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TX.113.16.Social Studies, Grade 5
Social Studies, Grade 5
5.1. History. The student understands the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States beginning in 1565, the founding of St. Augustine. The student is expected to:
5.1.A. Explain when, where, and why groups of people explored, colonized, and settled in the United States, including the search for religious freedom and economic gain.
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5.1.B. Describe the accomplishments of significant individuals during the colonial period, including William Bradford, Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, John Smith, John Wise, and Roger Williams.
5.11. Economics. The student understands the development, characteristics, and benefits of the free enterprise system in the United States. The student is expected to:
5.11.A. Describe the development of the free enterprise system in colonial America and the United States.
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5.12. Economics. The student understands the impact of supply and demand on consumers and producers in a free enterprise system. The student is expected to:
5.12.A. Explain how supply and demand affects consumers in the United States.
5.15. Government. The student understands important ideas in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. The student is expected to:
5.15.A. Identify the key elements and the purposes and explain the importance of the Declaration of Independence.
5.17. Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, celebrations, and landmarks that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to:
5.17.A. Explain various patriotic symbols, including Uncle Sam, and political symbols such as the donkey and elephant.
5.17.D. Describe the origins and significance of national celebrations such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Constitution Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day.
5.18. Citizenship. The student understands the importance of individual participation in the democratic process at the local, state, and national levels. The student is expected to:
5.18.A. Explain the duty individuals have to participate in civic affairs at the local, state, and national levels.
5.19.B. Identify past and present leaders in the national government, including the president and various members of Congress, and their political parties.
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5.19.C. Identify and compare leadership qualities of national leaders, past and present.
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5.2. History. The student understands how conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain led to American independence. The student is expected to:
5.2.A. Identify and analyze the causes and effects of events prior to and during the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War and the Boston Tea Party.
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5.2.B. Identify the Founding Fathers and Patriot heroes, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Nathan Hale, Thomas Jefferson, the Sons of Liberty, and George Washington, and their motivations and contributions during the revolutionary period.
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5.20. Citizenship. The student understands the fundamental rights of American citizens guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The student is expected to:
5.20.A. Describe the fundamental rights guaranteed by each amendment in the Bill of Rights, including freedom of religion, speech, and press; the right to assemble and petition the government; the right to keep and bear arms; the right to trial by jury; and the r
5.21. Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. The student is expected to:
5.21.A. Identify significant examples of art, music, and literature from various periods in U.S. history such as the painting American Progress, ''Yankee Doodle,'' and ''Paul Revere's Ride''.
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5.21.B. Explain how examples of art, music, and literature reflect the times during which they were created.
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5.22. Culture. The student understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to the United States. The student is expected to:
5.22.A. Identify the similarities and differences within and among various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the United States.
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5.22.B. Describe customs and traditions of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the United States.
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5.22.C. Summarize the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity.
5.23. Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on society in the United States. The student is expected to:
5.23.A. Identify the accomplishments of notable individuals in the fields of science and technology, including Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney, John Deere, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, the Wright Brothers, and Neil Armstrong.
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5.23.B. Identify how scientific discoveries, technological innovations, and the rapid growth of technology industries have advanced the economic development of the United States, including the transcontinental railroad and the space program.
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5.23.C. Explain how scientific discoveries and technological innovations in the fields of medicine, communication, and transportation have benefited individuals and society in the United States.
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5.24. Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
5.24.A. Differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; documents; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States.
5.24.B. Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.
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5.25.D. Create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies.
5.25.E. Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.
5.3. History. The student understands the events that led from the Articles of Confederation to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the government it established. The student is expected to:
5.3.A. Identify the issues that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, including the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
5.3.B. Identify the contributions of individuals, including James Madison, and others such as George Mason, Charles Pinckney, and Roger Sherman who helped create the U.S. Constitution.
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5.4. History. The student understands political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the United States during the 19th century. The student is expected to:
5.4.A. Describe the causes and effects of the War of 1812.
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5.4.D. Identify significant events and concepts associated with U.S. territorial expansion, including the Louisiana Purchase, the expedition of Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny.
5.4.E. Identify the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery, and the effects of the Civil War, including Reconstruction and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
5.5. History. The student understands important issues, events, and individuals in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries. The student is expected to:
5.5.A. Analyze various issues and events of the 20th century such as industrialization, urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the world wars, the civil rights movement, and military actions.
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5.5.B. Analyze various issues and events of the 21st century such as the War on Terror and the 2008 presidential election.
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5.5.C. Identify the accomplishments of individuals and groups such as Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the 442nd Regim
5.6.B. Translate geographic data into a variety of formats such as raw data to graphs and maps.
5.7. Geography. The student understands the concept of regions in the United States. The student is expected to:
5.7.A. Describe a variety of regions in the United States such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity.
5.7.B. Describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics such as the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Coastal Plains.
5.7.C. Locate on a map important political features such as the ten largest urban areas in the United States, the 50 states and their capitals, and regions such as the Northeast, the Midwest, and the Southwest.
5.8. Geography. The student understands the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live. The student is expected to:
5.8.A. Identify and describe the types of settlement and patterns of land use in the United States.
5.8.C. Analyze the reasons for the location of cities in the United States, including capital cities, and explain their distribution, past and present.