Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Tue., Apr. 4th, 2017

TRIVIA: On this date in history, this President died in office while serving only a little more than a month as President of the United States.

7th:
Read the statements below and determine who or what is “speaking.”
1. “I led a rebellion of Indians and mestizos hoping to free Mexico from the Spanish Monarchy. Who am I?”
2. “I am the town where the Texas Revolution began. What am I?”
3. “I am the Mexican general who led the forces that defeated the Texans at the Alamo. Who am I?”
4. “I am the empresario who brought the first 300 U.S. families to a colony in Texas. Who am I?”

8th:
In each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the sentence that is TRUE.
1.
a. Many Japanese Americans were forced to move to internment camps.
b. Many Japanese Americans chose to move to internment camps.
2.
a. World War II was the first war in which most African Americans fought alongside whites in desegregated units.
b. During World War II, most African Americans fought in segregated units of the armed forces.
3.
a. Mexican American mobs attacked whites during the zoot-suit riots.
b. White mobs attacked Mexican Americans during the zoot-suit riots.
4.
a. The War Production Board oversaw the conversion of factories to war production.
b. The War Production Board oversaw agricultural production.