3.26.14 Q3 Benchmark Review

Objective: Historians of 2018 will use multiple resources to review for the Q3 benchmark exam


Task 1: Benchmark Practice Test 



Use the blog archive to review resources for specific topics:

Vocabulary Review: Quizlet 
 

Vocabulary Test: Quizlet 



BrainPop Videos: U.S. Government and Law

3.25.14 Q3 Benchmark Review

Objective: Historians of 2018 will use multiple resources to review for the Q3 benchmark exam

Use the blog archive to review resources for specific topics:

Vocabulary Review: Quizlet 


Vocabulary Test: Quizlet 




BrainPop Videos: U.S. Government and Law

3.21.14 Event Leading Up to the Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2018 will describe the events leading to an increased tension between the North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: Dred Scott Case / John Brown's Raid

• Open today's reading (do not make a copy)

Task 2: Videos

Dred Scott Supreme Court Case

John Brown's Raid

Task 3: Google Moderator 

• Dred Scott - complete the sentence (I (agree / disagree) with the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case because...

• John Brown - John Brown should be considered a (hero / criminal) for his actions at Harpers Ferry because...

Additional Resources:

• Missouri Compromise (Education Portal)
• Compromise of 1850  (Education Portal) 
• Dred Scott (National Park Service)
• Harriet  Beecher Stowe Center 
• John Brown's Holy War (American Experience) 

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3.20.14 Events Leading Up to the Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2018 will describe the events leading to an increased tension between the North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: Increasing Tensions: Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), and the Dred Scot Case (1857)

• Open today's reading (do not make a copy)

Task 2: Videos

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Dred Scott Supreme Court Case

Dred Scott (Hip Hughes)

Additional Resources:

• Missouri Compromise (Education Portal)
• Compromise of 1850  (Education Portal) 
• Dred Scott (National Park Service)
• Harriet  Beecher Stowe Center 

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3.19.14 Compromises Leading Up to the Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2018 will evaluate the effectiveness of congressional compromises in resolving the conflict between North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: Compromises Leading up to the Civil War

Task 2: Videos

Compromise of 1850 (Hip Hughes)

Compromise of 1850 Lecture Video 

Additional Resources:

• Missouri Compromise (Education Portal)
• Compromise of 1850  (Education Portal) 

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3.18.14 American Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2018 will evaluate the effectiveness of congressional compromises in resolving the conflict between North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: American Civil War Pre-test

• Click the link and take Civil War Pre-test

Task 2: Political Cartoon Analysis 

Task 3: Congressional Compromises 

Task 4: Video / Congressional Compromises

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Tariffs - Road to the Civil War 

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3.13.14 Age of Reform Review

Objective: Historians of 2018 will use multiple resources to help review for the Era of Reform Unit assessment 

Age of Reform Review Sheet Resources: 

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton reading 
• Sojourner Truth reading
• Susan B. Anthony reading
• Harriet Tubman reading
• The Grimke Sisters reading
• William Lloyd Garrison reading  
• Dorothea Dix reading
• Elizabeth Blackwell reading
• Frederick Douglass reading
• Horace Mann reading 

Quizlet Review: Quizlet Vocabulary Review 

Additional Resources:

• Abolitionists
• Underground Railroad 
• Era of Reform Videos
• Declaration of Sentiments 
• Not for Ourselves Alone (Woman's Rights Movement)
• Audio - Reading of the Declaration of Sentiments 
• Women's Rights Timeline 

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3.11.14 Abolition Movement

Objective: Historians of 2018 will evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies to abolish slavery

Task 1: Provide your teammate with feedback on their essay


Task 2: Based on feedback provided, make the necessary edits to your essay

• Use the resources on last week's blog (3.7.14) to research additional information about Frederick Douglass and John Brown 

Underground Railroad Interactive Game:

Underground Railroad Journey Interactive: 

Additional Resources:

• Douglass Speaks about Brown Meeting
• Douglass' Life + Self-check quiz
• Abolitionists + PBS documentary 
• Underground Railroad 
• Era of Reform Videos

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3.7.14 Abolition Movement

Objective: Historians of 2018 will evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies to abolish slavery

Task 1: Abolition Movement

• Essay Template (create a copy and rename)
• Background essay on Frederick Douglass and John Brown

Task 2: Video

• BrainPop - Frederick Douglass 
• BrainPop - Underground Railroad 

Frederick Douglass

Additional Resources:

• Douglass Speaks about Brown Meeting
• Abolitionists
• Underground Railroad 
• Era of Reform Videos

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