(9th Grade) Decline of Ottoman Empire - sources

On September 8th and 9th we viewed a PowerPoint on the Ottoman Empire. There were two questions that we needed to answer by Monday, September 12th. The questions are:

1. How did the European partition lead to regional conflict?

2. Land and religion are reasons for continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Describe how and why this is true. 

This is a great source for these questions: 

http://www.parkerpedia.com/featured-articles/break-up-of-the-ottoman-empire

European Partition

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Geography of Arabia

9th Grade - Image for Geography of Arabia

"Abolitionist Want to End Slavery" V4.31-32

New Nation Oral Quiz Questions

New Nation Oral Quiz

1. Who cooked and cared for the soldiers during the American Revolution?
2. Abigail Adams often reminded her husband about rights and equality for a group of people? Name this group.
3. What came first? Articles of Confederation or Constitution?
4. Why did the Founding Fathers fear creating a too powerful government at first?
5. What were some things that our Founding Fathers argued about while creating the second government?
6. Name one good thing about the Articles of Confederation.
7. List one difference between Confederation and Federation.
8. Is "confederation" an appropriate term for the system set up under the Constitution? Explain
9. Why did the Articles of Confederation last a short amount of time?
10. Describe one weakness mentioned in chapter 32 that Congress ha under the Articles of Confederation.

701, 702, 709 - HW due Friday, June 10th

Journal 31 - Who was Abigai Adams? She fought for equality for a group of people. What group was this? 

American Revolution II Quiz Study Guide

This will be an open notes quiz. Please bring all of the handouts and worksheets we have been working on since Spring Break. 

What to study:

1. Difference between loyalists and patriots.

2. What was the 2nd Continental Congress known for?

3. Definition of unianimous.

4. Date the Declaration of Independence was signed.

5. What information does the Declaration of Independence contain? 

6. Definition of militia and Minutemen. 

7. How are the following terms related to the American Revolution? 

Continental Colors, Privateer, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Stripes (flag), John Adams.

8. There will be two short answer response questions, choose one: 

A. Why did Thomas Jefferson suggest that the United States build a new city for the nation's capital?

B. In a newspaper editorial, a writer voices his or her opinion on an issue. Write an editorial expressing a colonists opinion of the Quartering Act of 1765. You may write from a patriot or a loyalist point of view. 

701, 702, 709 HW due: May 9

1. Packet titled "Fighting the Revolution"

2. Questionnaire from History of US vol. 3 chapters 16 and 17. Read the pages below to answer the questions.