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SALLIE B HOWARD SCHOOL
INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE AND ALIGNMENT
FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES SCOS
UNIT I: THEME: THE EARLY HISTORY OF AMERICA AND ITS NEIGHBORS
Skills Focus: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.08, 2.01, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.05, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.08
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER
RESOURCES
SCOS OBJ.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
1.01 Describe the absolute and relative
location of major landforms, bodies of
water, and natural resources in the United
States and other countries of North
America.
1.02 Analyze how absolute and relative
location influence ways of living in the
United States and other countries of
North America.
1.07 Analyze the past movement of
people, goods, and ideas within and
among the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and Central America and
compare to movement today.
1.03 Compare and contrast the physical
and cultural characteristics of regions
within the United States and other
countries of North America.
1.06 Explain how people of the United
States and other countries of North
America adapt to, modify, and use their
physical environment.
3.01 Locate and describe people of
Location:
 What are the major geographic features of
America and its neighbors?
 How did location and environment influence the
lifestyles of the early Native Americans and the
European settlers?
 How was life in Colonial Mexico different from
life in Colonial America? (How did they adapt to
and use their environments?)
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Diverse Populations:
 How did the lifestyle of the Desert Southwest
Native Americans differ from the lifestyle of the
Native Americans of other regions?
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Movement of People, Goods and Ideas:
 Cabeza de Vaca: The Gentle
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SCOS OBJ.
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER
RESOURCES
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past  How was the world in the 15th century different
and present, in the United States.
from today? (How was it similar?)
3.02 Examine how changes in the
 What were the motivations for European
movement of people, goods, and ideas
exploration of the New World?
have affected ways of living in the United  How did early settlers exploit their regional
States.
environments to meet heir needs?
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3.03 Identify examples of cultural
interaction within and among the regions
of the United States.
3.05 Describe the religious and ethnic
impact of settlement on different regions
of the United States.
3.07 Describe art, music, and craft forms
in the United States and compare them to
various art forms in Canada, Mexico, and
selected countries in Central America.
Diverse Cultures:
 How did the perspectives of early European
explorers differ from those of the Native
Americans?
 How did cultural interactions between Europeans
and Native Americans lead to cooperation and
conflict?
4.02 Explain when, where, why, and how
groups of people settled in different
regions of the United States.
4.03 Describe the contributions of people
of diverse cultures throughout the history
of the United States.
Patterns of Settlement:
 How did European settlement influence cultural,
economic, and political regions in the New
World?
Conqueror
Where Do You Think You Are
Going, Christopher Columbus?
Jean Fritz
Christopher Columbus: The Great
Explorer
The Young Voyageur McGraw
Hill
Once There Were Anasazi
 Who’s That Stepping on Plymouth
Rock? Jean Fritz
 Guests Michael Dorris
 Our Strange New Land:
Elizabeth’s Jamestown Colony
Diary Patricia Hermes
 The Starving Time Patricia
Hermes
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SCOS OBJ.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER
RESOURCES
 Plymouth Plantation Online
Activity: You are the Historian:
Investigating the First
Thanksgiving. Available:
http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/inde
x_js2.html.
 Field Trip Suggestions:
Jamestown, VA, Yorktown, VA
UNIT 2: THEME: CREATING NEW NATIONS
Skills Focus: 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.08, 2.02, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08
SCOS OBJ.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
2.08 Describe the different types of
families and compare and contrast the
role the family plays in the societal
structures of the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and selected countries of Central
America.
Colonial Life
 How are the colonies of Mexico and New France
similar?
 How are they different?
 How was life in Colonial Mexico different from
life in Colonial America?
2.01 Analyze major documents that
American Revolution
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER
RESOURCES
 http://www.multcolib.org/homew
ork/presidents.html
 A Kid’s Visit to Colonial
Williamsburg McGraw-Hill
Adventure Books
 Stowaway Karen Hesse
 US Kids History: Book of the
American Colonies
 Howard Egger-Bovet
 Video Collection:
 Journey To The New World
 Plymouth Plantation
 Jamestown: The Beginning
 U4-1 to U4-16
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formed the foundations of the American
idea of constitutional government.
2.03 Recognize how the United States
government has changed over time.
4.04 Describe the causes and effects of
the American Revolution, and analyze
their influence on the adoption of the
Articles of Confederation, Constitution,
and the Bill of Rights.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on United States citizens. . .
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
 What events or “issues of dissatisfaction” led up
to and caused the American Revolution?
o Taxes, Stamp Act
o Colonies had no representation
o Proclamation of 1763
 What roles did the following major characters
play?
o King George III
o Lord Cornwallis – surrendered at Yorktown
o John Adams – championed the cause
o George Washington – Commander of the
Continental Army
o Thomas Jefferson – Declaration of
Independence
o Patrick Henry – “Give me liberty or give me
death.”
o Thomas Paine – journalist, wrote Common
Sense
o Paul Revere – “The British are coming!”
o Phyllis Wheatley – Former slave, wrote poetry
o Benjamin Franklin – Member of Continental
Congress
 What were some of the key events that occurred
during the Revolutionary War period?
o Boston Massacre
o Boston Tea Party
o First Continental Congress
o Lexington and Concord
o Declaration of Independence
o Battle of Saratoga
o Surrender at Yorktown
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER
RESOURCES
 John and Abigail Adams Time For
Kids Readers
 Travels of the Declaration of
Independence Time for Kids
Readers
 Victory at Yorktown Time For
Kids Readers
 The Time to Choose McGraw-Hill
Adventure Books
 If You Lived at the Time of the
American Revolution Kay Moore
 The Secret Soldier Ann McGovern
 The Fighting Ground Avi
 George Washington’s Breakfast
Jean Fritz
 And Then What Happened, Paul
Revere? Jean Fritz
 What’s the Big Idea, Ben
Franklin? Jean Fritz
 US Kids History: Book of the
American Revolution
 Howard Egger-Bovet
 Eyewitness Books: American
Revolution
 Black Heroes of the American
Revolution Burke Davis
 Boston Tea Party Steven Kroll
 Redcoats and Petticoats Katherine
Kirkpatrick
 Glorious Days, Dreadful Days:
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CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER
RESOURCES
o Treaty of Paris
 What advantages helped the American colonists
win the Revolutionary War?
o Colonists were defending their own land.
o Support from France and Spain.
o Strong leadership and heroes.
 How did Mexico gain their independence
compared to how the United States gained theirs?
The Battle of Bunker Hill Philippa
Kirby
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary
Jemison Lois Lenski
Video Collection:
Johnny Tremain
Winter of Red Snow
George Washington
Kids Discover Magazines:1776,
American Revolution
American Revolution Primary
Sources Kit
Suggested Field Trips:
Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC
Bath, NC
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1.03 Compare and contrast the physical
and cultural characteristics of regions
within the United States and other
countries of North America.
1.07 Analyze the past movements of
people, goods, and ideas within and
among the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and Central American and
compare it to movement today.
2.01 Analyze major documents that
formed the foundations of the American
idea of constitutional government.
2.02 Describe the similarities and
differences among the local, state, and
national levels of government in the
Developing a Nation
 What key philosophies are reflected in the major
documents that formed the foundation of the
American idea of constitutional government?
How has the U. S. government changed over
time?
 The Declaration of Independence:
o People have unalienable rights to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.
o People establish government to protect those
rights.
o Government derives power from the people.
o People have a right and a duty to change a
government that violates their rights.
 The Articles of Confederation:
 The Star-Spangled Banner Time
For Kids Readers
 Wagons West Time For Kids
Readers
 Mr. Peale’s Amazing Museum
Time For Kids Readers
 Shh! We’re Writing the
Constitution Jean Fritz
 Will You Sign Here, John
Hancock? Jean Fritz
 By the Dawn’s Early Light Steven
Kroll
 Give Me Liberty! The Story of
Independence Russell Freedman
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CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
United States and explain their
legislative, executive, and judicial
functions.
2.03 Recognize how the United States
government has changed over time.
3.07 Describe art, music, and craft forms
in the United States and compare them to
various art forms in Canada, Mexico, and
selected countries of Central America.
4.02 Explain when, where, why, and how
groups of people settled in different
regions of the United States.
4.04 Describe the causes and effects of
the American Revolution and analyze
their influence on the adoption of the
Articles of Confederation, Constitution,
and the Bill of Rights.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on United States citizens. . .
o Written during the Revolutionary War to
establish a national government. What were the
weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
 The United States Constitution:
o Establishes a federal system of government that
divides power between national, state, and local
governments. What are the
similarities/differences?
o Provides for separation of powers: Legislative,
Executive, Judicial with built in checks and
balances. What are the functions of the
legislative, executive, and judicial branches of
government?
 The Bill of Rights:
o The first ten amendments provide a written
guarantee of individual rights.
o Authored by James Madison
 What is the role of political parties in this period
of our nation’s history?
o Two political parties resulted from conflict
between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander
Hamilton.
o Hamilton leader of Federalist Party (strong
national government, limits on states’ powers,
national industry, national bank).
o Jefferson leader of Democratic-Republican
Party (weak national government, support
states’ rights, small businesses and farmers,
opposed national bank).
 What were the major contributions of the first
five presidents?
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER
RESOURCES
 A Gathering of Days: A New
England Girl’s Journal 18301832 Joan W. Blos
 Video Collection:
 U.S. Constitution: Just the Facts
 Race to the Whitehouse
 U.S. Constitution and the Bill of
Rights
 Kids Discover Magazine: How
America Works
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SCOS OBJ.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER
RESOURCES
o George Washington – Federal Court system,
Bill of Rights, Washington D.C. designed by
African-American, Benjamin Banneker.
o John Adams – Two-party system
o Thomas Jefferson – Louisiana Purchase, Lewis
and Clark
o James Madison – The War of 1812
o James Monroe – The Monroe Doctrine (Europe
will not interfere in Latin America).
 What was the impact of The War of 1812 on U.
S. Citizens?
The Nations Develop into Regions
 Susanna of the Alamo: A True
Story John Jakes
 When, where, and why did groups of people
settle in different regions of the United States?
 What new territories became part of the United
States between 1801 and 1861?
o Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.
S.
o Influence of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
o Spain gave Florida to the U. S. as part of a
treaty.
o Texas became an independent republic breaking
off from Mexico.
o The Oregon Territory was divided by U. S. and
Britain.
o War with Mexico resulted in California and the
southwest becoming part of the U. S.
o Growth of Canada and Mexico
o Annexation of Alaska and Hawaii
 What factors influenced westward migration?
o Population growth.
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SCOS OBJ.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER
RESOURCES
o Cheap, fertile land.
o Opportunity.
o Transportation.
o Explorations established overland trails.
o Manifest Destiny – belief expansion was for the
good of the country.
UNIT 3: THEME: A CHANGING CONTINENT: THE CIVIL WAR
Skills Focus: 1.04, 1.07, 1.08, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.05, 4.03, 4.06
SCOS OBJ.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1.04 Describe the economic and social
differences between developed and
developing regions in North America.
3.03 Identify examples of cultural
interaction within and among the regions
of the United States.
Regional Disagreements:
 How did cultural, economical, and constitutional
issues create bitter divisions between the North
and the South?
 How did the issues of states rights and slavery
increase sectional tension between the North and
South?
 Cultural
o The North was mainly an urban society.
o The South was primarily an agricultural
society.
 Economic
o The North was a manufacturing region-favoring
tariffs that protected factory owners/workers
from foreign countries
o Constitutional
o States rights versus strong central government
 Compromises aimed at resolving differences
between the North and the South.
o The Missouri Compromise
TEXTBOOK
AND OTHER RESOURCES
 Nettie’s Trip South By: Ann
Turner
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o Compromise of 1850
o Kansas-Nebraska Act
o Dred Scott Decision
1.04 Describe the economic and social
Slavery and Freedom:
differences between developed and
 Slavery and the law
developing regions in North America.
 What were the main ideas expressed by the
3.02 Examine how changes in the
abolitionists?
movement of people, goods, and ideas
o Demanded immediate freeing of slaves
have affected ways of living in the United
o Leaders included: Harriet Tubman,
States.
William Lloyd Garrison, Fredrick Douglas,
3.04 Hypothesize how differences and
Harriet Beecher Stowe, “Society of Friends”
similarities among people have produced  What were the main ideas expressed during the
diverse American cultures.
suffrage movement?
5.03 Assess economic institutions in
o Believed that women were deprived of basic
terms of how well they enable people to
rights.
meet their needs.
o Led by Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
1.04 Describe the economic and social
differences between developed and
developing regions in North America.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on United States citizens,
including, but not limited to, the Civil
War . . .
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
 Sweet Clara and the Freedom
Quilt Deborah Hopkinson
 They Led the Way, Johanna
Johnson
 You Want Women to Vote,Lizzie
Stanton
 Picture Book of Sojourner Truth,
David A. Adler
 Picture Book of Harriet Tubman,
David A. Adler
 “Harriet Tubman” from Honey I
Love
 Eloise Greenfield
 Suggested Field Trips:
 Somerset Plantation, Creswell,
NC
The Union Breaks Apart:
 What were the roles of: Abraham Lincoln,
Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, John Calhoun,
and Sam Houston in events leading to and during
the War?
 Identify on a map, the states that seceded from
the union and those that remained in the union
and why.
 What were the major issues and the impact of the
election of 1860?
 What events took place at Fort Sumter that
marked the beginning of the Civil War?
The Civil War
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conflicts on United States citizens,
including, but not limited to, the Civil
War . . .
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on United States citizens,
including, but not limited to, the Civil
War . . .
4.06 Evaluate the effectiveness of civil
 Where did critical events of the Civil War take
place?
 Who are considered leaders of the Civil War?
o Abraham Lincoln
o Robert E Lee
o Ulysses S Grant
o Frederick Douglas
o Jefferson Davis
o Thomas “ Stonewall” Jackson
o William Sherman
 What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
 What were the major battles and events of the
Civil War, and where did they occur?
o Battle of Bull Run at Manassas, VA
o Anaconda Plan
o Battle at Antietam
o Battle at Vicksburg
o Battle of Chancellorsville
o Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg
Address
o March to the Sea
o Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court
House
 How did the Civil War change the lives of
soldiers, women, and slaves?
o Clara Barton
o African Americans
Reconstruction
 What were the events surrounding Lincoln’s
death?
 What were the provisions of the 13th, 14th, and
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T & K Secrets of the Hunley
Allen Mogu
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Bull Run Paul Fleischman
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A Ballad of the Civil War Mary
Stolz
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Shades of Gray Carolyn Reeder
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The Civil War (starter unit)
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The Well Mildred Taylor l
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If You Lived at the Time of the
Civil War Kay Moore
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Drummer Boy Ann Turner
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Just a few words Mr. Lincoln:
the Story of the Gettysburg
Address by: Jean Fritz
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Pink and Say Patricia Polacco
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Abe Lincoln Goes To
Washington (NG)
Civil War Ghost (novel)
Video-Transc. Railroads(A&E)
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rights and social movements throughout
United States history that reflect the
struggle for equality and constitutional
rights for all citizens.
1.07 Analyze the past movements of
people, goods, and ideas within and
among the United States, Canada,
Mexico, and Central America and
compare it to movement today.
5.01 Categorize economic resources
found in the United States and
neighboring countries as human, natural,
or capital and assess their long-term
availability.
15th Amendments to the US Constitution?
 What impact did these provisions have on the
expansion of freedom in America?
o President Andrew Jackson
o “black codes”
o Blanche Bruce, Hiram revels, Jonathan Gibbs,
Francis Cardozo
 What were the challenges of the South after the
Civil War?
o Freedmen’s Bureau
o Sharecropping
o Carpet Baggers and Scalawags
o Beginning of segregation
Settling the Last Frontier:
 What were the reasons people decided to settle
west?
o California Gold Rush of 1849
o Miners
o The Homeland Act of 1862-Daniel Freeman
o Ranchers
 What were the conflicts between Native
Americans and the settlers?
o Sioux Treaty of 1868
o George Custer
o Sitting Bull
o Crazy Horse
o Chief Joseph
o Battle of Little Big Horn.
The Rise of New Industry:
 What new industries led to economic growth in
the late 1800’s?
 What were the contributions of entrepreneurs to
the economy of the late 1800’s?
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Wagons West Shirley Fredrick
The Oregon Trail: The Diary of
Callie Stokes
Facing West Kathleen Kudlinski
Pioneers (Starter Unit)
Biddy Mason:
The Open Hand Deborah
Newton Chocolate
A Railroad on Gold Mountain
Fay Chiang
Video Collection:
I Will Fight No More Forever
 T Fork
 The Golden Spike by: Renee
Skelton
 The Story of Thomas Alva Edison:
Inventor By: Margaret Davidson
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5.03 Assess economic institutions in
terms of how well they enable people to
meet their needs.
5.05 Evaluate the influence of
discoveries, inventions, and innovations
on economic interdependence.
1.07 (continued)
4.02 Explain when, where, why, and how
groups of people settled in different
regions of the U. S.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on U. S. citizens. . .
o Transcontinental Railroad
o Steel Industry
o Andrew Carnegie
o William Jenney
o John Roebling
o Oil Industry
o John D Rockefeller
o Standard Oil Company
o Edwin Drake
o Thomas Alva Edison
A Changing People:
 How did immigration influence population after
the Civil War?
 What were the challenges faced by new and old
immigrants?
o Ellis Island
o Tenements
 How did prejudices against immigrants lead to
regulations on immigration?
o Asian
o Hiram L Fong
 Why did African Americans think the move to
the North was a good economic choice?
o Jacob Lawrence
o Great Migration
 Ten Mile Day and the Building of
the Transcontinental Railroad
Mary Ann Fraser
 Dreaming of America: An Ellis
Island Story Eve Bunting
 Immigrant Kids Russell Freedman
 Peppe the Lamplighter Elisa
Bartone
 Kid’s Discover Magazine: Ellis
Island
 If Your Name Was Changed at
Ellis Island Ellen Levine
UNIT 4: THEME: THE U.S. AND ITS NEIGHBORS IN THE MODERN WORLD
Skills Focus: 1.01, 1.07, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.05, 4.04, 4.06, 4.07
SCOS OBJ.
2.03 Recognize how the U. S. government
has changed over time.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
World War I
 What were the causes of the war?
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SCOS OBJ.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on U. S. citizens.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
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Why did America join the war?
What were the results of World War I for
America and the world?
o League of Nation
o Isolationism
Economic Growth and the Great Depression
 How did World War I affect industry?
o Industrialization
o Assembly Line
 How was industrialization related to the
growth of cities?
o Urbanization
o Migration
 What were the causes of the Great
Depression?
o Stock Market
o Depression
 How did the Great Depression affect
Americans?
1.05 Explain how and why population
distribution differs within and between
countries of North America.
2.03 Recognize how the U. S. government
has changed over time.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on U. S. citizens. 4.07
5.02 Analyze economic effects if the
unequal distribution of natural resources on
the United States and its neighbors.
5.03 Assess economic institutions in terms
of how well they enable people to meet
their needs.
5.08 Cite examples of surplus and scarcity
in the American market and explain the
economic effects.
3.02 Examine how changes in the
World War II
movement of people, goods, and ideas have
 What were the causes of World War II?
affected ways of living in the United
o Nazi Party
States.
o Adolf Hitler
4.01 Define the role of a historian and
o Dictator
explain the importance of studying history.
o Benito Mussolini
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
o Emperor Hirohito
conflicts on U. S. citizens.
o German invasions in Europe
4.08 Trace the development of the U. S. as
 Why did the U.S. enter the war?
a world leader and analyze the impact of its
o Pearl Harbor
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relationships with Canada, Mexico, and
selected countries of Central America.
2.03 Recognize how the United States
government has changed over time.
2.06 Explain the role of political parties in
society.
3.04 Hypothesize how the differences and
similarities among people have produced
diverse American cultures.
4.03 Describe the contributions of people
of diverse cultures throughout the history
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
o Franklin Roosevelt
o Allies
o Axis
 How did World War II affect Americans?
o Role of women
o Rationing
o Role of factories
o Impact on Japanese Americans
 How did the Allies win the war?
o D Day Invasion
o Dwight D. Eisenhower
o Invasion of Germany
o V-E Day
o Island-Hopping
o General Douglas MacArthur
o Atomic Bomb
o V-J Day
 What were the effects of World War II?
o Holocaust
o United Nations
o Communism
o The Cold War
The Civil Rights Movement
 What were the origins of the Civil Rights
movement?
o Plessy vs. Ferguson
o Separate but equal
o segregation
o NAACP
o Prejudice
o Civil Rights
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of the United States.
4.06 Evaluate the effectiveness of civil
rights and social movements throughout
United States history that reflect the
struggle for equality and constitutional
rights for all citizens.
2.03 Recognize how the United States
government has changed over time.
2.05 Assess the role of political parties in
society.
3.02 Examine how changes in the
movement people, goods, and ideas have
affected ways of living in the United
States.
4.03 Describe the contributions of people
of diverse cultures throughout the history
of the United States.
4.05 Describe the impact of wars and
conflicts on U. S. citizens.5.04
5.07 Describe the ways the United States
and its neighbors specialize in economic
activities, and relate these to increased
production and consumption.
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
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TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
How were many of the goals of the Civil
Rights movement achieved?
o Brown vs. Board of Education
o Boycott
o Nonviolence
o Thurgood Marshall
o Rosa Parks
o Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
o March on Washington
o Civil Rights Act of 1964
Modern Conflicts
 What events led to the onset and
perpetuation of the Cold War?
o Communism
o Berlin Wall
o Korean War
o Nuclear Weapons
o Space Race
o Cuban Missile Crisis
o Vietnam War
 What events signaled the end of the Cold
War?
o Mikhail Gorbachev
o Reconfiguration of Eastern
European national borders and
alliances
 How are relations between America and the
Middle East reflected in the rise of global
terrorism?
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2.04 Compare and contrast the government
of the United States with the governments
of Canada, Mexico, and selected countries
of Central America.
2.06 Explain the role of public education in
the United States.
2.07 Compare and contrast the educational
structure of the United States to those of
Canada, Mexico, and selected countries of
Central America.
4.07 Compare and contrast changes in rural
and urban settlement patterns in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, and selected
countries of Central America.
4.08 Trace the development of the United
States as a world leader and analyze the
impact of its relationships with Canada,
Mexico, and selected countries of Central
America.
5.01 Categorize economic resources found
in the U. S. and neighboring countries as
human, natural, or capital and assess their
long-term availability.
5.02 Analyze the economic effects of the
unequal distribution of natural resources on
CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
o Oil resources
o OPEC
o Persian Gulf War
o 9/11
o War on Terror
America and its Neighbors in the Modern World
 How have immigration patterns in America
changed recently?
 How has technology impacted the modern
world?
o Internet
o Effects of modern transportation
 How has technology impacted the American
economy?
o Diverse Economy
o Information Age
o Interdependence
o Free Trade
o Global Economy
 How are the economies of the United States
and its neighbors similar and different?
o Command Economy
o Market Economy
o NAFTA
o Middle Class
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CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
the U. S. and its neighbors.
5.04 Describe the ways in which the
economics of the U. S. and its neighbors
are interdependent and assess the impact of
increasing international economic
interdependence.
5.06 Examine the different economic
systems such as traditional, command, and
market developed in selected countries of
North America and assess their
effectiveness in meeting basic needs.
5.07 Describe the ways the United States
and its neighbors specialize in economic
activities. And related these to increased
production and consumption.
6.01Explore the meaning of technology as
it encompasses discoveries from the first
primitive tools to today’s personal
computer.
6.03 Forecast how technology can be
managed to have the greatest number of
people enjoy the benefits.
6.04 Determine how citizens in the United
States and the other countries of North
America can preserve fundamental values
and beliefs in a world that is rapidly
becoming more technologically oriented.
6.05 Compare and contrast the changes that
technology has brought to the United States
to its impact in Canada, Mexico, and
Central America.
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CONCEPTS and ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
TEXTBOOK AND
OTHER RESOURCES
6.06 Predict future trends in technology
management that will benefit the greatest
number of people.
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