7th and 8th Grade Quiz Friday August 17 2012

7th Grade:  7th Graders will have a quiz tomorrow based on the division that plagued The United States in the mid 1800's leading to the Civil War.  The Questions will be straight forward and focus on the main ideas covered in class so far.

TOPICS TO STUDY:

• The divide in the country was between the North and the South
• The Southern Economy was based on agriculture (Farming)
• The Northern Economy was based on industry
• North was against slavery and the South was for slavery
• Henry Clay was known as, "The Great Compromiser"
• Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri who took his master to court
• Constitution is the Supreme Law of our Land
• First ten amendments of the Constitution are known as The Bill of Rights
• 5th amendment protects peoples right to own property
• Congress is both the House of Representatives and the Senate

8th Grade:  The 8th graders will have a quiz based on the 13 colonies!

TOPICS TO STUDY

• Define Colony:  A Colony is land in one part of the World that belongs to a country outside that territory
• Name the 3 sections the 13 colonies were divided into: New England, Middle, and Southern
• Name one Colony in each section
• The French and Indian War: Why did it start, Who was fighting, What was the outcome?
• The Ohio River Valley: The Life Source
• The Iroquois: Native Americans who lived in the Ohio River Valley
• Read through your notes!

Good Luck, study, and you will all do great!

Ms. Van