7th Grade Trip to Springfield IL on May 3rd
- 5:30 - Arrive at Hawthorne Scholastic Academy
- 7A - Final Itinerary - Bus #1
- 7B - Final Itinerary - Bus #2
- 9:00 - Return to Hawthorne Scholastic Academy
REMINDERS:
- Please remember to bring a sack lunch and dinner is provided.
- Please remember to dress business casual with a decent pair of shoes. No graphic t-shirts, no hoodies, and no hats.
- Please remember to bring a mask.
- It is supposed to rain all day, please consider bringing a raincoat. Umbrellas will not be permitted in the State Capitol and the Lincoln Presidential Museum.
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Units of Study
- Unit Question - When is conflict excused as means to an end?
- Historical Context - Renaissance, Reformation, Early Explorers, Age of Exploration, Old World meets the New Word
- Final Assessment – Columbus vs. Taino People Debate
- Unit Question - Are contemporary socio/political beliefs a direct reflection of those held by our earliest colonial forefathers?
- Historical Context – The Quakers, Puritans, Separatists, New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, South Colonies, Triangular Trade (slavery)
- Final Assessment - 13 Colonies Geography Quiz & Colonial History Test
- Unit Question – Why do people rebel?
- Historical Context – The American Revolution, Taxation without Representation, Enlightened thinkers, General George Washington
- Final Assessment – The Meaning of Liberty & The American Revolution Unit Test
- Unit Question - How do economic needs and wants affect decisions of individuals, groups, and institutions (political and social)?
- Historical Context - Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, Manifest Destiny, Missouri Compromise, 3/5ths Compromise, John Brown, Kansas Nebraska Act, Compromise Collapse
- Final Assessment - Federalists Papers, Bill of Rights Quiz, & War of 1812 Quiz
- Unit Question - What is power and how is it gained, used, and justified?
- Historical Context – Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee
- Final Assessment – Unit Exam - Civil War Test
- Unit Question - Progress at what cost? When should society control individuals? How are diverse cultures alike and different?
- Historical Context - Reconstruction, Immigration, Industrialization, Urbanization, Great Migration, Labor Unions
- Final Assessment – Unit Exam - Progress at What Cost? / The Changing Face of America
