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Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

by Kalani
Ninety-five years after the death of de Soto, the first real explorer of the Mississippi, Jacques Marquette, was born in 1637 in an old chateau in Laon, a city north of Paris. At this time, Louis Joliet, a young mapmaker educated in the Jesuit school at Quebec, also heard of the Mississippi and wondered if ... Read More

The Three Small Ships

by Kalani
On the coast of Jamestown Island in Virginia, on May 13, 1607 appeared three small ships appeared. The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery ship. The Susan Constant Ship The Susan Constant, of one hundred tons under Captain Christopher Newport, brought seventy-one persons. The Susan Constant is 116 feet long from the tip to stern, ... Read More

Christopher Columbus

by Kalani
Christopher was an Explorer and Navigator born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He died May 20, 1506, in Valladolid, Spain. His parents were Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa. His children were Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus. Christopher Columbus is known for the first major European expedition to the Americas.

Leif Erickson

by Kalani
Leif Erikson was born in the Icelandic Commonwealth and died in Greenland. He was known as the First European in Vinland. His parents were Erik the Red and Thjodhild. Erik’s son, Leif Erikson, became the first Norseman to explore the land of Vinland.

Three Sister Farming

by Kalani
Three sister farming is about corn, beans, and squash. Corn is the supporter, Beans are the giver, Squash is the protector. I’ll be sure to tell you how to do it. First, you have to prepare the soil. Preparing the soil involves taking the weeds out and etc. Second, you get the corn right in ... Read More

Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech

by Kalani
Franklin gave a speech on March 4, 1933. Part of the speech says,” I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impel. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, ... Read More

Tools to Use When Writing Historical Essays

by Hannah
Writing historical texts can be challenging, so here are some tools to help. When identifying and analyzing a historical source and/or text, you have to focus on three things: the motive (if it’s about people in history), research/evidence, and the argument. These three things will help when writing essays, historical editorials, etc. However, there are ... Read More

Multiplying a Three-digit by a Two-digit number

by Kalani
What I learned in Saxon Math was multiplying a Three-digit number by a Two-digit number. Let’s do a problem. Five hundred sixty-two times forty-seven. First you will have to do five hundred sixty-two times 7. Then do five hundred sixty-two times 4. Four is in the tens place so you have to put the zero ... Read More

How to use Beast academy

by Kalani
Today I am going to teach you how to use http://beastacademy.com.. First you have to press play then you have to make an account for your child. Then when you finish signing in or login in you start at BA2. If your child is in second grade you can only go to BA2. When your ... Read More

What I Do for Spring Break

by Kalani
Today I am going to tell you what I do when I stay home from school. I do schoolwork sometimes, then I go outside and play in the backyard. I go outside with my mom then we get in the car and drive to my brother’s school. When I come back from getting my brother, ... Read More