West Virginia

C Civics

• SS.4.1 Identify, explain, and critique commonly held American democratic values, principles, and beliefs (e.g., diversity, family values, community service, justice, liberty, etc.) through established documents (e.g., Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc.).

  • The Constitution (4-O.4)
  • The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)

• SS.4.2 Compare and contrast the powers of each branch of government and identify the responsibilities and rights of United States citizens.

  • Federal government (4-O.3)
  • The Constitution (4-O.4)
  • The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)
  • Checks and balances (4-O.6)
  • Presidential elections (4-O.7)

• SS.4.3 Explore the concepts of rule of law to create a visual or oral presentation of how these concepts protect individual rights and the common good.

  • The Constitution (4-O.4)
  • The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)

• SS.4.4 Demonstrate patriotism by creating and implementing school/community service projects (e.g., litter cleanup, fundraisers for community groups, participation in community holiday parades, celebrations, services, etc.).

E Economics

• SS.4.5 Investigate and recognize people as consumers and producers of goods, as well as the effects of competition and supply-demand on prices through projects (e.g., developing budgets or products in simulated situations, etc.).

  • What is economics? (4-R.1)
  • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (4-S.1)
  • Understand overall supply and demand (4-S.2)
  • Create and use supply and demand curves (4-S.3)
  • Identify shortage and surplus (4-S.4)
  • Identify shortage and surplus with graphs (4-S.5)
  • Identify shortage and surplus with data (4-S.6)

• SS.4.6 Determine jobs that are needed according to supply and demand on a national level.

  • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (4-S.1)
  • Understand overall supply and demand (4-S.2)
  • Create and use supply and demand curves (4-S.3)

• SS.4.7 Research and examine how slavery and indentured servitude influenced the early economy of the United States by constructing graphics (e.g., charts, graphs, tables, and grids, etc.) displaying the effect of having slaves and indentured servants.

  • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
  • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-B.4)
  • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)
  • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-D.5)

G Geography

• SS.4.8 Describe and locate examples of the major physical features of the United States (e.g., bodies of water, mountains, rivers, grasslands, oases, etc.) using references and technology (e.g., atlas, globe, geographic information system, etc.).

  • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-J.1)
  • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-J.2)

• SS.4.9 Document the effects of and explain how people adapted to factors (e.g., climate, mountains, bodies of water, etc.) on the following:

  • Transportation routes.

    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-D.2)

  • Settlement patterns and population density.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-B.5)

  • Culture (e.g., jobs, food, clothing, shelter, religion, government, etc.).

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-B.1)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-B.3)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-B.4)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-B.5)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)

  • Interactions with others (local and national).

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-B.4)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-B.5)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-D.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-D.7)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-D.8)

• SS.4.10 Compare and contrast the physical, economic, and political changes to America caused by geographic conditions and human intervention (e.g., bridges, canals, state boundaries, transportation, etc.).

  • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
  • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)
  • The Louisiana Purchase (4-D.1)
  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-D.2)
  • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-D.5)
  • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (4-E.1)
  • The Great Depression: part II (4-G.2)

• SS.4.11 Plan and construct maps to demonstrate the effect of geographic conditions on historical processes, practices, and events (e.g., colonization, industry, agriculture, major engagements in the Revolutionary War, Westward Expansion, etc.).

H History

• SS.4.12 Demonstrate an understanding of the various factors that influenced the founding of the original colonies (e.g., economic, political, cultural, etc.).

  • Analyze the southern, middle, and northern colonies (e.g., origins, early government, resources, religious freedom, and cultural diversity, etc.).

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-B.1)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-B.3)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-B.4)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-B.5)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)

  • Compare and contrast community life, family roles, and social classes in colonial America (e.g., indentured servants, slaves, colonists, etc.).

    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-B.1)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-B.4)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)

  • Compare and contrast backgrounds, motivations, and occupational skills among English, French, and Spanish settlers (e.g., economics, culture, trade, new agricultural products, etc.).

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-B.1)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-B.2)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-B.3)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-B.4)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-B.5)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-B.6)

• SS.4.13 Demonstrate an understanding of the conflict between the American colonies and England that led to the Revolutionary War.

  • Explain the political and economic factors leading to the American Revolution (e.g., the French and Indian War, British colonial policies, and American colonists' early resistance, etc.).

    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-C.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-C.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (4-C.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-C.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-C.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-C.6)

  • Explain the major ideas reflected in the Declaration of Independence.

    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-C.6)

  • Summarize the roles of the principal American, British, and European leaders involved in the conflict (e.g., King George Ill, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and Marquis de Lafayette, etc.).

    • Benjamin Franklin (4)
    • George Washington (4)
    • Thomas Jefferson (4)
    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-C.1)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-C.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-C.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-C.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-C.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-C.8)

  • Explain the contributions of Native Americans, the French, and Dutch during the Revolutionary War, and list the contributions of women and African Americans during and after the American Revolution.

    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-C.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-C.8)

• SS.4.14 Trace the beginnings of America as a nation and the establishment of the new government.

  • Compare and contrast the various forms of government in effect from 1774–1854 (e.g., Continental Congress, Articles of Confederation (1777), U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc.).

    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-C.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-C.5)
    • The Constitution (4-O.4)
    • The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)

  • Analyze the accomplishments and challenges faced by the founders during the Constitutional Convention.

  • Research the contributions of early American historic figures (e.g., George Washington, John Adams, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Dolly Madison, etc.).

    • Benjamin Franklin (4)
    • George Washington (4)
    • Thomas Jefferson (4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-C.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-C.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-C.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-C.8)
    • The Louisiana Purchase (4-D.1)

  • Explain the political, social, and economic challenges faced by the new nation (e.g., development of political parties, expansion of slavery, taxation, etc.).

    • The Louisiana Purchase (4-D.1)
    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-D.2)
    • The War of 1812: causes (4-D.3)
    • The War of 1812: events and effects (4-D.4)
    • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-D.5)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-D.7)

• SS.4.15 Demonstrate an understanding of the causes and effects of Westward Expansion.

  • Investigate the economic, political, and cultural factors involved in Westward Expansion (e.g., Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Manifest Destiny, resources, trade, etc.).

    • The Louisiana Purchase (4-D.1)
    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-D.2)
    • The War of 1812: causes (4-D.3)
    • The War of 1812: events and effects (4-D.4)

  • Analyze the people and events that facilitated Westward Expansion (e.g., Daniel Boone, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, Northwest Territory, Alamo, Gold Rush, etc.).

    • The Louisiana Purchase (4-D.1)
    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-D.2)

  • Trace transportation innovations and explain their impact on Westward Expansion (e.g., bridges, canals, steamboats, railroads, steam engines, clipper ships, flat boats, roads, dams, locks, ports, harbors, etc.).

WV WV History

• SS.4.16 Locate all county seats on a West Virginia map.

• SS.4.17 Analyze the impact of West Virginia's geography on transportation, settlement, jobs, clothing, food, shelter, services, and interaction with others outside the state.

• SS.4.18 Compare and contrast West Virginia's population, products, resources, and transportation from the 18th century through modern day.

• SS.4.19 Pose, research, and answer student-generated questions relating to West Virginia using print and digital.