Remember, your test is over not only chapter 13 (WWII), but also section 12.3 (WWI). Make sure to study both.
Your two essay questions will be:
1) Explain three differences between Democracy and Communism.
2) Explain one cause of WWII.
1. Fully explain two causes of the Civil War.
2. In the Gettysburg Address, why did Abraham Lincoln say our country started in 1776 and not 1789?
“The whole people of the US, in Order to start a good, united nation, establish fairness, make sure our country has peace, provide for the nation’s defense system, make to prosper the nation’s well being, and secure the gifts of freedom to us and our children, do order and lay the foundation for this Constitution for the United States of America.”
1. In which early colony would you feel most at home? Please provide at least three specific reasons based on facts from the text.
2. The House of Burgesses was the first example of representative government in the colonies. How does representative government work?
Hopefully, you knew we had a history test on Tuesday. What you may not have heard is how well your child did on that test. My estimate is that out of 38 questions most students missed between 10 and 13 questions, and while I didn't hear a word about what they thought about this at school, I imagine some of you may have had some strong reactions at home.
Without actually seeing those reactions or even hearing specifics, my guess is that most of them are pretty well founded. It was a very difficult test over a wide number of facts. Also, a number of the questions on the test were testing knowledge of what were, in my opinion, less significant facts in the larger scope of Canadian history.
All that to say, the test proved to be unfair, so I took the top scores and made them the new total points possible. If you look on Sycamore you will see the test is graded out of a total of 31 points now.
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