The Alamo and the Mexican American War

Why "Remember the Alamo"?  

Whaddya think!

While ___________________

Even though ______________________

If ____________________________

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOYHh5BQ6o

What details jump out to you?  

Any figures you have read about or heard the name?

Greater impact on American society?

How does it fit with Manifest Destiny and the greater Mexican-American War to come?

Was the US Justified in Going to War with Mexico DBQ

2nd Great Awakening

 

https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?8845

• Describe the religious and secular movements in American prior to the Second Great Awakening.
• What factors in the frontier contributed to the Second Great Awakening?
• Explain three elements of the Second Great Awakening.
• How did traditional preachers at the time view the Second Great Awakening?

SAQ Practice

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lw_JtzytN6kh9DodGf71wgQHU_C_JF-6/edit Answer (a), (b), and (c). Briefly explain ONE important similarity between the goals of the Spanish and the English in establishing colonies in the Americas prior to 1700. Briefly explain ONE important difference between the goals of the Spanish and the English in establishing colonies in the Americas prior to 1700. Briefly explain ONE way in which the difference you indicated in (b) contributed to a difference in the development of Spanish and English colonial societies. In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. Answer (a), (b), and (c). Confine your response to the period from 1607 to 1754. Briefly describe one difference between the economy of British North American colonies in the Chesapeake region (such as Virginia and Maryland) and the economy of the middle colonies (such as Pennsylvania and New York). Briefly describe one similarity between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the economy of the middle colonies. Briefly explain one reason for a difference between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the economy of the middle colonies.

Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln

How did Lincoln evolve and yet remain steadfast in his beliefs and efforts regarding preserving the Union and the larger Slavery question? Work in small groups to read and analyze four of his speeches/proclamations.