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Mr. Taylor – Spring 2018                                                                                                                                         US History 8 th                                                                                                                                         ...

Handed back exam/assessment. Went over answers. ** keep for final in May, you will need it. ** Extra credit Project over Spring Break-see next post

Railroads-Railroad Builders Miners Ranchers and Cowboys Homesteaders Classwork- handout-Reading notes Ch. 24

Tensions in the West - with Native Americans Nez Perce Chief Joseph Reservations- Native Americans sent there against will 10 pts - Fill out map in class. Louisiana Purchase and Native Tribes of the West

Agenda for Monday 3/19 Unit: Western Expansion(ch. 24) Louisiana Purchase (3 cents per acre) purchased for 11 million from France(Napoleon)(1803) 800 million sq. miles Lewis and Clark- sent by Jefferson to explore (1806) St. Louis to San Francisco 2055 miles (35 hrs non stop) Pioneers took the chance of a lifetime Western attitude Cowboy diplomacy Native Americans Show video: America the Story of Us: Westward 5 pts for writing down 10 facts

Civil War through Reconstruction Assessment 25 pts Have a great weekend

3/15/2018 Review for quiz Timeline Major concepts South secedes Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Lee surrenders Reconstruction 13/14/15 Amendments Plessy v Fergusun  Know these concepts to pass. TEST TOMORROW*OPEN NOTE*NO PHONES*NO ELECTRONICS*NO BOOKS GOOD LUCK

***Quiz on Friday*** Independent Study Ch. 23.5-23.6 1)How did Rutherford B. Hayes finally win the election of 1876?   Who won the “popular” vote”   2) What was the Compromise of 1877?   3) What did the governor of Virginia say about public schools?   4) How did Southern states prevent African Americans from voting? (list 2 methods)   5)What did they call the new rules to keep the African Americans in their place?   6) Plessy v Ferguson is one of the most influential laws ever passed. What was the final outcome?   7) Why was there a massive migration from the South?   Where did they go?   Short Answer Questions (one of these will be on the quiz) 8) Do you think African Americans in the South benefitted from Reconstruction?   9) Why do you think groups like the Ku Klux Klan did not exist before the Civil War?   10) What were “Jim Crow Laws” and why did they happen?  DUE AT THE B...

Southern Reconstruction (see PowerPoint) Grant Elected President 15th Amendment passed New Governments/New Constitutions - very progressive compared to Northern States White Terrorism - Ku Klux Klan **Quiz on Reconstruction Friday 3/16 All notes or graded materials are usable on this quiz. No phones, books or sharing notes during test.

3/9/2018 13th - abolish Slavery 14th - freed slaves are to become citizens with all of the rights 15th - right to vote cannot be denied by race, or stature if a citizen Andrew Johnson- Reconstruction plan -must elect new state gov’t, create new state constitution, cancel war debts and ratify 13th amendment. Civil Rights Act of 1866- struck down “black codes” 14th made slaves citizens Johnson vetoed both bills, Congress overrode the President and passed bills Sharecropping: Farmers needed labor to grow crop, freed slaves need land and a way to make money. Eventually led to a legal form of slavery. Sharecropper would borrow money to buy supplies but never make enough money to pay of debt. Worksheet due at the end of the period.

Happy Women's Day ladies. Agenda: Ch. 23 Reconstruction -country was hurting, specific plan to "reconstruct" the South and the Union. -Ch.23 worksheet on Reconstruction in class. Due Friday 3/9/18.

Wed. 3/7/17 Agenda: Battles of the Civil War -famous battles -Emancipation Proclamation -Union Armey wins. Grant: ...they are our countrymen again. Civil War handout due Wed.

3/6/2018 Mr. Taylor 8 th Grade-US History Civil War p.285-321 History Alive – 426-476 The American Nation You may use any materials(books) in the classroom as reference. Please answer in complete sentences only. 1)What is the difference between a “slave” state and a “free” state? 2)Define “secession”       3) Describe the “Missouri Compromise” 4) Who was Nat Turner? 5) Describe the “Compromise of 1850” 6) Did a “slave state” have to allow slavery? Or was it a choice? 7) Who was Dred Scott, and why is his story important? (Hint: what was the final outcome of his trial?) 8) What was the first battle of the Civil War?        9) List 1 strength and 1 weakness of the North: List 1 strength and 1 weakness of the South: 10) List 3 battles and describe who won each.