Tuesday, April 13, 2010

WWI Foldable

Four parts:

Causes of the War in Europe
Why did the United States Join the War?
How did Life in America Change?
Wilson's 14 Points

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Port Richmond High School Timothy Gannon, Principal
United States History Ms. Goffredo

Name ______________________________________ Date _________________



Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Please log into the site: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

1. Who is the creator of this site? What is its purpose? Is it a reliable source of information?







2. Read through “The Story of the Fire”. Summarize each section in the spaces provided.
a. Introduction-






b. Sweatshops and Strikes-






c. Fire!-







d. Mourning and Protest-







e. Relief Work-







f. Investigation, Trial and Reform-








3. In the Sources, click on documents, then read 2 testimonials- Record information about each person and their experience.



















4. Now, read a newspaper account of the incident. Which one did you read? What was the headline? Is it accurate (based on the information you’ve read)?


















5. On a separate piece of paper write your own newspaper article as if you were reporting on this incident. Make sure your information is correct and be sure to investigate your details before your article is printed. Your article must be at least 4 paragraphs in length and should be investigative in nature. It is your job to uncover what really happened. Do not let these girls die in vain! (Use the information you have above to guide you.)

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Test 3/4 and 3/5

I hate Peter.

Terms:
  1. laissez-faire
  2. social darwinism
  3. Samuel Gompers
  4. Eugene v. Debs
  5. John Rockefeller
  6. Andrew Carnegie
  7. Henry Ford
  8. Captians of Industry
  9. Robber Barons
  10. Industrialization
  11. Standard Oil
  12. Transcontinental Railroads
  13. Mechanization of Agriculture
  14. "New South"
  15. Sherman Anti Trust Act
  16. Interstate Commerce
  17. Trust
  18. Monopoly
  19. Reconstruction
  20. Amendments
  21. Dawes Act
  22. Homestead Act

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Black History Month Project

Create a poster highlighting the achievements of one of the following:

Brown v. Board of Education
Giddeon v. Wainright
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson

On your poster you must include:
  • The background (story) of the case
  • The date of the case
  • The decision
  • Impact on American History
  • You must have a minimum of 5 graphics (drawn or printed)
Have fun.... See you after break!

This is due the day we return!

Monday, February 8, 2010

Monday and Tuesday

PLEASE complete all work on Monday and Tuesday..... You will still have a test on this chapter on Thursday and Friday.

I will be holding 2 review sessions after school on Wed and Thurs from 2:45-3:45.

See you Wednesday!

The test will cover Westward Expansion and the conflicts it caused:
1. Homestead Act
2. Native American Conflict
3. Dawes Act
4. Grange Movement
5. Populism
6. Effects of each on future American History

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Review Terms Part 2

Thomas Jefferson
impressment
Marbury v. Madison
Industrial Revolution
Lowell Mills
sectionalism
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Jacksonian Democracy
spoils system
Trail of Tears
Manifest Destiny
Underground Railroad
abolition
John Brown
Bleeding Kansas
Seneca Falls Convention
Fugitive Slave Law/Act
Dred Scott Decision
Emanicpation Proclamation
13-15th Amendment
Reconstruction
Black Codes
sharecropping
Ku Klux Klan

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Final Exam Terms 1st half

The m/c part of the final will be held on Thursday January 22nd. Here are the 1st twenty review terms:

  1. MERCANTILISM
  2. INDENTURED SERVANT
  3. QUAKER
  4. NAVIGATION ACTS
  5. SALUTARY NEGLECT
  6. TRIANGLE TRADE-MIDDLE PASSAGE
  7. GREAT AWAKENING
  8. PROCLAMATION OF 1763
  9. FRENCH & INDIAN WAR
  10. COMMON SENSE
  11. CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
  12. FEDERALIST/ANTI-FEDERALISTS
  13. RATIFICATION
  14. CHECKS AND BALANCES
  15. BILL OF RIGHTS
  16. GREAT COMPROMISE
  17. 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
  18. ALIEN & SEDATION ACTS
  19. NEUTRALITY
  20. LOUISIANA PURCHASE