Have a good one!

Enjoy your Spring Break week! I know I will. Although you do not have an official assignment due for me when you get back, you should, however, be reviewing your information using your "Cracking" Study Guide book (if you have not yet purchased it, do so by the time you get back) and textbook. Will will be getting down to business as soon as we get back. We only have a month left before the exam. And we will be ready! Enjoy, be safe, and rest now, cause you'll need your energy for later! hahaha ;)

Good Luck!!!

To all my re-taking kiddies:

Good luck tomorrow & Wednesday on the FCAT test. I know you all can do it! Just relax, get a good night's sleep, and eat a good breakfast in the morning. I love you all. ;)

Ch. 17, 18, & 19 Short Response Questions

Please answer the questions below, handwritten, in a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs for each. I will not see you all again for regular class until Thursday, 03/11 due to FCAT testing. Please have the questions completed by then. They are due Thursday, 03/11 when you walk into class.
Chapter 17
1) Describe the major military confrontations between Native Americans and whites on the post-Civil war frontier.

2) What impact did the frontier have on American attitudes, behavior, and institutions? Is the "frontier thesis" of Frederick Jackson Turner viable?

3) Discuss the nature and hardships of life on the Great Plains in the late 1800s. What developments helped to alleviate these hardships?

4) Contrast life on the western frontier for the miner, cattleman, and farmer. What social and economic factors contributed to the lifestyle developed by each group?
Chapter 18
5) Why did industrial development occur at such a rapid pace after the Civil War?

6) Could American industrial growth have occurred without the industrial giants of the period? Explain.

7) Had the definition of work changed by 1900? How did workers respond to the change? Were they successful?

8) You are a steel worker in Pennsylvania. What reasons would you have for joining a union? Describe your hopes and aspirations for yourself and your family.
Chapter 19
9) What was the purpose of the Settlement House movement? Evaluate its objectives and methods.

10) The new immigrant of the late nineteenth century faced many hardships as they sought a place in American society. To what do you account their ability to make a home in America? What internal and external resources were available to make the transition easier for them?

11) Compare the role of the political machines and the social reformers in dealing with the new urban environment of the late nineteenth century. Which group was more successful?

12) How did the changing American residential patterns of the late nineteenth century reflect the larger changes of American society?

Let me clarify...

People, people. We need to pay more attention to the intelligent woman that stands in front of the class and calls herself the teacher. I know that the extreme amount knowledge and sophistication she exudes can be a distraction, but we have to try and get past all that in order to excel in AP US History ;)

Contrary to all the rumors I have been hearing today, your Ch. 17 ID list and Crossword puzzles are not due tomorrow. The only thing due tomorrow (Wed., 03/03) is the DBQ Essay that you have been working on. Please make sure that you attach your planning outline/sheet to the back of your final draft. I want to see your planning as well. We will be going over the essays and peer checking them using the rubrics tomorrow.

The crossword puzzles and the Ch. 17 ID list are due on Friday, 03/05. Any other questions, please post them here. Thanks. And pay attention! Focus, people, F-O-C-U-S!