GRADE 5
Chart and Graph Skills 12
Chapter 1: L1: -Explain why and how
early people migrated from Asia to the Americas. -Describe how the first
Americans lived during the Ice Age. -Interpret information in
a graph. L2: -Explain how the Anasazi
were able to farm in the desert. L3: -Describe how the Aztec
Empire grew. Chapter 2: L1: -Explain how decisions
were made in the Iroquois League. -Describe how people of the
Eastern Woodlands used forest resources. L2: -Analyze the effect of
the horse on the lives of the Cheyenne. L3: -Explain how and where
the Hopi built their homes. -Describe a ceremony that
honored kachinas. Chapter 3: L3: -Identify the effects of
Prince Henry’s efforts to explore Africa.
Chapter 4: L1: -Explain the purpose of
Columbus’s voyages to the Americas and describe his first encounters with
the Taino. -Define the Columbian
Exchange and explain its causes and effects. -Explain the reason for
Christopher Columbus’s voyage. L2: -Describe the factors
that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs. L3: Determine the effects of
the Spanish conquests on Indians. -Explain the points of
view of Spanish landowners regarding slavery. L1: -Explain why the English
founded a colony on Roanoke Island. -Interpret the reasons
for the conflict between Spain and England. L2: -Evaluate the impact of
the search for the Northwest Passage. L3: -Describe the motivations
of the Pilgrims coming to North America. L4: -Identify the geography of
the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. -Describe the
accomplishment of colonial leaders such as Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson,
Thomas Hooker, and William Penn. L1: -Analyze the causes of
religious the -Identify the main
products of each colonial region. -Describe the triangular
trade route. L2: -Identify the types of
crops raised on plantations.
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Native Americans of North America
Life in the Eastern Hemisphere
Unit 2: The Voyages of Columbus
The
Struggle to Found Colonies
Unit
3:
Life
in the English Colonies
L3: -Explain what it was like
to attend school in the colonies. -Analyze the causes of
religious diversity in the colonies. L4: -Analyze ways in
which people resisted slavery. -Explain how
enslaved Africans were able to keep their traditions alive. L3: -Describe the causes and
beginning of the French and Indian War.
-Explain how the British
won the war. L1: -Identify the causes of
the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. -Explain how British
taxes led to greater cooperation among the colonies. -Identify the
contributions of Patrick Henry. L2: -Analyze the causes and
effects of events prior to the American Revolution, such as the Boston Tea
Party. -Articulate the
difference between the political ideas of Patriots and Loyalists. L3: -Identify the effects of
the first battles of the American Revolution. -Identify key battles of
the revolution. L1: Describe the decisions
made by the Second Continental Congress. -Explain why signing the
Declaration of Independence was a dangerous act. - Evaluate the impact of
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. L2: -Explain how Washington was able to force the
British from Boston. -Describe ways in which
women helped support the American Revolution. L3: Explain how other
nations helped the Continental Army. -Describe
how Washington was able to trap the British at Yorktown. L1: -Identify the weaknesses
of the Articles of Confederation. L2: -Describe the causes of
Shays’ Rebellion. L3: -Compare the views of
Federalists with those of Antifederalists. -Describe the government
created by the Constitution. L1: -Describe how the
location and design of the nation’s capital was decided on. -Explain how political
parties emerged in the American government system. -Evaluate the effects of
the rise of political parties on government in the US.
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
The
Spanish Move North
Unit
5:
The Road to War
Winning the Revolution
Forming
a New Government
L2: -Explain why and how the
US expanded westward. -Describe the Louisiana
Purchase. L3: -Identify
reasons why the US went to war a second time with Britain. -Describe the main
battles and the outcome of the War of 1812. L1: -Describe the goal of
the Monroe Doctrine. - Explain how the US
changed politically in the 1820s. -Explain how the British
won the war. L2: -Explain how the
Industrial Revolution changed the way goods were made. -Identify ways in which
transportation changed in the US. L3: -Describe the historical
movements that influenced the development of the US. L1: -Explain how the US
gained land from Mexico. -Evaluate the reasons
why US settlers in Texas wanted independence from Mexico. L2: -Analyze the different reasons people moved
west. -Describe the life of
the Oregon Trail. L3: Identify the effects of
the California gold rush on the population and development of California. L1: -Describe the
differences between the economies and populations of the North and
South. -Identify the role that
slavery played in the south. L2: -Identify ways blacks
resisted slavery. -Describe rebellions of
blacks against slavery. -Explain how the Underground
Railroad was used to free enslaved people. L3: -Compare the views on
slavery of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. L3: -Identify the main cause
of the start of the Civil War. L1: -Identify the resources
of the North and South. -Compare the strategies
of the North and South in the Civil War. -Describe the early
battles of the Civil War. L2: -Compare and contrast
life for Northern and Southern soldiers. -Analyze the effect of
the Emancipation Proclamation on blacks.
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Third
Quarter
Unit
6: Times of
Change
War
and Reconstruction
L3: -Describe the events of
the Battle of Gettysburg. -Analyze President
Lincoln’s Civil War goals as expressed in the Gettysburg Address. -Identify major battles
of the Civil War. L4: -Explain why
Congress disagreed with Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction. -Evaluate the impact
of amendments 13-15. -Describe the life
for blacks after the war. L1: -Analyze the
developments that helped link the East and the West. -Describe the
difficulties faced in building the transcontinental railroad. L2: -Explain how the
Homestead Act worked. -Describe the hardships
of farming on the Great Plains. L3: -Describe the ways that
transcontinental railroads, farmers, and ranchers changed the Great Plains.
L1: -Identify important
inventions. -Describe the rise of
the oil industry in the US. L2: -Explain the reasons why immigrants came to the
US. -Explain the reasons
labor unions were formed. L3: -Evaluate the American
decision to purchase Alaska. -Explain how the US
acquired Hawaii. L1: -Define who the muckrakers
were and explain what they wanted to do.
-Identify Roosevelt’s
major reforms -Explain how and why the
US built the Panama Canal. L2: -Describe why and how
World War I was fought. -Explain how and when
women go the right to vote. L3: -Describe major
developments during the 1920s. -Explain how the New
Deal was created to combat the Great Depression. L4: -Identify the causes and
results of World War II. L1: -Describe the beginning
of the Cold War.-Analyze the American decision to fight in the Korean War.
-Describe the early battles of the Civil War. L2: -Identify the major
components of the Civil Rights Movement. L3: -Identify the major of
events of the space race. -Analyze major causes
and effects of the Vietnam War. L4: -Describe how relations
between the US and the Soviet Union changed during the 1980s.
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Fourth
Quarter
Unit
8: Crossing the Continent
Industry
and Immigration
Unit
9:
Becoming a World Power
Into the Twenty-first
Century