Frontier

Most recent class resources will be at the top of this page... please scroll down to see earlier materials.

 * === Unit Topic === || === Class Resources === ||
 * ===Growth of a Nation -===
 * ===Growth of a Nation -===

Territorial Growth of US
|| Please open this page to see enlarged maps of territorial expansion of US. Click [|here] to review the animated atlas. || See also colonial map links and keynote presentations on tribes below to help you review. [|Link] to help you see where major rivers (Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri) are. [|Link] to help you see where Indian tribes we studied were located. Blank colonial map to practice geography - || Please open this document to read about the war between the French, British and many Indian tribes for control of the land in the Ohio River valley. Please follow directions carefully on the handout - you do **not** need to read all of the text on the website! || 1) [|Map showing colonial regions] 2) [|Map showing important colonial cities] - this is an interactive map, so you can click on the colony and/or city to learn more information
 * ===Indian Removal - Cherokee and Trail of Tears=== || Please see class resources. ||
 * ===Review - Quiz=== || ===To study for quiz: Review sheet - [[file:Quiz1Review.doc]]===
 * ===French and Indian War=== || ===French and Indian War===
 * ===Development of American Colonies=== || ===Resources for Map of Colonies===

Here is a map that shows how Appalachian Mountains bounded the colonies in the West:

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 * ===Early American Colonies - Jamestown, Virginia and Plimoth, Massachusetts=== || **[|Jamestown Simulation] -** click here to start the simulation

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 * ===Learning about Native Americans in Different Regions of North America=== || ===Tribal Creation Stories===

You will read a creation story related to a tribe you will study. As you read the story, be prepared to respond to these two questions about your story.

1. **Be ready to summarize:** What are key elements of how the this tribe believes the world was created?

2. What does this creation story suggest about cooperation and the connection between humans and non-humans?

Please see prior student presentations about tribal groups below. ||

(Cherokee creation story) || ||  ||
 * Tribe ||  ||   ||
 * Tlingit || [[file:Tlingit.key]] || [[file:Tlingit5.key]] ||
 * Lakota || [[file:Lakota.key]] || [[file:Lakota5.key]] ||
 * Hopi || [[file:Hopi.key]] || [[file:Hopi5.key]] ||
 * Mississipian
 * Iroquois || [[file:Haudenosaunee.key]] || [[file:Iroquois5.key]] ||