The United States Chapter 10 6 th Grade Social Studies

Take out your book and turn to page 217 How do we get important information from a reading we cannot write on? Cornell Notes (p. 29 in notebook) Skip lines We are going to take notes tomorrow on this and you don’t want to have to rewrite it all Don’t forget to write your summary

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT Major physical features of the United States: The Coastal Plain The Coastal Plain The Appalachians The Appalachians The Piedmont The Piedmont The Interior Plains and the Great Plains The Interior Plains and the Great Plains The Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide The Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide The Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau The Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau The Cascade Range The Cascade Range Section 1 Physical Geography

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Sec. 1:Physical Geography Great Lakes Mississippi River Colorado River Colorado Plateau Sierra Navada Cascade Range Aleutian Islands Great Basin Columbia River X x X

Physical Regions (cont.) Interior Highlands Canadian Shield – U.P. Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plains Piedmont Appalachian Mts

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT Climate Regions of the United States The East: a humid continental, humid subtropical, and tropical savanna The East: a humid continental, humid subtropical, and tropical savanna The Interior Plains: Humid continental, humid subtropical, and steppe climates The Interior Plains: Humid continental, humid subtropical, and steppe climates The West: steppe, varied highland, desert, marine west coast, mediterranean The West: steppe, varied highland, desert, marine west coast, mediterranean Alaska: subarctic and tundra Alaska: subarctic and tundra Hawaii: tropical and tropical savanna Hawaii: tropical and tropical savanna Section 1 Physical Geography

Vocabulary contiguous Units, such as states, that connect to or border each other Continental Divide The crest of the Rocky Mountains that divides North America’s rivers into those that flow eastward and those that flow westward basins Regions surrounded by mountains or other higher land

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT Natural Resources of the United States Productive farmlands and ranches Productive farmlands and ranches Oil and natural gas Oil and natural gas Coal and minerals, including gold and silver Coal and minerals, including gold and silver Forests Forests Oceans Oceans Natural beauty Natural beauty Section 1 Physical Geography

SECTION 1 Physical Geography Climate Regions in the United States The InteriorHawaii humid continental, humid subtropical humid continental, humid subtropical, steppe tropical, tropical savanna steppe, highland, desert, marine west coast, Mediterranean The EastThe WestAlaska subarctic, tundra

Main Idea The two major mountain regions of the plains are the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. The Interior Plains lie between them.

Main Idea Resources found in the U.S. include farmland, oil, minerals, coal, natural gas, forests, seafood, and natural beauty. These resources pump money into the U.S. economy.

Main Idea The Interior Plains are rich farmlands in the U.S.

Sec 2: The History of the U.S.

SECTION 2 The History and of the United States INDIAN CULTURES OF NORTH AMERICA Southwest Southeast Alaska Plains Woodlands of the Northeast Lakota Sioux—farmers, buffalo hunters Natchez—farmers Navajo, Apache— hunters, herders Zuni, Hopi—farmers Tlingit—fishers Iroquois—farmers, hunters, fishers

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT 18 Colonizing North America The Indians of North America The Indians of North America The New Colonists The New Colonists Enslaved Africans Enslaved Africans Plantations: large farms that grow mainly one crop to sell Plantations: large farms that grow mainly one crop to sell Life in the Colonies Life in the Colonies Trouble Brewing Trouble Brewing Section 2 The History of the United States

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT 19 American Independence The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence - Signed July 4, Signed July 4, War lasted five years - War lasted five years The Battle of Yorktown The Battle of Yorktown - British General Conrwallis surrendered to Washington in this battle - British General Conrwallis surrendered to Washington in this battle The Constitution The Constitution Ratified: approved Ratified: approved went into affect went into affect 1789 Section 2 The History of the United States

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT 20 Westward Expansion The Search for New Farmland The Search for New Farmland - By 1820, pioneers were as far west as the Mississippi and south to Texas - By 1820, pioneers were as far west as the Mississippi and south to Texas Government Land Programs Government Land Programs The California Gold Rush – 1848 The California Gold Rush – By mid 1850’s, populations spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific - By mid 1850’s, populations spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific Conflict With the American Indians Conflict With the American Indians Section 2 The History of the United States

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT 21 The Civil War The Slavery Issue The Slavery Issue Abolitionist: someone who wanted to end slavery Abolitionist: someone who wanted to end slavery Seceded: how a state left the United States Seceded: how a state left the United States Emancipation Proclamation: the document that freed slaves in states that were in rebellion against the United States Emancipation Proclamation: the document that freed slaves in states that were in rebellion against the United States Growth and Expansion After the War Growth and Expansion After the War Section 2 The History of the United States

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON People, Places, and Change HOLT 22 The 1900s and Beyond World War I – 1917 to 1918 World War I – 1917 to created the conditions for World War II - created the conditions for World War II The Great Depression – 1930’s The Great Depression – 1930’s World War II – late 1930’s through 1945 World War II – late 1930’s through 1945 The Cold War and the Collapse of the Soviet Union The Cold War and the Collapse of the Soviet Union - after World War II to after World War II to 1991 Civil Rights Movement – 1950’s and 1960’s Civil Rights Movement – 1950’s and 1960’s Computers, the Internet, Communications Computers, the Internet, Communications Section 2 The History of the United States

Vocabulary plantations Large farms that grow mainly one crop to sell frontier Unsettled land ratified An approval (of the Constitution by the states)

Vocabulary (cont.) abolitionist Someone who wants to end slavery secede To separate from Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln’s document that freed the slaves emigrate Leave one’s country to move to another

Main Idea How did North America change after the early colonists arrived? The first inhabitants were Indians and then North America was populated by Europeans. There was growth of the colonies and societies were connected by trade and transportation routes.

Main Idea What major events changed in the United States between the late 1700s and the mid-1800s? The American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, westward expansion, gold rush, and the Civil War changed the U.S. between the late 1700s and the mid- 1800s.

Main Idea How has the United States changed since the mid-1900s? The U.S. has become rich and powerful; there have been gains in civil rights and equal opportunity for minorities and women; there has also been advances in technology and communication.

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