8/20/2020 Middle School United States History For this assignment, you are going to determine a major contribution of each group on American society and culture and place it in a chart. After you have completed the chart, you will answer the reflection questions.

03.02 Recipe for America—Chart
Group that
contributed to
American society
and culture.
One significant contribution
from this group on American
society and/or culture.
Explain how the contribution affected
American society and/or culture. (Hint – What
did Americans gain from the contribution?)

Native Americans

African Americans
Women
Children

Reflection Questions:
1. Which group contributed the most to American society and culture? Explain your answer using specific examples from the lesson.
2. Now it’s time to put on your thinking caps. Use the lesson and your life to answer the next question.
How has the role of children in society changed from colonial times to the present? (Hint: Do children still do the same things today as they did in colonial times? What is the same? What is different?)

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