February 14, 2012
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
6th grade
Spelling: Test Friday Unit 19
Social Studies: Cornell Notes and Wk. Sheets
Vocabulary: Chapter 6, 1-20
7th grade
Spelling: Unit 158-159
Vocabulary: Chapter 5, 59-60
Social Studies: Study, notes and review questions
Spanish: Page 283
8th grade
Spelling: Spelling 150-151
Social Studies: Chpater 12 1-3 Study questions
Study Spanish 282-283
Our Lesson on the Underground and the Antislavery Movement:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/
Study questions
Social Studies 12.1
1. What advantages did the North have in the Civil War?
2. What advantages did the South have in the Civil War?
3. What disadvantages did the South have? (Not advantages for the North)
4. What states were the first to secede?
5. What difficult tasks did Robert E. Lee face?
6. What difficult tasks did Jefferson Davis face?
7. Which states never seceded despite having large numbers of supporters for the South?
8. Why did Robert E. Lee have difficult choice?
9. Who were the presidents and vice presidents of the North and South?
10. Why did the south have an advantage in its officers?
11. What is the name of the South?
12. How did the South expect to win the war?
13. What was the name given for the North? For the South?
14. How many states in the North? In the South?