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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
District Pacing Guide- Social Studies
5th Grade-UNITED STATES HISTORY Year at a Glance Topics
Course Code: 5021070
First Nine Weeks
GEOGRAPHY
AMERICAN HISTORY
Second Nine Weeks
AMERICAN HISTORY
ECONOMICS
Geography
 The World in Spatial Terms
 Grid system
 Location
 Technology
Exploration
 New trade routes and improved technology
 European Explorers
 Interactions among Native Americans and
Europeans
Geography of the United States
 Physical features
 Regions of the United States
 Climate of the United States
Early European Settlements
 Motivation for colonial settlement: Economic,
Political, Socio-cultural
 Interactions between Native Americans and
European settlers
Ancient Cultures and Early
Civilizations in North America
 The Maya
 The Aztec
 Anasazi
 Inuit
 Mound Builders
 Cahokia
Regional Native American Tribes
 Native Americans of the
Southwest
 Native Americans of the Pacific
Northwest
 Native Americans of the Great
Plains
 Native American tribes of the
Eastern Woodlands
Local History: Embedded
throughout the topics for this
course in the pacing guides
are resources that support the
study of Miami’s local
history. Click on the icon
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where local history lessons
can be found.
Department of Social Sciences
Colonial America
 New England Colonies
 Middle Colonies
 Southern Colonies
Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of
Daily Colonial Life
 Governments
o Each colony had Governor, Assembly,
Judges
o Political participation
o Local governments varied by colony
 Economy
o Market Economies
o Trade
 Daily life
Triangular Trade and Slavery in the Colonies
 Triangular Trade
 Slavery in the colonies
 Slave Codes
*Please see Civics in a Snap Lessons related
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Third Nine Weeks
AMERICAN HISTORY
Events Leading Up To The American
Revolution
 French and Indian War
 British Taxes and laws imposed on
colonists
 Boston Massacre
 Significant individuals and groups who
played a role in the American Revolution
 Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution
 Continental Army compared to the British
Army
 Role of women in support of the war
 African Americans join Continental Army
 Wartime Shortages and cost of loyalty
 Battles of the Revolutionary War
 British surrender at Saratoga- turning point
 Help from foreign alliances and individuals
 British surrender, October 18, 1781
 Treaty of Paris- 1783
 Thirteen Colonies now the United States
The New Nation
 Governing the new country
 Articles of Confederation (weaknesses)
 Problems in the new country
o Debt
o Individual states’ laws and taxes
o Shays Rebellion
 Northwest Ordinance of 1787
 Failure of the Articles of Confederation
 The call for a Constitutional Convention
*Please see Civics in a Snap Lessons
related to these topics (click on the icon
below)
Fourth Nine Weeks
AMERICAN HISTORY
CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT
The United States Constitution
 Constitutional Convention
 Main concepts of the Constitution
 Branches of Government
 Checks and balance
 Federalism
 Bill of Rights
 Amendment process
 Civic Responsibility
The Nation Expands
 Louisiana Purchase
 Westward expansion
 War of 1812
 Foreign Policy
 Changes brought about by the Industrial
Revolution (technology, transportation)
 Demographic changes (growth of cities,
immigration)
Age of Jackson and Westward
Movement
 Country divided over slavery
 Missouri Compromise
 Andrew Jackson
 Indian Removal Act
 Overland Trails
 Manifest Destiny
 War with Mexico
 Battle of the Alamo
 Gadsden Purchase
 California Gold Rush
*Please see Civics in a Snap Lessons
related to these topics (click on the
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