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Week of September 15:

Vocabulary words for the week (will be among those items tested on Friday)

mercantilism Columbian Exchange
Northwest Passage coureur de bois

Quiz #4 on Friday 9/19 - Chap 2 sec. 4 Exploring North America

For the week we will be examining how events in Northern European countries prompted exploration in the Americas. Primarily, how the reforms of the Roman Catholic Church and the rise of the middle class in Northern Europe led to the desire to expand outside of Europe. Secondarily, how the rise of a solid middle class coupled with a newly established sense of nationalism prompted the need to expand markets and thus created the need for more raw materials which could be provided only by territorial expansion. Lastly, we will be examining the differences between the Spanish and Portuguese colonies along with their accompanying economic philosophies and the English/French/Dutch approach to colonization and their economic philosophies.

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The following is a copy of the Election Project given to the 8th grade Voyager team students. It is due October 13. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via this site or through GMS’ email.


Presidential Election 2008 – Project
Due October 13, 2008

 You will create a scrapbook of both major party candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain
 Your scrapbook should include:
 A complete biography of each candidate
 Short biographies of the vice-presidential running mates
 Newspaper, magazine, or internet articles of each candidate as they campaign
• You should include at least 10 articles and 5 pictures for each candidate
 A decorative cover
 A table of contents for the material inside
 You will create a table which reflects how each candidate feels about the issues surrounding the election
 You will choose a minimum of 5 issues to examine
 Your table should also include how you feel about the same issues
 Include a one page narrative summarizing who you feel would be the best candidate for President based on how both you and your candidate feels about the issues as shown I your table and articles.
 You must back up your choice with evidence from the table and articles



Point values per section:
• Cover - 10 points
• Table of contents - 5 points
• Articles and pictures – 15 points
• Table 40 points
• Summary - 30 points