Essay Question Possibilities

The following are the Essay Questions for your first test: Colonial America. I will be selecting one of the essays below for your test on Friday. You will not know what essay I have selected until Friday. So study all of the essay questions below to make sure you are prepared for Friday. Thank you.

Essay #1: Explain what Christopher Columbus did and what Impact he had in the World.

Essay #2: Describe the colony of Jamestown.

Essay #3: Compare the colony of Jamestown with the New England colonies. How are they similar? How are they different?

Essay #4: Explain why the colonies came to hate the British. Support your answer by discussing what the British did to cause conflict in the American Colonies.

Money Maker! If you blog some thoughts about any or all of these essay questions, in other words, if you answer these questions on The History Book, I will give you $5000 for your colony. You will get $5,000 for each answer you post. Your answer must be a good answer, though.

Share your Topic! Make Some Money!

I started to feel bad (kind of) about the Gum tax. So I decided to give you an opportunity to earn some money to help you in your quest to defeat me and win the American Revolution. This post is quite simple, tell us/world about your YouTube project topic and you will earn money for your colony. How much money you ask? I'll give you five grand. ($5,000). You must share five things about your topic to earn the money. You have until September 27th to do this. Each member of your colony can do this and earn money even though you do not all have the same topic. No School points, but Money to be made!

The Columbus Questions

The Columbus Question is this: Is Christopher Columbus a Hero? Or a Mass Murder? Was anything his fault?
To dive into the Christopher Columbus Question, we must first be informed on the topic. Review the powerpoint to get a base of Columbus knowledge. In order to form an opinion on whether or not Christopher Columbus was a hero or a villian, you must first have the facts. Now, ask yourself some simple questions: What was the impact of his voyages? What things (good or bad) did he bring to the America's? What things (good or bad) did he bring back to Europe? What did his voyages lead to? What were the consequences? Understanding the impact of his voyages and consequent voyages by others, we can begin to see the impact of his exploring. Now, before you stand up and scream "Murderer!" Be careful. Was what happened as a result of his voyages his fault? Would the exact same thing have happened if someone else would of been the first? Was he a victim of the times? Perhaps the old saying is true in this case: Wrong place at the wrong time? Think about it. Was Columbus a Hero or a Murderer?

Task: Share with us what you think is the answer to the Columbus Question.
Due Date: September 15th, 2009. 10:30 p.m.
Points: 20
Money to be Earned: $1,000

Lakota Way of Life VS. Our Way of Life

Watch this video depicting the Lakota way of life. The video is 3 minutes, so watch the entire thing all the way through first without stopping and without writing anything. After you have watched it completely through, play it again. On the second time through, you will be doing some thinking, writing, comparing and contrasting. The video is broken up into segments of text explaining different parts of the Lakota way of life. Your assignment is to choose 5 aspects the video talks about. Tell me in a brief explanation, the five aspects you chose. After that, you are to compare those five aspects of Lakota way of life to our way of life here in 2009. What is similar? What is different? Think deep-perhaps some of there ways are NOT that different from our ways? Maybe they are? You need to make those conclusions.

Task: Watch the Lakota Way of Life YouTube video. Choose five aspects the video talks about. Explain them in a brief paragraph. Compare the five aspects you chose to our way of life in 2009. Explain how they are similar and/or different.
Due Date: Sunday, September 13th. Midnight.
Points: 20
Money to be earned: $1,000.

Good Luck! Thank you for your effort. You really are a very enjoyable class to work with. I appreciate it.