United States History Student Edition

Looking Ahead In this topic, you will learn what history is and how historians—and you—study history, including the important tools and skills that are needed. You can preview some of the key events that you will learn about in United States history by reviewing the time line. What Will You Learn? In these lessons in the Historian’s Toolkit, you will learn: • what history is. • how a historian works. • what tools and skills you need to study and understand United States history. • how economics and civics relate to history and why historians need to understand these subjects. • other occupations that are related to and support history. • how geography relates to history and some important geography skills and tools.

KEY EVENTS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY

1400 C.E.

1492 C.E. Columbus reaches the Americas

1500 C.E.

1565 C.E. St. Augustine is founded

1600 C.E

1607 C.E. Jamestown is founded

1700 C.E.

1776 C.E. United States declares independence

1800 C.E.

1803 C.E. Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States

1861 C.E. Civil War begins

1900 C.E.

1917 C.E. United States enters World War I

FLORIDA BENCHMARKS

• SS.8.G.2.1 • SS.8.G.3.1 • SS.8.G.3.2 • SS.8.G.5.1 • SS.8.G.5.2

• SS.8.A.1.1 • SS.8.A.1.2 • SS.8.A.1.3 • SS.8.A.1.4 • SS.8.A.1.5 • SS.8.A.1.6 • SS.8.CG.1.3 • SS.8.CG.2.2 • SS.8.E.1.1 • SS.8.E.3.1 • SS.8.G.1.1 • SS.8.G.1.2

• ELA.K12.EE.1.1 • ELA.K12.EE.2.1 • ELA.K12.EE.3.1 • ELA.K12.EE.4.1 • ELA.K12.EE.5.1 • ELA.K12.EE.6.1

Sequencing Based on the time line, which event happened first, the Louisiana Purchase or the founding of Jamestown?

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