americans kept warm during the winter?

JOURNAL 13 – WHY DID COLUMBUS CALL THE NATIVE AMERICANS ‘INDIANS’?

JOURNAL 14 – DRAW A MAP OF THE WORLD AS THE EUROPEANS SAW IT BEFORE THEY “DISCOVERED” AMERICA.

Journal 15 – How do we know the Vikings were here before Columbus? (Use V1.13-14)

Journal 16 – Who were the Conquistadores?

Journal 17 – Why did cartographers depend on explorers to help them make maps?

Journal 18 - We live in a Humid Continental climate zone. Conduct some outside research to get more information about this climate zone. (handout, internet, science teacher)

Journal 19 – Write a letter to an explorer who searched for a Northwest Passage. Explain why this discovery is important to your nation.

Journal 20 – Explain how European affairs affected the New World. Point out two important events.

8th Grade: Journals 11-20

Journal 11 – Describe what was going on in the United States by April 1860. (10 min)

Journal 12 – Describe the life of Frederick Douglas. Use V4.31-32.

Journal 13 – The teacher will assign you an event that led to or caused the Civil War. Your job is to describe it. State the event, and include dates, and names of individuals involved with that event.

Journal 14 - If you were Jefferson Davis, what actions would you have taken to defend and protect the South? Keep in mind the circumstances.

Journal 15 – Why are the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address considered important events of the American Civil War?

Journal 16 – Explain the difference between Confederate, Union, and Border states. Use your map.

Journal 17 – Imagine that you are a young man who has just volunteered to fight as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Write a letter to your parents explaining why you are going to fight.

Journal 18 - What do you suppose was the purpose or meaning of fighting such a bloody war?

Journal 19 – When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, he reportedly said to her, “So you’re the little lady who made this big war.” Based on Lincoln’s comments, what do you think Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel was about?

Journal 20 – Describe the 5 major battles of the Civil War: Ft. Sumter, Battle of Hampton Roads, Battle of Vicksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle at Appomattox Court House.

Journal 1-10 (8th grade)

journal 1 - Why was the Marbury vs. Madison case so important?

Journal 2 – What do you already know about the Industrial Revolution?

Journal 3 – Choose one event that improved life in the 19th century.

Journal 4 – How did factories change America?

Journal 5 – There were two major effects due to industrialization according to your handout of the Industrial Revolution. Describe three.

Journal 6 – Who was responsible for the arrival of the textile industry in America? How did he or she do this?

Journal 7 – Describe improvement in transportation in the U.S as a result of Industrialization.

Journal 8 – Choose one social, political, or economic effect of Industrialization. Research and write to paragraphs on what you find.

Journal 9 – Explain how the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were events that led to the Civil War.

Journal 10 – Describe the three causes of the American Civil War. Use your packet “A Country Divided”

7th Grade - Journals 1-10

Journal 1 – What is the difference between a political and physical map? Globe and map projection? (Grade and review handout ‘Let’s Travel the Earth’)

Journal 2 - What are lines of latitude and longitude?

Journal 3 – Choose any three landforms and describe them in your own words. Use your notes.

Journal 4 – Choose any three bodies of water and describe them in your own words. Use your notes. 

Journal 5 - List all of the landforms and bodies of water that you’ve seen in person. Use your notes. (Review “Can You Identify Nature’s Creations?)

Journal 6 – List as many states as you can without looking at a map.

Journal 7 – Describe the topography of North America in your own words from east to west. You may use your notes and map.

JOURNAL 8 – HOW DO YOU THINK THE FIRST AMERICANS ARRIVED IN AMERICA? 

JOURNAL 9 – What is history and why is it important to learn history? Mention: multicultural history, primary and secondary sources.

Journal 10 – Now that you have read V1.3, explain how the Native Americans arrived in North America.

7th Grade: NEW NATION POP QUIZ

1.    WHAT DID ABIGAIL ADAMS CONSTANTLY REMIND HER HUSBAND, JOHN ADAMS, ABOUT?

2.    WHAT CAME FIRST? U.S. CONSTITUTION OR ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

3.    WHY MIGHT THE STATES HAVE FEARED CREATING A STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?

4.    NAME TWO THINGS THAT AMERICANS ARGUED ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE WRITING THE CONSTITUTION.

5.    WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BATTLE OF THE WAR?

6.    PATRIOTS MOVED TO CANADA AFTER THE WAR. T OR F

7.    WHEN WAS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICIALY OVER? (EXACT DATE)


The following word bank is to be used for numbers 8 and 9. 

CONFEDERATION        MONARCHY
FEDERATION                DEMOCRACY

8.    A form of government that divides power between a central government and state governments. The central government has most of the power. ______________

9.    A government made up of a group of partners. The partners keep all the important powers to themselves and there is basically no higher power.

10.    In the law of Supply & Demand – when there is a big supply of something, it’s value and price goes up. T or F

11.    Name one good thing about the Articles of Confederation.

7th Grade - Journals 41-50

Journal 41 – Use the following terms to explain why the Colonists became angry with the British: WRITS OF ASSISTANCE, SUGAR ACT, PROCLAMATION OF 1763, STAMP ACT, TOWNSHEND ACTS, TEA ACT, QUARTERING ACTS.

Journal 42 – Describe an event that showed anger on behalf of the colonists towards the British.

Journal 43 – What would you have done differently had you been King George III during the rebellion of the Colonies?

Journal 44 – Describe one strength and one weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

Journal 45 – What would you do, as king or queen of England, to regain all of the money spent in protecting your American Colonies in the French & Indian War. Be specific.

Journal 46 -
1. According to the details of the engraving, what advantages do the soldiers have that the colonists do not? What point does the artist make through this contrast?

2.    What do you think is the intended message behind the artist’s use of smoke spreading out from the soldiers’ rifles?

Journal 47 – Explain how freedom for the people has expanded over time. Use the “Ladder of Rights”.

Journal 48 – What are the most important things to attend to when creating a government?

Journal 49 – Compare and contrast “Federation” and “Confederation”. You may use a Venn Diagram or explain in writing.

Journal 50 – Who was Abigail Adams? She fought for equality for a group of people. What group was this?

8th Grade / Journals 41-50

Journal 41 - How did factories change America?

Journal 42 - Who was responsible for the arrival of the textile industry in America? How did he or she do this?

Journal 43 - Describe improvements in transportation in the United States as a result of industrialization.

Journal 44 - Explain how the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were events that led to the Civil War.

Journal 45 - Describe the three causes of the American Civil War. Use your packet "A Country Divided"

Journal 46 - Describe the life of Frederick Douglas. Use V4.31-32.

Journal 47 - The teacher will assign you an event that led to or caused the Civil War. Your job is to describe it.

Journal 48 - If you were Jefferson Davis, what actions would you have taken to defend the protect the South? Keep in mind the circumstances.

Journal 49 - Explain the difference between Confederate, Union, and Border States. Use your map.

Journal 50 - HOw did the role of women during the Civil War change their social status after the war?