ONE DAY ONLY VETERANS DAY OPPORTUNITY
Answer any of the following in complete sentences. Work individually.
1. Describe how Armistice Day originated and the main purpose.
2. When was Armistice Day changed to Veterans Day? Why?
3. List four wars after Armistice Day was created in which American soldiers
have fought.
4. Find statistics for any war in which American soldiers fought. Find how
many soldiers fought or casualty figures for those wars.
5. What should American citizens and/or the American government do for its
veterans?
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
TOUGH U.S. HISTORY QUESTIONS
Answer any one of the following questions for extra credit. Questions span
the content of the entire course. Your selection must be approved by the
teacher first. There may be limits each quarter on certain questions.
Responses must be typed, 250 words minimum, and include a works consulted
(see agenda). Be sure to organize into paragraphs. You may include some
background information.
You must present your findings to the class and take class questions.
Maximum - 15 quiz points for written
Maximum - 15 quiz points for oral
1. Which side fired first at Lexington? How do we know?
2. Why did General Benedict Arnold betray the Continental Army?
3. What did the Articles of Confederation do right?
4. Why did Aaron Burr shoot Alexander Hamilton?
5. Does Eli Whitney deserve full credit for the invention of the cotton gin?
6. How did Peggy Eaton cause a crisis in the Jackson administration?
7. How did Davy Crockett die at the Alamo?
8. Could John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators have had "other help"?
9. How did the Civil War change the course of history?
10. What factors made up the mind of Edmund Ross?
11. Who really won the Election of 1876?