Day One: Fast Facts- Where and What

BRACE YOURSELVES!!  YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN!!

Here Are Some Fast Facts You Need To Know Before We Get Started 

Where Am I?
Planet Earth 
(3rd Planet from the Sun)



North America
(Above South America)



The United States
(Declared Independent from British colonial rule on July 4,1776 Bordered by Mexico to the South, Canada to the North)


The Commonwealth of Virginia
( Founded as a state June 25,1788, Bordered by Maryland to the North, The District of Columbia to the North, North Carolina to the South, Tennessee to the Southwest, Kentucky to the South,Southwest and West Virginia to the Northwest)


Southwest Virginia
(A mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth)


Washington County
(Founded in 1776 from Fincastle County, Border by Smyth County, Virginia  to the northeast,Grayson County, Virginia to the east-southeast,Johnson County, Tennessee to the south-southeast, Sullivan County, Tennessee to the southwest,Scott County, Virginia to the west,Russell County, Virginia to the northwest


Emory, Virginia
(A census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Virginia, United States)


Emory & Henry College
(A small liberal arts college located in Emory, VA and founded in 1836 by the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church)


__________________ Hall

What is history?
The recording, and analyzing of the past through primary and secondary sources
Primary Source- written at the time of the event
Secondary Source- written as a summary of primary sources


What is pre-history?
Information that pre-dates the written word gleaned from archaeological study

Structure- What people are doing. How do they make a living
Infrastructure- Who has power in the community.
Superstructure- What people believe