Your job is to locate, save, and analyze a variety of primary sources related to segregation and life in the U.S. South from around the years 1896 - 1954. These are what you must find:
* Political cartoons depicting life for blacks
* Newspaper article
* Journal entry
* Audio recording
* An actual law (state or federal) dealing with this issue
* Interview
* Lyrics to a song
* 5 Photos
Save all your materials on the American Government folder on the Student Project Drive
Some places to help you get started:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=african-american-history-primary-documents
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?TitleID=37
http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/segregated-america.html
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Daily Geo and Map Test - Week of 11/17
Map Test: United States Capitals: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/CapitalUnitedStates.html
1) Which country is landlocked? Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
2) Which African country was known as the Gold Coast?
3) Which Colorado city was the capital from 1862-1867 and is the home of the National Earthquake Information Center? Golden, Boulder, Telluride, Aspen
4) Which country does not border the Gulf of Aqaba? Israel, Sryia, Saudi Arabia
5) Which Caribbean entity is an independent country? St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Montserrat
6) Long, narrow fields that resemble stair steps on steep hillsides are commonly known by what name – dikes, furrows, terraces?
7) Lisbon is an important port in what country?
8) Canary wharf is located on what European river that rises in the Cotswold Hills?
9) What is the name for a graph that shows the rate of water flow in a river at a certain location during a period of time?
10) The Queen Elizabeth Islands are part of which Canadian Territory - Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Labrador?
11) Cuba is well known for exporting what TWO agricultural products?
12) Fast becoming the most populous city in the world, what city is the most populous in North America?
13) What native religion of Haiti works charms, invokes curses, and uses rituals to call forth spirits?
14) Most African countries received their independence during what decade of the 20th century?
15) Tikal National Park in Guatemala contains the remains of an ancient city representing what ancient Indian Civilization?
1) Which country is landlocked? Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
2) Which African country was known as the Gold Coast?
3) Which Colorado city was the capital from 1862-1867 and is the home of the National Earthquake Information Center? Golden, Boulder, Telluride, Aspen
4) Which country does not border the Gulf of Aqaba? Israel, Sryia, Saudi Arabia
5) Which Caribbean entity is an independent country? St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Montserrat
6) Long, narrow fields that resemble stair steps on steep hillsides are commonly known by what name – dikes, furrows, terraces?
7) Lisbon is an important port in what country?
8) Canary wharf is located on what European river that rises in the Cotswold Hills?
9) What is the name for a graph that shows the rate of water flow in a river at a certain location during a period of time?
10) The Queen Elizabeth Islands are part of which Canadian Territory - Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Labrador?
11) Cuba is well known for exporting what TWO agricultural products?
12) Fast becoming the most populous city in the world, what city is the most populous in North America?
13) What native religion of Haiti works charms, invokes curses, and uses rituals to call forth spirits?
14) Most African countries received their independence during what decade of the 20th century?
15) Tikal National Park in Guatemala contains the remains of an ancient city representing what ancient Indian Civilization?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Daily Geo and Map 11/10
Map: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/North%20America%20Water.html
1) To visit Virginia City, which became a boomtown after silver was discovered at the Comstock Lode in the mid-1800s, you would travel to which state—Vermont or Nevada?
2) Which country, bordered by France, Belgium, and Germany, depends on foreign workers for at least 30 percent of its work force?
3) The only present-day state capital on the Hudson River was settled in the early 1600s. Name this city.
4) Which Brazilian city has a metropolitan population of more than 18 million people?
5) What city on the Pearl River Delta was the first Chinese port regularly visited by European traders?
6) Sapporo, located in the Hokkaido prefecture, is one of the most rapidly growing urban centers in which country?
7) Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places in the United States, is just east of which mountains?
Adirondack Mountains Allegheny Mountains Sierra Nevada
8) Which peninsula borders the Mediterranean Sea?
Iberian Peninsula Indochina Peninsula Kola Peninsula
9) Sobo-Katamuki National Park is located on the southernmost of Japan’s major islands. Name this island.
Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu
10) Which causes more hurricane-related deaths?
Lightning Storm-surge flooding
11) A city on the Yangtze River northwest of Shanghai was China’s capital when the Communists took control of the country in 1949. Name this city.
Guilin Nanjing Norway
12) The Ozark Plateau covers the southwest corner of which state- Missouri or Wisconsin?
13) Haifa, located at the foot of Mount Carmel, is a port on the Mediterranean Sea in which Asian country?
14) In 1952, military officers in a North African country led a revolt to end almost 70 years of British political influence. Name this country.
15) In 1911 a revolution that began in the present-day city of Wuhan overthrew the imperialist government of what country?
China Mongolia Thailand
1) To visit Virginia City, which became a boomtown after silver was discovered at the Comstock Lode in the mid-1800s, you would travel to which state—Vermont or Nevada?
2) Which country, bordered by France, Belgium, and Germany, depends on foreign workers for at least 30 percent of its work force?
3) The only present-day state capital on the Hudson River was settled in the early 1600s. Name this city.
4) Which Brazilian city has a metropolitan population of more than 18 million people?
5) What city on the Pearl River Delta was the first Chinese port regularly visited by European traders?
6) Sapporo, located in the Hokkaido prefecture, is one of the most rapidly growing urban centers in which country?
7) Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places in the United States, is just east of which mountains?
Adirondack Mountains Allegheny Mountains Sierra Nevada
8) Which peninsula borders the Mediterranean Sea?
Iberian Peninsula Indochina Peninsula Kola Peninsula
9) Sobo-Katamuki National Park is located on the southernmost of Japan’s major islands. Name this island.
Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu
10) Which causes more hurricane-related deaths?
Lightning Storm-surge flooding
11) A city on the Yangtze River northwest of Shanghai was China’s capital when the Communists took control of the country in 1949. Name this city.
Guilin Nanjing Norway
12) The Ozark Plateau covers the southwest corner of which state- Missouri or Wisconsin?
13) Haifa, located at the foot of Mount Carmel, is a port on the Mediterranean Sea in which Asian country?
14) In 1952, military officers in a North African country led a revolt to end almost 70 years of British political influence. Name this country.
15) In 1911 a revolution that began in the present-day city of Wuhan overthrew the imperialist government of what country?
China Mongolia Thailand
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Daily Geo - Week of 11/1/10
Map: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Canada/Canada.html
1) Which state is known as the Sooner State because some people arrived before, or sooner than, the land was officially opened for settlement—Oklahoma or Tennessee?
2) In the 17th and 18th centuries, the present-day United States and Canada were settled by immigrants primarily from which continent?
3) The Erie Canal was constructed in the early 1800s to connect the Great Lakes with what river?
4) Pilgrims on their way to the two holiest Islamic cities are important to the tourism economy in the region of Hejaz in which country?
5) During the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge forced almost the entire population out of Phnom Penh in which present-day country?
6) To visit Harlem, a part of Manhattan that developed as a cultural center for African American music and literature in the early 1900s, you would travel to which state—California or New York?
7) According to the 2000 census, nearly 30 percent of foreign-born residents of the United States are from which country?
8) On which continent do most people speak either Portuguese or Spanish?
9) Italy’s occupation of the capital of Eritrea in the early 20th century influenced the architecture of many of its buildings. Name this capital city.
10) Conflict between the Bhote and the Nepalese ethnic groups has caused large refugee movements away from the smallest country in the Himalaya. Name this country.
11) The Appalachian Trail extends more than 2,000 miles from Maine to which state—Georgia or Colorado?
12) Thousands of rural migrants arrive in Morocco’s largest city each year to look for work. Name this city.
13) Enslaved persons from Africa influenced the religion, food, and music of the region around Salvador in which South American country?
14) What present-day state capital city also served as the capital of Deseret, a territory organized by Mormon settlers in 1849?
15) What country lost about half its population between 1865 and 1870 in a disastrous war with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay?
1) Which state is known as the Sooner State because some people arrived before, or sooner than, the land was officially opened for settlement—Oklahoma or Tennessee?
2) In the 17th and 18th centuries, the present-day United States and Canada were settled by immigrants primarily from which continent?
3) The Erie Canal was constructed in the early 1800s to connect the Great Lakes with what river?
4) Pilgrims on their way to the two holiest Islamic cities are important to the tourism economy in the region of Hejaz in which country?
5) During the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge forced almost the entire population out of Phnom Penh in which present-day country?
6) To visit Harlem, a part of Manhattan that developed as a cultural center for African American music and literature in the early 1900s, you would travel to which state—California or New York?
7) According to the 2000 census, nearly 30 percent of foreign-born residents of the United States are from which country?
8) On which continent do most people speak either Portuguese or Spanish?
9) Italy’s occupation of the capital of Eritrea in the early 20th century influenced the architecture of many of its buildings. Name this capital city.
10) Conflict between the Bhote and the Nepalese ethnic groups has caused large refugee movements away from the smallest country in the Himalaya. Name this country.
11) The Appalachian Trail extends more than 2,000 miles from Maine to which state—Georgia or Colorado?
12) Thousands of rural migrants arrive in Morocco’s largest city each year to look for work. Name this city.
13) Enslaved persons from Africa influenced the religion, food, and music of the region around Salvador in which South American country?
14) What present-day state capital city also served as the capital of Deseret, a territory organized by Mormon settlers in 1849?
15) What country lost about half its population between 1865 and 1870 in a disastrous war with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Dialy Geo - Week of 10/26
Map: North American Lakes - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaLakes.html
1) What present day country, located at the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, supplied frankincense and myrrh to the ancient world.
2) Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
3) Transylvania is a region made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
4) Which state is not crossed by the Appalachian Mountains?
5) The Caprivi Strip gives Namibia access to a river that flows into the Mozambique Channel. Name this river in southern Africa.
6) The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero in Vietnam, can be visited in which city on the Red River?
7) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
8) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
9) West Nile Virus was once only found in tropical regions, but it has spread to many parts of the United States. What insect is responsible for this disease?
10) The Red River of the North runs along the border between Minnesota and which other state - North Dakota or Illinois?
11) Which state is known as the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln began his political career there?
12) A change in the course of a major river may led to the decline of the ancient city of Ur, a center of Sumerian culture. Name this river.
13) Which Slavic language is spoken by the largest number of people?
14) What river marks Iowa’s eastern border?
15) A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate related information - direction, pressure, or temperature?
1) What present day country, located at the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, supplied frankincense and myrrh to the ancient world.
2) Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
3) Transylvania is a region made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
4) Which state is not crossed by the Appalachian Mountains?
5) The Caprivi Strip gives Namibia access to a river that flows into the Mozambique Channel. Name this river in southern Africa.
6) The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero in Vietnam, can be visited in which city on the Red River?
7) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
8) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
9) West Nile Virus was once only found in tropical regions, but it has spread to many parts of the United States. What insect is responsible for this disease?
10) The Red River of the North runs along the border between Minnesota and which other state - North Dakota or Illinois?
11) Which state is known as the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln began his political career there?
12) A change in the course of a major river may led to the decline of the ancient city of Ur, a center of Sumerian culture. Name this river.
13) Which Slavic language is spoken by the largest number of people?
14) What river marks Iowa’s eastern border?
15) A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate related information - direction, pressure, or temperature?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Daily Geo and Map Test - Week of 10/12
Map Test: the 50 United States - http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html
1) What present day country, located at the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, supplied frankincense and myrrh to the ancient world.
2) Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
3) Transylvania is a region made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
4) Which state is not crossed by the Appalachian Mountains?
5) The Caprivi Strip gives Namibia access to a river that flows into the Mozambique Channel. Name this river in southern Africa.
6) The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero in Vietnam, can be visited in which city on the Red River?
7) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
8) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
9) West Nile Virus was once only found in tropical regions, but it has spread to many parts of the United States. What insect is responsible for this disease?
10) The Red River of the North runs along the border between Minnesota and which other state - North Dakota or Illinois?
11) Which state is known as the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln began his political career there?
12) A change in the course of a major river may led to the decline of the ancient city of Ur, a center of Sumerian culture. Name this river.
13) Which Slavic language is spoken by the largest number of people?
14) What river marks Iowa’s eastern border?
15) A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate related information - direction, pressure, or temperature?
1) What present day country, located at the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, supplied frankincense and myrrh to the ancient world.
2) Which state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
3) Transylvania is a region made famous by a fictional character, Count Dracula. This region is located in which European country?
4) Which state is not crossed by the Appalachian Mountains?
5) The Caprivi Strip gives Namibia access to a river that flows into the Mozambique Channel. Name this river in southern Africa.
6) The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero in Vietnam, can be visited in which city on the Red River?
7) Ruins of centuries-old pueblos can be found in which state – Minnesota or New Mexico?
8) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
9) West Nile Virus was once only found in tropical regions, but it has spread to many parts of the United States. What insect is responsible for this disease?
10) The Red River of the North runs along the border between Minnesota and which other state - North Dakota or Illinois?
11) Which state is known as the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln began his political career there?
12) A change in the course of a major river may led to the decline of the ancient city of Ur, a center of Sumerian culture. Name this river.
13) Which Slavic language is spoken by the largest number of people?
14) What river marks Iowa’s eastern border?
15) A climate graph shows annual patterns of precipitation and which other climate related information - direction, pressure, or temperature?
Monday, October 4, 2010
Daily Geo and Map Test - Week of 10/5
There are two map quizzes this week:
North American Mountain Ranges: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/North%20American%20Mountain%20Ranges.html
and
North American Rivers: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaRivers.html
1) Chinook winds are to North America as Harmattan winds are to what?
Africa Antarctica Australia
2) Which of the following states does not include part of the Missouri River- Arkansas, Montana, or South Dakota?
3) Sinhala is the principle language of which island country off the coast of South Asia?
4) Which sea boarders Italy and Croatia- the Adriatic Sea or the Black Sea?
5) Which Southeast Asian island country was granted full independence by the United States in 1946?
6) Which continent has the most cities with populations greater than ten million?
7) Skopje is the largest city in a former Yugoslav republic. Name this country.
8) The African city of Kampala lies near the northern shore of Lake Victoria in which country?
9) The Ryukyu Islands are to Japan as the West Frisian Islands are to what?
10) In November 2004, fierce storms in Mediterranean Sea caused three shipwrecks off the coast of which large country east of Morocco?
11) Which state is known as the Badger State because its early lead miners who lived in caves were called “badgers”—New York or Wisconsin?
12) The most densely populated region of Russia is centered around a city that has been the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church for 700 years. Name this city.
13) North Carolina’s most populous city is an important financial center. Name this city.
14) Between the 1850s and the 1930s, millions of European immigrants settled in the Pampas grassland region in which country?
15) In January 2005, hundreds of villagers were displaced by tribal clashes over land and water access near Naivasha, in an African country northeast of Tanzania. Name this country.
North American Mountain Ranges: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/North%20American%20Mountain%20Ranges.html
and
North American Rivers: http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/NorthAmerica/NorthAmericaRivers.html
1) Chinook winds are to North America as Harmattan winds are to what?
Africa Antarctica Australia
2) Which of the following states does not include part of the Missouri River- Arkansas, Montana, or South Dakota?
3) Sinhala is the principle language of which island country off the coast of South Asia?
4) Which sea boarders Italy and Croatia- the Adriatic Sea or the Black Sea?
5) Which Southeast Asian island country was granted full independence by the United States in 1946?
6) Which continent has the most cities with populations greater than ten million?
7) Skopje is the largest city in a former Yugoslav republic. Name this country.
8) The African city of Kampala lies near the northern shore of Lake Victoria in which country?
9) The Ryukyu Islands are to Japan as the West Frisian Islands are to what?
10) In November 2004, fierce storms in Mediterranean Sea caused three shipwrecks off the coast of which large country east of Morocco?
11) Which state is known as the Badger State because its early lead miners who lived in caves were called “badgers”—New York or Wisconsin?
12) The most densely populated region of Russia is centered around a city that has been the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church for 700 years. Name this city.
13) North Carolina’s most populous city is an important financial center. Name this city.
14) Between the 1850s and the 1930s, millions of European immigrants settled in the Pampas grassland region in which country?
15) In January 2005, hundreds of villagers were displaced by tribal clashes over land and water access near Naivasha, in an African country northeast of Tanzania. Name this country.
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