"There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live..."

--John Adams

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Week of Sept. 6-9, 2016

Hey Gang!  Welcome to the fourth week of school!  Hard to believe, huh?  We have our first test on Friday on the 13 Colonies and Slavery.  Check the questions we've looked at in class and on the Google Docs/Forms... :)

No Class Monday -- Labor Day! 


13 Colonies Questions and Answers...
WATCH ME!!! Plus, the drawings are funny :)

Day 1
In Class: Introduction to Colonial Slavery:  What is slavery?  Why were Africans chosen as slaves?  What was the Middle Passage?  Approximately how many Africans were transported across the Atlantic from 1488--1860s?  What jobs did slaves have in North America and the Caribbean?


HW:  None!
Notes:  Test Friday!


Day 2
In Class:  Colonial Slavery discussion:  What is slavery?  Why were Africans chosen as slaves?  What was the Middle Passage?  Approximately how many Africans were transported across the Atlantic from 1488--1860s?  What jobs did slaves have in North America and the Caribbean?
HW:  None!
Notes:  Test Friday!

Middle Passage Video from the movie Amistad

Day 3
In Class:  Test on 13 Colonies and Slavery...
HW:  None!