US History through Infographics

36 Pages·2014·24.055 MB·English

by  Karen Latchana Kenney,Laura Westlund

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Kenney, Karen Latchana.
US history through infographics / by Karen Latchana Kenney;
illustrated by Laura Westlund
pages cm. — (Super social studies infographics)
Includes index.
ISBN 978–1–4677–3459–2 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN 978–1–4677–4749–3 (eBook)
1. United States—History—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
E178.3.K35 2015
973—dc23 2013041244
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – PC – 7/15/14
Contents
Introduction: Back in Time • 4
Mound Builders • 6
Index • 32
Further Information • 31
The New world • 8 Glossary • 30
Race to space • 28
Starting a Colony • 10
Enemy Aliens • 26
Slave trade • 12
Waves of People • 24
The road to
Independence • 14
New, Big Ideas • 22
growth and discovery • 16
The Bloodiest
War • 20
Ready, Set,
Homestead!• 18
Introduction
Back in Time
Ready to test your US history
knowledge? Take this quiz.
11.. D Doo yyoouu wwoonnddeerr hhooww lloonngg yyoouurr
family has lived in America?
2. Have you thought about who
lliivveedd iinn yyoouurr ssttaattee bbeeffoorree yyoouu??
3. Ever think about how you
mmiigghhtt hhaavvee hhaadd aa BBrriittiisshh aacccceenntt
instead of an American one?
4. Do you think about how hard
iitt wwaass ffoorr aassttrroonnaauuttss ttoo rreeaacchh
the moon?
4
Did you answer
yes to any of
USA
those questions?
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve got what it takes to become a first-rate
historian. You can go back in time just by studying
a country’s history. The past is full of drama
and danger—from important battles to amazing
Americans. Historians use charts, graphs, and
other infographics to make sense of these events
and the people who shaped them. You can use
these tools too! Let’s learn about some incredible
events from the history of the United States.
5
USA
Mound Builders
HOME TO THE
ADENA
American Indians lived off the North American land long before
Europeans came. Some of the earliest cultures were the Mound
The Adena people lived
Builders. The Adena people were the first Mound Builders. They
in the Ohio River valley.
lived in the Ohio River valley from 1,000 BCE to 1 BCE. This culture
This area includes parts of
left behind large burial mounds. These mounds and the items found modern Ohio, West Virginia,
inside tell us clues about the people who built them. Kentucky, and Indiana.
The largest Adena mound is the Grave Creek Mound in West Virginia.
It was built from 250 BCE to 150 BCE. Here’s a look at the mound,
what was found inside, and what it tells us about the Adena people: The Adena people were skilled at making fine crafts.
They made jewelry and weapons using different
materials. Many artifacts were found in the
upper vault of the Grave Creek Mound.
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the Arctic.
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resources for their home countries.
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The Explorers and Their Countries
1519–1521:
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searched for Columbus Verrazano
gold and silver Ponce de León Ribault
mines.
Cortés Champlain
1513:
Juan Ponce Holland: England:
de León Hudson Cabot
hoped to
find gold.
8 Routes shown are estimates based on available historical sources.