Helpful sites!

Now that you have had a look at the key foreign policy events in the first 40 years of our nation's history, I'll give you some sites to go to with appropriate reading.

Neutrality Proclamation: http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/proclamation-of-neutrality-by-george-washington-april-22-1793.html

Jay Treaty: http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/jay-treaty.htm

Pinkney's Treaty:  http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/pinckney-treaty.htm

Washington's Farewell Address: Your textbook is the best source for this one. Look it up

XYZ Affair: http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/xyz-affair.htm

Alien and Sedition Acts: http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/alien-and-sedition-act.htm

Barbary Pirates: http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/first-terrorist-threat2.htm

Louisiana Purchase:
http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/louisiana-purchase5.htm

Impressment: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0825052.html

Embargo Act: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/embargoactdef.htm

Non-Intercourse Act: http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/nonintercourse-act.htm

War of 1812: http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/war-of-1812.htm

Treaty of Ghent: http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/war-of-18123.htm

Rush-Bagot Agreement: Your textbook explains it best, but here is a link you might find helpful

http://www.jrank.org/history/pages/8035/Rush-Bagot-Agreement.html


Monroe Doctrine: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/monroedoctrinedef.htm
Again, your textbook explains this very well.

The New Nation: Foreign Policy Worksheet

As a new country, the U.S. struggled with stronger, more established nations. This assignment will help you learn more about the events between 1783 and 1823 that changed the role of the U.S. in the world.

First go to the following link to find the foreign policy worksheet:

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_5/Unit_VQ1R1.html

There, you will find a chart of events involving the U.S. and foreign nations. You may google each event, or find it in your textbook, read about it, then fill in the chart. Keep in mind, you want to determine how the U.S. and the other nation(s) involved, treated each other.
How would you describe the relationship between that country and ours, at that particular time in history? It might be helpful to use the word respect when describing the relationship between nations.

In the end, you will want to be able to answer this question: "How did the role of the U.S. in the world change between 1783 and 1823?"

Due Process continued

continue cartoons today! Take a look at the following link:

Due Process Due Monday!

Yesterday the Aniboom site was down part of the day for maintenance. Not only that, it seems students lost any work completed on Monday. If you saved work before then, it is still saved on the site. With that in mind, I have moved the last day to work in class to Monday of next week.
Keep on plugging away, and if you have technical difficulties, ask questions. If you do not have internet access at home, you might consider coming in to work before school, after school, lunch time, study hall, or during home room.

Due Process- Due Friday!

I hope you are enjoying the animation process, I know it's been fun for me to watch you create. Keep working today through Friday, if you feel you are finished, go back and edit your cartoon to make it better. Keep in mind, these are the steps that should be shown in your work:

arrest
read Miranda rights
taken into custody- police station
hire, or given a lawyer
stay in jail for up to 48 hours
see a judge to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial
pay bail
go home until the day of the trial
attend jury trial
sentencing

Good luck, I look forward to seeing your finished product!

Continue animations

Continue working on your due process animations today. Remember, you are attempting to show the process that every citizen should go through if arrested, and accused of a crime.

Animated Due Process

Continue working on your Due Process animation today. Remember to save your work! Also, try sending your animation to me today, so that I can view your progress.
send to:
scott.munford@stumail.fairfieldsfuture.org

Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at Aniboom

Constitutional Law and Juveniles

Today we will look at three cases involving Juvenile offenders. The third and final case is probably the most famous Supreme Court juvenile case. In this case, Gerald Gault and his attorney set the precedent for all future cases in which minors are involved.

It is easy for states and local authorities to sometimes overlook the Constitutional rights of juvenile offenders because they go through a different court system. But, we must never forget that every citizen has the same rights and priviledges guaranted in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendments. Due process and criminal procedure are fundamental when it comes to equal treatment under the law.

Sticks and Stones

Today, part II of "Sticks and Stones". This segment wraps up a two-part miniseries that probes issues of immigration, discrimination, and the law. A young white man from a wealthy family is put on trial after a local Polish store owner accuses him of aggravated assault. The presentation follows the dramatized storyline, emphasizing the role and importance of the American judicial system in determining guilt and assigning appropriate punishment.

After the film, we will discuss the first Juvenile criminal case trial in our packet. Working in groups, you will answer questions, then attempt to decide the fate of the defendant.



If you missed the film today, watch it by clicking on the box below:

Rights of the Accused

Yesterday, we discussed due process, criminal procedure, and rights of the accused as found in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendments. Today, we will look at Several Supreme Court cases
involving the rights of Minors in our judicial system.

Tomorrow we will watch a film called "Sticks and Stones", a dramatization of a teenager who commits a crime, is arrested, and experiences due process first hand.

Want to practice for the Bill of Rights Test?? Try the formative assessments in the green box. If you can successfully complete the activities, you'll do great!

Want to gear up for the ITBS? click on sample test questions to go to New York standardized quizzes and tests for social studies. Also, try this link:

http://www.quia.com/quiz/2174174.html

On Common Ground Part II

Last week we watched On Common Ground part 1, as part of our study of first amendment rights. Today we will watch part II





Click on the film below to watch: