Tha People's Music Worksheet

History and Hip Hop Fill In the Blank - Tha People's Music (The Real History)
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Recommended Instructions
1. Go to www.ThaTruthMusic.Com
2. Click on the image in the center of the screen (update your flash if necessary)
3. Click on the lyrics tab close to the top left of the screen
4. Click on Tha People's Music album link
5. Click on the name of the song "The Real History" and the lyrics will appear
6. Play the song 3 times with the lyrics projected on a screen while kids complete
    the worksheets
7. Prizes (like old used stuffed animals and fair trade chocolate) are great motivators!
8. Prizes (can go to top 3 winners or more) for who gets the most correct answers
9. Email any stories, questions, or feedback to the email address above if you'd like!

FILL IN THE BLANK

HISTORY & HIP HOP WORKSHEET

1. Columbus came here to get the _____________ and claim the land as his property
to split it with the rich back in Europe.
2. Jefferson and Washington they wrote the constitution. They owned hundreds
of ______________ but they gave this conclusion.
3. In the Declaration of Independence, half of society was never even mentioned.
Back in the day, _______________ were taught to obey.
4. While the Natives still sought to take a stand, the new American government
________________ their homes to ____________ their land.
5. The government wanted more land and expanded it. They moved west but the
move caused 70,000 Native ________________.
6. The government _______________ every treaty that they made with the Natives
and today they still discriminate against ______________________.
7. After taking Native land the government wanted more. They took _____________
and _____________ in the Mexican war.
8. Plus Arizona and more Mexican land and planned steadily to take _____________
and _____________ they called it Manifest Destiny.
9. Little to no freedom came from the slave's emancipation, 'cause ______________
white men still were owners of every ______________________.
10. Plus the proclamation didn't stop ____________________ didn't stop the
creation of a _______________ education.
11. People organized in _________ as they strived for better ways fighting to end
more than 10 hour days (of work).
12. It's a fact they scripted the Conscription Act, so the rich didn't have to ________
in the wars, only the poor.
13. Today's the same situation with the ________ who rule this nation. The rich's
businesses evolved today they're called _________________.


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