| Abolitionist |
| Adams-Onis Treaty |
| Alamo |
| Battle of New Orleans |
| California |
| Compromise of 1850 |
| Dred Scott |
| Embargo Act |
| Florida |
| Fredrick Douglass |
| Fugitive Slave Act |
| Gadsen Purchase |
| Harriet Tubman |
| Hartford Convention |
| Indian Removal Act |
| John Brown |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| Manifest Destiny |
| Mexican War |
| Missouri Compromise |
| Monroe Doctrine |
| Nat Turner |
| Nationalism |
| Nullification Act |
| Oregon |
| Popular Sovereignty |
| Republican |
| Sectionalism |
| Seneca Falls |
| Tariff |
| Temperance Movement |
| Texas |
| Trail of Tears |
| Treaty of Ghent |
| Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| War of 1812 |
| Washington DC |
Friday, May 30, 2014
Vocabulary List for the test on Monday, June 2.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Extra Credit Current Event-Due Friday, May 30th by 3:00 P.M.
Students need to find a current event not talked about in class and answer the following questions in a complete sentence(s). Please do this in a Google Doc and share with me when it is completed.
Who is involved in the current event?
What was the current event talking about?
When did this event take place?
Where did this event take place?
Why is this event important?
How does this effect you?
Please put the hyperlink to the story on the Google Doc.
Students need to find a current event not talked about in class and answer the following questions in a complete sentence(s). Please do this in a Google Doc and share with me when it is completed.
Who is involved in the current event?
What was the current event talking about?
When did this event take place?
Where did this event take place?
Why is this event important?
How does this effect you?
Please put the hyperlink to the story on the Google Doc.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
What to do to finish and turn in your paper:
I. The paper should be turned in under the Pre-Civil War Assignment
- When you are done with the first draft:
- Make a copy of your Google Doc and call it Revision
- Get classmates to proofread the paper.
- Each classmate should put their revisions in a different color
- Have 3 proofreaders.
iii. When all this is done
1. Make the changes to the first draft
2. Turn it into turnitin.comI. The paper should be turned in under the Pre-Civil War Assignment
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Students will be writing a paper on an event that led to The American Civil War. The paper will be due next week Friday, May 16th. The expectations for what should be included in the paper are below.
Who is involved in this event?
What is this event-information about this event.
When did this event take place?
Where did this event take place?
Why is this event important to American History?
How does this event cause The US Civil War or did it change the U.S.?
What led up to this event?
What is the event?
What is the aftermath of this event?
Friday, May 2, 2014
Amendment Descriptions
| # | Amendments |
| 1st | Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assemble |
| 2nd | The right to keep and bear arms |
| 3rd | No quartering of soldiers in private houses during times of peace or war |
| 4th | Interdiction of unreasonable Searches and seizures; warrants |
| 5th | Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain. |
| 6th | Right to a fair and speedy public trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one's accuser, Subpoenas, Right to counsel |
| 7th | Right to trial by jury in civil cases |
| 8th | No excessive bail & fines or cruel & unusual punishment |
| 9th | Unenumerated rights |
| 10th | Limits the power of the Federal government |
| 11th | Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity. |
| 12th | Revision of presidential election procedures-Person with the most votes becomes President and picks their Vice President before election. Prior to that first was President and second place was Vice President. |
| 13th | Abolition of slavery, except as punishment for a crime. |
| 14th | Citizenship, state due process, applies Bill of Rights to the states, revision to apportionment of Representatives, Denies public office to anyone who has rebelled against the United States |
| 15th | Suffrage (Voting) no longer restricted by race |
| 16th | Allows federal income tax |
| 17th | Direct election to the United States Senate-What happens when a senetor leaves office-who decides- Gov of that state) |
| 18th | Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment) |
| 19th | Women's suffrage (Voting rights) |
| 20th | Term Commencement for congress (January 3) and president (January 20.) (This amendment is also known as the "lame duck amendment".) |
| 21st | Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition no longer required by law. |
| 22nd | Limits the president to two terms |
| 23rd | Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College |
| 24th | Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes (No more Poll Taxes) |
| 25th | Presidential Succession( Who takes over for when the President dies/resigns etc.) |
| 26th | Voting age nationally established as age 18 (see suffrage) |
| 27th | Variance of congressional compensation (Congress cannot get a raise until the next election) |
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