North Carolina

4.B Behavioral Sciences

• 4.B.1 Understand ways in which values and beliefs have influenced the development of North Carolina's identity as a state.

  • 4.B.1.1 Explain how traditions, social structure, and artistic expression have contributed to the unique identity of North Carolina.

  • 4.B.1.2 Explain how the values and beliefs of various indigenous, religious, and racial groups have contributed to the development of North Carolina.

    • 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 (4-M.1)

4.C&G Civics and Government

• 4.C&G.1 Understand the role of citizens in local and state government.

  • 4.C&G.1.1 Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders.

    • State government (4-K.2)

  • 4.C&G.1.2 Summarize the ways in which women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups influence local and state government.

  • 4.C&G.1.3 Differentiate between rights and responsibilities reflected in the North Carolina Constitution.

4.E Economics

• 4.E.1 Understand how economic decisions and resources affect the economy of North Carolina.

  • 4.E.1.1 Explain the ways in which scarcity impacts economic decisions in North Carolina.

    • Identify shortage and surplus (4-P.4)
    • Identify shortage and surplus with graphs (4-P.5)
    • Identify shortage and surplus with data (4-P.6)

  • 4.E.1.2 Explain factors that have led to economic growth and decline for North Carolina's major industries.

  • 4.E.1.3 Explain ways in which factors of production are influenced by the availability of resources in North Carolina.

• 4.E.2 Understand the impact of personal financial decisions.

  • 4.E.2.1 Explain the way in which personal financial decisions such as spending and saving may affect everyday life.

    • Banks (4-O.1)

  • 4.E.2.2 Exemplify outcomes of positive and negative financial decisions.

4.G Geography

• 4.G.1 Understand the role geography has played in the development of North Carolina.

  • 4.G.1.1 Compare the development of various geographic regions in North Carolina using geographic tools and representations.

  • 4.G.1.2 Exemplify the ways in which movement of people, goods and ideas has impacted the development of North Carolina using maps and other geographic tools.

    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

  • 4.G.1.3 Summarize the reasons for forced and voluntary migration to, from, and within North Carolina

    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

4.H History

• 4.H.1 Understand the role of various people, events, and ideas in shaping North Carolina.

  • 4.H.1.1 Explain how the experiences and achievements of minorities, indigenous groups, and marginalized people have contributed to change and innovation in North Carolina.

    • Frederick Douglass (3-D.7)
    • Susan B. Anthony (3-D.8)
    • Harriet Tubman (3-D.9)
    • Sitting Bull (3-D.10)
    • Thurgood Marshall (3-D.15)
    • Rosa Parks (3-D.16)
    • Jackie Robinson (3-D.17)
    • Cesar Chavez (3-D.18)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. (3-D.19)

  • 4.H.1.2 Summarize the changing roles of women, indigenous populations and racial groups throughout the history of North Carolina.

    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)
    • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-C.5)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-C.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-C.7)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)
    • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (4-D.1)
    • The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg (4-D.2)
    • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (4-D.3)
    • The Civil War: the end of the war (4-D.4)
    • Reconstruction (4-D.5)

  • 4.H.1.3 Explain the ways in which revolution, reform, and resistance have shaped North Carolina.

    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-B.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (4-B.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-B.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-B.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-C.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-C.7)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)
    • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (4-D.1)
    • The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg (4-D.2)
    • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (4-D.3)
    • The Civil War: the end of the war (4-D.4)
    • Reconstruction (4-D.5)

  • 4.H.1.4 Summarize the role North Carolina has played in major conflicts and events throughout the history of America.

    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-B.2)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-B.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-B.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)
    • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (4-D.1)
    • The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg (4-D.2)
    • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (4-D.3)
    • The Civil War: the end of the war (4-D.4)

  • 4.H.1.5 Use primary and secondary sources to compare multiple perspectives of various historical events in North Carolina.

    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-C.6)

  • 4.H.1.6 Explain the significance of historical symbols in North Carolina from various perspectives.