Jericho Middle School Library

The U.S. Census A Social Studies & Math Interdisciplinary Project 1780-1840

Ms. Panyiotou and Ms. Vevante

[Introduction] [Recommended Sources on the Web] [World Book Web] [Gale U.S. History in Context]

Introduction

The links below support this year-long project that has students collecting and analyzing historical data from different time periods as well as researching events to account for trends that are discovered through data analysis and organization. Students will be making predictions and supporting their ideas through mathematical data as well as historical evedence. At the culmination of the year, students will clearly see the connection between social studies and mathematics, in addtion to the real-life application of the mathematics.

Recommended sources on the Web

• Historical Statistics of the United States - Colonial Times 1789-1945 : A Supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States - (a publication of the U.S. Census Bureau)
• Historical Statistics of the United States - Colonial Times to 1970 - (a publication of the U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Population - (scroll to page 11 of this chapter)
  • Voter Participation by State - (scroll to page 1071)
  • Electoral and Popular Vote - (scroll to page 1074 & 1075)
    • 270toWin.com - an interactive map that provides electoral and popular vote statistics
  • Colonial and Pre-Federal Statistics - includes tables of imports and exports of various products, including Slave Trade by Origin and Destination (page 1172-3) and average Slave Prices (page.1174)
• Selected Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
• Decennial Census Information - the 1790 Census - provides access to U.S. Government Documents of the first census through Columbia Univ. Libraries
• 2010 Statistical Abstract - The National Data Book
• Population of the 100 largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990
• Immigration Data - from the U. S. Census Bureau
• Race and Hispanic Origin of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2007
• Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts (from the U.S. Census Bureau)
• First Census of the United States
• First Census of the United States by States 1790
• Statistical Data By Subject (from University of Virginia Library)
• Social Explorer 1790 Census Population density

• World Book Web- Select this subscription database to search for more information by topic. User name and password required for home use.

• How to use the Gale U.S. History in Context database.
• Gale U.S. History in Context- User name and password required for home use.

Timelines:

• U.S. History Timeline
• Native American Timeline of Events

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