US Historical Events
Revolutionary War - Also know as the American Revolution Boston Tea Party Civil War 1861-1865 Industrial Revolution World War 2
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USA Regional Features
A ridiculous rap song about the USA: https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/regions-of-the-us/ New York City Travel Video Regional Map
US Government Links
Three Branches: https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government Video on the three branches of government: https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernment/branchesofgovernment/ Another video on the Three Branches How a bill becomes a law
American Writers
Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, Samuel L. Clemens wrote under the pen name Mark Twain and went on to pen several novels, including two major classics of American literature, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. Twain died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut. Quick Facts NAME: Mark Twain OCCUPATION: Writer BIRTH DATE: November 30 , 1835 DEATH DATE: April 21 , 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH: Florida, Missouri PLACE OF DEATH: Redding, Connecticut Full Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens AKA: Samuel L. Clemens Books: Huckelberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, A Connectitcut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564?page=3#later-work JOHN STEINBECK http://www.biography.com/people/john-steinbeck-9493358 ERNEST HEMINGWAY http://www.biography.com/people/ernest-hemingway-9334498 EDGAR ALLAN POE h...