Westward Expansion 2

Parents: This week's test will be on Wednesday. Next Thursday will be Posttest 3.

Students: Time Warp Trio

Notes for this week's quiz:

Louisiana Purchase
What was it? The United States bought land from France.
Who made it? Thomas Jefferson made the purchase.
What did it do? The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S.

Lewis and Clark
Who were they? They were explorers sent on an expedition into the west.
What did they do? Their goal was to discover information about the geography, people, and natural resources of this new area.
Where did they go? They started in St. Louis, MO and traveled up the Missouri River, through the plains and over the Rocky Mountains to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Who sent them on their trip? Thomas Jefferson

Oregon Trail
-pioneers followed this route west
-trip took about 6 months
-they used what was on the trail to survive

Alamo
-Texas wanted to be independent from Mexico.
-Texas had to fight the Mexican army and they lost at the Alamo.
-Texas did eventually win and became part of the U.S.

Gold Rush
-gold was discovered in CA
-pioneers went to CA to mine for gold
-they set up mining towns

War of 1812
-The British didn't think Americans had any rights at sea
-Neither side one the war
-The British burned the White House and the Capitol

Westward Expansion

Parents: *We will not test this week.* We are moving into westward expansion and will test on this information next Wednesday. I will post notes as we do them in class.

Students: You can learn more about the Oregon Trail here.
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark game!
Branches of Government game
More Social Studies games

The Bill of Rights

Parents: This week's test will be on Thursday. The test will cover all information learned in this nine weeks. The students have a new study guide over the Bill of Rights. This will be a StudyIsland test I have made. The students can practice on StudyIsland at home.

Students: Learn more about the Bill of Rights here.
Congress for Kids

Notes for this week's quiz:

What are the Bill of Rights? the first ten amendments to the Constitution
What do they do for us? They protect our natural rights of liberty and property as United States citizens.

Amendments:
1-freedom of religion, speech, the press, petition, and assembly
2-right to bear arms
3-right not to quarter soldiers
4-no unlawful search and seizure
5-due process of law
6-right to a jury trial in a criminal case
7-right to a trial in a civil case
8-no cruel and unusual punishment
9-other rights not listed in the Constitution
10-powers of the states and the people

Government

Parents: We will have test on Wednesday and Friday this week. The students will test over government on Wednesday. They will use the same information they had last week. On Friday, the students will have to label 35 states correctly.

Students: Use your study guides on the branches/levels of government to study!
Map Game
More information on the branches of government

Constitution and Branches of Government 2

Parents: *This week's test will be on Thursday.* The students have a science program on Wednesday. This week's test will cover a lot of information. The students should have 4 different study guides to review; The Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Preamble to the Constitution, and the Branches/Levels of Government.

Notes for this week's quiz:

Preamble to the Constitution
"We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defense, 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."

What is the Constitution? The plan for our nation's government.
What does it do for us? The Constitution protects our rights as citizens.

Government

How is our government set up? into three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Why do we have a separation of powers? so no one branch has more power than the others
What is a system of checks and balances? Each branch of the government has limits on their power; they all have power over one another in some way.

Study your chart of National, State, and Local Governments.

You can review the Articles of Confederation notes below.

Constitution and Branches of Government

Parents: We will not test this Wednesday. We are learning about the Constitution and the branches of government. Next week's test will cover a lot of information. I have asked the students to review the notes they have every night. We will be building on these notes all week. The students will take a geography quiz on Friday to review direction skills.

Students:
Quick game on directions
Continue to study your states! You can learn more about each state here. Click on an individual state to learn more about it.

The Articles of Confederation

Notes for this week's quiz:

What were the Articles of Confederation? the colonists first attempt to form a national government
What is a national government? a government for the whole nation (country)
What is a republic form of government? a government where citizens can elect their officials
How many states had to agree in order for a law to pass? 9 of the 13
How many representatives was each state given? 7
What does ratify mean? approve
Why did the citizens fear a national government? they didn't want to be ruled by a king again
What is a delegate? a representative
What was the Constitutional Convention? a group of delegates who were elected to re-write the Articles of Confederation

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Representatives did not know when and where to meet.
Congress could not make states pay taxes.
The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states and not enough power to the federal (national) government.

Geography

*This week's quiz will be on Friday*

Parents: This week's quiz will be a mixed review of geography skills that we have covered throughout the year. We are beginning a new unit on government. We are learning about the Articles of Confederation this week and will quiz over it next Wednesday. We will continue to test on Wednesdays.
*The students took an assessment last week over everything we have learned this year. This paper is coming home in Wednesday folders.*

Students: Here is the link to the map game. Practice!!! You can practice naming the Great Lakes on this site also.

Posttest 2

These are the rest of the notes for Posttest 2.

Which battles started the American Revolution? Lexington and Concord
What battle ended the Revolutionary War? Yorktown
Rivers were important to many American Revolution battles.
The Declaration was written because a group of people found they had no choice but to form a new nation.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
The Sons of Liberty were a group of colonists.
Who wrote “Common Sense”? Thomas Paine
Who committed treason? Benedict Arnold
Who was the leader of the Continental Army? George Washington
Who protested the Stamp and Intolerable Acts? Patrick Henry
Who was the second president of the United States? John Adams
Who was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution? King George III

Posttest 2

**This week's test will be on Friday**
Parents: This week we will take Posttest 2. The entire test will be on the American Revolution. Every student has a study guide to use. This is the first set of notes.

Students: Map Game What we use in class is States 1 Beginner.

Notes for Posttest 2:

When the French and Indian War was over, the Parliament passed laws to tax the colonists because Great Britain needed the colonists to help pay for the war.

What event led to the revolutionary movement in America? The Stamp Act

Why did the Stamp and Tea Acts anger the colonists? The tax money was going to the British government.

The Boston Tea Party occurred because Parliament wanted to give the East India Company a monopoly on tea.

The group formed in the colonies who wanted independence were called the Sons of Liberty.

The colonists had a boycott on British goods. A boycott is a refusal to buy goods.

The colonists refused to pay taxes until they had representation in Parliament. What did the colonists call this? "No taxation without representation"

Since many colonists disagreed about being taxed without having representatives, they refused to buy British goods.

What were the key issues of the American Revolution?
-taxation by the British
-lack of representation
-Intolerable Acts

American Revolution: Key Figures

Parents: This week's test is on Wednesday. Please review these notes.

Students: Click the name of the person to learn more about them.
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Liberty Kids site!

Notes for this week's quiz:

King George III:
-King of Great Britain during the American Revolution
-taxed colonists to make money for Great Britain

George Washington
-commander in chief of the Continental Army
-1st President of the United States

Benjamin Franklin
-signed the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris of 1783
-inventor, scientist, publisher

Patrick Henry
-patriot who protested taxes put on colonists
-famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

John Adams
-signed the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris of 1783
-Vice-President to George Washington, 2nd President of the United States

Benedict Arnold
-Loyalist who was a traitor
-leader in Continental Army and gave secrets to the British

Thomas Jefferson
-wrote the Declaration of Independence
-3rd President of United States

American Revolution: Yorktown

Parents: This week we are back to our normal routine of testing on Wednesdays. This week's quiz will be a review of everything learned on the American Revolution thus far. Please refer to all previous post,as well as the new notes for this week.

Notes for this week's quiz:

What is a traitor? someone who goes against their government
What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War? Yorktown
Who won the Revolutionary War? Americans
What actually ended the American Revolution? the signing of the Treaty of Paris

The Declaration of Independence

**This week's test will be on Thursday.**
Parents: This week's test will be over the Declaration of Independence. The students have a graphic organizer and handouts to study from.

Students: Here are some links to learn more about the Declaration.
A lot of information!
Congress for Kids
Games and Information

Notes for this week's test:

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
Why did the Declaration need to be written? the colonists needed to declare independence from Great Britain
What 3 things does the Declaration give to all Americans? life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who signed the Declaration? all members of the Second Continental Congress
What kind of material was the declaration written on? parchment
Who signed their name the largest on the Declaration? John Hancock
What did the signing of the Declaration mean for the colonists? they had the right to be free from the king and start a new nation
When was the Declaration signed? July 4, 1776
How many colonies wanted to be independent from Great Britan? 13
Who was on the writing committee of the Declaration with Thomas Jefferson? John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman

American Revolution: The Battles of Lexington and Concord & Bunker Hill

**This week we will be testing on Thursday.**
Parents: This week's quiz will be a review over everything we have covered thus far on the American Revolution. Please review all previous post! The information continues to become more difficult and needs to be reviewed.

Notes for this week's quiz: *Please see all post on American Revolution*

Who rode ahead of the British to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming? Paul Revere
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the __________ battle of the American Revolution. first
The battle of Lexington and Concord was known as ______________. "the shot heard round the world"
Who were Minutemen? colonists who were ready to fight in a minute
Who fought in The Battle of Bunker Hill? colonists and the British
Who won The Battle of Bunker Hill? the British

American Revolution: First and Second Continental Congress

Notes for this week's quiz:

What were the First the Second Continental Congress? a group of representatives from the 13 colonies
The members of Congress were _____________. colonists
The Second Continental Congress suggested that___________________ should be the commander in chief of all military forces in the colonies. George Washington
What is a commander in chief? leader of all military services
If someone extends an 'olive branch,' what are they asking for? peace

American Revolution: Boston Tea Party & Intolerable Acts

Parents: This week's quiz will be over the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts.

Notes for this week's quiz:

What date did the Boston Tea Party take place? December 16, 1773
Who was responsible for the Boston Tea Party? Sons of Liberty
What were the men disguised as that dumped the tea overboard? Indians
Why did the Boston Tea Party happen? the colonists had a protest on tea
What was a result of the Boston Tea Party? Parliament created the Intolerable Acts
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts? to punish the colonists
What did the Intolerable Acts include? blockading and quartering
What was the result of the Intolerable Acts? the First Continental Congress was formed
Who were the Sons of Liberty? group of ordinary colonists who protested taxes
Who is the Parliament? British Congress
What does intolerable mean? unacceptable
What is a blockade? when ships block other ships from entering or leaving a harbor

BIG Thank You

Parents: For the past three weeks, the students have been writing letters to soldiers over seas. These letters are meant to be a thank you to the soldiers for their service.
We are working with a radio station who is trying to get 400,000 letters by next week. This project is called 'The Big Thank You.' Their goal is to have a letter sent to every soldier who is serving overseas.
The students have written 374 letters total!!!! I am so proud of their effort and willingness to do this! Give your child a pat on the back!

American Revolution: French and Indian War

Parents: This week's quiz will cover the French and Indian War, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and The Boston Massacre. Every student has a graphic organizer with this information. Next week's quiz will repeat this information, as well as new information covered.
**Make sure your children are reviewing whatever notes they have every night. This information will continue to get more difficult!

Notes for this week's quiz:

Who fought in the French and Indian War? French and British
Who won the French and Indian War? British
What was the purpose of the French and Indian War? The French and the British both wanted land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What did the king do after the British won the war? issued a proclamation telling colonists they could not move to the new territory
Why was the Sugar Act put in place? England needed a way to pay the debt from the war.
What did the Sugar Act tax? sugar
What did the Stamp Act tax? newspapers & legal documents
The Stamp Act Congress was formed to get rid of the Stamp Act. They wrote a declaration to the King George to get the Stamp Act repealed. What does repealed mean?
canceled; done away with
Who was shot in The Boston Massacre? colonists
What is the correct sequence of events? French and Indian War, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre

American Revolution

*Vocabulary Quiz on Friday*
Parents: We have ended our first nine week period and are now beginning a new unit. We will cover all of the American Revolution. This information is going to be very hard for the students to learn and remember. They should be reviewing all the notes they have every night.
This week's test will be over vocabulary we have been discussing this week. Each student should have their words written down to study.
Next week we will move back to our regular schedule of test on Wednesdays.

Notes for this week's test:

Fort: a structure built for protection in battle
People in a battle will build ____________ for protection.

Fork: when two rivers come together to make a third
The French built a fort at the ____________ of the Ohio River.

Revolution: sudden change(changing the government)
The colonists wanted to start a ______________ because they wanted to start their own government.

Parliament: lawmaking body of British government (like our Congress)
The colonists wanted to have representatives in the British ________________.

Allies: friends in war
Many French and Native Americans were ____________ in the French and Indian War.

Alliance: formal agreement between groups, nations, individuals, etc...
The French and Native Americans formed an _______________ during the French and Indian War.

Repeal: cancel
The Stamp Act was ________________ in 1766 after The Stamp Act Congress wrote a declaration to the king.

Boycott: refuse to buy
The colonists had a ______________on British goods because they did not want to pay the taxes on those goods.

Declaration: formal statement
The Stamp Act Congress wrote a _______________ to the king of Britain to repeal the Stamp Act.

Liberty: freedom to chose your own government
The colonists were fighting for ______________. They wanted freedom from Britain's rule.

Posttest 1

**Posttest 1 Thursday**
Parents: We will take Posttest 1 on Thursday. I have made study guides for every student that have all the information they need.

Students: Here is the website we used in class about Colonial America.

Notes for Posttest 1:

Native Americans
When the _________ died, it led to the permanent elimination of some villages of Native American tribes. buffalo
Which Native American tribe went whale hunting? Inuit
The Pawnee lived in dome shaped houses because ______________. it kept them cool in summer and warm in winter
Why didn’t Europeans and Native Americans get along? they competed for land
How did the Native Americans NOT help Explorers? they competed for land

Explorers
What were all European explorers in search of? a short trade route to Asia
Who sailed with Columbus and founded Florida? Juan Ponce de Leon
Who discovered the Americas? Christopher Columbus
What explorer traded with Native Americans? John Cabot
What continent were all Europeans in search of and eager to trade with? Asia

Colonial Life
If you lived on a plantation and owned slaves, you would be in a __________ colony. Southern
Why were the middle colonies nicknamed the ‘breadbasket colonies’? it had good soil and a good climate to grow crops
What colonies had poor farming because they had thin, rocky soil? New England
What shows how specialization improved the standards of living in the New England colonies? (How did they make money?)shipbuilding
________were not taken against their will and were given freedom after a certain length of time. Indentured servants
Voluntary exchange = bartering
trade off = voluntary exchange