Friday, January 6, 2017

Fri., January 6th, 2017

Click on the following link and learn about this day in history:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Today's Trivia: (Put the answer in your warm up document; 1 point for correct answer)
On this date in 1912 _____  ____________  became the _____ U.S. State


7th Grade:
Read the list of events below and put them in the correct order.
a. George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware River and launch a surprise attack to win the Battle of Trenton.
b. France joins the Patriots in the war against Great Britain.
c. British general Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington in the Battle of Yorktown.
d. Minutemen and Redcoats clash at Lexington and Concord.
e. The thirteen colonies formally declare independence from Britain.

If YOU were there … You live in a town in New England during the 1770s. In the town meeting, people are hotly debating about who will have the right to vote. Most think that only men who own property should be able to vote. Some think that all property owners—men and women—should have that right. A few others want all free men to have the vote. Now it is time for the meeting to decide. How would you have voted on this issue?

8th Grade:
In each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the sentence that is TRUE.
1.
a. America was eager to enter the war once it started in Europe.
b. Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war after it started in Europe.
2.
a. German U-boats attacked passenger ships, including the Lusitania and the Sussex.
b. Allied forces sank the German U-boat, the Lusitania.
3.
a. Many women worked outside the home for the first time during the war.
b. Most women had to quit working outside the home during the war.

Write down a full paragraph answer to the following question: What events lead to the beginning of World War 1 (at least 3)?