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Daily Log- US History and Government- 2017-2018 9/11/2017Is there a day in your life that you can vividly remember more clearly than any other day in your life? What happeneded on that day?Was it a good day or a bad day?Why do you think you can remember that day more vividly than the rest?When thinking about 9/11/2001, what images come into your mind the most? How does thinking about that day make you feel?9/12/17- No DL- in Computer Lab 9/13/17 A?turning point?is a specific, significant moment when something begins to change. Historians might say that Rosa Parks's famous bus protest was a?turning point?in the Civil Rights Movement. Looking back at?historical?events, it's fairly easy to mark various?turning points.What do you think is the greatest or most impactful turning point in human history and why?9/14/17What is imperialism? Why would a country want to build an empire?What is colonialism? What are the advantages/disadvantages to owning colonies?What is a specific example of imperialism?Friday, 9/15/17What is democracy?How do you think we got the idea for democracy in the United States?1. RegionType of GovType of EconomyGeographyGoods producedNew EnglandMiddleSouthernWhat is the difference between a slave and an indentured servant?Monday, 9/18/2017 Using your charts from Friday on “Early Political Systems in the Colonies,” answer the following questions.What do you think was the primary purpose of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact?What impact do you think the Maryland Act of Toleration, the Magna Carta, and the New Netherlands right to petition had on individual citizens?Tuesday, 9/19/2017 What is mercantilism?How did the British use mercantilism to exploit the American colonists?What was “triangular trade” and what three continents were involved?Why did the British encourage more slaves to be shipped to the Americas?Wednesday, 9/20/2017 How did the French and Indian War draw the colonists closer together but increase friction with Britain?9/21/17 How did the colonists “spin” the Boston Massacre to garner more support for the colonists’ cause against the British?Why did the British want to punish the colonists for rebelling against their taxes and the Boston Tea Party but not want to push them too far?Friday, 9/22/2017 Why did the British pass the Intolerable Acts?What did the Intolerable acts do (2 things) and to whom?How did the colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?Monday, September 25, 20171. Why would the Continental Congress be considered our very first government?Hint: What types of decisions did they make?Tuesday, 9/26/17After briefly looking over the Declaration of Independence, if you were to create an outline of the document, what would it look like? (At least 5 parts!)Wednesday, 9/27/17What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?Ideas from what time period inspired the declaration?What were two of these ideas Jefferson used to justify declaring independence?Thursday, 9/28/17What three British laws/actions do you plan on writing about tomorrow on your test?Why did you choose these three?What is one thing you can do today/tonight to make sure you do the best you can on your test tomorrow?5-Weeks ends Friday, 10/6/17 (Assignments on the 5-weeks)Important SS VocabMap Quiz4 Daily LogsGeography and Demographics HWEngland and its Colonies HWIdeas Help Start a Revolution HWAmerican Revolution TestMonday, October 16, 2017 Why did the founding fathers put the Legislative Branch first in the Constitution?Why is the Executive Branch actually the largest branch?Tuesday, 10/17/17 What is an example of a check and balance that one branch has on another?Give a real life example of a check and balance.Wednesday, October 18, 2017What did the federalists want?What did the Anti-federalists want?What was the compromise that was made between them?Thursday, October 19, 2017List the freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment.What are two limits on your First Amendment rights?Friday- Test, no DLMonday, October 23, 2017What do you already know about the presidency of George Washington?What did you learn today about the presidency of George Washington?Tuesday, 10/24/17 What did Alexander Hamilton propose to fix the young nation’s economic woes?How did Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan contribute to a divide between Northern and Southern States?Why did George Washington send in federal troops to break up the Whiskey Rebellion?Wednesday, 10/25/17What issues led to the formation of the nation’s first political parties?Fill-out this chart in your Daily LogDemocratic-RepublicansFederalistsLeader:Leader:Who followed:Who followed:View on government:View on government:Stance on tariff:Stance on tariff:Thursday, 10/26/17Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts so controversial?Friday, 10/27/17- If you have 5 DLs for the week you can turn them in today!What did the Louisiana Purchase do for the United States (two things)?Monday, October 30, 2017Why was Jefferson unsure about purchasing the Louisiana territory?Tuesday, 10/31/2017 What are two ways that the federal government’s power was expanded during the first three presidencies?Wednesday, 11/1/2017 1. What federal power was strengthened or reinforced by the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?2. What federal power was strengthened or reinforced in Gibbons v. Ogden?3. What did the Monroe Doctrine state and why do you think it was issued?Monday, November 6, 20171. How did the Northern and Southern economies depend on each other in the early to mid 1800’s?2. How did the invention of the cotton gin increase slavery in the south?3. What potential problems were there with westward expansion in the Louisiana Purchase lands?Tuesday, 11/7/17How did the War of 1812 affect the United States economy?Wednesday, 11/8/17 What do you already know about the Erie Canal?What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York State?What impact did the Erie Canal have on the United States?Monday, November 13, 2017Why was there an increased demand for slaves in the early to mid 1800’s?Why was it important for there to be the same number of “Free States” as “Slave States?”Tuesday, November 14, 2017Why was the Missouri Compromise necessary?What did the Missouri Compromise do?Why were Southern states upset over the Compromise?What did Southern states want to do to make the Compromise fairer?Wednesday, 11/15/17How were the elections of Jackson and Trump similar?How were the elections of Jackson and Trump different?Thursday, 11/16/17What should be required of someone who wants to work for the federal government?Was it good or bad that Jackson gave government jobs to his friends and supporters (spoils system)?Friday, 11/17/17Why was the South so against the Tariff of 1828, aka the “Tariff of Abominations?”Why did John C. Calhoun from South Carolina think they could reject or nullify the tariff?Why in reality, could South Carolina not nullify the tariff?What did South Carolina try to do after they were told they could not nullify the tariff?Monday, November 27, 2017 What is Manifest Destiny?What new states would be added as a result of Manifest Destiny?Tuesday, November 28, 2017Wednesday, November 29, 2017 What were three areas that reformers tried to fix during the early to mid 19th Century?Thursday, November 30, 2017 What were two territories acquired by the US between 1815 and 1850?How were they acquired?How did they benefit the country?Friday, December 1, 2017What were two political causes of the Civil War?Monday, December 11, 2017What tactics did General Grant and General Sherman employ to destroy the South and force surrender?What were one political, economic and one social problem that existed after the Civil War?Tuesday, 12/12/17In your opinion as a Northerner, how would you have treated the South after the Civil War? How would you punish them for committing acts of treason?Wednesday, 12/13/17. . . All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make orenforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nordeny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. . . .14th Amendment, Section 1, 1868How does the Fourteenth Amendment define citizenship?During Reconstruction, how was the 14th Amendment intended to help formerly enslaved persons?Thursday, December 14, 2017What is one Supreme Court case that has used the Fourteenth Amendment to bring about major social change in the United States?How did it apply the 14th Amendment to the existing law and how was the law changed?Friday, 12/15/17 Why did Radical Republicans push so hard for the Southern states to ratify the 13th and 14th Amendments and order a military occupation of the South?Tuesday, 2/20/18Explain how the railroad monopoly hurt farmers.Explain why corruption was so bad at the local/city level. Wednesday, 2/21/18 What were five political reforms made during the Progressive Era that gave individual voters more power and say in their government? Which political reform do you think was most important and why?Friday, 2/23/18What is the problem in American society you are researching for your project?Why was this a big problem?Who was the muckraker that drew attention to this problem in society?Monday, February 26, 2018- Do on your own sheet of paper*Projects due tomorrow. Be ready to present.**Paragraphs due tomorrow!What is one interesting fact you learned about your topic while doing this project?Tuesday, 2/28/18What worked well for your group on this project?What is one thing you learned from this project?To improve in the future, what is at least one thing you would do differently?Wednesday, 2/28/18What are two ways you can improve giving presentations?Thursday, 03/01/2018 What is a muckraker?Who was a muckraker?If you wanted to draw attention to an issue today, what issue would you want people to know more about?How would you bring attention to this issue?Friday, 3/2/2018 Snow dayMonday, March 5, 2018 Tuesday, March 6, 2018How did the women’s rights movement evolve in the early 20th Century?Why did western states grant women the right to vote before other states?Wednesday, March 7, 2018 What tactics did women’s suffrage leaders use in the early 1900’s to bring attention to their cause?Were they successful in reaching their goals, if so how?Do you believe men and women are equal in American society today, why or why not?Friday, 3/9/2018What is imperialism?Give an example of imperialism that you learned about in either 9th or 10th grade. Why do you think the United States looked to imperialize during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Come up with at least 2 reasons.Monday, March 12, 2018 List three places the US imperialized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?What were two motivations or reasons for the US to expand its empire?What were two major effects of US imperialism?Tuesday, 3/13/18Why did the United States invest so much more money in the Navy between 1890 and 1915?How did their investment in the Navy affect the United States quest for gaining more territories?Wednesday, 3/14/2018What were two causes of the Spanish-American War?What were three impacts or effects of the Spanish-American War?Monday, March 19, 20181. Why would Americans support imperialism?2. What types of Americans would support imperialism?3. Why would Americans oppose imperialism?Tuesday, March 20, 2018Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal (Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty), November 18, 1903ARTICLE IThe United States guarantees and will maintain the independence of the Republic of Panama.ARTICLE IIThe Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of said Canal of the width of ten miles extending to the distance of five miles on each side of the center line of the route of the Canal to be constructed; the said zone beginning in the Caribbean Sea three marine miles from mean low water mark and extending to and across the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific ocean to a distance of three marine miles from mean low water mark with the proviso that the cities of Panama and Colon and the harbors adjacent to said cities, which are included within the boundaries of the zone above described, shall not be included within this grant. The Republic of Panama further grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of any other lands and waters outside of the zone above described which may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said Canal or of any auxiliary canals or other works necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said enterprise.The Republic of Panama further grants in like manner to the United States in perpetuity all islands within the limits of the zone above described and in addition thereto the group of small islands in the Bay of Panama, named, Perico, Naos. Culebra and Flamenco.ARTICLE XIVAs the price or compensation for the rights, powers and privileges granted in this convention by the Republic of Panama to the United States, the Government of the United States agrees to pay to the Republic of Panama the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in gold coin of the United States on the exchange of the ratification of this convention and also an annual payment during the life of this convention of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in like gold coin, beginning nine years after the date aforesaid.The provisions of this Article shall be in addition to all other benefits assured to the Republic of Panama under this convention.But no delay or difference opinion under this Article or any other provisions of this treaty shall affect or interrupt the full operation and effect of this convention in all other respects.ARTICLE XXIIIIf it should become necessary at any time to employ armed forces for the safety or protection of the Canal, or of the ships that make use of the same, or the railways and auxiliary works, the United States shall have the right, at all times and in its discretion, to use its police and its land and naval forces or to establish fortifications for these purposes.Tuesday, March 20, 20181. What is this document?2. How did Panama get its independence?3. Why was Panama willing to sign this agreement?4. What does Panama get?5. What powers does the United States get over the canal zone?Wednesday, 3/21/18Why was the United States interested in the Panama Canal?How did the U.S. acquire the land to build the Canal?What obstacles were there in building the canal?Thursday, 3/22/18 Speaker A: There was nothing left for us to do but to take the Philippines, to educate the Filipinos, and to uplift, civilize, and Christianize them.Speaker B: If we wish to compete with other nations for foreign possessions, we must have navies and armies like theirs. Happily, the United States has no need to drain its resources in this way.Speaker C: We must insure that a canal across Central America is built. The United States needs an efficient shipping route between the east and west coasts.Speaker D: The principles of the Declaration of Independence should guide United States policy toward other nations.What is “Speaker A” trying to do?Who do you think “Speaker B” is?What president do you think is “Speaker C”What do you believe is “Speaker D’s” position on US Imperialism?Friday, 3/23/18What was the motivation for the US to imperialize?How did they justify the negativities of imperialism?Do you think the future US will be more or less imperialistic from this period on? How do you know? Cite a specific example. ................
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