Name: ___________________________________________

Our Growing State

As Indiana grew, it attracted settlers from other
parts of the United States and other countries. Many
immigrants came from Ireland, Germany, and
Switzerland. They settled Indiana first in the south,
then in the central part of the state, and finally into
the northernmost region. Farms and cities quickly
grew throughout our state.
In the mid-1800s, the African American
population in Indiana was small. Many were free, but
still suffered from unequal treatment. The 1816
Constitution of Indiana outlawed slavery, but for
several years, some people still kept slaves. This
happened because in some areas the laws against
slavery were ignored and not enforced.
American Indians continued to lose their land in
Indiana. Many were forced to leave the state and go
to far-off reservations. The Potawatomi were led on a
march to a new homeland that would later be named
the Trail of Death because 42 died along the way.

Many of them were children. The Miami, however,

stayed in Indiana for much longer.

MONDAY:
If fifty-seven men came from Ireland, thirty-eight
from Switzerland, ninety-two from Germany, and
sixty-five from Africa, to help build the state capitol
building in Indianapolis, how many total men came?
How many more men came from Germany than from
Ireland? SHOW YOUR WORK.

Look at the four underlined words on the information

page. Write the words, then use your SS textbook to
find their meanings. Write their definitions IN YOUR
OWN WORDS.
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Find four plural nouns. Write the nouns and their
root words.
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TUESDAY
An Irish immigrant wanted to build his home on his
new plot of land in central Indiana. He first needed
to know the area of his plot before he could begin
building. Using the measurements below, measure

the area of his land. You may need to use your math
book for this. Remember- A = L x W.
127 yards

85 yards

85 yards

127 yards
Show your work inside the rectangle.

Using the map above, find and circle Ireland,

Germany and Switzerland. On what continent are
these three countries?
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Which is the largest of the three countries?
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Find three pronouns in the first paragraph. Circle
them, and then write them below.
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WEDNESDAY
A German settler wanted to plant some crops in his
field. He needed to evenly plant 36 bulbs in the field.
Using the plot below, finish the pattern. Then explain
why this is possible and tell what the number
sentence would be to show your results.
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direction
settled.
west,
arrow
boarder
boarder.

On the map of Indiana,

draw and arrow
representing the
that our state was
For instance, if it was
settled from east to
you would draw an
from the eastern
to the western

Syllables:
Find one six syllable word:
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Find one five syllable word: __________________________
Find two four syllable words:
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Find two three syllable words:
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THURSDAY:
A Swiss immigrant was settling in Vevay, Indiana.
She was going to sew a quilt for her family. She had
one yard of yellow fabric, three yards of blue, 8 yards
of brown, and 7 yards of red. How many total feet of
fabric did the woman have for her quilt? SHOW
YOUR WORK.

on
Sally
in the
you
woman.

Read the information

page 182-183 about
Bush Lincoln. Then fill
web with information
learned about this

Write the first sentence in the third paragraph. What

is the simple subject? Underline it once. What is the
simple predicate? Underline it twice. Circle an
adjective in the sentence.

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