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JA America Works
Introductions
Session 1
Emigration
Immigration
Leaving one country to
settle in another.
Settling in a country which
is not native.
(Emigration = Exit)
(Immigration = Into)
Many immigrants were entrepreneurs.
Session 1
Immigration Entrepreneur
Levi Strauss
(Student Workbook page 1)
Session 1
Entrepreneur
Person who starts a business in hope of earning a profit.
Can you name any???
Steve
Jobs
Mark Zuckerberg
Oprah Winfrey
Session 1
Kid Entrepreneurs
• Robert Nay - 14
• Made “Bubble Ball” app
• 2 million downloads
within 2 weeks (now at
10.5 million)
• Ashley Qualls - 14
• Whateverlife.com
developer for free layouts
• Grossed over $1 million
from Adsense
Session 1
So Why Did People Immigrate to
the United States?
Political Freedom
Escape from Poverty
Religious Freedom
Job Opportunity
Adventure
Session 1
Push Factor
Pull Factor
Circumstances that drove
them from their country
Reasons that attracted
them to a new place
Pushed out  Pulled In
Session 1
Activity
Do You Stay or Do You Go?
(Teacher’s Guide page 13)
Session 1
Activity
Who Am I?
(Teacher’s Guide page 14)
Work in Groups
Read summaries on page 2
5 minutes
Underline or highlight key points
Be ready for JEOPARDY!!!!!!
Session 2
Agriculture
Science, art, and business of cultivating soil,
producing crops, and raising livestock; farming
Session 2
Dependence on Agriculture
for a Living
1850s
2000s
Agriculture
Dependent
Agriculture
Dependent
NonAgriculture
Dependent
NonAgriculture
Dependent
Identify states where agriculture still plays
an important role.
Session 2
Cost
Benefit
Something of value that is given up
when making a decision
Something of value received
when making a decision
Clipping Coupons
Cost = Time
Benefit = Saved $$
Session 2
Opportunity Cost
What must be given up (the next best alternative) when a
decision is made.
Session 2
Homestead Act
Free land to people who agreed to and met requirements:
• 21 years old or older
• Head of Household
• Live on and improve 160-acre parcel for five years
(build a home, make improvements)
• Pay a small filing fee
1 acre is slightly less than a
football field.
Session 2
Homestead Act in South Dakota
Wagner
Session 2
Agriculture Entrepreneur
Daniel Freeman
(Student Workbook page 6)
Session 2
Activity
Homestead Act Scenario Cards
(Teacher’s Guide page 21 – Student Workbook page 7)
Session 3
Natural Resources
Naturally occurring materials – some are
renewable, while others eventually may run out.
Session 3
Natural Resources
Entrepreneur
(Student Workbook page 8)
James P. Beckwourth
Session 3
California Gold Rush
Forty-niners
People who flocked to California
in 1849 to strike-it-rich.
Prospector
Person looking for opportunities
in mining; Seeking a fortune
from gold or silver.
Session 3
Boomtowns
Student Workbook
page 9
Session 3
Mill
Bank
Hotel
Boomtowns
Restaurant
Assay Office
Livery Stable
Student Workbook
page 9
Laundry
Facilities
Session 3
Supply and Demand
30
30
25
25
20
20
15
15
10
10
5
5
0
0
Supply
Demand
Supply
Demand
High Supply
Low Supply
+ Low Demand
+ High Demand
Low Prices
High Prices
Session 3
Ghost Towns
Session 3
Activity
Strike-It-Rich Game
(Teacher’s Guide page 27 – Student Workbook page 10)
Session 4
Transportation Entrepreneur
(Student Workbook page 11)
Leland Stanford
Session 4
Transportation
(Student Workbook page 12)
Transportation in
the 1800s
Transportation
today
Session 4
Railroads
Boats/Barges
“Iron Horse”
“Nature’s Mule”
More expensive
Less expensive
Session 4
Resources
Capital
Human
Natural
Session 4
Activity
In Pursuit of Progress
(Teacher’s Guide Page 32 – Student Workbook page 13)
Session 5
Communication
Communication in
the 1800s
Communication in
the 2000s
Session 5
Communication Entrepreneur
(Student Workbook page 17)
Mary “Stagecoach” Fields
Session 5
Activity
Communication Activity
(Teacher’s Guide Page 37 – Student Workbook page 17-18)
Session 5
Telegraph and Morse Code
Session 5
Activity
Morse Code
(Student Workbook page 18-21)
Session 6
How Have Things Changed?
(Then vs. Now)
Communication
Entertainment
Household
Appliances
Session 6
Industrialization and Production
Industrialization led to better equipment and
machinery which increased productivity.
Session 6
“Necessity is the mother
of invention.”
(What does this mean?)
Session 6
Scarcity
Invention
Innovation
Something of use
that is developed
for the first time
through
imagination and
experimentation.
Use of creative
ideas to improve
an existing product
or process.
Session 6
Industrialization Entrepreneur
(Student Workbook page 23)
Ellen Curtis Demorest
Session 6
Entrepreneurs
Can Change the World
Session 6
Activity
Now What? Innovation Card
(Student Workbook page 23-24)
Session 6
Closure and Graduation