1. Chapter 4 People on the Move Mrs. Tweedie October 2006

2. George Washington led our country in the fight to be free from England. He became our first president. Who was George Washington?

3. A century is 100 years. What is a century?

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

5. A frontier is the far edge of a country where a group of people is just beginning to settle. What is a frontier?

6. A pioneer is one of the first of a group of people to settle in an area new to them. Who are pioneers?

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

8. President Thomas Jefferson hired Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore, or find out about, the land west of the Mississippi River. Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ?

9. Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian woman. She helped Lewis and Clark during their journey. Who was Sacagawea?

10. The Oregon Trail was one of the most used routes west. What was the Oregon Trail?

11. The transcontinental railroad was a railroad that stretched across the continent. What was the transcontinental railroad?

12. A time line tells the time order in which events occurred. What is a timeline?

13. A decade equals ten years. What is a decade?

14. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the United States and of freedom. It is in the harbor of New York City. What is the Statue of Liberty?

15. New York City is the city that many immigrants came to at first. What is New York City?

16. An immigrant is a person who comes from one country to live in another. What are immigrants?

17. Ellis Island was an immigration center in New York. What was Ellis Island?

18. Boston is another city where immigrants came through. What is Boston?

19. Two of the oldest immigrant neighborhoods in New York City are Little Italy and Chinatown. Name two old neighborhoods in New York City?

20. A database is a computer program that holds lots of similar information. What is a database?

21. An intermediate direction is halfway between two cardinal directions. What is an intermediate direction?

22. Moving from one part of the country to another is called migration. What is migration?

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

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

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

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

27. Harlem is a neighborhood in New York City where many African Americans settled. What is Harlem?

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