Jacob Riis Assignment

Jacob Riis Keynote Assignment

Your task is to create a keynote presentation by following the requirements below.

Refer to pg 538 of your text and this link  for basic information about Jacob Riis to get you started. Other credible websites may also be used.

-       All information must be in YOUR OWN WORDS

Slide 1:

-       Summary of Jacob Riis’ childhood/background and Jacob Riis’ occupations?

Slide 2:

-       Explain the purpose of Riis’ work How the Other Half Lives (be sure to include the location of where the photos were taken). In what year was it it published?

Slides 3-7

-       Find 5 pictures that were a part of How the Other Half Lives

Slide 8:

-       Explain the impact of Riis’ work- what reforms or changes took place?

Slide 9:

-       Compare Riis’ pictures to a picture of William Vanderbilt’s Marble House.  On your slide, put a side-by-side picture set-up of a picture of the Marble House and one of your Jacob Riis photographs.

Slide 10:

-       Provide background information about the Marble House. Location, year built, reason for being built, size of house, and how William Vanderbilt made his fortune.

-    Refer to this link for information.

Slide 11:

-       How does the information on the previous slide relate to the distribution of wealth in the late 1800s?

Total value: 20 points
Due: Fri, Dec 19

Unit 5 Quiz- Post Civil War America (1877-1900)

Quiz topics:

Ch. 13 The Expansion of American Industry

Section 1- A Technological Revolution pgs. 456-465

- How did the number of patents change from before the Civil War to the period after the Civil War?
- Explain the impact of the transcontinental railroad
- Explain the impact of the bessemer process

Section 2- The Growth of Big Business pgs. 467-472
- Provide arguments for why the big businessmen of the Gilded Age should be called "robber barons."
- Provide arguments for why the big businessmen of the Gilded Age should be called "captains of industry"
- How did John Rockefeller acquire his wealth? define horizontal consolidation
- What are Carnegie and Rockefeller philanthropists?
- Explain the ideas of the Gospel of Wealth and Social Darwinism
- Why was America ready for big business in the late 1800s?
- How did Andrew Carnegie make his fortunes? define vertical consolidation.
- How did the government respond to trusts and monopolies? (specific act)

Section 3- Industrialization and workers pgs. 473-476
- Identify 2 reasons why the American work force grew between 1860-1900
- How did the relationships between workers and owners change?
- Why did children work?

Section 4- The Great Strikes pgs. 477-483
- Provide an example of how there was a widening gap between the rich and the poor
- What is socialism? Why did most Americans disagree with socialism?
- Why did American workers form unions in the late 1800s?
- What was the reaction of employers to labor unions?


Ch. 14 Looking to the West

- Identify push factors that forced people to move west after the Civil War
- Identify pull factors that attracted people to the west after the Civil War
- Why did stereotypes about the West develop?
- Identify the Frontier Thesis (Frederick Jackson Turner)
- How did landownership differ between Americans and Native Americans?
- Define assimilation- What was one attempt to assimilate Native Americans?

Unit 5 Invention Assignment

Ch. 13, Section 1: A Technological Revolution

Read page 456 through the top of page 460.  You will read in detail about the period following the Civil War, which was characterized by the significant growth of technology and inventions. According to our text, between 1790 and 1860, the government issued only 36,000 patents.  A patent is a license that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set period of time.  In contrast, between 1860 and 1890, the government issued 500,000 patents. Inventions such as the typewriter, telephone, and phonograph influenced changes in the economy, business practices, and the daily lives of Americans.  Thus, America experienced the “Gilded Age,” as termed by Mark Twain.  Gilded means “covered with a thin layer of gold,” and the term implied that the thin layer covered the poverty and corruption in the country.  However, the Gilded Age was a golden period for industrialists, and many Americans became rich as a result of booming industries.

Your task is to research one invention from the post-Civil War era (1860-1890).  Each student in the class will have a different invention as chosen at random.  Answer the following questions from your research and create a keynote/powerpoint presentation. 

-       Use bullet points and PARAPHRASE

-       Include pictures

-       6-8 total slides

Refer to your textbook and credible sources from the internet to find the information. DO NOT plagiarize, as this will result in the grade of a zero.

1.     What is the invention? Identify who invented the product, the time frame (year) of the invention, and the progression of the idea/finished product. (at least 4  bullet points)-  5 points

2.     Explain and analyze the IMPACT of the invention on the American economy as well as on the daily lives of Americans. Be as specific as specific as possible in your answer. (at least 6 bullet points)- 7 points

3.     Compare the invention to a modern day product, or how it has transformed to a product at the present time (at least 3 bullet points) 3 points.
4. Last slide- list your sources utilized- URL link only; at least 3 sources are required- 3 points

Neatness and organization= 2 points
work ethic, turned in on time= 3 points

Total point value= 23 points

Due: Friday, December 5^th at the beginning of class.

Unit 5- Post Civil War: The Gilded Age

Click on this link and make a list of the wealthiest Americans who were born between the years of 1830 and 1850.  Next to each name, cite the industry in which the individual's fortunes were made.

Unit 4 Quiz Topics

Ch. 11- The Civil War

- Know the strengths and weaknesses of both the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War
- Know the military strategies of both the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War
- Lincoln's main objective at the start of the war
- Why was the Civil War the deadliest war in history? (see classwork article on blog)
- Why did President Lincoln take away liberties and rights in the border states?
- Emancipation Proclamation- What was it? Why not the border states/ Effect?
- The significance of the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
- Main point of the Gettysburg Address
- 13th amendment

Unit 4- The Civil War- Textbook info

Use your textbook to answer the following questions... (Due Friday)

Ch. 11, Section 2 Life Behind the Lines

1. Why did President Lincoln use martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War?

2. Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Which slaves were now "free?" Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the border states of MD, DE, KY, MO?


3. Explain the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.


Ch. 11, Section 3 The Tide of the War Turns

1. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the war?  Include the date?

2. Why was the Battle of Vicksburg significant? Date and location?

3. Identify the main points in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.


Ch. 11, Section 4 Devastation and New Freedom

1. Identify the 13th amendment. Date?

2. When and where did the South officially surrender?

3. Who assassination President Lincoln? Where and why did it happen?

Unit 4- The Civil War

The Civil War

To further research the Civil War, you will work in a group of 4 students. Each student will have a different task to complete the assignment. Use chapter 11 of your text as your first source for information, then explore various credible (.edu,org) websites (not wikipedia). Here are the different tasks...

1. Reporter: You will act as a news reporter and write a news story about the impact of industry and technology during the Civil War. Especially focus on the industry boom in the North, the impact of the railroad, and the telegraph. Length- 1 page double spaced Times New Roman. Include a catchy newspaper headline. You may also include a small picture that relates to the topic.

2. Historian: You will make a timeline slideshow of 10 events or battles that occurred during the Civil War. Include brief descriptions (a few sentences) about each event. Include the specific dates. This should be neat and organized.
Include the following
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Battle of Antietam
- First Battle of Bull Run
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Passage of 13th amendment
- Confederacy surrenders
- Battle of Vicksburg
- 54th Massachusetts regiment attack on Fort Wagner
- The Gettysburg Address
- Lincoln's assassination

3. Illustrator: You will draw a map of the states. Provide a color-coded key to label the Union and Confederacy states, key battles, and major cities. Label at least 5 key battle sites on the map. Label key cities on the map. Also include a picture of the Union and Confederate flags. With each flag, include a brief explanation about the symbolism shown. This will be 3 separate pages total.

4. Biographer: You will explain the contributions of important people from the time period. Explain their importance during the Civil War era. Create a 10 slide powerpoint with bullet points. (2 slides each person) Include a small picture of each person on the first slide. Focus primarily on their impact during the Civil War time period. Over all, you should have at least 10 bullet points about each person.
- General Robert E. Lee
- General Ulysses S. Grant
- Colonel Robert Shaw
- President Abraham Lincoln
- General George McClellan

Due: Thursday
Value: 30 points

Unit 4- The Civil War

Read the text from the links below to the Digital History website and answer the corresponding questions in your notebooks.

- Read:  The Civil War Begins
     1. What was President Abraham Lincoln's response to the secession of the Confederate states?
     2. Summarize Lincoln's beliefs about the existence of the Union as a whole.
     3. What was Robert E. Lee's conflict at the start of the Civil War?

- Read:  Why the Civil War was so Lethal
     1. Identify and explain three reasons why the Civil War was the deadliest war in American history.

- Read: The Anaconda Plan
     1. Summarize the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan.
     2. Was it successful?

Unit 4- The Civil War and Reconstruction

Unit 4- The Civil War and Reconstruction

Chapters 11 and 12

Read Chapter 11, section 1 (pages 380-389) in your textbook to answer the following questions in your notebook. Answer in bullet point format.

1.     Summarize the events of the First Battle of Bull Run. Who were the generals involved? Who won?

2.     List the strengths of the North at the start of the Civil War.

3.     List the strengths of the South at the start of the Civil War.

4.     Identify the Union military strategies.

5.     Identify the Confederate military strategies. What is a war of attrition?

6.     Summarize the events at the Battle of Shiloh. What generals were involved? Who won?

7.     Summarize the events at the Second Battle of Bull Run. What generals were involved? Who won?

8.     Why was the Battle of Antietam the bloodiest battle of the Civil War? Where did it take place? Who won? What were the casualties?

Unit 3- The New Nation

Video- The Market Revolution
- Identify Robert Fulton
- Explain Nathaniel Hawthorne's qute
- What was the 1st railroad?
- Identify advances in communications in the 1800s.
- Explain the role of capitalists.
- Identify the impact of the market revolution.
- Who were the workers of the industrial revolution?
- Explain the role of transcendentalists.
- Explain the effect of business cycles


Answer the following questions in your notebook.  Re-write each question and use note/bullet format to answer.

Unit 3- The New Nation

Ch. 7- Life in the New Nation (1783-1850)

1.     In the 1800s, the United States became a mobile society? What does this mean? Identify 2 effects this had on the country. (pg. 243)

2.     What was trans-Appalachia? Why were people attracted to this region? (pg. 249-250)

3.     How did Native Americans continuously get forced further to the West? By 1840, how were Native American populations affected?

4.     How did the U.S. acquire the Florida territory? What War of 1812 General played a large role in convincing President James Monroe that Florida would benefit the U.S.? (pg. 251-252)

5.     What was the significance of the Seminole Wars and the Adams-Onis Treaty?

6.     Explain the phrase “Manifest Destiny.” Who coined it? When was it said? How does Manifest Destiny relate to westward expansion? (pg. 253)

7.     Describe the Oregon Trail. Why did Americans travel the journey? (pg. 254)

8.     How do the Mormons fit into the westward expansion theme? Explain. (pg. 255)

9.     Explain how the California Gold Rush sparked population growth in the West. Provide population numbers. What are ghost towns?(pg. 255)

10.  How did the Texas War for Independence and the Battle of the Alamo mark the annexation of the Texas territory to the U.S.? (pg. 264-265)

Unit 2 Study Guide

College Prep U.S. History

Unit 2 Study Guide: Chapters 4, 5- The Revolutionary Era and Forming a New Government

Ch. 4, Sect. 2- Issues Behind the Revolution

-       What was the purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?

-       Why did Britain impose new taxes on the colonies?

-       What was the Stamp Act?

-       What were the Townshend Acts?

-       What is meant by the term, “No taxation without representation?”

-       What happened at the 1770 Boston Massacre? Why did John Adams defend the British?

-       How did John Adams plan his masterful defense?

-       Identify the intolerable acts in response to the Boston Tea Party

-       Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord significant?

-       What was decided at the First Continental Congress?

Ch. 4, Sect. 2- Ideas Behind the Revolution

-       What was decided at the Second Continental Congress?

-       Identify the Olive Branch Petition.  What was it? Who initiated it?

-       Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

-       Identify the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence after the preamble

-       Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

Ch. 4, Sect. 3- Fighting for Independence

-       British and American strengths and weaknesses

Ch. 4, Sect.4- Winning Independence

-       What were the points decided at the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War?

-       Why did America win the war?

Identify:

-       John Adams, Sam Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, Caesar Rodney, Captain Preston, Abigail Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine

Ch. 5- The Constitution of the U.S.

Section 1 Government by the States

-       Articles of Confederation; background and weaknesses

Section 2 The Constitutional Convention

-       James Madison

-       New Jersey Plan vs Virginia Plan

-       Great Compromise

-       3 branches

-       checks and balances

-       role of electoral college

Section 3 Ratifying the Constitution

-       Federalists vs Antifederalists

-       The Bill of Rights

-       Powers of legislative branch, executive branch and judicial branch

-       How does one become president?

The Constitution

 The preamble of the Constitution: Click here to watch the video.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Use this link to review the text of the Constitution for your worksheet. The text of the Constitution is also found on pgs 172-195 of your textbook.

Unit 2 Quiz Topics

- Proclamation of 1763
- Stamp Act
- Townshend Acts
- Sons of Liberty
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Tea Party
- Intolerable Acts
- First Continental Congress
- Lexington and Concord
- Second Continental Congress
- Olive Branch Petition
- Thomas Paine's Common Sense
- Parts of the Declaration of Independence
- Strengths/weaknesses of American and British armies
- Results of end of the war: Treaty of Paris 1783

The Declaration of Independence

Click here to read the content of the Declaration of Independence. Scroll down the page and begin reading at "When, in the course of human events.."

When finished, refer to this link to answer questions related to the document.

John Adams part 2- Independence

John Adams Part 2- Independence

Your task is to write a film review of Independence. Use your video sheet to help refresh your mind about the episode. Over all, did you like or dislike Independence? Explain why or why not. What was your favorite scene/part of the episode? Explain why it is your favorite. Give specific details about the scene as well. Who was involved in your particular scene? Was the scene a significant part of the film? Explain. Also, identify who your favorite character was from Independence. Cite specific reasons for your choice. Be sure to explain the personality and character of the person, as well as any quotes or scenes involving that character. Last, and most importantly, relate the information from the episode to the information learned in class from unit 2.

Length: 1-2 pages typed. Turn in the paper at the beginning of class on THURSDAY

Requirement: MLA heading in upper left page (your name, my name, class, date); size 12 font, double space. Use the questions above to organize your essay into meaningful paragraphs.

Value: 15 points

John Adams Part 1 Assignment

Join or Die, part 1 of the HBO's John Adams series, re-emphasized many of the unit 2 objectives from our notes and homework. The unrest and rebellion in the colonies was portrayed through the Boston Massacre, the response to the Tea Act, the Intolerable Acts, and the formation of the First Continental Congress.  As you witnessed, John Adams was a well-respected public figure that joined the patriot cause by the end of the episode.   As your extra credit option, respond to ONE of the following topics. Your response should TYPED in a well-developed paragraph and should be at least 8-10 sentences in length.

Due- Friday, Sept. 26^th

Value- 10 points. Your point value will be determined through fulfilling the requirements and the written content.

Choose one of the following questions.

1. Describe the Boston Massacre trial. Summarize key arguments of the prosecution (arguments that the British soldiers willfully fired upon the crowd) and defense (John Adams defending the soldiers).  How did John Adams plan his defense? What were some of his key points or questions? Describe the scene in the courtroom and any significant witnesses.  Be specific in your descriptions. Discuss the significance of the jury’s verdict and the impact it had on John Adams’ professional career.

2. Explain how John Adams’ Loyalist stance (loyal to the British crown) changed from the beginning of the episode to the end. Use specific examples, like why he decided to defend the British soldiers, his thoughts about the Sons of Liberty, his reaction to restricted individual freedoms, his turning point when he went against the crown of England, and his decision to attend the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia.  Be sure to mention specific examples or scenes from the episode.

Unit 1 Test

Text- Ch. 1, sect 4;  Ch. 2, sect 2, 3, 4;  Ch. 3, sect 1,3,4

Also study 5 the map of 13 colonies

-        Identify all key people within Unit 1

-        Review all notes, text readings, worksheets  and homework

Topics

-        5 themes of geography

-        Reasons for Columbus’ voyage

-        How did the 400^th anniversary differ from the 500^th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America?

-        The impact of the Columbian exchange. Impact of disease.

-        Define colony, propriety colony, royal colony

-        Why did England want to establish colonies? (4 reasons)

-        What was significant about the Roanoke colony?

-        Identify and explain the hardships/ success faced by the Jamestown colonists. Define joint-stock company.

-        Why did settlers colonize the New England region?

-        Identify the Puritans and Pilgrims.

-        What was the Mayflower Compact?

-        Identify characteristics of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colony.

-        Study all questions from the Middle and Southern colonies worksheet.

-        Contrast the economies in the three regions.

-        Why was it difficult for England to govern the colonies? Explain the idea of salutary neglect.

-        How was government established in the colonies?

-        Explain the role of mercantilism in the colonies.

-        The Navigation Acts and Triangular Trade route

-        Describe the prevalence of slavery in the 3 regions. What was the Middle Passage?

-        Impact of westward expansion in the colonies

-        How did the Great Awakening start the foundation for American principles of government?
- Causes and effects of the French and Indian War
- Political cartoon- Join or Die
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Key People:Christopher Columbus, John Smith, John Rolfe, Sir Walter Raleigh, King James, William Bradford, Squanto, John Winthrop, Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Duke of York, Peter Stuyvesant, William Penn, George Calvert and Lord Baltimore, James Oglethorpe, Jonathan Edwards