Text Box: Harvey News Vol. 3 Issue 2 January 28-Feb. 1, 2008 What’s Happening?

Many students did not turn in their job shadowing forms on Friday.  Please remember that these have to be turned in this week and that you need to have transportation to the job site.  I had five students with no place to shadow.  I have talked with Mrs. Crawford and we’re attempting to find each of you the types of positions you requested.

Also, please remember to turn in permission forms for our upcoming trips to the Career Center and Piedmont Tech.  These forms are due Friday.

We will continue study of Chapter 11, “Sectionalism, States’ Rights, and Democracy” this week   Homework for Tuesday night will consist of writing a paragraph using the specified terms on p. 294 about the growing differences between the North and South. It is important that students understand how these differences contributed to sectionalism and, eventually, to the South seceding from the Union. We will conclude this chapter on Friday with a test. 

Randomly selected students from the eighth grade will be participating in NAEP testing Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week.  The tests will begin at 8:30 on these mornings and students will have donuts and juice before reporting to their testing sites.  For those not participating in the testing, you will receive assigned classrooms for those times.  Mrs. Brown and Mr. Owings will be administering the tests.  Mrs. Price, Ms. Turner, and I will be holding special classes for those not testing.  I will have specially prepared lessons for my classes during this time.

                             Mrs. Harvey

“STAR STUDENT”

Addison Shealy has been chosen as my “Star Student” this week.  Addison is a conscientious student and a pleasant and affable young man.  He always has a smile on his face and he always participates in class discussions.  Addison Hunter Shealy was born in Greenwood on January 28, 2007 and so I’m pleased to name him a “star student” on his birthday!  Addison has an older sister, Anna and lists as his best friends Rory, Matthew, Elliott, and Jerry. His favorite subject is Social Studies and his least favorite is ELA.  He enjoys listening to the rap music of T. I. and his favorite color is green.  Addison’s hobbies include playing golf and football, fishing, and camping.

Calendar of Events:

Jan. 28                        Basketball @ Batesburg-Leesville, 5:00

Jan. 30                        Basketball @ McCormick

                        Homework:

Mon.                It’s Your Turn, p. 291

Tue.                       People,Places,Terms,p. 294

Wed.                     Understanding Facts, p. 294

Thur.                     Study for Test, Ch. 11!

Fri.                   No Homework!

Guided Reading Activities

Chapter 11, “Sectionalism, States’ Rights, and Democracy”

Section 1:  Directions:  Use pp. 276-283 to answer the following questions.

  1. “Sectionalism is an exaggerated loyalty to the country as a whole rather than to one’s own area.”  Is this statement true or false?
  2. Soon after the War of 1812, southern historical societies developed because southerners became suspicious of the way _________________ had been recorded by northerners.
  3. The main difference between the North and the South was over the issue of ________________.
  4. The issue of _______________ helped unite the people of South Carolina’s Low Country and Up Country.
  5. To what event did sectionalism eventually lead?
  6. All of the slave states were in the ___________ and all of the free states were in the ____________ or _____________.
  7. When no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, what does the Constitution require?
  8. What happened to John C. Calhoun in the election of 1828?
  9. Which of the following was NOT true about Andrew Jackson?  Circle the letter of all appropriate answers.
    1. He began the process of mud-slinging.
    2. He became a master of the spoils system.
    3. Jackson and Calhoun became good friends.
    4. He developed the idea of having advisors to the president who were not part of the formal cabinet.
    5. He was very popular among the common people.

 

 

Section 2 Directions:  Use the information on pages 284-291 to answer the following questions.

 

  1. True or False?  Andrew Jackson was popular with everyone.
  2. Did most South Carolinians support the Tariff of 1816?  Why or why not?
  3. Manufacturing mainly developed only in the ________________; the ______________ remained agricultural.
  4. What did Vice President Calhoun call the new tariff?
  5. Was the Tariff of 1832 satisfactory to South Carolinians?
  6. What were the functions of the Second Bank of the United States?  Circle all the correct answers.
    1. To keep the deposits of the federal government in its branches
    2. To make loans to businesses
    3. To make loans to individuals
    4. To buy and sell government bonds
    5. To attempt to regulate the nation’s economy and the state banks
  7. Who did the people blame for the Panic of 1837?
  8. What was the name of the new party formed by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster?
  9. True or False?  The Nullifiers passed a law requiring loyalty to the state above loyalty to the United States.
  10. How long did the Whig Party last?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning on the Net:  Andrew Jackson and the Bank War

 

Directions:  To restore and stabilize a national currency, President Madison supported the chartering of the Second Bank of the United States.  But there were those who did not support the Bank, one of whom was Andrew Jackson.  Go to Internet site odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/bankwar/bankwar1.html

  1. Who were the two major players in the “bank war”?
  2. Where was the Second Bank of the United States located?
  3. What was the government’s role in regard to the Bank?
  4. What “privileges” were granted to the Bank?
  5. Why was Andrew Jackson suspicious of the Bank?  Do you think he was correct?
  6. What action did President Jackson take on July 10, 1832?
  7. What were President Jackson’s apparent motives in removing government deposits from the Bank?
  8. How did Nicholas Biddle respond to the removal of government deposits from the Bank?  What effect did that have on the economy?
  9. What was the “Specie Circular”?

 

Directions:  Now go to Internet site www.state.sc.us/counties.  Choose a county other than the one in which you live.  Find three facts about that county to share with classmates.

 

County:______________________

 

Facts:  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________