5th Grade Big Idea: Express Yourself
5th Grade S.S. Essential Understanding
Economic, political, and religious
reasons formed the foundation of a
new nation.
Standard 3 Topical Understandings
3.1 A sequence of cause and effect events
led to unsatisfied colonists and conflict
between the colonies and Great Britain
(England).
3.2 The colonists were motivated to declare
independence from Great Britain and
establish their own society of equality,
inalienable rights, and the consent of the
governed.
3.3 We remember the Declaration of
Independence and the sacrifice of veterans
towards American freedom on Celebrate
Freedom Week, and always.
3.4 America’s first national government, the
Articles of Confederation, benefited our
country, but also had many weaknesses.
5th Grade S.S. Essential Question
How are new nations formed?
Standard 3 Topical Questions
Form: What was the American Revolution?
Function: How did the first national
government, the Articles of Confederation,
work? What did it do/not do?
Causation: What caused the colonists to
want to break away from Great Britain?
Change: In what ways did the colonists want
to change their society?
Connection: How did the events leading to
the Revolutionary War affect one another?
Perspective: How did the perspectives of the
colonists (patriots and loyalists) and the British
differ?
3.5 Military events of the Revolutionary War
helped form a new nation.
Responsibility: What responsibilities did the
citizens of the colonies have during the
American Revolution?
3.6 Many people contributed to the success
of the American Revolution.
Reflection: How did the American Revolution
form a new nation?
Daily Targets by Standard
3.1
I can explain the cause and effects of the Proclamation of 1763.
I can analyze the effects of Parliament placing taxes on the colonies.
I can identify multiple ways the colonists protested against British policies.
I can compare British and colonist perspectives on the Quartering Act.
I can analyze the events of the Boston Massacre from multiple perspectives and
sources.
□ I can explain the meaning and reason for the phrase, “No taxation without
representation!”
□ I can analyze how the events of the Boston Tea Party are connected to the Coercive
Acts.
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□ I can explain the events of Lexington and Concord and how they provoked colonial
resistance.
□ I can explain how Thomas Paine’s Common Sense persuaded colonists to think
about independence.
□ I can examine the cause and effects of the events leading to conflict between
Great Britain (England) and the colonists.
3.2
□ I can explain the reasons listed in the Declaration of Independence identifying why
colonists wanted to declare independence from Great Britain.
3.3
□ I can commemorate Celebrate Freedom week to remember the Declaration of
Independence and the veterans who have contributed to American freedom.
3.4
□ I can analyze the formation of America’s first national government, the Articles of
Confederation.
□ I can analyze the benefits and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
□ I can explain how the Articles of Confederation affected the outcome of the
Revolutionary War.
□ I can explain how the Articles of Confederation affected the growth of the nation.
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3.5
I can identify the contributions of General George Washington, including the winter
at Valley Forge.
I can explain the impact of the major battles of the Revolutionary War, including
Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
I can explain the importance of the Treaty of Paris.
I can analyze the relationships between the military events of the Revolutionary war.
3.6
I can identify and explain Patrick Henry’s contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Samuel Adams’ contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain John Adams’ contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Abigail Adams’ contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Paul Revere’s contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Benjamin Franklin’s contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Thomas Jefferson’s contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Mercy Otis Warren’s contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain Phillis Wheatley’s contributions and point of view.
I can identify and explain the contributions and point of view of the Sons and
Daughters of Liberty.
□ I can identify and explain the contributions and point of view of patriots and loyalists.
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