Binder clean-out: 
Please keep: Native American Map & America's Great Indian Nation Notes, The Missions, Mount Vernon Slavery Webquest, Hamilton/Jefferson Draft & Hamilton/Jefferson Background reading and bubble infographic

Today we start our focus in Native American culture and relocation.  Students will take notes on the Iroquois America's Great Indian Nations NOTES from the film (only watch up to 13:54 today!).  Next students will complete this map: Native American Nations Map

QUIZ Day!!!
 Directions:
1. Complete your map and turn it in
2. Take the google form: Lewis & Clark & Louisiana Purchase QUIZ
3. Use the rest of the time to: revise & edit your Jefferson/Hamilton draft or work on your Sacagawea HW

Kahoot & Quizlet Today! QUIZ TOMORROW!!!!

Copiers were not working this morning so paper copies of the calendar and HW will be available after lunch today.

Here is this week's calendar: WEEK OF MARCH 27th CALENDAR

Homework due Wednesday: Sacagawea Reading & take notes will be essential to participating in class on Wednesday.

Sacagawea Notes and Sacagawea Reading from History.com

Today in class we created a map of the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's Expedition.  Students will need to study these for the quiz.


For Tuesday's Quiz:
Study Guide
QUIZLET PRACTICE HERE!!! 
Class Notes Click HERE!

Louisiana Purchase & Lewis and Clark Study Guide

Be able to define this vocabulary:

Advantage, disadvantage, expedition, territory, port, precedent, Corps of Discovery

Be able to label on a map:

Rocky Mountains, Louisiana Purchase, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Columbia River, Pacific Ocean, Spanish Territory, Oregon Territory

Be able to...

Explain how the US was able to buy Louisiana (who was involved, why was it possible, how much?) Explain why control over the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans was so important List the missions of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and explain if they were achieved? Summarize who helped Lewis & Clark on their journey

Directions:

1. Put your Lewis & Clark HW in the period folder.
2. There will be a small group of students working on an independent research project they will have directions at their desk to follow. They will not take part in the rest of the class activities.  They should, however, finish The Missions for HW or turn it in if it is already complete. Extension Project Info HERE
3. Everyone else should take 20 minutes to finish The Missions Research we started in class yesterday.  After 20 minutes please pass the research in if you are finished or finish and turn in by Friday.
4. Complete the Louisiana Purchase Write-Around Write-Around Google Slides

Lewis & Clark: Did they meet their Missons?

Directions:
You will research the 4 missions of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and decide if they were successful at the mission or not.  You will provide a quote as evidence to support your ranking.  Please open the Lewis & Clark Research Links for the best websites to use!

This week's calendar has some important dates & info! Here it is: CALENDAR WEEK OF MARCH 20th

Today in class we practiced taking Cornell notes on the Louisiana Purchase.  For a copy of the notes click here: The Nation Doubles in Size Cornell Notes

Due Wednesday is one of the following HW assignments:
Ducksters Lewis & Clark (follow the link at the end to take the quiz.  please record your answers on paper or email them to me)
OR
Mapping the West: The Journey of Lewis and Clark

Thomas Jefferson

Directions:

1. Together as a class watch the video below and discuss

2. Complete the Jefferson Takes Office Reading & Questions from American Nation

3. If you finish early there is a lot of NEW extra credit on the back table

Alien & Sedition Acts & Freedom of Speech

Today in class students will receive detailed grade reports.  These grades are the most current (They are up-to-date as of this morning.)

Mount Vernon Slavery Web Quest is due TOMORROW!!! Late is half credit!!!

Today we are reviewing Washington's Farewell Address, the development of political parties and discussing the relevance of the Alien & Sedition acts today. Review Google Slides

Hamilton & Jefferson Writing Assignment

Now that we learned about Hamilton & Jefferson's perspective, it is time to decide who you agree with more!  Write a short essay (at least 1 paragraph) about who you agree with more and why.  For project details see HERE  First draft due Friday

Class directions:

1. Discuss: Who do you agree with more? Hamilton or Jefferson? Why

2. Open a google doc, name it “Hamilton/Jefferson Writing Assignment” and share it with me.
3. Start writing.  

The draft is due Friday. Today will be the only class time to work on the first draft

Today we will finish working on the Mount Vernon Slavery Web Quest in class.  It is due Friday.

Because of the looming snow day tomorrow tonight's HW is very important in order to be prepared to write in class on Wednesday!  See this week's calendar for details: HERE!

Due Wednesday:
1. American Nation Political Parties HW 
2. Read Hamilton & Jefferson Background Readings
3. Fill in the Jefferson Thought Bubbles and Hamilton Thought Bubbles Information Organizers

BE READY TO WRITE ABOUT WHETHER YOU AGREE MORE WITH HAMILTON OR JEFFERSON WHEN YOU GET TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY!!! 

Today we continued to work on our "Mount Vernon Slavery Web Quest" we will also have some time on Monday in class to finish.  The web quest is due Friday March 17th.

Directions:
1. Log in to blog
2. Follow this link: http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/
3. Use the information in the website and its links to answer the questions on your handout Mount Vernon: Slavery Web Quest.  Additional direction are on the hand out

NHS Guidance counselors will be conferencing with students in the hall during class

Big Change!
The HW tonight has changed.  Students do not need to do the GW Writing or Political Parties/Neutrality Doc.  Instead students should finish the primary source documents we started on Monday of George Washington & the Issue of Slavery

Today in class we also watch Lives Bound Together Video Clip

The Whiskey Rebellion

Today students will be divided into 2 groups.  Each group will read one of the following articles and answer the questions
Whiskey Rebellion Extension
Historama- Whiskey Rebellion
a few students will use this website for info: Constitutional Rights Foundation-Whiskey Rebellion

Next students will find a partner with the other article and discuss what happened during the Whiskey Rebellion and what impact it had.

Students will complete a write-around with 2 people from each group.

George Washington & Slavery

This week's calendar: Calendar Week of March 6th

Today in class we reviewed our grades, passed back corrected work, and cleaned out the history section of our binders.  Students can turn in missing work until March 14th for half credit.

We began to examine documents written by George Washington in order to investigate his opinion of slavery and how it changed over time.  We will finish this activity in class on Friday. George Washington & Slavery Primary Sources

Yesterday we enjoyed presentations from students who researched the role of Native Americans during the American Revolution and learned about George Washington as the first president.

Today in class students will have a presentation from NHS guidance department about 9th grade.

Due tomorrow: George Washington Reading & Questions and an index card based on the article including the following info: main idea of article, 3 interesting facts, 5 most important things to share GW Index Card

If you lost your copy of the article please use this one: Readworks: US Presidents: George Washington