Civil War
What years was the Civil War?
1861-1865
Name two Civil Rights advocates.
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., President Lincoln, President Kennedy
Describe MLA format.
Size 12 font
Times New Roman font
Double spaced
Indent each new paragraph
What genre is We Are the Ship?
How many amendments are in our U.S. Constitution? Can more be added?
There are currently 27 amendments.
Yes, more can always be added. The Constitution is a living document.
Who were the generals for the North and the South?
North: General Ulysses S. Grant
South: General Robert E. Lee
Name two differences between MLK's and Malcolm X's approaches to ending racism.
King: Dress well, nonviolent at all costs, very peaceful, full of love and hope, wants to be equal and intermingle with Whites.
Malcolm X: Don't have to dress well, promotes violence when needed, not peaceful, messages are full of hate, doesn't want to be equal or intermingle.
What is the main difference between a research essay and an opinion essay?
What genre is Thunder Rolling in the Mountains?
Historical fiction
What famous Native Tribe was built where Mexico City is today and was either killed or disappeared after Cortes came?
The Aztecs.
What did President Lincoln sign that freed the slaves? Did it actually free them immediately?
The Emancipation Proclamation. It did not because Lincoln did not have control over the Southern states since they had seceeded.
During what decade was the Civil Rights movement really popular?
The 1960s.
What is wrong with this opinion statement and how would you fix it: I believe that Abraham Lincoln was the best president the United States has had.
Never say "I believe", "I think" or anything similar. You want to state your opinion like it is a fact! "Abraham Lincoln is the best president the United States has had."
What genre is The Phantom Tollbooth?
Fiction
What are the three branches of government? What is each branch?
Executive - President
Legislative - Congress
Judicial - Supreme Court
Name 3 causes of the Civil War.
Slavery, the 10th Amendment/state's rights, westward expansion, the cotton industry
Name 5 ways that African Americans were mistreated during this time period.
Separate bathrooms, separate water fountains, separate schools, couldn't go to some colleges, couldn't have some sports, had specific neighborhoods they could live in, their voting rights were infringed upon, etc.
How do you write a in text citation for a direct quote and an in text citation for paraphrased information?
Direct quote: Quotation marks around the quote, author's last name and page number in parenthesis, period after the parenthesis.
Paraphrased information: Start with acknowledging the source that you got the information from in your sentence, such as: According to History.com... History.com talked about how...
The River Between Us and Thunder Rolling in the Mountains.
How did John Smith and Pocahontas meet? What brought Smith to the Powhatan camp?
John Smith was a member of Jamestown. He was out with his hunting party. They were all murdered by Powhatan Natives except for Smith. He was brought back to camp where it appeared as if Chief Powhatan was going to bludgeon him to death in the head with his weapon. It is said that Pocahontas threw herself on top of Smith's head to save his life. It is also said that they may have never been about to kill Smith, but they were actually putting him through a ritual. Neither has ever been proven.
How many assassination plots were there the nights of Lincoln's assassination AND who were the targets?
There were 4: President Lincoln, General Grant, Vice President Johnson and Secretary of State Seward
Compare and contrast the 1960s Civil Rights movement with Black Lives Matter today.
Open-ended.
What is the layout you should follow when writing a two reason essay sentence by sentence?
1. Hook
2. Background info.
3. Thesis
4. Reasons
5. Reason #1
6. Evidence
7. Elaboration
8. Reason #2
9. Evidence
10. Elaboration
11. Restate thesis
12. Concluding sentence - summarize main points
Compare and contrast Sound of Running Feet's experience compared to Jackie's Robinson's.
Differences: Jackie Robinson is willing to make sacrifices for the well-being of his people, but Sound of Running Feet is not. Jackie Robinson was selfless while Sound of Running Feet was selfish.
Name at least two reasons why Christopher Columbus is often talked about negatively today? Was he really a bad person?
People say that Columbus was a colonizer. They blame him for what happened to Natives in the centuries after his exploration.
Some say that Columbus mistreated the Native Americans and enslaved them.
A man by the name of Bartolome De La Casas was hired by the King and Queen of Spain to write about Columbus 50 years after he died to blame him for the crimes of the Spanish monarchs, since Columbus was no longer alive to defend himself.