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Skill plan for TCI Social Studies Alive! - America’s Past

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1	Unit 1 America's Geographic Setting
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States		Oceans and continents 1. Identify oceans and continents 2. Select oceans and continents 3. Name oceans and continents Latitude and longitude 4. Identify lines of latitude and longitude 5. Use lines of latitude and longitude
Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
Oceans and continents 1. Identify oceans and continents 2. Select oceans and continents 3. Name oceans and continents Latitude and longitude 4. Identify lines of latitude and longitude 5. Use lines of latitude and longitude

Lesson 2: Native Americans and Their Land		Land features 1. Identify Earth's land features using photographs 2. Identify Earth's land features using satellite images
Lesson 2: Native Americans and Their Land
Land features 1. Identify Earth's land features using photographs 2. Identify Earth's land features using satellite images

Lesson 3: Native American Cultural Regions		1. Natural resources
Lesson 3: Native American Cultural Regions
1. Natural resources

Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the Americas		Basic map skills 1. Read a map: cardinal directions The Age of Exploration 2. The Age of Exploration: origins
Lesson 4: How and Why Europeans Came to the Americas
Basic map skills 1. Read a map: cardinal directions The Age of Exploration 2. The Age of Exploration: origins

Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the Americas		Portuguese and Spanish explorers 1. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part I 2. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II French and English explorers 3. French and English expeditions: part I 4. French and English expeditions: part II
Lesson 5: Routes of Exploration to the Americas
Portuguese and Spanish explorers 1. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part I 2. Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II French and English explorers 3. French and English expeditions: part I 4. French and English expeditions: part II

2	Unit 2 Colonial Times
Lesson 6: Early English Settlements		1. Jamestown: the early years 2. Jamestown: growth of a colony 3. Plymouth
Lesson 6: Early English Settlements
1. Jamestown: the early years 2. Jamestown: growth of a colony 3. Plymouth

Lesson 7: Comparing the Colonies		1. New England colonies: religion and government 2. Middle colonies: founding and government 3. Southern colonies: founding and government
Lesson 7: Comparing the Colonies
1. New England colonies: religion and government 2. Middle colonies: founding and government 3. Southern colonies: founding and government

Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas		1. New England colonies: economy and conflict 2. Middle colonies: economy and society 3. Southern colonies: economy and slavery
Lesson 8: Slavery in the Americas
1. New England colonies: economy and conflict 2. Middle colonies: economy and society 3. Southern colonies: economy and slavery

Lesson 9: Life in Colonial Williamsburg		The Thirteen Colonies 1. Select the Thirteen Colonies 2. Name the Thirteen Colonies 3. Identify the Thirteen Colonies
Lesson 9: Life in Colonial Williamsburg
The Thirteen Colonies 1. Select the Thirteen Colonies 2. Name the Thirteen Colonies 3. Identify the Thirteen Colonies

3	Unit 3 The American Revolution
Lesson 10: Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain		1. The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule 2. The American Revolution: New British taxes 3. The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party
Lesson 10: Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain
1. The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule 2. The American Revolution: New British taxes 3. The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party

Lesson 11: To Declare Independence or Not		1. The American Revolution: the rebellion begins 2. Benjamin Franklin
Lesson 11: To Declare Independence or Not
1. The American Revolution: the rebellion begins 2. Benjamin Franklin

Lesson 12: The Declaration of Independence		1. Thomas Jefferson 2. Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence
Lesson 12: The Declaration of Independence
1. Thomas Jefferson 2. Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence

Lesson 13: The American Revolution		1. The American Revolution: preparing for war 2. The American Revolution: struggle for independence 3. The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war 4. The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath
Lesson 13: The American Revolution
1. The American Revolution: preparing for war 2. The American Revolution: struggle for independence 3. The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war 4. The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath

4	Unit 4 Civics and Economics in America
Lesson 14: The Constitution		1. The Constitution 2. Checks and balances 3. Federal government
Lesson 14: The Constitution
1. The Constitution 2. Checks and balances 3. Federal government

Lesson 15: The Bill of Rights		1. The Bill of Rights
Lesson 15: The Bill of Rights
1. The Bill of Rights

Lesson 16: Our Role in Government		Civic responsibilities 1. Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship Levels of government 2. Local government 3. State government
Lesson 16: Our Role in Government
Civic responsibilities 1. Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship Levels of government 2. Local government 3. State government

Lesson 17: Shaping America's Economy		1. What is economics? 2. What is a market? 3. Trade and specialization
Lesson 17: Shaping America's Economy
1. What is economics? 2. What is a market? 3. Trade and specialization

5	Unit 5 Manifest Destiny to Today
Lesson 18: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West		1. The Louisiana Purchase 2. The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lesson 18: Manifest Destiny and Settling the West
1. The Louisiana Purchase 2. The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lesson 19: The Diverse Peoples of the West
Lesson 19: The Diverse Peoples of the West


Lesson 20: The Causes of the Civil War		1. Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South 2. Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives 3. Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I 4. Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II
Lesson 20: The Causes of the Civil War
1. Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South 2. Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives 3. Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I 4. Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II

Lesson 21: The Civil War		1. The Civil War: the beginning of the war 2. The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg 3. The Civil War: war tactics and the home front 4. The Civil War: the end of the war
Lesson 21: The Civil War
1. The Civil War: the beginning of the war 2. The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg 3. The Civil War: war tactics and the home front 4. The Civil War: the end of the war

Lesson 22: The Modern United States		World War I 1. World War I: the road to war The Great Depression 2. The Great Depression: part I World War II 3. World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia
Lesson 22: The Modern United States
World War I 1. World War I: the road to war The Great Depression 2. The Great Depression: part I World War II 3. World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia

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