Welcome to 8th Grade

U.S. Historywith

Mr. Hughes

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

1. Current Event #22. October S.O.A.3. Preview Statement4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary5. New England Colonies6. Comparison chart

Today’s History Standard is 8.1

Planner page 30

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

1. Current Event #22. October S.O.A.3. Preview Statement4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary5. New England Colonies6. Comparison chart

Today’s History Standard is 8.1

Planner page 30

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

1. Current Event #32. New England Colonies3. Ch. 2 Vocabulary4. Middle Colonies5. Comparison Chart6. Video Exit Slip

Today’s History Standard is 8.1

Planner page 30

Thursday, 3 October 2013

1. Current Event #42. 13 Colonies Map3. Name that Colony4. Religion in the Colonies

– Exit Slip

Today’s History Standard is 8.1

New England

Middle

Southern

Planner page: 31

Friday, 4 October 2013

1. Current Event #52. States (Shapes)3. Colonial Governments4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary

– K.I.P.

History Standard is 8.1

New England

Middle

Southern

Planner page: 31

Current Events (Set 5)

1. “Blame Game: Government Shutdown Looms over Obamacare Funding and Debt Ceiling Extension.”

Republicans want to delay Affordable Care Act; Democrats want to continue borrowing & spending.

Federal offices, parks, & employees, and those receiving federal benefits would be affected most by shutdown

Current Event #22. “Freedom of Speech: Confederate Flag

Dispute Sparks Dueling Rallies Along I-95 in Virginia.”

Rebel yell: Heritage group, “Virginia Flaggers,” raises Southern flag on private property along interstate.

Symbol of Heritage or Hate? Richmond group claims flag honors those of fought for South in Civil War (the war of Northern aggression) – Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy

Current Event #3 3. “Lincoln the Mathematician: Newly

Discovered Notebook Pages Reveal 16th President’s Math Skills.”

Cyphering book (1824) is the oldest known Lincoln manuscript and indicates a more formal education.

Math notebook pages were found in the Houghton Library at Harvard University in Massachusetts

1809 - 1865

Current Event #44. “United Nations Scientists now 95%

Certain Human Activity Responsible for Global Warming.”

But climate report can’t explain “pause” in earth surface temperatures which haven’t risen in 15 years.

Greatest concern is long term impact on sea levels rising and Arctic ice melt

Current Event #55. “Not Guilty: Jury Finds AEG Live not

Liable for Michael Jackson’s Death; Family Gets no Money.”

Wrongful death suit was alleged that concert promoter exploited Jackson’s dependency on painkillers (drugs).

Jackson’s mother and three children (Prince, Paris, and Blanket) sued AEG in 2010

Plymouth

RogerWilliams

RhodeIsland

Salem

PilgrimsWilliamBradford

AnneHutchinson

Mass. BayColony

PuritansMayflowerCompact

JohnWinthrop Harvard

Massachusetts Bay Colony(Puritans / 1630’s)

Why leave England?1. Religion

2. High taxes3. Unemployment

Puritan Leader:John Winthrop = governor*Ideal Christian community*Political & religious leader

Puritan dissident:Roger Williams = minister

*Native Americans have rights*Separation of Church & State

*Religious tolerance

Puritan dissident:Anne Hutchinson = dissenter

*Led a Bible study*Questioned men’s authority

Pilgrim

s

Puritans

Pilgrims & Puritans

Massachusetts Bay Colony(Boston / Salem)

Plymouth Colony(1620)

“Anglican”Church of England

Puritans –

1629

“purify

”

Protestant Reformation

Mayflower Compact

William Bradford

Pilgrims - 1620

“separate”Luther

Freedom of Religion

JohnWinthrop

(governor)laws

Life in New England

Salem Witch Trials

Trade &Crafts

Fishing &Whaling

Shipbuilding& lumber

* Public education• Town schools

• Harvard College

The New England Colonies

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Connecticut

Year Founded Reason Features

1620

1623

1636

1639

Colony

* Religious freedom

Economic $ & religion

Religious freedom

Religious freedom

1. Mayflower Compact = 1st self

government 2. Seaports, towns,

& villages 3. Economy = trade,

shipbuilding, crafts 4. Church & politics

mixed

Massachusetts

New HampshireConnecticut

Rhode Island

The Middle Colonies

Delaware

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Year Founded Reason Features

1638

1664

1664

1682

Colony

* trade & profit: (Swedes / Dutch) Surrendered

by Dutch Trade $ &

religion Religion:

(Quakers)

1. Quakers = Equality, non-violence, anti-

slavery 2. Economy = Staple

crops and trade 3. Diverse population 4. Skilled slaves &

indentured servants 5. Proprietary

colonies (land)Delaware New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

How the States got their Shapes

1. Explain the difference between a Pilgrim and a Puritan?

2. Why did Massachusetts split apart into smaller colonies?...How did religion shape the states of New England?

3. How were the Quakers’ ideas more radical or different compared to other religious groups?

4. Is Pennsylvania’s penitentiary system considered a success or failure?

5. How did William Penn affect the shape of Pennsylvania & Delaware?

Holt Video: Essential Question Exit Slip

Religion in the English Colonies:

1. Why was freedom of religion important to the colonists and what groups came here seeking religious freedom?

Or……2. How has religious freedom

influenced or affected the United States today?