Bell Works

Purpose of PowerPoint Make-up work assignment. For any students who have missed multiple days or students who are missing their first notebook check. Complete all of the bell work assignments that you currently do not have completed. For those making up the missing notebook check, you only need to complete up to September 1st You need to keep in mind, however, that up to October 13th will be expected for the next notebook check. Turn them in to Mr. Greene for a grade by October 13th (Friday). Reminder days with two dates are block schedule days.

Bell Work August 15th Who was the first European to discover America? Answer the following questions in complete sentences in your notebook (if you do not yet have your notebook, answer them on your own sheet of paper. Keep this sheet of paper. Who was the first European to discover America? What country did he sail for?

Bell Work August 16th Answer the following questions in your notebooks (if you do not yet have your notebook, answer it on your own sheet of paper Which country conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires? How did this country treat the Native Americans?

August 17th and 18th What was the Protestant Reformation? What happened to the Spanish Armada?

August 21st Which country started the colony of Roanoke? How did the Dutch and French treat the Native Americans?

August 22nd How many Africans were taken as slaves to the Americas? Why do you think Europeans used Africans as slaves in the Americas?

August 23rd What was the Middle Passage? What were conditions like for the Africans during the Middle Passage?

August 24th and 25th What was the African Diaspora? What was the purpose of branding the slaves?

August 28th What were the slave codes? Explain the difference between an indentured servant and a slave?

August 29th Click the link and watch the video Answer the following two questions on the video What crop allowed for Jamestown to earn a lot of money? What did some of the first slaves to Jamestown eventually go on to own? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk84ltAEgRs

August 30th State two similarities and two differences between the Middle and Southern English colonies. Why were the Middle Colonies referred to as the Bread Basket? What crop was grown in the Jamestown that became America’s biggest export for over a hundred years? Hint (use the PowerPoint New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies August 28th to September 1st.)

August 31st and September 1st In two to three sentences, explain why so many people would want to move to the colonies?

September 5th Click the link, watch the video, and answer the questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFon7f79d2A Why did the Pilgrims not have a home to go back to if they failed in America? What challenges did early Europeans face in America? How did the Wampanoag people react to the Pilgrim’s arrival?

September 6th Who were the Puritans? Who were the Pilgrims? Define immigrant.

September 7th Give an example of one trade (job) from the Middle Colonies? Give an example of one trade (job) from the Southern Colonies?

September 19th Encomienda System – It gave Spanish settlers the right to tax Native Americans or make them work. In exchange, the settlers were supposed to convert the Natives to Christianity. Middle Passage – voyage African slaves endured across the Atlantic African Diaspora – the dispersal or spread of the African people around the world Jamestown – first permanent English settlement in New World Slave codes – laws to control slaves Immigrants – people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country Staple crops – crops that are always needed (important food to our diets)

September 21st and 22nd What three reason fueled the hysteria in the Salem community? What were three ways that people were killed after being accused of witchcraft? Hint: Use the Salem Witch Trials DBQ to help you.

September 25th What were the Salem Witch Trials? In two sentences, answer the following question, Why do you think that the Salem Witch Trials are so important to American history? Hint: Use the Salem Witch Trials DBQ to help you.

September 26th Write two sentences In your opinion, why did the Salem Witch Trials occur?

September 27th What is the Town Meeting? What is the English Bill of Rights? How are these two things important to American government?

September 28th and 29th Give three possible consequences of a war How does a country find the money to pay for a war?

October 2nd What was the sugar act? What was the Proclamation of 1763?

October 3rd What was the Stamp Act? Explain why the colonists were upset due to taxation without representation?

October 4th Answer the following questions in complete sentences (for example, the act that did … was the … act). Which act forced the colonists to house British soldiers in their homes? Which act made tea from the British East India Company cheaper? Which acts were passed to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

October 5th and 6th What were the Townshend Acts? What was the Quebec Act?