American History

Daily Question Tues 1/31
1. Why did Jefferson oppose a large federal government?
2. Did Thomas Jefferson really believe that people should do as they choose?

Daily Question Mon 1/30
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of the presidential election campaign of 1800 to the presidential election campaigns currently.


Thursday, January 26th

We have watched each of the groups present their chapter 8 projects. Now, it your turn to respond to what we've learned.  The following is your TEST over chapter 8.  Answer each of the following questions and make sure you back up your opinions with factual information.  You will be graded on the content and depth of your answers as well as spelling, grammar, punctuation, and structure.  You should type this up in a Word document in paragraph form.  Please separation your responses (1,2,3) in some way.

1) Did Washington start beneficial traditions?

2) Did Washington address the challenges the country faced during his administration effectively?

3) If you are alive at the time, which party would you join, if either? Why?

Answers for each of these questions should be a minimum of 1 full paragraph each (that is bare minimum).

This assignment will be due at the end of the class period Friday, January 27th.