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[Pages:125]Activity Workbook

Student Edition

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Table of Contents

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Activity Workbook Local history activities ..................................... 1 Activity 1 ..................................................... 11 Activity 2 ..................................................... 13 Activity 3 ..................................................... 15 Activity 4 ..................................................... 17 Activity 5 ..................................................... 19 Activity 6 ..................................................... 21 Activity 7 ..................................................... 23 Activity 8 ..................................................... 25 Activity 9 ..................................................... 27 Activity 10 ..................................................... 29 Activity 11 ..................................................... 31 Activity 12 ..................................................... 33 Activity 13 ..................................................... 35 Activity 14 ..................................................... 37 Activity 15 ..................................................... 39 Activity 16 ..................................................... 41

Activity 17 ...................................................... 43 Activity 18 ..................................................... 45 Activity 19 ..................................................... 47 Activity 20 ..................................................... 49 Activity 21 ..................................................... 51 Activity 22 ..................................................... 53 Activity 23 ..................................................... 55 Activity 24 ..................................................... 57 Activity 25 ..................................................... 59 Activity 26 ..................................................... 61 Activity 27 ..................................................... 63 Activity 28 ..................................................... 65 Activity 29 ..................................................... 67 Activity 30 ..................................................... 69 Activity 31 ..................................................... 71 Activity 32 ..................................................... 73

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The First Inhabitants

Part 1

DIRECTIONS: Before European settlers came to North America, Native Americans lived in groups throughout what would become the United States. Look in your local library or historical society to find out what Native American nations lived closest to your community before settlers arrived. Then answer the questions about them below.

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1. What was the name of the Native American group or groups?

2. Describe their social organization. Who led the group? Who was the spiritual

leader? What role did women and children play?

3. What did the Native Americans in your area eat? How did they get their food?

4. What happened to the Native Americans when European settlers came into

the area?

5. On a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of the typical home for these Native Americans.

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Part II Different groups of non-native settlers came into different areas in North

America. Find out who the earliest non-native settlers in or near your community were. Then answer the questions about them below.

6. From where did the largest number of settlers come?

7. What were the settlers seeking when they arrived?

8. What sort of community did they establish? What religion or religions did

they practice?

9. How did the settlers get food and supplies?

10. Was this early community successful? Did it continue to grow? If not, why did

it fail?

Part III Visit the site of a local Native American settlement or museum, if possible, or

use the media center to find out more about local Native Americans. Find a creative way to present what you learn to the class--in a play, a bulletin board, or a painting, for example.

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EARLY GOVERNMENT

DIRECTIONS: After the United States Constitution was ratified, each state sent senators and representatives to Congress. As states were admitted to the Union, they also sent representation to Congress. Research to find information about your state's senators and representatives; then answer the questions. (Some places to search for the information you need include your local library, the Internet, or the League of Women Voters.)

1. Who were the first senators and representatives sent to Congress from your state?

2. To what political party did each official belong? 3. Who was president of the United States at the time?

4. Describe one issue on which your state's first senators had to vote.

5. Who are your state representatives today? How are their backgrounds and

experiences similar to or different from your state's first representatives?

6. On a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of the flag of the United

States at the time your state sent its first officials to Congress.

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Moving AcrosLs AABmAerCicTaI V I T Y R E P O R T

DIRECTIONS: In the early 1800s people began moving across the country in covered wagons and on steamboats. Research an early method of transportation used in your state. Draw a labeled diagram of the vehicle on a separate sheet of paper. Then answer the questions about it that follow.

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Method of Transportation: 1. When was this method of transportation used in your state?

2. How fast could the vehicle go? How many people could it carry?

3. What were the vehicle's limitations? Were there places it could not go or things

it could not carry? 4. Imagine you are traveling on the vehicle you have drawn. Write a diary entry describing a typical day of travel.

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