Indiana Dailies week 5 weekly assignment - Amy Strunk | Biblioteka

Monday:

Every state has a state motto. A motto is a sentence or phrase that expresses the spirit or purpose of a group. The Indiana state motto is, "Crossroads of America.: Indiana's motto reflects the fact the state's many rivers, canals, railroads, and highways allow people and products to be easily transported to the rest of the United States.

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A motto is only one word.

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A motto states the spirit or purpose of a group.

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Tuesday:

Every state has natural resources. These are things that exist in or are formed by nature. Bituminous coal is one of Indiana's main natural resources. It is found mostly in the western and southwestern parts of the state. Indiana is the eighth leading coal-producing state in the nation.

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Natural resources come from:

nature

people

animals

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Coal is a natural resource.

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Wednesday:

The French began setting up fur trading posts in the area of Indiana in the 1720's. They traded items with the Indians in exchange for furs of animals such as the beaver and the otter. Catholic missionaires arrived in the area around 1732. They wanted to tell Indiana's Native Americans about Christianity.

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Catholic missionaires came to the area of Indiana hoping to find gold.

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Which items do you think Indiana Native Americans might have traded in exchange for their furs?

guns

colorful cloth

baseball cards

Thursday:

John "Johnny" Barton Gruelle created the first Raggedy Ann doll in 1914 in Indiana. He made this doll as a gift for his daughter Marcella. When he saw how much his daughter liked the doll, he decided to make more Raggedy Ann dolls so other little girls could enjoy them. Raggedy Ann became popular with little girls all over the U.S. Raggedy Ann and Marcell even became characters in the children's book "The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy."

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John Barton created Raggedy Ann for his son, Mark.

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