"Week" of 12/27-1/6 (Extra Credit Post)

Holiday Greetings, History Minions!
 
I hope this post finds you all feeling holly and jolly :)   I wonder how your essay outlines are coming along?
 
Remember your Twitter projects?  Most of them were good, and I was pleased with those of you who really showed analysis of the passages.  Let's continue with a similar activity.
 
To receive credit, you will need a total of two posts that do NOT copy what has already been said.  Yes, your posts should show analysis, not simple regurgitation of facts.
 
You will post a "tweet" of one of the primary source passages you read, from that historical figure's first-person point of view.  You may use any of the passages, including ones you read for extra credit.  You may go back to A Modell of Christian Charity, and the passages from the beginning of the year!  :) 

Stick to Twitter rules: 140 characters or less, including spaces and punctuation.  In other words, you will tweet the reading passage as if you were the author of that passage.
 
Here is an example with only 112 characters to get you started:
 
AbeLincoln (Emancipation Proclamation, 1863) :

I proclaim all slaves in rebelling states are now and forever set free!  The North now fights for a moral cause!

Week of 12/17-12/23 (8th Week of 2nd 9 Wks)

Greeting Minions!

Let's be extra careful about copying from the textbook and Internet this time.  One of you copied word-for-word from the text.  While it should guide you, it's not everything there is to say about the topic.  Besides, you've all read the book, so why recopy it?  Add something new to the conversation.


Which reform movements (1825-1850) made the most impact on the United States?  Keep in mind this is prior to the Civil War!  Did they expand democratic ideals?  Pick one reform movement you read about and explain its economic, political, and/or societal impact. (You could even include the utopian movement, temperance movement, antislavery movement, etc.)

Careful!  Do not restate what's been said already.  Happy Blogging!

Week of 12/10-12/16 (7th Post of the 2nd 9 Wks)

Good afternoon, History Minions!

In what ways did the Market Revolution affect the United States and its citizens?  Discuss the impact of one of the following movements or inventions during the Market Revolution, from 1830-1850:

• Cotton Gin                              
• American System                     
• Steamboat
• Interchangeable Parts               
• Turnpikes                           
• Steel plow

As always, do not repeat what has been said.  Contribute new facts to the discussion :)  Happy blogging!

Week of 12/3-12/09 (6th Post of the 2nd 9 Wks)

Greetings History Minions!

I was impressed with your posts last week!  Way to go :)

Let's do something different this time.  I want you to select a historical figure and write a blog post from HIS or HER point of view.  When you do a reply, be sure to identify WHO you are replying as. :)

Historical figures:

• William Bradford
• Jonathan Edwards
• Benjamin Franklin
• Phillis Wheatley
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• Andrew Jackson
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Henry David Thoreau

Topics to discuss:

• State vs. Federal power
• Tariffs
• Slavery
• Westward expansion
• Women's suffrage
• Foreign policy
• Political parties
• Individual liberty
• Industrialization