Mr. Engel’s Weblog Page

The Ib course doesn’t take into consideration the depth of US knowledge that the AP does.  If you are interested in taking the AP History test, come see me on Tuesday Dec. 16 after school in room 111.  I will let you know about the test, the DBQ’s, FRQ’s and other fun things the AP covers but IB Regional History does not.  If you do not see me and still take the test, I predict a score of 3 or lower in your future.  You must score a 4 or 5 for college credit.  If you don’t see me, see Rigler or Coach Vance and talk with them on the subject.  I want you to know that AP and IB are simply two different courses with two different focuses.

-Engel

These are the ideas you need to be aware of for the upcoming test on DEC. 18 and DEC. 19.
1. what was Brazil named for?
2. What was it’s main cash crop?
3. What made Portugal more interested in taking Brazil seriously?
4. What missionaries arrived in 1550?
5. Pernambuco- what was it, what was it’s importance?
6. What happened to royal legislation protecting indians and what happened as a result?
7. Why were Jesuits expelled?
8. Explain relation between Portuguese and Brazilian Economies.
9. Sao Paulo was the center of what?
10. What is a gaucho?
11. What was important about cattle ranching?
12. What was an engenho?
13. How did Portuguese see manual labor?
14. New Christians were ?
15. What was whiteness a sign of?
16. What is manumission?
17. How were settlers’ children educated?

Seriously, my baby is ill and in hospital so here is the work order for the day Tuesday 12/09/08.

1.  Please complete the worksheet that the substitute will hand out.  Put your name on it and hand it to sub upon completion.

2.  Your civil war tests smelled like a fresh-hit skunk on Alabama asphalt.  I gave you the opportunity to do better but the results were marginal.  So…the test doesn’t count.  The next test will be the Civil War and Reconstruction combined…next week.  If there is a problem with that, come see me when I get outta St. Mary’s.

3.  You should have read about reconstruction, westward movement, killing the N.A. Indians, Railroads, robberbarons, Labor Unions and such when you completed the worksheet today.  Spend some time on the VDOE website looking at the framework and you will know all you need for the next test.

4.  I suggest you all go to the henrico/teachers/tucker/strusky_m  webpage and look at the posted Powerpoint presentations that go along with VA SOL 7c and 8 all.  Do that now.

5.  Once you’ve looked at the websites, lookup information on this webpage about the Historical Investigation and start thinking about a thesis you feel like investigating.  It must relate to history of the Americas or to 20th Century World Topics.  I would suggest that your thesis be something that is arguable, interesting and is not so isoteric as to defy research.

Or

5.  Read Chapter 5 of your Williamson Book for the Quiz on it next week.

Or

6.  Work on information for your President Cards that are due soon.  Jump ahead to the next batch because you’re going to have to do them all anyway.

Thanks,
E

This test has been moved to Monday Nov. 17 because everyone will be out apparently enjoying Shakespeare. 

Each question will be short essay.  How short?  As long as it takes to answer the question.

1.  The late 1500’s saw the Spanish Colonies producing significant exports.  What were the exports and why did they become important?

2.  How did manufacturing, especially textile manufacturing make labor recruitment difficult? Was this true for shipbuilding?

3.  In what ways was the Church an economic entity in its own right?  Explain each point clearly. 

4.  List the order of racial “purity” that defined the Spanish society in the New World from top to bottom.  Include a description of each class addressing race and social standing and if applicable, economic ability.

This will be open book and will be completed within the class period allotted.  Have your brief essays’ outlines WRITTEN in your BOOK or have it IN YOUR HEAD.  No outside notes permitted.

Any questions?  Ask me via this weblog posting.

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=003/llsl003.db&recNum=586

Missouri compromise

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=27&page=transcript

Compromise of 1850

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=28

Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

You are to construct a mind map on a reasonably sized poster 8-1/2″ x 11″ is fine.

The mind map must contain 10 ideas visually represented and accompanied by footnotes.  Each illustration is worth 10 points.  You will get full credit if each visualization is done by hand.  You will get 9 points per illustration that is computer generated.  The theme for your mind map may be one of the following topics

Native Americans before the Age of Exploration

Spanish Domination of the New World

The 13 English Colonies

The Road to Independence

Williamson Chapter 3 quiz

Choose 1 of the following essay questions.

1.  What were the impacts of silver on the Spanish Colonies in terms of mining, trade and the treatment of the Native Americans?

2.  Explain how the Native Americans were evangelized by the Spanish and which individuals stood up to cruelty and which ones advocated it.

3.  The transatlantic link was vital to the Spanish Crown.  In detail, explain how Spain administered trade, through which bureaucratic organization did it do so and what were its policies.

4.  The New Laws of the Indies in 1542 outlawed a certain aspect of the encomienda.  Contrast the various reactions to this throughout the new world.

Explain the similarities between the Iberians and the Indians in regards to honor.  For each factor you cite, assess whether it is a universal factor.

Elaborate on how the Reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula impacted Iberian actions and policies in the new world.

Of the several Indian cultures named in Chapter 2, which ones do you believe would make the change to Catholicism the easiest and why?  Which tribes would be less inclined to do so?

Welcome, new students.  As instructed from the summer reading assignment, you are checking the weblog like I’ve asked.  Good.  I appreciate that.  I hope you’ve purchased your Williamson book.  If you haven’t, I’d suggest doing it now.  You should be reading up to Chapter 7 and be able to draw parallels between North American and South American settlement.  I hope  you summer is going well and I ask that you check back in mid-August.

Mr. Engel