More than 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic waste exist in our oceans
Each year, 8 million tons of plastic waste is added to that count
This waste weighs over 250,000 tons
Top five deadliest ocean waste: fishing gear, plastic bags and utensils, balloons, cigarette butts, and bottle caps

2) Choose one of the following movements of the early 19th century:
? Transcendentalism
? Utopianism
? Second Great Awakening
? Early feminism
? Abolitionism
Write a 350-word essay in which you answer the following questions regarding the movement you chose:
? What, if any, progress was been made by the movement?
? Is there a modern equivalent of the movement? If so, describe the modern equivalent.
? Are any of the early ideals still relevant? If so, how?
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.
3) Write a 350-word response to each of the following groups of questions:
? What roles did Northern women play in the war effort on the Union side during the Civil War? What roles did Southern women play in the war effort on the Confederate side during the Civil War? How did the war affect each group?
? What roles did Black slaves play in the Civil War? What roles did free Blacks play in the Civil War? How did the war affect each group?
Format your responses consistent with APA guidelines.

4) Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions:
? Compare the number of free and slave-holding states and territories throughout the timeline. How did Congress deal with the issue of slavery as new states were admitted and new territories acquired? How did these actions affect the tensions between the North and the South?
? What were some of the arguments centered on slavery and territorial expansion? How did the Compromise of 1850 fail to solve them?
? Identify at least three key events that took place in the 1850s. How did each of the events lead the country toward civil war?
Cite your sources consistent with APA guidelines.

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Appendix B

Causes of the Revolution

Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War.

Pre-War Event Description Contribution to the Revolutionary War

French and Indian War

Sugar Act

Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

Tea Act

Intolerable Acts

Boston Tea Party

Boston Massacre

Declaration of Independence

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Appendix C

Outcomes of the Revolution

Part 1

Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War.

Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War

Concord and Lexington