First Nations
What indigenous nation's land are we on?
Ho-Chunk
Did Columbus ever come to what is now the United States?
No
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
How long has Mr. B taught at Sherman?
2 years.
What teacher was a college Mascot?
Ms. Rault
What type of source is a history textbook?
Secondary source
What was one method of resistance to slavery we studied?
Fighting back, slowing work, running away, maintaining their own culture, and more.
Name five of the first 13 colonies.
New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
How many days of school are in a school year?
180 days
Which teacher was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal over the summer?
Ms. Papalia
What was found in lake Mendota that teaches us about the long history of indigenous people on this land?
Canoes
What was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the U.S.?
Jamestown
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the address for Sherman Middle School?
1610 Ruskin St.
Which teacher has a birthday over winter break?
Ms. Annie
What are effigy mounds?
Effigy mounds are burial mounds made of earth in the shape of animals or spirits.
What is the definition of genocide?
Genocide is the killing or seriously injuring people committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
In what year did the French and Indian War end?
1763
In what year did Sherman open?
1928
Which teacher had a great uncle in the mafia? (Henry Hill Jr.)
Mr. Seco
According to the Ho-Chunk origin story, how was the earth created?
By Earthmaker
What is a counterclaim?
A counterclaim is an opposing claim that an author acknowledges in order to refute it.
After the Bible, what was the most widely read text in the colonies in the late 1770s?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Where is the time capsule on Sherman's property?
Behind the Sherman sign
Which teacher had a job digging graves?
Mr. R