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Chapter 1                    

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Page 32 “Recalling the times”

1.     Why did the kings who ruled over the Inca civilization need to be prudent in governing?

2.     In your opinion, why did the Incas always do good works for their subjects?

Workbook Analysis:

1. How do libraries help us to gather information?

2. What are the advantages of using a system, such as the Dewey decimal system or the Library of Congress system, to organize the sources in a library?

3. When searching for a particular source or type of information in the library, why would it be a good idea to first consult the electronic card catalog? What class of computer programs was developed from the old card catalogs?

Chapter 2                  

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Page 41 ”Profiles” – The Cabots

1.     Why do you think a group of merchants would have been interested in financing a voyage for John Cabot?

2.     What similarities are there between the Cabots and today’s astronauts?

3.     In your opinion, what kinds of qualities would John and Sebastian Cabot have possessed?

Workbook Analysis:

1. In what ways does the electronic card catalog help to provide information about books found in the library?

2. Why does the electronic card catalog database usually contain three "records" for each book in the library?

3. If you were assigned to write a report on the Spanish missions in North America, what two subject areas would you look for in the electronic card catalogue? Why?

Chapter 3                  

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Page 59 ”Viewpoints Differ” – The Legacy of Roger Williams

1.     According to Adams , were the authorities right in bringing Williams to court?

2.     According to Nettles, why was Williams persecuted?

3.     In your opinion, which historian – Adams or Nettles – is more sympathetic towards Williams?  Explain your answer.

Workbook Analysis:

1. Why do you think many of the largest American cities were located on rivers and along the Atlantic seaboard?

2. In what ways did natural resources help to influence the growth of colonial industries? Explain your answer.

3. In what ways can a map help you to better understand a certain period of history?

T.A.G./Enrichment Students will Compact ch. 4 
(Mr. Peel's www.HistoryClassroom.com and http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/challenge4.html) 
and Extend ch. 5 by working with an Authentic Cooperative Learning Team using available technology to produce, demonstrate, and assess Student Teacher Project(s) on ch. 5.

Chapter 5                  

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Page 88  ”Profiles” – Benjamin Franklin

1.     Why do you think Franklin was one of America ’s first national heroes?

2.     How do you know that Benjamin Franklin was a good American citizen?

Workbook Analysis:

1. How does the information provided by the time line suggest some of the causes of America's War for Independence? Explain your answer.

2. Why do you think many important examples of American resistance to British rule between 1763 and 1775 took place in the northern colonial cities of Boston and Philadelphia?

3. How to time lines help to organize information for the study of history?

Chapter 6                  

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Page 109 ”Recalling the Times” – Valley Forge – Thinking Critically

1.     Why did the Continental Army begin to grow sickly?

2.    In your opinion, how did the soldiers feel about enduring the hardships at Valley Forge ?  Give reasons for your answer.

Workbook Analysis:

1. What role did geography play in the British defeat at Yorktown?

2. Why might you conclude that it would be unnecessary for the American and the French troops to attack the British at Yorktown?

3. In what ways can a map improve our understanding of a historical event?

Chapter 7                   

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Page 131 ”Viewpoints Differ” – The Constitution: An Economic Document?

1.     According to Beard, to whom in the nation did the Constitution have appeal?

2.     In Warren ’s opinion, what was the primary motivation of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

3.     Could the interpretations of Beard and Warren both be correct? Explain your answer.

Workbook Analysis:

1. With which of the primary source excerpts do you agree? Explain your answer.

2. In what ways do you think the authors of the two excerpts differ in their bias - point of view? Explain your answer.

T.A.G./Enrichment Students will Compact ch. 8 
(Mr. Peel's  www.HistoryClassroom.com and http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge8.html 
and Extend ch. 9 by working with an Authentic Cooperative Learning Team using available technology to produce, demonstrate, and assess Student Teacher Project(s) on ch. 9. 

Chapter 9                   

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Page 166 ”Viewpoints Differ” – Angry Journalism in the War of 1812?

1.     According to the Niles Register, what prevented peace with Great Britain ?

2.     In the London Times, how are Americans described?

3.     What do you think is the role of newspapers in shaping public opinion?

Workbook Analysis:

1. Give several reasons why you think Congress established three separate levels of federal courts in 1789. Explain your answers.

2. Why do you think the Supreme Court and the circuit courts of appeal have several judges for each court instead of a single judge?

3. How can organizational charts provide information about our government?

Chapter 10                 

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Page 174 ”Recalling the Times” – A Quaker’s Response to Slavery

1.     Why were some Quakers at first reluctant to help the slaves flee?

2.     Do you think the Quakers should have helped the runaway slaves even though it was against the law to do so? Give reasons for your answer.

Workbook Analysis:

1. Based on your analysis of the illustrations, how might steam power have improved transportation during the early 1800's?

2. In what ways do you think steam power might have affected industry and trade during the early 1800's?

3. In what ways do the illustrations help you to understand the effect of science on everyday life?

Chapter 11          

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Page 203 ”Profiles” – Dorothea Dix

1.     What could be some benefits of obtaining an education for a girl living in poverty?

2.     What reasons might jailers and those who worked with the insane have to resist Dorothea Dix’s “snooping”?  What right did she have to do as she did?

3.     Like others, Dorothea Dix came out of frontier poverty and made a difference. How can individuals make a difference in a democratic society?

Workbook Analysis:

1. Give several reasons why you think a cornhusking might have been an important element of early American farm life.

2. Based on the excerpt, what was the author's opinion of cornhusking gatherings?

3. In what ways does the excerpt further our understanding of early farming methods?

Chapter 13          

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Page 236 ”Recalling the Times” – Law and Order During the Gold Rush

1.     What does Bayard Taylor describe in his article?

2.     Why was it necessary for the miners to develop their own rules?

3.     Do you think it was important for the miners to punish those who did not follow the rules?  Why do you think so?

Workbook Analysis:

1. In what ways might the trends in canal and rail construction illustrated by the pictogram have affected transportation between 1830 and 1850? Explain your answer.

2. Give several reasons why you think rail mileage increased rapidly during the 1840's.

3. In what ways can pictograms provide clear comparisons of statistical information? Explain your answer.

Chapter 14          

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Page 244    ”Profiles” – Henry Clay

1.     Why do you think Kentucky farmers and western frontiersmen would have liked what Clay did for them?

2.     Tariffs seem like a boring subject. Why might northern and western Americans be excited about what the tariffs – taxes on foreign manufactured goods coming into the U.S. – could do for American Manufacturing?

3.     How did Henry Clay’s ability to set goals and to get people to compromise make a difference in United States history?

Workbook Analysis:

1. What factors do you think might have been important in the development of the South's cotton belt?

2. What role do you think the Mississippi River played in the development of southern cotton production?

3. What does the map tell us about the South's agricultural economy prior to the Civil War? Explain your answer.

Chapter 15          

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Page 264    ”Viewpoints Differ” – How Did Slavery Affect the South?

1.     According the Helper, what common source hindered the cultural and economic development of the South?

2.     Other than slavery, what factors does De Bow believe will lead the South to “unexampled prosperity”?

3.     Do you think Helper and De Bow are “sectionalists” or “nationalists”?  Explain your answer.

Workbook Analysis:

1. Give several reasons why you think military outposts were often used as stations along the Overland Mail and the Pony Express routes.

2. In what ways do you think the completion of the transcontinental telegraph line in 1861 helped to improve communications throughout the United States.

3. How does the political map help to improve your understanding of the settlement of the west? Explain your answer.

T.A.G./Enrichment Students will Compact ch. 16 
(Mr. Peel's www.HistoryClassroom.com and http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge16.html) 
and Extend ch. 17 by working with an Authentic Cooperative Learning Team using available technology to produce, demonstrate, and assess Student Teacher Project(s) on ch. 17. 

Chapter 17                    

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Page 307    ”Viewpoints Differ” – The Civil War:  Irrepressible Conflict?

1.     For Owsley, what was the irrepressible conflict?

2.     What are some of the words that Randall uses to describe the cause of the Civil War?

3.     Which do you think is more directly responsible for war, impersonal forces such as differing economic or cultural systems, or the actions of individual leaders? Explain your answer.

Workbook Analysis:

1. In what ways does the information provided by the time line suggest that the battles at Gettysburg and at Vicksburg were the turning points of the Civil War? Explain your answer.

2. How does the time line help to show relationships between the events during the period of the Civil War? Explain your answer.

3. Based on your analyses of the time line, why might you conclude that Lincoln's election to the presidency helped to trigger the Civil War?

Chapter 18                    

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Page 326    ”Profiles” – Horace Greeley

1.     Since Greeley had little schooling, what was he doing that probably kept him learning new things?

2.     What Democratic ideals did Greeley have that are useful to build democracy today?

3.     How valuable is Greeley’s advice to young men and women of the 21^st century, or is a new slogan needed?

Workbook Analysis:

1. Why do you think that the years between 1866 and 1872 are known as the period of "Radical Reconstruction"? Explain your answer.

2. Following the Civil War, many Radical Republicans wanted to punish the former Confederate states. Give several reasons why you think the Democratic party - rather than the Republican party - became the most powerful political party in the South after Reconstruction.

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