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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Warm Up for 10-30-14

1. How many colonists were loyalists? (phone)

2. What were some of the motivations for being a loyalist? (phone)

Friday, October 24, 2014

Update for 10-24-14 through 10-29-14

Friday 10-24-14: Finish primaries for written response #4
Monday 10-27-14: Summary, study guide
Tuesday 10-28-14: Study Guide review, Jeopardy review
Wednesday 10-29-14: Chapter 5 Test; EVERYTHING DUE

  • Written Response #4
  • Chapter 5 Notes
  • Study Guide
  • Warm Ups (5 including time line)
  • Summary
  • Definitions
  • Written Response questions (in class)

Directions for Written Response #4

Directions for WR #4

Primaries for Written Response #4

Primaries for WR #4

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Warm Up for 10-21-14

1. Complete a timeline detailing the steps leading up to the Revolution, beginning with the French and Indian War, and ending with the Battle of Concord.  Include a bullet point for each step.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Warm Up for 10-20-14

1. Which 3 actions did the colonists take in response to the Intolerable Acts? (pg 73)

2. What did the Battle of Concord show about the colonists? (pg 76)

3. Why didn't Georgia attend the First Continental Congress? (use a cell phone)

Friday, October 17, 2014

Warm Up for 10-17-14

1. How did the Sons of Liberty react to the Tea Act? (pg 71)

2. How did British Parliament react to that? (pg 72)

3. What effect did that have on the colonies? (pg 73)

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Chapter 5 Notes

Warm Up for 10-16-14

1. What was the Quartering Act and why didn't the colonists want the army in the colonies? (pg 68)

2. What were the Townshend Acts and how did the colonists fight back against them? (pg 68-69)

3. How did Paul Revere depict the Boston Massacre in his famous engraving? (pg 70)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Warm Up for 10-15-14

1. Why were the colonists so content before 1763? (pg 64)

2. Why was there conflict in the Ohio Valley? (pg 64)

Chapter 5 Definitions


  • Patriots
  • Loyalists
  • Allies
  • Militia
  • Tyranny
  • Repeal
  • Boycott

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Update for 10-9-14

Thursday 10-9-14:Graphic Organizers, Thesis, Summary
Friday 10-10-14: Summary, Study Gide
Monday 10-13-14: Study Guide Review, Jeopardy Review
Tuesday 10-14-14: Chapter 4 Test; EVERYTHING DUE

  • Written Response #3
  • Chapter 4 Test
  • Study Guide
  • Summary
  • Definitions
  • Written Response Questions 
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Warm Ups (5)
  • Chapter 4 Notes

Monday, October 6, 2014

Summary Terms for Chapter 4

  • Economy
  • Rights
  • Class differences
  • Religion (First Great Awakening)
  • Education

Warm Up for 10-6-14

1. Why were New England colonies required to provide public education?  Why was the growth of public education slowed in the Middle Colonies? (pg. 57)

2. Why do you think colonial families had so many children? (pg. 58)

3. Describe a typical "bee". (pg 59)

Friday, October 3, 2014

Warm Up for 10-3-14

1. Where were African slaves coming from (in Africa), and what were Europeans trading for them? (pg. 55)

2. Describe a "revival". (pg. 56)

3. Which ideals of the Great Awakening helped pave the way for the American Revolution? (pg. 56)

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Warm Up for 10-2-14

1. What role did religion play in "crime and punishment"? (pg 53)

2. How was a person's class determined in Britain?  How was this different in the colonies?  (pg 54)

3. Why would some colonies punish those that dressed better than they were? (pg 54)