Written Response #5 Sources: Declaration of Independence (3 versions) and the Declaration of the Rights of Man

WR #5 Primaries (All 3 Versions) by buddylembeck on Scribd

Directions for Written Response #5

Directions for WR #5 by buddylembeck on Scribd

Ch 6 Notes

Questions Reading #2: Dragging Cannon From Ft. Ticonderoga

1. Why was Henry Knox an unlikely hero?
2. Describe the obstacles and challenges that faced Knox and his soldiers.
3. What role did the winter weather play in the transportation of the cannon from Ticonderoga?
4. How did the delivery of the cannon help the Revolutionary forces achieve an early and important military victory?

Reading #2: Primary

Dragging Cannon From Fort Ticonderoga to Boston

Question Reading #3: A Patriot's Letter to His Loyalists Father

1. Select a portion of the letter Timothy Pickering Jr. wrote that indicates the respect he had for his father. Why do you think he included this in his letter?
2. Why do you think the letter notes a “difference of sentiment” but never specifically mentions the war?
3. Put yourself in the place of both Timothy Pickering Jr. and Timothy Pickering Sr. Make two lists that would support the revolutionary arguments of the son and the loyalist rationale of the father.

Reading #3: Primary

A Patriot to Loyalist Father

Reading #1: Questions

1. According to the first paragraph, how did the Declaration of Independence have an impact on the rest of the world?

2. To whom was the Declaration of Independence addressed to?

3. Which facts became the basis by which the colonial subjects could rightfully leave the British Empire?

4. After the Declaration of Independence was signed, what rights did the newly free and independent states obtain?

5. By implication, what question was being asked to the rest of the countries around the world when the Declaration of Independence was finalized?

Reading #1: Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

The Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

Outline for Written Response #4

Written Response #4 Outline by buddylembeck on Scribd

Written Response #4 Directions

Directions for Written Response #4 (New) by buddylembeck on Scribd

Written Response #4 Sources

Primaries for WR #4 (New) by buddylembeck on Scribd

Reading #5: Questions and Image

1. Why did a group of Bostonians attack John Malcom, a British Customs officer?  Explain how the artist has shown all of the problems (political, economic, social) in Boston through specific images.

2. Using information in the introduction as well as clues from the broadside, explain the illustrator's point of view.  Present evidence to support your answer.

3. Why is this image considered to be an effective example of propaganda?

4. When comparing this broadside to Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre, which image do you think is a more effective piece of propaganda?  Do you think the broadside turned more Englishmen against the colonists, or that Revere's engraving turned more colonists against the British?  Why?

Reading #5: The Bostonians Pay the Excise Man or Tarring and Feathering

A British View of Rebellious Boston by buddylembeck on Scribd

Reading #4 Questions

1. What are some of the similarities and differences between the first 3 sources? (you should be able to come up with 3 similarities and 3 differences--dates don't count)
2. According to American accounts, what do you think happened that day?
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3. What are some of the similarities and differences between the last 2 sources? (You should be able to find 2 similarities and 2 differences)
4. According to the British accounts, what do you think happened that day?
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5. How are the American accounts and British accounts similar?
6. How are the American accounts and British accounts different?
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7. After reading all of the evidence, what do you think happened that day?  Who do you think fired the first shot and why?

Reading #4 Sources

Lexington Sources by buddylembeck on Scribd

Reading #3 Paul Revere's Engravings

Part I; Engravings: 

1. Examine both engravings and make a list of the differences.
2. Why do you think Revere made these changes?
3. Based only on what you see in Revere's engraving, write an explanation as to what happened that       night in Boston.

Sources for Reading #2

Stamp Act SHEG Primaries

Questions for Reading #2

For Document A:
(Do 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e BEFORE reading the body of the text)

1a. Who wrote this? What do we know about him?

1b. What newspaper does this come from?

1c. What would you predict the author’s perspective will be on the Stamp Act?

1d. When was it written? Was it before or after the Stamp Act went into effect?

1e. Is it reliable? Why? Why not?

1f. What does the author call Britain?  What does he call America?

1g. When the author urges people to speak to their representatives, who is he referring to?

1h. Why does the author state the British were "enemies of truth and liberty"?

1i. According to this document, why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?

Chapter 5 Notes

Video Questions

1. Why were the colonists so upset about the Stamp Act?

2. Why couldn't George Washington claim the land he was promised for fighting in the French and Indian War?

3. What was so significant about the fighting that occurred in Massachusetts in 1775?

4. How did the French and Indian War become "the war that made America"?

Reading #1 Questions: Road to Revolution Part 1

1. In your own words, why did Thomas Pownall claim that the American colonies would never unite?

2. Define the main idea of the second paragraph.

3. According to the third paragraph, which issue was responsible for the problems between the colonies and Britain?

4. What were the results of the Stamp Act? In what ways was the Declaratory Act worse than the stamp Act?

5. How did the colonists demonstrate a resistance to the unjust acts of Parliament?

Chapter 5 Vocab

1. Patriot: An American that is not loyal to Britain.
2. Loyalist: An American that is loyal to Britain.
3. Ally: A country that you are officially friends with (they will usually help in times of war).
4. Militia: An army that is made up of regular people.  They only become an army when the army is needed.  Not professional soldiers.
5. Tyranny: The unjust abuse of authority or governmental power; using your power in an unfair way.
6. Repeal: To cancel a law.
7. Boycott: A form of economic protest; refuse to buy things from someone until you get your way.
8. Propaganda: Information that’s used to promote a certain cause or belief (often times misleading or biased).
9. Revenue: Money that a big company or government is bringing in.
10. Congress: A country’s law-making group

Update for 10-4-16 through 10-11-16

Tuesday 10-4-16: Finish going over sources, thesis, etc. for Written Response #3
Wednesday 10-5-16: Study Guide
Thursday 10-6-16: Review study guide; Jeopardy Review
Friday 10-7-16: Chapter 4 Test; all in-class assignment due

• Readings 1 and 2
• Notes
• Vocab
• Written Response questions (in-class)
• Study Guide

Tuesday 10-11-16: Written Response #3 due

Primaries for Written Response #3

Primaries WR #3

Directions for Written Response #3

Instructions for the Great Awakening Paper WR #3

Reading #2: Sources (Formatting a little messed up)

Great Awakening Documents by buddylembeck on Scribd

Reading #2: The First Great Awakening

1a. Who wrote document A?
1b. What type of document is document A?
1c. When was the document written?
1d. What is the main idea of the document?
1e. Hypothesis 1: According to document A, why was George Whitefield so popular?

2a. Who wrote document B?
2b. What type of document is document B?
2c. When was the document written?
2d. What is the main idea of the document?
2e. Hypothesis 2: According to document B, why was George Whitefield so popular?

3a. Who wrote document C?
3b. What type of document is document C?
3c. When was the document written?
3d. What is the main idea of the document?

3e. Hypothesis 3: According to document C, why was George Whitefield so popular?

4. Write an AXEXES paragraph answering the question, "Why was George Whitefield so popular?"

Reading #1 Salem Witch Crisis

After reading the evidence and completing the graphic organizer, write an AXEXES paragraph in your notebooks citing two pieces of evidence answering the question, "What caused the Salem Witch Crisis?"

Reading #1 Graphic Organizer

Salem Graphic Organizer by buddylembeck on Scribd

Salem Witch Crisis Sources

Salem Witch Crisis

Salem Village and Salem Town

Chapter 4 Vocab

1. Economy: The way things are made, bought, and sold; the distribution of scarce resources.

2. Rights: Things you're allowed to do as a citizen that the government can't take away.

3. Parliament: England's big general assembly; legislative body made up of representatives from all over England that approve laws and taxes.

4. Commerce: Trade; buying and selling things.

5. Mercantilism; An economic theory that states if a country is to be wealthy and powerful, it needs to export more than it is importing.

6. Petition (v.): To formally request a change.

7. Revolution: The overthrow of the government by the governed.

8. Revival: A church service filled with enthusiasm and emotion.

Chapter 4 Notes: Life in the Colonies

Update for 9-13-16 through 9-20-16

Tuesday 9-13-16: Finish going over written response #2 graphic organizer and thesis; Ch. 2 & 3 Study Guide

Wednesday 9-14-16: Finish study Guide; Study Guide Review

Thursday 9-15-16: Study Guide Review; Jeopardy Review

Friday 9-16-16: Ch. 2 & 3 Test; all in class assignments due

• Notes
• Readings (1-5)
• Written Response questions (in class)
• Vocab

Tuesday 9-20-16: Written Response #2 Due

Written Response #2 Thesis

Your paper should have 3 body paragraphs, for a total of 5 paragraphs (introduction and conclusion)

• Body paragraph #1 should detail a similarity between all three documents (self government)
• Body paragraph #2 should detail a similarity between the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders (religion)
• Body paragraph #3 should detail a similarity between the Fundamental Orders and the House of Burgesses (structure)

Thesis: There are several similarities between the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders and the House of Burgessses, such as self government, religion, and structure.

Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders in Modern Language

Mayflower Compact & Fundamental Orders Interpretations

Sources for Written Response #2

Primaries for WR #2 (New)

Directions for Written Response #2

Directions for WR #2 by buddylembeck on Scribd

Reading #4 Questions: Puritans

Document A:

1. Sourcing: Who was John Winthrop speaking to in this sermon? What do you
think is the purpose of this sermon?

2. Contextualization: Imagine what his audience might have been thinking and
feeling as they listened to him on the ship. Describe it.

3. Close reading: What is the main idea of this speech? What do you think
Winthrop means when he says, “We shall be as a City Upon a Hill?”


Document B:

1. Sourcing: Who was John Cotton speaking to in this sermon? Why is he
speaking about settling in a new land?

2. Contextualization: In this sermon, who are the ‘inhabitants’ in the new land?
Who are the ‘foreign people?’

3. Close reading: What does Cotton say that God will do for the foreign people
when they arrive in the new land?

Using evidence from Document A and Document B, answer the question below:

Were the Puritans selfish or selfless?

Reading #4: Puritans

Puritans Primaries

Reading #3; Questions

1. In this letter, John Winthrop described Boston as a functioning and prospering town.  What questions might a reader in Europe pose in a return letter to Winthrop?

2. What evidence did Winthrop offer to prove that Boston was approaching self-sufficiency?

3. According to Winthrop, what role has God played in their settlement?  What does this tell us about their view of the Natives?

Reading #3; Winthrop Describes Life in Boston

John Winthrop Describes Life in Boston

Update for 8-26-16 through 9-1-16

Written response #1 will be due on Thursday, September 1.

Remember, if your printer runs out of ink, you can email me your paper and then print it at school.

joel.davis@bonsallusd.com

Reading #2 Questions

1. Describe some of the struggles settlers faced upon their arrival in the New World.

2. In what ways were these settlers able to cope with these struggles?

3. In what ways were the settlers able to remake the New World in the image of the Old World?  Why would they do this?

Reading #2 Colonization and Settlement (The Settlement Process)

Colonization and Settlement Excerpt

Chapter 2 & 3 Notes

Directions for Written Response #1

Instructions for Written Response #1 (New) by buddylembeck on Scribd

Written Response #1 Sources

Pocahontas Original Docs

Chapter 2 Notes

Chapter 2 & 3 Vocab

1. Colony- Land that is claimed by a country in order to use the resources and send them back to the mother country.

2. Indentured Servant- Someone that has signed a contract to essentially become a slave for about 7 years in order to pay for their passge to America.

3. Cash Crop- A crop that is grown specifically to sell.

4. Government- Leaders of society that make laws to maintain order.

5. Representation (representative)- When someone or some group speaks on behalf of or makes decisions on behalf of a larger group.

6. Assembly- An elected group of lawmakers (these would be representatives).

7. Democratic- When the people rule

8. Puritan- Christians that were very strict and weren't happy with the Church of England’s authority.

9. Slave Trade- Specifically the buying and selling of slaves.

Questions for reading #1; A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia, 1622

1. In the very first sentence of Sebastian Brandt’s letter he mentions that his “brother and . . . wyfe are dead aboute a year” and does not mention them again. How does this matter-of-fact statement help us understand conditions faced by settlers in Virginia in the early 1600s?
2. What conclusions can you draw about Brandt knowing that he continued to search for precious metals after most Jamestown settlers were involved in agriculture?
3. Make a list of what you think you would need to survive a year in Jamestown. Compare it with the shopping list Brandt sent to the merchant in London.

Reading #1; A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia, 1622

A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia

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Update for 8-15-16

50 StatesTest on Friday, 8-15-16

Study because this is a real test that will count in the grade book

Chapter 2 & 3 Vocab

1. Colony

2. Indentured Servant

3. Cash Crop

4. Government

5. Representation (representative)

6. Assembly

7. Democratic

8. Puritan

9. Slave Trade

2016-17 Welcome Back Letter

Welcome Back Letter 2016-17 by buddylembeck on Scribd