Review and Reflection Squares Name______
Review and Reflection Squares Name______
Directions:
- Prepare your paper by folding it in thirds lengthwise. Then fold it in half. Fold it in half again. You should end up with 12 squares.
- Using your trusty binder follow the directions as to what goes in those squares.
Square 1: Without looking at your binder or a map, draw an outline of the United States.
Be bold! Have a laugh!
Square 2: Open your binder and study one of your maps. Now either from memory or
by looking at your binder’s map, draw the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Outline
the borders in ink. Label and color the three countries. Add and label the
Mississippi River, the Appalachian Mts, and the Rocky Mountains (or Continental
Divide). (Yes, this will be a small map!)
Square 3: Again draw an outline of just the U.S. Locate and put a star at St. Louis, the
departure point for the Corps of Discovery. Label St. Louis, then draw the route
of Lewis and Clark, including labeling the three main rivers they navigated. (Hint:
initials are: M,S,C.)
Square 4: Francis Scott Key wrote a famous song while on a British ship in Chesapeake
Bay below Fort McHenry. In this square, write the songwriter’s name at the top,
the name of the song below that, and if you don’t know the words to the first
verse, write them in the square. The square should contain a symbol of what the
song was about. This symbol should have the appropriate colors. (If you know the
words, you needn’t write them.)
Square 5: List the first seven U.S. presidents. Match them with these dates. (Look at
Square 6 instructions for help with the 6th President!) (Use your textbook, too!)
1789-97 1797-01 1801-09 1809-17 1817-25 1825-29 1829-37
Square 6: Choose one of the first seven presidents and match his name with his quote
from the section below. Annotate (briefly explain) the quote by giving some
historical context to it. Here is an example for the 6th president:
Here are the quotes to choose from (minus the John Q. Adams’ quote):
“The Chief Justice has made his decision; now let him enforce it.”
“I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.”
“I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.”
“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”
"The American continents ... are not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.”
Square 7: Write an educational acrostic about the 7th president. Write the letters of
his last name in a vertical column. (Use complete sentences.)
Square 8: In the middle of this square, write the number of the Bill of Rights
amendment you most value. This should be in the center of the square.
Lightly color the number. In ink or very dark pencil, write your reasons for
choosing this amendment. Write as small as you can. You can write
right over the number. Stop writing when you run out of space!
Square 9: Draw an apple tree with three large branches. Label each branch of the U.S.
Government. Draw three apples on the appropriate branch and name them for
California’s two senators and Marin’s representative. Draw nine apples on the
appropriate branch and name just the Chief Justice. Draw two apples on the
appropriate branch and name the president and vice president. (If you can’t fit the
full names of any of these, then you may write their initials.)
Square 10: Sketch an image or create a bumper sticker that shows you know the
meaning of the Monroe Doctrine. Add color. Make it bold.
Square 11: Sketch an image or create a bumper sticker that shows you know the
differences between Federalists and Republicans. Add color. Make it bold.
Square 12: At the beginning of the year, you wrote a 6-word memoir modeled after
the example, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” by Ernest Hemingway. In this square (writing as small as you can), write a list of between 4-6 six-word memoirs taken from your history binder. These 6-Word memoirs are about people and events from HISTORY, not about your personal life.
Example: Hamilton: “I like big business and government.”
Bill of Rights: “Written to protect, open to interpretation.”
Squares 13-24: Create a timeline that includes, the date, a label and a brief
(other side!)description of what you consider to be significant historical events or
ideas. Seven of the squares must be illustrated with a symbol or
image. (Two of those seven, square #13 and square #24, have been
provided for you.) Use your notebook to choose dates between 1492
and 1830. Be prepared to explain the importance of your selections.
1492 1830
Columbian Exchange:
transfer of animals, ideas,
plants, technologies, and people
between Old and New Worlds.