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The Midwest
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Definition Matching:
The Midwest
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
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Crossword:
The Midwest
What trick can help you remember the names of the Great Lakes? What happens to get grains of wheat on a shaft to become slices of bread in a loaf? Which famous president from the 19th century grew up here? Why is the Northwest Territory not actually in the northwest part of the United States? The answers to these and many more questions are here.
Here also is where you can wade into one of the holes left by a glacier millennia ago, see the amber fields of grain described in our national song, “America the Beautiful,” and float down the mighty Mississippi River. This unit offers a kaleidoscopic view of the region, beginning with a deep dive into the culture and life of the Sioux, some of its original inhabitants.
Stepping into the shoes of European settlers, kids vicariously experience what it was like to set down roots in this unfamiliar land – from traveling in horse-drawn wagons to living miles from neighbors to participating in barn-raisings. An excerpt from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book On the Banks of Plum Creek offers a vivid description of the sod houses typical of the area. Transportation enthusiasts will want to linger among the photographs and facts on the development of steamboats, flatboats, and railroads. Car aficionados will be fascinated to discover details about mass production and the beginnings of “The Motor City,” while most kids may be surprised to find out what propelled Madam C.J. Walker from Indiana to be the first Black female millionaire in the U.S. It’s all here and so much more!
8 Topics in this unit
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Geography of the Midwest
Come one, come all, to the Midwest Carnival! Dive in to America’s “breadbasket ...
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Early Peoples of the Midwest
One afternoon in 1700, your tribe’s hunters are busy chasing down buffalo. You know ...
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The Northwest Territory
It’s a few years after the American Revolution, and life is busy and exciting in Bos ...
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Pioneer Spirit
It’s 1862, and your family is getting ready to make a big change. It means you&rsquo ...
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Isle Royale’s Historic Rock Harbor Lighthouse
At Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park, visitors can hike, kayak, and camp. Wildlif ...
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Transportation in the Midwest
You get up early one chilly morning in 1870, excited by your mother’s promise from l ...
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Industry Grows in the Midwest
Returning home from work one day in 1913, your dad shouts at you from across the house. &l ...
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The Midwest Today
By the early 1900s, a lot of immigrants had moved to the Midwest. They were drawn by the p ...
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