Social Studies

5th Grade Main Ideas and Subtopics 

Citizenship:

Bill of Rights, Responsibilities of Citizens, Patriotic Symbols, & Landmarks

National Government:

Celebrate Freedom Week, The Constitution, Branches of Government & Presidents

Map Skills and Regions of the United States:

Regions, landforms, and climate of the United States, Settlement patterns, & Human Activity and

Modification of Environment

Colonization: 

Reasons for Europeans colonizing North America, Role of Key People in Colonies

American Revolutionary War:

Causes and Effects of the Revolutionary War, Establishment of the United States

War of 1812:

Causes and Effects of the War

Westward Expansion: 

Louisiana Purchase, Expedition of Lewis and Clark, Manifest Destiny

Civil War & Reconstruction:

Causes and Effects of Civil War, Reconstruction including Amendments to the Constitution

20th/21st Century People and Events:

1900-1920s, Industrial Revolution, Women's Rights, Susan B. Anthony, Wright Brothers, WWI, 1930s-1950s,

Great Depression, FDR, WWII, Tuskegee Airmen, Korean War, 1960s-Present, Space Race, Civil Rights Movement, Computers and Internet, Persian Gulf, War, War on Terror, 2008 Election

Economics:

Economic Patterns in the Colonies, Development of Free Enterprise System, Supply and Demand, Work and Economic Activities