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Tuesday, October 4th

Generation Day!!!!!

 

Continuing presentations today. Starting with me and then going on to chapter 8 group.

 

Ch. 8.1:

-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?

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Ch. 8.2:

-How did education change in the late 1800's and early

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Tuesday, October 4

Ch. 5.2:

-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains?
gave work to settlers and travel. offered 160 Free to any head of the household. (1862)
-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains?
Droughts, floods, fires, blizz

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Tuesday October 4th

-Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture.-Around the missouir river: osage, iowa, sioux, cheyenned- had horses so were faster at moving and easier to hunt-hunter and gathers-lived in extended families-young men: huntess and warriorsyoung women: but
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Tuesday, October 4th

Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture.

*Missouri River tribes: Osage, Iowa, Sioux, Cheyenne

*hunters and gatherers

*horses were given to tribes in New Mexico in 1598

*Live with extended family

*young men would train to be hunters and warriors

*young wo

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Back to presenting!

 

Ch. 5.1:

-Describe Native American culture.
..missouri river tribes: osage, iowa, sioux, cheyenne, were hunters and gatherers,

-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
..they thought mative americans had to right to the land

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Tuesday, October 4th

Ch. 7.3
-Gilded age: to be covered with gold

 

*What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?
• -Organized group that controlled the activities of a political party and also offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for poli

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October 4

My Assigned blog is about the California Prison Hunger Strike. The strike is going on it's 9th day, the reason they are doing this is because they are angry about being in soitary confinment for to long. There is about 12,000 immates participating in
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Tuesday, October 4th

Finished blog discussions quickly because we had to move on to other presentationsBrittany: John D. RockefellerClicked for brittany to present...Ch. 7.1 part 2:-Europe Immigrants: Austria and Hungary in 1914-West Indies and Mexico: 1880-1920-Germans
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Ch. 5.1:-Describe Native American culture. Nomatic lived off the land. Very spiritualBoys became hunters, women cooked,-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?Gold Rush and adventure, went by railroads and wagons. To be cattle ranchers, far
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Tuesday October 4th

On this day, we picked up projects again starting with the last part of Chapter 7 Section 1. Here are the questions:-Why did immigrants come to the US? Higher wages, California Gold Rush, railroads, farming, family businesses, factory work, mining, r
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Tuesday, October 4th

Today we did presentations again. We are doing 7-1 and 7-2Ch. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?Came for better paying jobsReligous FreedomAustria-Hungary: Religious Persecution, Rise of population, Escape Austria authoriesJews: Russia anti-semit
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tuesday october 4

Ch. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US? gold rush/money push and pull factorWhere did immigrants come from?contries in europe chinese and japeneseWhat problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? Slept in infected b
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Tuesday October 4

Finish blog discussions. Stay away from wikianswers and answers.comCh. 7.1:Why did immigrants come to the US?California Gold Rush, find jobs,freedom & gold,Where did immigrants come from?China, Japan,Germany, Mexico, Ireland,West Indies, Russia, Aust
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