Way Back Wonders by Jacqueline Wurster https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301 A place to wonder about our past! en-us 2018-05-18 15:58:27 UTC 2024-03-14 13:55:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Week 3 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/262028381 1. Explain in your own words what Abolitionist wanted to do.

2. Why was the abolitionist movement important to our country?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/abolitionist-movement/352697]]> 2018-05-18 18:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/262028381 Week 2 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/262029636 1. Write a strong fact about this person.

2. Why is this person such a famous historical figure?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Daniel-Boone/352874]]> 2018-05-18 18:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/262029636 Week 1 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/312268987 1. Explain what happened on Dec. 7, 1941


2. Why is this a significant event in U.S. history?

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]]> 2018-12-07 15:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/312268987 Week 4 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/328307057 1. What is a famine?

2. How was America effected by the Irish Famine?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Irish-Famine/487499]]> 2019-02-06 15:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/328307057 Week 5 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/330859691 1. Explain what suffrage is.

2. In America's past, who did not have voting rights?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/suffrage/353820]]> 2019-02-13 15:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/330859691 Week 6 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/334905920 1. Why is Sacagawea so important to American history?

2. Write an important fact about her or her accomplishments.
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Sacagawea/353736]]> 2019-02-25 15:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/334905920 Week 7 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/334910408 1. What were some accomplishments that Alvin Ailey had?

2. Why is he an important African-American figure to learn about?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Ailey-Alvin/399330]]> 2019-02-25 15:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/334910408 Week 8 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/343358514 1. Why did the American Revolution begin?

2. What were the American soldiers called? Why?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/American-Revolution/353711]]> 2019-03-20 14:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/343358514 Week 9 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/346571494 1. What is Benjamin Franklin most remembered for?

2. What were his other accomplishments?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Benjamin-Franklin/353147]]> 2019-03-29 14:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/346571494 Week 10 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/350820203 1. What did Rachel Carson discover about pesticides and chemicals?

2. Why was her book Silent Spring so important?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Rachel-Carson/599835]]> 2019-04-11 15:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/350820203 Week 11 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/350823140 1. Where did the Olympics originate?

2. Name three current Olympic events mentioned in the text.
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Olympic-Games/353563]]> 2019-04-11 15:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/350823140 Week 12 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/359495133 1. The Aztec spoke a language called Nahua. What language still spoken includes many words from this language?

2. What is something important to know about the Aztec civilization?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Aztec/352810]]> 2019-05-13 14:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/359495133 Week 13 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/364036311 1. What is an abolitionist?

2. In his later life, what did Frederick Douglass accomplish that was so important?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Frederick-Douglass/353063]]> 2019-05-28 14:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/364036311 Week 14 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/364037714 1. Who was the first president to live in The White House?

2. The White House is in Washington, D.C., which is our capital now. What is one of the cities that used to be the United State's capital city?
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/White-House/353925]]> 2019-05-28 14:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/364037714 Week 15 WursterRoom301 https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/1807655105 1. Explain why Columbus Day is celebrated.

2. Explain why some groups would like to change the day to Indiginous People's Day.
https://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Columbus-Day/624781]]> 2021-10-11 13:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/WursterRoom301/room301/wish/1807655105