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On page 2 of your packet, use On page 2 of your packet, use the words to write sentences the words to write sentences about events in the history of about events in the history of the United States that you have the United States that you have learned about in third through learned about in third through fifth grade.fifth grade.

US HistoryUS HistoryEssential Questions:Essential Questions:

1)1)How has colonization and How has colonization and immigration affected the immigration affected the United States?United States?

2)2)How did conflict between How did conflict between the colonists and Britain the colonists and Britain impact the United States?impact the United States?

Write and define the following terms in Write and define the following terms in your packet (page 4) your packet (page 4)

VocabularyVocabulary

1) indigenous1) indigenous 2) representation2) representation

3) Revolution3) Revolution 4) declaration4) declaration

5) independence5) independence 6)constitution6)constitution

7) republic7) republic 8)amendment 8)amendment

Define on page 4 of your packetDefine on page 4 of your packet

Indigenous

Native to a Native to a place.place.

Europeans called Europeans called them “Indians”.them “Indians”.

Native Native Americans = Americans = First AmericansFirst Americans

Representation

Acting or Acting or speaking on speaking on behalf of behalf of someone or someone or something.something.

Revolution

A sudden, A sudden, complete change complete change in governmentin government..

Declaration

An official An official statement.statement.

Independence

Freedom to rule Freedom to rule oneself.oneself.

Constitution

A document that A document that describes a describes a written plan for written plan for governing.governing.

Republic

A form of A form of government in government in which the which the citizens elect citizens elect representatives representatives to make and to make and enforce the laws.enforce the laws.

Amendment

An addition or An addition or change to a change to a document.document.

US History TimelinePages 106-111

US History Timeline**1492- First Europeans led by

Christopher Columbus Arrive in America

1700- England had set up 13 separate colonies

**1763- British helped the colonist fight the French-Indian War

1774- The First Continental Congress meet in Philadelphia to challenge British rule.

April 19, 1775- American Revolution begins

US History Timeline**May 1775- Second Continental

congress meets and forms an army led by George Washington.

**July 4, 1776- Declaration of Independence

1781- End of the Revolutionary War**Sept. 3, 1783- British and American

leaders sign the Treaty of ParisMay1787- Congress called for a

Constitutional Convention to make changes to the first Constitution.

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US History Timeline**1788- US Constitution was approved1803- US Purchased the Louisiana

Territory from France.1853- The US controlled all the land that

would be the 48 contiguous states.**1861- The start of the Civil War

between the North and the South (States Rights)

**1900- US Obtained Hawaii and Alaska(1959) and was involved in two World Wars. (1914-1918) (1939-1945)

1920- More people live in US cities than on farms

Answers to guided notes

1. Indigenous, Europeans2. Native Americans3. Tribes, people or Native Americans,4. Europeans, Christopher Columbus.

Trade route5. Hoping to get rich, religious

freedom6. Spanish, United States, south, west

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7. French, Canada, Mid-west8. East or Atlantic9. colonist, French10. Eastern,taxation11. Taxation without representation12. Angry, liberty13. Philadelphia, First Continental

Congress

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14. American Revolution 15. 4th, declaration, independence 16. the freedom to rule ones self 17. 1783, Treaty of Paris,

independent country 18. Articles of Confederation,

constitution, authority

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19. They worried that a strong central government might rule unfairly and take away the rights and freedoms they just fought for in the revolution.

20. executive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch

21. republic, vote, represent, governing22. Are the citizens (people)

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23. Changes to a document (constitution)

24. Rights, rights or freedoms, citizens25. They purchased Louisianna from

France, and gained other lands through treaties and wars.

26. Cities, farms27. 1800’s, Civil

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28. Started in 1861, lasted 4 years, fighting over states rights (slavery), between north and south, north won

29. 1. US was in 2 wars, 2. The Great Depression happened

between WW1 and WW2. 3. US led the way in space exploration 4. 1969, first astronaut landed on moon30. World leader, freedom, world

Lesson Summary-Key PointsLesson Summary-Key Points1) Before Christopher Columbus and other 1) Before Christopher Columbus and other

Europeans arrived in the Americas in 1492, Europeans arrived in the Americas in 1492, there were about 1 million Native Americans there were about 1 million Native Americans living here.living here.

2) Over the next two hundred years Europeans 2) Over the next two hundred years Europeans migrated to North America.migrated to North America.

3) By 1700, England had set up 13 colonies along 3) By 1700, England had set up 13 colonies along the North Atlantic coast.the North Atlantic coast.

4) 1763- British help the colonist fight the French 4) 1763- British help the colonist fight the French and Indian War.and Indian War.

You need to do more You need to do more fourfour on your own!!! on your own!!!

Summary Paragraph

There have been many important events take place in the history of the United States. When Columbus and other Europeans came to the New World, they set up colonies. From 1492-1700 England had set up thirteen colonies.

Hint: Use sequence words such as first, next, then, after,