Wednesday, Oct. 9th

Social Studies 8 - Today we discussed the beginning of the Civil War.  We discussed the the following chain of events:

Election of 1860 > Southern Secession > Fort Sumter Bombarded

We focused on Governor's Sam Houston's message to his fellow Texans on why they should not secede.  They did not listen.

HOMEWORK:

1. Print out of glog due Friday
2. Sam Houston quote analyzed (hand-out)
3. Rd. Chapter 17, Section I page 486

APUSH - Today we discussed the US Constitution, focusing on its seven articles and their purposes.  We then discussed the presidency of George Washington.