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Habsburgs (Spain & Austria) pg. 144
King Philip II of Spain
Sent Armada to attack England but the effort failed
King Philip III of Spain
Spanish Inquisition
King Philip IV of Spain
Velasquez
Don Quixote
The Tsars (Russia) pg. 145
Ivan the III
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
The Tudors (England) pg. 146-47
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Good Queen Bess by Diane Stanley (943.05St)
Kids Discover issue on Queens
Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada by Frances Winivar (921El)
Sir Walter Raliegh
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake by Gerrard (821Ge) easy read
William Shakespeare & The Globe Theater
Romeo & Juliet for Kids by Burdett (822.3Bu)
Shakespeare for Kids: his life and times by Aagesen (822.3Ga)
William Shakespeare & the Globe by Aliki (792.09421Al)
Baird of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley (822.33Bst)
William Byrd (musician)
Nicholas Hilliard (portrait artist)
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Colonial
Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in the New World (973.2Ca)
Colonial
Days: Discover the Past
by King (973Ki)
Hundreds of Indian tribes before European colonists
Pg. 230-31 of Kingfisher History
Encyclopedia
Kids Discover Indians of North America
French fur traders along Mississippi River
1st colony—Jameston Virginia colony
Jamestown:
Struggle for Survival
by Marcia Sewall (975.542Se)
Captain Johm Smith
Pg 153-54 of What your 2nd Grader Needs to Know
Pocohontas
John Rolfe planted tobacco
Pg 133 of What your 3rd Grader Needs to Know
First group of Africans were brought over as indentured servants (not slaves).
Large landowners wanted more so laws were created in Virginia that said Africans
would have to spend their entire lives working for the man.
2—Massachusetts colony
2nd colony—Plymouth, MA colony
Pg 134-5 of What your 3rd Grader Needs to Know
Sarah Morton’s Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl by Kate Waters
Pilgrims
First Adventure by Elizabeth Coatsworth (Juv Fic)
Arrive on Mayflower in 1620
Elect William Bradford as governor
First Thanksgiving
3rd colony—Boston, MA
Massachusetts Bay colony of Puritans in 1630
3—Manhattan Island, NY colony
Dutch founded but later taken over by the English Duke of York
4—Rhode Island colony
established by Roger Williams, a dissenter of the Puritans who felt that
it was wrong to take the land from the Algonquin Indians
5—New Hampshire colony
6—Connecticut colony
7—New Jersey colony
8—Baltimore, Maryland colony
Started by a Catholic, Lord Baltimore
9—Delaware colony
10—Pennsylvania colony
Started by Quaker, William Penn. Pennsylvania means Penn’s woods. Wanted
it to be a safe haven for Quakers who believed all people were equal and refused
to fight wars.
11—Georgia colony
Started as an idealistic experiment by James Oglethorpe, inviting imprisoned
debtors to start anew. Laws included no slaves or huge farms
12—North Carolina colony
Started by French Protestants
13—Charleston, SC colony
Southern colonies grew tobacco
Used African slaves to grow rice and tobacco
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West Indies sugar plantations used African slaves
Henry Morgan pirate and knight
Sir Henry Morgan: Buccaneer by Syme (921Mo)
Canada fur trade
French
Explorers in America
by Walter Buehr (973.1Bu)
Hudson Bay Company
Capture of Quebec
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Pg 143 of What your 3rd
Grader Needs to Know
The Kingdom
of Benin by Malaquais
(966.9Ma)
Hands-on
Africa: Art Activities for All by Merrill (745.5Me)
200 hundred year empire
The king was called Oba
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Mogul Empire
Babur
Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan
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Bird
Boy by Elizabeth Hill (Juv Fic)
Ming Dynasty ended in 1644 when the last emperor committed suicide
Ch’ing dynasty riled until
1911
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Step
Into…Ancient Japan
by Fiona Macdonald (CW lib)
Ruling official called the Shogun
Tokugama family held power until 1868
Shinto faith popular until 18th century
Japanese Tea Ceremony called cha-no-yu
Arranging flowers in special way called Ikebana
Kabuki theater popular
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Merchants & Trade, pg. 156-57
Companies set up for exporting goods
Banks were started and London and Amsterdam became important banking cities
Stock exchanges started in 1613
Insurance companies were set up to insure trading expedition failure
Kings & Parliaments, pg. 158-59
England’s King Charles I was defeated by Oliver Cromwell in 1642. He set
up a parliamentary government which increased in power over time.
Louis XIV of France a brilliant king
Frederick the Great of Prussia, brilliant military leader
Mozart
Catherine the Great of Russia
Sports & Pastimes, pg. 160
Tennis
Cock-fighting
Fox-hunting
Bear baiting
Cricket
Card games
Fencing
Shooting
Boxing
Pirates, Highwaymen, & Smugglers, pg. 161
Pirates
Promise by Clyde Bulla
(Juv. Fict)
Treasure Island
The Highwayman poem by Alfred Noyes
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Agricultural Revolution, pg. 162-63
New ways of farming included crop rotation, selective breeding, storing
crops over winter
Industrial Revolution
Machines & Factories, 164-65
Machines invented to spin and weave woolens
Factories built to house machines
Steam power invented by James Watt
Coal & Iron mining improvements
Life in New Towns, pg. 166-67
New towns grew up around factories
Living and working conditions poor
Trade unions started
Salvation Army
Dr. Barnado, reformer
Transport & Travel, pg. 168-69
First ascent of hot-air balloon
First steam locomotive
First pedal bicycle
Suez Canal opened
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French Revolution
Victor by Gerstein (Juv. Fiction)
Louis XVI and wife Marie Antoinette were executed after a violent revolt
Napolean’s Wars
Napoleon successful military leader and crowned himself emperor
He conquered Spain and Prussia
Tried to defeat Britain but lost in Battle of Trafalgar
Invaded Russia
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American Revolution & Independence, pg. 172
British helped 13 colonies defeat Indians and French, then taxed colonies
to pay for war
The Boston Massacre (1770) & Boston Tea Party (1773)
British sent troops to Concord, MA, to get weapons and Paul Revere made
his famous ride in 1775. War broke out
Welcome to Felicity’s World: Colonial America by Gourley (973.2Go)
Why Not, Lafayette by Fritz (973.3Fr)
Why Don’t You Get a Horse Sam Adams by Fritz (921Ad)
Redcoats and Petticoats by Katherine Kirkpatrick (Pict)
Sleds on the Boston Common by Louise Borden
Pg 148-56 of What your 3rd Grader Needs to Know
plus selected sections from the What
your 2nd Grader Needs to Know, What your 1st Grader Needs to Know
The American Revolution by the History Channel (973.3Am video)
Revolutionary War Days: Discover the Past by David King (PWL)
Sam Adams: The Boy Who Became Father of the American Revolution
by Fayette Richardson (921Ad)
George the Drummer Boy by Benchley (Easy Reader)
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (Inter Fic)
Sam the Minuteman by Benchley (Easy Reader)
Hannah of Fairfield by Jean VanLeeuwen (Juv Fic)
Fourth of July Raid by Wilma Hays
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
Written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
1783 Treaty was signed with Britian establishing the independent nation
of USA
Constitution established
George Washington, first president
George Washington’s Mother (Easy Reader), Kids Discover on Washington, Meet George Washington by (order ?)
The next nine presidents
Young John Quincy Adams by Cheryl Harness (921Ad)
Kids Discover on Jefferson, Meet Thomas
Jefferson by Marvin Barrett (CW lib)
Who let Muddy Boots into the White House: A Story of Andrew
Jackson by Robert
Quackenbush (PWL)
Germany, pg. 172
Bismark, chief minister to William I
William I brought all of Germany under his control and declared himself
Kaiser
Wagner
Italy, pg. 173
Garibaldi and the red shirts of Italy drove foreigners out and declared
it independent
Britain, pg. 173
Suffragettes sought for women’s right to vote
Karl Marx, pg. 173
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Harriet Tubman helped 19 groups of slaves escape
Abraham Lincoln
Kids
Discover on Lincoln, Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber, Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner, Young Abe Lincoln by Cheryl Harness, and Abe Lincoln Goes
to Washington by Cheryl
Harness, Abe Lincoln’s B-Day by Wilma Hays (Juv Fic)
American Civil War in 1861-65
General Lee lead the Southerners (Conferates)
General Grant lead the Unionists
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CaptianCook discovered Australia and New Zealand
Missionary Dr. Livingstone set hospitals, schools and churches
Frenchmen ReneCaille explored Sahara
Alexandrine Tinne, wealthy Dutch heiress
Richard Burton explored Mecca
Robert Peary reached North Pole
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Egyptians sold Suez Canal interests to British
French gained control of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco
Dutch settled in South Africa cape colony. But British took over.
Zulus in Rhodesia fought the Boers (Dutch farmers) from 1878-9
Shaku:
King of the Zulus
by Diane Stanley (968St)
The Zulu
Kingdom by Sandra
Klopper (968.4Kl)
Between 1880 and 1914, nearly all of Africa was carved up between various
European powers.
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British East India Company, a trading company, controlled most of India
by 19th century
In 1857, Mutiny of East but British regained control
British government appointed officials and Indians pronces lost power
British brought own customs and entertainment
Two main religious groups, Hindu and Muslims, fought constantly
India formed a National Congress in 1885 and sought independence
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British sent criminals to Australia
Others came to raise sheep and cattle
Aborigines were killed and died from diseases
In New Zealand, the British took over the country in 1840 but there were
fierce wars between the Maoris and the settlers
This
Place is Lonely by
Vicki Cobb (994Co)
Down
Under: Vanishing Cultures by Jan Reynolds (994.8Re)
My Place by Nadia Wheatley (994Wh)
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Indians & Settlers, pg. 182-83
Plains Indians
Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village by Michael Terry (978Te)
Westward movement in covered wagons
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon by Ellen Levine (978Le)
Gold Rush
The Secret Valley by Clyde Bulla (Juv Fic)
Gold Fever by McMorrow (979.4Mc)
Kid Discover Gold
General Custer
Wild West, pg. 184
1850-1900 Life in America
Cowboys and ranches
Riding the Pony Express by Clyde Bulla (Juv Fic)
Next Spring an Oriole by Gloria Whelan (Juv Fic)
South America, pg. 185
Simon Bolivar helped to rule of Spain and Portugal in S.A.
Coffee brought from Arabia and grown in large estates
Rubber harvested
Amazon jungle
Mexico, pg. 185
Davy Crockett defended Fort Alamo
Susanna of the Alamo by Jakes & Bacon (976.4Jo)
Davy Crokett by Sanford Tousey (921Cr)
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China, pg. 189
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