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2018 – 2019 Social Studies Pacing Guide – 4th Grade

Adapted from Shelby County Schools – 4th Grade Social Studies Pacing Guide

First Six Weeks

Time Period

Topic Social Studies State Standards

Guiding Question / Vocabulary

Resources

Week 1 August 6-10

America Before

European Exploration

Geography 4.3 Create a visual display using multiple forms of media to identify with pictures for geographic terms including bluffs, swamps, isthmus, gulf, sea, bay, cape, mountains, plateaus, valleys, rim, landform, and plains. (G)

NOT ASSESSED!

What are some physical features of the United States? What are some physical features of Tennessee? How does geography influence where people live and what people do for a living? What geographic factors such as landforms and climate influenced patterns of settlement in Tennessee? Vocabulary: tectonic plates, landform, region, plains, plateau, rim, flood plain, swamps, bluffs, isthmus, gulf, sea, bay, cape, mountains, valleys

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 1: Geography of the United States

Textbook Pgs. 3-15

Workbook Pgs. 4-5: Geographic Terms and Physical Features of the Continental United States.

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 1: Our Nation’s Geography

Textbook: Pgs. 13 – 34 o Lesson 1: States and

Regions o Lesson 2: The Land o Lesson 3: Bodies of

Water Week 2 August 13-17

America Before

European Exploration

Culture

4.1 Describe the legacy and cultures of the major indigenous settlements in Tennessee, including the Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippians (G, TN): • Coats-Hines Site

What are some similarities and differences in the lives of Native American Indian groups in America before the European exploration? Vocabulary:

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 2: Native Americans

Textbook: Pgs. 62-67, TN97A-TN97B



First Tennesseans

Culture

• Pinson Mounds • Old Stone Fort • Chucalissa Indian Village 4.2 Analyze the religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions of the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw, including (C): • Principal Chief • summer and winter homes • Beloved Woman • recreation • clans • maternal designations

migration, agriculture, civilization, ancient, surplus, irrigation, religion ceremony, nomad, longhouse, Confederation, wampum, barter, culture, tradition How did environment and natural resources affect the way Native Americans lived in Tennessee? How did the Native Americans govern themselves? What are the accomplishments of the native groups? How are these contributions evident today? What are the economic activities early Native American groups in Tennessee used to meet their needs and wants such as farming, trading, and hunting?

o Lesson 2: The Eastern Woodlands

o TN Lesson: Native Americans in Tennessee

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **(Week 3 American Indians/Woodlands) **(Week 4 Tennessee’s First People/Coates-Hines/Pinson Mounds/Old Stone Fort/Chucalissa Indian Village/Cherokee/Creek/Chickasaw)

Week 3 August 20-24

Explorations of the 15th and 16th Century

Culture 4.4 Trace the routes of early explorers and describe the early explorations of the Americas, including: Hernando de Soto, Robert de LaSalle, Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher

Why did the explorations take place and what were the impacts of their travels? What routes did European explorers use to reach the Americas?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the New World

Textbook: Pgs. 45 - 55

Workbook: Pgs. 24-25 Chapter 5: Routes of Exploration to the New World



Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier. (H) 4.5 Analyze the impact of exploration and settlement on the indigenous peoples and the environment, including military campaigns, Columbian Exchange, and European agricultural practices. (C,G) 4.6 Create a graphic organizer identifying the five different countries (France, Spain, Portugal, England, and the Netherlands) that influenced different regions of the present United States at the time the New World was being explored, and describe how their influence can be traced to place names. (G)

What were the major causes and effects of European exploration? Vocabulary: Merchant, navigation, profit Columbian Exchange, explorer, Conquistador, empire, colony, mission, slavery, convert, revolt What region did England, Spain, France, the English, and the Europeans explore? What were the accomplishments of the explorations? What were the obstacles faced by the explorers?

Textbook: Pgs. 57-67

Workbook: Pgs. 27-29, 31 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **(Week 5 The Age of Discovery) **(Week 6 Early Explorers) **(Week 7 Early French and English Explorers) **(Week 8 Old and New World) Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration

Textbook: Pgs. 110-143 o Lesson 1: Exploration

and Technology

o Lesson 2: A Changing World

o Lesson 3: Spanish Explorations

o Lesson 4: Other Nations Explore

Week of August 27 – August 31

European Colonization

History Culture

Geography

4.7 Summarize the failure of the lost colony of Roanoke and theorize what happened. (G, H)

Why did the colony of Roanoke fail?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 6: Early English Settlements

Textbook: Pgs. 73 – 79

Workbook: Pgs. 33-34



4.8 Describe the early competition between European nations for control of North America and locate the colonization efforts of the English, Dutch, French, and Spanish on a map.

In what ways did the English, Dutch, French, and Spanish compete for control of North America? What were the outcomes?

**(Week 9 Early English Colonies) Chapter 5: Routes of Exploration to the New World

Textbook Pgs. 68-71 (“Who Wins Florida?”)

Workbook: Pgs. 30 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 4: Building the First Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 149-152, 154-158, 162-167, 170-177

o Lesson 1: The Spanish Colonies

o Lesson 2: The Virginia Colony

o Lesson 3: The Plymouth Colony

o Lesson 4: The French and the Dutch

Week of September 4-7


History Culture

Geography

4.9 Compare and contrast the differing views of American Indians and colonists on ownership or use of land and the conflicts between them, including the Pequot and King Philip’s Wars in New England. (G, P)NOT ASSESSED!

How did the views of the American Indians and colonists differ regarding the ownership or use of land? What are some ways that the colonists and American Indians cooperated?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 4: Building the First Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 149-152, 154-158, 162-167, 170-177






Second Six Weeks

Time Period


Guiding Questions/ Vocabulary

Resources

Week of September 10-14 European

Colonization History Culture

Geography

4.11 Describe the conflicts between Indian nations, including the competing claims for control of land and actions of the Iroquois and Huron. (G, P) 4.12 Analyze the factors that led to the defeat of the American Indians, including the resistance of Indian nations to encroachment and the effects on native culture. (C, H, P)

What conflicts did the Indian nations have? What factors led to the defeat of the American Indians?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Taught with above newspaper articles.**

Week of September 17-20 (***Parent/Teacher Conferences September 21***)


History Economics

Governance

4.13 Locate the first 13 colonies and explain how their location and geographic features influenced their

How did geographic features and location of the first 13 colonies influence their development and settlement patterns?




4.10 Explain the cooperation that existed between the colonists and American Indians during the 1600s and 1700s, including fur trade, military alliances, treaties, and cultural interchanges. (G, P)


Chapter 5: The New England Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 203-204 o Lesson 1: Settling New

England



development and settlement patterns. (G) 4.14 Write informative texts identifying major leaders and groups responsible for the founding of colonies in North America and the reasons for their founding, including: (C, E, H, P) • Lord Baltimore, Maryland • John Smith, Virginia • Roger Williams, Rhode Island • JohnWinthrop, Massachusetts • William Bradford, Plymouth • James Oglethorpe, Georgia NOT ASSESSED!

Who were the major leaders and groups responsible for the founding of colonies in North America and why were they founded?

Chapter 7: Comparing the Colonies


Workbook Pgs. 40-43 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **(Week 10 The New England Colonies) **(Week 11 The Middle Colonies/Benjamin Franklin) **(Week 12 The Southern Colonies) Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 4: Building the First Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 149-152, 154-158, 162-167, 170-177





Chapter 5: The New England Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 198-219 o Lesson 1: Settling

New England o Lesson 2: Life in New

England o Lesson 3: New

England’s Economy Chapter 6: The Middle Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 224-245 o Lesson 1: Settling the

Middle Colonies



o Lesson 2: Life in the Middle Colonies

o Lesson 3: Busy Farms and Seaports

Chapter 7: The Southern Colonies


South o Lesson 2: Life in the

South o Lesson 3: The Southern

Economy Leveled Readers: Life in the Colonies Young Colonists

Week of September 24-28 European

Colonization History

Economics Governance

4.15 Cite and explain examples from informational texts about how economic opportunities and political, religious, and social institutions evolved in the colonial era. (C, E, G, H, P) NOT ASSESSED!

4.16 Making use of primary documents, analyze the early democratic ideas and practices that emerged during the colonial period, including the significance of representative assemblies and town meetings and contrast these with the presence of

How did economic opportunities, political, religious, and social institutions change during the colonial era? What was the significance of representative assemblies and town meetings in the new colonies?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 5: The New England Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 198-219 o Lesson 1: Settling

New England o Lesson 2: Life in New

England o Lesson 3: New

England’s Economy Chapter 6: The Middle Colonies


Middle Colonies o Lesson 2: Life in the

Middle Colonies o Lesson 3: Busy Farms

and Seaports



enslavement in all colonies. (P) NOT ASSESSED!

Chapter 7: The Southern Colonies


South o Lesson 2: Life in the

South o Lesson 3: The Southern

Economy

Week of October 1-5 Early

Settlers History

Economics Culture

4.17 Describe the major religious tenets of the earliest colonies, including: (C) • Puritanism in Massachusetts • Quakerism in Pennsylvania 4.18 Explain various reasons why people came to the colonies, including profit, religious freedom, slavery, and indentured servitude. (C, E, H)

How did slavery in the colonies fit with the practice of representative assemblies and town meetings? What were the religious beliefs of the early colonies?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 8: Facing Slavery


Workbook: Pgs. 46-50 Chapter 9: Life in Colonial Williamsburg


Workbook: Pgs. 52-54 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **(Week 13 Slavery in the Colonies) Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 5: The New England Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 208-213 o Lesson 2: Life in New

England (*Puritans*) Chapter 6: The Middle Colonies


Middle Colonies (*Quakers*)



o Lesson 2: Life in the Middle Colonies

Week of October 15-19 (***Fall Break : October 8-12***)

Early Settlers

History Economics

Culture Governance

4.19 Locate and label on a map the location of Jamestown, Plymouth, New Netherland, New Sweden, the Mass. (G)

Why did people want to come to the colonies?



Workbook: Pgs. 35-38 Chapter 7: Comparing the Colonies


Workbook Pgs. 40-43 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Taught in above weekly newspapers Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 4: Building the First Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 149-152, 154-158, 162-167, 170-177





Week of October 22-26 Early

Settlers History

Economics Culture

Governance

4.20 Explain the impact of individuals who created interest in land west of the

Why were people interested in land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **(Week 14 TN Settlers)



Appalachian Mountains, including: (C,E, G, TN) • long hunters • Daniel Boone • Wilderness Road • Thomas Sharpe Spencer • William Bean • Dr. Thomas Walker

Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republicans

Textbook: Pgs. 426-427 o Lesson 1: Exploring the

West (*Immigrants and Pioneers*)

Week of October 29– November 2 The War for

Independence (1760-1789)

History Governance

4.21 Describe the various contributions made by Benjamin Franklin to the development of a unique American society, including his scientific experiments and inventions, the development of the Albany Plan and the Join or Die political cartoon. (C, H, P) 4.22 Describe the causes, course, and consequences of the French and Indian War, including the massacre at Fort Loudoun. (C, G, H, P, TN)

What impact did Benjamin Franklin have on the development of What were the major causes of the French and Indian War? What were the consequences of the French and Indian War? America?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 11: To Declare Independence or Not

Textbook: Pgs. 152 (Franklin)

Workbook: Pgs. --- USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper ** Taught in above weekly newspapers Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 6: The Middle Colonies

Textbook: Pgs. 238-239 o Lesson 2: Life in the

Middle Colonies (*Benjamin Franklin*)

Chapter 8: The Colonies Unite

Textbook: Pgs. 294-299 o Lesson 1: Fighting for

Control Leveled Readers: Benjamin Franklin: Colonial Genius



Third Six Weeks

Time Period



Resources

Week of November 5-9 The War for


History Governance

4.23 Explain how political, religious, and economic ideas and interests brought about the Revolution, including: (C, E, P) • resistance to imperial policy (Proclamation of 1763) • the Stamp Act • the Townshend Acts • taxes on tea • “taxation without representation” • Coercive Acts 4.24 Explain the different forms of protests Americans used to try to change British policies including the Boston Tea Party, tarring and feathering, letter writing, and boycotts. (E, P)

What ideas brought about the Revolution? What ways did the Americans protest British policies? What were the pros and cons of the different forms of protest? Were some more effective than others?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 10: Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain


Workbook: Pgs. 56-60 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPERS TEACH THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR **(Week 15 Mounting Tensions in the Colonies) **(Week 16 The Road to Independence) **(Week 17 The Revolutionary War) Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 8: The Colonies Unite

Textbook: Pgs. 302-315 o Lesson 2: Colonists

Speak Out o Lesson 3:

Disagreements Grow Leveled Readers:



The Struggle for Independence



History Governance

4.25 Write a short summary of the events of Tennessee’s first settlement and settlers, including the Watauga Purchase, Watauga Compact, Little Carpenter, and Dragging Canoe. (H,P,TN)NOT ASSESSED! 4.26 Describe the significance of the First and Second Continental Congresses and of the Committees of Correspondence. (P)

What were the events that led to the creation of Tennessee’s first settlement? What was the importance of the First and Second Continental Congresses and of the Committees of Correspondence?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 12: The Declaration of Independence


Workbook: Pgs. 68-71 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **(Week 20 The Constitution) Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 8: The Colonies Unite

Textbook: Pgs. 318-322 o Lesson 4: The Road to

War Leveled Readers: The Struggle for Independence



History Governance

4.27 Compare and contrast first and second-hand accounts of Paul Revere’s “midnight ride.”(H) 4.28 Identify the people and events associated with the Declaration of

How do accounts of the same story differ when told from different points of view? Who were the people that were key to the creation of the Declaration of Independence?






Independence and cite evidence from the Declaration to determine its significance to the development of American Democracy. (H, P)

How does the Declaration support the development of American Democracy?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 21 Plans for the New Government Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 8: The Colonies Unite

Textbook: Pgs. 324-331 o Lesson 5: Declaring

Independence Leveled Readers: The Struggle for Independence

(***Thanksgiving Break : November 21-23***) --- --- ---

Week of November 26 – November 30 The War for


History Governance

4.29 Analyze the influences of key leaders during this period, including: (P) • Patrick Henry • Alexander Hamilton • Thomas Jefferson • George Washington • Benjamin Franklin • Thomas Paine • John Adams • Sam Adams • John Hancock • Benedict Arnold 4.30 Determine the meaning and identify the terms Loyalists, Patriots, Minutemen, Overmountain

What influence did the key leaders have on the formation of America and its government? What terms were used to describe people during the Revolution?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 11: To Declare Independence or Not


Workbook: Pgs. 61-66 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 21 Plans for the New Government Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 9: The Revolutionary War

Textbook: Pgs. 338-343 o Lesson 1: Americans

and the Revolution



Men, and Redcoats to describe people during the Revolution. (C,G, TN)

What were the meanings of these terms?

Leveled Readers: The Struggle for Independence Spying in the American Revolution

Week of December 3-7 The War for


History Governance

4.31 Locate and identify the major military battles, campaigns, and turning points of the American Revolution, including: (G, H, TN) • Lexington and Concord • Bunker (Breed’s) Hill • Valley Forge • Princeton and Trenton • Saratoga • King’s Mountain • Yorktown 4.32 Draw evidence from informational text summarizing the contributions of France and certain individuals to the outcome of the American Revolution including the Marquis de Lafayette, Kósciuszko, and Baron von Steuben. (H,P)NOT ASSESSED!

What were the major events of the American Revolution? Where did they take place? What impact did they have on the outcome of the American Revolution? What contributions did the French make to the outcome of the American Revolution?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 13: The American Revolution


Workbook: Pgs. 74-75 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Taught in above newspaper articles** Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 9: The Revolutionary War

Textbook: Pgs. 346-361 o Lesson 2: Fighting for

Independence o Lesson 3: Winning

Independence Leveled Readers: The Struggle for Independence Valley Forge Spying in the American Revolution

Weeks of December 10-18 The War for


History Governance

4.33 Write an opinion piece with supporting details contrasting how the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence clashed

How did the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence clash with the existence of slavery?




with the existence of slavery. (E, P)NOT ASSESSED! 4.34 Explain using supporting details how the Revolution affected the Watauga Settlement, including: (P, TN) • Washington District • Cherokee War of 1776 • Nancy Ward • John Sevier • Watauga Petitions

How did the Revolution affect the Watauga Settlement?

Textbook: Pgs. 168-171 (“Jefferson’s Conflict: Ideas vs. Reality”)

Workbook: Pgs. 70-71 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 23 Taking Steps Toward Statehood Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 9: The Revolutionary War

Textbook: Pgs. 364-369 o Lesson 4: The Effects of

War Chapter 11: The Young Republic


West Leveled Readers: The Struggle for Independence Valley Forge Spying in the American Revolution

Fourth Six Weeks

Time Period



Resources

Week of January 3-4 The War for


History Governance

4.35 Integrate evidence from several texts describing the different roles women played during the Revolution

What role did women play in the Revolution?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 13: The American Revolution

Textbook: Pgs. 182-183 (“The Revolution’s Home Front”)



including Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, Phyllis Wheatley, and Mercy Otis Warren. 4.36 Explain the purpose and obstacles in creating the new Cumberland Settlement, including: (G, TN) • Richard Henderson • James Robertson • John Donelson • salt licks • severe winter and river travel • Transylvania Purchase • Cumberland Compact • Battle of the Bluffs

Why was the new Cumberland Settlement created? What obstacles did they face?

Workbook: Pgs. 76 Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 9: The Revolutionary War

Textbook: Pgs. 341

o Lesson 1: Americans and the Revolution (*Women and the War*)

Chapter 11: The Young Republic


West

Week of January 7-11 The War for


History Governance

4.37 Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, including no power to tax, weak central government, and the impact of Shays’ Rebellion. (P) 4.38 Explain the events that led to the creation and failure of the Lost State of Franklin. (G, P, TN)

What were the failures of the Articles of Confederation? What is the state of Franklin and what happened to it?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 14: The Constitution


Workbook: Pgs. 80 (Part) Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic


West Week of January 14-18 (Jan. 21 MKL, Jr. Day- No School)



Creating a New

Government

History Governance

4.39 Identify the various leaders of the Constitutional Convention and analyze the major issues they debated, including: (C, E, H) • distribution of power between the states and federal government • Great Compromise • Slavery and the 3/5 Compromise • George Washington and James Madison 4.40 Explain the ratification process and describe the conflict between Federalists and Anti Federalists over ratification, including the need for a Bill of Rights. (H, P)

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention? What were the issues the delegates faced as they wrote the Constitution? How was the conflict over ratification of the Constitution and the need for a Bill of Rights solved? Vocabulary: Constitution, Articles of Confederation, territory, Ordinance, federal, public, compromise, ratify, Bill of Rights, Preamble, democracy, legislative, Executive, judicial, amendment

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 14: The Constitution


Workbook: Pgs. 80-83 Chapter 15: The Bill of Rights


Workbook: Pgs. 85-89 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Taught in above newspaper articles** Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 10: The Constitution


o Lesson 1: The Constitutional Convention

o Lesson 2: Three Branches of Government

o Lesson 3: The Bill of Rights

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 22 United States Government

Week of January 22 - 25 Creating a

New Government

History Governance Economics

4.41 Describe the principles embedded in the Constitution, including: (P) • purposes of government listed in the Preamble

What are the jobs of each branch of national government? Why did the authors of the Constitution create checks and balances?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 15: The Bill of Rights





• separation of powers • branches of government • check and balances • the amendment process • principle of judicial review • recognition of and protection of individual rights in the 1st Amendment 4.42 Write an opinion piece with supporting detail from primary sources that defends the ratification of the Constitution. (P)NOT ASSESSED!

What did the Federalists do to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution? Vocabulary: Constitution, Articles of Confederation, territory, ordinance, Federal, public, compromise, ratify, Bill of Rights, Preamble, Democracy, Legislative, Executive, Judicial, amendment

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Taught with week 22 Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 10: The Constitution

Textbook: 404-419


o Lesson 4: A Constitutional Democracy

Leveled Readers: Building a Government

Week of January 28-February 1 Creating a

New Government

History Governance Economics

4.43 Describe the events, precedents, and successes of the presidency of George Washington and list his cabinet members. (H) 4.44 Explain the purpose for creating the federal district of Washington D.C., including the role of Pierre L’Enfant. (H)

How did the presidency of George Washington affect the patterns of the American people as a result of the Western Expansion? What was the purpose of the creation of the federal district of Washington, D.C? What role did Pierre L’Enfant play in its creation?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 19 Growing Pains for the New Nation



Week of February 4-8 Westward Expansion

History Geography

Government Civics Politics

TN Connection

4.45 Label and locate the Territory South of the River Ohio (Southwest Territory) on a map, identify its leaders, and explain how it was the first step to statehood, including William Blount, John Sevier, Rocky Mount, and the Treaty of Holston. (G, P, TN)

Why was the Territory South of the River Ohio the first step to statehood for the New Nation? Vocabulary: Expansion, Westward Expansion, Presidency, Political, Impressment, Louisiana Purchase, Precedents, Abolish, Treaty, National anthem, “Star-Spangled Banner”

Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic


West

Week of February 11-15 Westward Expansion

History Geography


TN Connection

4.46 Write an opinion piece using supporting detail explaining the political beliefs of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson leading to the political parties. (H, P) NOT ASSESSED!

What were the political beliefs of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?

Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 10: The Constitution



Leveled Readers: Building a Government Political Parties in the United States

Fifth Six Weeks

Time Period



Resources

Week of February 19-22 (President’s Day Feb.18- No School) Westward Expansion

History Geography

4.47 Detail the events, struggles, success and

What were the struggles and successes of the exploration of

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past:




TN Connection

main people of the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase and map the routes across the continent, including the Corps of Discovery, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Zebulon Pike, and John Frémont. (G, H, P) 4.48 Use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details to convey the experiences of settlers on the overland trails to the West, including location of the routes; purpose of the journeys; the influence of the terrain, rivers, vegetation, and climate. (C, E, G)

the Louisiana Purchase? Why did people travel to the west? How did the climate and terrain influence their journeys?

Chapter 16: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West


Workbook: Pgs. 92-93 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 24 The Louisiana Purchase **Week 26 Early Westward Expansion and Explorers **Week 27 Hitting the Trail Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic


West

Week of February 25 – March 1 Westward Expansion

History Geography


TN Connection

4.49 Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the War of 1812, including: trade restrictions, impressment, war hawks, Tecumseh, Tippecanoe, William Henry Harrison, burning of Washington D.C., Francis Scott Key, Dolly Madison, Battle of New Orleans (H, P) 4.50 Interpret the meaning of the lyrics of the song “The Star-Spangled Banner.” (P)

What role did the War of 1812 have on Western Expansion and how did Tennessee contribute? Why is “The Star-Spangled Banner” an important symbol for America?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 25 The War of 1812 Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic


o Lesson 2: Expanding Borders



4.51 Analyze and describe the role of Tennessee in the War of 1812, including: (H, TN) • Andrew Jackson • Battle of Horseshoe Bend • Sam Houston • Volunteers

What was the role of Tennessee in the War of 1812?

Week of March 4-8 Westward Expansion

History Geography


TN Connection

4.52 Write a short story with supporting text describing the effects of the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-12 on the land and people of Tennessee. (G, H, TN)NOT ASSESSED! 4.53 Write a narrative piece summarizing life on the frontier of Tennessee and reasons why pioneers moved west, including: Cumberland Gap, Natchez Trace, Jackson Purchase, transportation, housing, food, clothing, gender roles, education, entertainment. (C, G, H, P, TN)NOT ASSESSED!

How did the New Madrid Earthquakes affect the land and people of Tennessee? What was life like on the Tennessee frontier?

Week of March 11-15 Westward Expansion

History Geography


TN Connection

4.54 Describe and explain the contributions of Sequoyah. (C, H, TN) 4.55 Describe the major events in Jackson’s presidency, including the corrupt bargain, the Indian

What were Sequoyah’s contributions to the Cherokee people? What were the major events of Andrew Jackson’s Presidency?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 16: The Cherokee Trail of Tears

Textbook: Pgs. 226-229 (“The Cherokee Trail of Tears”)

Workbook: Pgs. 95



Removal Act, reducing the national debt, preserving the union, and abolishing the national bank. (C, E, G, H, P, TN) 4.56 Analyze the impact of the Indian Removal Act on the Cherokee, detail their resistance to being removed, and map the movement west, including: (C, G, H, TN) • Treaty of New Echota • John Ross • Trail of Tears

What was the Indian Removal Act and what were its effects?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Taught in above newspaper articles Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic


o Lesson 2: Expanding the Borders (*Preserving Culture/Sequoyah*)

Week of March 25-29 ***SPRING BREAK***

--- --- --- --- ---

Week of March 18-22 The Growth

of the Republic

Culture History

TN Connection

Economics

4.57 Analyze and describe the factors of the Industrial Revolution occurring in the United States and in Tennessee, including: • Samuel Slater-factory system • Watermills- influence of geography • Fulton- steamboats • Eli Whitney- cotton gin

What was the effect of Industrial Growth and increased immigration? How did inventions impact the growth of plantations and slavery?

USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 29 Industry vs. Agriculture Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic


o Lesson 4: New Ideas and Inventions

Week of April 1-5 The Growth

of the Republic

Culture History

TN Connection

4.58 Explain the expansion of the plantation system and slavery as the demand for

How did the demand for cotton production and the creation of the cotton gin lead to the expansion of the plantation system and slavery?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past:



Economics cotton production grew and the impact of the cotton gin. 4.59 Contrast the emerging urbanization in the North with the agricultural South and the developing West. (C, E, G) 4.60 Describe and explain the contributions of Virginia Hill and Free Hill, Tennessee, Frances Wright and Nashoba, and Elihu Embree and their efforts to abolish slavery in Tennessee. 4.61 Describe the characteristics of slave life on plantations across the South. (C, E, P)

How was the United States affected by the emergence of urbanization, agricultural growth, and westward migration? What were the contributions of Virginia Hill, Francis Wright, and Elihu Embree to the abolishment of slavery? How did slaves cope with challenges they encountered? How did the slaves use folktales?

Chapter 18: The Causes of the Civil War


Workbook: Pgs. 104-111 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper **Week 30 Trouble Between the States Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 12: The Civil War

Textbook: Pgs. 476 - 487 o Lesson 1: The North and

the South o Lesson 2: Resisting

Slavery

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Week of April 8-12 Texas

Independence/ Mexican War

Culture History

TN Connection

Economics

4.62 Using informational texts explain the fight for Texas independence against Mexico and the contributions of Tennesseans Sam Houston and David Crockett. 4.63Conduct a short research project detailing the

Why did the citizens who settled Texas fight for independence against Mexico? What role did Sam Houston and David Crockett play in the fight for the independence of Texas? Who was James K. Polk?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 16: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West


Workbook Pgs. 92,94,96



surprise nomination and election of James K. Polk and list his accomplishments in office including Texas statehood, territorial expansion, and one term promise. NOT ASSESSED 4.64 Cite evidence from informational texts explaining the causes, course, and consequences of the Mexican War, including Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor, and Mexican secession. NOT ASSESSED

How did James K. Polk surprise the United States? What did the election of James K. Polk accomplish? Why were people inside and outside of Texas for or against joining the U. S.? How was the conflict over the Texas border resolved?

Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 11: The Young Republic

Textbook: Pgs. 436 - 451

o Lesson 2: Expanding Borders

o Lesson 3: From Ocean to Ocean

Week of April 15-18 (Good Friday April 19- No School) The Growth of the Republic

Culture History

TN Connection

Economics

4.65 Identify prominent people and reform movements in the United States during the mid-19th century, including: • Dorothea Dix and her quest for prison reform and help for the mentally ill • Horace Mann and public education • Nat Turner and his resistance to enslavement • Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison and the abolition of slavery

What reform movements took place mid- 19th century in the United States? Who was responsible for the movements?

Social Studies Alive! America’s Past: Chapter 17: The Diverse Peoples of the West


Workbook: Pgs. 98-99 Chapter 18: The Causes of the Civil War


Workbook: Pgs. 104-111 USA Studies: Weekly Newspaper Harcourt Social Studies: The United States Making a New Nation: Chapter 12: The Civil War

Textbook: Pgs. 476 - 4 o Lesson 1: The North and

the South



4.66 Write an expository piece describing the search for gold in California and its impact. NOT ASSESSED 4.67 Explain the events, political debate, and outcome of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas and Nebraska Act. 4.68 Create a visual display using multiple forms of media to name the states and territories that existed in 1850, their locations, and major geographical features, including mountain ranges, principal rivers, and dominant plant regions.

What was the impact of the California Gold Rush? What role did sectionalism play in people’s perspective on slavery and the Compromise of 1850? Were the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas and Nebraska Act successful? Why or Why not? How did the geographic locations affect representation in Congress?

o Lesson 2: Resisting Slavery

o Lesson 3: The Nation Divides

o Lesson 4: The War Begins

o Lesson 5: Toward a Union Victory

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