Westward Expansion, Part 1

Today we will be working with the following website:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/narrative.html

Copy and paste the URL above into your browser address window.

STEP 1: Create your Word Document

• Open the program, ‘Microsoft Word’
  * If you’re on a Windows machine (a Dell laptop) look in your ‘Start’ Menu. If it’s not on the shortcuts list, look in ‘All Programs’/’Microsoft Office’.

• Copy the information below from ‘Your Name’ through ‘the list of 5 questions. [highlight the text, then click edit/copy]

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Your Name:
Your Class Number:
Today’s Date: February 3, 2006
Topic: Westward Expansion
Copy and Paste the Web Site Address Here:

Questions
1. Who do you think publishes this website?
2. Why do you think this web site was published? What is its purpose?
3. What were two of the consequences of the Civil War? Answer in your own words.
4. Find the link that will tell you more about Westward Expansion on this page. Copy and paste it here:
5. Who was Frederick Jackson Turner?
6. What did Frederick Jackson Turner believe about democracy in America?
7. See if you can copy and paste an image from this web site into your Word Doc.

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• Paste the info and list of questions above into your Word document [click where you want the text to go in your Word Doc and click edit/paste]
• Then add your name and info to the first 4 lines you just pasted

STEP 2: Save your Word Doc in your Personal Folder

• Save [file/save as] ‘File Name’: ‘Westward Expansion-your name’ to name the file

STEP 3: Take Notes! (In your Social Studies notebook)

• Read the page looking for answers to the questions your teacher listed
• Copy the words or images that answer the questions your teacher listed

• to copy words, highlight them and click ‘Edit/Copy’
• to copy images, right click on them and select ‘Copy’ from the dropdown menu
  Paste the words or images into your Word Document under the question they go with.
• to paste words or images you just copied, put the mouse in the document where you want the information to go and click, then click “Edit/Paste” from the dropdown menu
• Remember: Each time you add something to your Word Document — remember to Save [file/save]