1. AUGUST 25,2015  On the index card, write your name, date and class period  Copy down the following chart with the years and events important to this class exactly the way it is: 1861-1865Louisiana Purchase 1776Jamestown 1620Declaration of Independence 1787Civil War 1607U.S. Constitution was written 1803Mayflower Compact Try to match the correct date with the correct event

2. AFFIRMATIONS  I am intelligent  I am important  I am respectful  The choices I make today, impact my future  I am successful

3. JOURNAL SET UP  Table of Contents Write this 4 times (front, back, front, back)  Tool box Go to the back of your journal

4. DESIGN A FLAG THAT REPRESENTS YOU Flag must include Name, date, and class period (can be on the back) Name, date, and class period (can be on the back) Must take up the entire page Must take up the entire page Must include at least five symbols that represent you -Special characteristic (hobbies, talents, personality, etc.) Must include at least five symbols that represent you -Special characteristic (hobbies, talents, personality, etc.) Must be in color Must be in color

6. Warm Up- Answer the following in a 5-7 sentence paragraph in your journal: If you were given to opportunity to live in a new country, what would be some political, economic, or social reasons that would influence your decision? 6 IMPORTANT DATES GLUE YOUR FOLDABLE HERE

7. JIGSAW In your groups: -Match the cards together so that the date, the event, and the era all match up Example: 1860 - Lincoln elected President - National Expansion and Reform

8. 1607: COLONIAL ERA Event: Jamestown-the first settlement in North America Significance: It became a profitable by producing tobacco and using enslaved Africans

9. 1620: COLONIAL ERA Event: arrival of the Pilgrims and the signing of the Mayflower Compact Significance: Represented the establishment of self-government in the colonies

10. 1776: REVOLUTIONARY ERA Event: Declaration of Independence was written Significance: Explained why colonists wanted independence from Great Britain and it demonstrated John Locke’s idea of a “social contract”

11. 1787 EARLY REPUBLIC ERA Event: U.S. Constitution was written Significance: Established the U.S. as a constitutional democratic-republic

12. 1803: EXPANSION ERA Event: President Thomas Jefferson makes the Louisiana Purchase Significance: Doubled the size of the territory controlled by the U.S.

13. MAP OF EXPANSION

14. 1861-1865 CIVIL WAR ERA Event: U.S. fights a Civil War Significance: -Brother vs. Brother -divided the country (sectionalism) -fought between Northern and Southern States -ultimately helped lead to the abolishment of slavery

15. EXIT TICKET  In your opinion which date and event has had the most significance to American History and why?