United States History Student Edition

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An artist’s depiction of a Sioux buffalo hunt in the winter months, called Buffalo Lancing in the Snow Drifts (George Catlin, 1861–1869)

The First Americans PREHISTORY–1492

INTRODUCTION LESSON 01 Introducing The First Americans

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LEARN THE EVENTS LESSONS 02 M igration to the Americas

INQUIRY ACTIVITY LESSON 05 Analyzing Sources: The Lives of Early Native Americans—Artifacts and Stories 21

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03 E arly Peoples of the Americas

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04 N ative Americans in 1492

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REVIEW AND APPLY LESSON 06 Reviewing The First Americans

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Image courtesy National Gallery of Art

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