How Do We Learn About History?
History is what happened in the _______.
past
Families live side by side in a ___________________.
community
The __________ tells about now, and the _________ already happened.
present, past
The United States became a nation in _______.
1776
The __________ Brothers invented the first _________.
Wright, plane
Objects from the past are called ___________.
artifacts
A __________ is a special way of doing something that is passed down over time.
tradition
Tell one way schools are the same today and in the past.
Tell one way schools are different today from the schools in the past.
any acceptable answer
____________ are people who come to live in a country that is new to them.
Immigrants
Bessie Coleman was the first female African American ___________.
pilot
A place that keeps artifacts for us to learn about the past is called a __________.
museum
Families share their ____________. It is the way a group of people live, including their food, music, clothes and traditions.
culture
Tell two ways homes have changed over time.
different kinds of homes (apts, trailers, large houses), no heat or electricity, no refrigerators, technology
Name 3 reasons people came to the United States.
get away from war, drought or other problems
Tell one way the Wright Brothers affect our lives today.
quick trips, long trips to other countries to see family or friends or to see the world
An encyclopedia or book is an example of a _____________ source.
secondary
Mariachi is a fun kind of ________ from Mexico.
music
Tell two ways having fun is the same as the past and two ways having fun is different from the past.
video games, bikes have changed, etc
People from Europe landed at a place called ________ __________. They could see the Statue of Liberty and New York City from this island.
People from Asia landed on __________ _________. This island is off the coast of California.
Ellis Island, Angel Island
Tell one way Bessie Coleman affected our life today.
made it easier for others to follow their dreams (especially women and African Americans)
Give 3 examples of primary sources.
old objects like watches, clothes, cradles, tools,
photographs, etc
griot
Sometimes , communities change for BIG reasons. Factories are built. Wars or ___________ disasters force people to move away.
natural
When people arrived in America, they had to answer questions from ______________ workers. These people also checked the papers immigrants brought with them.
government
Tell 3 things that our families pass along to us.
property, businesses (restaurants, farms), same job, traditions, values, memories