Constitution Test Review

Need help getting ready for the Constitution Test? Ask your question here, and I'll help as much as I can. Remember to read everyone else's questions first in case your question has already been asked. This will remain open for questions throughout the durations of our snowdays. So ask any time!

Current Events

If you need help over the long weekend connecting your event to the Constitution, come here and ask your question. I'll give you an Article, Amendment, or something to think about to point you in the right direction. Remember your current event is a full page. Half the page is a summary of the event, and the other half explains how it relates to the Constitution. Also, please tell me your source and the date.

Chapter 6 Study Guide

Here is the study guide for the test in case you didn't get it or forgot it at school.

Chapter 6 Study Guide
8th Grade U.S. History
Mr. Hansen

Key Terms and Events:
Quartering Act Revenue
Sugar Act Stamp Act
Boycott Townshend Acts
Writs of assistance Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party Militia
Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress
Lexington and Concord Loyalist
Patriot Second Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence Continental Army
Olive Branch Petition Minuteman

Key People:
King George III Patrick Henry
Sons of Liberty Samuel Adams
John Adams Daughters of Liberty
Thomas Paine Paul Revere
Ethan Allen George Washington
Benedict Arnold Thomas Jefferson

Key Topics:
British Policies
• What were they?
• Why were they passed by Parliament?
• How did the colonists react to each one?

Protest
• What groups formed during this time to protest British policies?
• What were some examples of colonial protest?

Revolutionary War
• How did it start?
• What were some important early battles?
• What was the importance of the Continental Congress?
• How did colonial feelings about the war change from when it started to July 4, 1776?
• Why was the Declaration of Independence such a risky and powerful move by the colonists?

Chapter 5 Test Review

Sorry the thread is late. Leave all your questions and comments, and I'll get to them after I get home and eat!

All About the Money

By now you've learned that for a region to be successful it must establish a sound economic system based on available resources. In colonial times, New England relied on fishing and industry. The Middle colonies relied on agricultural cash crops such as corn and wheat, but also sustained manufacturing. The Southern colonies found success through the plantation system growing rice, tobacco, and indigo.

Questions to Consider:
In keeping with our theme of the last topic and colonizing space, if we did colonize on other planets what would we base our economic system on? How would the new space colony thrive? What resources would be available to the new space colony?

Chapter 4 Test Review

Hopefully your studying is going well. If not, do not fear! Ask specific questions on what you're stuck on, and I'll be glad to help. Please don't just say, "I don't get it!" Also, read through other students' comments because they may have already asked your question. Good luck tomorrow!

It's a Risky Business, but Somebody's Gotta do it!

A little over 400 years ago The English established their first settlement in Jamestown. Jamestown experienced many difficulties before finally becoming successful. They were faced with starvation, disease, exposure to harsh climates, and conflicts with themselves and Native Americans.

Establishing a colony can be pretty risky. Not only is there a risk of the unknown, but it is a financial risk as well. Currently people are looking ahead and wondering what the future might hold for us. There might be a time when we colonize other planets. This leads us to our topic of discussion.


Questions To Consider:
If we were to begin colonizing space, what problems might we encounter? Would we have any similar difficulties as the Jamestown colonists?