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Maryland Maine Pennsylvania New Hampshire New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont New York Delaware Why do we call the Northeast the “birthplace of our nation”? Why did our nations first factories start here? What large cities are found in the Northeast? West Quoddy Head, Maine -Northeast Maine -Northernmost part of the United States -The lighthouse keeps ships from crashing into the shore. The Sun rises here before anywhere else in the country Fishing is very important – fishing harbors are found throughout the coastline Moving glaciers carved out the once smooth coastline a long time ago Click the boat to hear the fog horn -The coast use to be smooth until the Ice Age -When glaciers melted, the sea flowed into the places where they were. Harbors formed. Mt. Washington – highest peak in the Northeast at 6,288 ft. Some of the world’s most severe weather Possibility of snow all year long Peak is very windy Vocabulary Peak – the top of a mountain State Capital - Augusta Concord Mount Washington Cog Railway is used to get to the top – running on the 2nd steepest railway in the world A part of the White Mountains which are connected to the Appalachian Mountain Range Click the train to go to The Cog Railway One of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. Mountains known for skiing Great foliage in the fall State Capital Montpelier Smallest state in the US. Newport, RI known for sailing and it is a large port. State Capital Providence State Capital - Hartford Mark Twain’s Home State Capitol – Boston Cape Cod is where the Pilgrims landed About 400 yrs ago the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts They left England in 1602 on a ship called the Mayflower – a reproduction of the ship can now be seen at Plymouth Harbor Half of the passengers were Pilgrims searching for religious freedom, the other half, known as “strangers” were looking to settle in Virginia A storm blew the ship off course forcing the passengers to land in New England With no government established in New England, the Pilgrims had a problem. How did they solve their problem? To solve their problem, the Pilgrims came up with the Mayflower Compact – their agreement to set up a government that would make laws and rules for the benefit of everyone Every man signed the compact and a governor was elected Because of this Americans today believe that leaders and laws should be elected and created by the people Click the Mayflower compact to see Schoolhouse Rock – American Revolution What is DEMOCRACY?? A form of government in which people vote for their laws and leaders. The Freedom Trail and the Black Heritage Trail both are both walking trails that begin at the Boston Common Freedom Trail – takes you to different places where the fight for freedom began, ending at the very place the first battle of the American Revolution took place, Bunker Hill Black Heritage Trail – learn about the long history of African Americans in Boston ending at the African Meeting House America’s first public park is Boston Common Boston is one of America’s oldest cities and where the fight for freedom began The American Revolution began near Boston when British troops fought against the colonists in 1775 because they no longer wanted to live under British rule “Boston Tea Party” Battle of Bunker Hill “Shot heard Around the world” Vocabulary Revolution – the overthrow of a system of government Click the photo to watch the “Shot heard Around the World” Albany is the state capital New York City is one of the largest cities in the United States. Borders 2 of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario The Erie Canal is a 363-mile-long ditch connecting Hudson River with the Great Lakes In 1817, work began on the canal because they needed a faster and more costly way to transport goods A canal is a ditch dug across land. Click the Photo to see a boat raised in the Lock Locks are used to raise and lower boats in the water. Lock – a water elevator used to raise and lower boats The problem was the Appalachian Mountains were between the two regions and there was no river crossing the mountains The solution was that men dug a 40foot-wide ditch from the Hudson River to Lake Erie 83 locks were built to carry the boats over the mountains In 1825, the Erie Canal opened and was a great success – freight prices dropped and New York City soon became the nation’s busiest seaport Click the photo to hear the Erie Canal Song The largest city in America with more than 8 million people living in it City of immigrants containing many different cultures and languages Dutch settled here first then Europeans and Africans New Yorkers began to build skyscrapers to house so many people New York’s most famous skyscraper is The Empire State Building – 102 floors with 1,800 stairs and 1,472 ft tall Vocabulary Skyscraper – a very tall building The First State Dover is the Capital Borders Pennslvania Capital – Trenton The Garden State Borders Pennsylvania Capital – Harrisburg State bird – Ruffled Grouse State animal – White tailed deer State flower – Mountain Laurel State insect – Lady bug and the Firefly State motto – The Keystone State The United States was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 4, 1776 was the first Independence Day – leaders from the 13 colonies met to sign the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall Told the world that Americans had formed their own nation called the United States of America Click the photo for SchoolHouse Rock Fireworks In 1787 the nations best thinkers met again in Independence Hall. They wrote a new Constitution or plan of government for our country. We still live by that plan today. Constitution – A plan of government for the United States Based on Democracy The people choose their leader Protects our rights To say what you think Follow any religion Right to a fair trial Constitution – A plan of government for the United States Click the photo for the Schoolhouse Rock Preamble Video Water power and people power were two reasons why the first factories were built in the Northeast Milton Hershey started a candy business over a hundred years ago. He used the mass production system in his factory The Hershey bar was America’s first mass produced candy bar Hershey’s factory is the largest chocolate factory in the world today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLUEptVYH N4 Vocabulary Mass production – a way of making large quantities of the same product Click the Kiss to view How Hershey Kisses are made. Fast forward if needed. Capital – Annapolis Borders Pennsylvania to the south DC – Borders both Maryland and Virginia The capital of the United States and also where our countries government is located 3 branches of government Legislative. Executive Judicial Click the Capitol to hear 3 Ringed Government 3 branches of government Legislative – Congress makes laws for our country. Lawmakers are elected by voters to represent them in Congress. 2 Parts the House of Representatives and the Senate. Click the Law for “I’m Just a bill video Executive – the President is head of this branch. Their job is to make sure the laws passed by Congress are carried out. The president is elected by voters from each state. Click the seal to watch the Presidential Minute Judicial – made up of courts which make sure that the laws passed by Congress are obeyed. Supreme Court is the highest court and its job is the make sure that the laws that are passed by Congress follow the Constitution. Washington Monument – celebrates George Washington our first president Jefferson Memorial – honors signer of the Declaration of Independence and our 3rd president Thomas Jefferson National Archives Museum – holds the signed Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and the U. S. Constitution Why the Northeast is the “birthplace of our nation”? Boston is where the American Revolution began Philadelphia is where Americans first declared our independence from Britain Why first factories where located in Northeast ? Waterpower to run factories People who wanted and enjoyed challenge of starting new businesses New transportation methods – canals + railroads – lowered cost of transporting goods and encouraged people to build factories What are some large cities? Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D. C., and New York City
