October 2

IB 20 HOTA

We continued with our simulation of the Constitutional Convention today. Tomorrow will be the last period for this simulation, so a few of you who haven't spoken yet really need to speak up during tomorrow's session. Please remember that you must submit your point form research notes tomorrow at the conclusion of the simulation. Please remember that you are writing the American Revolution Test on Thursday, October 4th, please see the study guide below.

IB 20 - AMERICAN REVOLUTION EXAM STUDY GUIDE

There will be 20 matching and 45 multiple-choice questions.

Know the various Acts that took place before/during the Revolution:
* Stamp, Sugar Act
* Townshend Acts
* Intolerable Acts

Causes of the Revolution:
* French Indian War
* Significant events that led up to the Revolutionary War – chronological order
* Grievances of the colonies – taxation, representation

Know significant individuals such as:
* James Madison
* John Adams
* Thomas Jefferson
* Thomas Paine
* George Washington
* Samuel Adams
* Benjamin Franklin

The Revolutionary War:
* British vs. American military strategy
* Advantages and disadvantages of both sides
* The challenges of the Continental Army
* Battle of Saratoga - significance
* Battle of Yorktown - significance
* Phases of the progression of the war

Differences between First and Second Continental Congress

The Founding Documents of the United States:
* Declaration of Independence
* Articles of Confederation
* US Constitution
* Bill of Rights

Please read the sections in your History of the Americas textbook that relate to the American Revolution as well.

Social 10-1

You wrote your Unit 1 Final Exam today in class. I will post the results on PowerSchool once this exam has been marked. Don't forget that you are writing the Unit 1 WRA I tomorrow.

Social 30-1

We continued looking at the Industrial Revolution and the ideologies that emerged in response to the classical liberalism and capitalism. We looked the welfare capitalism and modern liberalism, the Great Depression and Keynesian economics today. Your Chapter 4 Key Terms and Questions are due on Friday.