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JA America Works

Introductions

Session 1

Emigration

Leaving one country to settle in another.

(Emigration = Exit)

Immigration

Settling in a country which is not native.

(Immigration = Into)

Many immigrants were entrepreneurs.

Immigration EntrepreneurLevi Strauss

(Student Workbook page 1)

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Entrepreneur

Person who starts a business in hope of earning a profit.

Can you name any???

Mark Zuckerberg

Oprah Winfrey

Steve Jobs

Kid Entrepreneurs

• Robert Nay - 14• Made “Bubble Ball” app• 2 million downloads within

2 weeks (now at 10.5 million)

• Ashley Qualls - 14• Whateverlife.com

developer for free layouts• Grossed over $1 million

from Adsense

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So Why Did People Immigrate to the United States?

Political Freedom

Escape from Poverty

Religious Freedom

Job Opportunity

Adventure

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Pull Factor

Reasons that attracted them to a new place

Push Factor

Circumstances that drove them from their country

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Pushed out Pulled In

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Activity

Do You Stay or Do You Go?(Teacher’s Guide page 13)

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Activity

Who Am I?(Teacher’s Guide page 14)

Work in Groups

Read summaries on page 2

5 minutes

Underline or highlight key points

Be ready for JEOPARDY!!!!!!

Session 2

AgricultureScience, art, and business of cultivating soil,

producing crops, and raising livestock; farming

AgricultureDependent

Non-AgricultureDependent

Dependence on Agriculture for a Living

1850s

AgricultureDependent

Non-AgricultureDependent

2000s

Identify states where agriculture still plays an important role.

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CostSomething of value that is given up

when making a decision

BenefitSomething of value received

when making a decision

Clipping Coupons Cost = Time Benefit = Saved $$

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Opportunity CostWhat must be given up (the next best alternative) when a

decision is made.

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Homestead ActFree land to people who agreed to and met requirements:

• 21 years old or older

• Head of Household

• Live on and improve 160-acre parcel for five years

(build a home, make improvements)

• Pay a small filing fee

1 acre is slightly less than a football field.

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Homestead Act in South Dakota

Wagner

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Agriculture EntrepreneurDaniel Freeman(Student Workbook page 6)

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Activity

Homestead Act Scenario Cards(Teacher’s Guide page 21 – Student Workbook page 7)

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Session 3

Natural Resources

Naturally occurring materials – some are renewable, while others eventually may run out.

Natural Resources Entrepreneur(Student Workbook page 8)

James P. Beckwourth

Session 3

California Gold Rush

Forty-ninersPeople who flocked to California

in 1849 to strike-it-rich. ProspectorPerson looking for opportunities

in mining; Seeking a fortune from gold or silver.

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Session 3

Boomtowns

Student Workbook page 9

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Hotel

Assay Office

Livery StableLaundry Facilities

Restaurant

Bank

Mill

Boomtowns

Student Workbook page 9

Supply and Demand

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Supply Demand

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Supply Demand

High Supply

+ Low Demand

Low Prices

Low Supply

+ High Demand

High Prices

Ghost TownsSession 3

Activity

Strike-It-Rich Game(Teacher’s Guide page 27 – Student Workbook page 10)

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Session 4

Transportation Entrepreneur(Student Workbook page 11)

Leland Stanford

Transportation(Student Workbook page 12)

Transportation in the 1800s

Transportation today

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Session 4

Railroads

“Iron Horse”

Boats/Barges

“Nature’s Mule”

Less expensiveMore expensive

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HumanCapital

Natural

Resources

Session 4

Activity

In Pursuit of Progress(Teacher’s Guide Page 32 – Student Workbook page 13)

Session 5

CommunicationCommunication in

the 1800sCommunication in

the 2000s

Session 5

Communication Entrepreneur (Student Workbook page 17)

Mary “Stagecoach” Fields

Session 5

Activity

Communication Activity(Teacher’s Guide Page 37 – Student Workbook page 17-18)

Telegraph and Morse Code

Session 5

Activity

Morse Code(Student Workbook page 18-21)

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Session 6

Communication

Entertainment

Household Appliances

How Have Things Changed?

(Then vs. Now)

Session 6

Industrialization and Production

Industrialization led to better equipment and machinery which increased productivity.

Session 6

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”

(What does this mean?)

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Scarcity

InventionSomething of use that is developed for the first time

through imagination and experimentation.

InnovationUse of creative

ideas to improve an existing product

or process.

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Industrialization Entrepreneur (Student Workbook page 23)

Ellen Curtis Demorest

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Entrepreneurs

Can Change the World

Session 6

Activity

Now What? Innovation Card(Student Workbook page 23-24)

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Closure and Graduation