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Unit Table of Contents. *DO NOT COPY WARM UP Date : 9/18/14 Activity: Unit Review Warm Up: NONE --------------------------------- Homework: Ex Credit (p8) due by tomorrow 9/19 Unit 1 Test TOMORROW 9/19 Covers Chapters 1-3. Geographical APPEALS. Geographical OBSTACLES.
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Unit Table of Contents • *DO NOT COPY WARM UP • Date: 9/18/14 • Activity: Unit Review • Warm Up: NONE • --------------------------------- • Homework: • Ex Credit (p8) due by tomorrow 9/19 • Unit 1 Test TOMORROW 9/19 • Covers Chapters 1-3
Geographical APPEALS Geographical OBSTACLES • Precious metals • “fair meadows” around Chesapeake to plant crops • Abundance of trees for building & heating homes • Fresh water for drinking • Good climate for farming • Flat land for farming • Waterways for travel/trade • Many precious metals turned out to be “fools gold” • Fair meadows turned out to be swamps, with mosquitoes • Water they expected to be fresh was actually salt water • Harsh winters were difficult for them and led to more than ½ of the early settlers dying from sickness and starvation • Mountains were difficult to cross
A diary found from a WWI veteran, written while at war is an example of: • A primary source • A letter written in 1985 about slavery is an example of: • A secondary source
A list of events as they happened with no interpretation or evaluation: • A chronicle • The process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events: • Historical Interpretation
Cascade Mts Rocky Mountains Appalachian Mountains Sierra Nevada
Michigan Erie Superior Ontario Huron OHIO RIVER Missouri River Pacific Ocean CENTRAL PLAINS Atlantic Ocean GREAT PLAINS RIO GRANDE Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico
CANDADA NY NJ DE MD WV OH MEXICO PENNSYLVANIA
Where did most trade and manufacturing areas sprout up? • Near Water (East Coast, near the Great Lakes, Southern Pacific Coast) • Where are there large amounts of coal? • Near the Appalachian Mountains • Where is there a large supply of precious metals? • The Southwest
What were the three most populous cities? • New York, Chicago, Los Angeles • Which area of the US is the most populated overall? • The Mid-Atlantic Region • Where is there a large supply of precious metals? • The Southwest