To+Kill+a+Mockingbird+Web+Quest+Questions

**__TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD__**: History’s Influence **WebQuest Worksheet** I did not provide links for you to follow. You must search and find the answers on your own! __**Do Not Use Wikipedia to get your information!!!**__ Good luck and learn something!

Age at publishing – Year of Publishing – Descendant of – Birthplace and hometown –
 * // Find the following facts about __To Kill a Mockingbird__ author N. Harper Lee : //**

Family background – Education –  Find at least three connections from Lee’s life to the Novel. 1.

2.

3.

What happened in 1929?
 * // The Problems – //**

What did the event in 1929 cause?

Who was President at the time?

List and explain 2 laws promoting segregation that were in effect during the time period the novel was set.

1.

2.

**// Emmett Till //** Look at a site about the horrible story of Emmett Till began.

Prepare brief bios for the following people by identifying their part in the incident or trial:
 * Emmett Till ||  ||
 * Mamie Till Bradley ||  ||
 * Amanda Bradley ||  ||
 * Roy Bryant ||  ||
 * John Milam ||  ||
 * Juanita Milam ||  ||
 * Leslie Milam ||  ||
 * Gerald Chatman ||  ||
 * Levy “Too Tight” Collins ||  ||
 * Willie Mae Jones ||  ||
 * Amzie Moore ||  ||
 * Henry Clarence Strider ||  ||

Complete the table by finding the chronology link for the case of the Scottsboro Boys
 * Add Reed || ||
 * Willie Reed || ||
 * // Scottsboro Boys [[image:scottsboro_boys.jpg align="right"]] //**
 * 3/25/1931 ||  ||
 * 3/26/1931 ||  ||
 * 4/7-9/1931 ||  ||
 * 7/10/1931 ||  ||
 * 1/1932 ||  ||
 * 1/5/1932 ||  ||
 * 3/27/1933 ||  ||
 * 4/9/1933 ||  ||
 * 6/22/1933 ||  ||
 * 10/20/1933 ||  ||
 * 11-12/1933 ||  ||
 * 6/12/1934 ||  ||
 * 1/23/1936 ||  ||
 * 1/14/1937 ||  ||
 * 7/1937 ||  ||
 * 7/24/37 ||  ||
 * 8/3/ ||  ||
 * 11/3/ ||  ||
 * 1/1977 ||  ||
 * 1/23/1989 ||  ||

Find biographies and record the information for the following people:

Victoria Price

Ruby Bates

James Horton

William Callahan

Haywood Patterson

Charles Weems

Clarence Norris

 Find a site for The 1931 Scottsboro Trials and read and record your thoughts on these points:

The History of the Case

Why the Two Girls Made the Charge

Why the Boys were Hated