AMERICAN HISTORY PRESENTS “THE TRAVELING TRUNK SHOW”

History of the Travel Trunk……  F irst “real” luggage  V arious sizes  U nique style; characteristics sed by travelers, circus, businessmen, etc… sed by people to store memorabilia sed by museums and historical facilities to store artifacts and collections.  R estoration as a hobby HH old someone’s past/memories/ PP riceless items that tell about a person’s life events

FOUNDING FATHERS Westward Expansion SYMBOLS OF DEMOCRACY EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION REVOLUTIONARY WAR WOMEN OF THE 17 TH AND 18 TH CENTURIES MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY THEMES

Symbols of Democracy Liberty Bell American Flag Congress John Locke Thomas Paine Pledge of Allegiance Star Spangled Banner Bill of Rights U.S. Constitution Declaration of Independence Mayflower Compact Paper used for documents Ink and quills Newspapers

Suggested Activities for Democracy: Flag changes over the years Beliefs of Locke and Paine What do the words of the Pledge mean? Tell history of Liberty Bell Money symbols Recite Preamble (no notecards) Recite the Bill of Rights Choose one Amendment and present, poster, etc. Signing of a freedom document (mural)

Westward Expansion Meriwether Lewis William Clark Sacagawea LouisianaPurchase/Jefferson New discoveries (plants/animals) Donner Party Mormon movement Trails Zebulon Pike Rocky Mountain Explorations

Suggested Activities for Westward Expansion Lewis & Clark Journals Plant/animal samples Maps created by explorers Compass/telescope used by explorers Gates of the Mountains Pikes Peak

Education and Communication First public schools Newspapers Horace Mann New England Primer Yale/Harvard Town Crier Postal office Horn book Colonial Education Great Awakening Enlightenment Noah Webster

Suggested Activities for Education and Communication Demonstrate the role of a town crier and introduce presentations. Life in a one room school house History of the postal service/stamps How to make a horn book Effects of the Great Awakening Results of the Enlightenment

Medicine and Technology Dentistry and Doctors (tools, sterilization, etc.) Edward Jenner Quinine Conestoga Wagons Elizabeth Blackwell Cotton gin Farming tools Weavers Horses, mules Developments of roads and Inns Printing Press

Suggested Activities for Medicine and Technology: Development of Dr.’s office Nurse prepares a doctor’s instruments How does a cotton gin work? Woven goods

Women of the 17 th and 18 th Centuries Family (mother, daughter, wife) Daughters of Liberty Notable women (Lucy Stone, Phyllis Wheatley) Women in War-- Molly Pitcher Elizabeth Blackwell Salem trials First Ladies Teachers/nurses Clothing Seamtress/Betsy Ross Pocahontas Sacajawea

Women-17 th and 18 th A day in the life of a 1700 woman Demonstrate a quilt party Demonstrate a tea party Other jobs and positions (making a candle) Village life Education for women

Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson John Adams James Madison Robert Livingston Richard H. Lee Roger Sherman Famous quotes

Suggested Activities for Founding Fathers: Hold Constitutional meeting Demonstrate clothing styles (a day in the life) Family life; goals of; accomplishments Through the years

Revolutionary War John Paul Jones Benedict Arnold Francis Marion Patrick Henry Boston Massacre Sons of Liberty Paul Revere Ethan Allen/Green Mountain Boys Boston Tea Party Major Battles George Washington Famous quotes Nathan Hale Causes of War Lexington and Concord

Suggestions for Revolutionary War Activities Demonstrate how to play a fife or drum tune Draw a mural of a battle scene and explain. Justify the win or loss of a battle Explain various uniforms and supplies used by both sides