2. Important
The Presentations will begin on _______________
America to 1880 Notes / In your Notebook
Google Apps(Docs) & Upload to Canvas
- Group: Fact Sheet
Group PPT on Google Docs / Invite Me
Any updating after the 1st Group Begins their
Presentation will result in a late grade for that part of
the project
3. Don’t Assume Your Audience Knows Much
The Joy of Cooking – One of the Best Selling Books
in History / Made Cooking Simple
One of the first lines of the Book
“ Face the Oven when Cooking”
Make Sure they know that the North won the Civil War
Think about the “Big Picture” – What do you want
your audience to know
4. Power Point Presentation-Format
1st slide: must have a topic title and names of
all group members
The Rules of Power Point
1. each slide should contain no more than:
5 Bullets (use custom animation)
2. each bullet should consist of no more than:
8 words
Custom Animation – do you know how to use it?
Last slide: Work’s Cited/Bibliography Page Include
at least 3 Sources / Textbook is One
5. Do’s & Don’ts of Power Point
Look at a few of the following presentation slides
from previous years.
See if you can spot any do’s or don'ts
Here’s slide #1
6. Battle of Bull Run
First battle on July 21,
1861, in Virginia
Confederates held their
ground until
reinforcements came
Forced Union to retreat
Union didn’t quickly
recover
7. Slide #1
Don’ts
Blurry Background Picture
Picture over Picture
Small Text
Do’s
Used Custom Animation
8. Cont. (Slide #2)
No victors
Sometimes called war Second War for Independence.
Stimulated pride and confidence in the U.S.
Marked end of interaction with European conflicts.
10. The Conquest of Mexico and Peru
Slaughtered Aztec and the Inca.
Both had well-organized social
systems.
By 1540, Catholics laid claim.
Started enslaving Natives.
They were brutal.
12. Boston Massacre
Townspeople were taunting British Sentry.
Gun shot rang out and the British Sentry started to
fire. Crispus Attucks died.
Parliament passed the Tea Act only allowing East
India Company to sell tea.
Boston Tea party- 342 chests of tea were dumped
to the Harbor by Sons of Liberty
As a result Boston harbor was closed till debt was
paid.
14. Union vs. Confederacy
Union had 22 million people in army
Confederacy had 9 million
With 3 million being slaves
Had skill to make up for lack of people
Confederates had Robert E. Lee from West
Point
15. Topics for the Presentations
1. Discovering America & Colonial America
2. The American Revolution
3. The Articles of Confederation to the Constitution
4. Federalist & Republicans
5. Growth & Division
6. Spirit of Reform
7. * Manifest Destiny
8. Sectional Conflicts Intensify
9. The American Civil War
10. Reconstruction of America
