US History Webquest

Introduction

Throughout this webquest, you will learn how the United States Constitution organized to balance the conflicting interests in a democracy. You will also get extra time for you to understand the material more. Instead of struggling and falling behind in class you can keep up through this way of learning.

Task

After completing the webquest, you will have to create at least a 1 minute powerpoint presentation on what you have learned.

Process

  1. Puritans

a.http://www.history.com/topics/puritanism

b. When did the Puritans come to America?

c. Where were the Puritans originally from?

  1. House of Burgesses-

    1. http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp

    2. What is  an absolute monarchy?

    3. All authority flowed from _____ to the ______.

    4. Why was only white men who owned a specific amount of property were eligible to vote for Burgesses?

  2. Exile of Roger Williams

a. Who exiled him?

b. Williams was exiled because….?

c. http://www.history.com/topics/roger-williams

  1. Importance of tobacco in early settlements

    1. http://www.ushistory.org/us/2d.asp

    2. ______ was introduced to Europe by the ______

    3. What take a toil on the soil?

    4. Why was tobacco so important?

  2. Sugar Act

    1. https://www.landofthebrave.info/sugar-act.htm

    2. The __________ the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon

    3. The Sugar Act was passed in 17__.

  3. Taxes Post French-Indian War-

    1. http://www.taxhistory.org/www/website.nsf/Web/THM1756?OpenDocument

    2. In 1760, Who became king of England?

    3. The First Continental Congress met in where?

    4. Why were taxes needed?

  4. Salutary Neglect

  1. Salutary Neglect lasted from ____ until ____.

  2. Who started salutary neglect?

  3. https://www.landofthebrave.info/salutary-neglect.htm

  1. John Locke – Natural Rights

    1. http://jim.com/rights.html

    2. _____ law and _____natural law follow from the nature and the world.

    3. Who is the overseer of natural rights?

  2. Positives about the Articles of Confederation

    a. http://connectusfund.org/8-fundamental-pros-and-cons-of-the-articles-of-confederation

    b. The articles were intended to protect the _____ from the _______.

    c. When were the Articles wrote?

http://occupytheory.org/list-of-pros-and-cons-of-articles-of-confederation/

  1. Shay’s Rebellion

    1. http://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp

    2. Who organized a military force funded by eastern merchants, to confront the rebels?

    3. What  demonstrated the high degree of internal conflict lurking beneath the surface of post-Revolutionary life?

    4. Why did the Shay’s rebel ?

  2. Conn/NJ/Great Compromise

a.https://www.reference.com/art-literature/great-compromise-2eebca33aeea01a3

b. What were the compromises?

c. What was it a result of?

  1. Checks and Balances

    1. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0777009.html

    2. Checks and balances is an important part of what?

    3. Each of the three branches of government can ___________ of the others.

  2. Federalists vs Dem-Republicans

  1. http://theydiffer.com/difference-between-federalists-and-democratic-republicans/

     b. Who was the leader of the federalist?

     c. what was the biggest difference in the beliefs between the Federalist and the Democratic republican party?

  1. National Bank

    1. http://www.nationalbankhistory.com/

    2. A National Bank is a bank under the ________ government and is a member of the _____ Reserve System.

    3. National Bank Notes came into being by passage of the _________ Banking Act of 1863.

  2. Bill of Rights a.http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

b.How long did it take to delcare a restrictive claws to be added?

c. How long did it take to complete the Bill Of Rights?

  1. 10th Amendment

    1. http://kids.laws.com/tenth-amendment

    2. The Bill of Rights was put into place September __, 1791.

    3. Was voted out December ___, 1791.

  2. Legacy of John Adams a..http://millercenter.org/president/biography/jqadams-impact-and-legacy

b. When was Adams born?

c. What made him an important figure?

  1. McCulloch vs. Maryland

    1. http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/lessons-plans/landmark-supreme-court-cases-elessons/mcculloch-v-maryland-1819/

    2. The first important Supreme Court cases on ______ power.

    3. The Mcculloch V. Maryland cases was in _____.

  2. Worcester vs. Georgia (differences to other early court cases)

    1. http://kids.laws.com/worcester-v-georgia

     b. What was Samuel Worcester charger with?

     c. He was found ______.

  1. Importance of John Marshall

    1. http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/01/john-marshall-the-great-chief-justice

    2. John Marshall was the ____ Chief Justice of the United States.

    3. Presided over the Supreme Court for ____ years.

  2. Lasting ideals of Federalism

  3. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

    1. http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/virginia-and-kentucky-resolutions/

    2. Virginia And Kentucky Resolutions happened in the year of _____.

    3. Resolutions were passed by the __________ of Kentucky and Virginia.

Evaluation

 

Presentation Rubric

5- Excellent

3- Developing

1- Emerging

Content: (Knowledge of US History)

Must have all the needed materials and show that understand the knowledge gained

Not all materials is there and there is little to no understand of knowledge gained

None of the material is there and have no understanding of knowledge gained

Media

Must have 3 or more images or videos pertaining to the information

Must have 1 or more images or videos pertaining to the information

Have no images or videos that are pertaining to the information

Grammar & Spelling

Have no grammatical and/or spelling errors

Have 1 or 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors

Have 5 or more grammatical and/or spelling errors

Eye Contact

Holds the entire audience with eye contact with the whole crowd

Displayed some eye contact with one side of the audience

No eye contact with the audience and read off the board

Body Language & Volume

The body language was fluid and volume was loud

Made some movements and gestures that were a little distracting and volume is loud enough

No movements and gestures or the movements and gestures were very distracting and volume was very low.

Conclusion

You should have made a powerpoint on the topic you have learned based on the standards giving with the following question(s).

  • Your Driving Question for the webquest is…

  1. Has the United States become the country that it originally set to be?

  2. How is the United States Constitution organized to balance conflicting interests in a democracy.

How is the United States Constitution organized to balance the conflicting interests in a democracy?

 

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