Blogs

Tuesday: 

Black Americans/Racial Issues 

- more likely to have their cars searched 

- statistics show they are more likely to be arrested for drug use

- many black people think that their lives are treat unfairly 

- 2.5% US are disenfranchised while 7.7%

Monday -

- Hilary Clinton gets sick and cancels political events 

Tuesday -

* Lochte tries to attack on Dancing With The Stars 

* Median income went down in 2008

* Starting to rise again 

Wednesday -  Worked on project 

Thursday- Project 

Friday- 

Economic Sy

Why did people move to the west?

• gold
• mining
• farming
• land
• cattle ranching
• sheep herding

Manifest Destiny - was a belief that god wanted the people to move west

Homestead Act - act that give 160 acres to farmers and land owners

1880 - 15 million buffalo

1870 -

Monday -

• Why did settlers move West?
  • Great American Desert
  • Farming, mining, cattle ranching, sheep herders
    • sheep ate grass, cattlemen didn't like sheep herders
    • farmers put up fences
  • Montana, ND, SD, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
  • F

Monday-

Semester Test Blog (10 points)

Decades Project

• Each group assigned one decade to research - 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, and 1910s.
• Items to research
  • music
  • movies
  • sports
  • fashion
  • fads
  • inventions
  • World Fairs
  • famous people - singers, athletes, movie starts,

Monday: Semester Test Questions

First Semester Questions:

1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877? Choose your tip five

2. How did the US change during the late 1800's a

Monday- Industrial Revolution- Why did people move, describe a cowboy's life, How did US deal with Native Americans. 

People moved for land, hunting, gold, ect.

Tuesday- Many buffalo killed. People would shoot them from trains and let them lay. Cattle

Monday-Friday

Why did people move to the Great Plains/west? 

• Gold and Silver Mining 
• Wanted to me a cowboy
• Farming 
• U.S Millitary 
• Shepherding
• Homestead Act 
• Working on the Railroad
• Hunting/Trapping/Adventure 

Cattle Ranching + Cowboys 

• Peaked between 1867 - 18

Monday: 

Why did people move to the Great Plains/west? 

• Gold and Silver Mining 
• Wanted to me a cowboy
• Farming 
• Shepherding
• Homestead Act 
• Working on the Railroad
• Hunting/Trapping/Adventure 

Monday- Talk about forum, semester test, decades project

Tuesday- Talk about westward expansion, reasons-

• working on railroad
• gold rush, mining
• military- fighting Native Americans
• cattle ranching

cattle ranching

• cowboys- moving cattle up from Texas to Kansa

Monday-Decades project-----1870's

Moving west and the Industrial Revolution

Why did people move west?-Free land, farming, cattle ranches, gold/silver, hunting/trapping, mountain men

Tuesday-

People shot Buffalo just to kill them, not to do anything with

How did the U.S change during the late 1800's and early 1800's?

Monday (9-19-16)-

Tuesday (9-20-16) ------ Decade projects-1870

Moving West and the Industrial Revolution-

West of the Mississippi. 

Why did settlers/ people move to the Great Plains/West?-Mi

Monday- Moving west/Great, Plains, Moving west because of gold and silver rush, Manifest Destiny, Cattle ranching, sheep herding, farming, homestead act, Railroad, hunting/trapping/adventure, mountain men, 

Tuesday-  moving west-Military, 

Open range-

Monday(September 19) -

• Starting Chapter 5- 6
• Going over semester test(how it looks like/how to take it)
• Decades project(1870's)

Chapters 5 - 6 

• A lot of our land came from France or taken from Mexico 
• Moving west just means moving west
• Why did settlers/peop

Monday- 

How did the U.S. change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?

1880's for decades presentation.

Moving west and industrial revolution.

Why did settlers move to the great plains/west?

Describe a cowboy.

How did the US gov't deal with Native Ameri

Monday - Notes

Chap. 5-6

Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains/West?

- gold

- mining

- farming (free land)

- working on railroads

- hunting trapping

- mountain men

Tuesday - Notes

Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains/West?

- when they joi

Monday- 

Got topics for new upcoming project over the decades 

Chapters 5 .. (moving west) 

Manifest Destiny 

Railroad helped move people west 

Tuesday- 

Great Plains: used to be labeled the great american deserts .... 

people moved west fro homestead , far

Monday-  Talked about next chapters which is "Going West"- Semester Test Summary- Talking About 1900's Project-

Tuesday-  Talked bout "Going West Some More" Railroad Brought people west, Cattle Ranching+ Cowboys Needed Open Range Once railroads came C

Sep 19- 

• Geography

  • Greece is a small country in Europe

  • Main part is a peninsula

  • Greece is surrounded by the Mediterranean, Aegean and Ionian Sea

  • The rest of Greece is made up of islands

    • The Seas were important to Greece because of defense, transportation,

Monday: Took notes on Greece. My notes here. 

Tuesday: Taking notes on Greece. 

Wednesday: Notes on Greece again. Linked on Monday. 

Thursday: Work day.

Friday: Work day.