FINISH THE WIND AND THE LION. COMPLETE 6 SQUARE WORKSHEET. 5.4.18 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: 1626 - Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on Manhattan Island. Native Americans later sold the island (20,000 acres) for $24 in cloth and buttons. 1776 - Rhode Island declared its freedom from England two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. 1916 - Germany agreed to limit its submarine warfare after a demand from U.S. President Wilson. 1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea commenced as American and Japanese carriers launched their attacks at each other. 1942 - The United States began food rationing. 1961 - Thirteen civil rights activists, dubbed "Freedom Riders," began a bus trip through the South. 1970 - The Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students during an anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded. BELL WORK: PICK-UP & READ THE ARTICLE. 1. WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE ARTICLE? 2. WHY IS HE OFTEN REMEMBERED TODAY? 3. WHAT IS HIS CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT MOVIE? AGENDA: FINISH THE WIND AND THE LION. COMPLETE 6 SQUARE WORKSHEET. COMPLETE POST MOVIE QUESTIONS #1-3 & TURN IN. SOUNDTRACK FRIDAY: ABBY
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