Winter Break Assignment - Was the Boston Massacre really a "Massacre?"

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CLICK HERE for a link to a DBQ on the Boston Massacre.   You do not have to print the documents, but it is strongly suggested.

You must complete all of the document-based questions.  Based on the documents, as well as your knowledge of Social Studies, you will write an essay that...
1. Examines and discusses the causes of the Boston Massacre
2. Evaluates whether the incident was really a "massacre"


Here's the video we viewed in class on Friday. Hopefully, it will help you with your essay.
Story Behind the Boston Massacre from Mike Tesler on Vimeo.

Tonight's HW 12/21/15

Hello, 7th Graders:

Here is your HW Assignment for this evening, 12/21/15.

1.  READ: Chapter 4 Section 3 of your textbook.  
2.  Complete the Reading Study Guide.  

Chapter 3 RE-TEST

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK

If you finish early, please continue working on the video quest.

Causes of the American Revolution - Video Quest

Click on the links below...

DIRECTIONS:  Please read the directions carefully.   CLICK HERE 

WORKSHEET:  Please make a copy of the worksheet, and download it to your Google Drive.  You may also print the worksheet, and hand-write the answers.  CLICK HERE 

RUBRIC: You must include a copy of the rubric with your assignment.  Your parents must sign the rubric.  All of your work must be stapled, or fastened with a paper clip.  CLICK HERE 

Other Helpful Resources: 
SLIDESHOW - Please review the slideshow.  You must complete the flow-chart, like the one on the last page, as part of your webquest.  CLICK HERE 

Lecture Notes 


We The People

Easy to Read Declaration of Independence

CLICK HERE for the link 

For those of you who'd like to read the "real" version, CLICK HERE 

Chapter 3 RE-Test Study Guide

CLICK HERE for the Study Guide 

Re-Test will take place on FRIDAY!!!

Democracy in the Colonies

CLICK HERE for the Worksheet 

Anne Hutchinson Exercise 11/24/15

CLICK HERE for a link to the assignment.

Carefully read the document.  Based on the reading, and your knowledge of Social Studies, collaborate with your team-mates to answer the questions.  Remember, you must agree on an answer, and then write the answer down in the CLASSWORK section of your binder.  

HW Week of 11/23/15-11/30/15

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/23/15

MONDAY NIGHT:
Review Chapter 3 Section 2 in your Textbook
Complete the Section Review Packet 

TUESDAY NIGHT:
READ CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3
Take notes on Section 3 of the slideshow
COMPLETE the READING STUDY GUIDE. 
You have to complete the short essay.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Complete the Section Review Packet 

THURSDAY NIGHT:
READ CHAPTER 3 SECTION 4 
COMPLETE THE READING STUDY GUIDE

FRIDAY:
Take notes on Chapter 3 Section 4 (Slideshow)
Review Chapter 3 Section 4
Complete "Telescoping the Times" 

Week of 11/30/15 
MONDAY 11/30:
Read Chapter 3 Section 5
Take notes on the slideshow
Complete the Reading Study Guide 

TUESDAY 12/1:
Complete the Chapter 3 Review 

WED/THURS: 12/2 and 12/3
Study for a test on Chapter 3

THURSDAY CLASSWORK:  Please finish reading chapter 7 of We The People, and answer the questions on page 66 of the chapter.

FRIDAY: 12/4
Review for the Test on Chapter 3 (Tuesday)
Finish reading We The People Chapter 8, and complete questions 1-7 on page 75 of the chapter.

40 Questions
20 multiple choice
10 fill-ins
10 matching
***STUDY GUIDE WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY***

HW Week of 11/16/15

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/16

MONDAY 
READ CHAPTER 3 Section 1 "The Southern Colonies" 
Complete the Reading Study Guide
Complete the Note-Taking Sheet 

TUESDAY:
1.  Please copy the notes on slides 2-8 of the attached presentation 
2. Review Chapter 3 Section 1 
3. Answer the following questions (these questions can also be found on p. 77 of the textbook): 

1. How did John Smith improve conditions in Jamestown?
2. What events led to a confl ict between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy?  
3. Why were indentured servants necessary in Virginia? 
4. What do you think was the most serious problem faced by settlers in Virginia? Why? 
5. Which colony was the fi rst to promote religious tolerance? 
6. Why did more enslaved Africans live in South Carolina than did white settlers? 
7. How might the colony of Georgia have been different if Oglethorpe’s plan had succeeded? 
8. What was the purpose of slave codes? 
9. Why were slaves in high demand in the southern colonies? 

WEDNESDAY 
2. Read Chapter 3 Section 2 
3. Complete the Note Taking Sheet
4. Complete the Reading Study Guide 

THURSDAY
1. Please take notes on slides 9-15 of the presentation 
2. Review Chapter 3 Section 2
3. Answer the following questions 

1. Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave Europe for the Americas?
   
2. Do you think the Pilgrims could have survived without the assistance of Squanto and Massasoit? Explain your answer.
3. What role did the church play in Massachusetts?
   
4. Why did some colonists disagree with the leaders of Massachusetts?
5. Describe the economy in the New England colonies.
   
6. Why do you think New England merchants became leading members of society?
7. What steps did the Massachusetts Bay Colony take to promote education?
   
8. What are some possible benefits that New England’s emphasis on education might bring? 

Chapter 2 Quiz

Hello, All:

Here is your Quiz.

CLICK HERE for the VOCAB
CLICK HERE for the Multiple Choice 

If you finish early...

Begin working on the virtual folder assignment for Chapter 2

Good Luck!

Friday's HW: VIrtual Folder Assignment

CLICK HERE 

Carefully read each document, and answer the questions that follow.  You may choose to print out the assignment, or you may choose to write the answers on looseleaf paper.

Today's Assignment - "An Early Call for Settlers"

In this assignment, you will be reading excerpts from a pamphlet, encouraging people in England to settle in the "New World."

CLICK HERE for a link to the reading.  

When you are finished with the reading, copy, and complete the table on the second page of the handout.  You will rate each of the arguments provided in the pamphlet, based on their effectiveness in enouraging people to settle in America.

When you've finished rating the arguments, you will answer the questions below.

1. Based on the worksheet, what did you learn about the British reasons for settling in North America?
2. What reasons might explain why Peckham believed that settlement was in Great Britain’s interest?
3. If you were living in England at this time, after reading this pamphlet, would you have volunteered to sign up for an expedition to America?  Why?  Why not?  
4. In your opinion, which of Peckham’s arguments is the strongest?  The weakest? Why?

All of your work is expected to be turned in BEOP (by the end of the period). You are expected to work quietly, and independently.

HW Week of 11/9/15

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/9/15.

MONDAY NIGHT:
Read Chapter 2 Section 5 of your textbook. 
Please complete the Reading Study Guide  - for Ch 2 section 5 

TUESDAY NIGHT: DUE THURSDAY
Complete the Chapter 2 Review on pp. 65-66 of the textbook.  Please answer questions 1-13 of the review.  

WED/THURS:  Please review for a quiz Friday on Chapter 2 

Terms/People 
Leif Eriksson, p. 38
Henry the Navigator, p. 39
astrolabe, p. 40
caravels, p. 40
Christopher Columbus, p. 42
Line of Demarcation, p. 44
Treaty of Tordesillas, p. 44
Ferdinand Magellan, p. 44
circumnavigate, p. 44
Columbian Exchange, p. 45
conquistadors, p. 46
Hernán Cortés, p. 46
Moctezuma II, p. 46
Francisco Pizarro, p. 47
encomienda system, p. 50
plantations, p. 50
Bartolomé de Las Casas, p. 51
Spanish Armada, p. 53
Northwest Passage, p. 54
immune, p. 58
Middle Passage, p. 59
African Diaspora, p. 60

Multiple Choice Questions: 
Age of Exploration
More Multiple Choice - Click here

HW Week of 11/2/15

Hello, 7th Graders:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/2/15:

MONDAY NIGHT:
Read Chapter 2 Section 4 of your Textbook
Complete the Reading Study Guide

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 
CLICK HERE.  Complete the worksheets on page 2 and page 4 of the packet.  You do not have to do the other worksheets!!! 

HW Week of 10/19

Hello, 7th Graders:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 10/19.

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO CHAPTER 2 of our textbook.  It is not necessary, nor is it recommended that you print out the chapter.   It would, however, be a good idea to download the file to your computer.   

Monday Night: 
1.  Read Chapter 2 Section 1 of your textbook.  Here is a link to an mp3/read-along file to help you.  
2.  Complete the Chapter 2 Section 1 READING STUDY GUIDE 

Tuesday Night:
1.  Read Chapter 2 Section 2 of your textbook.  
2.  Complete the Reading Study Guide
3.  Complete the GUIDED NOTES sheet for Ch. 2 Section 1 and Section 2 

Wednesday Night: 
Complete the "Primary Source" Worksheet, "Queen Isabella."

Thursday Night: 
1. Read Chapter 2 Section 3 of your textbook.  
2. Complete the Chapter 2 Section 3 READING STUDY GUIDE 

Friday:
Complete the Chapter 2 Section 3 SECTION QUIZ 

Chapter 1 Test

CLICK HERE for the exam.  

Please answer all questions on looseleaf paper, in your neatest handwriting.

You do not have to copy the questions.  For the multiple choice section, all you need to do is write the # of the answer choice.

Good Luck!

Chapter 1 Test Study Guide

Hello, All:

We are going to have our test on Chapter 1, on FRIDAY October 16th.  It will be based on vocab terms, multiple choice, and short answer questions.

The vocab words will come from the worksheets, which we completed for last week's HW.  

The multiple choice questions will be similar to the ones found here.    I will be taking the questions from, "Geography of the United States of America," "Pre-Columbian America and European Exploration," "Human Migration," "Maya, Aztec, Inca," "Native American Indian Societies."

The short answer questions will be based on primary, or secondary sources.  You will read the sources, and then answer questions, based on them.

GOOD LUCK!

Today's Assignment - Maya/Aztec/Inca

Hello, All:

We will be working on an internet-based activity today, and most likely tomorrow.

CLICK HERE for a link to the activity

You will be answering a series of questions, based on the documents, and your knowledge of Social Studies.  Please complete these questions in your classwork section, in ink, and in your neatest handwriting.

Today's Assignment 10/6/15 - The Aztecs

Hello!

Here is your assignment for today.

1.  CAREFULLY, read Bernal Diaz Del Castillo's account of the Aztec City of Tenochtitlan.  You can find that document by clicking here. 

2. Working with your team-mates, you will have a series of questions to answer, based on the document, and your knowledge of Social Studies.  The questions are listed below.  You will be answering these questions as a team.  You will be working in a "numbered heads" fashion (Mr. Tesler will explain what this is).  Everyone on the team must agree to the answers to the questions, and write them down, in their class-work section.   The questions are as follows:

1. Based on the reading, what did you learn about the Aztec capital? 
2. In your opinion how technologically advanced were the Aztecs?  What evidence do you have to back up your statement? 
3. Based on what you've learned from Diaz's account, how did the Aztec level of technology compare to Europe's technology at the time? 
4. As a person living in New York, in the year 2015, what do you find most amazing about the Aztec capital?  

HW Week of 10/5/15

Hello, 7th Graders!

Here is your HW for the week of 10/5/15.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1.  CLICK HERE and CAREFULLY READ pp. 4-7.  
2.  Based on what we've learned, and based on the reading, complete the exercises on the following worksheet. 
3. Please write the down the "Terms and Names" on a separate sheet of paper.  Please make sure that these terms go in the "Vocab" section of your binder.

TUESDAY NIGHT:
1. CLICK HERE and CAREFULLY READ pp. 4-7. 
2. Complete the "Reteaching Activity" 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
CLICK HERE AND COMPLETE THE "SECTION QUIZ" 

THURSDAY NIGHT:
READ CHAPTER 1, SECTION 2 OF THE TEXTBOOK. 
COMPLETE THE GUIDED READING WORKSHEET 

FRIDAY NIGHT: REVIEW FOR A TEST TUESDAY ON CHAPTER 1 OF THE TEXTBOOK.
15 VOCABULARY WORDS (FROM THE WORKSHEETS)
10-12 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
5-6 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

10/2/15 - Mayan Civilization

Carefully study the artifacts presented in the worksheet.  Based on the artifacts you've examined, complete the chart on page 4 of the handout.

CLICK HERE for the WORKSHEET 

Anything that we don't finish in class, you will complete for HW this weekend.  Thanks!

Tonight's HW 9/30/15

Based on today's lesson, answer the following questions.  Be THOROUGH, and DETAILED.  Each answer should be at least 3-4 sentences.

1.  Explain how the different stories tell us about the origins of Native Americans in North America.

2.  How are the stories similar?  How are they different?

3.  What do these stories reveal about the Native Americans, and their view of the environment?

In case you need to review the stories...

CLICK HERE for the Documents, and Directions. 

HW Assignments Week of 9/28

MONDAY:
CLICK HERE for a folder with tonight's assignment.  

Tuesday:
CLICK HERE for the worksheet, "History and Geography."

HW Assignments Week of 9/21/15

Hello 7th Graders!

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 9/21/15.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1. Continue working on your "What America Means to Me" project.  
2. Based on today's lesson, please complete the following worksheet.  CLICK HERE for the worksheet.    Please print the worksheet, complete it, and bring it to class tomorrow.  
***When turning in your HW assignments, please make sure you include your:
Name (First and Last) 
Seat #

FRIDAY: 
Please complete the rest of the "Football Friday" assignment.

CLICK HERE for the "Football Friday" Worksheet.

***PLEASE MAKE A COPY, and DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE***

Welcome to 7th Grade US HIstory!

Hello!

Welcome to 7th Grade US History.  I've set up this blog as an easy way for us to communicate.  This is where I will be listing assignments, as well as upcoming tests, projects, etc.

Listed below is your first "Homework Assignment."  Everything listed below must be turned in by no later than Wednesday, September 16th. 

1. Get all of the supplies for this class CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF SUPPLIES. Please note that you are responsible for both your personal supplies, and class supplies.  

2. Click here. Download and print your student contract,

3. Click here. Download and print the list of procedures

4. Read the contract with your parents and sign it.
5. BEGIN WORKING ON YOUR FIRST PROJECT.  CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK.