7th Grade

Today we went over the main ideas of the colonies and summarized ideas of the section 1. Then we read Section 2.
No Homework tonight.
Friday we will outline section 2 and watch a video on the 13 Colonies

8th Grade

Today we read Chapter 15 Section 1 and outlined the section.
Homework create 2 webs using the Compromise of 1850 and Wilmot Proviso as the main idea and add at least 4 details about each.
Thursday we will be working more on the tensions between the North and South and if time we will start reading section 2.
I have all test and quizzes entered in Gradebook, but I am still grading the project. Hopefully I will be able to get them back to you by the end of the week.

7th Grade

Today in class we read Chapter 3 Section 1 and completed an outline for the section independently and together.
Homework
Complete 5 webs of key figues and their roles: Sir Walter Raleigh, John Smith, John Rolfe, Powhatan, and Nathaniel Bacon.

8th Grade

Today you will be given a project about Slavery that will be due next week Thursday.

Next week...
Quiz on chapter 14
Test on chapter 14
Project due ** Remember late projects will be given maximum half credit.

7th Grade

Questions due Friday on The Columbian Exchange in your notebook.

1. Describe how the Columbian Exchange impacted the New World.
2. Describe how the Columbian Exchange impacted the Old World.
3. How did the Columbian Exchange make the Spanish conquest of the New World easier?
4. How does the Columbian Exchange impact your daily life?

Next week...
Quiz on Wednesday
Test on Friday 

7th Grade

Complete the Graphic Organizer with Timeline
 

1497-1498 =  Cabot looks for Northwest Passage on behalf of England.  1524 = Verrazzano searches for Northwest Passage on behalf of France.	1. Why did these explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
1534- 1536 = Jacques Cartier explores St. Lawrence River for France. 1564 = Spanish destroy French fort in Florida.	2. What caused the conflicts between the English, French, and Spanish?
1588 = English Navy destroys Spanish Armada	3. What led to the destruction of the Spanish Armada?
1608 = Champlain founds Quebec 1626 = Dutch establish New Amsterdam on Manhattan River.	4. What was the goal of the colonies of Quebec and New Amsterdam?

7th Grade

Finish Map and questions for class on Wednesday