~ Civil War Causes notesheet.  There will be an essay question on the causes of the Civil War.

~ Civil War graphic organizer with terms on the back.  The test will include a matching section on these terms.

~ Civil War battles and events notesheet.

~ Civil War practice questions.  This is most important thing to study!

Homework:  Study for your test on Tuesday!

Have a great weekend!

We will have our Civil War and Reconstruction test on Tuesday, March 16th.   We will finish Reconstruction on Friday and review for the test.  If you need the Reconstruction material, here it is:  Reconstruction

Homework:  Review your warm-up questions for your quiz on Friday.  Today’s questions:  warm-up Also, review your Causes notes and your Civil War terms on the back of the graphic organizer for Tuesday’s test.

Oh, and for a bonus on Friday’s quiz, write down the name of the man in the above picture.  Don’t tell anyone else!

Have a great night!

Some of you received grade reports today showing your current grade and any missing assignments.  Remember to get the report signed and bring it to me tomorrow in homeroom.  The last day to turn in any work is Friday.

We completed our Civil War stations today.  Your stations notesheet and the practice questions will be combined and used as a project grade.

Homework:  Complete practice questions 1 -25.

If you missed the warm-up questions, here they are! warm-up

Today we got a taste of what life was like for the Civil War soldier.  After trying to keep our teeth intact while chewing on hardtack, we continued learning about the important battles and events of the war.  We will finish our stations on Monday and begin Reconstruction on Wednesday.

Homework:  None!

We had to be flexible and focused today, since we only had about 20 mins of class time!  We completed the Civil War chart and discussed our homework.  Remember that we only have 3 more class periods before the end of the quarter!

Homework:  Create an expanded list of causes of the Civil War including all of the causes that are in your notes.  List the cause and explain it in your own words.  This will count as a quiz grade!

For a bonus on Thursday’s warm-up quiz, tell me who is pictured above.  We talked about him on Tuesday.  Just write “Bonus” and the answer on the bottom of your quiz, and for goodness sake, don’t tell anybody!

We continued working on the Civil War and learning about the resources that were available to both sides.  We also took a vocab quiz.

Homework:  Review your notes for a quiz on the causes of the Civil War on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

secession:  separation from an alliance; a state separating from the union.

abolitionist:  a dedicated opponent to slavery

fugitive: a person fleeing justice

compromise:  the settlement of differences; an agreement

states’ rights:  the belief that states should have more power than the federal government

platform:  the beliefs of a group – usually a political group

tariff: a tax on imported goods

nullification:  a state declaring a federal law unconstitutional

Homework:  Study for your quiz! For an easy bonus, whose picture is at the top of this blog post?  Just write the answer at the bottom of your quiz tomorrow.  Shhh…don’t tell anybody.

Homework:  In a well-written paragraph, thoroughly explain how slavery and states’ rights were two of the causes of the Civil War.  Don’t forget to include a graphic or picture!

What were some of the causes of the Civil War?  We began answering that question today by looking at other cause and effect situations.  I was impressed by your creative thinking!

You do not have any homework this weekend!

HW: Review your local government graphic organizers for the quiz on Thursday!

Have a great night!