Chapter 4Chapter 4

People on the People on the MoveMove

Chapter 4Chapter 4

People on the People on the MoveMove

Mrs. Mrs. TweedieTweedieOctober October 20062006

George George WashingtonWashington led our country led our country in the fight to in the fight to be free from be free from England. He England. He became our became our first president.first president.

Who was George Washington?Who was George Washington?Who was George Washington?Who was George Washington?

A A centurycentury is 100 years. is 100 years.

What is a century?What is a century?What is a century?What is a century?

Daniel BooneDaniel Boone was known as was known as the the “Pathfinder”. “Pathfinder”. He found new He found new trails, or paths, trails, or paths, that led west.that led west.

Who was Daniel Boone?Who was Daniel Boone?Who was Daniel Boone?Who was Daniel Boone?

A A frontierfrontier is the far edge of a is the far edge of a country where a group of people country where a group of people is just beginning to settle.is just beginning to settle.

What is a frontier?What is a frontier?What is a frontier?What is a frontier?

A A pioneerpioneer is one of the first of a is one of the first of a group of people to settle in an group of people to settle in an area new to them.area new to them.

Who are pioneers?Who are pioneers?Who are pioneers?Who are pioneers?

Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was our third was our third president. In president. In 1803 he 1803 he purchased the purchased the Louisiana Louisiana Territory. The Territory. The land doubled the land doubled the size of our size of our country.country.

Who was Thomas JeffersonWho was Thomas Jefferson??Who was Thomas JeffersonWho was Thomas Jefferson??

President Thomas Jefferson hired President Thomas Jefferson hired Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis and and William ClarkWilliam Clark to to explore, or find out about, the land explore, or find out about, the land west of the Mississippi River.west of the Mississippi River.

Who were Meriwether Lewis Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clarkand William Clark??

Who were Meriwether Lewis Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clarkand William Clark??

SacagaweaSacagawea was was a Shoshone a Shoshone Indian woman. Indian woman. She helped She helped Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark during their during their journey. journey.

Who was Sacagawea?Who was Sacagawea?Who was Sacagawea?Who was Sacagawea?

The The Oregon TrailOregon Trail was one of the was one of the most used routes west.most used routes west.

What was the Oregon Trail?What was the Oregon Trail?What was the Oregon Trail?What was the Oregon Trail?

The The transcontinental railroadtranscontinental railroad was a railroad that stretched was a railroad that stretched across the continent.across the continent.

What was the What was the transcontinental railroad?transcontinental railroad?

What was the What was the transcontinental railroad?transcontinental railroad?

A A time linetime line tells the tells the time order time order in which in which events events occurred.occurred.

What is a timeline?What is a timeline?What is a timeline?What is a timeline?

A A decadedecade equals ten years. equals ten years.

What is a decade?What is a decade?What is a decade?What is a decade?

The The Statue of Statue of LibertyLiberty is a is a symbol of the symbol of the United States United States and of and of freedom. It is freedom. It is in the harbor of in the harbor of New York City.New York City.

What is the What is the Statue of Liberty?Statue of Liberty?

What is the What is the Statue of Liberty?Statue of Liberty?

New York CityNew York City is the city that many is the city that many immigrants came to at first. immigrants came to at first.

What is New York City?What is New York City?What is New York City?What is New York City?

An An immigrantimmigrant is a person who is a person who comes from one country to live in comes from one country to live in another.another.

What are immigrants?What are immigrants?What are immigrants?What are immigrants?

Ellis IslandEllis Island was an immigration was an immigration center in New York.center in New York.

What was Ellis Island?What was Ellis Island?What was Ellis Island?What was Ellis Island?

BostonBoston is another city where is another city where immigrants came through.immigrants came through.

What is Boston?What is Boston?What is Boston?What is Boston?

Two of the oldest immigrant Two of the oldest immigrant neighborhoods in New York City neighborhoods in New York City are are Little ItalyLittle Italy and and ChinatownChinatown..

Name two old neighborhoods in Name two old neighborhoods in New York City?New York City?

Name two old neighborhoods in Name two old neighborhoods in New York City?New York City?

A A databasedatabase is a computer is a computer program that holds lots of program that holds lots of similar information.similar information.

What is a database?What is a database?What is a database?What is a database?

An An intermediate directionintermediate direction is is halfway between two cardinal halfway between two cardinal directions.directions.

What is an intermediate direction?What is an intermediate direction?What is an intermediate direction?What is an intermediate direction?

Moving from one part of the Moving from one part of the country to another is called country to another is called migrationmigration..

What is migration?What is migration?What is migration?What is migration?

In the early 1900s many African In the early 1900s many African Americans moved from the South to the Americans moved from the South to the North. This journey became known as North. This journey became known as the the Great MigrationGreat Migration..

What was the Great Migration?What was the Great Migration?What was the Great Migration?What was the Great Migration?

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln became our 16th became our 16th president in president in 1861. He 1861. He believed that believed that slavery was slavery was wrong. He was wrong. He was president during president during the Civil War.the Civil War.

Who was Abraham Lincoln?Who was Abraham Lincoln?Who was Abraham Lincoln?Who was Abraham Lincoln?

The The Civil WarCivil War began in 1861. It was a war began in 1861. It was a war between the Northern States and the between the Northern States and the Southern states over slavery. The Southern Southern states over slavery. The Southern states wanted to keep slavery. The North states wanted to keep slavery. The North won. It ended in 1865.won. It ended in 1865.

What was the Civil War?What was the Civil War?What was the Civil War?What was the Civil War?

Jacob LawrenceJacob Lawrence was an artist whose parents was an artist whose parents moved north during the Great Migration. In moved north during the Great Migration. In 1941 Lawrence made a series of paintings 1941 Lawrence made a series of paintings about the Great Migration.about the Great Migration.

Who was Jacob Lawrence?Who was Jacob Lawrence?Who was Jacob Lawrence?Who was Jacob Lawrence?

HarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in New is a neighborhood in New York City where many African York City where many African Americans settled.Americans settled.

What is Harlem?What is Harlem?What is Harlem?What is Harlem?

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr., was an African , was an African American leader. He believed that all American leader. He believed that all people should be treated fairly. He was people should be treated fairly. He was assassinated.assassinated.

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?