Tuesday, September 30, 2014

8th grade

Foldable 
Pre civil war causes 
Civil war advantages disadvantages military strategies 
Post civil war consequences 

Monday, September 29, 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014

7th Grade

Outline Chapter 1 Section 4

I.                    Feudalism in Europe
  1. What threats did Europeans face after the fall of the Roman Empire?
  2. What did nobles owe to a king in exchange for grants of land?
  3. How did the manor system work?
  4. What new roles did the Church take on?
II.                  Revival of Trade and Towns/ Trade with the East
  1. What caused the revival of trade and the growth of new towns?
  2. Why did Italian cities take the lead in trade with places outside Europe?
  3. How did the Crusade increase European trade in Asian goods?
III.                The Decline in Feudalism
  1. How did the growth of towns and trade weaken feudalism?
  2. What effect did the bubonic plague have on feudalism?
  3. Why kings become more powerful as feudal lords weakened?
IV.                The Renaissance and Reformation/ Changes in Trade
a.       What was the Renaissance and where did it begin?
b.      How did the Reformation affect the Roman Catholic Church?
c.       Why did Italians gain control of the trade in Asian goods?
d.      Why did other European countries begin looking for an all-water route to Asia?




8th Grade

Outline due tomorrow Chapter 15 Section 4


I.Political Parties Splinter
II.The Election of 1860
III.Southern States Secede
IV.The Union Responds to Secession/ Efforts to Compromise Fail

Monday, September 8, 2014

8th Grade


I.The Fugitive Slave Act/Uncle Tom’s Cabin
II.The Kansas-Nebraska Act
III.“Bleeding Kansas”
IV.Violence in Congress

7th Grade

Vocabulary Quiz on Chapter 1 Section 1&2 tomorrow

Thursday, September 4, 2014

8th grade

Finish chapter 15 section 1 outline
I. North and South take different paths 
II. Antislavery and Racism 
III. Wilmont Proviso/Controversy over Territories 
IV. The Compromise of 1850 

Define names and terms from chapter 15 section 2. 

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

7th and 8th grade

Welcome back!! Please bring your social studies textbook, yellow folder, yellow notebook, and a pen to class.