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Oceania: Flags. Oceania: Flags of Countries and Territories. Australia: Capitals of States and Territories. Australia: States and Territories. From there, the French founded Quebec in , then the Dutch started a colony in in present-day New York.
Europeans continued to settle in the New World in ever-increasing numbers throughout the next couple of centuries. The settlers also brought diseases that the native peoples had not faced before, and these illnesses sometimes had horrible effects. During this time, fights between the settlers and Native Americans erupted often, particularly as more people claimed land where the Native Americans lived.
The U. But the government did not honor most of these treaties, and even sent military units to forcibly remove Native Americans from their lands. For example, in , President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which granted land west of the Mississippi River to Native American tribes who agreed to give up their lands. But this broke with other treaties he had signed with Native American tribes in the Southeast.
The removal was supposed to be voluntary, but Jackson used legal and military action to remove several tribes from their homelands and ended nearly 70 treaties during his presidency. By the midth century, most Native American tribes had been wiped out or moved to live on much smaller portions of land in the Midwest.
In , colonists living in the New England area of the New World drafted the Declaration of Independence, a document that stated that the American colonies were tired of being ruled by Great Britain now called the United Kingdom.
The settlers fought for—and won—their independence and formed a union of states based on a new constitution. Enslaved Africans were brought to North America by boat as early as The trans-Atlantic slave trade saw more than By , nearly four million enslaved people lived in the country. Most worked in the South, where their free labor allowed the sugar, cotton, and tobacco industries to flourish. Enslaved people even built the White House and the U. Lincoln wanted to end slavery.
Many people in the northern states agreed with him; some people in the southern states, however, relied on enslaved people to farm their crops and did not want slavery to end. Eventually, 11 southern states formed the Confederate States of America to oppose the 23 northern states that remained in the Union. The Civil War began on April 12, The Civil War was fought between abolitionists, or people who wanted to end slavery, and the pro-slavery Confederacy. Two years later, the Civil War ended with a Union victory.
That same year, the passage of the 13th Amendment officially abolished the practice of slavery and ended nearly years of slavery in the country. But it did not end racism. Former enslaved people—as well as their descendants— struggled with discrimination , and African-American heroes today are still fighting for equality.
During this time of expansion, the population grew from about five million people in to nearly 80 million people in Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder is a favorite at our house. For younger children, we recommend Ticket to Ride: First Journey.
Players collect cards in matching colors to claim train routes. Kids learn some geography as they build routes between various cities across the U.
I like that kids can play this game solo or with others. There are 55 cards featuring individual states, territories, and regions. Players choose a card from the box and look at the front for 10 seconds.
Then roll the die and answer that question listed on the back. If you get it right, you win the card! This game requires more strategy than some of our other suggestions, but it is a fantastic choice for kids and adults alike. Younger kids may need some help during their turn. Players move around the board visiting National Parks and trying to collect park cards and stones. Kids will learn where the National Parks are located and interesting facts on the park cards.
When we play this game, we read the information on the park card aloud after claiming it. The popular Sequence series of games has one featuring U. Kids will learn the state capitals and how to identify states by their shape while playing this strategic game. Players must match their state cards to the same state, color, and shape on the board and place a chip on it.
Get five chips in a row to win! Drag each state onto the map states disappear. Type the first three letters of the state's name no outlines given. Pick the correct state for the highlighted capital, by region. Learn about U. Click on the continents and oceans of the world to find out their names. Click on the correct continent or ocean you may select regions.
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