Social+Studies

Social Studies 7.3.12.B B. Analyze the significance of human activity in shaping places and regions by their cultural characteristics.  · Cultural conflicts (e.g., over language (Canada), over political power (Spain), over economic opportunities (Mexico))  · Forces for cultural convergence (e.g., the diffusion of foods, fashions, religions, language)


 * US History.Org Revolutionary War [|Tour]

Read the material on this page and present to your group the reasons how those from Boston felt during this time period.
 Paul Revere, the American patriot who warned that the British were coming, engraved this depiction of the Boston Massacre CREDIT: Revere, Paul, engraver. "The BLOODY MASSACRE Perpetrated in King Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770 by a Party of the 29th REGT." 1770. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
 * America's Story from the Library of Congress [|Boston Massacre]

Freedom Trail
media type="youtube" key="kViTJyQtqqg" height="344" width="425" The **Freedom Trail** is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown [|Boston, Massachusetts] which leads to sixteen significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the [|Boston Common] to the [|Bunker Hill Monument] in [|Charlestown] and is popular with tourists. Part of the Freedom Trail has been included in the longer [|Boston Harbor Walk]. The Freedom Trail is a unit of[|Boston National Historical Park]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia **These are the Five Fundamental Themes of Geography:**

Theme Description
 * Location || The absolute and relative position of a place on Earth’s surface ||
 * Place || How physical and human characteristics define and distinguish a place ||
 * Human-Environment Interactions || How humans modify and adapt to natural settings ||
 * Movement || How people, ideas and materials move between and among locations ||
 * Regions || How an area displays unity in terms of physical and human characteristics ||