Monday, December 7, 2009

Speech to Parliament

Pay close attention to all that is written.

1. Pretend that you were a colonist. What would you say to parliament given the chance to plead your case as to why you should have a say-so? Give me examples of situations you were put in that you should have had a say-so.

2. What is something serious you would like for Christmas?

3. What is something fun you would like for Christmas?

Monday, November 30, 2009

gobble, gobble

Hope you had a turkey-iffic Thanksgiving!!

One series of questions this week, but I want nice full answers....

What do you think it would have been like to have been a colonist? Would you have been a patriot or loyalist? What would have made you that way? Would you have gone through any extreme measures to protest what the British were doing? Would you have left your family to fight in the war for either side?

Don't forget your name!!!!!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Events leading to the Revolutionary War

1. What event did your group study?
2. What was the most interesting thing you learned in your study?
3. Briefly summarize your event.


YOU MUST ANSWER ALL THREE QUESTIONS TO GET CREDIT!!!!!!!!
DON'T FORGET YOUR NAME!!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Revolutionary Leaders

You had the privilege to research someone last week:

1. Who was the person you researched?
2. What was the most interesting fact about the person you researched?

3. What was the most interesting fact about someone else that you heard about and who was that person?

ANSWER ALL 3 QUESTIONS TO GET CREDIT!!

DON'T FORGET YOUR NAME!!!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Everyone needs rules

What is a rule you think the we should have today:

--at home?
--at school?
--in our city?
--in our country?

Answer all four.

What is a rule you don't think we need today:

--at home?
--at school?
--in our city?
--in our country?

Answer all four.

There must be a total of 8 answers for full credit.
Don't forget your name!!!!

Monday, October 26, 2009

mercantilism vs. free enterprise

Mercantilism: government controls what is bought, sold, etc. so that the nation can become wealthy.

Free Enterprise: people can buy, sell, etc. as they wish...competition

Questions:
1. What would the US be like today if we had a mercantilism economy?

2. What do you NOT like about Free Enterprise?

3. What do you LIKE about Free Enterprise?



Answer all for full credit!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Colonial Jobs

To get full credit, you must answer all the questions!!!!

1. If you had been a colonist, which colonial job/industry would you have wanted to do?

2. What does that job do?

3. What resources do you need for that job?

4. Which colony would that job be located: New England, Middle, Southern?

don't forget to put your first name and last initial!!