The Kentucky Adventure

The Kentucky Adventure is a 4th grade Kentucky history textbook. The outline for this book is based on the Kentucky State Social Studies Standards and offers a comprehensive course of study in Kentucky's geography, history, economics, culture, and government. The book places the state's historical events in the context of our nation's history. The student edition has many features such as timelines, Words to Understand, maps, charts, graphs, In-Text Activities, and What Do You Think? discussion questions that help develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Starting the Adventure
Chapter 2
Kentucky's Place in the World
Chapter 3
Natural Kentucky
Chapter 4
The Early People
Chapter 5
Explorers and Settlers
Chapter 6
Fighting for Freedom: The American Revolution
Chapter 7
Statehood-At Last
Chapter 8
Antebellum Kentucky: A State Divided
Chapter 9
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Chapter 10
Kentucky in the New Century
Chapter 11
Modern Kentucky
Chapter 12
Governing Kentucky
Chapter 13
Making a Living in Kentucky