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Social Studies Flashcards

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Social Studies

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disciplines of history, geography, civics, and government, economics, and psychology.

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Kindergarten Curriculum

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Child, Home, Family, Classroom

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Ist Grade Curriculum

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Child’s Relationship to the Classroom, School, and Community

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2nd Curriculum

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Local Community

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3rd Grade Curriculum

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How Individuals Change Their Communities and the World

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4th Grade Curriculum

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History of Texas

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5th Curriculum

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US History

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6th Curriculum

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People and Places of Contemporary World-other cultures and societies

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Globes

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12 in until 4th grade- simple no more than 2 to 3 colors

16 in 4th to 6th-7 colors for land and 3 for water

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Latitude and Longitude

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4th grade and up
Lat-ladder, parallel to equator
Longitude- Meridians, vertical

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Pizzaro

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Conquered the Incas

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Cortez

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Conquered the Aztecs

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13
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Aztecs

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Mexico, central government

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Incas

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Ecuador, Peru, Chile

Political system

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Mayas

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Mexico, Religious society

Calendars and mathematics

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First Successful European settlement in North America

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St. Augustine, Spanish

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New England Colonies

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Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshirt

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Middle Colonies

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New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania

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Southern Colonies

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Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

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First English Colony

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Jamestown, Virginia 1607

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Plymouth

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1620, Mayflower Compact

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French and Indian War

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Part of bigger war between England and France, British won and raised taxes significantly on US, one cause of American Revolution

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Second Continental Congress

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Declaration of Independence prepared by Thomas Jefferson

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American Revolution

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1775- Lexington and Concord
1778-French join US
1781-Yorktown US victory
Ended with Treaty of Paris

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Articles of Confederation

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First US Constitution, gave extensive rights to states, difficult to uphold laws

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Constitution

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1787

Set up branches of government and checks and balances

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Monroe Doctrine

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1823

US would not allow any new colonies in Western Hemishpere

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Manifest Destiny

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Coined by journalist, ability and right of Americans to expand westward across the north american continent

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Civil War

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1860-1865
Slavery and economics
Texas part of Confederacy
Battle of Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
Formation of KKK
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Prohibition

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Temperance movement
18th Amendment outlawed alcohol
21st brought it back

31
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Spanish-American War of 1898

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Sinking of the Maine

32
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WW1

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1914-1918

14 Points

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WWII

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1941-1945
Pearl Harbor
FDR
D-Day
Yalta Conference
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Marshall Plan
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Truman Doctrine

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US would combat other countries falling into communism

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Cold War

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Coahulitecans, Karankawas, Caddos

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Coastal Plains Indians

Fisherman, farmers

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Comanches and Apaches

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Resisted colonization, domesticated horses, fierce hunters and hunted buffalo

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Cabeza De Vaca

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Landed in Texas, made contact with Caddo Indians

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Coronado

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Looking for Cibola, explored Palo Duro Canyon

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First Mission in Texas

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Near El Paso

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Robert de la Salle

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French influence in Texas, Fort St. Louis

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Stephen F. Austin

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Helped settlement of Texas, father was Moses Austin

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Texas Independence

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Battle of Gonzales-1835 (Cannon)
Sam Houston-Commander in chief of Texas Army
Alamo-1836
Goliad-1836 Murder of POW’s by Mexican government
Battle of San Jacinton-Final battle

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1845

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Texas granted statehood

45
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Mexican-American War

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1846-1848
Battle for land
US gained California and outlined American Southwest

46
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Federal Reserve System

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Keep banking industry strong to ensure a supply of currency

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First Amendment

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Freedom of religion and speech

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2nd Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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13th Amendment

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Slavery abolished

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14th Amendment

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Citizenship to African-Americans

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15th Amendment

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Right for African American men to vote

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19th Amendment

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Women’s Suffrage

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