Saturday, May 16, 2020

The Jefferson ERa - Crossword activity


Did you study the Jefferson Era?

Let's test ourselves by doing this crossword. (Credits Era L.)

The Jefferson Era


Across 
6. The second president of the United States. A Federalist 
8. the banning of trade 
11. was signed in Belgium in December of 1814, it ended The War of 1812 12. a Shoshone from the Rocky Mountains 
13. a commodore for the navy 
14. a young army officer 
16. signed in late 1814, it ended the Creek War and forced the Creek to give up millions of acres of land 
17. a case that helped establish the Supreme Court’s power to check the power of the other branches of government 
18. A battle that began when Perry sailed out to meet the British on September 10th 
22. a new law that banned trade only with Britain, France, and their colonies 
23. a Federalist appointed as justice of Supreme Court by John Adams 
25. a Lieutenant that was co-leader of a very important expedition 
26. The last major conflict of The War of 1812, it made Jackson a hero 
27. a Shawnee chief

Down 
1. the power to declare an act of congress unconstitutional 
2. a large warship 
3. forcing people to serve in the army or navy 
4. began its long journey to explore the Louisiana Purchase in May 1804 
5. young members of congress who called for war against Britain 
7. Here, Federalists agreed to oppose the war and send delegates to meet Congress 
9. passed by Congress in late 1807, this act banned all trade with foreign countries
10. when US forces defeated Tecumseh and his followers 
15. a former army captain that was co-leader of a very important expedition 
19. the commander of the Tennessee militia 
20. The 3rd president of the US. A DemocraticRepublican who led a modest life 
21. a document signed in October of 1803 by Senate that roughly doubled the US in size 
24. A Republican who was elected president in 1808

Reforming Society


Table information for important people and actions presented by Daria Gj. 

Movement 

Leaders 

Accomplishments 

Prison and Mental Health Reform

Dorothea Dix

Creation of houses of correction

Temperance 

Social reformers

People drank less alcohol 

Education 

Horace Mann

Gridley Howe

Thomas Gallaudet

Richard Allen 

Alexander Crummel

Schools for people with special needs 

Free African Americans that lived in the North and the Midwest could go to school

Sing your lesson

Activity: Turn the lesson into a song!


Research paper - Political and social issues in US vs around the world

After reading chapter 10, students had to analyze each section of the chapter and research for similar situations around the world. With information gathered on internet, from books and other resources, they wrote their research paper by following the MLA format (check the link if you need to use MLA format for yourself too 😶https://style.mla.org/mla-format/)

Here is an example of a research paper done by Maria P. 



Tips from Kroni - How to get more work done

If you are stressing out about doing everything on time and being able to finish all the work, listen to our student Kron Rexhepi, who is sharing some tips on "How to get more work done". 

Stay positive :)


Friday, May 15, 2020

The Movement to End Slavery - summary

A summery of Section 4 from Chapter 14, written by Faustine Francoise, followed by video summaries from Enes and Kaltrina. 




Chapter 14
Section 4: The Movement to End Slavery


Some Americans had opposed slavery since before the country was founded.

In the 1830s, Americans took more organized action supporting abolition, a com

plete end to slavery. Abolitionists came from many different backgrounds and opposed slavery for various reasons. The Quakers were among the first groups to challenge slavery on religious grounds. Some believed that African Americans should receive the same treatment as white Americans. Other abolitionists were against full political and social equality. They wanted to send freed African Americans to Africa to start new colonies. They thought that this would prevent conflicts between the races in the United States. 

American Romanticism and Transcendentalism

After reading the lesson, students were free to pick their favorite poems written by American writers.
Below you may see few of the videos performed by them: 




The Jefferson ERa - Crossword activity

Did you study the Jefferson Era? Let's test ourselves by doing this crossword. (Credits Era L.) The Jefferson Era Across  6. The second ...