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PBS Reconstruction Website Assignment: Students will research background information on the following topics: 1) Freed People and land ownership, 2) Southern plantations, 3) Black legislators, 4) Carpetbaggers, 5) Black civil rights, 6) Sharecroppers, 7) Freedmens Bureau schools, 8) KKK,...

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Chief Seattle, Oration (1854) Seattle (17901866) was the famous chief of several Native American peoples who resided in the Pacific Northwest. He allegedly delivered the following speech a year before he signed a treaty ceding Indian lands to the United States. The speech has been widely reprodu...

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Lydia Allen Rudd, Diary of Westward Travel (1852) Like thousand of pioneers during the 1840s and 1850s, Lydia Allen Rudd made the long and arduous journey to Oregon and Washington. The migrants' motivations were often complex, but they all hoped to improve their lives. In these selections Rudd rec...

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Homework (November 5-November 9) Monday: Roundtable Video (Westward Migration), Chapter 13 Pre-Test, Wiki Review 13-1 Tuesday: Wiki Review 13-2, Forum Primary Source #12 Wednesday: Wiki Review 13-3, Primary Source #13 Thursday: Wiki Review, 13-4, Zinn, Howard. Peoples History of the Unit...

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You can all publish your 1) facts, 2) primary sources and 3) analysis here concerning the following: Uncle Tom's Cabin The Lincoln-Douglas Debates The Expansion of Slavery John Brown The Dred Scott Case

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Step #1: Choose and answer one of the following assignments. You may use valid and credible websites for your research. Extra points will be given for students who use and cite primary source documents. Be sure to use outside information in answering your question. Write your answer in a post. ...

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For the Jackson debate, please 1) state your positions on your particular topic (nullification, the bank war and Indian removal), 2) post your evidence to support each position and 3) ask a question (or more) directly to your opponents and 4) answer questions posed to you (or your teammates). Stud...

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Patrick Henry Speaks Against Ratification of the Constitution (1788) Patrick Henry, the noted Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention, opposed a federal form of government in the United States. Here, at a debate during the convention, Henry discusses his objections to the new form o...

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Read Chapter 5 of A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn by clicking here. Then respond to the following statement: The U.S. was: a. A work of genius put together by lies humane men, who created a legal framework for democracy and equality, b. A work of genius put together by rich men...

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Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia (1787) In response to a request for information from a French diplomat, Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, put in writing his ideas about his state. After working on the manuscript for several years, Jefferson eventually published it as N...

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George Washingtons Will (Mt. Vernon, 1799) The powerful text of George Washingtons will displays the distinctive writing style that Washington had developed over the years. The contents of the will reveal much about Washington's character and his views concerning the diverse and valuable prop...

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The Federalist No. 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments (Friday, February 8, 1788) This essay examines Madison's thoughts on the division of governmental power among multiple departments. Madison assumed in most of h...

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Margaret Bayard Smith, Reflections Upon Meeting Thomas Jefferson (1801) These two documents from Margaret Bayard Smith, a letter and an excerpt from her reminiscences, reveal her views on the early days of Thomas Jeffersons presidency. Smith grew up in a Federalist household, but at the time of h...

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Read Zinn, Howard. Peoples History of the United States (abridged teaching edition). Chapter 6 The Intimately Oppressed. and then complete the following Assignment: Take a standard American history textbook (i.e. your own) and compare its treatment of the following points with Zinns treatmen...

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In April 1775, following the battles at Lexington and Concord, Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston, a zealous champion of American liberty and president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, wrote an open letter to the British people giving the colonists view of the events. It had been Warren who disp...

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The Monroe Doctrine (1823) President James Monroe presented this doctrine as part of his annual message to Congress in December 1823. He proposed it at a time when the Old World powers were losing their colonial interests in the New World. The United States had recognized the former colonies of Arge...

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Samuel F. B. Morse, from Imminent Dangers to the Free Institutions of the United States through Foreign Immigration (1835) In the early 1830s, Samuel Morsewho would later invent the telegraphbegan attacking in print the Leopoldine Society to Aid the Missions, which was making contributions to t...

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Welcome to the computer lab! Go to www.myhistorylab.com and log in to the online textbook webiste with your registered account. Remember to sign in as a returning user. You don't need the access code, just your individual password. Then, once you are logged into the site, scroll down on the left t...

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DBQ: The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1789 revealed bitter controversies on a number of issues. Discuss the issues involved and explain why these controversies developed. [Source: 1977 AP Exam] Above, the 1977 DBQ question for the AP exam sits. It's not that impressive, is it? It's n...

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DBQ: In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response. [Source: 2004 AP Exam] Directions: 1) Create a the...

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Prepared by Leslie Lindenauer for the Paul Revere House, Boston. Even simple artifacts, such as the geneological chart of American Revolutionary hero Paul Revere, can provide information about the lives of earlier generations, such as age at first marriage, lifespan, and family size. Revere wa...

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Choose one question and answer fully. Feel free to use your text and other research sites to aid your answer. Please cite your sources, however, at the end of your essay answer. Internet sources should be hyperlinked. Let me know if you have any specific questions, ok? Thanks. · Wh...

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Use the documents provided in class (the diaries of Columbus and the writings of Las Casas) to answer the following questions. Email me (mre@engineofsouls.com) if you have any questions or need any help. 1. Justify the role of progress from the Spanish perspective, using specific phrases and ex...

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In order to get to know each other better, let's share some answers to the following questions: 1) If you could go back in time, who would you choose to meet and what would you ask or do? 2) What is the most confusing thought/question you have ever had? 3) What is your most prized possession and why? 4) Wh...

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Summer Assignment I hope all of you are enjoying your summer. Although many consider time in the summer to fly, take some time to think about how your perceptions of the moments and events of your days are remembered both by you and the people around you. This is how history is studied. What motivate...

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	Assignment #13: Reconstruction (Preview) PBS Reconstruction Website Assignment: Students will research background information on the following topics: 1) Freed People and land ownership, 2) Southern plantations, 3) Black legislators, 4) Carpetbaggers, 5) Black civil rights, 6) Sharecroppers, 7) Freedmens Bureau schools, 8) KKK,...	mre	8	2520	Dec 6, 2007 by Kelby
	Primary Source #12: Chief Seattle's Oration (Preview) Chief Seattle, Oration (1854) Seattle (17901866) was the famous chief of several Native American peoples who resided in the Pacific Northwest. He allegedly delivered the following speech a year before he signed a treaty ceding Indian lands to the United States. The speech has been widely reprodu...	mr e	15	8439	Dec 2, 2007 by Calisa
	Primary Source #13: Diary of Western Travel (Preview) Lydia Allen Rudd, Diary of Westward Travel (1852) Like thousand of pioneers during the 1840s and 1850s, Lydia Allen Rudd made the long and arduous journey to Oregon and Washington. The migrants' motivations were often complex, but they all hoped to improve their lives. In these selections Rudd rec...	mr e	15	10133	Dec 2, 2007 by Calisa
	Assignment #11: Manifest Destiny (Preview) Homework (November 5-November 9) Monday: Roundtable Video (Westward Migration), Chapter 13 Pre-Test, Wiki Review 13-1 Tuesday: Wiki Review 13-2, Forum Primary Source #12 Wednesday: Wiki Review 13-3, Primary Source #13 Thursday: Wiki Review, 13-4, Zinn, Howard. Peoples History of the Unit...	mre	24	9892	Nov 25, 2007 by Patrick
	Assignment #12: 1850's Analysis (Preview) You can all publish your 1) facts, 2) primary sources and 3) analysis here concerning the following: Uncle Tom's Cabin The Lincoln-Douglas Debates The Expansion of Slavery John Brown The Dred Scott Case	mre	1	1438	Nov 16, 2007 by Amber, Anna, Joanna :P
	Assignment #9: Reform Movements (Preview) Step #1: Choose and answer one of the following assignments. You may use valid and credible websites for your research. Extra points will be given for students who use and cite primary source documents. Be sure to use outside information in answering your question. Write your answer in a post. ...	mre	16	5954	Nov 13, 2007 by Joanna
	Assignment #10: Jackson Debate (Preview) For the Jackson debate, please 1) state your positions on your particular topic (nullification, the bank war and Indian removal), 2) post your evidence to support each position and 3) ask a question (or more) directly to your opponents and 4) answer questions posed to you (or your teammates). Stud...	mr e	21	1230	Nov 9, 2007 by Erin
	Primary Source #4: Patrick Henry on Ratification (Preview) Patrick Henry Speaks Against Ratification of the Constitution (1788) Patrick Henry, the noted Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention, opposed a federal form of government in the United States. Here, at a debate during the convention, Henry discusses his objections to the new form o...	mre	15	9338	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Assignment #4: Zinn Chapter 5 (Preview) Read Chapter 5 of A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn by clicking here. Then respond to the following statement: The U.S. was: a. A work of genius put together by lies humane men, who created a legal framework for democracy and equality, b. A work of genius put together by rich men...	mr e	15	8242	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #5: Thomas Jefferson's Notes on Virginia (Preview) Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia (1787) In response to a request for information from a French diplomat, Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, put in writing his ideas about his state. After working on the manuscript for several years, Jefferson eventually published it as N...	mre	15	6321	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #7: Washington's Will (Preview) George Washingtons Will (Mt. Vernon, 1799) The powerful text of George Washingtons will displays the distinctive writing style that Washington had developed over the years. The contents of the will reveal much about Washington's character and his views concerning the diverse and valuable prop...	mre	16	1239	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #6: Federalist No. 51 (Preview) The Federalist No. 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments (Friday, February 8, 1788) This essay examines Madison's thoughts on the division of governmental power among multiple departments. Madison assumed in most of h...	mre	14	10887	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #8: On Meeting Jefferson (Preview) Margaret Bayard Smith, Reflections Upon Meeting Thomas Jefferson (1801) These two documents from Margaret Bayard Smith, a letter and an excerpt from her reminiscences, reveal her views on the early days of Thomas Jeffersons presidency. Smith grew up in a Federalist household, but at the time of h...	mre	16	2807	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Assignment #7: Zinn Chapter 6 (Preview) Read Zinn, Howard. Peoples History of the United States (abridged teaching edition). Chapter 6 The Intimately Oppressed. and then complete the following Assignment: Take a standard American history textbook (i.e. your own) and compare its treatment of the following points with Zinns treatmen...	mre	12	7524	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #3: Joseph Warren & Lexington (Preview) In April 1775, following the battles at Lexington and Concord, Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston, a zealous champion of American liberty and president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, wrote an open letter to the British people giving the colonists view of the events. It had been Warren who disp...	mr e	18	9801	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #9: Monroe Doctrine (Preview) The Monroe Doctrine (1823) President James Monroe presented this doctrine as part of his annual message to Congress in December 1823. He proposed it at a time when the Old World powers were losing their colonial interests in the New World. The United States had recognized the former colonies of Arge...	mre	14	4888	Nov 5, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #11: Foreign Immigration (Preview) Samuel F. B. Morse, from Imminent Dangers to the Free Institutions of the United States through Foreign Immigration (1835) In the early 1830s, Samuel Morsewho would later invent the telegraphbegan attacking in print the Leopoldine Society to Aid the Missions, which was making contributions to t...	mre	11	2282	Nov 4, 2007 by mre
	Assignment #6: Chapter 8 Online (Preview) Welcome to the computer lab! Go to www.myhistorylab.com and log in to the online textbook webiste with your registered account. Remember to sign in as a returning user. You don't need the access code, just your individual password. Then, once you are logged into the site, scroll down on the left t...	mre	1	883	Oct 4, 2007 by Chris
	Assignment #8: Alien & Sedition DBQ (Preview) DBQ: The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1789 revealed bitter controversies on a number of issues. Discuss the issues involved and explain why these controversies developed. [Source: 1977 AP Exam] Above, the 1977 DBQ question for the AP exam sits. It's not that impressive, is it? It's n...	mre	0	6948	Oct 4, 2007 by mre
	Assignment #3: French & Indian War DBQ (Preview) DBQ: In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response. [Source: 2004 AP Exam] Directions: 1) Create a the...	mr e	14	29210	Sep 27, 2007 by mre
	Primary Source #2: Revere Family Tree (Preview) Prepared by Leslie Lindenauer for the Paul Revere House, Boston. Even simple artifacts, such as the geneological chart of American Revolutionary hero Paul Revere, can provide information about the lives of earlier generations, such as age at first marriage, lifespan, and family size. Revere wa...	mre	18	3044	Sep 21, 2007 by mre
	Asignment #2: Pre-Revolution Questions (Preview) Choose one question and answer fully. Feel free to use your text and other research sites to aid your answer. Please cite your sources, however, at the end of your essay answer. Internet sources should be hyperlinked. Let me know if you have any specific questions, ok? Thanks. · Wh...	mr e	17	3605	Sep 13, 2007 by Alexa
	Primary Source #1: Columbus & Las Casas (Preview) Use the documents provided in class (the diaries of Columbus and the writings of Las Casas) to answer the following questions. Email me (mre@engineofsouls.com) if you have any questions or need any help. 1. Justify the role of progress from the Spanish perspective, using specific phrases and ex...	mr e	15	19557	Sep 13, 2007 by Andrew L.
	Assignment #1: Icebreaker Questions (Preview) In order to get to know each other better, let's share some answers to the following questions: 1) If you could go back in time, who would you choose to meet and what would you ask or do? 2) What is the most confusing thought/question you have ever had? 3) What is your most prized possession and why? 4) Wh...	mre	32	1302	Sep 13, 2007 by Erin
	Summer Assignment (Preview) Summer Assignment I hope all of you are enjoying your summer. Although many consider time in the summer to fly, take some time to think about how your perceptions of the moments and events of your days are remembered both by you and the people around you. This is how history is studied. What motivate...	mre	3	1015	Aug 2, 2007 by Anonymous
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