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Here is an old School House Rock video to help you memorize the Preamble of the Constitution. 



Compare and Contrast the government structure and functions of the United States government with those of Canada, Mexico, and one other country in either the Caribbean or South America.  (Point-by-point essay)

United States Government Summary

Mexico Government Summary

Canadian Government Structure Summary

 
Republic Vs. Democracy
 

Early People

 

EARLY MIGRATION 

Essential Question:  

  • Which migration theory is most believable? 

Various forms of scientific evidence suggest that humans came ot North America approximately 25,000 to 14,000 years ago and spread southward to South America.  However, there are various theories related to migration routes.   

Bering Land Bridge Theory


Coastal Migration Theory
Solutrean Theory 
 
Polynesian Theory 
 
Complete this DBQ to show what you have learned. 
 
 Essential Question:
How did Native American culture groups develop and adapt to their environments?
 
Human populations developed along rivers, in rainforests, along oceans, in deserts, on plains, in mountains, and in cold climates.  These early peoples formed groups and developed unique cultures.     

Group Project 

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Complex Societies and Civilizations

European Exploration and its Effects

Native Americans and European Viewpoints
 
Spanish Interactions
 
Frech, Dutch, and English Interactions 
The Columbian Exchange
 
 The Middle Passage
 
Sugar Exchange
 
 

Comparative Cultures

Economics