Ranchers didn’t like the homesteaders so much because the homesteaders fenced in the ranges the cowboys used for cattle drives. Ranchers raised cattle and other livestock, but cows were the …
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Homesteaders & Locust Plauges
The Homestead Act of 1862, signed by Abraham Lincoln, gave anyone, 21 years old or older, who had never taken up arms against the government, 160 acres of land in …
Transcontinental Railroad
Instead of reading the book, Charlie Brown & company have a nice little video that covers this topic nicely, and will likely be remembered far longer then a few pages …
Post Revolution Napoleonic France
After the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte took over in France. Here are some resources we used. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOki3qAZe4g] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gC00avITj0] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dywr9qzEzkQ] Biography channel has the full episode online …
Lafayette & the French Revolution
“I go to defend Liberty as a friend. The happiness of America is intimately tied to the happiness of all mankind. One day she will become the safe haven of …
Preamble & Ratification of the Constitution
Read the Preamble. Play “what’s the missing word”. Write Preamble on whiteboard, have kid close eyes, then erase a word. See if kid can tell you what word you erased. …
GeekBoy’s Dysgraphia Video
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0WkTVH-UaA] The Geek & I made this video to help others who are struggling with Dysgraphia.
One week down.
So, yea. We officially started “school” last week. Really, since the learning never ends here in Casa Del Yuriar, all it means is that we cracked open the math books …
What happened to the Lost Colony?
Today we discussed the Lost Colony of Roanoke. I knew this one would be a big hit because GeekBoy loves a good mystery. So we read the short little bit …
Hanna hits the East Coast!
We took a few days off to prepare for what was supposed to be almost a direct hit from a fairly-powerful-Tropical-Storm-which-might-be-a-hurricane-when-it-gets-here. Well, the storm was a bust. The almost direct …