American History 1800s-1970s: A Project
Civil War: A Scavenger Hunt
Causes of the Civil War
Let's read about some of the causes of the Civil War, and how this war divided the states. Download the text HERE (part one) and HERE (part two).
Freedom Quilt Project
The story of the Underground Railroad quilts is a mixture of fact and fiction. Since it was illegal in most states for slaves to learn to read and write, some historians believe the images on quilts were used to provide slaves with clues about safe paths to freedom.
You will be making your own pattern/code to add to the classroom Freedom Quilt. Visit this SITE for examples of patterns and codes that were found in Freedom Quilts.
You will be making your own pattern/code to add to the classroom Freedom Quilt. Visit this SITE for examples of patterns and codes that were found in Freedom Quilts.
Industrial Revolution
Trail of Tears
As we learn about the Trail of Tears in class, we will react to a painting depicting this event and narrative stories told by those families who were forced to leave their homes.
+ Assignment
+ Family Stories
+ Background Information
+ Assignment
+ Family Stories
+ Background Information
Lewis and Clark
Please download the following attachments to begin your journey. The first download is for the first day. The second download is for the second day.
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Branches of the United States Government
Test your knowledge of the three branches of U.S. government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Start quiz HERE. Write your score on a piece of paper and turn in. There are twelve questions.
Revolutionary War Heroes Project
Anne: Abigail Adams
Lily: Abigail Adams
Raul: John Hancock
Alexis: John Adams
Sam: Samuel Adams
Kevin: John Hancock
Demarion: John Hancock
Stephen: Samuel Adams
Esteven: Samuel Adams
Blazej: Samuel Adams
Dian: Abigail Adams
Glenda: James Madison
Brandon: John Adams
Evelyn: James Madison
Danny: Samuel Adams
Patrick: John Hancock
Alvaro: John Adams
Antonio:
Lily: Abigail Adams
Raul: John Hancock
Alexis: John Adams
Sam: Samuel Adams
Kevin: John Hancock
Demarion: John Hancock
Stephen: Samuel Adams
Esteven: Samuel Adams
Blazej: Samuel Adams
Dian: Abigail Adams
Glenda: James Madison
Brandon: John Adams
Evelyn: James Madison
Danny: Samuel Adams
Patrick: John Hancock
Alvaro: John Adams
Antonio:
Revolutionary War Heroes
Choose a hero from the Revolutionary War from the list provided. Your job is to locate information from texts, videos, and charts to provide the reader with an accurate representation of why this individual exemplifies a war hero. Your job is not to convince the reader that your individual is a hero, rather you are providing biographical information from integrating various sources.
Your biography should be written in chronological order and focus on accomplishments during the American Revolution.
Questions to answer:
What makes this person special or interesting?
What examples from their life illustrate those qualities?
What events shaped or changed this person’s life?
Revolutionary War Heroes
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
James Madison
Deborah Sampson
Informational Texts
Site One
Site Two
Videos
Site One (A. Adams; J. Adams)
Site Two (J. Madison; J. Adams)
Site Three (S. Adams)
Site Four (J. Hancock)
Site Five (D. Sampson)
Timelines
Site One
Site Two
Site Three
Your biography should be written in chronological order and focus on accomplishments during the American Revolution.
Questions to answer:
What makes this person special or interesting?
What examples from their life illustrate those qualities?
What events shaped or changed this person’s life?
Revolutionary War Heroes
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
James Madison
Deborah Sampson
Informational Texts
Site One
Site Two
Videos
Site One (A. Adams; J. Adams)
Site Two (J. Madison; J. Adams)
Site Three (S. Adams)
Site Four (J. Hancock)
Site Five (D. Sampson)
Timelines
Site One
Site Two
Site Three
Would You Rather Be a Kid in Colonial Times or Now?
As part of the research for this project, in addition to reading nonfiction text, you will be required to watch two videos. Remember to watch these videos a couple of times and to take notes on these videos using your graphic organizer.
Video 1
Video 2
Video 1
Video 2
Lighting the Way to Freedom
Swiftly and secretly they traveled, almost always under the cover of night. Fugitive slaves, sometimes guided by the light of a distant lantern, escaped to freedom via a system known as the Underground Railroad.
Pretend you are a slave who has just traveled on the Underground Railroad. On a paper, write a four-paragraph story in which you tell about yourself and your escape. Answers these questions in your story:
Paragraph One:
Paragraph Two:
Paragraph Three:
Paragraph Four:
Pretend you are a slave who has just traveled on the Underground Railroad. On a paper, write a four-paragraph story in which you tell about yourself and your escape. Answers these questions in your story:
Paragraph One:
- Who are you and where did you live while you were a slave?
- How old are you?
- What kind of work did you do for your master or mistress?
- How did he or she treat you? What were your living conditions like?
Paragraph Two:
- How did you first hear about the Underground Railroad?
- Why did you want to travel on it
Paragraph Three:
- What was your journey like?
- What route did you take?
- What dangers or obstacles did you encounter?
Paragraph Four:
- How and where did your journey end?
- What was the result of the trip?
How Laws are Made
Visit this site to review how laws are made. Use the site to help you answer the questions and complete the chart.