Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

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

2. Monday, 7 April 2014 1. Current Events (Set 28) 2. April S.O.A. 3. Slavery Perspectives cards 4. Anti / Pro-Slavery Matrix 5. Ranking Chart Planner page 82 Today’s History Standard is 8.9

3. Tuesday, 8 April 2014 Planner page 84 • 1. Current Event #2 • 2. Slavery Perspectives • 3. Ranking Chart • 4. Ch. 14 Vocabulary • 5. Bleeding Kansas • 6. Section 2 Pie Chart Today’s History Standard is 8.9

4. Wednesday, 9 April 2014 Planner page 84 • 1. Current Event #3 • 2. Ch. 14 Vocabulary • 3. Bleeding Kansas • 4. Section 2 Pie Chart • 5. Story of Us (III) • 6. Anti-Slavery MVP Today’s History Standard is 8.9

5. Thursday, 10 April 2014 Planner page 85 • 1. Current Event #4 • 2. Ch. 14 Vocabulary • 3. Political Division • 4. Section 3 Pie Chart • 5. Supreme Court Cases • 6. Brain Pop Today’s History Standard is 8.9

6. Friday, 11April 2014 Planner page 85 • 1. Current Event #5 • 2. Ch. 14 Vocabulary • 3. The Nation Divides • 4. Section 4 Pie Chart • 5. Story of Us (IV) • 6. Timeline Today’s History Standards is: 8.9

7. History March Madness • World History • Leonardo da Vinci (7) • Buddha (5) • Alexander the Great (4) • Columbus (3) • Martin Luther (3) • Isaac Newton (3) • Kublai Khan (2) • Shakespeare (2) • Julius Caesar (1) • Moctezuma (1) • Confucius (1) • Michelangelo (1) • U.S. History • George Washington (44) • Abraham Lincoln (40) • Harriet Tubman (5) • Frederick Douglass (3) • Lewis & Clark (2) • Thomas Jefferson (2) • Samuel F.B. Morse (2) • Susan B. Anthony (2) • Sacagawea (2) • Andrew Jackson (1) • Pocohantas (1) • Brigham Young (1)

8. Current Event Set 28 1.“Controversial 2014 Harp Seal Hunt Begins in Canada Despite Animal Rights Groups Protests.” Department of fisheries establishes seal quota of 400,000; but European Union has banned imports. hakapiks Seals can be hunted at age 12-15 days when they begin to molt. Newborns are called White coats or Bluebacks. They are “ragged-jacket” or “beaters” after two weeks

9. Current Event #2 2. “Whale Wars: Japan Loses Case in International Court Halting its Scientific Antarctic Whaling Program.” Australia had sued Japan claiming that practice was commercial and not justified for scientific purposes. The large number of minke, fin, and humpback whales does not support scientific output / data

10. Current Event #3 3. “Rarity: Five Living Presidents Gather in Texas to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Act.” President Obama delivers keynote address at 3-day summit honoring signing by President Johnson (LBJ). It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and voting. It ended racial segregation in schools, the work place and public places Civil Rights summit is being held at the LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas

11. Current Event #4 4. “Panic and Chaos in Mass Stabbing at Franklin Regional High School in Pennsylvania; 22 wounded.” 16-year old attacker wielding 2 kitchen knives has been charged with attempted homicide as an adult. School security officer also stabbed; Vice principal tackled Alex Hribal to end attack

12. Perspectives on Slavery: Pro= for / defends, Anti=opposed / against, or Mixed = middle 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Jefferson Davis 4. John C. Calhoun 3. Grimke Sisters 7. Hinton Helper 5. Anna Carroll 6. Frederick Douglass 9. William L. Garrison 8. Harriet Tubman 10. George Fitzhugh

13. Supreme Court Decisions Case: Year: Background: Importance: Marbury vs. Madison McCulloch vs. Maryland Gibbons vs. Ogden Worcester vs. Georgia Dred Scott Decision 1803 William Marbury sues to force President Jeffersonto sign Judgeshippaper from J.Adams Established Supreme Court’s power of Judicial Reviewand Checks and Balancesby denying Marbury. Statesopposed chartering the SecondBank of the United States and tried to taxit. 1819 Supreme Court ruled that the Nationalbank was constitutional (A. Hamilton = Looseconstruction) Supreme Court ruled that Congress Can regulatecommerce and Interstate trade. (no monopolies) Steamboatcompanies sued for Operating a monopolyon New York waters. 1824 Supreme Court ruled that the removal notice was illegal, but President Jacksonignored it. 1832 The state of Georgiawanted to remove the CherokeeIndians, who sued to stay on their lands. 1857 Dred Scott sued for his freedom claiming that once he lived in a free territory, he did not have to return. Supreme Court ruled that slaves did not have the rights of citizensto sue in court and that Congress could not limit slavery in the territories.

14. Kansas • Dred Scott (slave) • Travelled to Wisconsin • Owner died • Sued for his freedom (lost) • Supreme Court (1857) • Slaves not citizens • Missouri Compromise voided • Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 • Popular Sovereignty = • - Voters decide • Pro-slavery forces move in • City of Lawrence sacked Chapter 14: A Divided Nation Section 2: Trouble in Kansas Section 3: Political Divisions Section 2: Trouble in Kansas Section 4: The Nation Divides Section 3: Political Divisions Section 4: The Nation Divides • Lincoln runs for Senate • Lost to S. Douglas (1858) • Debates make him nationally famous • Republican nominee (1860) & Wins • South Carolina secedes • Confederacy is formed (11 states) • John Brown (abolitionist) • Pottawatomie Massacre • Bleeding Kansas • Harpers Ferry (1859) • Arsenal raid

15. Chapter 14 Standards ReviewPg. 438-459 Today’s History Standard is 8.10