First Semester:
1. What are the main historic events(hit five) that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877?(10 points)-Chapters 1-4
Land Bridge -- Had native americans come over
Revolutionary War -- We rebeled out on England
Reconstruction -- We set up again after the civil war
Civil War -- We brought the South back to the United States
Signing of the Constitution -- It set up the first set of laws that gave us a set of laws.
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8
We moved west, we had the civil war, Cowboys, Urbanization
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
16th amendment- income tax
17th amendment- direct election of senators
18th amendment-Prohibition
19th amendment- women's right to vote
21st amendment- recalling the 18th amendment
Pure Food and Drug act - We had to deal only "usable" meats
Federal Reserve - Back up money
4. How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Ch. 10
We fought with spain
We had the Big stick Diplomacy
We took other countries under our wing
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(25 points)-Ch. 11
it got women to work more
Lots of casuality
League of nations was setup so that we could be dragged into the war
6. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(25 points)-Ch. 12-13
There were a lot of gangs, some movies were first released, Jazz music
Semester Test Blog-10 points
10% of your semester test grade is based on your semester test blog.
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