HOLIDAY BREAK ASSIGNMENTS

HOLIDAY BREAK ASSIGNMENTS: 

A. Chapter 14 IDs due Monday, January 8, 2018.  

Chapter 14 Review Video < Use video to complete your IDs. The video usually covers the main points which should be included in your IDs. 

B. Thinking Like a Historian 14: The Civil War was a war about States' Rights and slavery, often viewed as an evil that nearly destroyed our union. However, a few aspects of life improved due to the Civil War. Formulate a thesis that argues how the Civil War was a good thing for the quality of life in America. Use three sources from pages 458 and 459, in addition to TWO outside sources that support your argument. Both sources must be cited (a link is fine). 

C. Chapter 14 Vocabulary Quiz on January 8, 2018. BE READY! 

Chapter 14 Terms to Know: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, George McClellan, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, total war, Crittenden Compromise, draft (conscription), habeas corpus, King Cotton, greenbacks, contrabands, Radical Republicans, Emancipation Proclamation, scorched-earth campaign, hard war, March to the Sea. (18 in total)

D. Ideally you should be done with Chapter 14 by December 29th. The following week  you should start reading Chapter 15. Chapter 15 IDs due on Monday, January 8, 2018 as well. The week of January 8th you can begin working on Thinking Like a Historian 

REMEMBER: DO NOT LEAVE THE WORK TO THE LAST MINUTE. FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL!