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Chapter Summaries: Book 1
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Chapter Summaries: Book 2
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Democracy
Democracy is belief that the people are capable of governing theirselves.
Democratic socities are commited to the idea
Barack obama was born in chicago on August 4 in the year 1961
Chapter 15 A Boy Named Christopher
Chapter 16 A New Land is "Discovered"
Chapter 17 The Next Voyage
Chapter 18 Stowaways: Worms and Dogs
Chapter 19 Sailing Around the World
Chapter 20 What's in a...
Chapter 1 A Sign in the Sky
Chapter 2 Across the Ocean
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 English Settlers Come to Stay
Chapter 5 John Smith
Chapter 6 The Starving Time
Chapter 7 A Lord, A Hurricane, A...
Capitol Museum Website
California was a state in 1850. Its population was based on the Gold Rush miners. California was named after Queen Calafi of Canada. It lies on the west coast. It is the...
Indians vs. Colonists
By: Kate Brookner
Many of the Indians were killed or sold into slavery. The newcomers and the Indians would not trade with each other. The Indian leaders tried to live peace...
Massacre in Virginia, Poverty in England
In chapter 12 The Virginia Company is "out of business" because of the Indians who try and succeed in getting the English off their land. King James thinks...
Chapter Number 14
"Pilgrims, Indians, and Puritans"
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The pilgrims picked a horrible place to live in until an Indian man named Samoset helps introduce them to the Indians. This way the Pilgrims...
A Boy Named Christopher Had A Dream
Chapter 15 Summary
JP
Room 27 October 21, 2008
In his juvenile years, Christopher had two dreams. He first dreamed about going to sea, and then dreamed about...
A NEW LAND IS “DISCOVERED”
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By: Kate Brookner
Christopher Columbus wanted to sail from Spain to China and Japan. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sent Columbus to meet the Grant Khan....
Columbus found many things on his adventures such as lands he claimed for Spain, slaves Indian and African-American, some goods, and very little gold, but he never found Asia or a gold mine....
Summary: Chapter 18 Stowaways: Worms and a Dog
On Columbuses' 4th voyage, his ships were attacked by worms. They chewed holes through his hull and marooned him on Jamaica. The Indians helped for a...
Chapter 19
Chapter 19 in The First Americans by Joy Hakim is about an explorer named Ferdinand Magellan in 1519 who found China by sailing west from Spain. He also sailed the Pacific Ocean. He left...
Across the Ocean
In chapter 2 the English gentlemen decide to sail to the New World with one of the greatest sailors, Captain Newport.The gentlemen dress up in their best clothes thinking about all...
What’s in a Name?
Chapter 20 Summary
JP
Amerigo Vespucci made several trips across the ocean and in the southernmost parts of South America. America was from the name Amerigo. He was most famous...
ABOUT BELIEFS AND IDEAS
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BY: Kate Brookner
Long ago in the year 1492 people had different beliefs and ideas. If you were one of those people who thought differently you were probably killed. Also...
New Spain
In the 1519th’s the Aztecs had calendars. With these calendars they figured out which day Quetzalcoatl, a feathered serpent who can also turn to human would come. Since Hernando Cortes...
Ponce De Leon
Juan Ponce de León wanted to find kingdoms of gold like Cortés. He had sailed with Columbus. He conquered Puerto Rico and became its governor. That wasn't enough for him, so he set...
Chapter 24
Indians who lived Mexico were in great danger because the Spanish was coming. The Spanish killed many Indians because they brought diseases to their country. The Spanish tried to make...
North of New Spain
Chapter 25 Summary
JP
All Europeans’ expectations were about gold in America. Their predictions were from past explorations. They found gold in Peru and Mexico. Wise spanishmen...
Looking for Cibola with Coronado
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By: Kate Brookner
Coronado, Spaniards, and Indians went to go find Cibola. Cibola was a city with lots of riches. Coronado and his people did not find Cibola....
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A Place Called Santa Fe
The Spanish tried to find Cíbola in 1598. This time a man named Oñate tried. But he didn't find it or gold. He did, however, found the Spanish settlement Santa Fe. He had...
Chapter 29
Chapter 29 in Joy Hakim's "The First Americans" is about a man named Bartolome (Bar-toh-loh-MAY) De Las Casas who spoke out for human rights and dignity. In 1492, Las Casas's Dad and...
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The Big Picture
Chapter 30 Summary
JP
Room 27 November 14,2008
La Casas was a good priest. Some priests were cruel, while some conquistadors were friendly. The Spanish, in my opinion, were the...
English Settlers Come to Stay
In chapter 4 of book 2, the English settlers go to Virginia to start a colony in 3 ships: Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed on April 1607. But, soon after they...
John Smith
John Smith helped Jamestown survive, more than the other two leaders. Maybe she should've led the settlers. John Smith was liked by the hardworkers, hated by "gentlemen." Smith's coat of...
The Starving Time
In this chapter, many of the settlers of Jamestown were starving. In 1609- 1610 people in Jamestown were so hungry because they were running out of food to eat. They were so...
A Lord, A Hurricane, A Wedding
In chapter 7 the Indians kill off the settlers ,but not completely. While that was happening help was on the way. Two ships were on there way to Virginia one of them...
Jamestown Makes It
In Chapter 9, Jamestown becomes rich, rich from tobacco. Peopel were getting rich from tobacco. As people got rich, they wanted more money. To get more money, you needed land,...
A Sign in the Sky
In this chapter there were many changes in 1607. One of the changes was Galileo discovered that all the planets did not orbit the Earth. All the planets orbited the sun. Another...
Colorado is a Latin or Spainish word for ''mountainous''.Colorado was the 38th state in the USA; it became a state on August 1, 1876 .
State Abbreviation - CO
State Capital - Denver
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In 1860,the nation was being ripped up.
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State Capital: Tallahassee
State Motto: In God We Trust
State Fruit: Orange
State Nickname: Sunshine...
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How The State Got Its Name: It was named after King George 2 of England
State Population:9,363,941
State Capital: Atlanta
State Fruit: Peaches
State Nickname: Peach...
1800-36 votes turned into a conclusion to an issue. Before, it was Jefferson and Burr. His rival was Jefferson, and when Hamilton sided with Jefferson, Burr got angrier than a tasmanian devil....
By: Kate Brookner
STATEHOOD: August 21, 1959; 50th state
CAPITAL: Honolulu
LARGEST CITY: Honolulu, Population 378,155
TOTAL AREA: 10,931 sq mi; 28,311 sq km
LAND AREA: 6,423 sq mi; 16,635 sq...
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idaho is known as the state of the potato.
their was also a idaho potato industry,it started in the 1920s
Democracy is believing that people are responsible for governing themselves. In a democracy people have freedom and liberty. Our american democracy evolved American colonists to manage their own...
Iowa came from an Indian word "Ayuhwa"meaning the "Sleepy ones".
There nickname is The Hawkeye State.
John mccain was bron in phenix, Arizona on August 29 in the year 1936. his wife is cindy and he has 4 gaughters and 3 sons. he isrunning to be president of the U.S.A with the republican party....
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How The State Go Its Name: It comes from the Dakota Indians' word for "tinted water"
States Population: 5,167,101
States Beverage: Milk
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United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation
Students in grade five study the development of the nation up to 1850, with an emphasis on the people who were already here, when and from...
California's State Assembly District 12
Fiona Ma, State Assembly Majority Whip
Lafayette School and all of the Richmond District are in State Assembly District 12. Assemblywoman Fiona Ma is the...
In California, students in fifth grade have to know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals. The websites below are ways to study the states and capitals...
Great Seal of California
Voting at the age of 21 was the voting age for a long time. Then came the vietnam war which lots of young soliders. Because of the war the age was reduced to 18. Since the 26th Amendent 1971.
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STUDENT DIRECTIONS: Now that you've discovered how a state got its name, create a page for that state and type in the information you've learned. If someone has already created the page for the...
The people of the USA vote every four years to see who would win between the Rubublican or Democratic party when running for president.Also the people can vote for all three branches, but they...
The Right to vote
A long time ago not everyone could vote, just white men, and people who were rich, respected, and had property. Women, African Americans, American Indian's and children were not...
Mr. Walker is preparing this timeline of the history covered in fifth grade, from pre-Columbian times up to 1850. It is an ongoing project and will updated from time to time. At the end, you will...
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Vermont. The Green Mountain state. The name of Vermont comes from the freanch words that mean...
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