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Friday, November 5, 2010Today we will be doing some review and also talking about specific areas of reform. Each group will be assigned an area of reform to research. They will be given a general topic, they will investigate and determine what the problem was in the mid 1800s, what reform was attempted, who were the key individuals, and evaluate the results of their efforts. The groups will be given one of the following general topics. Religion Slavery Temperance Education Utopian Societies Women's Rights

You may use the digital text book link found here [|Digital Text]Wednesday, November 3, 2010In what ways did North Carolina fail to progress during the early 1800s?Today we will be looking at NC during the early 1800s. We will be talking about nicknames, and reading the legend of Rip Van Winkle. [|Rip Van Winkle Summary.doc]

[|North Carolina in the 1800s.doc]

Readings for North Carolina in the 1800s

NC Blue Book Page 193-203 American Journey pg. 5-1(its first page after 431) [|Digital Text] Tuesday, November 2, 2010Students will be reading about War of 1812. [|War of 1812 Reading]Battle of New Orleans Lyrics [|Battle of New Orleans-Johnny Horton.doc] Monday, November 1, 2010Today students will be looking at the causes of the War of 1812.We will be studying the Embargo Act of 1807. Looking at how it effected many people in the U.S.Click this link to see [|Embargo Act of 1807 Cartoon][|Reading for Graphic Organizer] [|embargo_graphic_org.pdf]

Friday, December 3, 2010 Mexican American War How did the feeling of Manifest Destiny change our country forever? Today we will read about the Mexican and American War also how Texas became a state.

[|Reading for Mexican-American War] Common Assessment Study Guide [|Study Guide-Common Assessment 2.doc] Thursday, December 2, 2010 Wild West Viewing Guide [|Horrible Histories Wild West.doc] Monday, November 29, 2010 Today students will be learning about the NC Gold Rush. We will read about the discovery of gold in NC and how it impacted the people and the economy. [|Reading for Monday] Tuesday, November 30, 2010 How did the Louisiana Purchase affect our country? [|Louisana Purchase]Students will be exploring the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They will be using research and guided reading to compile information on Lewis and Clark. [|SAS]

[|Lewis and Clark Report.doc]