About the Big Idea.................................. xiii Reading Your Textbook.............................. xiv Geography Handbook................................ G2 Atlas................................................ A2 New York and Its First People......................... 2 How do people adapt to where they live?.... 3 Reading Turtle s Race with Bear............................. 6 Reading Skills Identify Main Idea and Details................ 8 CHAPTER 1 THE LAND OF NEW YORK...................... 10 Lesson 1 New York s Regions............................ 12 Citizenship Democracy in Action Express Your Opinion...... 17 Map and Globe Skills Understand Latitude and Longitude..... 18 Lesson 2 Rivers and Lakes.............................. 20 Lesson 3 New York s Seasons........................... 24 Critical Thinking Skills Problem Solving.................... 28 Readers Theater The Battle to Save Whiteoak Creek....... 30 Lesson 4 Resources of New York......................... 34 Chart And Graph Skills Read Time Lines................... 38 Using Primary Sources Understand Artifacts.............. 40 Chapter 1 Review...................................... 42 CHAPTER 2 NEW YORK STATE S EARLY PEOPLE............. 44 Lesson 1 New York s First People......................... 46 Map and Globe Skills Use Elevation Maps.................. 50 Lesson 2 Native Americans of New York................... 52 Lesson 3 The Iroquois League........................... 60 Biography Hiawatha................................... 65 Chapter 2 Review..................................... 66 UNIT 1 REVIEW AND TEST PREPARATION................ 68 Review the Big Idea................................... 70 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education (b) Ralph Tiner/USFWS iii
Two Cultures Meet................. 72 What happens when different peoples first meet?.................................. 73 Reading Rip Van Winkle.................................. 76 Reading Skills Summarize.............................. 78 CHAPTER 3 EUROPEANS EXPLORE NEW YORK............. 80 Lesson 1 Looking for New Routes......................... 82 Critical Thinking Skills Make Decisions.................... 86 Lesson 2 The Dutch Settle New York...................... 88 Chart and Graph Skills Read Circle and Line Graphs.......... 92 Lesson 3 New York Becomes an English Colony............. 94 Citizenship Point of View Could Settlers Have Lived Peacefully with Native Americans?...................... 98 Chapter 3 Review.....................................100 CHAPTER 4 LIFE IN COLONIAL NEW YORK..................102 Lesson 1 Farmers and Townspeople.......................104 Lesson 2 Colonial Government in New York................108 Biography John Peter Zenger........................... 111 Field Trip Philipsburg Manor............................ 112 Lesson 3 Life in New York Colony......................... 114 Using Primary Sources Understand Historical Maps........120 Chapter 4 Review.....................................122 UNIT 2 REVIEW AND TEST PREPARATION................124 Review the Big Idea..................................126 iv Copyright McGraw-Hill Education
A Time of Change.................. 128 Why do people take risks?................ 129 Reading Paul Revere s Ride............................... 132 Reading Skills Sequence Events........................ 134 CHAPTER 5 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION..................136 Lesson 1 Trouble in the Colonies.........................138 Citizenship Democracy in Action Being Informed...........143 Lesson 2 Fighting in New York...........................144 Biography Sybil Ludington............................. 147 Map and Globe Skills Compare Maps at Different Scales......148 Lesson 3 The American Revolution Ends...................150 Chapter 5 Review.....................................154 CHAPTER 6 A NEW STATE................................156 Lesson 1 Forming a Government..........................158 Critical Thinking Skills Identify Fact and Opinion............162 Lesson 2 The Economy of the New State...................164 Chapter 6 Review.....................................168 CHAPTER 7 NEW YORKERS MOVE WEST................... 170 Lesson 1 The Life of Settlers............................. 172 A Day in the Life A Young Person s Life on the Frontier...... 176 Map and Globe Skills Use Special Purpose Maps: Population Maps.................................... 178 Lesson 2 New Ways to Travel............................180 Using Primary Sources Understand Political Cartoons.......186 Lesson 3 New York Grows and Changes...................188 Readers Theater The Call to Women s Rights..............192 Chapter 7 Review......................................198 UNIT 3 REVIEW AND TEST PREPARATION............... 200 Review the Big Idea.................................. 202 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education (tr) Wind Home Photography/Getty Images v
The Empire State...................204 How does technology change people s lives?...................................... 205 Reading Harlem Renaissance Poems........................ 208 Reading Skills Compare and Contrast.................... 210 CHAPTER 8 THE CIVIL WAR............................. 212 Lesson 1 Freedom s Call............................... 214 Biography Sojourner Truth............................. 219 Using Primary Sources Understand Photographs.......... 220 Lesson 2 New York and the Union....................... 222 Chapter 8 Review.................................... 228 CHAPTER 9 LIFE CHANGES IN NEW YORK................. 230 Lesson 1 Inventions and Industries....................... 232 Lesson 2 Coming to the United States.................... 236 Biography Lillian Wald................................ 239 Lesson 3 Growth and Change........................... 240 Citizenship Democracy in Action Cooperation............ 245 Lesson 4 New York Goes to Work....................... 246 Chapter 9 Review.................................... 250 CHAPTER 10 NEW YORK IN THE 20TH CENTURY........... 252 Lesson 1 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s........................ 254 Biography Langston Hughes........................... 259 Lesson 2 World War II and the American Century........... 260 A Day in the Life A Young Person s Life in the 1950s....... 266 Study and Research Skills Write an Outline................ 268 Lesson 3 A New Century............................... 270 Biography Steven Chu................................ 273 Chapter 10 Review.................................... 274 UNIT 4 REVIEW AND TEST PREPARATION............... 276 Review the Big Idea.................................. 278 vi Copyright McGraw-Hill Education (l) Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZ62-120447]
A Changing New York............280 What causes a society to grow?........... 281 Reading Suffrage for Women.............................. 284 Reading Skills Identify Cause and Effect.................. 286 CHAPTER 11 GOVERNING NEW YORK..................... 288 Lesson 1 Local Government............................ 290 Study And Research Skills Use the Internet................ 294 Lesson 2 State Government............................ 296 Biography Oscar Garcia Rivera......................... 301 Field Trip Albany, New York............................ 302 Citizenship Democracy in Action Following Rules and Laws............................ 304 Study and Research Skills Finding Information on the Internet........................................ 306 Lesson 3 Our National Government...................... 308 Biography Shirley Chisholm............................. 311 Citizenship Points of View Who Can Be President?........ 312 Chapter 11 Review.................................... 314 CHAPTER 12 NEW YORK TODAY......................... 316 Lesson 1 The World of New York........................ 318 Lesson 2 Leisure Time in New York...................... 322 Biography Tania León................................ 325 Map And Globe Skills Read Road Maps................... 326 Lesson 3 Challenges.................................. 328 Lesson 4 Economic Activities in New York................. 332 Chapter 12 Review.................................... 334 UNIT 5 REVIEW AND TEST PREPARATION............... 336 Review the Big Idea.................................. 338 CITIZENSHIP HANDBOOK Being a Good Citizen................................... C3 The Declaration of Independence......................... C4 The Constitution of the United States..................... C10 Amendments to the Consitution.......................... C23 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education (r) Ken Cavanagh/McGraw-Hill Education vii