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ACTIVITY
Interactive Notebooks
This year 7th grade social studies will be doing interactive notebooks. The purpose of having
students learn from using interactive notebooks is that it provides students the opportunity to
receive new information, time to process/digest that information, and time to respond to that
information.
Daily tasks/activities will be will be worked on and completed on the left side of the interactive
notebook. The right side of the notebook will be for the student responses. Students will be
provided with a variety of different formats throughout the week to respond to the material
presented.
Activity
Response
From your readings, fill in the important events
of the Revolutionary War on the timeline below:
Draw a picture of one event on the timeline. Be sure to
include important people, places, locations, etc. Picture
should have a title and a caption.
1776
Possible Option 1: ARTISTIC
1781
Possible Option 2: SHORT ANSWER
Pick one event on the timeline. Tell in a few sentences what
the event was, what caused that event, and the effect of the
event.
Possible Option 3: VOCABLARY
Choose 4 of the new vocabulary words presented in this
chapter. Create an illustrated dictionary entry for each.
2
3
Options may include an artistic option: drawing a picture, diagraming, mind mapping, etc.
Another could be a short answer: interview, letter, quizlet, poem, etc. A third option could be a
vocabulary option: illustrated dictionary, pictogram, synonyms/antonyms, etc. Each student can
increase his/her understanding by responding in a variety of ways.
Students will have some written responses graded. Some responses may be graded by an adult.
Rubrics will be provided, so that the “adult” could include a grading by a parent, a sibling over
the age of 16, another subject teacher, etc. The other gradings may include a student’s selfassessment or a peer assessment, which would be completed in class.
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Name: _____________________
Per. __________
RESPONSE
Respond to your score on the Constitution Test. In the box below write down how many questions you missed on
the test. Then on the lines below, write down a fact that you learned about the Constitution for each question you
missed. For example, if you missed 5 questions, you would need to write down 5 facts. The maximum amount of
facts required will be 10, so if you missed more than 10 you can stop there
If you got 100%, first of all YEAH YOU!!!! You will write a reflection on the line about how much you studied and
how much you learned during the Constitution Unit.
I answered _______
questions incorrectly on
the Constitution Test.
1. _________________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________________________________________
10. __________________________________________________________________________________
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Directions: Fill out the chart below with information from the video American Portraits of Power: George
Washington (4:02) you saw in class, or information from chapter 8 (especially picture on bottom of p. 253).
Know: List one way George Washington influenced the office of the President.
1. __________________________________________
Learn: List two precedents George Washington set (videos/reading).
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
Want: List one thing that might have been different if George Washington
hadn’t been our first president.
1. __________________________________________
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RESPONSE
1 pt each
Name: _____________________
Per. __________
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George Washington: 1732-1799
(President 1789-1797)
After reading the article, number the following events in George Washington’s life so that they are in
chronological order:
____ served in colonial legislature
____ his father died
____ married Martha Custis
____ unanimously chosen for President
____ went with Lawrence to West Indies
____ chosen to lead Continental Army
____ became a surveyor of land on frontier
____ had 7 or 8 years of schooling
____ made a major in Virginia militia
____ inherited Mt. Vernon after Lawrence died
____ retired to Mt. Vernon after two
terms as President
____ fought in French Indian War
1.
Citing at least 2 examples of evidence from the text, why do you think that the men who served in
battle under George Washington considered him an excellent leader (1 point per example)?
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*___________________________________________________________________________________
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Washington faced five important problems as President of the new country. Explain how he dealt with each
one of them.
2. Organizing the executive branch: *_______________________________________________________
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3. Putting the new government on a sound financial basis: *____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. Getting the British to leave forts in the West: *______________________________________________
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5. Resolving Indian troubles on the frontier: *_________________________________________________
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6. Creating an image for the United States: *_________________________________________________
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Chapter 8: Picture Walk
One of the ways we learn from an informational text is by reading its pictures, captions, graphs, and charts. In this activity,
answer the questions posed for each picture.
American Diary
1. George Washington understood right from the beginning that the destiny of the new
nation was in the hands of the ____________________.
Primary Source:
2.Two precedents that Washington established included a) _____ terms in office, and b) the
creation of the ____________________
Customs and
Traditions
pp. 252-253
Economics &
History
p. 256
Choosing the
Location of
Washington, D.C.
3. A __________________ _______________ raised the price of imported products, in that
way, protecting American-made products so that they could sell for _______ and increase
sales.
4. How might the tariff affect relations between Britain and the U.S.? _________________
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Washington, D.C., was laid out along the Potomac River on land that was handed over to
the federal government by both Virginia and ___________________ .
6. In 1801, the two noteworthy buildings in Washington, D.C., were the president’s
____________________ and the unfinished ____________________
pp. 258-259
American Diary
Primary Source:
The Whiskey Rebellion
7. In 1791, Congress passed a tax on the manufacture and sale of ___________. In western
Pennsylvania, farmers ________________ to pay to pay the tax and attacked _________
__________________ with tar and feathers.
8. President Washington reviewed the ___________ before they marched west to________
____________ the Whiskey Rebellion.
pp. 260-261
Chapter 8
Visual
Summary
p. 271
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9. Identify what was, in your opinion, the most important precedent set by Washington’s
Administration: ______________________________.
10. What challenge faced by Washington is also faced by President Obama?
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Name: _____________________
Per. __________
RESPONSE
SHORT ANSWER * Read the short passage about the Whiskey Rebellion (p. 261 in your textbook). Analyze why
Washington sent such a major military force to deal with the Whiskey Rebellion. (6-8 sentences) BE SURE TO USE TEXT
EVIDENCE!
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Guided Notes 8-1
Directions: Fill in the notes section after reading Ch. 8, Section 1, on pages 252-257.
Under Washington's administration how were the following impacted?
1) Executive Branch:
*Congress set up a ________________ made up of the State Department (led by Thomas______________),
Department of the ________________ (led by Alexander Hamilton), the Department of __________ (led by
Henry Knox), and the ________________ General (Edmund Randolph).
*The _________________ became leader of the executive branch
2) Judicial Branch:
*Federal _________________ system set up (______ district courts & _____ circuit courts) to serve nation.
*The ________________ Court would be the final authority, led by the Chief_________________.
3) Constitution:
*Because Americans feared a strong _______________ ________________, they decided they needed
to guarantee civil ___________________.
*They ratified _____ amendments to the Constitution called the _______ ____ _____________
4) Economy:
a) national debt-
*The national debt (amount of __________ the government owed) was growing and needed to be
________ back to other countries and individual American citizens to improve the government’s
___________________ reputation. Congress agreed to pay money owed to _______ ___________.
b) bonds-
*Bonds (paper notes promising to __________ money). Hamilton’s plan to pay back the debt to
American citizens at the bonds’ original _______ made many angry. _____________states were
even __________ because they had less _________ than Northern states.
c) tariffs/taxes-
*_______________ placed taxes called ______________ on imports.
5) Capital:
*To make the South happy, Hamilton worked out a compromise that created the new nation’s capital in the
________. In return, the South would agree to pay off the ________ ________. The new nation’s capital would
be between________________ and Maryland and would be known as ____________________, ____
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Standards: Fact/Opinion
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Name: _____________________
Per. __________
Write a letter as if you were a resident of a southern state. You are writing to Alexander Hamilton about your
thoughts/feelings regarding his economic plan. Be sure to include at least 2 facts about his plan, and 2 opinions
that show how you feel about the plan. p. 256 (4-6 sentences)
Dear ___________________________________________________ ,
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Sincerely,
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Chapter 8: Vocabulary Review
Directions: Use the posters around the room, your vocabulary activity, or the textbook to help you fill in the blanks on this vocabulary
review. A select number of these vocabulary words will appear on your Chapter 8 quiz. If there are 2 blanks in a box, then they are both
a form of the same word. For example: CAUCUS in one blank, CAUCUSES in the other blank.
The total debt at this time is over $17
trillion dollars. This is the amount that
the U.S. owes other nations or
individuals! This is known as the
_____________ ________
A meeting in which leaders choose their
party’s candidate for office is called a
________________. The Iowa
_______________ often determine who
the next presidential candidate will be.
Great Britain and France went to war
in 1793. Washington’s great concern
was that the U.S. not take sides and
maintain its ______________ during
that time.
A principle that Jefferson believed in
was that the powers of the federal
government should be limited to those
clearly assigned to it by the
Constitution. All other powers
belonged to the states or __________
_______________.
A paper note or I.O.U. that promises to
repay money in a certain amount of time
is known as a ________________. The
U.S. government can issue these and
they are known as U.S. Savings
_____________.
The British stopped American ships
on the high seas and forced its
sailors to work on British ships. This
is known as _______________ or
forcing the military of one country
to work for the military of another
country.
Hamilton believed that powers not
expressly forbidden in the Constitution
belonged to the federal government.
These are known as ____________
____________.
Activities aimed at weakening an
established government are known as
___________________ and carry serious
consequences for anyone found guilty of
doing so.
George Washington established/
started many traditions or
_______________ as President. One
that most other presidents imitated
was that he only served two terms.
In President Washington’s cabinet,
Hamilton and Jefferson took opposing
sides on many issues. Washington was
known to be somewhat _____________
or favoring Hamilton’s position.
An immigrant living in a country where
he is not a citizen is known as an
___________. If you have a green card,
you are known by the U.S. government
as a resident ___________________.
To protect new American industries
from foreign competition, Hamilton
proposed a ___________ or tax on
imports. In this way, Americanmade goods would be cheaper than
foreign-made products.
Jefferson and Madison were against a
national bank because they said it
would benefit only the wealthy and was
____________________. They said the
Constitution said nothing about a
national bank, so it was against the
Constitution.
Washington, D.C. is in the South because
it was part of a _____________ worked
out by Hamilton in which Southern
states would agree to support his plan
to pay off states’ debts after the
Revolutionary War.
The Secretaries of State, Treasury,
Defense, Education, Energy,
Homeland Security, and nine others
belong to this elite group known as
the ___________ , which advises
the President.
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Standards: Vocabulary
Name: _____________________
Per. __________
Score ___/12
VOCABULARY * Sort the vocabulary words from p. 10 (sedition, cabinet, national debt, caucus, precedent,
neutrality, partisan, alien, bond, tariff, compromise, impressment, unconstitutional, implied powers, into the
appropriate column on the chart below.
DOMESTIC POLICY
FOREIGN POLICY
DEFINITION
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Guided Notes 8-2
Directions: Fill in the notes section after reading Ch. 8, Section 2 on pages 260-263.
Explain the problems/solutions Washington faced in:
1) The Whiskey Rebellion:
Problem: Farmers angered by taxes on whiskey ___________ and then their protests turned ______________.
Solution: Washington decided to send troops to put down the ____________. This sent a message that
government would use _____________ to keep order.
2) The Western Movement:
Problem: Americans moved into ________________ ______________ lands despite treaties Washington had
signed with them. Many Americans believed they should partner with _____________ and go against the
________________, the Spanish, and the Native Americans. Britain urged the Native Americans to ___________
American settlements west of Appalachians.
Solution: Washington sent troops to ___________ where they defeated the Native Americans at the _________ of
___________ __________ and took their land. In the __________ of ___________ (1795), the Native Americans
surrendered or _______ _____ most of the land in what is now Ohio.
3) French Revolution:
Problem: Washington’s Proclamation of ___________________ was challenged when the British captured
American ships.
Solution: ____________’s Treaty required the ______________ to withdraw from American soil, but said nothing
about the issue of impressment or ________.
4) Spain:
Problem: Spain feared U.S. would work with ______________ against them.
Solution: ____________’s Treaty gave Americans freedom to navigate the ____________________ River and the
right to trade at ________ ____________.
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Standards: Vocabulary
Name: _____________________
Per. __________
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SHORT ANSWER * Explain Washington’s policy of neutrality in the war between France and Great Britain.
Explanations should be only 4 sentences long. Be sure to include one topic sentence, followed by one sentence for
each of the following vocabulary words (neutrality, impressment, treaty). Refer to textbook p. 262-263 for more
information.
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Guided Notes 8-3, Part 1
Directions: Fill in the notes section after reading Ch. 8, Section 3 on pages 264-268.
1. The country broke into two political parties. After you answer the questions below, you will complete the chart
with the characteristics of each party for your response. (p. 15)
2. Why did political parties develop at this time? ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How did political parties affect relationships in Washington’s cabinet? ________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What did Washington believe about political parties? (p. 265-266) __________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Circle the winners of the Election of 1796 on the table. (WORTH 2 POINTS)
6. What is unique (in that this situation only happened once) about the results of the election of 1796?
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RESPONSE
1 pt per blank
Name: _____________________
Per. __________
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According to Chapter 8, section 3, Americans began to take opposing sides on issues. Two political parties
emerged from the differences created. Fill in the chart with the characteristics of each.
Led by whom?
P.266
Feelings about
Washington’s policies
P.266
Federalist
Republicans (Democratic-Republicans)
______________________
_______________________ (& Madison)
_______________ the policies of Washington
___________________ the policies of Washington
____________ federal government
_____________ federal government power (_________
__________: powers not given by Constitution should be left
to the states)
Supported ____________
Supported ____________
Favored __________ & shipping
Favored farming
Supported by Northeasterners & wealthy Southern
____________ owners
Supported by Small ________& _______ workers (especially
Mid-Atlantic states & south)
Federal gov. had _______ powers
Representative gov.= ________ officials rule in the
people’s name.
______ interpretation of Constitution (implied powers only
when _________ _______to carry out expressed powers)
____________ public involvement in politics
Public ____________ ______in government
Public office held by honest & ____________ men
of property
Public office held by __________ people
Government Power
P.266-7
Support France or Great
Britain? P.266
Economy
P.266
Biggest Supporters
P.266
Interpretation of
Constitution
P.266-7
Role of public
P.267
Public officials
P.267
_________ national economy
Banking
P.257
Election of 1796
P.268
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No national bank- will only benefit the _________
Wanted National Bank
President: ________ ________
President: ________ ________
V.P.: ________ ________
V.P.: ________ ________
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Guided Notes 8-3, Part 2
Directions: Fill in the notes section after reading Ch. 8, Section 3 on pages 269-270.
7. In the XYZ Affair, the French foreign minister refused to meet with the American ambassador in Paris, and
instead sent three low level agents referred to as ____, _____, and ____ to meet him. Their goal was to receive a
______ from the Americans.
8. The American public became angered with _______. Americans grew suspicious of any _____ or immigrant
(not yet a citizen) who was in support of the _________ ____________. Federalists passed measures known as
the ______ and ____________ Acts, which allowed such things as imprisoning aliens or deporting them.
9. As a result of the Alien & Sedition Acts, Republicans looked to preserve people’s _________ by passing the
____________ and ___________ Resolutions. They proposed that if laws are passed that are
_________________, the _________ should be able to __________ or legally overturn them. The resolutions
supported the principle, or basic idea, of ___________ ___________.
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RESPONSE
SHORT ANSWER:
Can you give citizens/residents the freedoms they deserve while still keeping the nation safe? Why or why not?
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Chapter 8 Quiz Review
VOCABULARY: Circle the correct word
1.
To favor one side of an issue: partisan or bond
2.
The Department heads set up by Congress to serve as advisers to Washington: alien or cabinet
3.
Maintaining a position of not taking sides in a conflict: neutrality or partisan
4.
A paper note promising to repay money in a certain amount of time: bond or tariff
5.
An immigrant that lives in a country and is not a citizen: alien or neutral
6.
To be inconsistent with the Constitution: impressment or unconstitutional
7.
A tax on imports: sheriff or tariff
8.
To overturn something legally: nullify or maintain
9.
The amount the nation’s government owes: national debt or states’ rights
10. A tradition that helps shape a country or government: precedent or implied powers
MULTIPLE CHOICE
____11. Which one of the following was not a cabinet post in Washington’s Administration?
a) State
b) Labor
____12. The capital of the United States is located in
a) Washington, D.C.
b) New York
____13. The state which the United Sates gained after defeating the Native Americans (Shawnees)
a) Iowa
b) Ohio
____14. This treaty settled differences between Spain and the United States
a) Pinckney’s
b) Henry’s
____15. What political party did Washington belong to?
a) None
b) Federalist
____16. To which political party did Hamilton belong?
a) Federalist
b) Republican
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RESPONSE
____17. Jefferson started this Party
a) Federalist
b) Republican
____18. What was Washington’s advice about involvement in foreign affairs?
a) attack other countries b) do not get involved in conflicts
____19. A tax was placed on this that caused a revolt in western Pennsylvania
a) soda pop
b) whiskey
____20. He believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution
a) Jefferson
b) Washington
c) Hamilton
____21. The second president of the United States was
a) Jefferson
b) Adams
____22. The three French agents that wanted a bribe from the U.S. were
a) 1, 2, 3
b) X, Y, Z
_____23. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions are an example of
a) checks and balances b) states’ rights
_____24. What treaty removed Great Britain’s forts from American soil?
a) Greenville’s b) Jay’s
_____25. A tax on imports is called a
a) bond
b) tariff
Option 2: SHORT ANSWER *
How did what happened in the Election of 1796 change future elections? ( 3 - 5 sentences)
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Ch. 8: Washington’s Administration Quiz
Directions: Place the letter of the response that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line to the
left of the number.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: VOCABULARY
____1. Maintaining a position of not taking sides in a conflict.
a. Nationalism
c. Jimmy Neutron
b. Neutral
d. Precedent
____2. An immigrant living in our country who is not a citizen of the U.S.
a. Martian
c. Alien
b. Canadian
d. Renter
____3. A tax on products made in another country.
a. Income tax
b. Tariff
c. Tulips
d. Duties
____4. Amount the nation’s government owes.
a. National debt
b. National credit
c. Man-made disaster
d. National treasure
____5. A tradition that helps shape a country or government.
a. Precedent
c. President
b. Presidium
d. Thanksgiving
MULTIPLE CHOICE: CONTENT
_____6. To what political party did Washington belong?
a. Democrat
c. Republican
b. Federalist
d. None
____7. Thomas Jefferson started the ______ Party which supported states’ rights.
a. Federalist
c. Republican
b. Whig
d. None of these
____8. What was Washington’s advice about involvement in foreign affairs?
a. Attack other countries
c. Do not make alliances with other countries
b. Take an active role in conflicts
d. None of these
____9. A tax was placed on this that caused a revolt in western Pennsylvania.
a. Milk
c. Soda pop
b. Whiskey
d. Seltzer water
___10. He believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
a. Jefferson
c. Washington
b. Hamilton
d. Todd
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RESPONSE
____ 11. The three agents that wanted a bribe from the U.S. were
a. 1, 2, 3
c. A, B, C
b. X, Y, Z
d. None of these
____ 12. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions are examples of this principle.
a. Checks and balances
c. States’ Rights
b. Federalism
d. Separation of powers
U.S. President
George Washington
Department of State
Thomas ___(13)______
Department of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Department of ____(14)_____
Henry Knox
_____ 13. Who was selected to head up the State Department?
a. Adams
c. Jefferson
b. Randolph
d. none of the above
_____ 14. What was the name of the third department created by Congress, headed by Henry Knox?
a. Department of War
c. Department of Resolution
b. Department of Defense
d. Department of Conflict
Main Idea
WRITING RESPONSE: What strange event happened in the Election of 1796 that caused
the passing of the 12th Amendment? (4 to 6 sentences) Essay worth 4 pts.
+_______/4
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