Unit 1 : The Geography of New York State

Essential Question: Why does geography matter?

Unit 2 : Native Americans: First Inhabitants of New York State

Essential Question: What makes a complex society?

Quizlet Vocabulary

Take Native American
​ Map Quiz

Iroquois Nation / Haudenosaunee

TAKE NATIVE AMERICAN VOCABULARY QUIZ

Iroquios &  Lenape 
Lenape Ways

Unit 3 :  Colonial and Revolutionary Periods

Social Studies Go back to the days of the Pilgrims and Native American and their First Thanksgiving.  On this link you will find videos, letters, and pictures about daily life in Plimoth and aboard the Mayflower. (Super Cool!!!) http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/?eml=OT/e/20101118/email///ThanksgivingLetter3//Wampanoag/signups/////  ​

Essential Question: What motivates people to explore and colonize other lands?

Visit Plimoth Village
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm

Unit 4: Freedom and the New Nation:
Federal, State and Local Government

Essential question: What does it mean to be free?