The Story of US: Then and Now

Directions: Throughout the school year, you learned about many important historic events. Now, we are going to look at the way we see history reflected in our society today. Please complete each question below thoroughly to earn full credit on this assignment.

Observe: Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. Describe the image in detail as if you were writing an article.

Translation: "Hoy Marchamos Mañana votamos." → "Today we march, tomorrow we vote."

Observe: Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. Describe the image in detail as if you were writing an article.

Remember: After years of feeling mistreated by the king of Britain, the colonists finally had enough, and a revolution began. Colonists shouted "no taxation without representation in the streets" and boycotted British materials with the hopes of earning equality.

One of the most famous acts of resistance was the Boston Tea Party. Under the cover of nightfall, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped the equivalent of over a million dollars of British tea in the harbor to protest unfair taxation.

Do not go on to question #6 until your teacher confirms your question #5 is good to go!

Observe: Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. Describe the image in detail as if you were writing an article.

Observe: Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. Describe the image in detail as if you were writing an article.

Remember: During the American Revolution, colonists also protested by tearing down statues of King George III, the ruler of England at the time.

Remember: The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in United States History with 620,000-750,000 soldiers dead. Fought over slavery, both the North and the South were willing to die over what they believed their rights were.

Do not go on to question #11 until your teacher confirms your question #10 is good to go!

Observe: Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. Describe the image in detail as if you were writing an article.

Remember: While Reconstruction was initially successful and Black males earned the right to vote through the 15th Amendment, reconstruction quickly turned ugly. The emergence of challenging and unfair literacy tests brought African American voting percentages down to virtually zero.

Did You Know? Literacy tests were eventually abolished in the South by 1971. This progress was made possible by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which:

• protected the right to vote for all citizens.

• forced the states to obey the Constitution.

• reinforced the 15th Amendment.

Ten years later, in 1975, the Voting Rights Act was amended to also protect "language minority citizens" like Latino, Asian, and American Indians by requiring that states provide ballots and information in additional languages.

Do not submit until your teacher confirms your question #13 is good to go!