America's Story

by Bernstein, Vivian

• ISBN13: 9780739897102
• ISBN10: 0739897101
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Co

Table of Contents

To the Reader	vii
The Five Themes of Geography	viii
UNIT 1 THE SETTLERS OF AMERICA	2	(36)
The First Americans	4	(5)
Think and Apply: Fact or Opinion	7	(1)
Skill Builder: Understanding Continents	8	(1)
Christopher Columbus	9	(5)
Using Graphic Organizers: Main Idea and Supporting Details	12	(2)
Skill Builder: Using Map Directions	13	(1)
The Spanish Explore America	14	(6)
Using Geography Themes -- Place: Santa Fe, New Mexico	17	(3)
Think and Apply: Categories	18	(1)
Skill Builder: Using a Map Key	19	(1)
The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving	20	(5)
Think and Apply: Cause and Effect	23	(1)
Skill Builder: Reading a Flow Chart	24	(1)
The English Settle America	25	(6)
Using Primary Sources: Objects from Jamestown	28	(1)
Using Graphic Organizers: Sequencing Events	29	(2)
Skill Builder: Reading a Historical Map	30	(1)
The French Come to America	31	(7)
Think and Apply: Fact or Opinion	35	(1)
Skill Builder: Using Map Directions	36	(1)
Unit One Review	37	(1)
UNIT 2 BUILDING A NEW COUNTRY	38	(34)
Americans Fight for Freedom	40	(6)
Think and Apply: Understanding Different Points of View	44	(1)
Skill Builder: Reading a Time Line	45	(1)
A New Country Is Born	46	(7)
Using Primary Sources: Diary of a Valley Forge Surgeon	50	(3)
Think and Apply: Drawing Conclusions	52	(1)
Benjamin Franklin	53	(5)
Using Graphic Organizers: Cause and Effect	56	(2)
Skill Builder: Reading a Bar Graph	57	(1)
George Washington	58	(7)
Using Geography Themes -- Location: Washington, D.C.	62	(3)
Think and Apply: Sequencing Events	64	(1)
The Constitution	65	(7)
Using Graphic Organizers: Main Idea and Supporting Details	69	(3)
Skill Builder: Reading a Diagram	70	(1)
Unit Two Review	71	(1)
UNIT 3 THE UNITED STATES GROWS	72	(36)
The United States Doubles in Size	74	(6)
Skill Builder: Reviewing Map Directions	78	(1)
Think and Apply: Categories	79	(1)
The War of 1812	80	(7)
Using Primary Sources: Chief Tecumseh's Speech, 1810	84	(2)
Using Graphic Organizers: Sequencing Events	86	(1)
The Industrial Revolution	87	(6)
Using Graphic Organizers: Cause and Effect	91	(2)
Skill Builder: Reading a Line Graph	92	(1)
Andrew Jackson	93	(8)
Using Geography Themes -- Movement: The Trail of Tears	97	(4)
Think and Apply: Fact or Opinion	100	(1)
Americans Work for Reform	101	(7)
Think and Apply: Finding the Main Idea	105	(1)
Skill Builder: Reading a Chart	106	(1)
Unit Three Review	107	(1)
UNIT 4 THE NATION GROWS AND DIVIDES	108	(38)
Independence for Texas	110	(6)
Using Primary Sources: Letters from William Barrett Travis	114	(2)
Think and Apply: Understanding Different Points of View	115	(1)
The United States Grows Larger	116	(6)
Skill Builder: Reviewing Map Directions	120	(1)
Using Graphic Organizers: Cause and Effect	121	(1)
On to Oregon and California	122	(8)
Using Geography Themes -- Human/Environment Interaction: The Gold Rush	126	(4)
Think and Apply: Categories	128	(1)
Skill Builder: Reading a Historical Map	129	(1)
The Southern States Leave	130	(8)
Using Geography Themes -- Region: The South in 1861	134	(4)
Think and Apply: Fact or Opinion	136	(1)
Skill Builder: Reading a Bar Graph	137	(1)
The Civil War	138	(8)
Using Graphic Organizers: Sequencing Events	143	(3)
Skill Builder: Reading a Table	144	(1)
Unit Four Review	145	(1)
Map of the United States	146	(1)
Map of the United States: Landforms	147	(1)
Map of the World: Countries	148	(2)
Map of the World: Landforms	150	(2)
The Declaration of Independence	152	(5)
The Constitution of the United States of America	157	(28)
The Fifty States	185	(8)
Territories and Possessions of the United States	193	(1)
Presidents of the United States	194	(3)
Glossary	197	(7)
Index	204