Thursday, September 9, 2010

Quiz for 7th and 8th grades 9/10/2010

7th Grade: The 7th grade quiz will cover topics from Sections 2 -4 in chapter 14. The topics will cover the smaller themes within the greater topic of A Nation Divided: Divided over Slavery and what are states rights. Possible Quiz questions will be:
  • Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
  • What affect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the Nation?
  • Define Propaganda
  • Define Abolitionist
  • Who Was John Brown?
  • Describe what John Brown did to try and Help the slaves
  • What did the Compromise of 1850 do to please the North?
  • What were the Lincoln/Douglas Debates?
  • Name two other political parties that formed during this time period
  • What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
  • What was the Kansas Nebraska Act?
8th Grade: The 8th grade quiz will cover questions from sections 2 - 4 in chapter 5, The Road to Revolution. Possible quiz questions will be:
  • Why were tensions rising between the American Colonists and the British?
  • Name 3 Acts imposed on the Colonists by the British
  • What was The Proclamation of 1763?
  • Why did the British want to help protect Iroquois land?
  • What Happened at the Boston Massacre?
  • Define Boycott
  • Define Militia
  • Why did the American Colonists want to Boycott British goods?
  • Based on what you read in the chapter, do you believe the British King was abusing his power?
  • Who was the King of England at this time?
Good luck to all!
Study!

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Van

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