U.S. History

H5$C - HW#41

Read p. 467.  What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

EXAM, Friday, December 8, on Unit IV:  America's Industrial Revolution,

1865-1900 (Ch. 15-18, plus Review book Ch. 8).

H5$H - HW#40

In Review book, read pp. 50-52, 130-132.  In textbook, read pp. 401-406.

You are a farmer on the Great Plains.  Write a letter to Dear Abby in which you ask for advice regarding one of your problems.  Include Abby's response to your letter.

H5$C - HW#40

Read pp. 437-444.  Answer Q2, 3, & 5 on p. 444.

H5$H - Study for test.

H5$H - HW#38

Bring Constitution book to class Wednesday, November 29.

In Constitution book, read Lesson 24 (pp. 122-126).

Answer Q2 & 3 on p. 126 (Reviewing and Using the Lesson).

EXAM, Friday, December 1, on Unit IV:  The Nation Grows and Divides,

1803-1877  (Ch. 7-14, Review book Ch. 7).

H5$C - HW#38

In Review book, read pp. 116-120.

1.  Explain three reasons for the growth of American industry.

2.  Do you think the leaders of big businesses were "robber barons" or "captains of industry"?  Explain.

H5$C - HW#37

Read pp. 413-418.  Answer Q2 (a,b,c) on p. 419.

H5$H - HW#37

In Constitution book, read Lesson 23 (pp. 120-121).  In Review book,

read pp. 92-93.  In textbook, read pp. 365-369, 370-371.

1.  Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

2.  How was slavery finally ended in the United States?

3.  Identify:  A.  Black Codes     B.  Freedmen's Bureau

4.  Why was President Johnson impeached?

H5$C - HW#36

In Review book, read pp. 132-134.

1.  Why were the Native Americans pushed off their lands in the 1800s?

2.  How did the U.S. government remove the Native Americans from their lands in the late 1800s?

H5$C - HW#35

In Review book, read pp. 50-52, 130-132.  In textbook, read pp. 401-406.

You are a farmer on the Great Plains.  Write a letter to Dear Abby in which you ask for advice regarding one of your problems.  Include Abby's response to your letter.

H5$C - Study for test.

H5$H - HW#34

See Xerox sheet.

H5$C - HW#34

Read Fact Sheet #17 and study Ch. 7 in the Review book.

In the Review book, answer Q2-13 on pp. 102-104.

This assignment may be handed in November 16 only.

H5$H - HW#32

In textbook, read pp. 199-202, 207-209.

1.  Why did the War Hawks argue for war?

2.  Why was the War of 1812 called the Second War of Independence?

H5$C - HW#33

Read pp. 373-375, 646-648.  1.  What was the Ku Klux Klan?

2.  Why did Southerners join the KKK?

3.  How did the Southern states prevent blacks from voting?

EXAM, Friday, November 17, on Unit III:  The Nation Grows and Divides,

1803-1877 (Ch. 7-14, Review book Ch. 7).

H5$C - HW#32

Read pp. 365-369, 370-371.

1.  Identify:  A.  Black Codes     B.  Freedmen's Bureau

2.  How can a President be removed from office?

3.  Why was President Johnson impeached?

H5$H - Study for We The People test on entire Constitution book..

H5$C - HW#31

Bring Review book to class 11/10./06.  In textbook, read pp. 333-337.

1.  What advantages did the North have in the Civil War?

2.  What advantages did the South have in the Civil War?

H5$H - Study for test. 

H5$C - HW#30

Bring Review book to class 11/9/06.

The year is 1845.  Write a 100 word letter to your uncle in North Carolina, Thomas Johnson, in which you try to persuade him to free his slaves and join the abolitionist movement.

H5$H - HW##31

Read Purpose of Unit Six (p. 189), Lessons 35 and 36 (pp. 190-199).

A.  Answer Q4 on p. 194.

B.  If you do not choose to vote or participate in any way in government, should you be required to obey its laws?  Why?/Why not?

C.     Should all citizens eligible to vote be required to vote or be subject to a heavy fine?  Why?/Why not?

H5$H - HW#30

Read Lessons 33 & 34 (pp. 175-187).  Review the Bill of Rights worksheet (HW #23).

Identify:  1.  probable cause     2.  writ of assistance     3.  exclusionary rule

4.  right against self-incrimination     5.  double jeopardy     6.  right to counsel     7.  bail     8.  capital punishment

EXAM, Friday, November 10, on Unit III:  Fundamental Rights and the Election Process (Lessons 27 to 40).  Constitution Competition Exam, Monday, November 13, on entire Constitution book.