5th Grade Social Studies & History Frameworks
United States History to the Civil War and the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Building on their knowledge of North American geography and peoples, students learn more about the history of the colonies, the American Revolution, the development of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, the early Republic, and the westward expansion of the United States. They study the sectional conflicts over slavery that led to the Civil War and the long struggle in the 19th and 20th centuries for civil rights for all.
Topic 1. Early colonization and growth of colonies (5.T1)
Supporting Question(s):
To what extent was North America a land of opportunity, and for whom?
To what extent was North America a land of opportunity, and for whom?
5.T1-1 Explain the early relationships of English settlers to Native Peoples in the 1600s and 1700s, including:
5.T1-2 Compare the different reasons colonies were established and research one of the founders of a colony
5.T1-3 Analyze the reasons why English colonists had the strongest influence on the language, political institutions, and political principles of the country that became the United States of America, even though other major European nations also explored North America
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5.T1-5 Describe the origins of slavery
5.T1-6 Describe the Triangular Trade and the harsh conditions of trans-Atlantic voyages (called the Middle Passage) for enslaved Africans 5.T1-7 Compare and contrast the living and working conditions of enslaved and free Africans in the colonies in the 18th century, and explain how some enslaved people sought their freedom.
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Topic 2. Reasons for revolution, the Revolutionary War, and the formation of government (5.T2)
Supporting Question(s):
Why did most Native Peoples side with the French against the British in the French and Indian Wars? Were the colonists justified in rebelling against Great Britain in the American Revolution?
Why did most Native Peoples side with the French against the British in the French and Indian Wars? Were the colonists justified in rebelling against Great Britain in the American Revolution?
5.T2-1 Explain the reasons for the French and Indian War and how its costs led to an overhaul of British imperial policy; explain key British policies and the colonial response to them.
5.T2-2 On a historic map of the Boston area in the 1770s, locate important sites in the pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary period and analyze the role and the significance of Massachusetts people
5.T2-3 .Explain the development of colonial governments and describe how these developments contributed to the Revolution.
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5.T2-4 Read the Declaration of Independence (1776)
5.T2-5 Describe the impact of events as the Revolutionary War continued; locate the sites of events on a map, and explain the factors leading to American victory and British defeat.
5.T2-6 Explain that many Americans remained loyal to the British Crown or remained neutral in the conflict and that Native Peoples and free and enslaved Africans fought on both sides in the Revolution. 5.T2-7 Compare and contrast the impact of the actions of important leaders during the Revolution and the early years of the United States Republic.
5.T2-8 Explain the reasons for the adoption of the Articles of Confederation in 1781
5.T2-9 Analyze the causes of Shays’ Rebellion of 1786-1787 and explain why it was one of the crucial events leading to the Constitutional Convention. |
Topic 3. Principles of United States government (5.T3)
Supporting Question(s):
How did the Constitution attempt to balance competing interests, the question of power, and ideas about slavery?
How did the Constitution attempt to balance competing interests, the question of power, and ideas about slavery?
5.T3-1 Read the Preamble to and sections of the Constitution and explain how these writings reflect the following political principles
5.T3-2 Explain how the framers of the Constitution divided and shared powers among the three branches of the United States government.
5.T3-3 Describe the responsibilities of government at the federal, state, and local levels:
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5.T3-4 Analyze the significance of the major issues debated by members of the Constitutional Convention
5.T3-5 Explain that voting rights and property rights did not extend to women in the new Constitution. 5.T3-6 Read the Bill of Rights and explain the freedoms it guarantees; research the historical background of one of the first ten Amendments and make an argument using evidence for its inclusion in the Bill of Rights in 1791. |
Topic 4. Growth of the Republic (5.T4)
Supporting Question(s):
How did events of the early Republic test the newly-founded United States?
How did events of the early Republic test the newly-founded United States?
5.T4-1 Identify the first three Presidents of the United States
Summarize key developments during their time
5.T4-2 Evaluate the importance to the nation of the Louisiana Purchase and trace the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery, from 1803 to 1806. 5.T4-3 Describe the causes of the War of 1812 and how events during the war contributed to a sense of American nationalism.
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5.T4-4 On a map of New England, locate cities and towns that played important roles in:
5.T4-5 Explain 19th century conflicts between Native Peoples and national, state, and local governments in the United States over land ownership and rights to self-government.
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Topic 5. Slavery, the legacy of the Civil War and the struggle for civil rights for all (5.T5)
Supporting Question(s):
What ideas and events of the 19th century led to the expansion of civil rights in the 20th and 21st centuries?
What ideas and events of the 19th century led to the expansion of civil rights in the 20th and 21st centuries?
5.T5-1 Trace the state-by-state abolition of slavery in the Northern states in the 18th and 19th centuries and the expansion of slavery into western states
5.T5-2 Identify the major reasons for the Civil War
5.T5-3 Explain the ideas and roles of some of the people of the pre-Civil War era who led the struggle against slavery (abolitionism) and for voting and property rights for African Americans
5.T5-4 Identify the major military leaders and battles of the Civil War
5.T5-5 Describe the role of Abraham Lincoln
5.T5-6 Explain the consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments for the rights of African Americans
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5.T5-7 Describe living conditions for African Americans following the Civil War, during the Jim Crow era, including limited educational and economic opportunities, separate public facilities
5.T5-8 Research and analyze one of the people, organizations, events, or legislative acts from the 20th century that contributed to expanding civil rights of African Americans, women, and others in the United States. Clarification Statement: In addressing this standard, students and teachers may choose to focus on any of the following: People such as:
Organizations such as:
Events such as:
Legislation such as:
5.T5-9 . Explain how the 20th century African American Civil Rights movement served as a model for other movements for civil rights
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