STUDY GUIDE! Final Exam: Foundation of America

People You Should Know

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Thomas Paine
3. Anne Hutchinson
4. John Marshall
5. William Sherman
6. Andrew Carnegie
7. Industrialist
8. Progressives
9. John D. Rockefeller
10. Ida Tarbell
11. Robert La Follette
12. Muckrackers
13. Upton Sinclair
14. Jacob Riis

Question You Should Be Able to Answer

15. How were the colonies separated?
16. Which colonies allowed for freedom of religion?
17. What are the differences between triangular trade versus middle passage?
18. What was the Great Awakening?
19. What was the purpose of the committee of correspondences?
20. Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
21. What was the first continental congress?
22. Can you name the goals of the Federalist and the Anti-federalist?
23. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the first national government.
24. How was the New Constitution organized? Why was it organized in such a fashion?
25. Is Manifest Destiny an idea or a goal for the nation?
26. How did the Missouri Compromise and Kansans-Nebraska Act compare to each other?
27. What does the word abolitionist mean?
28. Which Supreme Court cases should you know?
29. Which amendments do you think will be on the exam?
30. What was the immediate effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
31. Which new inventions and innovations spearheaded the industrial age?

Time Periods/Terms You Should Know

32.  Reconstruction Era

33. Gilded Age
34. Progressive Era
35. Labor unions of the 1900’s
36. Social Darwinism
37. Settlement Houses
38. Tenements

What the best study advice you have ever recieved? 

Muckrackers Uncover Unsanitary Meat Practices!

Upton Sinclair wrote this book for a couple of reasons. First 
and foremost, he tries to awaken the reader to the terrible 
living conditions of immigrants in the cities around the turn of 
the century. Chicago has the most potent examples of these 
conditions. Secondly, he attempts to show the advantages of 
socialism in helping to remedy the problems of a society such as 
the one that exists in Chicago at this time. Sinclair accomplishes his objectives with an extremely 
powerful story. 
What are the lasting effects of Upton Sinclairs Novel the Jungle? 

Uncovering social wrongs

How the other half lives: Jacob Riis

Is it American to let people starve?

How to mend a broken nation?

"The Rail Splitter Repairing the Union" — a political cartoon of Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln from 1865, during the Reconstruction era of the United States (1863–1877). Cartoon print shows Vice President Andrew Johnson sitting atop a globe, attempting to stitch together the map of the United States with needle and thread. Abraham Lincoln stands, right, using a split rail to position the globe. Johnson warns, "Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it closer than ever." While Lincoln commends him, "A few more stitches Andy and the good old Union will be mended." (wikipedia)


In what ways was reconstruction a success? A failure? Explain and use evidence from your studies in class. 

Constitution is not DEAD! It lives on!

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4697

 How would you change the Constitution? Here are some changes made in the past 200 years, and some changes for the future.

You may have heard the U.S. Constitution called "a living document." Though it may seem like a dry piece of paper to you, it really is designed to live and grow as the nation grows.

Even the Founding Fathers knew it might have to change with the times. Article Five of the Constitution spells it out: "The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses [the House and the Senate] shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution . . ." States were also given a chance to propose changes, or amendments. Three-fourths of the states have to approve the amendment for it to become law.

In the past 200 years, the Constitution has been amended 27 times. The 13th Amendment, in 1865, forever banned the practice of slavery. The 15th Amendment, in 1870, gave all citizens the right to vote, regardless of their race.

Americans have added laws only to take them back. In 1919, the 18th Amendment was passed. It banned the making and selling of alcohol. But it was impossible to get all people to stop drinking. Many people felt the government had no right to make laws about their private habits. So in 1933, the 21st Amendment was adopted. It repealed, or canceled, the 18th Amendment.

The nation may need amendments in the future. For example, advances in technology may change the way we communicate. Someday, we may be able to vote from our own homes, hooked into central computers through our TV sets. And what if we are able to live in space? We may need new laws to govern space life.

What kind of laws do you think we will need in the future?

Reaction to the Articles of Confederation!

During his life, he never allowed a portrait of himself to be made, so his true appearance remains unknown.

Daniel Shays was a farmer turned revolutionary. Describe the issues that inspired him to speak out against the Articles of Confederation. How could the authorities have handle his concerns? Why would people outside of his state of Massahuchetts be frightened by his story of rebellion?

Story of Rebellion: Ebeneezer MacIntosh and the Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

The first widely known acts of the Sons took place on August 14, 1765, when an effigy of Andrew Oliver (who was to be commissioned Distributor of Stamps for Massachusetts) was found hanging in a tree on Newbury street, along with a large boot with a devil climbing out of it. 

The boot was a play on the name of the Earl of Bute and the whole display was intended to establish an evil connection between Oliver and the Stamp Act. The sheriffs were told to remove the display but protested in fear of their lives, for a large crowd had formed at the scene. 

Before the evening a mob burned Oliver's property on Kilby street, then moved on to his house. There they beheaded the effigy and stoned the house as its occupants looked out in horror. They then moved to nearby Fort Hill were they built a large fire and burned what was left of the effigy... 

On that evening it became very clear who ruled Boston. The British Militia, the Sheriffs and Justices, kept a low profile. No one dared respond to such violent force.

By the end of that year the Sons of Liberty existed in every colony. Their most popular objective was to force Stamp Distributors throughout the colonies to resign. However, there were opportunists everywhere, too, who would use the name Sons of Liberty to carry out acts of revenge and other violence not related to the cause.

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm    

 How does a minority influence a majority to achieve political change?

 Were the Sons of Liberty justified in their revolutionary activities?

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Colonial Differences

40% of the population were slaves

How did the different social and economic characteristics of the northern and southern colonies later play a crucial, and tragic, role in American history?

The Importance of the Enlightenment

"Government with the consent of the governed"

John Locke, the father of Liberalism, greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson in creating the Declaration of Independence. His theory of a government working under a social contract was very different than Hobbe’s idea of despotism. The colonists reached the new land with these enlightenment ideals, and soon were challenging the rule of Britian’s King George.

Discuss John Locke’s main concepts and how his fundamental ideals is still present in today’s society. 

Welcome Back Students!

Hello Students,

I was so excited to see all the new and old faces in our classroom. This year is full of potential and opportunity. I was so happy to see Cara, Niko, Heriberto, Selina, Crystal, Kacie, Savahnnah, Elaine, Matt, Noel, Ziyad, Tim, Kelsey C., Dana, Jordan,  Kacie, and Raul from last year's history class.

I wish all of you a wonderful year!!! Ready, Set, Go!

Hurray!!! It's summer vacation!!!

Your junior year is over and now you prepare for a little R and R. How will you spend your summer vacation? 

The Black Separatism Unsettled Many White People

What did black separatists propose as the best way of achieving their goal of black separatism?  Do you agree or disagree with their position?

Civil Rights Movement

Describe the issues that African Americans faced in the 1950's. What intervention was needed by the Government in the 1960's to help the advancement of colored people in America?

The American Dream 1950's

As we've studied the plenty of the 1950's with it's fashion, gender roles, and baby boom generations we've found ourselves very puzzled as to how we may have been influenced or diverted by the decade. After learning about the 1950's would you enjoy or have difficulty living in the era?

1950's California Agricultural Economy

This picture taken on May 24, 1950 in Culver City, CA depict Mexican agriculture workers. Describe the Significance of Mexican immigrants to the agricultural economy. (Textbook: Poverty and Plenty)

california state testing STUDY!!!!!!

Here are the list of terms for flashcards. Due Tuesday!
Manifest destiny
Wilmot Proviso*
Susan B. Anthony
Compromise of 1850
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott V. Sanford
Civil War
Emancipation Proclaimation
Gettysburg Address
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
KKK
Plessey V. Ferguson
Sherman Antitrust Act
Progressive-250
Spanish American War
Panama canal
17th Amendment
World War I
Wilson’s fourteen points-323
League of Nations
Great Gatsby-334
Anarchism
Red Scare
Palmer Raids
Marcus Garvey-343
Women’s Suffrage
Teapot dome-347
Espionage Act of 1918
Kellogg-Briand Post
Henry Ford-355
Upton Sinclair
Route 66-384
The Jazz Age
Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes-392
Zora Neal Hurston
Prohibition
Al Capone
KKK
Immigration Quotas
National Origins Act-404
Causes of the Great Depression
Hoovervilles
Election of 1932
Dust bowl
The Grapes of Wrath-444
New Deal
Eleanor Roosevelt-460
Social Security Act
Indian reorganization act-480
WWII
Lend-lease
Selective services
Island Hopping
Atlantic Charter
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
Atomic Bomb
Rations
Women in wartime industry-531
NAACP
Executive order 8802-544
Executive order 9066
Hirabayashi v. United States-548
Korematsu V. United States
Yalta-big 3
United Nations-565
Containment
Cold war-567
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Korean War-578
Sputnik
Bay of Pigs-592

Spring Break

Greeting students, I've had a wonderful time with my family this vacation and will come back to school refreshed and ready for STATE testing!!! How has your break been? Are you re-energized?

Mobilizing the Homefront during WWII

World War II was instrumental in improving the economy after the New Deal Programs created by the Roosevelt administration. The Gross National Product increased to $211 billion dollars by the end of WWII(1945). Although this prosperity created many opportunities for women and farmers, the country was still called upon to support the soldiers by rationing. What would it be like if you were expected to ration the daily items that you enjoy?

The Holocaust

What could ________ have done to stop or mitigate the Holocaust?
Fill in the blank: European Jews, German citizens, Western democracies, citizens of occupied countries, the Catholic Church or other religious groups.

The failure of the United States, Western Democracies, and non-governmental organizations including religion to intervene when informed of the mass murders is a complex discussion that has been held all around the world. Share your thoughts to the sentence above, along with your opinion.

A Day that Will Live in Infamy...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced to the nation on December 7. 1941 that entry into World War II could no longer be ignored by the American people. Although Japanese imperialism and German escalating aggressions had been going on for years before this attack, America continued to evoke it's neutrality. Could the attack on Pearl Habor have been prevented? Why was Pearl Harbor an important turning point in World War II?

Main concepts of the Great Depression and the New Deal: Check out the video footage.

We've just finished the 1930's unit, what knowledge should you take with you into the 1940's? Expansion of government? Were all American's helped? What role did women and minorities have in the Agencies?