Westward Expansion 2

Parents: This week's test will be on Wednesday. Next Thursday will be Posttest 3.

Students: Time Warp Trio

Notes for this week's quiz:

Louisiana Purchase
What was it? The United States bought land from France.
Who made it? Thomas Jefferson made the purchase.
What did it do? The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S.

Lewis and Clark
Who were they? They were explorers sent on an expedition into the west.
What did they do? Their goal was to discover information about the geography, people, and natural resources of this new area.
Where did they go? They started in St. Louis, MO and traveled up the Missouri River, through the plains and over the Rocky Mountains to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Who sent them on their trip? Thomas Jefferson

Oregon Trail
-pioneers followed this route west
-trip took about 6 months
-they used what was on the trail to survive

Alamo
-Texas wanted to be independent from Mexico.
-Texas had to fight the Mexican army and they lost at the Alamo.
-Texas did eventually win and became part of the U.S.

Gold Rush
-gold was discovered in CA
-pioneers went to CA to mine for gold
-they set up mining towns

War of 1812
-The British didn't think Americans had any rights at sea
-Neither side one the war
-The British burned the White House and the Capitol

Westward Expansion

Parents: *We will not test this week.* We are moving into westward expansion and will test on this information next Wednesday. I will post notes as we do them in class.

Students: You can learn more about the Oregon Trail here.
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark game!
Branches of Government game
More Social Studies games

The Bill of Rights

Parents: This week's test will be on Thursday. The test will cover all information learned in this nine weeks. The students have a new study guide over the Bill of Rights. This will be a StudyIsland test I have made. The students can practice on StudyIsland at home.

Students: Learn more about the Bill of Rights here.
Congress for Kids

Notes for this week's quiz:

What are the Bill of Rights? the first ten amendments to the Constitution
What do they do for us? They protect our natural rights of liberty and property as United States citizens.

Amendments:
1-freedom of religion, speech, the press, petition, and assembly
2-right to bear arms
3-right not to quarter soldiers
4-no unlawful search and seizure
5-due process of law
6-right to a jury trial in a criminal case
7-right to a trial in a civil case
8-no cruel and unusual punishment
9-other rights not listed in the Constitution
10-powers of the states and the people

Government

Parents: We will have test on Wednesday and Friday this week. The students will test over government on Wednesday. They will use the same information they had last week. On Friday, the students will have to label 35 states correctly.

Students: Use your study guides on the branches/levels of government to study!
Map Game
More information on the branches of government