Happy Thanksgiving (Blog #15)

In the spirit of giving thanks, I thought we could have a blog assignment all about being thankful! In this post I would like for you to add a couple of comments on things you are thankful for. Then comment on at least 2 of your classmates posts.

I hope all of your thanksgiving breaks go well!


Check out this link for fun and exciting historical facts about thanksgiving:

http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/


Due: Sunday by no later than 11:59p.m.

Reform and Terror (Blog #14)

With the great fear sweeping through France and the Revolution fully at hand many people were eventually put to death because of their opposition.

Your assignment:

1.) Identify who Maximilien Robespierre is.
2.) Summarize the quotation from Robespierre on page 660.
3.) What does the large number of executions among the urban poor and middle class suggest about support for the revolution?

Due: Sunday  by no later than 11:59pm

The French Revolution (Blog #13)

Your Assignment:

1).  In a paragraph (at least 4 sentences) summarize the French Revolution.
2).  What were the 3 Estates (list them and who made them up.)
3).  Do you think the French Revolution would have happened with out enlightenment ideas?  Explain!


Due:  Sunday no later than 11:59pm

Veteran's Day (Blog #12)

Your Assignment:

1).  Summarize Veteran's Day.  (How it came to be, what is celebrated, etc.....)
2).  Give some of your own thoughts and opinions on Veteran's Day.
3).  Comment on 2 of your classmates posts.


Due:  Sunday by no later than 11:59pm

American Revolution (Blog #11)

Your Assignment:

1).  According to 22.4, why did the Founding Fathers create a Republic?
2).  What is a Federal System?
3).  What is the Bill of Rights and why is it important?

Due:  Sunday no later than 11:59pm