Added Reading and short quiz on Friday

0306 - F
Read The Treaty of Paris link here - 

• be prepared for a short quiz about 
• how it was negotiated and 
• what some of the key elements of the treaty were...

Updated - Week of 030215

Reminder all assignments will be collected by Mr. Rodgers for the entire week, the day he returns from Jury Duty...

Due - Detail:
0303 - T:
Read the Wikipedia entry on Peace Treaties here

0305 - Th:
1. Quiz on the Wikipedia article due Tuesday, above.
2. From our class notes, add five more strategies to the list of negotiating strategies (total of 16 due)

• notes from class here

2. Study these maps and takes notes on notebook paper - follow the slide show directions:
Use this slide show  - also, each slide has a link to the map on the internet in order to read it better

0306 - F
Read The Treaty of Paris link here - 

• be prepared for a short quiz about 
• how it was negotiated and 
• what some of the key elements of the treaty were...

Test Group B - scoring corrected and verified.

The Test Group B grades have been entered to reflect the corrected scores - some changed, some remained the same.

We will cover the test in class on Monday, focusing on the most commonly missed problems.

Week 022315 - American War of Independence - Ch 7

Due - Detail: For the entire week - scroll to bottom to see all work

022415 -
Read p 87 - 89
Make a compare and contrast (T-table) that compares three Strengths and Weaknesses of the Americans and the British during the War.

022615 -
Read all of Chapter 7
Summarize the details (see below) of each of the following battles:
1. New York (City area) 2. Trenton 3. Saratoga 4. Yorktown

Details should include:
a. Number of men involved, injured, or casualties
b. Generals involved on both sides
c. major actions of each side during the battle; major mistakes of each side during the battle
d. outcome of the battle
e. in the bigger picture of the war: overall benefit for the victor; overall disadvantage for the loser of the battle

022715 -
Using Ch 7, summarize the following involvement or details of each:
1. The Role of France in the War
2. The Role of the African Americans and Slaves in the War
3. The Treaty of Paris, 1783

Due 022015 - Read a passage from the Declaration of Independence and respond

Read the following passage from the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

On a piece of notebook paper, respond to the following questions:

1. What is Happiness - what basic things, services, and activities should people have or experience in order to be happy for the most part? List 6 things, 2 services, and 2 activities or more to define Happiness in the modern sense.

2. What is Liberty - what basic freedoms should we be entitled to? What freedoms should be limited in some way as to prevent harm to others? Discuss 2 essential freedoms, and discuss 2 freedoms that need some limits with an explanation for your limits.

3. How do the People give consent for the government to manage society? List three different ways that people give consent.

4. Explain three things that you feel are important activities that government does to manage society and our country. Explain an activity that you feel the government does not do enough. Explain one other activity that you feel that government does too much to manage society.

Ch 5/6 Test - link here

In order to take this test, you must have the question - answer handouts.

You must write your name on these questions AND return the handout when you are done.

Answer Sheet in gdocs is HERE

021815 - Test on Chapter 5/6 on Thursday - Everyone takes it

Refer back to last week's blog post for the Study Guide, Class notes, etc

It should be easier than expected...