TRC HISTORY

AS AMERICA: HOMEWORK BOOKLET

FIRST HALF TERM

Contents:Week 1: Overview and Slavery

Week 2: The federal government/its relationships with the states

Week 3: The role of the president/US constitution/Supreme Court

Week 4: North vs. South (economic issues)

Week 5: North vs. South (social issues)

Week 6: The Missouri Compromise and Nullification Crisis

Week 1: Overview and Slavery

1. What do you understand by the term ‘slavery’?

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2. Why was slavery introduced in America?http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery

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3. What was the Triangular Slave Trade?http://abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_43.html

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4. Annotate the map to demonstrate how the Triangular Slave Trade worked.

Week 2: The federal government/its relationships with the states

1. Define the following terms:Term Definition

Federal

States

Republic

Democracy

Separation of powers

Constitution

States’ rights

2. Watch the clip on the three branches of government and fill in the grid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCB8EOY5d48 + P.3.

Executive Branch (President)

Legislative Branch (Congress)

Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)

What is their purpose?

How do they ‘check and balance’ the other branches of government?

Week 3: The role of the president/US constitution/Supreme Court

1. Create a timeline of Presidents from 1845-1861, including: Their full name Dates of their presidency Their political party

2. List the key beliefs of the two main political partiesDemocrats Whigs

http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-were-differences-between-democrats-whigs-141051 (watch Foner!!) + Textbook P.4.

Week 4: North vs. South (Economic issues)

1. Fill in the tables below http://www.d123.org/olhms/esifling/documents/CHAP13.PDF and pp.9-12

Agree Disagree

Agree Disagree

‘The North was industrialised and egalitarian’

‘The South was backward, agrarian and planter-dominated’

Week 5: North vs. South (Social issues)

1. Write down what you think are the 5 most important arguments that support (South) and reject (North) slavery. pp.22-23

2. Write a tweet from @FrederickDouglass that summarises his life story in 30 words. p.15

Frederick Douglass@FrederickDouglass

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NORTH

SOUTH1. _____________________________________2. _____________________________________3. _____________________________________4. _____________________________________5. _____________________________________

1. _____________________________________2. _____________________________________3. _____________________________________4. _____________________________________5. _____________________________________

Week 6: The Missouri Compromise and Nullification Crisis

1. Read pp.28-20 and then briefly outline what the ‘Louisiana Purchase’ was

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2. Below is a map of America in 1819. The yellow area (Missouri) wants to join the Union as a slave state... Why might this be a problem?

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3. What were the 2 key elements of the 1920 Missouri Compromise? p.41

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4. What was the ‘Tariff of Abominations’ and why did it annoy South Carolina? https://prezi.com/nnovzri-akwb/nullification-crisis/

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5. Use the space below to create diagram that outlines the chronology of the Nullification Crisis (Use the web link from Q1).