Review Questions for 3rd Nine Week Exam

 

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11. What caused discontent in the old French regime?

12. When the Estates General convened in 1789, what actions did the Third Estate

take and why?

15. List the Reforms Napoleon made as the leader of France

18. What impact did Enlightenment Ideas have on the French Revolution?

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10. How did the industrial revolution influence the class structure of Europe?

13. What were the technological, social and economic effects of the Industrial Revolution?

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Explain what group pressed for laws to outlaw child labor and limit working hours

along with other issues.

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1. Define imperialism

9. Describe the four motives for the new imperialists

17. How did westerners gain trading rights in China during

the 1800’s?

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7.How did the alliance system that developed in the 1900’s help cause WW I?

11. How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany? [Guilt Clause]

Happy New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a great Thanksgiving!

The Curious Ritual That Wasn’t

Yesterday I checked out the weather and saw, directly across the street in the fallow field, some sort of ritual going on. A black truck was parked with the door open and a somber man was standing sort of half in and half out of it on the driver’s side. An equally somber young man was standing very still gazing at what looked to be white pillars as if a memorial was set up. Had there been a murder across the street during my busy workweek? How could I not have heard about it if there was?

Maybe someone was burying a pet? Or someone died elsewhere and they set up a memorial in the field? That seemed weird. I grabbed the binoculars and could partially see a white table and two chairs though the tallish grass. Now the somber young man was kneeling. Then I saw a woman partially lying in the grass. Could this be a suicide pact in action? I called a neighbor who, conveniently, was coming home from the grocery store and agreed to check it out. From the higher vantage point of her truck she could see….. a photography shoot.

She hypothesized it was an engagement photoshoot. By the time my husband was home they were gone. So here is the $64,000 question. Who were they? Why did they pick that spot? Lacking a private eye’s telephoto lens, I have no photos. My hands were busy holding the phone and the binoculars. But at least I have a witness…

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Boil Water Notice

Florida Goventmental Utility Authority (FGUA) rissued a precautionary boil water notice due to a water main break on August 21, 2015 for anyone using their Tangerine water service.

I am a Teacher in Florida Redux

Jamie Cagle-Miller’s classic “I am a Teacher in Florida” is about the generalities of teaching in Florida. If you haven’t read it, you must. If you’ve read it, it’s worth a few minutes to savor the truth she serves up. Depressing as it is, I wonder how much things have changed.

I am working on a post regarding the state of educaton in Florida. In the meantime, I invite you to contact me regarding your feelings on the topic of education. You may do so privately via the Tangerine Florida Facebook page. I don’t spend much time on Twitter so that’s out. You can leave a comment on this post if you don’t mind it being public.

Back to School

This is not a teacher’s lounge

Since it’s back to school for kiddos and teachers, I thought I’d share a couple of links for your enjoyment. The first one is a humorous blog post by a mom to her children’s teachers. The second is a sobering reminder of how education in the United States is misunderstood. I seriously doubt that banning teacher’s lounges will fix education. BTW, they don’t exist any more. Now they are “workrooms” where teachers work and eat at the same time.

Happy Back to School Days!

Kathryn Page Collection

Local designer Kathryn Page has a fantastic collection featured in Around Mount Dora. If you’re a vintage fan or a clothes hound you’ll definitely need to check it out.

Lake Ola Drive is Seeking Speedhumps

Fed up with drivers speeding down the street at high speeds, Lake Ola Drive residents met with Orange County officials last week to discuss adding speed humps as a traffic calming measure. Residents are seeking to have 3 speed humps installed between the intersection of Earlwood and Lake Ola Drive and US 441.

Residents of the affected area will receive ballots to support or deny the measure. There is one ballot per household and results are a matter of public record. To go forward with the project a minimum of 66% of votes must be in favor.

Support of this measure is recommended to reduce the number of drivers who have come uncomfortably close to hitting residents walking their dogs and checking the mail.

Please click the link below to see an information sheet on speed humps. Although the sheet states that residents must pay for the humps with a one time assessment, District 2 County Commissioner Bryan Nelson has funds available to install them at no cost to the residents.

2012speedhumpfactsheet

PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE- THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS

Please mark your calendars for a meeting regarding a proposed zoning change to commercial on 441 in Zellwood. There will be a community meeting on August 13th at 6:30 p.m. at the Zellwood Community Center on Union St,  just off  Jones Avenue. Come and speak out against allowing more commercial development in our rural settlement, particularly along US 441 in an area not planned for commercial development that is isn’t adjacent to a commercial property. Allowing this violates Orange County’s Comprehensive Policies for rural settlements.  The Orange County Planning staff recommended against allowing this change due to violating these Orange County land use policies. Yet, the County Commissioners voted for it.  This will ultimately lead to more commercial development along 441 from Apopka to the Lake County line if we ignore the policies that are in place to prevent this. The owner/developer is trying to get property rezoned at Junction and 441 for commercial use with no plans or a buyer.  It could be a Walmart, a shopping center, or whatever if this goes through. This is not in the best interests of our rural settlement and we need to support Zellwood in their fight. Please encourage your neighbors to attend this meeting.  We can’t lose this fight…  . SEE YOU THERE! Make your voice be heard!