Question: There's nothing like experiencing history to understand it.So instead of reading about the U.S.Civil War in textbooks,some schoolchildren in Virginia are creating videos related to the conflict,in which the northern Union and southern Confederate states fought over several issues,including slavery,from l861--1865.

In one scene, children act as two Union generals, meeting at the Kaploan Klver in central Virginia.The l2-and l3-year-olds are producing a mini--video on the key role temporary pontoon bridges played during the war.After building and crossing a pontoon bridge,Union soldiers defeated a Confederate army in the Battle of the Wilderness.

In another scene,students act as soldiers who are marching to the river with guns.Today,the area is part of a national military park.Park Educational Coordinator Peter Maugle shows the children how to hold the fake guns."Hopefully they will understand why these places are important through projects and programs like this,and they will make an effort to keep these places preserved for future generations,''he said.

Another background is a plantation where much of the Battle of the Wilderness was fought. At this location,another group of children is focusing on the diary of a woman who lived in the region during the war.Student director John Ashley says the experience has made him think more about the human aspect of the war.Filmmaker Ghil Hong donated his time to help the students, who have understood it quickly."They are trying to convey the emotions during the Civil War.They really focus on wanting the story to be accurate,''Hong added.

With help from advisors,the children also research,write,and edit the videos.Alexis Albert got a chance to try out directing and learned a lot about Civil War history in the process. "It helps me more as a student understand it more than reading a book and looking at words,"he said.

The project is sponsored by the Journey Through Hallowed Ground,which raises awareness of historical sites from Pennsylvania to Virginia, including many Civil War battlegrounds. 1. Who is Peter Maugle?
2. Where?
3. What is he demonstrating to kids?
4. real ones?
5. What are kids in Virginia making?
6. about what?
7. When was that?
8. Who is John Ashley?
9. What part of war is he now thinking about?
10. Who gave his time for free to this project
11. What is he?
12. What did soldiers build in the Battle of the Wilderness?
13. which side created it?
14. did they make it across?
15. Who won that battle?
16. What are soldiers carrying with them to a river?
17. who is portraying this?
18. What does Peter hope will help kids understand the importance of places?
19. Who is funding the program?
20. What kind of places do they promote? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Park Educational Coordinator
2. at a national military park
3. how to hold guns
4. no
5. videos
6. the Civil War
7. from l861--1865
8. a student director
9. the human one
10. Filmmaker Ghil Hong donated his time
11. a Filmmaker
12. a pontoon bridge
13. the Union
14. yes
15. Union soldiers
16. guns
17. students
18. projects and programs
19. the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
20. historical sites

Question: The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the contiguous Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. As a region, this term most often refers to the coastal states of California, Oregon and Washington. More specifically, it refers to an area defined on the east by the Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division.

As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population of the Census Bureau's Pacific Region was approximately 47.8 million (56.9 million if Nevada and Arizona are included) about 15.3% (18.2% with Nevada and Arizona) of US population. The largest city on the west coast of the United States is Los Angeles.

Major cities and metropolitan areas on the West Coast include (from north to south):

However, of these aforementioned cities and metropolitan areas, only Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Francisco and San Diego are directly on the open Pacific Ocean.

The history of the West Coast begins with the arrival of the earliest known humans of the Americas, Paleo-Indians, crossing the Bering Strait from Eurasia into North America over a land bridge, Beringia, that existed between 45,000 BCE and 12,000 BCE (47,00014,000 years ago). Small isolated groups of hunter-gatherers migrated alongside herds of large herbivores far into Alaska. Between 16,500 BCE and 13,500 BCE (18,50015,500 years ago), ice-free corridors developed along the Pacific coast and valleys of North America and possibly by sea. 1. What's the largest city on the west coast of the US?
2. Who were the earliest known humans to arrive on the West Coast?
3. What did they cross to get here?
4. From where?
5. Which states are usually thought of as the West coast region?
6. What exactly is the West or Pacific Coast?
7. What is the Pacific States division?
8. What was the population of the Pacific Region in 2010?
9. How much would it have been with Nevada and Arizona?
10. What percentage of the population would that be (without NV and AZ)?
11. What was the land bridge that Paleo-Indians crossed, called?
12. When did it exist?
13. Which kind of people migrated into Alaska?
14. When did ice-free corridors appear?
15. Which three cities, on the open ocean, are mentioned?
16. Which desert is located to the east of the Pacific Region?
17. What is another mountain range?
18. Who estimated the population of the Pacific Region in 2010? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Los Angeles
2. Paleo-Indians
3. Bering Strait
4. Eurasia
5. California, Oregon and Washington
6. Pacific Ocean
7. California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii
8. 47.8 million
9. 56.9 million
10. 15.3%
11. Beringia
12. between 45,000 BCE and 12,000 BCE
13. hunter-gatherers
14. Between 16,500 BCE and 13,500 BCE
15. Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Francisco and San Diego
16. Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert
17. Cascade Range
18. Census Bureau