 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Subject for
July, 2002: U.S. History
American Revolution | Traveling West in a Covered Wagon American Civil War | Civil Rights Movement |
|
More Information at American Revolution in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions: 2. What happened on April 19, 1775? 3. True or False: The American Revolution
was fought mainly between the American colonies and Britain. 4. Did children attend school during
the American Revolution? 5. Name ONE of the methods used to spread
the news during the American Revolution. 6. What happened on October 19, 1781? What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Boston Tea Party: On December 16, 1773, American Patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the British tax on tea. Continental Congress: Federal legislature of the American colonies. The First Continental Congress first met in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia in September, 1774, and the Second Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia in May, 1775. Declaration of Independence: A document signed by the Second Continental Congress in 1776, which listed twenty-seven ways King George III had hurt the colonies; Thomas Jefferson was the primary author. Common Sense: A 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which sent the idea of freedom throughout the American colonies when it was published in January, 1776; the last page states, "THE FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES OF AMERICA." E Pluribus Unum: A Latin phrase meaning "one out of many." Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. Who were the Loyalists? c. Define ONE of the following words
or expressions: d. Name ONE of the Patriots mentioned
in this book and describe one of his or her accomplishments. e. Name ONE of the Loyalists mentioned
in this book and describe one of his or her accomplishments. f. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. g. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about the
American Revolution: 
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon (If You)
More Information at Traveled West in a Covered Wagon in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions: 2. True or False: A covered wagon's
front wheels are smaller than its back wheels. 3. Describe how ONE of the following
affected the wagon train's trip: 4. Name ONE of the Native American tribes
on the Plains. 5. Did the children attend formal schools
while on the wagon train? 6. How was news sent to pioneers on
the wagon train? 7. Name ONE of the landmarks along the
Oregon Trail. What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Wagon Train: Group of covered wagons traveling together on the long trip west Trail Guide: A person who previously made the trip west who was hired to guide a wagon train Pioneers: First group of travelers who moved to the new land and made a new home Scows: Large flat boats used to take the wagons across the Missouri River Continental Divide: Imaginary line along the top of the Rocky Mountains from north to south marking the line where the rivers in the United States flow in opposite directions. Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. Describe a typical day on a wagon
train trip. c. Describe the clothes of a typical
person in a wagon train. d. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. e. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about Traveling
West in a Covered Wagon: 
If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War (If You)
More Information at American Civil War in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer the
Following Questions: 2. What happened on April 12, 1861? 3. Was the Northern Army referred to
as the Union Army or the Confederate Army? 4. Was the Southern Army referred to
as the Union Army or the Confederate Army? 5. True or False: During the Civil War,
children in the North had more opportunities to attend school
than children in the South. 6. How was the news spread from the
front lines? What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Plantation: Large farm Confederacy: A group of states working together but allowing each state to keep its own laws 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: First African-American regiment Underground Railroad: A secret route to travel from the South and slavery to the North and freedom Emancipation Proclamation: Document signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, which freed the slaves in the South Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. Compare the life in the North and
the South after the Civil War. c. Describe ONE of the following people
from the North: d. Describe ONE of the following people
from the South. e. During and after the Civil War new
words were used. Define the origin of ONE of the following words: f. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. g. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about the
American Civil War: 
If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King (If You)
More Information at Civil Rights Movement What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions: 2. True or False: Before 1954, it was
legal for public schools to be segregated. 3. Describe ONE of the following people: 4. Name the state in which each city
is located. 5. Define ONE of the following marches
or protests: 6. How did the news of the Civil Rights
Movement spread throughout the country? 7. What month is Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s birthday celebrated? What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Segregation Laws: Laws set up to separate people based on race Sit-in: Nonviolent form of protesting racial segregation in which people peacefully sit in public places where segregation laws prohibit them to sit. For example, African-Americans peacefully sitting at a lunch counter in a public restaurant. Attorney General: The chief lawyer for the United States government Civil Disobedience: Peacefully refusing to obey a law believed to be wrong, evil, or unjust Freedom Singers: A group of singers traveling around the country and singing in concerts to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. What are the words to the song "We
Shall Overcome?" c. Describe the significance of ONE
of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases or U.S. laws:
d. What do the following acronyms stand
for: e. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. f. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about the
Civil Rights Movement:
|
|
|
U.S. History In Depth: U.S. History Main Page American Revolution in Depth | Traveling in a Covered Wagon in Depth American Civil War in Depth | Civil Rights Movement in Depth Reading Program: Main Page | List of Subjects American Symbols | Native Americans | American Biographies | African-American History | Women in History | U.S. History | The American West | U.S. Government | Explorers | American Trails | U.S. Holidays | Patriots | National Parks
|
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution (If You)
"Put
your John Hancock on paper"
