Muskingum Valley ESC Standards-Based Social Studies Course of Study
GRADE 5
13 COLONIES UNIT
LEARNING TARGETS
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS:
1. Immigration and colonization of various cultures brought many new influences to different regions of North America.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1. In what ways is the United States a nation of immigrants?
2. How do the experiences of immigrants in various periods of United States history compare to those of immigrants today?
Benchmarks
History C:
Explain how new
development led to
growth of the U.S.
History A:
Construct time lines to
demonstrate an
understanding of units of
time and chronological
order.
History B:
Describe the cultural
patterns that are evident
in North America today
as a result of
exploration, colonization
and conflict.
Grade Level Indicators and Sub-Indicators
Key Vocabulary
a.5.1 Create time lines and identify possible relationships between
events.
a.5.3 Explain why European countries explored and colonized North
America.
colonized
explored
Resources
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Related Literature:
The Thirteen Colonies
M. Nobleman
The Boston Tea Party
A. Stark Draper
A Journey to the New
World
K. Lasky
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People in Societies B:
Explain the reasons
people from various
cultural groups came to
North America and the
consequences of their
interactions with each
other.
a.5.3 Explain why European countries explored and colonized North
America.
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c.5.5 Explain, by identifying patterns on thematic maps, how physical
and human characteristics can be used to define regions in North
America.
Related Literature:
What People Wore in
Colonial America
A. Stark Draper
People in Societies B:
Compare practices and
products of North
American cultural
groups.
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Geography B:
Identify the physical and
human characteristics of
places and regions in
North America.
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c.5.8 Explain how the characteristics of different physical
environments affect human activities in North America.
Geography D:
Analyze ways that
transportation and
communication relate to
patterns of settlement
and economic activity.
b.5.5 Compare reasons for immigration to North America with the
reality immigrants experienced upon arrival.
c.5.10 Use or construct maps of colonization and exploration to
explain European influence in North America.
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immigration
environments
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