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INDEPENDENCE - Social World Study Guide
Not like the Brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land,
Here at the sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lighting, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
Emma Lazarus - found on base of Statue of Liberty
Overview
The inscription on the statue of liberty describes immigrants as “tired, poor huddled masses yearning to
breathe free, wretched refuse, homeless and tempest-tossed.” For years, people have fought for their
independence, not only for themselves, but for their countries. Many are willing to give up their lives in order
to bring about what is best for everyone else.
Now that the United States has won its independence, a government needs to be put into place that will
work for all the states. We will be learning about the new governments of the United States and South Carolina.
_____ 1. Week 1: 10/29 Read pages 330-337 in your handout. Answer questions 1-4 on pg 337. Define the
following words: subsistence farmers, reapportionment, cash crop, Regulator Movement, Due 11/2
_____ 2. Week 2: 11/5 Read pages 338-345 in your handout. Write a letter about to of the following people:
Charles C. Pinckney, John Rutledge, Pierce Butler, or Thomas Jefferson. Tell them whether or not your
support their views on the Constitution. Define the following words: Three-fifths Compromise,
Commerce Compromise, ratify, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise Due 11/9
_____ 3. Week 3: 11/12 Read pgs 107-110. Answer questions 1-3 on pg 111 Define: Toussaint-Louverture,
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, caudillos, mulattos. Due 11/16
_____ 4.Week 4: 11/26 Read pgs 113-118 and 121-125. Create a mind map or web of major inventions.
Define: Agricultural revolution, enclosure movement, socialism, mass production, interchangeable parts
Due 11/30
_____ 5. Week 5: 12/3 Read pgs 145-148. Answer questions 1-4 on pg 149. Define: imperialism, direct rule,
indirect rule, protectorate, sphere of influence Due 12/7
_____ 6. Week 6: 12/10 Read pages 161-165. Answer questions 1-2 on pg 166. Define: Zulu War, Sepoy
Rebellion, sovereignty, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion Due 12/14
_____ 7. Week 7: 12/17 Read pgs 155-157. Answer questions on pg 158. Define: Monroe Doctrine, annex,
Spanish-American War, Panama Canal Due 12/20
_____ 8. Choose a topic for your research paper: French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, Haitian Revolution,
Mexican Revolution (Mexican War of Independence 1810-1821), South American Revolution (Latin
American Wars of Independence), Industrial Revolution, Zulu War, Sepoy Rebellion, First Opium
Wars, Boxer Rebellion, Meiji Restoration, or Spanish-American War. You will be doing a parallel
study with a classmate. You and your classmate need to turn your names and the top three choices for
your independence movement. Due 11/2
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_____ 9. Rough draft of research paper about your independence movement. Due 11/16
_____ 10. Polished copy of research paper about independence movement. Due 11/30
_____ 11. Presentation Due 12/7, 12/14
How do I put it all together?
_____ 12. Test 12/20 You must show 80% mastery.
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