1. Bell Work #48 April 17  What is the story of Abbie Bright?  What attracted immigrants to southeastern Kansas known as the “Little Balkans?”  What were Mexican men recruited to do in Kansas?  Objective- Students are going to continue to review information from chapter 6.  Chapter 6 Test Monday.

2. Bell Work #47 April 16  What did you do on the prairie to find water?  What type of homes would you live in on the prairie?  What helped bring an end to the open range?  Objective-Students will start to review the materials from Chapter 6.  Chapter 6 Test Monday

3. Bell Work #46 April 15  What were some of the issues that Kansas dealt with when the Exodusters moved to Kansas?  What organization was set up to help with the newly arrived African-Americans?  Who was Benjamin “Pap” Singleton?  Objective-Students are going to learn about the hardships of the prairie?  Chapter 6 Test-Monday

4. Bell Work #45 April 14  Why did the Germans from Germany move to the United States?  Why did the Germans from Russia move to the United States?  What is a class system?  Objective-Students are going to study the ESP of the Exoduster movement.

5. Bell Work #44 April 11  What were some of the requirements if you wanted to buy land under the Homestead Act?  How much money did you need on average to get your farm started?  What does it mean to be a tenant farmer? What might happen to make you become a tenant farmer?  Objective-Students are going to learn about why certain European groups to move to Kansas.

6. Bell Work #43 April 10  How much did the population increase by, in Kansas, from 1860-1890?  What lured people into moving to Kansas?  How many acres could you get from the Homestead Act?  Objective-Students are going analyze documents and discover where immigrants came from and where they moved to.

7. Bell Work #42 April 4  Who was Laura Ingalls Wilder?  Who are squatters?  Who was Julia Louisa Lovejoy?  Objective-Students will review for the test.  Chapter 5 Test-Tuesday

8. Bell Work #41 April 3  How many charters were given out to railroad companies in Kansas?  How many feeder lines were authorized to be built in Kansas?  What did Women do during the Civil War?  Objective-Students will continue to review key terms and ideas preparing them for the test.  Chapter 5 Test-Monday?

9. Bell Work #40 April 2  What was the Sand Creek Massacre?  Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?  What brought an end to the Frontier?  Objective-Students are going to review for the Chapter 5 Test.  Chapter 5 Test- Monday?

10. Bell Work #39 April 1  Which two forts are still in operation today?  What are some interesting facts about Fort Leavenworth?  What was the purpose of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties?  Objective-Students will find the cause and effect of why Kansas forts were opened.  Chapter 5 Test Monday.

11. Bell Work #38 March 31  What types of destruction were left behind after the Civil War?  Before, during, and after the Civil War; what were the forts in Kansas set up to do?  What happened with Kansas after the Civil War?  Objective-Students are going to discover information about the forts that were in Kansas.  April 7-Chapter 5 Test.

12. Bell Work #37 March 28  What was General Price of the Confederate Army sent into Missouri to do?  What was the Battle of Mine Creek?  Who won the Battle of Mine Creek?  Objective-Students will learn about the importance of the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas’ history.  April 7- Chapter 5 Test

13. Bell Work #36 March 27  In what year and month did the Battle of Gettysburg occur?  Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?  What advantages did the Union have over the Confederates?  Objective-Students will continue to examine Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence.

14. Bell Work #35 March 26  Who was William Quantrill?  What happened during Quantrill’s Raid?  Why did Quantrill’s Raiders choose to attack Lawrence?  Objective- Students will see what Quantrill’s Raid was like.

15. Bell Work #34 March 25  When did Kansas become a state?  What are the three different branches of the government?  Which side did Kansas fight for during the Civil War? Why would they fight with them?  Objective-Students will review and remember key terms and ideas for chapter 5. They will also remember the events of Quantrill’s Raid.

16. Bell Work #33 March 14  Why was Topeka chosen at the capital of Kansas?  What was James Lane’s Frontier Guard?  How many Kansans volunteered for the Civil War?  Objective-Students will compare and contrast the two different point of views of Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence.

17. Bell Work #32 March 12  What is one of the root causes to the Civil War?  When did the Civil War begin?  Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?  Objective-Students will be able to determine the difference between Union, Confederate, and Border State.

18. Bell Work #31 March 11  What are some differences between the way the judicial system treats juveniles and adults?  What does the term “Ad Astra Per Aspera” mean?  What were some issues that Kansans had to deal with after Kansas became a state?  Objective- Students will find out about the different powers of the state and local governments in Kansas.

19. Bell Work #30 March 10  What are the three branches of government?  How many state Senators and House of Representative members does the Kansas State Legislature have?  How is the government funded with money?  Objective-Students will compare and contrast how the justice system works for different people.

20. Bell Work #29 March 7  How many Bill of Right Amendments are in the Kansas Constitution?  What is the difference between a Juvenile and an Adult?  What type of rights do you have in school?  Objective-Students will learn about the different rights that they will have in Kansas.

21. Bell Work #28 March 5  Why did Kansas get the term “Bleeding Kansas?”  What four constitutions were written for Kansas?  What were all of the compromises that we learned about that deal with Kansas?  Objective-Students are going to review key terms and ideas from chapter 4.  Test Tomorrow.

22. Bell Work #27 March 4  Why did people go west to the Rocky Mountains?  What was the Pony Express?  Why did the Pony Express end?  Objective-Students will review key terms and ideas from Chapter 4.  Test Thursday

23. Bell Work #26 February 28  What started the Wakarusa War?  What happened to Sam Jones to make him want to destroy Lawrence?  Who do you think won the Wakarusa War?  Objective-Students will review key terms and events from the “Bleeding Kansas” period.  Chapter 4 Test March 5.

24. Bell Work #25 February 27  Riddle: How could people find Gold in the Mountains of the Kansas Territory if it doesn’t have any mountains?  When did Kansas officially become a state?  What was the Pony Express?  Objective-Students will watch a timeline of events dealing with Kansas.  Current Event due Tomorrow.  March 5- Chapter 4 Test.

25. Bell Work #24 February 26  Why was the Wyandotte Constitution able to pass in Congress?  Which of the four constitutions allowed slavery?  What rights did Women gain in the Wyandotte Constitution?  Objective-Students are going to be able to analyze the four different constitutions written for Kansas.  Current Event due Friday.  Chapter 4 Test- March 5

26. Bell Work #23 February 25  Who was Charles Sumner?  What happened to Charles Robinson when he was elected Governor of the Topeka Constitution?  Which Constitution does the Kansas state government follow today?  Objective-Students will read about some of the arguments for or against slavery in the Kansas Territory.  Current Event #3 Due Friday.

27. Bell Work #22 February 21  Who was James Lane?  What is the story of Ann Clark?  What was the Marais des Cygnes Massacre?  Objective-Students will read primary sources about John Brown and start to develop an opinion on the matter.

28. Bell Work #21 February 20  What were the goals of the New England Emigrant Aid Society?  What was the Bogus Legislature?  Why were the anti-slavery forces upset at the first territorial legislature?  Objective-Students will continue to analyze important people of the “Bleeding Kansas” period.

29. Bell Work #20 February 19  Who was the creator of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?  What did the KNA do with the territory of Kansas?  Why did people from all over the United States start to move to Kansas so suddenly?  Objective-Students are going to learn about the Wakarusa War and the Siege on Lawrence.

30. Bell Work #19 February 18  What is the Missouri Compromise?  What is popular sovereignty?  What is the Compromise of 1850?  Objective-Students will get an introduction to key ideas and people of the Bleeding Kansas Period.

31. Bell Work #18 February 12  Who was Annie Marshall Grinter?  Why were Mission Schools set up?  Were Mission Schools similar to what schools are like today.  Objective-Students will check for understanding of knowledge in Chapter 3.  Test Today.

32. Bell Work #17 February 11  How many people traveled on the Oregon Trail over a 25 year period?  When would you start your travels on the Oregon Trail?  What does the picture on page 64 represent?  Objective-Students will continue to analyze important information from chapter 3.  Test Tomorrow.

33. Bell Work #16 February 10  What was the purpose of the Oregon Trail?  When did the Oregon Trail Start?  What is the idea of Manifest Destiny?  Objective-Students will try and remember key ideas and terms from before the snow break.  Chapter 3 Test Wednesday.

34. Bell Work #15 February 3  What year did the Santa Fe Trail open?  What type of trail was the Santa Fe Trail?  What were some of the dangers that you could find on the Santa Fe Trail?  Objective-Students are going to compare and contrast the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails.  Chapter 3 Test Thursday- Weather Permitting.

35. Bell Work #14 January 31  Where does the Santa Fe Trail Start?  Where does the Oregon-California Trail Start?  Who started the Santa Fe Trail?  Objective-Students will understand the differences between the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails.  Chapter 3 Test Thursday.

36. Bell Work #13 January 30  What two tribes were Native to Kansas before the emigrant Indian tribes moved into Kansas?  What is the Native American college in Lawrence, KS called?  What two trails came through Kansas?  Objective-Students will examine the Kansas and the Osage’s viewpoint of the Native American Relocation Act.  CE #2 Due Tomorrow.

37. Bell Work #12 January 29  List three Eastern Tribes that were relocated to Kansas.  What were some hardships that the Native Americans faced during relocation?  What did Isaac McCoy try and do for the Native Americans?  Objective-Students will examine how the Indian Relocation Act affected the Kansa and the Osage.  CE #2 Due Friday.

38. Bell Work #11 January 28  Why was Kansas considered a potential home for eastern Native American tribes?  How much did the population grow in the United States between 1800 and 1850?  What were missionaries set up for in Kansas?  Objective-Students will discover textual evidence supporting the key idea around the effect of Indian Removal.  CE #2 Due Friday.

39. Bell Work #10 January 27  What type of trade items did Tisne take to trade with the Comanche?  What President sent out Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory?  What did Lewis and Clark write in their Journals about Kansas?  Objective-Students will discover how the Indian Removal Act affected the Native Americans.  Current Event due Friday.

40. Bell Work #9 January 24  What were the seven cities of gold called?  What French explorer placed the name “Kansas” on a map for the first time?  What type of relationship were the French trying to set up with the Native Americans?  Objective-Students will learn about the different explorers of Kansas.

41. Bell Work #8 January 23  In what part of the state would you find the nomadic tribes of Kansas?  What does the word infer mean?  When did the historic period begin?  Objective-Students will check for understanding of knowledge learned in chapter 2.

42. Bell Work #7 January 22  Where did the horses from the Native Americans come from?  What type of homes did the sedentary tribes live in?  What did the Kiowa men paint on their tipis?  Objective-Students will discover information about the Native Americans.  Chapter 2 Test tomorrow.

43. Bell Work #6 January 21  What is the difference between absolute dating and relative dating?  What does barter mean?  What is the difference between the Kaw and the Kansa people?  Objective-Students will understand the different uses of Bison.  January 23-Chapter 2 Test

44. Bell Work #5 January 17  We don’t know much about the Native Americans prior to the Europeans showing up. Why is that?  What is the difference between a Buffalo and a Bison?  The Buffalo could be used for many different reasons in village life. What were three of those uses?  Objective-Students will discover the way that Native Americans interacted with the environment prior to the Europeans showing up.  January 22- Chapter 2 Test

45. Bell Work #4 January 16  Where did Kansas get it’s name from?  What is the difference between sedentary and nomadic?  What makes a report reliable?  Objective-The students will define sedentary and nomadic.  Current Event due tomorrow.

46. Bell Work #3 January 15  What forms Kansas’s only natural border?  What is a physiographic region?  What are the environmental differences between eastern and western Kansas?  Objective-Students are going to check for chapter 1 understanding.  Current Event due Friday

47. Bell Work #2 January 14  What is the Ogallala Aquifer?  What are the dimensions of Kansas? Height & Length  What helps the prairie grass survive drought and fire?  Objective-Students will continue to work on Chapter 1 Study Guide  Chapter 1 Test tomorrow  Current Event due Friday

48. Bell Work #1 January 13  How many different physiographic regions are there in Kansas?  What is the Permian Sea?  Why are Native Grasses valuable to soil?  Objective-Students will use the book to find answers in Chapter 1.  January 15- Chapter 1 Quiz  Current Event due Friday