Transcript Activating Strategy

United States
History
Activating Strategy
On page 3 of your packet, try to use
the words in the word splash to
describe important events in the
history of the United States.
US History
 Discuss
your paragraph with the
person sitting next to you. See if
you both agree on the
information you have written
about.
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Essential
Question:
What important events took
place in the history of the
United States?
Do the
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Write and define
following
terms in your
packet (page 4)
Vocabulary
indigenous
representation
revolution
declaration
independence constitution
republic
amendment
Define on page 4 of your packet
Do Now 12-9-11
On the 3X5 card, write the vocabulary word
that is defined in the following definition.
You may use your notes if you need to
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A form of government in which the
citizens elect representatives.
A sudden and complete change in
government.
Freedom to rule oneself.
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 Paris
May1787- Congress called for a
Constitutional Convention to make
changes to the first Constitution.
US History Timeline
1788- US Constitution was approved
1803- 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 and
was involved in two World Wars.
1920- More people live in US cities than on
farms
Answers to guided notes
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Indigenous, Europeans
Native Americans
Tribes, people or Native Americans,
Europeans, Christopher Columbus. Trade
route
Hoping to get rich, religious freedom
Spanish, United States, south, west
Answers to Guided Notes continued
7. French, Canada, Mid-west
8. East or Atlantic
9. colonist, French
10. Eastern,taxation
11. Taxation without representation
12. Angry, liberty
13. Philadelphia, First Continental Congress
Answers to Guided Notes continued
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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Answers to Guided Notes continued
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, governing
22. Are the citizens (people)
Answers to Guided Notes continued
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Changes to a document (constitution)
Rights, rights, citizens
They purchased Louisianna from France,
and gained other lands through treaties
and wars.
Cities, farms
1800’s, Civil
Guided Notes Answers Continued
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 moon
30. World leader, freedom, world