Social Studies - 5th Grade (2024)
Lesson Plans

Strand 4: 19th Century - A Time of Change

Students will analyze changes brought by Westward Expansion, the Industrial Revolution, and the movement of people. They will understand the effects of this expansion and movement on Native American people and the preservation of those communities while facing adversity. Students will examine how conflicts and division led to the United States Civil War and the lasting impacts of its outcome.

Compelling Questions

• What were some of the impacts of Westward Expansion?
• Why did the North and South go to war?
• How did the Industrial Revolution change our country?

Standard 5.4.3

Summarize the impacts of forced relocation and assimilation on Native American people and how they have preserved their communities in the face of such adversity.

• History Detectives 5th Grade Standard IV Object. 3
  Students will use primary source materials to investigate significant historical events during the American Civil War.
• How Did Laws, Courts, and People Impact Civil Rights in the Late 1800s?
  This resource is a Private i History Detectives unit from iCivics, consisting of three lessons. Description: Everyone deserves to be treated equally. But how can people make sure that happens? In this inquiry-based unit, students will explain how Amendments to the Constitution attempted to address slavery?s wrongs. They will learn how the courts are used to challenge unfair laws and research how individuals and groups fought for civil rights throughout the 1800s.

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