BR: Why do you think Carnegie believed that a man who dies rich is "disgraced"? Why did so many people admire Carnegie? Because he wanted people to understand that a person in not rich not just by materials and money but rich also means being loved and having a family. They were some people who could not understand that concept which he means that man who dies rich is "disgraced" for not truly understanding the meaning to it.
Inventors and Big Business Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US: His inventions developed affordable lighting for homes and within a few years Edison plan to develop a Central Power.
Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi: Bell invented the telephone by 1900s and there were 1 million telephones in the US. Bessemer was from England developed steel which led to the creation of Skyscrapers. Marconi invented the wireless telegraph
Describe how big business tried to maximize profit: It was to decrease pay, paying little as could for raw materials, advertising widely, and funding research labs for new products.
Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US: Rockefeller oil tycoon and Carnegie steel tycoon became a big business in the US. They lowered the production cost by gaining control of all businesses that went finish product development.
Describe how the gov regulated big business: Congress created interstate commerce commission which investigated unfairness in railroad industry. Congress also passed Sherman Antitrust act which prohibits any trust that acts in restraint of commerce.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Webquest Words!!!
1. The Articles of Confederation was the 1st constitution of USA and legally established the Union of the states.
2. Daniel Shay led a rebellion against taxes and debts which was known as Shay’s Rebellion.
3. The Great Compromise was an agreement made between large and small states that would show representation in the Constitution.
4. Federalism is the system to organize units of the government.
5. The three-fifths compromise was an agreement between Southern and Northern states about the slave population.
6. The Whiskey Rebellion was famous in 1791 when the government taxed whiskey, so that people could pay off their debt.
7. Little Turtle was an Indian chief and he advocate for peace with the United States.
8. The Alien and Sedition acts were bills that was passed by the Federalist which was to undeclared naval war with France.
9. The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of Confederation and the primary effect was to create the Northwest territory as the 1st organized territory.
10. Louisiana Purchase was territory of the French until the United States bought it, so it became part of one of the states in the US.
11. The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy which introduced European countries to colonize land in America.
12. Impressments was the act to force men to become apart of the Navy without notice or warning.
13. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of United States and before it became a song it was poem by Francis Scott Key.
14. The Erie Canal is the waterway passage in New York that was used and a transportation system between the eastern seaboard and western interior of the US.
15. Samuel Slater was an early American industrialist and he constructed the textile industry.
16. Eli Whitney was an inventor that created the Cotton gin to make it easier to pick cotton.
17. Horace Mann was the genius, who came up with Massachusetts State Board of Education and was elected for the US House of Representatives.
18. The Temperance movement was known as the social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
19. Seneca Falls Convention was the influential women’s right center, where women could show themselves and gain civil rights in society.
20. The Indian Removal Act was a policy signed by President Andrew Jackson saying to remove the Indians and support the South.
21. The Alamo was a battle during the Texas Revolution and where Mexican troops assaulted the Alamo.
22. Frederick Douglass was a slave, who yearned for is freedom and received it. He became an abolitionist and brought the attention of slavery to America.
23. William Lloyd Garrison was an American abolitionist, who had is on racial abolitionist newspaper which he named “ The Liberator”.
24. In 1820 there was an agreement between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions involving the regulation of slavery called the Missouri Compromise.
25. The Nullification crisis was created by South Carolina’s Ordinance of Nullification that stated that Tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional.
26. The Wilmot Proviso was an event that lead to the Civil War and would ban slavery to acquire the Mexico.
27. The Compromise of 1850 were four bills that was passed on September 4th, to stop the confrontation between slave states in the South and free states of the North.
28. The Underground Rail road was a system for slaves to escape to freedom and find shelter in the abolitionist in the North.
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American woman, who was an abolitionist and wrote a book called “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” describing the life of an African American under the power of slavery.
30. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was to create territories in Kansas and Nebraska to have new and open land.
31. John Brown was another American abolitionist, who led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas.
32. Nat Turner was a slave and was tired of slavery and led a slave rebellion which happen in Virginia on August 12th , 1831.
33. Dred Scott was a slave longing for his freedom and went to court for it but the Court denied his freedom for he was a slave and they had no right to be free.
34. Jefferson Davis was military officer and during the Civil War, he served as president of the Confederate States of America.
35. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer and commanded the Army of North Virginia in the Civil War.
36. The Anaconda Plan was formed by Winfield Scott and wanted to blockade the ports in the South to advance down the Mississippi River.
37. The Border states which were Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia, were slave states that border the free slave states.
38. Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate general during the Civil War and was commander in the Army of North Virginia with Robert E. Lee.
39. George McClellan was a general during the Civil War and created the Army of Potomac and served in the Union Army briefly.
40. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the USA and was also chief of the Union Army.
41. The Battle of Antietam was first major battle in the Civil War which took place in Northern soil.
42. The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War and it held in Gettysburg, PA.
43. The Siege of Vicksburg was the final action during the Civil war, where Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of Tennessee and seized Vicksburg.
44. Emancipation Proclamation was made by President Lincoln to declare the freedom to slaves of all states.
45. Conscription was used on occasions when volunteers or paid substitutes insufficient to raise manpower.
46. Total War was where they destroyed every resource the rival’s capacity to continue to resistance.
47. William Sherman was an American Soldier, who led his troops to the City of Atlanta and burned it to the ground!
48. John Wilkes Booth was an actor and was the assassin of the 16th President, Lincoln and killed at Ford Theatre.
2. Daniel Shay led a rebellion against taxes and debts which was known as Shay’s Rebellion.
3. The Great Compromise was an agreement made between large and small states that would show representation in the Constitution.
4. Federalism is the system to organize units of the government.
5. The three-fifths compromise was an agreement between Southern and Northern states about the slave population.
6. The Whiskey Rebellion was famous in 1791 when the government taxed whiskey, so that people could pay off their debt.
7. Little Turtle was an Indian chief and he advocate for peace with the United States.
8. The Alien and Sedition acts were bills that was passed by the Federalist which was to undeclared naval war with France.
9. The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of Confederation and the primary effect was to create the Northwest territory as the 1st organized territory.
10. Louisiana Purchase was territory of the French until the United States bought it, so it became part of one of the states in the US.
11. The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy which introduced European countries to colonize land in America.
12. Impressments was the act to force men to become apart of the Navy without notice or warning.
13. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of United States and before it became a song it was poem by Francis Scott Key.
14. The Erie Canal is the waterway passage in New York that was used and a transportation system between the eastern seaboard and western interior of the US.
15. Samuel Slater was an early American industrialist and he constructed the textile industry.
16. Eli Whitney was an inventor that created the Cotton gin to make it easier to pick cotton.
17. Horace Mann was the genius, who came up with Massachusetts State Board of Education and was elected for the US House of Representatives.
18. The Temperance movement was known as the social movement against the use of alcoholic beverages.
19. Seneca Falls Convention was the influential women’s right center, where women could show themselves and gain civil rights in society.
20. The Indian Removal Act was a policy signed by President Andrew Jackson saying to remove the Indians and support the South.
21. The Alamo was a battle during the Texas Revolution and where Mexican troops assaulted the Alamo.
22. Frederick Douglass was a slave, who yearned for is freedom and received it. He became an abolitionist and brought the attention of slavery to America.
23. William Lloyd Garrison was an American abolitionist, who had is on racial abolitionist newspaper which he named “ The Liberator”.
24. In 1820 there was an agreement between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions involving the regulation of slavery called the Missouri Compromise.
25. The Nullification crisis was created by South Carolina’s Ordinance of Nullification that stated that Tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional.
26. The Wilmot Proviso was an event that lead to the Civil War and would ban slavery to acquire the Mexico.
27. The Compromise of 1850 were four bills that was passed on September 4th, to stop the confrontation between slave states in the South and free states of the North.
28. The Underground Rail road was a system for slaves to escape to freedom and find shelter in the abolitionist in the North.
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American woman, who was an abolitionist and wrote a book called “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” describing the life of an African American under the power of slavery.
30. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was to create territories in Kansas and Nebraska to have new and open land.
31. John Brown was another American abolitionist, who led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas.
32. Nat Turner was a slave and was tired of slavery and led a slave rebellion which happen in Virginia on August 12th , 1831.
33. Dred Scott was a slave longing for his freedom and went to court for it but the Court denied his freedom for he was a slave and they had no right to be free.
34. Jefferson Davis was military officer and during the Civil War, he served as president of the Confederate States of America.
35. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer and commanded the Army of North Virginia in the Civil War.
36. The Anaconda Plan was formed by Winfield Scott and wanted to blockade the ports in the South to advance down the Mississippi River.
37. The Border states which were Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia, were slave states that border the free slave states.
38. Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate general during the Civil War and was commander in the Army of North Virginia with Robert E. Lee.
39. George McClellan was a general during the Civil War and created the Army of Potomac and served in the Union Army briefly.
40. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the USA and was also chief of the Union Army.
41. The Battle of Antietam was first major battle in the Civil War which took place in Northern soil.
42. The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War and it held in Gettysburg, PA.
43. The Siege of Vicksburg was the final action during the Civil war, where Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of Tennessee and seized Vicksburg.
44. Emancipation Proclamation was made by President Lincoln to declare the freedom to slaves of all states.
45. Conscription was used on occasions when volunteers or paid substitutes insufficient to raise manpower.
46. Total War was where they destroyed every resource the rival’s capacity to continue to resistance.
47. William Sherman was an American Soldier, who led his troops to the City of Atlanta and burned it to the ground!
48. John Wilkes Booth was an actor and was the assassin of the 16th President, Lincoln and killed at Ford Theatre.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Reconstruction Part 1 Review
Reconstruction Part 1 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction: In 1863, Lincoln creates a plan sympathetic to the South and as soon as 10 percent of states voters took loyalty oath could set up new government.
Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction: The groups in Lincoln’s party who rejected the plan and advocated full citizen and suffrage for AA.
Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction: Johnson’s plan was to offer pardons and restoration of lands to most Confeds but the leaders had to apply personally.
Describe the 13th amendment: The amendment was to abolish slavery in the South.
Describe the 14th amendment: The passing of the 14th amendment was to guarantee the equal rights to all citizens including AA.
Describe the 15ht amendment: With Grant winning election of 68, Congress passed the 15th amendment guaranteeing the AA to vote.
Describe Johnson’s impeachment: The Congress passes Tenure of Office Act which says Johnson can’t fire officials without Congressional approval. When he tries to fire Sectary of War, the House votes to impeach Johnson.
BR: To what social or economic class did Mary Chesnut belong? How do you know? Did Southerners of various social classes exprience the war differently.
She belonged to the wealthy class and she was married to a planter and politician. It was in the book and the talked about her and her husband. Most of the southerners suffered a lot and people became poor and people would steal from the household and damage the house.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction: In 1863, Lincoln creates a plan sympathetic to the South and as soon as 10 percent of states voters took loyalty oath could set up new government.
Describe the Radical Republican’s plan for Reconstruction: The groups in Lincoln’s party who rejected the plan and advocated full citizen and suffrage for AA.
Describe Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction: Johnson’s plan was to offer pardons and restoration of lands to most Confeds but the leaders had to apply personally.
Describe the 13th amendment: The amendment was to abolish slavery in the South.
Describe the 14th amendment: The passing of the 14th amendment was to guarantee the equal rights to all citizens including AA.
Describe the 15ht amendment: With Grant winning election of 68, Congress passed the 15th amendment guaranteeing the AA to vote.
Describe Johnson’s impeachment: The Congress passes Tenure of Office Act which says Johnson can’t fire officials without Congressional approval. When he tries to fire Sectary of War, the House votes to impeach Johnson.
BR: To what social or economic class did Mary Chesnut belong? How do you know? Did Southerners of various social classes exprience the war differently.
She belonged to the wealthy class and she was married to a planter and politician. It was in the book and the talked about her and her husband. Most of the southerners suffered a lot and people became poor and people would steal from the household and damage the house.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Civil War Part 6
BR: What does Douglas say the Union has been fighting to this point? What does he think the Union should be fighting? How does the proclamation change the war? It's the turning point between freedom and slavery, instead the Union is fighting to keep slavery intact.
Civil War Part 6 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.
What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war? They were either freed or they were put to work.
What is Emancipation Proclamation? In 1862, President Lincoln forms a plan to free all slaves but needed Victory in battle to guarantee the support.
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation? Lincoln issued it to end Slavery in the South.
What effect does proclamation have? The effects had mixed reactions in North, but became turning point of war making war about slavery for north and convincing the South to negotiate the end but it was not possible. It also made the African Americans want to join the army and be apart of the war.
How African Americans participated in the war: After the Union let them in the war; they were given the menial task, longest guard duty, placed in exposed positions, and took the time to get equal pay.
Describe Life in North during War: The life in North was rough, the loss of cotton hurt northern textile industry, other industries began making war supplies, and Government introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war goes.
Describe Life in South during War: The economic demands tough on South because they lacked resources to meet demands. The union also blockade forced South to rely on own farms and factories which had trouble supplying the military and the population.
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War: The soldiers had first taste of traveling and when they were not fighting they had time to write cards and pray.
Describe Life of Women during the War: The war opened so many opportunities for the women, they helped with men at war as the took care of family business, farms, and plantations. Some women mask themselves as men to fight in the war alongside men.
Civil War Part 6 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.
What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war? They were either freed or they were put to work.
What is Emancipation Proclamation? In 1862, President Lincoln forms a plan to free all slaves but needed Victory in battle to guarantee the support.
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation? Lincoln issued it to end Slavery in the South.
What effect does proclamation have? The effects had mixed reactions in North, but became turning point of war making war about slavery for north and convincing the South to negotiate the end but it was not possible. It also made the African Americans want to join the army and be apart of the war.
How African Americans participated in the war: After the Union let them in the war; they were given the menial task, longest guard duty, placed in exposed positions, and took the time to get equal pay.
Describe Life in North during War: The life in North was rough, the loss of cotton hurt northern textile industry, other industries began making war supplies, and Government introduced income tax to pay for supplies that increased as war goes.
Describe Life in South during War: The economic demands tough on South because they lacked resources to meet demands. The union also blockade forced South to rely on own farms and factories which had trouble supplying the military and the population.
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War: The soldiers had first taste of traveling and when they were not fighting they had time to write cards and pray.
Describe Life of Women during the War: The war opened so many opportunities for the women, they helped with men at war as the took care of family business, farms, and plantations. Some women mask themselves as men to fight in the war alongside men.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Civil War Part 5
Bell Ringer: Why did the future seem so bleak to confederate soldiers returning home after the war? The future seemed so bleak because of the aftermat the war had left upon the South, so many houses had been burned down and people died during this war. It was sad to them because it would take them the longest time to recover over this devastation.
Civil War Part 5 Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war? To defeat Lee wherever he may be and Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was also going to strike civilian population.
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee: He took control of Western Army himself and fought brutal battles with Lee including the Wilderness.
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea: The Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted, pillaged, and set fire to everything in his way which included the burning of Atlanta.
Describe the Battle of Petersburg: In 1864 during the summer, Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is about 20 miles South of Richmond. He employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee.
Describe Lee’s surrender: Lee’s hope was to join his army with Confed troops that were in NC, but exhausted troops became trapped at Appomattox Court House.
Describe the death of Lincoln: It was right after the surrender at Appomattox where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Ford theater in DC.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war? To defeat Lee wherever he may be and Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was also going to strike civilian population.
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee: He took control of Western Army himself and fought brutal battles with Lee including the Wilderness.
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea: The Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted, pillaged, and set fire to everything in his way which included the burning of Atlanta.
Describe the Battle of Petersburg: In 1864 during the summer, Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is about 20 miles South of Richmond. He employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee.
Describe Lee’s surrender: Lee’s hope was to join his army with Confed troops that were in NC, but exhausted troops became trapped at Appomattox Court House.
Describe the death of Lincoln: It was right after the surrender at Appomattox where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Ford theater in DC.
Exit Ticket : I learned that Wheeler was in the Civil war but went back to the Union and then I learned that John Wilkes Booth was an actor at theater because I didn't know that. Sherman burned all of Atlanta and he was stubborn.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Civil War Part 4 Review
Describe why lee makes the move to Gettysburg: Lee felt that he had an opportunity to win international support, demoralize the Union, and perhaps to win the war. In june of 63 he marches the Confeds to Penn.
Describe Gettysburg Day 1: July 1st 1863, Lee's men ran into Fed Cavalry to Northwest of Gettysburg, Fed call for support which is now run by George Meade. On the first day, The confeds pushed Union down hill and throughtout the town, and up into a set of ridges and hills to the South of town.
Describe Gettysburg Day 2: On the 2nd of July, He orders General Longstreet to attack from South end of the battle line. Lee is met by Union troops that mistakenly left Little Round Top, the fighthing was strong but Longstreet could not break through.
Describe Gettysburg Day 3: Lee had tried once more, first by opening the morning with a major cannon attack meant to break Union troops. He orders a full frontal assault on Cemetery Ridge. Known as Pickett's Charge, Union cannon and musket mowed down Confeds.
Describe Gettysburg Address: On November 1863, Lincoln comes to Gettsyburg, Penn. and gives a short speech honoring the dead, and described the war as struggle to fulfill the Dec of Indp.
BR: Why does Farley's description tell you about what it is like to be on a Battlefield.
Because it showing us how horrorable it was to witness a battle as gruesome as he explained in the description. People getting killed, blood splatter everywhere, cannons and guns shooting. Finding way to keep your life because you are your own when you fight and he was telling us how bad it was out there.
Describe Gettysburg Day 1: July 1st 1863, Lee's men ran into Fed Cavalry to Northwest of Gettysburg, Fed call for support which is now run by George Meade. On the first day, The confeds pushed Union down hill and throughtout the town, and up into a set of ridges and hills to the South of town.
Describe Gettysburg Day 2: On the 2nd of July, He orders General Longstreet to attack from South end of the battle line. Lee is met by Union troops that mistakenly left Little Round Top, the fighthing was strong but Longstreet could not break through.
Describe Gettysburg Day 3: Lee had tried once more, first by opening the morning with a major cannon attack meant to break Union troops. He orders a full frontal assault on Cemetery Ridge. Known as Pickett's Charge, Union cannon and musket mowed down Confeds.
Describe Gettysburg Address: On November 1863, Lincoln comes to Gettsyburg, Penn. and gives a short speech honoring the dead, and described the war as struggle to fulfill the Dec of Indp.
BR: Why does Farley's description tell you about what it is like to be on a Battlefield.
Because it showing us how horrorable it was to witness a battle as gruesome as he explained in the description. People getting killed, blood splatter everywhere, cannons and guns shooting. Finding way to keep your life because you are your own when you fight and he was telling us how bad it was out there.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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