The Story of the World, Book 4, The Spanish American War

 The Spanish American War was one of the first instances of Fake News!  Watch this video and then go to The Story of the World Book 4 pages 150-155

The Spanish American War happened not only in the Philippines, but also in Cuba and had long term effects that we are still feeling now. 

This video is rather fast, so you might have to watch a few times. 

Story of the World Book 4

Questions

What happened to the Spanish Empire at this time? 

Who was José Rizal? 

Where did he live? 

Where did he go to university? 

What book did he write? 

Why was the book popular? 

Even today Philippines need to study this book. true or false? 

What did people in Cuba think about the book? 

Why did the newspapers exaggerate the news? 

Which newspaper did William Randolph Hearst own? 

Who was Joseph Pullitzer? 

What happened on February 15, 1898? 

What happened on April 19, 1898?

Who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy? 

What did he order the Navy to do? 

Where did he actually go?  What did he do there? 

What did the Treaty of Paris. do? 

Why were the Philippines angry about this? 

What happened in 1901?  How was the government organized? 

For more information go here: https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-spanish-american-war

Homework: 

You are in the Philippine congress.  Write a report about the war and the aftermath.  What suggestions do you have to finally get freedom for the Philippines? 

Alternative Homework: 

You are Jose Rizal, a wealthy young man.  Why did you write a novel?  How did you get your point across about Spanish rule? 

Rachael Alice Orbach 

English teacher and musician: 

Revolution Gone Sour! The French Revolution, The Story of the World, Book 3 Chapter 25

I have two whole books written about the French Revolution, and we are going study it in one chapter!  Hold on to your seat belts, we are in for a wild ride!

207-209 and discuss these questions with  your teacher. 

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Questions 

What were the three divisions of France?

Who had the most power? 

Who paid the least amount of taxes? 

Who was the King of France? The Queen? 

What was the matter with the harvest in France at this time? 

What did the rich do all the time? 

How did the American Declaration of Independence influence the Third Estate? 

How many taxes did the Third Estate have to pay? 

Why didn't the priests have to pay taxes? 

What happened in May 1789? 

Why did the Third Estate meet at the Tennis court? 

What was the new name? 

What happened on July 14th 1789?

Why didn't he order the army to restore order? 

Homework: 

You are a lawyer, Robespierre, give a speech about the injustices of France and why you want to change it. 

List at least three things that the King and the noblemen do to the Third Estate. 

 

 

The American Revolution, The Story of the World, Book 3, Timelinks G5

The American Revolution could have been averted and we would all be drinking tea and speaking with a British accent, but for the events that we will study in this lesson. 

Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull

Story of the World
Read pages 185-187 

Or Timelinks G5 pages 168-and then discuss these questions with your teacher

What was the background of the American Revolution? 
Why were the colonists eager for war? 
Who were the Minutemen? Were they good soldiers? 
What did Paul Revere and William Dawes do? 
What  happened in Concord in April 1775?
What happened in the Battle of Bunker Hill? (Breed's Hill)
What document was published on July 4th 1776?
Who was the main writer? 
Who was Thomas Paine? What did he write? What did he believe? 
Who was the commander of the Patriot's army? 
How did he surprise the British on December 25th 1776?
Which other countries helped the Patriots win the war? 
What happened in 1781? 
What happened in 1783? 


Homework: Draw a time line of the American Revolution from the beginning to the end. 


https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution.php

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https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/08/the-fight-behind-the-declaration/

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Discontent in the British Colonies The Story of the World Book 3

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Read pages 182-184 and then discuss these questions. 

Why did the British Parlement  want to impose taxes on the Colonies in North America? 

Which taxes did the colonists hate the most? 

Where did the colonists have to board the British soldiers? 

What did the colonists do about the taxes at first? 

What was the Boston Massacre?

 How many people died?  

What happened at the Boston Tea Party? 

How much tea did they "drink?"

What did Patrick Henry say about the taxes? 

What did King George III do about the taxes? 

Was it enough? 

Why was tea so important?

When did   The Continental Congress  have its first meeting? What did it do? 

Homework: 

Say Patrick Henry's speech out loud to your teacher by heart.  Say it as if you really mean the words! 

“We have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated….If we wish to be free…we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!…Gentlemen may cry , Peace, Peace—but there is no peace….Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

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The Land of the Dragon, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 20

The Land of the Dragon, is the nickname that was used to describe China.

 Read pages 169-171 and then discuss these questions with your teacher.

Questions:
Where was the heartland of China? 
What was happening in the North?  Who did the Chinese fight and win? 
Who was in the East? 
Which mythical land was in the East? What could you do there? 
Who was in charge in Tibet? Who was the Dalai Lama? What did he do? 
What country was to the south of Tibet? 
What was the main export of this country? 
Who ruled there? 
Why did China want to rule over Vietnam and Korea? 
Did they succeed? 
Which island did the Chinese take over? 
What was the population of China at this time? 

Homework: Make a chart of the countries that China get tribute from.  

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Emperor Chi’en-lung’s Library, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 20

Emperor Chi’en-lung’s Library, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 20. 

Now we head back to China in the 1700's, the Manchu were in charge and they wanted to stay in power.  How did they do it? By the power of the written word! 

Reach page 166-168 and discuss these questions with your teacher. 

Pronunciation
exquisite
collections
calligraphy
volume

Questions: 
What was the extent of the Chinese Empire at this time?  (How big was it?)
Who lived in the Forbidden City? 
Why couldn't people visit it? 
How many written Chinese characters were in use at this time?  How many are in use now? 
Who was the Emperor?  
What was his favorite hobby? 
Who was his favorite poet? 
Why did he want to have a library? 
Which other figure in history does this resemble? 
How did he build his library? 
How many copies of the books did he make? 
What did he do with books that he didn't like? 
Do these books still exist today?  How? 
How many volumes of books were in the library? 





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Homework: 
You are a scholar who has been appointed to find the great books.  Explain to the Emperor which books you would like to choose and why. Prepare your speech. (Say it in front of your class or private teacher)

The Shopkeepers’ Invasion, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 19

How did the English take over India?  Well it is an interesting story.  They fought for it, but not because of the English King, but because of the East India Company!  Read pages 161-163 and discuss the questions with your teacher. 


Questions
Where was the first English trading post?  What did it look like? 
What were the goods that the English exported from India? 
Where else in India did they open trading posts? 
How did the East India Company operate? 
What kind of buildings did they build?  Why? 
Who was afraid of these buildings? 
What function did the nawab do? 
What did he do to the English? 
Which other country was also in India? Why did they agree to help the Nawab? 
What was "The Black Hole?" 
What happened there? 
What was the reaction of the English? 
Who was the general of the army? What type of person was he? 
How did he insure that his army would win? 
Why did Mir Jafar do nothing? 



Homework: Prepare the agenda of the Board Meeting of the East India Company for their annual meeting of  the year 1757.


https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/british-east-india-trading-company-most-powerful-business/





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The Indian Empire Falls Apart, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 19

We studied the three strong kings of India and how they made India stronger, but as most empires go, they get stronger and then get weaker.  This is what happened to India at this time.  Read pages 158-160 and discuss the questions with your teacher. 

Questions: 
Can you remember the nicknames of the earlier emperiors of India? 
Which one made 3 bad decisions? 
What were they? 
How did these events affect India now? 
Who was Emperor Bahadur Shah I and what did he do? 
Who became king after he died? 
Who were the Ali brothers and what did they do? 
How many kings did they place on the throne? 
Was India become weaker or stronger?  Why?
Who was Mohammad Shah and what did he do? 
Which neighboring country wanted to invade India? 
What did Nadir Shah do? 
Who won the battle?  What did he do to the city of Delhi? 
What happened to the Taj Mahal? The Peacock Throne?  

Homework: 
You are a messinger who is running to the English Army.  Prepare a speech to tell your teacher what happned to India and what you think would be the best thing to do now for India. 

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The Ottoman Empire and the West! The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 18

Many people in Europe looked to the East and turned away, but the Ottoman Empire wanted to take over Europe, and they marched West twice.  

Read pages 152-154 then discuss the questions with your teacher

Questions:
Which countries did the Ottoman Empire have before this time? 
Which country did they want now? 
How was their army described by a writer at the time? 
How did they set up their camp? 
What strategy did they use to conquer the city? 
What did the inhabitants do? 
What tasty food was invented?
Who came to the rescue? 
How did they win the war? 

How long did peace last? 
What was the new sultan's name? 
What flower did he love the most? 
Who were the  Janissaries and what was their function
What did they do when they revolted?
Which inventions came to the Ottoman Empire. 
Which other inventions would have been useful? 


Homework: 
You are writing a report for the French  King about the Tulip sultan's latest party.  Describe what you see and if you liked the party or not. Tell the king if he should go to the next one or not. 



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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vienna

Peter’s Port to the West, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 17

Peter the Great wanted to make Russia a western country and to trade with the west, but he had a big problem.  In those days you had to have ships to be able to trade, and even though Russia did have Azov, the straits were controlled by the Turks.  Peter was smart enough not to want to take on the Turkish army so he turned his attention northwards. 

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Read pages 147-149 then discuss these questions with your teacher.

Questions: 
Why did Peter want to use the Baltic sea instead of the Black sea to get to Europe?
Which country was in charge of the Baltic Sea? 
Why did Peter underestimate Sweden's King? 
How long did his war with Sweden last? 
What problems did the Russian army encounter when they tried to attack Sweden? 
How did the weather help Sweden? 
Why did the Swedish army wait for the winter to pass? 
What did Peter do during the winter? 
Where did Peter build his new city?  What was it called? Why? 
Which problems did Peter encounter while building the city? 
Why were the Swedish soldiers afraid of the Russian winter? 
What did they do? What is frostbite? 
What did it do to the soldiers? 
How did Charles XII die? 
Which crafts did Peter teach the Russians to make? 
What happened in 1724?


Homework: 
Write the eulogy of Peter the Great that was read at his funeral. Mention some good things and bad things that he did. 







For an informative time line go here: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/peter-the-great-of-russia-31614e2a-2e1c-443c-9694-ef3fe6220240

Peter the Great, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 17

Russia at this time was one of the biggest countries of the world, right in the middle of East and West.  Most of the traditional Russians wore long robes and beards.  Peter the Great wanted to bring Russia in the Western world. 

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Read pages 144-148 and discuss the questions with your teacher. 

Questions
How old was Peter the Great when he became Czar? 
Who was his regent? What did she do? How did the noblemen feel about her? 
What did Peter do when he was 17? 
What did his sister do? 
What was the problem with the Russian port of Archangel? 
Where did Peter want to have a port? Why? 
Who was in control of the port? 
What did he learn from the enemy? 
What did he have built during the winter? 
What happened when he attacked again? 
Where did Peter go to learn about how to run a western type navy? 
What strange things did he personally do?
What did Peter think of William Penn? 
What did the Europeans think about Peter the Great's manners? 
What part of the head did he want the Russian men to change? Why didn't they want to do this? 
Which Western ideas did Peter the Great want people to do?  Which ones didn't he like? 

Homework: You are a noble in Peter the Great's court.  Write him a letter why you want to keep your beard.  Suggest to him a way to placate the nobles. 



For more information: Go to this link 
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/15/there-was-a-beard-tax-in-russia-during-peter-the-greats-reign-paid-by-anyone-who-had-a-beard/

Scientific Farming, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 16

Scientific Farming, up until now, farming was the occupation of the lowest level of  society.  The peasants were the ones who produced the food.  The way that they farmed was passed down from father to son.  Was this the best way to grow crops?  No one knew.  This was how it was always done.  But now with the Englightenment,  people began to study not only science, but also how to grow food more effectively. 

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Read pages 139-141 and have a discussion about the Agricultural Revolution with your teacher. 

Questions: 
How did the philosophers live at this time in history? 
What were the disadvanges of the old way of sowing seeds? 
What did the new machine do? 
How did older farmers rotate the crops? 
What happened to the wheat when the crops were not rotated? 
Which crops gave back nutrients to the soil? 
Which four crops did Thompson suggest to use?  What nickname did he get? 
How did this help farmers? 
How did enclosing the fields help farmers? 
What could simple farmers eat now that they couldn't in the past? 
Why is planting in rows more effiencient than just throwing the seeds?
Who was Jethro Tull? 
What did he invent? 
How did this Agricultural Revolution help the society? 


Homework: You are a farmer and want to buy an enclosure.  Write your letter to the government about your up-to-date farming and animal raising ideas.  Convince the government that you will put the land to good use. 

For more information about Jethro Tull go here: https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/jethro-tull

The Universal Laws of Newton and Locke, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 16

Instead of going ahead in history, we are taking a side trip into what was going on in the history of ideas of science and philosophy.  Issac Newton and John Locke's ideas have shaped our modern world. Each came from a different viewpoint, Newton's ideas have changed about how we view the physical world but John Locke's ideas have shaped our poltics and the way we view education and government.  Read pages 136-138 for a compact view of these two great men.



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https://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/isaac_newton.php  More information about Issac Newton

Issac Newton

http://www.philosophyslam.org/11_11.html More information about John Locke

 

Questions:

What happened to the Feudal System at this time in history? 

What did Galileo observe about the Sun and the stars? 

Who did he call friends?  Why did people study Aristotle and Ptolemy (Tolemy) ? 

What method did Galileo use to study the stars? 

Why didn't Issac Newton's parents expect him to live?  How old was he when he died? 

What was the title of his book?

What did he explain in the book? 

Why did Cambridge close down? Where did Newton go? What did he do? What ideas did he get from the apple tree? 

What do we call the force that Newton described? 

How did people react to Newton's ideas? 

Who was John Locke and what did he write? 

Why did Locke leave England? 

What did he do during this time? When did he come back? Why? 

What ideas about government did he write? 

Did the people agree with these ideas? 

What do we call this time period in Europe? 

How did Japan react to these ideas? 

  

Homework: Choose one of these men, and write him a letter about why you would like to meet and discuss his ideas.  Write 5 questions you would want to ask.  (Extra credit)  Write the answers that he gives you. 

William Penn’s Holy Experiment, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 15

Now we will learn the real stories about William Penn.  Don't get William Tell who shot an apple off his son's head with William Penn who founded Pennsylvania! 

Portrait of William Penn
Artist: Unknown

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Read pages 130-133 and then discuss these questions:

Questions:

What was William Penn's vision for his new colony? 
Which king did the English invite to be King of England? 
Who brought him back to England? 
How do we know that this man was very rich? 
What position did William's father want him to have at the court of the King? 
Why didn't William want to do that? 
What religion were the people of England at this time? Why didn't William worship like that? 
What happened when William was 22 years old? 


Why were these people named 'Quakers?'
What is the difference between the word "you" and "thee?"
Which one did the Quakers use when speaking to each other? Why?
Where did Admiral Penn send his son? Why? What did he do there? 
What were the Quaker beliefs and practices? Why did this anger William's father? 
What happened after William was released from jail? 
Who did he go see?  
What did William do for the next three years? 
What idea did he have? Who did he go to see to put this idea into action? 
Did this person agree? 
What was the name chosen? Why?
How many people went with Penn?
How did he treat the Native Americans?
How many colonists went to this new land?
What was the problem with the governer of Maryland? 
How long was it until he returned? What did he do in England? 
What was the problem with King James II? 
Why didn't the English Protestants want King James II? 
Who did they want to rule England instead?
What did King William and Queen Mary promise not to do?  Did they keep their promise? 
What did William Penn do?  Why couldn't he go back to Pennsylvania? 
What did he see when he finally got to Philadelphia? 
What was the law about buildings in Philadelphia?  
Why? 




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https://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/william_penn.php

Homework: 
William Penn wrote to King Charles II reminding him of his father's loan.  You write the letter and tell the King what you want to do and if he agrees, you will take the money in land in the New World.

War Against the Colonies: Louis XIV Saves New France, The Story of the World, Book 3, Chapter 15

Many people like to whitewash the history of North America and say that the Native Americans were peaceful peoples, but as today's lesson shows this was not always the case.  Some tribes were peaceful but others were not.
Read pages 127-129 and then discuss the questions with your teacher.

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Questions:
Which country did the Sun King rule?
What was his territory in North America?
Which tribe was friendly toward New France?
Which disease did the settler's inadvertenly give the Native Americans?
How did the disease affect the Native Americans?
How did the Iroquois take advantage of the situation?
Which settlements did they attack?  Were they successful?
How did King Louis XIV help the settlers?
Why was it difficult for the soldiers to fight the Iroquois?
What did they manage to do finally do?
What problem did the settler's have now?
How did the King Louis XIV solve the problem?
Who were the  filles du roi? What did they do?  What was their motivation?
Who attacked Verchères?
Tell the story about the fort and how Marie-Madeleine de Vercheres saved it.




Homework:
You are a reporter for the Sun King Newspaper in Paris.  Write a report about Marie-Madeleine de Vercheres and how she saved Verchères.  Write a headline for your report. 

The Spread of Slavery - Chapter 7 The Story of the World Book 3

The Spread of  Slavery - Chapter 7 The Story of the World Book 3  

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Slavery had been a fact of life for many thousands of years before slaves were brought to the New World. Many cultures kept slaves, Egypt and Rome were famous for their depictions of slaves.  In some cultures were treated well, like in West Africa a slave could eventually buy himself free or relatives could all chip in to free a person. But when the Portuguese started the slave trade, they took the slaves away across  the ocean and this was no longer possible. We are going to learn the real story behind the Portuguese slave trade!  Hold on to your hat! 

Read pages 66-68 and then discuss these questions with your teacher. 

Look at the Triangular Trade route on page 61:  What items were traded at each place.  Why did the ships' captains always want to keep the ship's hold full? Which place do you think was more profitable?

Who was Queen Nzinga? 
Where is Ndomba?
What did the Portuguese bring in return for slaves?
What was the real strategy of the Portuguese?
What rumors did the king of Nbomba hear?  Were they true?
Why did the Portuguese want more slaves? 
Was there enough supply? 
What did the Portuguese decide to do? 
Were they successful? 
How long did they fight? 
What did Nzinga do? 
Who was Mbandi? Was he a strong leader?
Who did he appoint to negotiate for peace? 
Why did the Portuguese leader only provide one chair? 
What did Nzinga do? 
Was the negotiation successful? 
How many years did Queen Nzinga rule?
What happened after Nzinga died? 
What did the Portuguese name their colony?  Why?  

For More Information go here: https://rollingout.com/2018/02/10/5-details-you-should-know-about-queen-nzinga-of-angola/


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Homework: You are Queen Nzinga:  Write a diary entry about the negotiation that you have just finished with the Portuguese.  How did you feel when you started?  How did you convince the Portuguese to your terms? 

Tobacco—and Unwilling Colonists - The Story of the World Book 3 Lesson Plan

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Europeans were looking for gold, and it was found in South America, but not on the Eastern Coast of North America.  What could the colonists provide England that no other place could provide?  Well, in North America there was lots of land, the temperature was just right for producing Tobacco.  It is a very labor intensive crop, so it made sense for the colonists to import slaves to do the work. 

Read pages 63-65 and discuss these questions with your teacher. 

Who was John Rolfe? 

What did most people think about the Native American's tobacco? 

What did John Rolfe do instead? 

How did he grow and process the tobacco? 

What did they like to do in England? 

Did everyone like it?  What did a smoker look like?  Smell like? 

What did King James write about it? 

Did that make any difference to the smokers? 

How much tobacco was sent to England by the 1630?

What is the process of growing tobacco? 

How much time does it take? 

How can the work be done?

What happened in 1619?

Who came to James Town? 

What did the traders give to the African nations in return for slaves? 

Where did all these slaves work? 

Homework: 

You are a tobacco farmer, and your last servant left you.  You have a large plantation what do you do to keep the business going?  You are thinking about buying slaves.  Write a diary entry about it. 

For more information go here:  (it is a bit long but worth the time to study it)

https://www.historyisfun.org/pdf/colonial-life/What_was_life_like_for_slaves_on_a_Virginia_farm.pdf