Homework due on February 3, 2022

1. Thought Paper – Choose one of the following options and answer the questions:

OPTION 1: According to the Founders, what do people need to understand about themselves, about government, and about the kind of people they need to be in order to freely govern themselves?

OPTION 2: How far are you willing to stand up to protect your God given rights? What makes it easier to take a stand? What makes it harder?

2. Read: Book of Choice

Please choose one of the following books to read by March 3rd: (Feel free to start reading now if you’d like)

Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates, 181 pages (audio book available)

The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz, 124 pages

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, by Jean Lee Latham, 251 pages

Toliver’s Secret, by Esther Brady, 176 pages

3. Read: History of US, Book 3

Chapters 24-31 (pages 116-146)

4. Weekly Check-In Sheet

Fill out the weekly check-in sheet behind the yellow divider in your binder. Bring it to class with your thought paper stapled to the back.

5. Watch the 9 videos on this playlist before class on Feb 3rd:

The following link is to a GoogleDoc that summarizes the battles that you will learn about in the videos:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pZaATUkjSSypD6RR6Ep-LFkln4thL06oljOqZo1KmA0/edit?usp=sharing