US History
November 2, 2015
Content Objective:
Students will demonstrate evaluation of the Espionage Act of 1917 by annotating text and completing a double entry journal.
Language Objective:
Students will read, record, and orally share out summaries of the Espionage Act of 1917 into a double entry journal with the leading question, “How did the Espionage Act limit the rights of citizens?”
Bellwork:
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Although German-Americans were generally loyal citizens, during the war they were subjected to all of the following except
a. rumors that they were spying and sabotaging the U.S.
b. violent attacks such as tarring, feathering, beatings and lynchings.
c. deportation back to Germany.
d. German books were removed from libraries and German courses cancelled.
e. renaming German foods; sauerkraut became liberty cabbage.
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During World I, civil liberties in America were
a. threatened by President Wilson but protected by the courts.
b. limited, but no one was actually imprisoned for his or her convictions.
c. violated mostly in the western United States.
d. protected for everyone except German Americans.
e. severely damaged by the pressures for loyalty and conformity. |
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Homework:
Complete the double entry journal on…
Espionage and Sedition Act of 1917
US History The Sedition Act of 1917
Read Chapter 11 Section 3 and 4