Homework (7th and 8th) DUE WED 1/30

Both 7th and 8th grade will have to complete a crossword puzzle using terms from our section on the Enlightenment. Students will be able to use their notes as well as textbooks.



 **** Due to students not returning textbooks from home, textbooks are not be allowed to be taken home. Students may come in before or after school and during lunch to use textbooks for the remainder of the year. If you student has a textbook at home, please return it ASAP***

The American Revolution Questions (Homework Due Monday 1/28/13)

7th and 8th Grade Homework

1. What was the American Revolution?
2. How did the relationship between Britain and the colonies fall apart?
3. How did the French and Indian War draw the colonists closer together but increase friction with Britain?
4. How did British tax policies move the colonists closer to rebellion?
5. How did the American Revolution begin?

**** All papers must have questions written and numbered. All answers must be in COMPLETE sentences.

7th Grade Vocabulary/Definitions (DUE MONDAY 1/28/13)

Chapter 5 Vocabulary (The Enlightenment and American Revolution)

Section 1: Philosophy in the Age of Reason (pg144-148)

1.    natural law-

2.    social contract-

3.    natural right-

4.    philosophe-

5.    physiocrat-

6.    laissez faire-

 

Section 2: Enlightenment Ideas Spread (pg 149-153)

7.    censorship-

8.    salon-

9.    enlightened despot-

10.                       baroque-

11.                       rococo-

Section 3: Britain at Mid-Century (pg 154- 157)

12.                      constitutional government-

13.                      cabinet-

14.                      Prime minister-

15.                      oligarchy-

 

Section 4: Birth of the American Republic (pg 158-161)

16.                      popular sovereignty-

17.                      loyalist-

18.                      federal republic-

Famous Quote of the Week 1/22/13 (Extra Credit)

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

                                                    ------ Who said this?

Announcements for the Week 1/22 to 1/25

7th and 8th Grades will have a Chapter Assessment on Wednesday 1/23/13.
*** Students may use all notes during the test but NO BOOKS or PRINT OFFs.

8th: Final Draft of group argument is DUE Thursday for in-class debate. Each group only needs one copy of final draft.

Famous Quote of the Week 1/15/13 (Extra Credit)

"Knowledge is power."

                                      -------- Who said this???

Homework 1/16/13

7th Grade- No Homework
8th Grade- Triangular Trade Worksheet and Map Activity Due 1/17/13