Transcript 4th Grade Social Studies

1st Semester Review
Units 3 & 4
Colonial North Carolina
Settling North Carolina
Lesson 1: The Lost Colony
 Expedition: a journey
 Europeans began exploring
taken by a group of people
 Colony: is an area of land
ruled by another country
 Settler: a person who
moves to a new area
what is now North
Carolina in the 1500s
 The 1st English colony in
present-day NC was on
Roanoke
 England’s first 2 colonies
failed
 The lessons learned by the
first Roanoke settlers
helped teach future settlers
how to survive and succeed
Lesson 2: The Carolina Colony
 Proprietor: a person who
 England forms the
owns something
 Tax: money paid to a
government
 Governor: a person
chosen to lead a colony,
territory, or state
 Cargo: goods that are
shipped from one place
to another
Carolina colony
 Carolina Grows towns
(such as Bath)
 Growth causes conflicts
with American Indians
 Pirates like Blackbeard,
Stede Bonnet, and Anne
Bonny frequently
assaulted ships
Lesson 3: A Royal Colony
 Backcountry: a rural region
 NC became a royal colony
that has few people living
in it.
 Rebellion: a fight against a
government
 Slavery: a cruel system in
which people are bought
and sold, then forced to
work without pay
 Right: a freedom protected
by the government’s laws
in 1729
 Many groups from Europe
came to NC seeking better
lives
 Enslaved Africans worked
on farms
 Present-day NC still shows
colonial influences
Lesson 4: Old Salem
 Community: a group of
 The Moravians believed
people living in the same
area under the same laws
 Apprentice: a person
who learns a trade from
an adult worker
 Merchant: a person who
buys and sells goods
 Commerce: the buying
and selling of goods
in hard work,
cooperation, and strong
family ties
 Salem was an important
place of trade
 Became Winston-Salem,
one of NC’s largest and
most important cities
Life in the Colony
Lesson 1: Colonial Work
 Plantation: a large farm on
 Colonists farmed land and
which workers living on
the farm raise crops
 Export: a product sent to
another place and sold
 Naval stores: products
from pine trees used to
build and repair ships
 Economy: the way people
use resources to make, buy,
and sell goods and services
fished in the Coastal Plain
and in the backcountry
 Some colonists enslaved
people worked in the
forests and in towns
Lesson 2: Transportation and Early
Towns
 Carriage: a horse-drawn,
 Travel in colonial NC was
wheeled vehicle
 Cooper: makes or repairs
barrels
 Town Meeting: a
gathering where
colonists voted on the
laws for their towns and
chose leaders
slow and difficult
 Colonial towns were
important places for
trade and government
 African Americans did
different jobs in colonial
towns
 Some colonial towns still
exist today
Lesson 3: Living Near the Coast
 Acre: an area of land that
is about the size of a
football field
 Loft: an area set above a
living space
 Blacksmith: a person
who makes objects out of
iron, such as horseshoes
 Colonial coastal living
included the following:
 Wealthy plantation
owners lived in large
homes
 Most colonist lived in
smaller homes
 Most children worked
instead of attending
school
Lesson 4: Backcountry Life
 Literacy: ability to read
and write
 Militia: a group of
ordinary people who
train for a battle
 Inn: where travelers stay
 Life in the backcountry:
 Families grew their own
food
 Had small houses
 Women cooked and
sewed
 Played lots of
games/have gatherings
The Road to Independence
Lesson 1: Conflicts Grow
 Regulator: a backcountry
person who wanted to
control his own life
 Petition: a written request
from a group of people
 Congress: a group of
leaders who meet to
discuss a subject
 Revolution: a fight to
remove a government from
power
 Conflicts with Britain
leading up to the American
Revolution in 1775:
 Stamp Act protests, 1765
 Battle of Alamance, 1771
 Tea Parties, 1773-1774
Disagreements over taxes led
to a war to free colonists
from British rule
Lesson 2: NC in the War
 Patriot: someone who
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wanted freedom from
British rule
Loyalist: wanted the
colonies to remain part of
Britain
Delegate: a person chosen
to act and speak for others
Independence: freedom
from the rule of another
country
Surrender: to give up
control
 The American colonies
declared independence in
1776.
 After 8 years of fighting in
the American Revolution,
the colonies gained
independence from
Britain!
 The American Revolution
led to the birth of a new
nation
Lesson 3: Statehood
 Constitution: a written
 Backcountry farmers
plan for government
 Legislature: a group of
people who make and
change laws
 Convention: a meeting
that brings people
together for a common
purpose
tried to create the State
of Franklin in 1784
 The Constitutional
Convention created a
stronger national
government
 NC became the 12th state
in 1789
Living in North Carolina
Freedom and Equality
Lesson 1: The Struggle for Freedom
 Abolitionist: someone
who wants to end
slavery
 Amendment: a change
to the Constitution
 Segregation: the
forced separation of
blacks and whites
 Civil rights: the rights
that countries
guarantee their
citizens
 Slavery ended after the Civil War
 African Americans still faced
discrimination
 African Americans used nonviolent
protests to protect their rights
 Dr. Martin Luther King was a leader
who support non-violent protests
 Greensboro Sit-In: in 1960 4 NC
students repeatedly went to a
restaurant that was segregated.
They were asked to leave but
wouldn’t. Eventually they won!
Lesson 2: Equality for All
 Suffrage: the
 American Indians and
right to vote
 Ratify: to
approve
women fought for
equality in education
and government.
 The Nineteenth
Amendment protects
women’s suffrage (right
to vote)
Citizenship and Government
Lesson 1: Citizenship in NC
 Jury: a group of people
who decide a court case
 Election: the way voters
choose people to serve in
government
 Volunteer: a person who
does a job for no pay
 Citizens have rights and
responsibilities
 Have to vote
 Pay taxes
 The Bill of Rights
protects our rights (10
Amendments in the
Constitution)
 Freedoms of religion,
speech, and press
Lesson 2: State Government
 Veto: to reject
 Capitol: an office
building where a
government does its
work
 Public Servant: a person
who works for the local,
state, or national
government
 Three branches of
Government
 Legislative Branch:
makes laws
 Executive Branch:
enforces laws
 Judicial branch:
interprets laws
Lesson 3: Local Government
 County: a section of a
 Every city and county in NC
state containing
has a local government that
several cities or towns
provides services
 Mayor: the elected
 The elected officials in
leader of a city or town
most cities are the mayor
and the city council
 County governments are
often led by commissioners
Preamble, Symbols, and other Information
Preamble
We, the people of the State of North Carolina,
grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of
Nations, for the preservation of the American
Union and the existence of our civil, political and
religious liberties, and acknowledging our
dependence upon Him for the continuance of
those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the
more certain security thereof and for the better
government of this State, ordain and establish
this Constitution.
NC Symbols
 State Bird: Cardinal
 State Flower: Dogwood
 State Saltwater Fish:
Channel Bass
 State Tree: Pine
 State Mammal: Gray
Squirrel
 State Precious Stone:
Emerald (largest
emerald in North
America was found
near Statesville NC)
Other information
 Leading crops: Tobacco,
 State saying: “To be
peanuts, soybeans, corn,
cotton
 Leading Industries:
Making of chemicals and
textiles
 State Song: “The Old
North State”
rather than to seem”
 State Nickname: The
Old North State, or The
Tar Heel State
We live in the Western Hemisphere.
North America is the continent that we live on.
Our country is the United States of America .
Our state is called North Carolina.
Sanford is our town.
North Carolina has 3 neighboring states. They are
South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.
North Carolina’s physical features include oceans and
mountains.
The highest mountain in North Carolina is Mt.
Mitchell.
North Carolina is located on the East Coast.