Click the graphic below to access the quiz.

It should take you about 15 minutes to complete, after which we’ll see where everybody falls on the matrix and what this might mean.

Opening week survey (link)
Grading: 15 points
Due: Tuesday, February 2, 11:59 pm

Access the survey by clicking the link above. It shouldn’t take you more than 10 minutes to complete it, and it’s the easiest 15 points you’ll get this year.

This is a mandatory assignment. It’s due Friday, but you may complete it at any point this week.

Opening week survey (link)
Grading: 15 points
Due: Tuesday February 2, 11:59 pm

Access the survey by clicking the link above. It shouldn’t take you more than 10 minutes to complete it, and it’s the easiest 15 points you’ll get this year.

This is a mandatory assignment. It’s due Friday, but you may complete it at any point this week.

Multiple choice tip:  Study the vocabulary, chapters 1-7.

Essay tip: You’ll have to pick three of five questions.

1. Describe the sharing of power in congress.  How do the House of Representatives and the Senate give fair representation to all states, while giving more weight to heavily-populated states?  How does it reflect the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?
2. Describe the balance of powers among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches? Describe it in action in warmaking and lawmaking activity.
3. Give a detailed job description of the president.  Explain executive, diplomatic, military, and judicial powers of the presidency.

American Revolution review packet (PDF, 67 kb)

The link above accesses the four-page review of the American Revolution.  Click the image below to access Mr. Mooney’s awesome review glog, which you’ll need to complete the packet.

Revolutionary War presentation (PDF, 68 MB)

Above find a PDF version of the Revolutionary War presentation.

It includes all embedded video from class, plus outbound links to student wiki pages.

Please note that this is a very large file (68 MB), which is the equivalent of roughly 20 three-minute MP3s.

QWA response form (PDF, 28 kb)
To the Heights by Incline (page 1) (PDF, 1.3 mb)
To the Heights by Incline (page 2) (PDF, 1.2 mb)

Above find links to the Patterson Heights Incline article, plus the response sheet that will guide your essay.

The essay is to be four to six paragraphs.  It’s due Tuesday, January 19.

Wonder what happened to the four tons of King George III statue in the wake of American independence?

Click here for a link to an article from the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. They tracked down which parts were melted down into musket balls, which were kept as souvenirs, and which remain shrouded in mystery, even today.

Update, July 20 2009:
This article discusses the lack of roundabouts on the American map.

Update, Jan 13 2010:
Here are two more resources that may be of interest:

Cusp of Revolution written assignment (PDF, 17 kb)

Above is the handout from class today, from which you are to choose one question and prepare a two-paragraph response.

We will be using these responses to fuel our discussion of the American Revolution.  Because I’m relying on your contribution, it is worth 20 points, and there will be no makeups or late submissions for this assignment if you were present.

If you were absent, you are responsible for the 40 minutes of video below.  See me if you need a library pass.

Cusp of revolution, part 1 (6:11)

Cusp of revolution, part 2 (34:12)

I thought this was really interesting:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/10/nyregion/20100110-netflix-map.html