Guys - Here is midterm review - Please study early and often :) The test will be tough but fair, probably 70 questions or so. Be prepared for fill in the blank questions - True/False and Multiple Choice will be kept to a minimum...after all, it is a midterm :)
American Military History Review for MIDTERM EXAM
Part 1
1. True or False - The US Coast Guard is always under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. FALSE
2. Beside search and rescue, name one other role the USCG plays. __DRUG ENFORCEMENT, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION AND SECURITY________________________.
3. In what year was the USCG founded - 1775, 1790, 1890? Answer… 1790
4. The CG Academy and Officer’s Candidate School is located where - Annapolis, Md, Boston, Mass, New London, Conn, or New Brunswick, Me? NEW LONDON
5. USCG received a Presidential Unit Citation recently for it’s work and efforts doing what? ______RESCUE EFFORTS DURING HURRICANE KATRINA________________________________________________
6. This branch of the US military was born on June 14, 1775 and is the oldest of all the branches. __US ARMY______________.
7. The US Army has a total , including reserves and guard, force of just over 1 million, 2 million, or 3 million soldiers. ONE MILLION
8. The highest rank in the US Army is General of the Army and this person holds the rank of a 3, 4, or 5 star general? 5 STAR GENERAL
9. True or False - The National Guard is always under the authority of the President of the United States. FALSE
10. True or false - The US Army currently operates under a larger division structure, but will soon switch to a smaller brigade structure. TRUE
11. The highest rank a non-commissioned officer can attain in the US Army is the rank of Colonel, Sergeant, Lieutenant, or Captain. SERGEANT
12. Army basic training lasts for 7, 9, 12, or 15 weeks? 9 WEEKS
13. The birthday of the US Marine Corp is November 10, __1775_______.
14. Marines are primarily structured to be a land, sea, amphibious force. AMPHIBIOUS
15. The Marines believe very strongly in the motto “Every Marine is a __RIFLEMAN___________.
16. The Marines believe in the motto “Every officer is a division, brigade, platoon, or team leader.” PLATOON
17. Semper Fidelis means ____ALWAYS FAITHFUL__________________.
18. Two Marine officers predicted a war was coming with Japan and prepared the Corps in the tactics and strategies that would help win the war in the Pacific…Name one of them ___ELLIS and LEJEUNE____________________.
19. The Marine Corps emblem consists of 3 items Name them. GLOBE,ANCHOR, and EAGLE___________________________.
20. The Marine Corps is the smallest of the main branches with about 2,000, 20,000 or 200,000 members. Answer …200,000
21. The Marine Corps is most closely linked with what other military branch? __US NAVY__________________
22. The most decorated ship in US Navy history (with 20 battle stars) was the USS Hornet, Enterprise, or Constitution? USS ENTERPRISE
23. The special forces of the US navy are called SEALS, which stands for __SEA, AIR, and LAND__________________.
24. Currently, the center of US naval operations and strategy is the aircraft carrier strike force, battleship force, nuclear weapons capabilities, or nuclear powered submarines. AIRCRAFT CARRIER STRIKE FORCE
25. Currently, the US navy has about 300, 3,000, or 1,000 ships? Answer…300
26. True or False - The US navy is the largest in the world, equal in size to the next 17 navies combined. TRUE
27. Originally, the air force was part of what other military branch? US ARMY
28. Currently, the US Air Force has about 3, 30, or 300 flying squadrons. Answer 300
29. Special Forces units in the USAF are called Delta Forces, Rangers, Pararescue Jumpers, or Sky Pilots. PARARESCUE JUMPERS
30. The motto of the USAF is Above the Clouds, Above and Beyond, Above All, or Above the Rest. ABOVE ALL
1. Name the only Medal of Honor winner from the USCG. ___DONALD MUNRO_____________
2. The naval equal to an army general is called a what? _ADMIRAL_______________.
3. What ship was sunk and lost more men than any other at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941? ___USS ARIZONA_________
4. What ship currently sits beside her now at Pearl (It was on this ship that the Japanese signed the surrender documents, ending WW II) ____USS MISSOURI__________
5. The first US navy submarine was fittingly called the USS ALLIGATOR_____________.
6. What special cargo did the USS Indianapolis carry and deliver before she was sunk by a Japanese sub
(I never told you, but take a guess…) ____COMPONENT PARTS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB_______________________.
Part 2
1. In all American wars combined, over 1.3 million have died
2. In all American wars combined, over 1.5 million have been WIA and MIA
3. Over 6,000 died in the Revolutionary War
4. Over 2,000 died in the War of 1812
5. Over 13,000 died in the Mexican War
6. Over 600,000 died in the Amer. Civil War
7. Over 2,000 died in the Spanish American War
8. Over 115,000 died in WW I
9. Over 400,000 died in WW II
10. Over 30,000 died in the Korean War
11. Over 58,000 died in the Vietnam War
12. Over 400 died in the First Iraq War
13. Over 7,000 have died in the War on Terrorism
14. There have been 12 major American military conflicts:
Revolutionary War (1775-1781)
Barbary Pirates War (1801-1803)
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Mexican War (1846-1848)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Spanish American War (1898)
WW I (1917-1918)
WWII (1941-1945)
Korean War (1950-1953)
Vietnam War (1963 -1973)
First Iraq War (1991)
War on Terrorism (Iraq and Afghanistan) (2001- )
15. American also fought an ideological war with Communism -- The Cold War (1946 - 1989)
Biblical view of war (Psalm 144:1-2)
16. According to James 4:1-4, the root cause of war is hatred, prejudice, selfishness, and covetousness
17. God has endorsed war (I Chronicles 5:22, Joshua 6, etc)
18. Revelation 19 speaks of Jesus Christ establishing his kingdom as a warrior, conquering the armies opposed to Him.
19. Evil must be faced and defeated (Deut 20, Rev. 20-21)
20. There is a right to self-defense/protection (Deut 20)
21. Freedom is God’s desire for every person, yet freedom is not free, but comes at a great cost (Gal. 5:1)
22. There are Biblical rules of war (Deut 20)
23. There is such a concept of conscientious objector (Deut 20)
24. Limited war is sometimes appropriate (Deut 20, I Sam. 11:2-3; 30:1-2)
25. Total war is sometimes appropriate (Joshua 6)
26. The Bible recognizes soldiering as a honorable profession (Matt 8:5; Lk. 3:14, Acts 10; I Cor. 9:7)
27. Military service is used as a picture of commitment to Christ (2 Tim. 2:4) and effective Christian service (Eph. 6: 11-17)
28. Military heroes are honored in the Bible (heb. 11:32-34)
29. Cost must be considered when waging war as well as consideration of victory and defeat (Lk. 14:31)
30. Nations have a right to fight against enemies when threatened (Jn. 18:36)
31. War has existed since Satan rebelled (Isaiah 14,28) and will always exist in this age (Matt. 24:5-7; Mk. 13:7-8)
32. Peace must often be imposed by overwhelming force (Mt. 24:5-7)
33. The concept of just war was first set forth by Augustine of Hippo (North Africa) in the 4th century AD
34. The concept of just war is composed of 7 principles:
War must be a last resort option after all efforts short of war have been exhausted
War must be waged by nations, not be terrorist groups or other smaller entities
War is justified for self defense and protection, but wars of conquest and subjugation are not appropriate
Victory must be attainable - it is not appropriate to start a war to injure and kill if the war cannot be won
The ultimate goal in war should be to establish a better peace
Responses in war should be proportional - unnecessary force is not appropriate
It is not appropriate to target civilians on purpose - legitimate military targets only
35. Quotes:
“War should be waged reluctantly, and with tears.” St. Augustine
“It is good that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it.” Robert E. Lee
“War is all hell” William T. Sherman
36. American political and military policy has involved the founding, protection, and expansion of freedom. American wars can be understood in light of these 3 goals
37. The 3 most significant individual attacks on America have been:
Aug 24, 1814 - Burning of Washington
Dec 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor
Sept 11, 2001 - Attacks on New York and Washington
38. The American military creed:
Article 1: I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which
guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in
their defense.
Article II: I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command I will
never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.
Article III: If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available.
I will make every effort to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special
favors from the enemy.
Article IV: If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with all my fellow
prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any actions which
might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If
not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back
them up in every way.
*Article V: When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am
required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will
evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make
no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful
to their cause.
Article VI: I will never forget that I am an American fighting man,
responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made
my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of
America.
*By Executive Order signed on November 3, 1977,
The American Revolution began because the colonists were angry over a series of events, decisions, and policies imposed on them by an unfair King and leaders in the mother country of Great Britain. Name 2 of the things that upset the colonists and helped lead to war.
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, QUARTERING OF BRITISH TROOPS, RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE, ROYAL GOVERNORS, etc…
How many were killed in what was called the Boston Massacre? 5, 55, 555, 5,555 ANSWER 5
The Revolution began when American militia and British soldiers fired upon one another at _LEXINGTON_____________and __CONCORD____________.
True or false - At the end of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Americans still held the high ground. FALSE
The British forces in Boston had to abandon the town when American cannon were brought to the heights above the town. Who accomplished this feat of bringing the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga?
Israel Putnam, Horatio Gates, Henry Knox, Nathaniel Greene HENRY KNOX
At the Battle of Brooklyn, American forces were in trouble with their backs to the East River - How did Washington’s men escape? _____ROWED ACROSS IN SMALL BOATS______________________________________________________
At the same time, what did they see as an act of God which saved them? __THE FOG___________________
Where did Washington and his men defeat over 1,000 Hessian fighters with only 4 of their men being wounded? Philadelphia, Trenton, Saratoga, Ft. Ticonderoga TRENTON
What ice filled river did they cross to pull of this victory? Patapsco River, Mississippi River, Delaware River, Susquehanna River DELAWARE RIVER
Which victory was the most important of the war because it led to foreign nations lending support to the American cause? Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, Yorktown SARATOGA
What nation was the main source of aid for the American cause? ___FRANCE______________.
Name the American hero turned traitor to the cause. ____BENEDICT ARNOLD___________________.
True or False - In the American Revolution, most American soldiers used rifled muskets. FALSE
The two groups or types of American soldiers were __REGULARS____________ and __MILITIA________________.
At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Israel Putnam said, “Don’t __FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES“____________________________ __________________________
At the beginning of the revolution, what fraction of the population do historians say were for independence? ____1/3_______.
What fraction were loyal to the King at the beginning? 1/3
Name the British officer captured and hanged for his role in the plot with the American hero turned traitor. _MAJOR JOHN ANDRE______________
Nathan Hale - Hero, caught as spy and hanged Said, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
Patrick Henry - American patriot, Said, "I know not what course others may take but as for me give me liberty or give me death."
Part 3
The US fought pirates off the coast of North Africa and through the Mediterranean Sea between 1801 and 1804. In May 1801, Tripoli declared war on the US. US ships were seized and crews imprisoned and held for ransom. At the time, the US navy consisted of 7 ships.
The USS Constitution, commanded by Comm. Edward Preble bombed Tripoli and fought pirates in ship to ship and hand to hand combat
The USS Philadelphia and it’s crew of 300 were captured and held for ransom. While pirates attempted to outfit the ship for their use, Stephen Decatur and a small unit from the USS Intrepid rowed to and boarded the Philadelphia and set her on fire. They escaped with only 1 wounded. Decatur was promoted to the rank of Captain at age 25, the youngest to reach that rank in the history of the US Navy.
William Eaton and Lt. Presley O’ Bannon led about 100 Marines as well as Arab and Greek fighters on a 1,000 mile trip across the North African desert from Alexandria to Tunis. About half way there, they attacked and captured the city of Derna and defeated the Tripolian army. The king od Tripoli opened negotiations to end the Barbary wars - US prisoners were released, piracy was ended, and the US paid $60,000 cash.
The War of 1812 was fought between 1812-1815 and is often called Mr. Madison’s War. The war was waged with England over shipping and trade disagreements between the two nations. The US declared war in 1812 despite only having a 7,000 man army.
England was allied with a number of Indian tribes. The war produced a number of great US military commanders, including Sam Houston, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor. All four would become President - Houston of the Republic of Texas and the others as POTUS.
Harrison defeated and killed the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames on Oct 5, 1813.
Attacks were made by US forces to capture Quebec and Montreal - they were unsuccessful. The US Navy fought and won a series of battles with British Naval forces on the Great Lakes.
The British blockaded the east coast, cut off all US trade routes to Europe, attacked and burned Washington DC and attacked Baltimore on Sept 13, 1814, but were turned back at the battle of North Point and at Ft McHenry, where Francis Scott Key noted the US victory with a poem that would become the National Anthem
Washington DC was burned, including the White House and Capitol on August 24, 1814
In late December 1814 to Jan. 8, 1815, Us and British forces fought the battle of New Orleans. The war had been negotiated to an end at Ghent, Belgium on Dec 24, 1814, but news of the treaty would not reach the US for weeks, thus the Battle of New Orleans was fought and won by forces under the command of American hero Andrew Jackson
Mexico gained it’s independence from Spain in 1821. The Us offered Mexico $5 million for Texas territory, but Mexico refused but allowed Us citizens to settle in the area. By 1836, Americans outnumbered Mexicans there by 10 to 1
Texas declared it’s independence from Mexico on march 2, 1836. It became the Lone Star republic and remained so for 9 years until Texas was annexed as a state in 1845
Texas gained it’s independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto - Sam Houston and his forces defeated Santa Anna and Mexican forces and forced Santa Anna to surrender.
At the Alamo, a mission church, about 200 US forces were annihilated (including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett) but not before holding out for nearly 2 weeks between Feb 23-March 6, 1836 and killing about 1,500 Mexican forces. The battle cry thereafter was “Remember The Alamo”
At Coletto Creek, an American army surrendered and 500 prisoners were taken to Goliad prison. Santa Anna ordered them executed and on March 27, 1836, 350 American POW’s were murdered. “Remember the Goliad”
During the Mexican war, so many men signed up from Tennessee, it became known as the Volunteer state
Both the US and Mexico wanted the war in an attempt to acquire more territory
After the war, the US gained 1.2 million square miles of territory, California came into the Union in 1850 as a free state. The US paid Mexico $15 million
Many US soldiers fought in the Mexican War as comrades, then fought against each other in the American Civil War -- Grant, McClellan, Sherman and Hancock for the Union and Lee, Johnston, Longstreet, Jackson, and Pickett for the Confederacy are just a few…
Mexico City was captured by American forces on Sept 14, 1847 after the storming and capture of the castle fortress of Chapultepec - the National Palace was captured - the “Halls of Montezuma”
Texas gained it’s independence from Mexico in 1836 and remained it’s own nation until 1845 when it became a state of the US. It’s president and governor was war hero Sam Houston. Houston was removed from office as governor of Texas when Texas seceded from the Union in 1861.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Homework for week of Dec 1
HW assignment 1 --Study for quiz on Dec 8 -- Use study guide below to prepare along with notes from class on Dec 1
HW assignment 2 -- read your 30 pages as usual and record your summaries in you notebooks - make sure HW is updated and ready to be collected and graded on the 8th
HW assignment 3 -- those who went to gettysburg, write a one page essay on the three main things you saw or learned that interested you the most. If you did not go to gettysburg, go to site below, read the article and write a summary of the article with the three things you learned while reading it that interested you most
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm
Quiz Study Guide
Military History Review
The US fought pirates off the coast of North Africa and through the Mediterranean Sea between 1801 and 1804. In May 1801, Tripoli declared war on the US. US ships were seized and crews imprisoned and held for ransom. At the time, the US navy consisted of 7 ships.
The USS Constitution, commanded by Comm. Edward Preble bombed Tripoli and fought pirates in ship to ship and hand to hand combat
The USS Philadelphia and it’s crew of 300 were captured and held for ransom. While pirates attempted to outfit the ship for their use, Stephen Decatur and a small unit from the USS Intrepid rowed to and boarded the Philadelphia and set her on fire. They escaped with only 1 wounded. Decatur was promoted to the rank of Captain at age 25, the youngest to reach that rank in the history of the US Navy.
William Eaton and Lt. Presley O’ Bannon led about 100 Marines as well as Arab and Greek fighters on a 1,000 mile trip across the North African desert from Alexandria to Tunis. About half way there, they attacked and captured the city of Derna and defeated the Tripolian army. The king od Tripoli opened negotiations to end the Barbary wars - US prisoners were released, piracy was ended, and the US paid $60,000 cash.
The War of 1812 was fought between 1812-1815 and is often called Mr. Madison’s War. The war was waged with England over shipping and trade disagreements between the two nations. The US declared war in 1812 despite only having a 7,000 man army.
England was allied with a number of Indian tribes. The war produced a number of great US military commanders, including Sam Houston, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor. All four would become President - Houston of the Republic of Texas and the others as POTUS.
Harrison defeated and killed the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames on Oct 5, 1813.
Attacks were made by US forces to capture Quebec and Montreal - they were unsuccessful. The US Navy fought and won a series of battles with British Naval forces on the Great Lakes.
The British blockaded the east coast, cut off all US trade routes to Europe, attacked and burned Washington DC and attacked Baltimore on Sept 13, 1814, but were turned back at the battle of North Point and at Ft McHenry, where Francis Scott Key noted the US victory with a poem that would become the National Anthem
Washington DC was burned, including the White House and Capitol on August 24, 1814
In late December 1814 to Jan. 8, 1815, Us and British forces fought the battle of New Orleans. The war had been negotiated to an end at Ghent, Belgium on Dec 24, 1814, but news of the treaty would not reach the US for weeks, thus the Battle of New Orleans was fought and won by forces under the command of American hero Andrew Jackson
Mexico gained it’s independence from Spain in 1821. The Us offered Mexico $5 million for Texas territory, but Mexico refused but allowed Us citizens to settle in the area. By 1836, Americans outnumbered Mexicans there by 10 to 1
Texas declared it’s independence from Mexico on march 2, 1836. It became the Lone Star republic and remained so for 9 years until Texas was annexed as a state in 1845
Texas gained it’s independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto - Sam Houston and his forces defeated Santa Anna and Mexican forces and forced Santa Anna to surrender.
At the Alamo, a mission church, about 200 US forces were annihilated (including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett) but not before holding out for nearly 2 weeks between Feb 23-March 6, 1836 and killing about 1,500 Mexican forces. The battle cry thereafter was “Remember The Alamo”
At Coletto Creek, an American army surrendered and 500 prisoners were taken to Goliad prison. Santa Anna ordered them executed and on March 27, 1836, 350 American POW’s were murdered. “Remember the Goliad”
During the Mexican war, so many men signed up from Tennessee, it became known as the Volunteer state
Both the US and Mexico wanted the war in an attempt to acquire more territory
After the war, the US gained 1.2 million square miles of territory, California came into the Union in 1850 as a free state. The US paid Mexico $15 million
Abraham Lincoln, a Whig in the House of representatives opposed the war in 1846
Many US soldiers fought in the Mexican War as comrades, then fought against each other in the American Civil War -- Grant, McClellan, Sherman and Hancock for the Union and Lee, Johnston, Longstreet, Jackson, and Pickett for the Confederacy are just a few…
At Palo Alto, a Mexican cavalry charge into US artillery ended with over 1,000 Mexican casualties and only 9 US soldiers killed in action
General Zachary Taylor was a very aggressive fighter who attacked with superior numbers and drove his enemy to surrender - he greatly impacted Ulysses S Grant who did the same thing during the Civil War
Gen Winfield Scott was another aggressive fighter who led his troops on flank attacks with surprise and daring - he greatly influenced Col Robert E Lee who did the same during the Civil War
Lee led 90 Marines in the capture of John Brown at Harper’s Ferry, Va in Oct 1959
Brown led 18 men in a raid of Harper’s Ferry in an attempt to start a slave revolt
Brown was Hanged at Charlestown, Va. His last communication was in the form of a note which said, I, John Brown, am now quite convinced that the crimes of this guilty land shall not be purged away but by blood.
Mexico City was captured by American forces on Sept 14, 1847 after the storming and capture of the castle fortress of Chapultepec - the National Palace was captured - the “Halls of Montezuma”
In the war, 1,721 US soldiers were KIA while 11,000 died of disease
The added territory after the Mexican War increased the agitation and argument over the question of and spread of slavery.
A series of compromises were tried to help answer the slave question - the 3/5 compromise during the Constitutional Convention, the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
The Dred Scott decision of 1857 was a supreme court decision denying freedom and constitutional rights and citizenship to slave Dred Scott. The decision declared Scott property and greatly impacted the nation and it’s slide toward civil war
The Kansas- Nebraska Act basically stated that Congress could no longer restrict the spread of slavery in any way. The decision of slavery in the territories and new states would now be based on popular sovereignty or popular vote. This sparked many pro and anti-slavery forces to pour into the territories and violence broke out in the Kansas territory - over 100 people were killed and lawlessness prevailed. Lincoln was greatly impacted by ther Kansas - Nebraska Act - it inspired him to get back into politics and work toward stopping the spread of slavery.
Lincoln was always anti-slavery, but he was not an abolitionist. He looked for more of a political solution - he advocated compensation and colonization
Former slave Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who greatly influenced Lincoln in terms of his thinking regarding citizenship for some former slaves. They became friends and greatly respected each other.
Lincoln was assassinated by racist and southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC. Lincoln died in the Peterson home across the street from the thatre on April 15 at 7:22 am. Booth escaped, but was captured, shot, and killed on April 26, 1865 at Port Royal Va
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1792 made the production of cotton very profitable and changed the nation - more and more slaves were imported. By 1860, 4 million black slaves were in the US mostly in the south.
In 1860, 31 million people lived in the US, about 22 million in the North and 9 million in the South
IN 1860, about one out of every 7 Americans were owned by another.
Most people in the South did not own slaves and a very small number of the population owned most of them
Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison was a very strong advocate for ending slavery. He began an anti-slave newspaper called The Liberator beginning in 1831. Other well known abolitionists included Wendall Phillips, Theodore Weld, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Stowe wrote a book about slavery based on true slave accounts. Uncle Tom’s cabin was published in 1852 - 300,000 copies were sold in the US and over a million world wide. It greatly impacted popular opinion about slavery. When President Lincoln met Miss Stowe, he said, “So you’re the little lady who started this great big war.”
In 1858, to accept the nomination to run for the Senate from the state of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln stated “A House divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall. But I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.”
Texas gained it’s independence from Mexico in 1836 and remained it’s own nation until 1845 when it became a state of the US. It’s president and governor was war hero Sam Houston. Houston was removed from office as governor of Texas when Texas seceded from the Union in 1861.
HW assignment 2 -- read your 30 pages as usual and record your summaries in you notebooks - make sure HW is updated and ready to be collected and graded on the 8th
HW assignment 3 -- those who went to gettysburg, write a one page essay on the three main things you saw or learned that interested you the most. If you did not go to gettysburg, go to site below, read the article and write a summary of the article with the three things you learned while reading it that interested you most
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm
Quiz Study Guide
Military History Review
The US fought pirates off the coast of North Africa and through the Mediterranean Sea between 1801 and 1804. In May 1801, Tripoli declared war on the US. US ships were seized and crews imprisoned and held for ransom. At the time, the US navy consisted of 7 ships.
The USS Constitution, commanded by Comm. Edward Preble bombed Tripoli and fought pirates in ship to ship and hand to hand combat
The USS Philadelphia and it’s crew of 300 were captured and held for ransom. While pirates attempted to outfit the ship for their use, Stephen Decatur and a small unit from the USS Intrepid rowed to and boarded the Philadelphia and set her on fire. They escaped with only 1 wounded. Decatur was promoted to the rank of Captain at age 25, the youngest to reach that rank in the history of the US Navy.
William Eaton and Lt. Presley O’ Bannon led about 100 Marines as well as Arab and Greek fighters on a 1,000 mile trip across the North African desert from Alexandria to Tunis. About half way there, they attacked and captured the city of Derna and defeated the Tripolian army. The king od Tripoli opened negotiations to end the Barbary wars - US prisoners were released, piracy was ended, and the US paid $60,000 cash.
The War of 1812 was fought between 1812-1815 and is often called Mr. Madison’s War. The war was waged with England over shipping and trade disagreements between the two nations. The US declared war in 1812 despite only having a 7,000 man army.
England was allied with a number of Indian tribes. The war produced a number of great US military commanders, including Sam Houston, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor. All four would become President - Houston of the Republic of Texas and the others as POTUS.
Harrison defeated and killed the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames on Oct 5, 1813.
Attacks were made by US forces to capture Quebec and Montreal - they were unsuccessful. The US Navy fought and won a series of battles with British Naval forces on the Great Lakes.
The British blockaded the east coast, cut off all US trade routes to Europe, attacked and burned Washington DC and attacked Baltimore on Sept 13, 1814, but were turned back at the battle of North Point and at Ft McHenry, where Francis Scott Key noted the US victory with a poem that would become the National Anthem
Washington DC was burned, including the White House and Capitol on August 24, 1814
In late December 1814 to Jan. 8, 1815, Us and British forces fought the battle of New Orleans. The war had been negotiated to an end at Ghent, Belgium on Dec 24, 1814, but news of the treaty would not reach the US for weeks, thus the Battle of New Orleans was fought and won by forces under the command of American hero Andrew Jackson
Mexico gained it’s independence from Spain in 1821. The Us offered Mexico $5 million for Texas territory, but Mexico refused but allowed Us citizens to settle in the area. By 1836, Americans outnumbered Mexicans there by 10 to 1
Texas declared it’s independence from Mexico on march 2, 1836. It became the Lone Star republic and remained so for 9 years until Texas was annexed as a state in 1845
Texas gained it’s independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto - Sam Houston and his forces defeated Santa Anna and Mexican forces and forced Santa Anna to surrender.
At the Alamo, a mission church, about 200 US forces were annihilated (including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett) but not before holding out for nearly 2 weeks between Feb 23-March 6, 1836 and killing about 1,500 Mexican forces. The battle cry thereafter was “Remember The Alamo”
At Coletto Creek, an American army surrendered and 500 prisoners were taken to Goliad prison. Santa Anna ordered them executed and on March 27, 1836, 350 American POW’s were murdered. “Remember the Goliad”
During the Mexican war, so many men signed up from Tennessee, it became known as the Volunteer state
Both the US and Mexico wanted the war in an attempt to acquire more territory
After the war, the US gained 1.2 million square miles of territory, California came into the Union in 1850 as a free state. The US paid Mexico $15 million
Abraham Lincoln, a Whig in the House of representatives opposed the war in 1846
Many US soldiers fought in the Mexican War as comrades, then fought against each other in the American Civil War -- Grant, McClellan, Sherman and Hancock for the Union and Lee, Johnston, Longstreet, Jackson, and Pickett for the Confederacy are just a few…
At Palo Alto, a Mexican cavalry charge into US artillery ended with over 1,000 Mexican casualties and only 9 US soldiers killed in action
General Zachary Taylor was a very aggressive fighter who attacked with superior numbers and drove his enemy to surrender - he greatly impacted Ulysses S Grant who did the same thing during the Civil War
Gen Winfield Scott was another aggressive fighter who led his troops on flank attacks with surprise and daring - he greatly influenced Col Robert E Lee who did the same during the Civil War
Lee led 90 Marines in the capture of John Brown at Harper’s Ferry, Va in Oct 1959
Brown led 18 men in a raid of Harper’s Ferry in an attempt to start a slave revolt
Brown was Hanged at Charlestown, Va. His last communication was in the form of a note which said, I, John Brown, am now quite convinced that the crimes of this guilty land shall not be purged away but by blood.
Mexico City was captured by American forces on Sept 14, 1847 after the storming and capture of the castle fortress of Chapultepec - the National Palace was captured - the “Halls of Montezuma”
In the war, 1,721 US soldiers were KIA while 11,000 died of disease
The added territory after the Mexican War increased the agitation and argument over the question of and spread of slavery.
A series of compromises were tried to help answer the slave question - the 3/5 compromise during the Constitutional Convention, the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
The Dred Scott decision of 1857 was a supreme court decision denying freedom and constitutional rights and citizenship to slave Dred Scott. The decision declared Scott property and greatly impacted the nation and it’s slide toward civil war
The Kansas- Nebraska Act basically stated that Congress could no longer restrict the spread of slavery in any way. The decision of slavery in the territories and new states would now be based on popular sovereignty or popular vote. This sparked many pro and anti-slavery forces to pour into the territories and violence broke out in the Kansas territory - over 100 people were killed and lawlessness prevailed. Lincoln was greatly impacted by ther Kansas - Nebraska Act - it inspired him to get back into politics and work toward stopping the spread of slavery.
Lincoln was always anti-slavery, but he was not an abolitionist. He looked for more of a political solution - he advocated compensation and colonization
Former slave Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist who greatly influenced Lincoln in terms of his thinking regarding citizenship for some former slaves. They became friends and greatly respected each other.
Lincoln was assassinated by racist and southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC. Lincoln died in the Peterson home across the street from the thatre on April 15 at 7:22 am. Booth escaped, but was captured, shot, and killed on April 26, 1865 at Port Royal Va
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1792 made the production of cotton very profitable and changed the nation - more and more slaves were imported. By 1860, 4 million black slaves were in the US mostly in the south.
In 1860, 31 million people lived in the US, about 22 million in the North and 9 million in the South
IN 1860, about one out of every 7 Americans were owned by another.
Most people in the South did not own slaves and a very small number of the population owned most of them
Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison was a very strong advocate for ending slavery. He began an anti-slave newspaper called The Liberator beginning in 1831. Other well known abolitionists included Wendall Phillips, Theodore Weld, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Stowe wrote a book about slavery based on true slave accounts. Uncle Tom’s cabin was published in 1852 - 300,000 copies were sold in the US and over a million world wide. It greatly impacted popular opinion about slavery. When President Lincoln met Miss Stowe, he said, “So you’re the little lady who started this great big war.”
In 1858, to accept the nomination to run for the Senate from the state of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln stated “A House divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall. But I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.”
Texas gained it’s independence from Mexico in 1836 and remained it’s own nation until 1845 when it became a state of the US. It’s president and governor was war hero Sam Houston. Houston was removed from office as governor of Texas when Texas seceded from the Union in 1861.
Monday, November 17, 2008
GETTYSBURG HOMEWORK AND TRIP
Homework due by trip on Nov 29 - LEAVING ST TIMS AT 8:30 am - be back by 7 pm. Bring $10-20 and a bag lunch...I am anticipating about 30 going - please e-mail me to let me know who is driving and how many your vehicles can take.
HW - Read up on the battle and come up with 3 questions you want aswered at Gettysburg - the questions can be about anything related to the town or battle - it can be about people, places, events, parts of the battle, the Gettysburg Address - you name it...
The site below has a great article on the battle by a young girl who lived through the battle - amazing... Also include below the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Second Inaugural...read them please...
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
HW - Read up on the battle and come up with 3 questions you want aswered at Gettysburg - the questions can be about anything related to the town or battle - it can be about people, places, events, parts of the battle, the Gettysburg Address - you name it...
The site below has a great article on the battle by a young girl who lived through the battle - amazing... Also include below the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Second Inaugural...read them please...
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
| Fellow-Countrymen: AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. | 1 |
| On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, urgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war—seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. | 2 |
| One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." | 3 |
| With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. | 4 |
Monday, November 10, 2008
Week of Nov 10
No HW this week - use this week to CATCH UP on past assignments - some of you are lagging in completing assignments and this will hurt your grade...Work on Lincoln paper due on Dec1
Visit youtube links for Medal of Honor winners (on HW for Nov 3)
Quiz 3 will be on Dec 8
Gettysburg trip Sat Nov 29 - leave St. Tim's at 8:30am - let me know by Nov 17 whether you (and others) are coming and who can drive
Midterm Mon Jan 5
Review sheets will be given out for quiz and midterm
THOUGHTS ON GOD'S WISDOM
All God's acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time. All of His acts are as pure as they are wise, and as good as they are wise and pure. Not only could His acts not be done better: a better way to do them could not be imagined!
Many through the centuries have declared themselves unable to believe in the basic wisdom of a world in which so much appears to be wrong. But there is hope in all our tears. When the hour of Christ's triumph arrives, the suffering world will be brought out into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. For believers, the golden age is not past, but future, and when it comes, a wondering universe will see that God has indeed abounded toward us in wisdom.
In spite of tears and death we believe that the God who made us is infinitely wise and good. The testimony of faith is that no matter how things LOOK in this fallen world, all God's acts are worked in perfect wisdom. Most of us go through life praying a little, planning a little, jockeying for position, hoping but never being quite certain of anything and always secretly afraid that we will miss the way. There is a better way. TRUST GOD. God constantly encourages us to trust Him in the dark. It's as if God were saying, "What I am is all that should matter to you, for in me your hope and peace lies. I will do what I will do, and it will all come to light in the end - How I do it and why is my secret. TRUST ME AND DON'T BE AFRAID. After all, with the goodness of God, which wants our best, the wisdom of God to plan for it, and the power of God to bring it about, what do we need? Nothing!!...we are the most blessed of all creatures...
AW Tozer
Visit youtube links for Medal of Honor winners (on HW for Nov 3)
Quiz 3 will be on Dec 8
Gettysburg trip Sat Nov 29 - leave St. Tim's at 8:30am - let me know by Nov 17 whether you (and others) are coming and who can drive
Midterm Mon Jan 5
Review sheets will be given out for quiz and midterm
THOUGHTS ON GOD'S WISDOM
All God's acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time. All of His acts are as pure as they are wise, and as good as they are wise and pure. Not only could His acts not be done better: a better way to do them could not be imagined!
Many through the centuries have declared themselves unable to believe in the basic wisdom of a world in which so much appears to be wrong. But there is hope in all our tears. When the hour of Christ's triumph arrives, the suffering world will be brought out into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. For believers, the golden age is not past, but future, and when it comes, a wondering universe will see that God has indeed abounded toward us in wisdom.
In spite of tears and death we believe that the God who made us is infinitely wise and good. The testimony of faith is that no matter how things LOOK in this fallen world, all God's acts are worked in perfect wisdom. Most of us go through life praying a little, planning a little, jockeying for position, hoping but never being quite certain of anything and always secretly afraid that we will miss the way. There is a better way. TRUST GOD. God constantly encourages us to trust Him in the dark. It's as if God were saying, "What I am is all that should matter to you, for in me your hope and peace lies. I will do what I will do, and it will all come to light in the end - How I do it and why is my secret. TRUST ME AND DON'T BE AFRAID. After all, with the goodness of God, which wants our best, the wisdom of God to plan for it, and the power of God to bring it about, what do we need? Nothing!!...we are the most blessed of all creatures...
AW Tozer
Sunday, November 2, 2008
HW for week of Nov 3
GO to website below on the Mexican War and click on the "Biography" section. Read 3 bios of Americans and 3 of Mexicans who served in the war and write a short paragraph on each in your HW books. For extra credit, click on other links on the site and write a brief paragraph about other articles - I will award extra credit points for each additional summary you do.
Don't forget to continue to keep up with your reading. If you have finished one book, return it and let me know what you are going to read next. Do not take a break in your reading - I am grading you on how many pages you should have read by now based on 30 pages per week, so don't fall behind!
Lincoln papers are due on Dec1
Field trip to Gettysburg is Sat Nov 29 - we will leave from St. Tim's at 8:30 am. Please let me know by Nov 17 whether you are able to go and if parents can drive - we need transportation for sure!
Have a great week!
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html
ps Below are youtube clips that needs no explanation or comment - it's not every day you see the President of the United States weep, but he did here and you'll see why...wow...Please watch them and thank God for such heroes of freedom...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjTg57SgmnU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1oYbB-fn7E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOHMoHjVWhA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vL_sCrr-fY&feature=related
The Dad of this last hero said afterward, "For Ross, I think what he did was simply understanding a simple mathematical truth...Four is greater than one..." Unreal...
Don't forget to continue to keep up with your reading. If you have finished one book, return it and let me know what you are going to read next. Do not take a break in your reading - I am grading you on how many pages you should have read by now based on 30 pages per week, so don't fall behind!
Lincoln papers are due on Dec1
Field trip to Gettysburg is Sat Nov 29 - we will leave from St. Tim's at 8:30 am. Please let me know by Nov 17 whether you are able to go and if parents can drive - we need transportation for sure!
Have a great week!
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html
ps Below are youtube clips that needs no explanation or comment - it's not every day you see the President of the United States weep, but he did here and you'll see why...wow...Please watch them and thank God for such heroes of freedom...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjTg57SgmnU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1oYbB-fn7E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOHMoHjVWhA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vL_sCrr-fY&feature=related
The Dad of this last hero said afterward, "For Ross, I think what he did was simply understanding a simple mathematical truth...Four is greater than one..." Unreal...
Sunday, October 26, 2008
HW FOR WEEK OF OCT 27
Visit the site below on the Star Spangled Banner and it's history...Look at the links and study info carefully as you click on various points mentioned. Do a good job and really go through the site...Then, click on and read the top three links on the top left of the homepage - They are titled: The Story of the Flag, Preserving the Flag, and Solve the Mysteries. Answer the 3 questions on the Mystery section - this will cause you to do some of the work of an historian.
Also, after all your reading of the site, do the Test Your Knowledge section and record your answers for extra credit! Have fun with this!!
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/2_home/fs2.html
ps For those doing the presidential election predictions, they are due next Mon Nov 3...REalClearPolitics.com and Rasmussen.com are good sites for study, but there are many good ones if you google presidential polls...
Also, after all your reading of the site, do the Test Your Knowledge section and record your answers for extra credit! Have fun with this!!
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/2_home/fs2.html
ps For those doing the presidential election predictions, they are due next Mon Nov 3...REalClearPolitics.com and Rasmussen.com are good sites for study, but there are many good ones if you google presidential polls...
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Week of Oct 20
Homework for this week is as follows:
1. Study for quiz on Oct 27 (see review sheet)
2. Continue to work on Lincoln papers due Dec 1
3. Visit the site below, read article on life in America in the 1800's and write a brief summary of the article and your impressions of life then...
4. Have fun and have a great week!!
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/america1830.htm
ps Today in class we talked about the urban battle of Fallujah in Iraq...The following is a news report showing actual combat operations there - thought you might find it interesting,,,write a paragraph in your HW books telling me your thoughts about it...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vvElPzaqEkY&feature=related
1. Study for quiz on Oct 27 (see review sheet)
2. Continue to work on Lincoln papers due Dec 1
3. Visit the site below, read article on life in America in the 1800's and write a brief summary of the article and your impressions of life then...
4. Have fun and have a great week!!
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/america1830.htm
ps Today in class we talked about the urban battle of Fallujah in Iraq...The following is a news report showing actual combat operations there - thought you might find it interesting,,,write a paragraph in your HW books telling me your thoughts about it...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vvElPzaqEkY&feature=related
Saturday, October 4, 2008
HW for week of Oct 6 and 13th
Over the next two weeks read the articles about the American Revolution and the War of 1812 listed here - they can be found at the website address below... write a brief summary of the article - focus on the facts of the article and the personal accounts given...We will discuss these in class on Oct 20 - Your next quiz will be on Oct 27 - I will have a study review guide to give out on Oct 20 to help you study for the quiz. Have a great week off!!
Here are the articles to read - they can be found by clicking on to the time period at the top of the page, then the article itself...
Click on 18th century and read:
1. The Execution of Nathan Hale
2. Washington Crossing the Delaware
3. The Continental Army at Valley Forge
Click on 19th century and read:
1. The British Burn Washington
2. The Battle of New Orleans
3. Old Ironsides Earns It's Name
The site address is:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
Below is a youtube film showing actual footage of kamikaze attacks by the Japanese during WW II - very interesting...amazing to imagine what American sailors experienced during these moments...wow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZRFt8YBpM
Here are the articles to read - they can be found by clicking on to the time period at the top of the page, then the article itself...
Click on 18th century and read:
1. The Execution of Nathan Hale
2. Washington Crossing the Delaware
3. The Continental Army at Valley Forge
Click on 19th century and read:
1. The British Burn Washington
2. The Battle of New Orleans
3. Old Ironsides Earns It's Name
The site address is:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
Below is a youtube film showing actual footage of kamikaze attacks by the Japanese during WW II - very interesting...amazing to imagine what American sailors experienced during these moments...wow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZRFt8YBpM
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Homework for week of Sept 29
The first site below is a youtube tribute to the Iwo Jima flag raisers and is for your enjoyment only..please watch it...wow...
The second site is a paper written on just war and the various views concerning war...I do not know the author, but in reading it, i thought it summarized the positions well...Read it over lightly (just note the main points) and write an outline of the main points and positions he discusses - we will use it in our class discussions at times through the year as we discuss various wars and actions/events in those wars...
The third site is a brief 5 minute youtube debate from 2003 on war and particularly the beginning of the war in Iraq ...watch it this week and in a paragraph or two write down your thoughts about the discussion and opinions shared...
At some point this week, talk over with your family the issue of just war or ask, When is it right to go to war? or what does the Bible say on the subject of war?, etc...Jot down a few notes or thoughts on the discussion and bring them in for discussion next week...
Read to page 120 in your books and write your summary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYu2eKQ8_Wk
http://www.denverchurchofchrist.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/WarandtheChristian.pdf
http://healtheland.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/i-disagree-with-john-macarthurs-statements-on-christianity-and-war/
Have a great week...Mr. Norm
The second site is a paper written on just war and the various views concerning war...I do not know the author, but in reading it, i thought it summarized the positions well...Read it over lightly (just note the main points) and write an outline of the main points and positions he discusses - we will use it in our class discussions at times through the year as we discuss various wars and actions/events in those wars...
The third site is a brief 5 minute youtube debate from 2003 on war and particularly the beginning of the war in Iraq ...watch it this week and in a paragraph or two write down your thoughts about the discussion and opinions shared...
At some point this week, talk over with your family the issue of just war or ask, When is it right to go to war? or what does the Bible say on the subject of war?, etc...Jot down a few notes or thoughts on the discussion and bring them in for discussion next week...
Read to page 120 in your books and write your summary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYu2eKQ8_Wk
http://www.denverchurchofchrist.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/WarandtheChristian.pdf
http://healtheland.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/i-disagree-with-john-macarthurs-statements-on-christianity-and-war/
Have a great week...Mr. Norm
Monday, September 22, 2008
HW for Week of Sep 22
1. Finish reading at least to page 90 in your books
2. Have your 30 page summaries completed in your HW books
3. Have all other HW to date completed and in your HW books
4. Visit Lincoln site below and just look through the site for prep for your papers.
5. Study 5 branches of military for quiz on Sept 29
Have a great week! Mr. Norm
www.alplm.org/home.html
ps found the following films on youtube regarding Pearl Harbor, 9-11, and the cost of freedom - amazing - thought you might be interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uCGxk-v-Mc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMj9g6WRLfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHl5Pf6mc60&feature=related
2. Have your 30 page summaries completed in your HW books
3. Have all other HW to date completed and in your HW books
4. Visit Lincoln site below and just look through the site for prep for your papers.
5. Study 5 branches of military for quiz on Sept 29
Have a great week! Mr. Norm
www.alplm.org/home.html
ps found the following films on youtube regarding Pearl Harbor, 9-11, and the cost of freedom - amazing - thought you might be interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uCGxk-v-Mc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMj9g6WRLfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHl5Pf6mc60&feature=related
Monday, September 15, 2008
Homework for week of 9/15/08
Please visit the two websites below and write a brief summary (just a paragraph or two) on 10 military heroes. You can pick from any branch of the military that you want. Record these summaries in your homework notebook.
www.homeofheroes.com
www.medalofhonor.com
www.homeofheroes.com
www.medalofhonor.com
Sunday, September 7, 2008
American Military History Syllabus
Class objective - to study and understand the history of the United States through a knowledge of its founding ideals, its devotion to freedom and its defending heroes. Our desire is to truly appreciate the blessings God has given our nation and be inspired by those who have gone before us so that we might serve God and country with devotion and honor.
Requirements - Students will be graded in the areas of class participation/attendance, Homework, (weekly) Projects (two written, one discussion) Tests (2) and Quizzes (6).
Sept. 8 - Introduction - The Tree of Liberty
The Fruit of the Tree - Freedom and her Ideals
Sept 15 - The Branches of the Tree - The Defenders
US Army
US Marine Corps
Sept 22 - The Branches (pt. 2)
US Navy
US Air Force
US Coast Guard
Sept 29 - The Trunk of the Tree - The History - Quiz 1
The Principles of War
The Justification for War
America at War - an overview
Oct 6 - America's Beginning Mission and Ideals
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Oct 13 - No Class
Oct 20 - American revolution
Islamic Wars
War of 1812
Oct 27 - Monroe Doctrine - Quiz 2
Eastern Indian Wars
The Alamo
Mexican War
Prelude to Civil War - The Sleeping Serpent, the Wolf and the Firebell
Nov 3 - American Civil War
Nov 10 - American Civil War
Nov 17 - American Civil War - Quiz 3
Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Break (Trip to Antietam - the anatomy of battle)
Dec1 - American Civil War - (paper 1 due)
The Greatest American
Lincoln 200th Bicentennial Dinner (Lincoln roundtable)
Dec 8 - Midterm Exam
Christmas Party
Jan 5 - Western Indian wars
Spanish American War
Boxer Rebellion
Jan 12 - World War I
Jan 19 - World War I
Jan 26 - Latin American campaigns - Quiz 4
Isolationism
Rise of Hitler and Imperial Japan
Homefront
Feb 2 - World War II
Feb 9 - World War II
Feb 16 - President's Day - trip to Ford's Theatre
Feb 23 - World War II
March 2 - World War II
March 9 - World War II
The Cold War
March 16 - Korean War - Quiz 5
Cuban Missile Crisis
March 23 - Vietnam
March 30 - Vietnam
April 6 - Vietnam
April 13 - Easter Break - trip to US Marine Corp Museum
April 20 - Islamic War - rise of terrorism (1972-present) - Quiz 6
Gulf War
Somalia
Bosnia
April 27 - September 11, 2001
Afghanistan
May 4 - Iraq War
The Roots of the Tree - Veteran's History Projects
May 11 - Iraq War
Veteran's History Projects - paper 2 due
Veteran's Appreciation Dinner
May 18 - Final Exam
End of Year Party
May 27 - The Seeds of the Tree - trip to War Memorials
Requirements - Students will be graded in the areas of class participation/attendance, Homework, (weekly) Projects (two written, one discussion) Tests (2) and Quizzes (6).
Sept. 8 - Introduction - The Tree of Liberty
The Fruit of the Tree - Freedom and her Ideals
Sept 15 - The Branches of the Tree - The Defenders
US Army
US Marine Corps
Sept 22 - The Branches (pt. 2)
US Navy
US Air Force
US Coast Guard
Sept 29 - The Trunk of the Tree - The History - Quiz 1
The Principles of War
The Justification for War
America at War - an overview
Oct 6 - America's Beginning Mission and Ideals
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Oct 13 - No Class
Oct 20 - American revolution
Islamic Wars
War of 1812
Oct 27 - Monroe Doctrine - Quiz 2
Eastern Indian Wars
The Alamo
Mexican War
Prelude to Civil War - The Sleeping Serpent, the Wolf and the Firebell
Nov 3 - American Civil War
Nov 10 - American Civil War
Nov 17 - American Civil War - Quiz 3
Nov 24 - Thanksgiving Break (Trip to Antietam - the anatomy of battle)
Dec1 - American Civil War - (paper 1 due)
The Greatest American
Lincoln 200th Bicentennial Dinner (Lincoln roundtable)
Dec 8 - Midterm Exam
Christmas Party
Jan 5 - Western Indian wars
Spanish American War
Boxer Rebellion
Jan 12 - World War I
Jan 19 - World War I
Jan 26 - Latin American campaigns - Quiz 4
Isolationism
Rise of Hitler and Imperial Japan
Homefront
Feb 2 - World War II
Feb 9 - World War II
Feb 16 - President's Day - trip to Ford's Theatre
Feb 23 - World War II
March 2 - World War II
March 9 - World War II
The Cold War
March 16 - Korean War - Quiz 5
Cuban Missile Crisis
March 23 - Vietnam
March 30 - Vietnam
April 6 - Vietnam
April 13 - Easter Break - trip to US Marine Corp Museum
April 20 - Islamic War - rise of terrorism (1972-present) - Quiz 6
Gulf War
Somalia
Bosnia
April 27 - September 11, 2001
Afghanistan
May 4 - Iraq War
The Roots of the Tree - Veteran's History Projects
May 11 - Iraq War
Veteran's History Projects - paper 2 due
Veteran's Appreciation Dinner
May 18 - Final Exam
End of Year Party
May 27 - The Seeds of the Tree - trip to War Memorials
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The History of America
The history of America is a story that is filled with constant reminders of the blessings of God upon our nation. The greatest of those blessings is the freedom that has been established, preserved, defended, advanced and shared by every American generation. Those who have gone before us have truly set the bar high - the ideals of equality, liberty and justice for all were truly radical when they were proposed over 200 years ago and they are still truly revolutionary.
Paul wrote 2,000 years ago, inspired by the Holy Spirit and told mankind that freedom, true freedom - eternal freedom from sin and judgment come through the person and power of Jesus Christ: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Gal. 5:1) God has, in his sovereign choice, established America, as pilgrim John Winthrop prophesied, as a city upon a hill, the light of which would illuminate the world and serve as a witness of the power of Christ to a watching world.
Lincoln described her as "the last, best hope of earth," and so she remains. The world still looks to the shining light held by lady liberty and that wonderful lady still extends her hand to all those who yearn to breathe free. It is the goal of this class this year to learn of her history through the eyes and stories of her defending heroes. Those heroes have ever been with us - in fact, they stand shoulder to shoulder, in a continuous line from the streets of Baghdad all the way back to the gangplank of the Mayflower. As we look at them, through eyes of gratitude and a veil of thankful tears, my prayer is that you will stand in awe and give thanks to God for the heritage of heroes that is ours. We must never forget them.
Week 1 Homework
Buy 2 spiral notebooks
Mark one "Class Notes"
Mark on HW/Reading Diary
Bring these to class each week
Read at least 30 pages from your book each week. In the HW/Reading Diary, record the pages read, title of the book you are reading and a brief summary of the content of what you read - important people, events, ideas, etc) Each time you finish 30 pages, do the same. Some books contain content on warfare, torture, and mistreatment of soldiers that is intense. Truth in history is often very hard to read and learn - it reminds us of man's sin and brutality, but if we are truly to appreciate the courage of those who overcame and defeated such evil, we have to learn of it. War is truly a terrible thing. The famous general Robert E. Lee once looked out on a field of battle, filled with bodies of enemy dead and wounded and said, "It is good that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it."
Also for HW this week, go to the site below and click on "facts about Abraham Lincoln" article and read. In one column list the facts you already knew. In another column, write down the facts you did not know. What 3 facts do you find most interesting - list them
HAVE FUN !!
http://www.alincoln-library.com/
Paul wrote 2,000 years ago, inspired by the Holy Spirit and told mankind that freedom, true freedom - eternal freedom from sin and judgment come through the person and power of Jesus Christ: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Gal. 5:1) God has, in his sovereign choice, established America, as pilgrim John Winthrop prophesied, as a city upon a hill, the light of which would illuminate the world and serve as a witness of the power of Christ to a watching world.
Lincoln described her as "the last, best hope of earth," and so she remains. The world still looks to the shining light held by lady liberty and that wonderful lady still extends her hand to all those who yearn to breathe free. It is the goal of this class this year to learn of her history through the eyes and stories of her defending heroes. Those heroes have ever been with us - in fact, they stand shoulder to shoulder, in a continuous line from the streets of Baghdad all the way back to the gangplank of the Mayflower. As we look at them, through eyes of gratitude and a veil of thankful tears, my prayer is that you will stand in awe and give thanks to God for the heritage of heroes that is ours. We must never forget them.
Week 1 Homework
Buy 2 spiral notebooks
Mark one "Class Notes"
Mark on HW/Reading Diary
Bring these to class each week
Read at least 30 pages from your book each week. In the HW/Reading Diary, record the pages read, title of the book you are reading and a brief summary of the content of what you read - important people, events, ideas, etc) Each time you finish 30 pages, do the same. Some books contain content on warfare, torture, and mistreatment of soldiers that is intense. Truth in history is often very hard to read and learn - it reminds us of man's sin and brutality, but if we are truly to appreciate the courage of those who overcame and defeated such evil, we have to learn of it. War is truly a terrible thing. The famous general Robert E. Lee once looked out on a field of battle, filled with bodies of enemy dead and wounded and said, "It is good that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it."
Also for HW this week, go to the site below and click on "facts about Abraham Lincoln" article and read. In one column list the facts you already knew. In another column, write down the facts you did not know. What 3 facts do you find most interesting - list them
HAVE FUN !!
http://www.alincoln-library.com/
Monday, April 7, 2008
Renaissance Humanism
Read the articles linked below and write a brief description of their content and your impressions of them - What was interesting/important? What challenges do these beliefs give us as Christians? Continue to catch up with HW and do extra credit work if you can. Walter's Art Gallery projects are due soon as well..
http://atheism.about.com/od/abouthumanism/a/renaissance_2.htm
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=main&page=what
http://atheism.about.com/od/abouthumanism/a/renaissance_2.htm
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=main&page=what
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Renaissance
Click on the website address below and you will find a site which details the period of time in history known as the "rebirth" or renaissance...Read the introduction (very short), then one main section each day, Monday thru Friday, and write a brief desription of what you learned. Key in on main themes and people and ask yourself, what is it that renaissance thinkers considered to be "reborn" during this period and what importance does this period have on our modern world...For fun (and some extra credit points, try the interactive challenges along the way and let me know your results) Enjoy!!
http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/index.html
http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/index.html
Monday, March 17, 2008
Extra Credit
For those interested in extra credit, you may do any or all of the following over the next few weeks...E-mail to me (preferred) or turn in in class...have fun!
1. Write at short description (1 page or so) on each of the following: Erasmus, Dante, Cervantes
2. The same on: Shakespeare, Thomas Aquinas, Michaelangelo
3. The same on: Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Huldrych Zwingli
4. The same on: Nicholaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, John Newton
5. The same on Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand De Soto
6. Write a 2 page paper on Leonardo da Vinci, probably the greatest genius of his and perhaps all time. Use the website (check it out thoroughly...very interesting...) below and at least one other source...
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
1. Write at short description (1 page or so) on each of the following: Erasmus, Dante, Cervantes
2. The same on: Shakespeare, Thomas Aquinas, Michaelangelo
3. The same on: Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Huldrych Zwingli
4. The same on: Nicholaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, John Newton
5. The same on Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand De Soto
6. Write a 2 page paper on Leonardo da Vinci, probably the greatest genius of his and perhaps all time. Use the website (check it out thoroughly...very interesting...) below and at least one other source...
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
Sunday, March 9, 2008
NOTE CHANGES and The Middle Ages
This week AND next week's HW assignments will take us through the period known as the middle ages - between antiquity and modernity...The period was anything but average however...lots of interesting events, people, places, and ideas to study...The website below is from Boise State University's Western Civilization curriculum - while I do not agree with all of the profs views/conclusions, it is a very helpful and thorough resource - your assignment is to read the following sections COMPLETELY on the day assigned and write a brief summary of each section, pointing out the 5 things you thought were most IMPORTANT, or most historically significant, in each section. Upon the first Monday after our return from Easter break, we will have a test on the Middle Ages that will include both class material AND material you have read in connection with this assignment...I encourage you to read carefully and take notes if that will help you study and retain information...I feel this will be very good preparation for you - many tests taken in college settings will be tests that focus on reading assignments and you will need to be ready for them...have a great week!
NOTE *** GUYS PLEASE READ BELOW for advise on how best to do the assignment ***
read each section under the headings...I recommend though that you just read the sections one after the other, like you're reading a history book...As you read, just jot down the MAIN people and events..just a word or sentence to help you remember is all you need..Be careful not to get too bogged down in trying to remember every little detail - I will test on main things only and you can use your notes to help you study. I think you think I expect you to grasp and remember every little thing - not so...please don't be stressed about it though - I know that this HW is more lengthy and detailed...Do the very best you can and work hard at it - remember you will not be tested on this material under after you return from Easter break... You'll have to do a lot of this kind of thing in college - this is just the first chance to get used to it and prepare for this type of assignment...Talk to you soon.
Monday March 10 - The So Called Dark Ages
Tuesday March 11 - The Carolingian Era
Wednesday Mar 12 - The Tenth Century
Thursday March 13 - The Advances in Agriculture
Friday March 14 - The Development of the Papacy
Monday march 17 - William the Conqueror
Tuesday march 18 - The First Crusade (sections 1-4, 8-10, 17-29)
Wednesday Mar 19 - The Black Death
Thurday March 20 - The Hundred Years War
Friday March 21 - National Monarchies
http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/secondary.shtml
NOTE *** GUYS PLEASE READ BELOW for advise on how best to do the assignment ***
read each section under the headings...I recommend though that you just read the sections one after the other, like you're reading a history book...As you read, just jot down the MAIN people and events..just a word or sentence to help you remember is all you need..Be careful not to get too bogged down in trying to remember every little detail - I will test on main things only and you can use your notes to help you study. I think you think I expect you to grasp and remember every little thing - not so...please don't be stressed about it though - I know that this HW is more lengthy and detailed...Do the very best you can and work hard at it - remember you will not be tested on this material under after you return from Easter break... You'll have to do a lot of this kind of thing in college - this is just the first chance to get used to it and prepare for this type of assignment...Talk to you soon.
Monday March 10 - The So Called Dark Ages
Tuesday March 11 - The Carolingian Era
Wednesday Mar 12 - The Tenth Century
Thursday March 13 - The Advances in Agriculture
Friday March 14 - The Development of the Papacy
Monday march 17 - William the Conqueror
Tuesday march 18 - The First Crusade (sections 1-4, 8-10, 17-29)
Wednesday Mar 19 - The Black Death
Thurday March 20 - The Hundred Years War
Friday March 21 - National Monarchies
http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/secondary.shtml
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Catch Up Week
A number of you are behind in turning in HW assignments - As a result, there will be no new HW assignments for this week in the hope that those needing the time can use it to catch up...Keep in mind your Walter's Art Gallery assignment - info is posted below. If anyone is caught up and wishes to do some extra credit work, please e-mail me and let me know - I've always got assignments in mind :) Have a great "Catch Up Week"....
Monday, February 25, 2008
World Events and Walter's Trip
Your HW for this week involves researching and studying the event given to you in class to look inyo this week - You are to study these events and find two names per day, Monday through Fri, that are connected with your event. Write a BRIEF description of the people you found, noting their importance to the event you are studying. Please do two names per day - do not wait to do 10 names on Friday!...
In class today, we also discussed your second half project...You are to visit the Walter's Art Gallery in Baltimore between now and April 25 with family and/or friends...Go through all areas of the museum and write down 10 artifacts/items that you found to be most interesting. Of the 10 you pick, they must be from at least 5 different civilizations/nations...Upon returning home or in talking with Walter's staff, research the items (you must have at least 5 sources for your final paper) and write a BRIEF description of each and e-mail them to me...Then, determine which 5 items you think are MOST interesting and write a 5 page paper (roughly one page per item) on them, describing them in detail, their history, the civilization they are from, their significance as an artifact, and why you found them to be so interesting. Include a thesis statement, good transition sentences between artifacts, and a good concluding paragraph - I have posted websites which may help you with formatting your paper. Final paper is due Monday May 12...
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLACitation_Info.html
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLAWorksCited_Format.html
Students who paticipate in the May 19 class party performance of Steve Martin's "King Tut" will receive 10 bonus points applied to the project grade....!! :)
REMINDER _ QUIZ NEXT WEEK - MON. MARCH 3 - ROME (Those not in class today - PLEASE get notes from a classmate - you will need to study these for the quiz!!)
Saw this today - thought you all might find this interesting...History is found in the strangest places.. :)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23321701/?GT1=10856
In class today, we also discussed your second half project...You are to visit the Walter's Art Gallery in Baltimore between now and April 25 with family and/or friends...Go through all areas of the museum and write down 10 artifacts/items that you found to be most interesting. Of the 10 you pick, they must be from at least 5 different civilizations/nations...Upon returning home or in talking with Walter's staff, research the items (you must have at least 5 sources for your final paper) and write a BRIEF description of each and e-mail them to me...Then, determine which 5 items you think are MOST interesting and write a 5 page paper (roughly one page per item) on them, describing them in detail, their history, the civilization they are from, their significance as an artifact, and why you found them to be so interesting. Include a thesis statement, good transition sentences between artifacts, and a good concluding paragraph - I have posted websites which may help you with formatting your paper. Final paper is due Monday May 12...
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLACitation_Info.html
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLAWorksCited_Format.html
Students who paticipate in the May 19 class party performance of Steve Martin's "King Tut" will receive 10 bonus points applied to the project grade....!! :)
REMINDER _ QUIZ NEXT WEEK - MON. MARCH 3 - ROME (Those not in class today - PLEASE get notes from a classmate - you will need to study these for the quiz!!)
Saw this today - thought you all might find this interesting...History is found in the strangest places.. :)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23321701/?GT1=10856
Monday, February 11, 2008
The Roman World and Ford's Theatre....
Your HW includes the following, plus your essay assignments on the topic of the Shroud of Turin due Feb 25 in class (see below)...ON the site below, read the following sections, reading the short intro and then clicking on all topics in each section to the right...For the timeline section, keep clicking next until you have read each short section...Write a BRIEF description of 3 things that interested you in each section...Have Fun!
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html
Monday Feb 11 - read "Timeline" section - Write of 3 things you found most interesting...
Tuesday Feb 12- read "Emperors" section - same as above
Wednesday Feb 13 - read "Social Order" section - same as above
Thursday Feb 14 - read "Life in Roman Times" section - same as above
Friday - Feb 15 - read "Religion" section - same as above
ps...Our second field trip of the year will be to Ford's Theatre in Wash DC to see the site of Lincoln's assassination and the home in which he died - the theatre is currently closed for renovations, but we can visit the Peterson house where Pres. Lincoln died, then take a bus tour of Booth's escape route through southern Maryland into Virginia - we will attempt to visit this incredible historical site near the anniversary of the event, sometime around April 14...Check out the cool site below...It provides info on the assassination as well as a virtual tour of the theatre and museum...Thought you might enjoy it...I will provide more details soon - any parents who wish to go who can drive are welcome - just let me know who may be interested...thanks!
http://www.fordstheatre.org/
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/index.html
Monday Feb 11 - read "Timeline" section - Write of 3 things you found most interesting...
Tuesday Feb 12- read "Emperors" section - same as above
Wednesday Feb 13 - read "Social Order" section - same as above
Thursday Feb 14 - read "Life in Roman Times" section - same as above
Friday - Feb 15 - read "Religion" section - same as above
ps...Our second field trip of the year will be to Ford's Theatre in Wash DC to see the site of Lincoln's assassination and the home in which he died - the theatre is currently closed for renovations, but we can visit the Peterson house where Pres. Lincoln died, then take a bus tour of Booth's escape route through southern Maryland into Virginia - we will attempt to visit this incredible historical site near the anniversary of the event, sometime around April 14...Check out the cool site below...It provides info on the assassination as well as a virtual tour of the theatre and museum...Thought you might enjoy it...I will provide more details soon - any parents who wish to go who can drive are welcome - just let me know who may be interested...thanks!
http://www.fordstheatre.org/
Monday, February 4, 2008
The Shroud of Turin - Fact or Forgery?
Monday - HW - Read articles on the spread of early Christianity and on the method of execution known as crucifixtion... write a brief description of your impressions of what you read...
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/history-of-christianity-in-rome-faq.htm
http://www.themoorings.org/apologetics/crucifixion/cruc.html
Tuesday - HW - Read article on the recent discovery of some fascinating WW II history I came across and give your impressions...Amazing how history is sometimes "discovered" so long after the events occur...Ernie Pyle was a great writer - his stories from the front honored the soldiers and captivated a nation dying for news of what it was truly like for their boys "over there"...amazing
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22980127/?GT1=10856
Wednesday and to Feb 25 - The Shroud of Turin is an amazing item to study and consider...It is purported to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ by some; however other consider it to be a fake...Visit the following shroud websites and other sources you may find and study the facts, photos and arguments surrounding this amazing relic...Do your research, take notes, and then write me the following essays regarding your findings and opinions...These essays are due when we return to class Feb 25 after the Feb 18 President's Day holiday (no class that day)...DO NOT WAIT TO START THIS ASSIGNMENT - IT WILL TAKE YOU SOME TIME TO RESEARCH AND WRITE SO PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!! I want you to write three essays, each the length of the front and back of one notebook paper, like your essay assignment before...Write one descriptive essay, detailing the shroud only - what does it look like, what is it made of, etc... The second essay should be a comparison and contrasting of the arguments on both sides, believers and skeptics - what do they agree upon, what do they disagree on, what are their main arguments, etc... Finally, write an essay giving your opinion - which side or argument do you favor and why...Work hard on this assignment - it well count much toward your second half grade and enjoy the process - it is a fascinating subject...
http://www.delayedreaction.com/
http://skepdic.com/shroud.html
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/history-of-christianity-in-rome-faq.htm
http://www.themoorings.org/apologetics/crucifixion/cruc.html
Tuesday - HW - Read article on the recent discovery of some fascinating WW II history I came across and give your impressions...Amazing how history is sometimes "discovered" so long after the events occur...Ernie Pyle was a great writer - his stories from the front honored the soldiers and captivated a nation dying for news of what it was truly like for their boys "over there"...amazing
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22980127/?GT1=10856
Wednesday and to Feb 25 - The Shroud of Turin is an amazing item to study and consider...It is purported to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ by some; however other consider it to be a fake...Visit the following shroud websites and other sources you may find and study the facts, photos and arguments surrounding this amazing relic...Do your research, take notes, and then write me the following essays regarding your findings and opinions...These essays are due when we return to class Feb 25 after the Feb 18 President's Day holiday (no class that day)...DO NOT WAIT TO START THIS ASSIGNMENT - IT WILL TAKE YOU SOME TIME TO RESEARCH AND WRITE SO PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!! I want you to write three essays, each the length of the front and back of one notebook paper, like your essay assignment before...Write one descriptive essay, detailing the shroud only - what does it look like, what is it made of, etc... The second essay should be a comparison and contrasting of the arguments on both sides, believers and skeptics - what do they agree upon, what do they disagree on, what are their main arguments, etc... Finally, write an essay giving your opinion - which side or argument do you favor and why...Work hard on this assignment - it well count much toward your second half grade and enjoy the process - it is a fascinating subject...
http://www.delayedreaction.com/
http://skepdic.com/shroud.html
Sunday, January 27, 2008
VESUVIUS BLOWS ITS TOP!!!
In August, 79 AD, the massive volcano, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, destroying cities and ending lives in swift destruction...One of the amazing stories of ancient history, ths story is one of sadness, but it will leave you in wonder and awe, knowing that this is historical fact, not fiction...
On Monday, read the eyewitness account from the first site listed and write a brief summary, giving your feelings about the event and what you learned. For Tues-Fri, look at site two and read through all of the sections starting with the Introduction and on through each section until you finish the section on Pompeii...Read at your own pace, but EACH day, write a brief summary of what you learned and what impressed you the most...The third site allows you to take a visual tour of various areas of ancient Rome - use it for fun - no assignment is attached to it...
Midterm grades will be e-mailed to you all on Tuesday...Have fun !!
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pompeii.htm
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii/introduction.asp
http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/rome_italy_travel.htm
On Monday, read the eyewitness account from the first site listed and write a brief summary, giving your feelings about the event and what you learned. For Tues-Fri, look at site two and read through all of the sections starting with the Introduction and on through each section until you finish the section on Pompeii...Read at your own pace, but EACH day, write a brief summary of what you learned and what impressed you the most...The third site allows you to take a visual tour of various areas of ancient Rome - use it for fun - no assignment is attached to it...
Midterm grades will be e-mailed to you all on Tuesday...Have fun !!
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pompeii.htm
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii/introduction.asp
http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/rome_italy_travel.htm
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Social Order in Ancient Rome
Visit the site below and look for the 8 sections to the right in the " Social Order "section...Each day, read a section and write a BRIEF summary of what you learned...In addition this week, talk to any 3 people and ask them to give you 10 events in world history that they believe were of tremendous significance/importance. Try to have no more than five events from Biblical history and 5 from world history in general... Include your own choices as well and bring that list to class next week...Have a great week in the highways and byways of Ancient Rome...
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/order.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/order.html
Sunday, January 6, 2008
The Romans are Coming!
Hey guys - hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year! As we get back to the ol' grindstone, I send you to the following website and the wonders of ancient Rome, the greatest civilization to date. On the site home page, you will find 9 links to various aspects of Roman history...Click on a different one each day and read about a various aspect of that subject. Then write a brief description of what you learned and what you found interesting about it. Do this for Mon, Tues and Wed. the 7th, 8th and 9th...On Thursday and following, study for you midterm upcoming on the 14th. Look at blog below for info on essay questions and things to study...Be ready!! Have a great week....
http://www.ancient-rome.com/
http://www.ancient-rome.com/
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