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Networks Social Studies: United States History
Unit 1: Geography
Big Idea: Location affects how people live.
Reading Skill: Cause and Effect
Primary and Secondary Sources: Graphs
Lesson 1: The World in Spatial Terms
Lesson 2: Geography of the United States
Unit 2: Native Peoples of North America
Big Idea: Culture influences the way people live.
Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
Primary and Secondary Sources: Artifacts
Lesson 1: Ancient Cultures
Lesson 2: Native Americans of the Southwest
Lesson 3: Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest
Lesson 4: Native Americans of the Great Plains
Lesson 5: Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands
Unit 3: The Age of Exploration
Big Idea: People's actions affect others.
Reading Skill: Summarize
Primary and Secondary Sources: Maps
Lesson 1: A Changing World
Lesson 2: Spanish Exploration and Conquest
Lesson 3: French and Dutch Exploration
Unit 4: Colonial America
Big Idea: Location affects how people live.
Reading Skill: Draw Inferences
Primary and Secondary Sources: Letters
Lesson 1: Early Settlements
Lesson 2: Settling New England
Lesson 3: Settling the Middle Colonies
Lesson 4: Settling the Southern Colonies
Lesson 5: Life in the Colonies
Lesson 6: Slavery and the Triangular Trade
Unit 5: The American Revolution
Big Idea: Conflict causes change.
Reading Skill: Explain Author's Purpose
Primary and Secondary Sources: Paintings and Speeches
Lesson 1: The Road to Revolution
Lesson 2: The Revolution Begins
Lesson 3: Fighting the War
Lesson 4: A Nation is Born
Unit 6: Founding the Nation
Big Idea: Rules provide order.
Reading Skill: Analyze Information
Primary and Secondary Sources: Diaries
Lesson 1: Struggles of a New Nation
Lesson 2: Writing the Constitution
Lesson 3: Convincing the People
Lesson 4: Protecting and Expanding Rights
Lesson 5: Active Citizenship
Unit 7: Westward Expansion
Big Idea: Relationships affect choices.
Reading Skill: Integrate Information
Primary and Secondary Sources: Newspapers
Lesson 1: Early Expansion
Lesson 2: The War of 1812
Lesson 3: The Industrial Revolution
Lesson 4: Internal Struggles
Lesson 5: The Overland Trails
Unit 8: Slavery and Emancipation
Big Idea: Conflict causes change.
Reading Skill: Fact and Opinion
Primary and Secondary Sources: Charts and Graphs
Lesson 1: King Cotton and the Spread of Slavery
Lesson 2: Heading Toward War
Lesson 3: The War Begins
Lesson 4: The War Rages On
Lesson 5: The War Ends
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