BASIS
6th Grade World History
7th Grade World/Texas History
8th Grade US History
9th Grade AP US Government and Politics
100

This planner is required to taken to every class and signed by parents/guardians on a daily basis. 

C.J./Communication Journal 

100

This early civilization was located in what is present day Pakistan, and had a writing system that has never been deciphered. 

Indus River Valley/Harappa.

100

This large empire centered around modern day Turkey also shares a name with a common piece of furniture.

Ottoman Empire

100

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against this British Law.

The Tea Act

100

The original constitution of the United States, considered a failure that left government too weak to effectively govern. 

The Articles of Confederation 

200

Items that can be brought to school, but can never enter a classroom

Backpacks, electronics (except calculators in math)

200

In the 2nd Punic War this man led an army with elephants across the Alps mountains to attack Rome.

Hannibal Barca

200

This person is generally referred to as the "Father of Texas"

Stephen F. Austin

200

The governing document in the United States, above any other law. 

The Constitution 

200

The system of government in the United States in which power is shared by the national, state, and local governments.

Federal.

300

This person is the Head of School

Mr. Shaffer

300

This is the worlds oldest codified religion that is still practiced today. 

Hinduism 

300

The only successful slave revolt in world History.

The Haitian Revolution 

300

The belief that the United States had a divine destiny to expand westward and bring "American civilization" to the west.

Manifest Destiny

300

This is who elects the President of the United States every 4 years.

The Electoral College 

400

The percent of your year's grade that is decided by the Comprehensive Exam in each core class.

50%

400

This disease potentially killed as much as 60% of Europe's population in less than 5 years.

Bubonic Plague/The Black Death

400

The general led the Texian forces to victory at San Jacinto, allowing for Texas independence from Mexico.

Sam Houston

400

This law signed by President Andrew Jackson ordered the removal of most Native Americans from the south-eastern United States.

Indian Removal Act

400

The two largest political parties in the United Stated

The Democratic and Republican parties.

500

This person is the Head of Operations  

Mr. Salazar 

500

This man is believed by many historians to be the first European to arrive in the Americas.

Leif Erikson

500

This major global conflict began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914

World War One

500

First President of the United States to die while in office.

William Henry Harrison

500

This branch of government interprets the law. 

Judicial