Tuesday, February 27, 2018

HW Tonight 2/27/18

Period 2: Finish the worksheet/reading we started in class, today. 

Period 8:
Continue watching the video, "Triangle"

Complete the questions on the worksheet you were given, in class today. 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Exam Study Guide Chapters 14 and 15

15 Vocab Words
25 Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice Questions:

  • According to the theory of laissez faire, when does the economy function best? 
  • What did The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act attempt to do? 
  • What idea did Social Darwinism promote? 
  • Effects of business practices of railroads 
  • Effects of industrialization (urbanization, immigration)
  • How the federal government aided the growth of transcontinental railroads
  • Why the federal government placed few restrictions on immigration, Between 1870 and 1920. 
  • Why John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber barons
  • How the completion of the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroads contributed to the industrial growth of the United States 
  • important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion
  • Major purpose of both the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan (1907)
  • In the late 1800s, WHY were most strikes by unions unsuccessful
  • During the late 1800s, which group strongly supported an open immigration policy?
  • What factors allowed employers to cut worker's wages in the late 19th Century?
  • During the late 19th century, Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly, and Eugene Debs were leaders of what movement? 
  • Two late-nineteenth-century inventions that drew many women out of the home and into the workforce
  • What motivated Nativism in late 19th century?
Vocab:

Mass Transit
Ellis Island
Vertical Integration
John D. Rockefeller
Interstate Commerce Act
Transcontinental Railroad
Andrew Carnegie
Mass Transit
Angel Island
Urbanization
Chinese Exclusion Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Nativism
Horizontal Integration
Tenement

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

HW Week of 2/19/18

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 2/19 (February Break) 

1.  Complete the assignments for Thursday and Friday of 2/12.  Those assignments are as follows: 

  • Complete: 
    • a. Terms and Names
    • b. Main Ideas 1-8
    • c. Critical Thinking, questions 2 and 3 

4. CLICK HERE for Chapter 15 of your textbook, The Americans.  If you would like to borrow a textbook, please let me know ASAP.  
ALL WORK IS DUE ON TUESDAY, FEB. 27th.  This will count as FIVE (5) HW assignments.  Failure to submit the assignment will result in a grade of 55.  


***THERE WILL BE AN EXAM ON CHAPTERS 14/15 on FRIDAY MARCH 2nd*** BE PREPARED!!! 


Sunday, February 11, 2018

HW Assignments Week of 2/12/18

Hello, All: 

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 2/12.  Please note due dates for your HW assignments.  It is important to note that if you choose not to complete your homework by the due date, you will receive a grade of 55.  Late assignments are not accepted, except if a student is LEGALLY absent from school. 

MONDAY NIGHT:  Due 2/13
1.  Watch: 

2. Complete the Worksheet that accompanies the video.  CLICK HERE for a link to the worksheet.  In the event that you are not provided a copy of the worksheet, you are responsible for printing the worksheet. 

TUESDAY NIGHT: Due Wednesday 2/14 
2.  Complete the Reading Study Guide, that accompanies the reading 

WEDNESDAY:  

THURSDAY: 

FRIDAY:
1.  Complete: 
a. Terms and Names
b. Main Ideas 1-8
c. Critical Thinking, questions 2 and 3 

Friday, February 09, 2018

Extra Credit/Extension

CLICK HERE for a link to Chapter 12 of our textbook, The Americans.

Complete the assignment as follows on p. 402. 

  1. Copy the VISUAL SUMMARY. 
  2. Answer the MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS 1-8. 
  3. Answer the CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS 2, 3, 4. 

Monday, February 05, 2018

This Week's HW Assignments 2/5-2/9/18

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 2/5/18.  Please note the due dates for the assignments.  Homework that is not completed will result in a grade of 55.  Please remember that homework is worth 20% of your semester grade.

Monday Night 2/5.  Due 2/6.
Read Chapter 16, Section 3 of the textbook, and answer questions 2, 3 and 4

Tuesday Night 2/6. Due 2/7
Read Excerpts of the P.v.F. decision (Plessy v. Ferguson) and answer questions 1-7.

Wednesday and Thursday Night: Review for a test, FRIDAY on Reconstruction.
The test will consist of 25-30 multiple choice questions, and approximately 10-15 vocab words.

The vocab words will come directly from Chapter 12, sections 1, 2, 3 of your textbook. 

CLICK HERE for a link to review multiple choice questions.   The questions will be VERY similar to the ones contained on the website.

HERE IS A LINK TO STUDY THE VOCAB WORDS

MORE STUDY STUFF!