Thursday, January 31, 2013

Unit 7.2 Reconstruction


7.2 reconstruction and its effects 1865 1877 from jtoma84

Vocabulary to define:

1. Reconstruction:
2. Radical Republicans:
3. Thaddeus Stevens:
4. Wade-Davis Bill:
5. Freedmen's Bureau: 
6. Black Codes:
7. Fourteenth Amendment:
8. Impeach:
9. Fifteenth Amendment:
10. Scalawag:
11. Carpetbagger:
12. Hiram Revels:
13. Sharecropping:
14. Tenant Farming:
15. Ku Klux Klan:
16. Panic of 1873:
17. Redemption:
18. Rutherford B. Hayes:
19. Samuel J. Tilden:
20. Compromise of 1877:
21. Home Rule:
22. Amnesty Act:
23. Disenfranchise




Test Review


  • Homestead Act 1862- and what it provided
  • Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction- 10% Plan
  • Freedmen's Bureau and what it provided
  • Results of the presidential election of 1876
  • Wade Davis Bill
  • the Conflicts between President Johnson and Republicans in Congress
  • 13th Amendment
  • 14th Amendment
  • 15th Amendment
  • Carpetbaggers
  • Scalawags
  • The differences of Reconstruction Plans between Lincoln, Johnson, and Congress
  • Goals of the KKK
  • Corruption in the Grant administration
  • Why Northern attitudes toward Reconstruction change in the 1870s
  • Was Johnson a victim of politics or an ineffective leader
  • Johnson's Reconstruction plans
  • Johnson's Impeachment: Reasons Why, the Trial and the Effect
  • Examine President Johnson political cartoons from the Slideshow above

Thursday, January 10, 2013

U.S. Midterm Review

Key Historical Figures: [Who were they, what are they known for, if they were a President- what policies did they enact]

Andrew Jackson
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Eli Whitney
Alexander Hamilton [+ his economic plan]
Thomas Jefferson
James K. Polk
James Madison
John Locke
Varina Davis
Jefferson Davis
George Washington
John Adams
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Stephan Webster
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Winfield Scott
James Monroe


Key Events: [What happened, what caused them, what was the effect of them]

Manifest Destiny
The Seneca Falls Convention
The Civil War

  • [+ Advantages of the N. & S.]
  • Military Strategies
  • Generals
  • Major Battles
  • Effects of the war on:
    • Political
    • Economic
    • Technologic
    • Society

Ratification of the Constitution
Industrial Revolution
Urbanization
Immigration
Women

  • in colonial America, 
  • post-revolution, 
  • during the 2nd Great Awakening, 
  • Antebellum Period 
  • the Civil War period
Mexican-American War
Moving the capital to Washington D.C.
American Revolution
Slavery

  • from indentured servitude to slavery
  • post-Revolution
  • Antebellum Period
  • Civil War
NYC Draft Riots
Order of State Secession


Key Vocabulary: [Define/Identify]

Manifest Destiny
Underground Railroad
Emancipation Proclamation [we discussed this at length, know everything!]
Slave Codes
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Cotton Gin
Interchangeable Parts
The First Congress
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Disenfranchisement
Canals
The Trail of Tears
The Monroe Doctrine
the 1st Great Awakening
the 2nd Great Awakening
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The XYZ Affair
Land Ordinance of 1785
Bicameral
NJ Plan
VA Plan
Articles of Confederation

  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
Checks & Balances
Mercantilism

The Battle of Saratoga
The Compromise of 1850
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Ft. Sumter
Anaconda Plan
Nullification Crisis
Missouri Compromise- 1820
Battle of the Antietam
Popular Sovereignty
The Gadsden Purchase
California Gold Rush
Wilmot Proviso



Key Laws: [Constitution/Amendments/Cases]

Worcester v. Georgia
Marbury v. Madison

Each section will have 50 multiple choice and 1 DBQ - You will have 120 mins. for the Exam

Honors and College Prep will have different tests

Remember: Have this Review completed by Wed. 1/14/2014 so we can review in class.

The review will be organized by you! You will decide how the review goes based off of your questions that you need help and clarification on.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The Union in Peril & The Civil War [1848-1865]









Test Review
Important Concepts:
  • Underground Railroad
  • Slave Codes
  • Emancipation
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Southern expectations of the War [from beginning to end]
  • Compromise of 1850
  • Advantages of both sides
  • President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation:
    • as a military strategy
    • personal feelings behind it
    • what it did
    • how it was used
  • Ft. Sumter-
    • Davis' dilemma
    • Lincoln's dilemma
    • what each side did
  • Anaconda Plan
  • Lincoln's War Strategies
  • Davis' War Strategies
  • NYC Draft Riots
  • Order of Secession [states that seceded and when]
  • Border states and their roles
  • Grant's approach to Lee and how he fought
  • Appomattox Court House
  • Battle of Antietam
  • Battle of Shiloh
  • Gettysburg Battle
  • Gettysburg Address
  • Varina Davis
Consequences of the U.S. Civil War on:
Political
Economic
Technological
Social

Free Response Questions [Choose 1]:

1.     Historians usually rank the “Great Emancipator”, Abraham Lincoln, as the “greatest” of American presidents. Do you agree? Why or why not?

1. a Proper Thesis is needed to answer this question
2. You can not just say "Lincoln is the greatest. I agree"; you must provide evidence and historical accuracy to prove your thesis
3. Utilize at least 3 specific examples of Lincoln's policies ranging from the military to social issues and his legal stances.
4. Have a proper conclusion.
5. NO FIRST PERSON

2.     Do you think that President Lincoln was justified in his violations of ordinary civil liberties during the Civil War? Why or why not?

1. Again, this should be more than "I agree". You need to back up your thesis, whatever it may be.
2. Cite specific historical examples to prove your point. This is more than an opinion essay, you must provide a thorough analysis of what Lincoln did and explain why.
3. Thesis, Conclusion and proper grammar are all necessary.
4. NO First person!
5. All essays should be 5 paragraphs:


  •      First Paragraph: Introduction + Thesis
  •      Second Paragraph: 1rst Body Paragraph: Issue 1 or Evidence 1 from your Thesis
  •      Third Paragraph: 2nd Body Paragraph: Issue 2, or Evidence 2 from your Thesis
  •      Fourth Paragraph: 3rd Body Paragraph: Issue 3, or Evidence 3 from your Thesis
  •      Fifth Paragraph: Conclusion [DO NOT WRITE "IN CONCLUSION" or a derivative of  this]; restate [restate means to put into other words, don't just copy your thesis] the Thesis.


Utilize your Thesis as a checklist for the remainder of your paper or the main ideas of the body paragraphs. Make an outline- this will help you stay on task, become more focused and have a cohesive paper.

If need be refer back to the blog entry on DBQ writing which discusses Thesis.

Test will be 15 multiple choice, 1 short answer [worth 25 pts] and the Free Response [worth 30 points]

Good luck, & study!!

Additionally- this is a good online quiz to review the material from the Civil War, it is from the Pearson American History study site.

 http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_lahss_0/59/15274/3910282.cw/-/3910283/index.html