warm ups

1. DAILY WARM-UPS
U.S. HISTORY I

2. Day 1
• In what ways was the southern
economy dependent on slaves?

3. Day 2
• How did people justify (give a reason
for) slavery? Why did some people
support it?

4. Day 3
• Tell about something fun/positive you did over
the week end or something you’re looking
forward to

5. Day 4
Why did the southern states want to extend
slavery in the new territories?

6. • Day 5:
What was popular sovereignty? Why would
some states want popular sovereignty?

7. Day 6
• Name one major advantage of the Union over
the Confederacy. Name one major advantage
of the Confederacy over the Union.

8. Day 7
• What was Lincoln’s main goal at the
beginning of the Civil War? (see pg. 339 text)

9. Day 8
• What did the Emancipation
Proclamation do?

10. Day 9
• How did women help in the war?

11. Day 10
• What happened on Sherman’s March?
• Do you think this strategy was justified?

12. • Day 11:
Name one problem (you predict) the South had
after the Civil War.

13. • Day 19:
What was the purpose of Reconstruction?
- Southern states to rejoin nation (Union)

14. • Day 20:
Who were the Radical Republicans and what
were their beliefs?

15. • Day 21:
• What was Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

16. • Day 22:
• What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?

17. • Day 2:
• What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?

18. • Day 24:
Who were “carpetbaggers”?

19. • Day 3:
What was one difficulty for freed slaves in the
South during Reconstruction?

20. Day 3:
Why do you think there was such conflict
between the white settlers and the Native
Americans?
Hint: Refer to HW assignment/chart “Native
Americans vs. White lifestyles”

21. • Day 5:
• Why do you think the U.S. government did not
make as serious attempts to make Native
American citizens like they did with African
Americans?

22. • Day 24:
• What do you think were some of the causes of
Western settlement in the US after the Civil
War?

23. • Day 25:
• What effect did the destruction of the buffalo
have on the Native Americans?

24. • Day 26:
Give an example of the U.S.’s assimilation policy

25. • Day 6`:
• How would you characterize the government’s
treatment toward Native Americans in the late
1800s?

26. • Day 8
• What developments led to the rapid growth of
the cattle industry?
• - Look in your packet or pg. 415 in textbook

27. • Day 8:
• What were the causes of the end of the open
range?

28. • Day 30:
• Why did many African Americans choose to
move west after the Civil War?

29. • Day 9
• What are your New Year’s
Resolutions?

30. • Day 10:
• What were the factors (resources,
people, etc.) that led to the growth of
Industrialization in the late 1800s in the
U.S.?

31. • Day 11:
• What do you think are some personality
characteristics that most business leaders
share?
(Examples of characteristics: ambitious,
outgoing, shy, etc.)

32. • Day 12
What was a new invention that
revolutionized how railroads were made?
What were the effects of this?

33. • Day 13:
• What was one positive effect of the railroads
on the U.S.?

34. • Day 14:
• If you could start your own business, what
would it be and why?

35. 3rd MP Warm UPs
• Day 1 – 3rd MP
• How should wealth be distributed in the U.S.?
What obligation, if any, do wealthy people
have to use their wealth?

36. • Day 37:
- Describe a monopoly in recent history. Why do
you think monopolies don’t really exist today (or
don’t last for long)?

37. • Day 38:
• Name any business leader you know of today
and list two of his qualities. (If you can’t think
of any business leaders, think of two qualities
you think a good business leader would have)

38. • Day 39:
• What is the purpose of Unions then and now?
Why are unions still important today?

39. 3rd Marking Period
• Day 1:
• What was the function of
immigration stations? Why were
they necessary?

40. Day 2
• For what reasons did many Chinese and
Japanese immigrants come to the US?
How/why were these reasons different
than the reasons Europeans came?
• (see pg. 460 for reference)

41. Day 2
• What do you think were some challenges
immigrants faced living in the cities?
How did they overcome these
challenges?

42. Day 3
Why do you think some Americans
would be prejudiced against
immigrants?

43. Day 3
• If life was so difficult for immigrants in the
U.S., why did they stay? Why didn’t they just
go back to their home country?

44. • Day 4:
• What was done in the cities to try to help
immigrants? What was their attitude toward
this help? Why do you think some Americans
wanted to help immigrants while others hated
them?

45. • Day 6:
Why were immigrants drawn to political bosses?
What was the connection between immigrants
and politics?

46. • Day 7
• Have you ever given someone a gift with the
intention of getting something in return?
Do you think politicians do this today?

47. • Day 8:
• What is the purpose of education?

48. • Day 45:
• Have you ever felt discriminated against?
Describe the situation.
• What are various forms of prejudice?

49. Day 6
• What were the lasting effects of the Plessy v.
Ferguson case?

50. Day 7
• Summarize in 1-2 sentences the main
difference in the views of W.E.B. DuBois and
Booker T. Washington on education.
– See pg. 491 for reference
– DuBois wanted more 4-year college/higher ed
“well rounded” edu. For blacks
– Booker T.- wanted tech school/career education
for blacks to get jobs

51. Day 8
Which of the following do you think is more
effective in changing the actions of business-
Governmental action (laws), fines, or public
protest? Explain why.

52. Day 9
• What was one of the goals of Progressivism?

53. Day 1 MP4
• Name and describe any one of President
Teddy Roosevelt’s accomplishments during
the Progressive Era.

54. Day 2
• What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
What was the difference between the Meat
Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act?
(answer both parts)

55. Day 3
• Out of Teddy Roosevelt’s many
accomplishments, what was one area in which
he was criticized for NOT doing enough?

56. Day 4
• What does a bully do? What tactics do they
use? How can a bully (person) be compared
to a country?

57. Day 4
• What was an economic factor for U.S.
Imperialism?

58. Day 5
• What was the main reason that the U.S.
wanted to annex Hawaii?

59. Day 6
• Why did America actually want a war with
Spain? Explain your response. (See pg. 552 for
reference)

60. Day 6
• Why did some Americans have a strong
interest in Cuba? (see pg. 552 for reference)

61. Day 7
• Why did T. Roosevelt see a need to build a
Panama Canal?