Lesson 1-2
This is how people protect themselves from weather
Shelter
A land that belongs to the government
Territory
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
She guided them through the land
What is Martin Luther King Jr known for?
Who formed the first communities in America?
Native Americans
This is how history was passed down with Native Americans
Oral History
What is a tax?
Money paid to the government
Why did pioneers head west?
To get land and jobs
What is a civilization?
A large group of people living in a well-organized way
What do we call the right to vote?
Suffrage
Name of the people who came to the Americas from Europe to learn about the land
Explorers
What was the purpose of the Constitution?
To be a set of laws for our government
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed the slaves
What was Greece known for?
It was the first democracy
What do we call a person who moves west to find jobs and land?
Pioneer
Who was in conflict at the Jamestown settlement?
The English and Native Americans
What is an immigrant?
Someone who comes to live in a country from somewhere else
When two parts of a country fight, what is it called?
Civil War
What was one cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists were upset about the British tax on tea
Who helped maintain peace in Jamestown?
John Smith
What is special about St. Augustine in Florida?
It is the oldest lasting European settlement today in the U.S.A
What was the Revolutionary War about?
Freedom from England
How was life hard for the pioneers?
Sickness, bad weather, had to work to find food
What document did the settlers send to England stating their freedom?
Declaration of Independence
How did railroads change communities
People traveled more
Communities were connected
Areas near train tracks grew