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History/Social Sciences State Content Standards

UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY: MAKING A NEW NATION

Students in grade five study the development of the nation up to 1850 with an emphasis on the population: who was already here, when and from where others arrived, and why people came. Students learn about the colonial government founded on Judeo-Christian principles, the ideals of the Enlightenment, and the English traditions of self-government. They recognize that ours is a nation that has a constitution that derives its power from the people that has gone through a revolution that once sanctioned slavery, that experienced conflict over land with the original inhabitants, and that experienced a westward movement that took its people across the continent. Studying the cause, course and consequences of the early explorations through the War for Independence and western expansion is central to students’ fundamental understanding of how the principles of the American republic form the basis of a pluralistic society in which individual rights are secured.

Standards 5.1-5.3

5.1 Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River.5.2 Students trace the routes and describe the early explorations of the Americas.5.3 Students describe the cooperation and conflict that existed among the Indians and between the Indian nations and the new settlers.

Standards 5.4-5.7

5.4 Students understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era.5.5 Students explain the causes of the American Revolution.5.6 Students understand the course and consequences of the American Revolution.5. 7 Students relate the narrative of the people and events associated with the development of the U.S. Constitution and analyze its significance as the foundation of the American republic.

Standards 5.8-5.9

5.8 Students trace the colonization, immigration and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800's, with emphasis on the defining role of economic incentives and the effects of the physical and political geography and transportation systems.

5.9 Students know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals

Subject Areas

United States Presidents

o George Washington (1789-1797)o John Adams (1797-1801)o Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)o James Madison (1809-1817)o James Monroe (1817-1825)o John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)o Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)o Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)o William Henry Harrison (1841)o John Tyler (1841-1845)o James Polk (1845-1849)o Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)o Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)o Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)o James Buchanan (1857-1861)o Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)o Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)o Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)o Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)o James A. Garfield (1881)

Presidents Throughout Historyo Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)o Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)o Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)o Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)o William McKinley (1897-1901)o Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)o William H. Taft (1909-1913)o Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)o Warren Harding (1921-1923)o Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)o Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)o Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)o Harry S Truman (1945-1953)o Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)o John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)o Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)o Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)o Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)o Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)o Ronald W. Reagan (1981-1989)o George Bush (1989-1993)o William J. Clinton (1993-Present)

George Washington

1789-17971st President

John Adams1797- 18012nd President

Thomas Jefferson1801-1809

3rd President

James Madison1809-1817

4th President

James Monroe1817-1825

5th President

John Quincy Adams

1825-18296th President

Andrew Johnson1829-1834

7th President

Martin Van Buren

1834-18418th President

William Henry Harrison

18419th President

John Tyler1841-1845

10th President

James Polk 1845-1849

11th President

Zachary Taylor1845-1849

12th President

Millard Fillmore1849-1853

13th President

Franklin Pierce1853-1857

14th President

James Buchanan1857-1861

15th President

Abraham Lincoln1861-1865

16th President

Andrew Johnson1865-1869

17th President

Ulysses S. Grant1869-1877

18th President

Rutherford B. Hayes

1877-188119th President

James A. Garfield

188120th President

Chester A. Arthur1881-1885

21st President

Grover Cleveland 1885-18891893-1897

22nd & 24th President

Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

23rd President

William McKinley 1897-1901

25th President

Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909

26th President

William H. Taft

1909-191327th President

Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921

28th President

Warren Harding

1921-192329th President

Calvin Coolidge

1923-192930th President

Herbert Hoover 1929-1933

31st President

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

32nd President

Harry S Truman 1945-1953

33rd President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

1953-196134th President

John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

35th President

Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

36th President

Richard M. Nixon

1969-197437th President

Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977

38th President

Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

39th President

Ronald W. Reagan 1981-1989

40th President

George Bush

1989-199341st President

William J. Clinton

1993-Present42nd President

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U.S. State Capitals

State and State Capitals• Alabama/Montgomery • Georgia/Atlanta• Alaska/Juneau • Hawaii/Honolulu• Arizona/Phoenix • Idaho/Boise• Arkansas/Little Rock • Illinois/Springfield• California/Sacramento • Indiana/Indianapolis• Colorado/Denver • Iowa/Des Moines• Connecticut/Hartford • Kansas/Topeka• Delaware/Dover •

Kentucky/Frankfort• Florida/Tallahassee • Louisiana/Baton Rouge

• Maine/Augusta • Nevada/Carson City

• Maryland/Annapolis • New Hampshire/Concord

• Massachusetts/Boston • New Jersey/Trenton • Michigan/Lansing • New Mexico/Santa

Fe • Minnesota/St.Paul • New York/Albany • Mississippi/Jackson • North

Carolina/Raleigh• Missouri/Jefferson City • North

Dakota/Bismarck• Montana/Helena •

Ohio/Columbus• Nebraska/Lincoln •

Oklahoma/Oklahoma City

State and State Capitals

State and State Capitals• Oregon/Salem •

Virginia/Richmond• Pennsylvania/Harrisburg •

Washington/Olympia• Rhode Island/Providence • West

Virginia/Charleston• South Carolina/Columbia • Wisconsin/Madison• South Dakota/Pierre •

Wyoming/Cheyenne• Tennessee/Nashville • Texas/Austin• Utah/Salt Lake City • Vermont/Montpelier

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Tribes of the Great Lakes

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