Unit 5 America's Past - 2nd Grade Social Studies

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journey

a long trip

Why were natural resources important to American Indians?

They needed natural resources to help them survive. They did not have modern technology like we have.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

colonist

a person who lives in a colony a settler in Jamestown is called a colonist

explorer

a person who travels to find new things and places

colony

a place that is ruled by another country

settlement

a small community started by people from another land

Pilgrims

an English Puritan colonist at Plymouth

transportation

any way of moving things or people from one place to another

history

everything people can know about the past

Independence

freedom from the rule of another nation Colonists wanted freedom from Great Britin

Alexander Graham Bell

invented the telephone

communication

is any way of sharing information

hero

someone who is admired for great courage or for doing something great

invention

something new that someone makes or thinks of

technology

the use of science to make new things or to make things work better

natural resources used by American Indians

water land - baskets from long grass, canoes from trees plants - shoes from desert plants stones - tools and weapons animal skins - clothes

American Revolution

lasted 8 years George Washington led the army of colonists to fight Britain

Who were the first people in America?

American Indians 4 groups - Delaware, Navajo, Osage, Shasta

Marco Polo

An explorer from Italy (in Europe). He traveled to China (in Asia).

Christopher Columbus

An explorer from Spain (in Europe) who wanted to find a faster way to Asia. Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Discovered North America.

Who was the first President of the USA?

George Washington

Why is Thomas Edison important to history?

He invented the electric lightbulb and sound recordings. These changed the way people lived.

First 2 settlements were:

Jamestown and Plymouth


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