E a s y C l a s s i c a l P r e s s Geography with History Modern Times E a s y C l a s s i c a l G e o g r a p h y
Geography with History Modern Times Easy Classical Geography A Division of Easy Classical Education Winterville, NC
This book is dedicated to my children: Jared, Matthew, Emily, and Jennifer
Geography with History: Modern Times by Sandra Williams Published by Easy Classical Press P. O. Box 1965 Greenville, NC 27835 www.easyclassical.com 2011 by Sandra Williams All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America This book or any portions thereof may not be reproduced or distributed by any means including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or any information storage or retrieval system without written permission of the copyright holder The illustrations used in this book were drawn from many sources. The publisher has made every effort to identify proprietors of copyright and to make appropriate acknowledgements of sources. Sources of all illustrations and notices of copyright are given in the picture credits at the end of the publication. Please notify the publisher if oversights or errors are discovered. Cover design by Sandra Williams Cover photo: Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the Moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm Hasselblad lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the LM, the Eagle, to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) Columbia in lunar-orbit. Reference Numbers-Center: HQ; Center Number: AS11-40-5875; GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2001-000012. Website: http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ab- STRACTS/GPN-2001-000012.html, August 23, 2010. The geography lessons included in this book were written using the following sources: National Geographic Education Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/ Primary Source Documents on the following websites: http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html http://www.historycentral.com/documents/ http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p1.cfm http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html
Table of Contents Getting Set Up...1 Week 1: Passports and International Travel...2 Week 2: First Industrial Revolution...12 Week 3: Transportation in America...16 Week 4: Andrew Jackson and Democracy...20 Week 5: Abolitionists...24 Week 6: Indian Removal Act of 1830...32 Week 7: War with Mexico/Texas Becomes a State...38 Week 8: Trails Leading West...42
Week 9: Forty-niners and the California Gold Rush...48 Week 10: Two Harriets...54 Week 11: Abraham Lincoln...56 Week 12: The War Between the States...60 Week 13: The Battle of Gettysburg...64 Week 14: Generals of the Civil War...68 Week 15: The End of the War...72 Week 16: Reconstructing the South...76 Week 17: Black Leadership in the South...80 Week 18: Transcontinental Railroad...84 Week 19: Cowboys and the West...88 Week 20: The Last of Indian Lands...90 Week 21: The Spanish-American War...94 Week 22: Theodore Roosevelt...98 Week 23: Immigrants to America...102
Week 24: Inventors at the Turn of the Century...108 Week 25: World War I...112 Week 26: Women s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment...116 Week 27: The Great Depression...118 Week 28: The Holocaust...120 Week 29: World War II...124 Week 30: Russia and Communism...128 Week 31: Communism Hysteria and Korea...132 Week 32: The Vietnam War...136 Week 33: The Space Race...140 Week 34: The Civil Rights Movement...144 Week 35: The End of Communism and the Cold War...148 Week 36: Modern History in Review...152
Getting Set Up Welcome to Easy Classical s Geography with History! Our goal is to bring history to life as you travel around the globe learning about the places regions, physical systems, environment, and culture of the peoples you are studying. As you work your way through each lesson you will systematically cover each of the 18 standards developed by the Geography Education Standards Project. Hi, I m Geo, your geography tour guide. You Hi! I m Geo, will be my apprentice learning cartography and your geography geography skills as you travel across mountains, tour guide. oceans, and seas. I am a world traveler, and have been to every country in the world. I have made maps and learned about almost every civilization from the beginning of time. I love geography so much, that some people think I have started to resemble a globe. I have no doubt that by the time you complete your travels with me, you will love geography too! So pack your bags, gather your supplies, and get ready for your journey across the globe. Geography Supplies Globe Laminated World Map Blackline Maps World Almanac World Atlas Easy Classical Geography page 1