TRIVIA:
On this date in 1815, to put an end to robberies by the ______________ pirates, the US declares war on Algiers.
7th Grade:
Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false. If false explain why.
1. The Louisiana Purchase nearly tripled the size of the United States.
2. King Louis XVI of France offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he needed money for his war with Great Britain.
3. Expeditions into western territories greatly increased American knowledge of the West.
4. President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and Zebulon Pike to explore the Louisiana Territory and to look for a river route to the Pacific Ocean.
8th Grade:
On this date in 1815, to put an end to robberies by the ______________ pirates, the US declares war on Algiers.
7th Grade:
Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false. If false explain why.
1. The Louisiana Purchase nearly tripled the size of the United States.
2. King Louis XVI of France offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he needed money for his war with Great Britain.
3. Expeditions into western territories greatly increased American knowledge of the West.
4. President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and Zebulon Pike to explore the Louisiana Territory and to look for a river route to the Pacific Ocean.
8th Grade:
Based on Churchill’s
writings, quotes and what was discussed in the Socratic Seminar answer the
following questions:
1- Why do
governments exist?
2- What are the
types of governments that have been tried throughout history? What are their
strengths and weaknesses? Which
government would you like the best to live under? Which government would you like the least to
live under?
