REPAIR HISTORY

Students may play each other or you may divide the class in half and the teams play against one another. The first person draws a card and reads the statement and then read the statement again substituting words to make the statement correct. They may not use the word “not”. If they repair the historical statement correctly, they can keep that card and the play moves to the next person. If they can not correctly repair the statement, the other person (team)gets a chance to fix it and keep the card. The person with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

• Repair History•• Materials Needed:• Repair History Cards• Preparation:• Two to four players.• Objective:• Be the player with most playing cards at the end of the game.• Procedure:• Students may play each other or you may divide the class in half and

the teams play against one another. The first person draws a card and reads the statement and then read the statement again substituting words to make the statement correct. They may not use the word “not”. If they repair the historical statement correctly, they can keep that card and the play moves to the next person. If they cannot correctly repair the statement, the other person (team) gets a chance to fix it and keep the card. The person with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

The

United States is located on the continent

of South America.

The Pacific Ocean

borders Virginia.

Maryland borders

Virginia to the south.

There are seven states that border

Virginia.

The Fall Line is found

between the Piedmont

and the Blue Ridge

Mountain regions

The Piedmont

region includes the

Eastern Shore

Tidewater means the land at the foot of the mountains.

The Valley and Ridge region is

east of the Blue Ridge Mountains

A plateau is a large low area that is flat on top.

Alexandria is on the

Rappahannock River

Algonquian was spoken in the Ridge and Valley

region

Christopher Columbus named the

people Native

Americans when he landed

Virginia’s Indians are

called Plains

Indians

In the winter the

Indians fished and

picked berries

Jamestown was

primarily a religious venture

Jamestown was settled

in 1619

Only adult men and women were

considered citizens in

1619

The economy of the Virginia

colony depended

upon craftsman

The Assembly included four “burgesses”) from each of the divisions of Virginia,

the governor’s council, and the governor.

In 1619, all people were considered citizens.

By the 1460s, the burgesses became

a separate legislative body,

called the Virginia House of

Burgesses.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the

first declared legislative body in

America giving settlers the

opportunity to control their own

government.

The Virginia House of

Burgesses became the

Virginia Assembly,

and it continues

today.

The arrival of women in 1920 made it possible for the settlers to establish families

and a more permanent

settlement at Jamestown.

The settlers chose the

site of Jamestown because it could be

easily defended

from attack by the

French Navy.

The water along the shores of

Jamestown was shallow enough for

ships to dock.

The settlers “believed” they had a

good supply of fresh carrots.

The Virginia Company of London had the ability to

grant charters.

The charters extended Spanish rights to

the colonists.

In 1619, the governor of

Virginia called a meeting of the

General

Assembly.

England wanted to

establish an American colony to decrease

her wealth and power.

England hoped to

find rubber and garbage in America.

The King of England

financed the settlement of

Jamestown.

Jamestown became the

third permanent

English settlement

in North America.

When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was

located on a island in the

James River.

Today, Jamestown is located

on a peninsula bordered on three

sides by the James River.

The kinds of food they ate, the clothing

they wore, and the shelters they had depended

upon the seasons.

In summer, the Indians

hunted birds and animals.

In fall, the Indians

grew crops (corn, beans, squash)

In spring, the Indians harvested

crops.

Indians used plastic for clothing.

Eastern Woodland

Indians made their

shelter from

materials they

bought from the store.

Powhatan Indians

lived in the southwester

n part of Virginia and

spoke Iroquoian.

Cherokee Indians

lived in the Piedmont

region and spoke Sioux.

Monacan Indians lived

in the Coastal Plain region and

spoke Algonquian.

The climate of Virginia

is relatively mild with no distinct seasons.

Piedmont region is

known for its seafood.

Virginia’s Indians are

called Eastern

Woodland Indians because most of

Virginia is covered by swamps.

Neighbor location may be described using terms that

show connections between two

places such as “next to,” “near,”

“bordering.”

Blue Ridge Mountain

Region has flat land

and is east of the fall

line.

Coastal Plain

regions is the source of many rivers.

An island is a piece of

land bordered

by water on three sides.

The James River forms the border between

Virginia and Maryland

Magazines such as arrowheads,

pottery, and other tools that have

been found tell a lot about the

people who lived in Virginia.

Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619, by their own choice.

Slaves were given their freedom

after working, without

pay, for a period of 5 to 7 years.

The arrival of Africans

made it possible to cut down

on the tobacco

economy.

The site the settlers

chose for Jamestown

was dry and had plenty of

fresh drinking water.

Many settlers

died of old age and

stupidity.

Captain John Rolfe provided

strong leadership that helped the

colony survive.

Captain John Smith initiated trading with the

Cherokee Indians.

The Powhatans traded phones, couches, and

televisions with the English in exchange for tools, pots,

guns, and other goods.

The Powhatan people

realized the English

settlement would

continue to end quickly.

Pocahontas, daughter of

Chief Monacan,

thought the American

Indians and English could

live in harmony.

The Powhatans introduced new crops

to the English, including tomatoes

and cucumbers.

The Powhatans

saw the colonists as invaders that would take over their friends.