Ch. 8 Newspaper Project Student Survey

I would like to know your feelings on the project we have been working on.

Please follow THIS LINK to respond to a few questions.

8.2 "A System of Transportation"

Please go HERE for the notes for this section.

Main ideas:

• Transportation routes such as roads improved as settlers moved west, and steamboats greatly improved the transport of goods along rivers.
• Business and government officials came up with a plan to build a canal to link the eastern and western parts of the country.

After reading, you should be able to:

• Discuss how transportation improvements helped settlers to move west.
• Describe the Erie Canal and its impact on the nation.
• Outline changes in western settlement in the early 1800s.

source: Glencoe, The American Journey

8.1 "Economic Growth"

Please go HERE for the notes for this section.

Main ideas of this section:

• New technology led to changes in the way things are made.
• The growth of factories and trade led to the growth of cities.

After reading this you should be able to:

• Describe how manufacturing changed and why it happened first in New England.
• Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the nation's economy.
• List ways that cities changed in the early 1800s.

source: Glencoe, The American Journey

Extra Credit Fakebook Profile

Students have the opportunity to make a "Fakebook" profile for a historical person or event. They may use any program they are familiar with. Below please find templates for MS PowerPoint if that is the preferred method.

Here is the instruction sheet as given in class.

Here is a PowerPoint template for a Fakewall based on a person.

Here is a PowerPoint template for a Fakewall based on an event.

Another option is fakewall - a Web 2.0 tool that does require a free account.

This assignment idea and templates were shared by Mr. Kindred, whose blog you can find here. I'm just going to say this - I think he's pretty awesome!

7.3 "Foreign Relations"

Please go HERE for the notes for this section.

Main ideas of this section:

• After the War of 1812, a new spirit of nationalism took hold in American society.
• In 1823 the United States proclaimed its dominant role in the Americas with the Monroe Doctrine.

After reading you should be able to:

• Describe the national pride and self-confidence of the Era of Good Feelings.
• Explain how disputes with other countries over territories were resolved.
• Discuss how Latin American countries fought for and won independence.

source: Glencoe, The American Journey

7.2 Notes "The War of 1812"

Please go HERE to get the notes for this section.

Main ideas of this section:

• In 1812 the United States was at war with Britain and was unprepared from the unset.
• Even though the last battle of the war, the Battle of New Orleans, took place two weeks after the war had officially ended, the American victory there instilled a strong sense of national pride.

After reading you should be able to:

• Describe the major events of the War of 1812.
• Outline the agreements made in the peace treaty that ended the war.
• Explain why the American victory led to an increase in nationalism and pride.

source: Glencoe, The American Journey

7.1 Notes "A Time of Conflict"

Please click HERE to get the Ch. 7 Section 1 Notes. The name of this Section is "A Time of Conflict."

The Main Ideas of this section are:

• In the early 1800s, the livelihoods of many Americans depended on foreign trade, but a war between Great Britain and France threatened U.S. shipping and trade.
• President James Madison struggled with trade issues with France and Britain, as well as with tensions between native Americans and white settlers.

After reading, you should be able to :

• Outline the conflict with the Barbary Coast states.
• Discuss how tensions with Great Britain and France threatened the nation with war.
• Describe the conflict with Native Americans on the frontier and how it led to clashes.

source: Glencoe, The American Journey