5th Grade Social Studies

August - December

Territorial / Westward Expansion

• What were the costs and the benefits of territorial expansion?
• Who were the leaders and how did they bring about change?

Immigration

• How has immigration shaped our nation?
• Who were the leaders and how did they bring about change?

Civil War

• How did The Civil War change the United States?
• Who were the leaders and how did they bring about change?

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January - May

Great Depression / WWI & WWII

• What were the causes and the outcomes of the Great Depression?
• Who were the leaders and how did they bring about change?

Civil Rights

• How have economic, political, and social rights of individuals and groups changed over time in the United States?
• Who were the leaders and how did they bring about change?

Modern America / Cultural Revolutions

• How did the United States change between 1970 – 2000?

Geography

• Why should we be able to name, identify, and analyze major locations, regions and landforms of the United States?