Mississippi

CI.5 Civics

• CI.5.1 Explain how weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the Constitution.

  • CI.5.1.1 List the problems of the Articles of Confederation such as lack of executive branch, no taxation power, and weak central government.

  • CI.5.1.2 Identify the contributions of the Northwest Ordinance.

  • CI.5.1.3 Identify the ideology of Federalists and Anti-Federalists facts.

  • CI.5.1.4 Describe the plans and compromises that contributed to the creation of the Constitution.

    • The Constitution (5-K.4)

  • CI.5.1.5 Explain the features of the Bill of Rights.

    • The Bill of Rights (5-K.5)

• CI.5.2 Demonstrate respect for the rights of others in discussion and classroom debates.

  • CI.5.2.1 Participate in negotiating and compromising in the resolution of differences and conflict.

E.5 Economics

• E.5.1 Examine the various types of resources required to provide goods and services.

  • E.5.1.1 Identify the major resources of the US to determine the major industries of those countries in relation to available resources.

    • Natural resources (3-H.2)

  • E.5.1.2 Examine why certain products are manufactured in particular places, taking into account the weight, transportation availability, costs, and markets.

• E.5.2 Explain how currency makes exchange easier by comparing a bartering economy to a currency-based economy.

  • E.5.2.1 Explore the characteristics of a traditional economy.

  • E.5.2.2 Examine products that are imported into markets within the US based on demand for these products, nothing how this affects the US economy.

    • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)

  • E.5.2.3 Distinguish products that are exported from the US to other markets in the Western Hemisphere, noting how this affects the US economy.

  • E.5.2.4 Examine the meaning of unemployment, inflation, income, and economic growth in the economy.

CR.5 Civil Rights

• CR.5.1 Identify ways that people in roles of power can influence people's rights and freedom.

  • CR.5.1.1 Examine at least one group of people, such as Native Americans, African Americans, women, or another cultural, ethic, or racial minority in the Western Hemisphere, who have struggled for equality and civil rights.

    • Frederick Douglass (3-D.7)
    • Susan B. Anthony (3-D.8)
    • Harriet Tubman (3-D.9)
    • Sitting Bull (3-D.10)
    • Rosa Parks (3-D.16)
    • Jackie Robinson (3-D.17)
    • Cesar Chavez (3-D.18)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. (3-D.19)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (5-H.6)

• CR.5.2 Describe and explain traditions and contributions of various cultures.

  • CR.5.2.1 Define culture.

  • CR.5.2.2 Recognize ways people celebrate their diverse cultural heritage (literature, language, games, songs, dances, holidays, etc.).

    • Día de los Muertos (3-G.1)
    • Hanukkah (3-G.3)
    • Rosh Hashanah (3-G.4)
    • Kwanzaa (3-G.5)
    • Christmas (3-G.6)
    • Easter (3-G.7)
    • Lunar New Year (3-G.8)
    • Ramadan (3-G.9)
    • Holi (3-G.10)
    • Thanksgiving (5-M.1)

  • CR.5.2.3 Analyze ways people celebrate their diverse cultural heritage.

G.5 Geography

• G.5.1 Locate on a map the physical features of America prior to Exploration.

  • G.5.1.1 Identify major landforms and bodies of water.

    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (5-B.1)
    • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (5-B.2)

  • G.5.1.2 Locate on a map of North and South America pre-Columbian civilizations according to geography.

• G.5.2 Describe physical features of the environment.

  • G.5.2.1 Differentiate between land forms and bodies of water.

    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (5-B.1)
    • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (5-B.2)

  • G.5.2.2 Identify how physical features impact communities.

  • G.5.2.3 Describe different ways physical environments may change over time (erosion, hurricanes, etc.).

• G.5.3 Recognize maps, graphs, and other representations of the earth.

  • G.5.3.1 Create representations of the earth using technology, maps, and globes.

  • G.5.3.2 Identify cardinal and intermediate directions (e.g., north, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, east, and west).

    • Read a map: cardinal directions (5-A.1)

  • G.5.3.3 Locate Mississippi and the United States using maps and globes.

    • Identify states of the West (5-C.1)
    • Select states of the West (5-C.2)
    • Name states of the West (5-C.3)
    • Identify states of the Midwest (5-C.4)
    • Select states of the Midwest (5-C.5)
    • Name states of the Midwest (5-C.6)
    • Identify states of the Southeast (5-C.7)
    • Select states of the Southeast (5-C.8)
    • Name states of the Southeast (5-C.9)
    • Identify states of the Northeast (5-C.10)
    • Select states of the Northeast (5-C.11)
    • Name states of the Northeast (5-C.12)
    • Identify the 50 states (5-C.13)
    • Select the 50 states (5-C.14)
    • Name the 50 states (5-C.15)

H.5 History

• H.5.1 Recognize symbols, customs, and celebrations representative of the United States.

  • H.5.1.1 Define symbols and customs.

  • H.5.1.2 Identify school, community, state and national symbols (e.g., United States flag, American eagle, etc.).

    • Identify American symbols (5-L.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments: part I (5-L.2)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments: part II (5-L.3)
    • The American flag (5-L.4)
    • The White House (5-L.5)
    • The Washington Monument (5-L.6)
    • The Lincoln Memorial (5-L.7)
    • The Statue of Liberty (5-L.8)
    • The Empire State Building (5-L.9)
    • The Golden Gate Bridge (5-L.10)
    • Mount Rushmore (5-L.11)

  • H.5.1.3 Compare and contrast the Pledge of Allegiance and other patriotic songs as expressions of patriotism.

  • H.5.1.4 Explain historically significant events that shaped America.

    • Jamestown: the early years (5-F.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (5-F.2)
    • Plymouth (5-F.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (5-F.4)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (5-F.5)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (5-F.6)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (5-F.7)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (5-F.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (5-F.9)
    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (5-G.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (5-G.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (5-G.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (5-G.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (5-G.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (5-G.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (5-G.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (5-G.8)
    • The Louisiana Purchase (5-H.1)
    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (5-H.2)
    • The War of 1812: causes (5-H.3)
    • The War of 1812: events and effects (5-H.4)
    • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (5-H.5)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (5-H.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (5-H.7)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (5-H.8)
    • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (5-I.1)
    • The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg (5-I.2)
    • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (5-I.3)
    • The Civil War: the end of the war (5-I.4)
    • Reconstruction (5-I.5)
    • World War I: the road to war (5-J.1)
    • World War I: the war begins (5-J.2)
    • World War I: events of the war (5-J.3)
    • World War I: the road to peace (5-J.4)
    • The Great Depression: part I (5-J.5)
    • The Great Depression: part II (5-J.6)
    • The New Deal (5-J.7)
    • World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (5-J.8)
    • World War II: global events (5-J.9)

• H.5.2 Examine the reasons and impact for exploration of the New World.

  • H.5.2.1 Locate and label on a world map the "Old World" and the "New World" along with European countries of Spain, Great Britain or England, France, etc.

  • H.5.2.2 Identify significant European explorers.

    • Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part I (6-Q.2)
    • Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II (6-Q.3)
    • French and English expeditions: part I (6-Q.4)
    • French and English expeditions: part II (6-Q.5)

  • H.5.2.3 Determine economic motivations for European exploration and settlement in the Americas.

    • The Age of Exploration: origins (6-Q.1)
    • Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part I (6-Q.2)
    • French and English expeditions: part I (6-Q.4)

  • H.5.2.4 Locate and label on maps of North and South America land claimed by Spain, France, England, and Portugal.

  • H.5.2.5 Explain the development and impact of the Columbian Exchange.

    • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)

  • H.5.2.6 Analyze the relationship between early European settlers in America and the Native Americans they encountered.

    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (5-F.5)

• H.5.3 Describe reasons for colonization of North America.

  • H.5.3.1 Identify influential leaders and groups responsible for founding colonial settlements (e.g., John Smith, Virginia; Roger Williams, Rhode Island; William Penn, Pennsylvania; Lord Baltimore, Maryland; William Bradford, Plymouth; John Winthrop, Massachusetts).

    • New England colonies: religion and government (5-F.4)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (5-F.6)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (5-F.8)

  • H.5.3.2 Trace the development of democratic ideas and discuss the structure of colonial governments that influenced the early colonies (e.g., Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, representative government, town meetings, rule of law, legislative bodies).

  • H.5.3.3 Demonstrate an understanding of colonial economic life and labor systems in the Americas (Triangular Trade, indentured servitude, enslaved and free Africans).

    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (5-F.5)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (5-F.7)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (5-F.9)

• H.5.4 Explain major events of the American Revolution and their outcomes.

  • H.5.4.1 Outline the principles contained in the Declaration of Independence.

    • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (6-JJ.5)

  • H.5.4.2 Identify key battles of the American Revolution (e.g., Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Cowpens, and Yorktown).

  • H.5.4.3 Describe the roles and contributions of Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, George Washington, Haym Solomon, and supporters from other countries to the American cause.

    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (5-G.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (5-G.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (5-G.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (5-G.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (5-G.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (5-G.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (5-G.8)

  • H.5.4.4 Discuss the contributions of ordinary citizens, including African Americans and women, to the American Revolution.

  • H.5.4.5 Examine efforts to mobilize support for the American Revolution by the Minutemen, Committees of Correspondence, First Continental Congress, Sons of Liberty, boycotts, and the Second Continental Congress.

  • H.5.4.6 Cite reasons for colonial victory in the American Revolution.

    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (5-G.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (5-G.8)

  • H.5.4.7 Summarize the effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 on the development of the United States.

    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (5-G.8)

• H.5.5 Chart the causes and events leading to the American Revolution. Cite the reasons for the establishment of early colonies in North America.

  • H.5.5.1 Explain the impact of the French and Indian War on the American Revolution.

    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (5-G.1)

  • H.5.5.2 Describe the colonial reaction to the British Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Massacre, and Tea Act.

    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (5-G.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (5-G.3)

• H.5.6 Differentiate among pre-Columbian civilizations.

  • H.5.6.1 Name and describe the different pre-Columbian civilizations.

    • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
    • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)
    • Foundations of Aztec civilization (6-P.3)

  • H.5.6.2 Compare and contrast the social systems of pre-Columbian civilizations.

    • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
    • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)
    • Foundations of Aztec civilization (6-P.3)

• H.5.7 Describe the impact of significant historical figures and events.

  • H.5.7.1 Identify historical figures that are used as symbols of American culture (currency, monuments, and place names, etc.).

    • The Washington Monument (5-L.6)
    • The Lincoln Memorial (5-L.7)
    • Mount Rushmore (5-L.11)

  • H.5.7.2 Examine historical events that are significant to American culture (July 4th, Thanksgiving, Presidents Day, etc.).

    • Thanksgiving (5-M.1)