NATIVE AMERICANS
FUN PACKET
7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
MR. HIGBY
NAME:___________________________________________
PRIMARY SOURCE vs. SECONDARY SOURCE
Primary Source – is information that was created at the same time as an event
or by a person directly involved in the event. (Diaries, Speeches, Letters…)
Secondary source – is information from somewhere else or by a person not
directly involved in the event. (Textbooks, book reports…)
Directions: If it is a Primary Source, place a P on the line. If it is a secondary sources, place a S on the
line.
1) A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.
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2) A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s ‘electrical’ battle.
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3) Anne Frank’s diary describing her life during World War 2.
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4) A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
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5) A textbook describing the civil rights movement.
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6) A news report about the opening of a power plant
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7) A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
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8) A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.
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9) An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
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10) A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
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11) An autobiography about the 40th president, Ronald Reagan.
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12) A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America.
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13) A famous artist’s painting of what cowboy life was probably like.
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14) A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.
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15) The United States Constitution.
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FACT VS. OPINION
Fact – is a statement that can be proven or checked. A fact my include
supporting evidence such as statistics or quotations from a recognized expert.
Opinion – is a statement that tells what the writer thinks, believes, or feels
about a subject that cannot be proved true or false. Words such as I think,
terrible, excellent, perhaps, out to, should, must, bad appeal to emotions.
Directions: Write “F” for fact beside the statements that are facts. Write “O” for opinion beside
the statements that are opinions.
1) Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States.
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2) Dogs make the best pets.
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3) You will be marked tardy if you go to class after the bell rings.
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4) California is the best place to live.
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5) Abraham Lincoln was the best United States president.
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6) Girls are smarter than boys.
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7) Boys are stronger than girls.
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8) Christmas is in December.
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9) Christmas is the best holiday.
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10) Hunger Games is going to be a great movie.
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11) Science is the best subject in school.
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12) A driver’s license is required to legally drive a car.
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13) The library contains fiction and nonfiction books.
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14) New Year’s Eve is December 31st.
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15) Football is the most popular sport.
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Perspective
PERSPECTIVE – attitude towards or way of regarding something. A
point of view.
Directions: Draw a tree in the box below.
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Early Americans
Directions: Please use the readings and images below to help you complete the questions. Make
sure to provide evidence with your answers.
Land Bridge Theory:
The Land Bridge Theory, also known as the Bering
Strait Theory or Beringia Theory, is a popular model
of migration into the New World. This theory was
first proposed in 1590. The Land Bridge Theory
proposes the early people migrated from Siberia to
Alaska across a land bridge that spanned the current
day Bering Strait. The first people to populate the
Americas were believed to have migrated across the
Bering Land Bridge while tracking large game animal
herds. This theory is widely adopted by most modern
textbooks.
1) How did early people come to America?
It is believed as the large game started to become
scarce these early hunters traveled further south,
where they started to experiment with maize. As
these hunters were able to create a stable food source
they started to settle down and create civilization.
2) What 2 Continents were connected by the Land Bridge?
The Clovis First Hypothesis:
Over the last half-century, archaeologists have largely
concurred that the first Americans migrated into
North America from Asia more than fourteen to
twenty thousand years ago via an overland route
across the frozen Land Bridge.
3) What did the early people do for food once the large
game died off?
Although it is likely that there were additional
migration routes into America, the importance of
ancient Beringia and its role in peopling America is
undeniable.
In Mexico in the early 20th century spears were
discovered. Carbon dating has now placed these spear
points at more than 14,000 years old. The majority of
archaeologists have traditionally seen this as direct
proof both the Bering land Bridge theory and timeline
of early migration into America.
4) Why do you think the Iroquois settled in New York?
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Early Americans
Label the following Native American
tribes:
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Mohegan
Mohawk
Oneida
Delaware
Poospatuck
Mohican
Label the following Native American
tribes:
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Abenaki
Laurentians
Erie
Seneca
Cayuga
Onondaga
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Early Americans
Label the following
bodies of water:
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Hudson River
Great Lakes
Finger Lakes
Lake Placid
Label the following counties:
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Herkimer County
Otsego County
Oneida County
Hamilton County
Fulton County
Montgomery County
Madison County
Lewis County
St. Lawrence County
Label the following cities:
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Albany
West Winfield
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
NYC
Long Island
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Name: _________________________________________
Date: ________________
Social Studies: CSI Lab
Mr. Higby
CSI: Early Americas
(Experiment in Archeology)
1) Crime Scene: (What do you see there? Be ready to piece it together.)
2) Crime Scene: (What do you see there? Be ready to piece it together.)
3) Crime Scene: (What do you see there? Be ready to piece it together.)
4) Crime Scene: (What do you see there? Be ready to piece it together.)
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Social Studies: CSI Lab
Mr. Higby
Directions: Using the artifacts and your knowledge of history piece together the story of what
might have happened.
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