7th and 8th grade Assignment due Wednesday 9/8/2010

7th Grade: For the past week and a half the 7th graders have been covering chapter 14,

The Nation Divided!

The following material should be completed in their notebooks by the beginning of class Wednesday September 8, 2010.

Key Terms:

popular sovereignty

secede

fugitive

Henry Clay

John C. Calhoun

Daniel Webster

Harriet Beecher Stowe

propaganda

Stephen Douglas

John Brown

Dred Scott

Roger B. Taney

Abraham Lincoln

Civil War

In addition, the students have 4 sections in chapter 14 to read, followed by section questions to answer in their notebooks. All questions need to be answered in complete sentences.

Section 1: Read pages 482 - 485 Answer Questions 1-7 on pg. 485

Section 2: Read pages 485 - 491 Answer Questions 1-5 on pg. 491

Section 3: Read pages 494 - 498 Answer Questions 1-5 on pg. 498

Section 4: Read pages 499 - 503 Answer Questions 1-5 on pg. 503

8th Grade: The 8th graders are in the process of completing chapter 5:

The Road to Revolution!

The following material should be completed in their notebooks by class on Wednesday September 8,2010.

Key Terms:

George Washington

Militia

alliance

cede

duty

boycott

petition

writ of assistance

John Adams

Samuel Adams

monopoly

repeal

minuteman

blockade

mercenary

In addition, the students have four sections in chapter 5 to read, followed by section questions to answer in their notebooks. All Questions need to be answered in complete sentences!

Section 1: Read pages 140 -144 Answer Questions 1-5 on pg. 144

Section 2: Read pages 145 - 149 Answer Questions 1-7 on pg. 149

Section 3: Read pages 150 -153 Answer Questions 1-8 on pg. 153

Section 4: Read pages 156 - 161 Answer Questions 1-6 on pg. 161

Have a Great three day weekend!