Ms. Taylor’s Homework

US History 1 & 2:

1. How did California’s request for statehood cause a crisis?

2. What was the compromise that allowed California to enter the Union?

3. Who were Harriett Beecher Stowe and Harriet Tubman?

4. What was the cause of violence that erupted in Congress against Senator Charles Sumner?

Complete Terms and Definitions:

Secession

Popular Sovereignty

Franklin Pierce

Dred Scott

Stephen Douglas

Jefferson Davis

World Geography:

India:  1. Why is population density high on the Gangetic Plain?

Pakistan & Bangladesh: 2. How might life in Pakistan and Bangladesh be affected in the next 50 years if the present population growth rates and urbanization trends continue?

India: 3. How is life in Urban areas in India different from life in rural areas?  How are they similar?

World History:

1. Describe the democracy created by the Cleisthenes.
2. How did Pericles change Athenian democracy?
3. In what situation would a representative democracy work better than a direct democracy.

(Answer each question in 2-3 sentences each)

Social Studies Transitions:  (Answer in complete sentences)

1. Who is a person you’ve heard of that is running for office?
2. What are some of their issues or agenda’s they stand for.
3. Do you agree or disagree and why?
4. If you could vote in an election would you vote for this person?