History Units:
The history units we are covering in fifth grade are:
1. Exploration & Civilization of North America
2. Self-Government
3. United States Constitution & Bill of Rights
4. 19th Century Geographic Expansion, Constitutional Crisis, & Economic Growth
5. United States as a World Power
1. Exploration & Civilization of North America
2. Self-Government
3. United States Constitution & Bill of Rights
4. 19th Century Geographic Expansion, Constitutional Crisis, & Economic Growth
5. United States as a World Power
Unit 1-Exploration & Colonization of North America
Benchmark: The era of the exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europeans marked the beginning of the recorded history of what is now the United States. This period also marked the beginning of global trade and cultural exchanges that would alter the lives of people around the world. This era would significantly affect the range of personal freedom among individuals and groups in the Americas. The growing conflicts between American Indian populations and European colonists, and the expansion of the African slave trade provide contrasts to the emerging development of self-rule.
Standard 1
Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.
Social studies language students should know and use: colony, exploration, Europe, North America, South America, cultural diffusion, indentured servant, slavery, displacement, charter, compact, Iroquois Confederacy
Standard 1
Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North America transformed human history.
Social studies language students should know and use: colony, exploration, Europe, North America, South America, cultural diffusion, indentured servant, slavery, displacement, charter, compact, Iroquois Confederacy
2. Self-Government
Benchmark: The English colonies in North America began to organize and discuss creating an independent form of government separate from England's rule. After making their case in their Declaration of Independence, the colonies engaged in a Revolutionary war that culminated in their independence and the creation of a new nation, the United States of America.
Standard 2
Students will understand the chronology and significance of key events leading to self-government.
Social studies language students should know and use: revolution, independence, declaration, self-rule
Standard 2
Students will understand the chronology and significance of key events leading to self-government.
Social studies language students should know and use: revolution, independence, declaration, self-rule
3. United States Constitution & Bill of Rights
Benchmark: The new United States needed a set of rules. A group of leading thinkers of the Revolutionary era met to create a new document to lay out the form of the new government. Drawing upon ideas both old and new, and finding ways to compromise to meet the needs and demands of multiple interests, they created this new government charter called the Constitution. The Constitution created a strong national government with separate branches within the government to insure there were checks on power and balances of responsibilities. The Constitution has been changed, or amended, numerous times since then, first with the addition of the Bill of Rights.
Standard 3
Students will understand the rights and responsibilities guaranteed in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Social studies language students should know and use: constitution, confederation, preamble, legislative, executive, judicial, amendment, petition, assembly, check and balance
Standard 3
Students will understand the rights and responsibilities guaranteed in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Social studies language students should know and use: constitution, confederation, preamble, legislative, executive, judicial, amendment, petition, assembly, check and balance
4. 19th Century Geographic Expansion, Constitutional Crisis, & Economic Growth
Benchmark: As the United States expanded westward, major issues, some of them from the first years of the nation, began to challenge the stability of the nation. As the nation expanded, issues of states rights, the institution of slavery, and economic development culminated in a Civil War. This war formally ended slavery and strengthened the power of the Federal government. The era after the Civil War was a time of major economic development and technological innovation.
Standard 4
Students will understand that the 19th century was a time of incredible change for the United States, including geographic expansion, constitutional crisis, and economic growth.
Social studies language students should know and use: expansion, Civil War, abolition, Underground Railroad, compromise, emancipation, reconciliation, free-market system, industrial revolution
Standard 4
Students will understand that the 19th century was a time of incredible change for the United States, including geographic expansion, constitutional crisis, and economic growth.
Social studies language students should know and use: expansion, Civil War, abolition, Underground Railroad, compromise, emancipation, reconciliation, free-market system, industrial revolution
5. United States as a World Power
Benchmark: The United States now has a range of influence that spans the globe. This emergence of power gained fullest expression in the 20th century. The touchstone events of war and worldwide economic depression, coupled with social movements based on the democratic ideals central to the United States Constitution, positioned the United States as a world superpower. With this power comes questions about the role and responsibilities the United States can and should play in the world.
Standard 5
Students will address the causes, consequences and implications of the emergence of the United States as a world power.
Social studies language students should know and use: depression, migration, superpower, democracy, rule of law, human rights, suffrage, genocide
Standard 5
Students will address the causes, consequences and implications of the emergence of the United States as a world power.
Social studies language students should know and use: depression, migration, superpower, democracy, rule of law, human rights, suffrage, genocide
The history units we are covering in sixth grade are:
A. Ancient Civilizations
B. Middle Ages & Renaissance
C. Revolution!
D. Current Global Issues in the Interconnected World1.
A. Ancient Civilizations
B. Middle Ages & Renaissance
C. Revolution!
D. Current Global Issues in the Interconnected World1.
A. Ancient civilizations
Benchmark: Humans originated in Africa and migrated across the Earth, creating ancient civilizations in nearly every region that could support life. Modern civilizations can trace their foundations to these ancient civilizations. Their cultures and histories can teach us much about ourselves and the modern world in which we live.
Standard 1
Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Social studies language students should know and use: ancient, decline, customs, mosque, synagogue, temple, sacred, architecture, empire, innovations, technologies, irrigation, philosophy, drama, literature, social class, vocation, gender role
Standard 1
Students will understand how ancient civilizations developed and how they contributed to the current state of the world.
Social studies language students should know and use: ancient, decline, customs, mosque, synagogue, temple, sacred, architecture, empire, innovations, technologies, irrigation, philosophy, drama, literature, social class, vocation, gender role
B. Middle ages & renaissance
Benchmark: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were epochs of great impact on our modern world. The expansion of knowledge, technological innovation and global interconnectedness set in motion changes that still resonate today.
Standard 2
Students will understand the transformation of cultures during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the impact of this transformation on modern times.
Standard 2
Students will understand the transformation of cultures during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the impact of this transformation on modern times.
C. Revolution!
Benchmark: When people think of revolution, most of us think of armed conflict. World history has multiple examples of revolutionary times and revolutionary ideas and movements, but the era from 1750 to 1914 provides several strong examples of change in different arenas. The technological and economic impact of the industrial revolution meshed with the rise of new political ideologies and the rise of European dominance. The global forces of revolution created changes that still resonate to this day.
Standard 3
Students will understand how revolutions have had an impact on the modern world.
Standard 3
Students will understand how revolutions have had an impact on the modern world.
D. Current global issues in the interconnected world
Benchmark: The modern world has witnessed incredible change in global trade, the spread of democracy, the influence of technology, an increase in environmental awareness and advances in human knowledge. The 20th century saw two world wars, the rise of competing economic systems, and unprecedented technological change. Against the backdrop of the modern world there are many opinions regarding the civic responsibilities humans have to one another.
Standard 4
Students will understand current global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world.
Social studies language students should know and use: environment, pollution, political turmoil, poverty, famine, child labor, conservation
Standard 4
Students will understand current global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world.
Social studies language students should know and use: environment, pollution, political turmoil, poverty, famine, child labor, conservation