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Chapter 5 Missouri Becomes a State
Lesson 1
The Louisiana Territory; President
Jefferson Acts; Jefferson's Dream; Lewis and Clark and the Corps of
Discovery; Up the Missouri River; Through the Wilderness; Results of
the Journey
Lesson 2
Zebulon Pike; Stephen Long; Fort Osage; Mary Easton Sibley; A Great Earthquake
Lesson 3
Missouri Grows; The Missouri Compromise; A State at Last, 1821; A Capital City
Missouri Becomes a Part of the U.S.
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Chapter 6 Gateway to the West
Lesson 1
Gateway to the West; The Fur Trade Moves West; Mountain Men;
Tall Tales; Jim Bridger; Kit Carson;James Beckwourth;
The Fur
Trade Ends
Lesson 2
Jumping Off Point; Independence; Wagons Ho!; Santa Fe Trail;
William Becknell; Oregon Trail; The Whitmans; Father Jean deSmet;Oregon Fever; John C. Fremont
Missouri and the West
Lesson 3 The California Trail; The Mormon Trail;
Fleeing Missouri
Lesson 4 Steamboats Make Travel Faster;
Stagecoaches Move People; Freight Lines Carry Goods; Pony Express
Moves the Mail;The Railroads
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Chapter 7 Frontier Life
Lesson
1
Life in Frontier Missouri; Growing
Food for the Family; Frontier Women; Frontier Children
Lesson 2 Early
Manufacturing; Travel by Sea; German Immigrants; Irish Immigrants
Lesson 3
Slavery; Surviving Slavery
Lesson 4 Working
Against Slavery; Underground Railroad; John Berry Meachum; William
Wells Brown; John Brown
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Chapter 8 The Civil War
Lesson
1 "Bleeding
Kansas"; Dred Scott
Lesson 2
The Beginning of Civil War; The Border States; Governor Jackson
Lesson 3
Guerrilla Warfare; Bushwackers; Quantrill
Attacks Lawrence; What Did Women Do?; Martha Jane Tolton; Order Number 11
Lesson 4
Final Battles; Missouri Slaves are Freed; The War Ends; All Slaves
are Freed; President Lincoln is
Assassinated
A Divided Country
The Civil War Comes to Missouri |
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Chapter 9 Reconstruction and Growth
Lesson 1
Reconstruction; Segregation; The
Rise of Outlaws: The James and Younger Brothers; New State Constitution; Farmers
Lesson 2
Chugging Across the State; Growth of
Cities; Tom Bass; The Eads Bridge
Lesson 3 Old
Drum; Missouri Culture; Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens); Laura Ingalls Wilder; Scott
Joplin; John "Blind" Boone
Reconstruction in Missouri
A Growing State |
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Chapter 10 Into a New Century
Lesson 1
A New Century and Amazing Changes; George
Washington Carver; New Ways of Shopping; J.C.Penney; St. Louis
World's Fair
Lesson 2
The Great War; John H. Pershing; Harry
S Truman
Lesson 3
The Roaring Twenties; Walt
Disney; The Spirit of St. Louis; Women Win the Right to Vote, 1920
Lesson 4 The
Great Depression; Yogi Berra; Baseball; Negro Leagues; Helen Stephens; Thomas Hart
Benton; Jim the Wonder Dog |
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Chapter 11 Modern Missouri
Lesson 1
A
Second World War; Omar Bradley; Harry S Truman Becomes President;
The War Ends
Lesson 2
After
the War; The Civil Rights Movement; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Fighting Overseas; A New Kind of War--September 11, 2001
Lesson 3
Great People in a Great State: Sports, Holidays and Celebrations
Missouri at the Start of the 21st Century |
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Chapter 12 Government in Missouri
Index
Branches of the
Federal Government
State of Missouri and State Government
Constitution and Bill of Rights--Rights and Responsibilities
How a
Bill Becomes a Law and Laws
Voting and Elections
Government Services, Costs and Taxes
Definitions
Virtual Tours
Lesson 1
Our Government:
Declaration of Independence, 1776, the Constitution, 1787, The Bill
of Rights, 1791;Branches of Government: Executive Branch, Judicial Branch,
Legislative Branch; Voting; Representatives of the People:
U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives; Political
Parties
Lesson 2 State
Government; Our State Constitution; State Branches of the Government; Local Government:
City and County Government; Taxes Pay for
Services; Our Responsibilities
Missouri Government Scavenger Hunt
Official Website of the
State of Missouri
Preamble, Bill of Rights and Justice games
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
Three Branches of the Federal Government Scavenger
Hunt
Three Branches of Government
This site sums up the three branches of government,
including the executive branch. Follow the link at
the bottom to read about checks and balances.
Branches of Government
Ben's Guide- Learn
about the three different branches of the US
Government. To find information on the Judicial
Branch, follow the link titled “Judicial Branch.”
Three Branches: Separate but Equal
Provides a listing of the features of
each branch of government.
The Structure of Government This
site explains the executive branch of government and
has links to the other two branches.
Interactive 3 Branches of Government Website
Battle of the Branches; a WebQuest
Duties of Congress
Checks and Balances
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Webquest: Monument on the Mall –Find
out about the branches of the government.
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JUDICIAL BRANCH |
The Supreme
Court This is the official home
page for the U.S. Supreme Court. Read about its
history, its members, and its rules.
Milestone Supreme Court Cases
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
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Congress for Kids
Your Link to Congress
Enter your zip
code to find out who your state's elected officials
are. Click "info" under their pictures and look at
their voting records for the most recent bills. Send
an email message to your congressmen about what is
important.
Congress Merge On Line Directory:
Find out who represents you in Congress.
Missouri Senator
Kit Bond This is the home page
of Missouri Senator Kit Bond. The page includes
pictures, his biography, and information on his work
in the U.S. Senate.
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill
Congressional
Leadership This page explains
the duties of different elected officials as well as
lists the powers of Congress.
House of Representative vs. Senate
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Differences Between the House and the Senate
Find out the difference between the House of
Representatives and the Senate. Topics include
differences in types of Committees, operations as
well as Constitutional differences.
The U.S.
Senate This is the home page for
the U.S. Senate. Learn about the Senate, its
history, Senate activities, and U.S. Senators. You
can also search for bills.
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Kids, Welcome to the White House!
This is the official home page
for the White House.
The Official Whitehouse page
I Know That Quiz Check to see
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Kids Voting USA Here is a way
for you test your voting skills.
Brain Pop
Election Movie Take some time
and view this fun movie on the election process.
Then take a quiz.
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Chapter 13 Making a Living in Missouri
Lesson 1
Goods and Services, Economics, Supply and Demand, What is Scarcity?; Producers and Consumers:
Natural Resources, Capital Resources, Human Resources, Consumers
Lesson 2
Money, Money, Money: bartering; Making Choices: trade-offs ; Earning a Living;
Where Do Missourians Work?; All Over the
World; Transportation and Growth: Roads, Highways, and Railroads;Waterways; Airports; Tourism: A Sample of Missouri Products |
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