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== Maps & Timelines ==
 
=== Geographic regions of North America ===
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|[[File:NorthAmerica-sel-regions LCPS VA-Edu..jpg|none|thumb|Major regions of North America from the Virginia Dept. of Education SOL framework document>>
|'''Key'''
*'''A) Coastal Plain'''
** East Coast, location of the original 13 American colonies
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*'''B) Appalachian Mountains'''
** border between the 13 colonies and the French-Indian lands to the west of the Appalachians
*'''C) Canadian Shield'''
** distinct climate and geographic area north of Great Lakes and New England
*'''D) Interior Lowlands'''
** fertile lowlands along the Mississippi River
*'''E) Great Plains'''
** low, flat grasslands between the Mississippi Lowlands and the Rocky Mountains
*'''F) Rocky Mountains'''
** great mountain range that served as barrier between the middle and western parts of the continent
*'''G) Basin and Range'''
** isolated region that was not directly connected by rivers to other regions and that was between the Rocky Mountains and the Coastal Ranges (mountains)
*'''H) Coastal Ranges'''
** Mountain range along the west coast that feeds water into the fertile valleys and lands along the coast
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|[[File:Atlantic Coastal Plain.svg|thumb|The Atlantic coastal plain |alt=|border|none>>
|'''ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN'''
* lowland coast region along Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
* the 13 American colonies were settled in the Coastal Plain from modern Georgia to Massachusetts
** note that Massachusetts is part of the Appalachian region, but it was settled along with the '''Coastal Plain'''
* the western barrier to the Coastal Plain is the eastern slope of the Appalachian Mountains
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|[[File:AppalachianLocatorMap2.png|thumb|AppalachianLocatorMap2|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Appalachian region of United States.png|thumb|'''Appalachian region of United States'''|alt=|none>>
|'''APPALACHIAN REGION'''
* Appalachian Mountains =
** mountain range that extends along the western border of the Coastal Plain from Georgia to New England
** includes sub-regions
*** the Piedmont, Low Plateaus and Mountains
* the Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier between
** early American colonies (to the east of the Appalachians along the Coastal Plain)
** and French and Indian lands (to the west of the Appalachians)
* all rivers from the eastern slope flow towards the Atlantic Ocean
* all rivers from the western slope flow towards the Mississippi River
* after Britain defeated France in the 1854-63 French-Indian War, the entire Appalachian region (and all lands up to the Mississippi River) became British
** however, the British King prohibited American colonists from occupying it
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|INTERIOR LOWLANDS
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|[[File:Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|thumb|Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains|alt=Satellite image illustrating the Great Plains.jpg|border|none>>[[File:Map of Great Plains.svg|thumb|'''Great Plains region'''|alt=|none>>
|'''GREAT PLAINS REGION'''
* area of flat lands with mostly grasses (not forests)
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|[[File:RockyMountains-Range.svg|thumb|RockyMountains-Range|alt=RockyMountains-Range.svg|border|none>>
|'''ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION'''
* high mountain range above and to the east of the Great Basin
** the "'''Continental Divide'''" is in the Rocky Mountains, marking the point at which the land descends to the east or the west
* important rivers flow from origins in the Rocky Mountains
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|[[File:Basin and Range Province Boundaries and Landmarks.svg|thumb|One of various geographical definitions of the Province|alt=|none>>[[File:GB-Definition-Map.jpg|thumb|The hydrographic Great Basin (magenta outline), distinguished from the Great Basin Desert (black), and the Basin and Range Geological Province (teal).[3]|alt=|border|none>>[[File:Great Basin map.gif|thumb|Great Basin map|alt=Great Basin map.gif|border|none>>
|'''BASIN AND RANGE'''
* the "Great Basin" = a geographic depression (low area) that was once under the sea
** no rivers or water flow out of the Great Basin
* the VA & US SOL refers to the "Great Basin" as the "'''Basin'''"
* the '''Range''' includes mountains from which water flows into the Great Basin
** the western border of the Range are the '''Sierra Nevada Mountains'''
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|[[File:California Mountain Ranges.png|thumb|Northern and Southern Coast Ranges and other major mountain ranges of California|alt=|border|none>>
|'''PACIFIC COASTAL RANGE'''
* western slope of mountains that border the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
* and that produce important rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean
* water flow from the mountains allows for great agricultural production in the "central valley"
** = valley area between the mountains
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=== Rivers of the U.S. ===
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|'''BIG IDEAS'''
* rivers start in mountains and flow downhill
* thus they mark the major regions
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|'''US Rivers to know:'''
* Hudson River
* Mississippi River
* Missouri River
* Ohio River
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|[[File:US map - rivers and lakes3.jpg|thumb|US map - rivers and lakes3|alt=|border|none>>
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|'''Virginia Rivers to know:'''
* James River
* Potomac River
* Roanoke River
* Virginia has approx. 49,350 miles of river
** all Virginia rivers flow towards the Atlantic
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|[[File:Chesapeake bay watershed map.jpg|thumb|The Chesapeake Bay watershed|alt=A rough map of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with blue lines for rivers drawn on top.>>
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=== Virginia maps ===
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=== Native American regions of North America ===
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[[File:NativeAmericanRegions map 1.jpg|thumb|'''Major Regions of North America'''|alt=|none>>
[[File:Langs N.Amer.png|thumb|Language families of Indigenous peoples in North America: shown across present-day Canada, Greenland, the United States, and northern Mexico|alt=|none>>
|'''BIG IDEAS'''
* Native American tribes and language groups were divided into these basic geographic regions
* these maps will not be on the Virginia SOL
** however, they provide a good overview of distribution Native American ethnic, language and tribal groups
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[[File:North American cultural areas.png|Cultural areas of North America at time of European contact|alt=|border|none|thumb>>
[[File:Early indian east.jpg|thumb|Eastern tribes & general language groups, pre-colonial era|alt=Early indian east.jpg|none>>
|'''BIG IDEAS'''
* at the time of English and French colonization, Native American tribes occupied all areas of European colonization
** and were aligned by language and ethnic groups
* the English and French made treaties and/or fought with various tribes
** which re-aligned Native American tribal arrangements
** the French generally allied with Algonquin tribes and confederations
** the English generally allied with Iroquois tribes and confederations
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=== Colonial America & territorial expansion ===
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|'''BIG IDEAS'''
* red = British colonies in red, including 13 American
* striped red = British territory in Canada ceded (surrendered) by France to Britain in 1713
* blue = French territory, called "New France"
* orange = Spanish territory, which includes Florida and parts of modern Southwest US (an area that belonged to Mexico after Mexican independence from Spain)
* the red (British) and blue (French) territories are separated by the Appalachian Mountains
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|[[File:Map Thirteen Colonies 1775.svg|thumb|Map Thirteen Colonies 1775|alt=|none>>
|'''BIG IDEAS'''
* after the French-Indian War (1754-1763), the lands that had belonged to Franch became British
** Canada
** all lands east of the Mississippi River
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** France gave control of Louisiana to Spain
*** = lands west of the Mississippi River
* English King George prohibited colonies from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
* he reserved that land for Native Americans ("Indian Territories")
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== Wars: causes & effects ==


== Big Ideas ==
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Revision as of 16:03, 30 May 2022

Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test

Released tests can be found here:

Virginia Standards of Learning

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