Hi Class,
Extra Credit: 10 points (same as a journal). 1 page, typed, double-spaced with a works cited. Answer one of the following questions that we put on the board. Remember you are a Martian who has come to Earth to try to figure out this America questions during the years 1790-1800.
1. currency? 2. languages? 3. threats? 4. Leader(s)? 5. How do you produce food? 6. Do you follow religions? 7. How do you become an American? 8. How did you Americans first get here? 9. What does the word America mean? 10. How do you communicate? 11. Weather? 12. Transportation? 13. Laws? 14. Weapons? 15. Survival methods? 16. Illnesses? 17. Territory/borders? 18. Types of Americans (race? rank?) 19. Longevity? 20. Education? 21. Recording/writing technology? 22. Gender and family roles? 23. Energy sources?
Homework: Read 427-465. In your notebook, define American Revolution and Antebellum America. Dates and who, what, where, when.
Here is the PBS timeline I showed in class:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html
Best,
Prof. Scanlan
