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Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History. with Mr. Hughes. Tuesday, 1 October 2013. 1. Current Event #2 2. October S.O.A. 3. Preview Statement 4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary 5. New England Colonies 6. Comparison chart. Planner page 30. Today ’ s History Standard is 8.1. Tuesday, 1 October 2013.

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Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

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  1. Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History with Mr. Hughes

  2. Tuesday, 1 October 2013 1. Current Event #2 2. October S.O.A. 3. Preview Statement 4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary 5. New England Colonies 6. Comparison chart Planner page 30 Today’s History Standard is 8.1

  3. Tuesday, 1 October 2013 1. Current Event #2 2. October S.O.A. 3. Preview Statement 4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary 5. New England Colonies 6. Comparison chart Planner page 30 Today’s History Standard is 8.1

  4. Wednesday, 2 October 2013 1. Current Event #3 2. New England Colonies 3. Ch. 2 Vocabulary 4. Middle Colonies 5. Comparison Chart 6. Video Exit Slip Planner page 30 Today’s History Standard is 8.1

  5. Thursday, 3 October 2013 1. Current Event #4 2. 13 Colonies Map 3. Name that Colony 4. Religion in the Colonies Exit Slip Planner page: 31 Middle New England Southern Today’s History Standard is 8.1

  6. Friday, 4 October 2013 1. Current Event #5 2. States (Shapes) 3. Colonial Governments 4. Ch. 2 Vocabulary K.I.P. Planner page: 31 New England Middle History Standard is 8.1 Southern

  7. 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

  8. Current Event #2 2. “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

  9. 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. 1809 - 1865 Math notebook pages were found in the Houghton Library at Harvard University in Massachusetts

  10. Current Event #4 4. “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

  11. Current Event #5 5. “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

  12. Salem Anne Hutchinson Mass. Bay Colony Rhode Island Mayflower Compact Puritans Roger Williams Pilgrims William Bradford Plymouth John Winthrop Harvard

  13. Massachusetts Bay Colony(Puritans / 1630’s) Puritan Leader: John Winthrop = governor *Ideal Christian community *Political & religious leader Puritans Pilgrims Why leave England? 1. Religion 2. High taxes 3. Unemployment Puritan dissident: Anne Hutchinson = dissenter *Led a Bible study *Questioned men’s authority Puritan dissident: Roger Williams = minister *Native Americans have rights *Separation of Church & State *Religious tolerance

  14. Pilgrims & Puritans Protestant Reformation Church of England “Anglican” Puritans – 1629 “purify” Pilgrims - 1620 “separate” Luther Freedom of Religion Plymouth Colony (1620) Mayflower Compact William Bradford John Winthrop (governor) laws Massachusetts Bay Colony (Boston / Salem)

  15. Life in New England Fishing & Whaling Salem Witch Trials Shipbuilding & lumber Trade & Crafts • * Public education • Town schools • Harvard College

  16. The New England Colonies Year Founded Features Colony Reason • 1. Mayflower Compact = 1st self government • 2. Seaports, towns, & villages • 3. Economy = trade, shipbuilding, crafts • 4. Church & politics mixed Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut 1620 1623 1636 1639 • * Religious freedom • Economic $ & religion • Religious freedom • Religious freedom New Hampshire Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island

  17. The Middle Colonies Year Founded Features Colony Reason Delaware New York New Jersey Pennsylvania 1638 1664 1664 1682 • 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) • * trade & profit: (Swedes / Dutch) • Surrendered by Dutch • Trade $ & religion • Religion: (Quakers) New York Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey

  18. 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?

  19. 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?

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