Social Studies Study GuideChapter 4 Grade 3Mrs. Drye/Resource3-7-17

CHAPTER 4Communities in History

trade route

Explorers from Europe use roads or waterways called a trade route. They traveled to buy, sell or exchange things.

mission

Spanish priests built missions to teach their religion to Indians near their community.

independence

American colonists wanted independence. That means they wanted to make their own decisions. They were willing to fight to be free from Britain.

symbol

A symbol is something small that stands for something bigger. The flag (about the size of your chalkboard) is a symbol for all the United States (far bigger than 100 playgrounds).

Explorers:people who travel to learn new places

1492 When Christopher Columbus wanted to find a

better route to travel to Asia, he accidentally ended up in North America with the American Indians. He other explorers also traveled to find gold.

Other explorers: • 1542Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo from Spain sailed the Pacific Coast to find gold. He did not find it, but he was first to explore the coast of California.• 1603Samuel de Champlain from France explored the eastern coast of North America. He found rich resources like fish and beaver.

Which ocean did Columbus and Champlain cross to get to North America?

Columbus 1492-1493Cabrillo 1542-1543Champlainn1603

Facts about Timelines--A timeline shows when dates from the past happened in order.--A decade is 10 years.--A century is 100 years. Create your own timeline!

Year your Dad was born

Year you were born

Year your Mom was born

Year youEntered 2nd grade

Year you entered 3rd grade

Colonies in Americacolony: community (group of people) who traveled a long way. These people were Pilgrims.mission: community built around a church

The Wampanoag Indianstaught the Pilgrims in their colonies to: fish and hunt deer and turkey plant beans, corns and pumpkins

The king of Spain was afraid of the growingEngland colonies and sent Spanish prieststo build missions to convert (change) Indiansto believe what the Spanish believed. SomeIndians had to leave their homes. The Spanishand Indians mixed cultures and learned each others art and designs.

The first Thanksgiving1621

In 1621 the Wampanoag Indians and Pilgrims ate stews, geese, fish and lobster. There were about 90 Indians with their leader Massasoit and 50 Pilgrims.

Today families gather in their homes to eat turkey, yams, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin pie to give thanks to God for all they have.HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING?

Becoming a CountryHappy Birthday USA!Born July 4, 1776

The United States wanted freedom from England. Some became angry enough to fight to be free. In 1775 leaders chose George Washington to lead American soldiers. They met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to tell why Americans should be free from British rule stating:

“all men are created equal…”Though African Americans, Indians and women were not included as equals then. In 1783 England agreed to give America its freedom

A New Constitution

On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first President. He was under a democracy, which meant that people ruled themselves with laws. In England the king told people what to do. No more!

September 1787, the Constitution of the United States was written. It is now more than

200 years old. We still follow it, and

now new parts were added to treat

African Americans and women as

equals. The Constitution

protects all people.

There were people who fought for freedom from England: Thomas Jefferson, Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin.

CanadaOur Neighborsymbol: something small that stands for something bigger

heritage: history, ideas beliefs from the past

Canada and the U.S. are on the North American continent.

Circled in red are the things we share. American Indians live in both places and there were explorers and colonies.

The borderCanada did not fight for their freedom. They made their own laws step by step and became independent in 1867.

Source:Houghton Mifflin Co., Social Studies Communities, 2008Modified text, pictures and page design by Mrs. Drye