Social Studies

Social Studies Topics to be Covered this Year:

• Current Events/Multicultural

• New Jersey

  • NJ’s Land and Early People (emphasis on the Lenape)

    • Where is NJ?

    • Natural Regions, climate, and resources

    • Lenape beliefs and customs

    • Roles of men, women, and children

    • Lenape homes

• • Exploration to Early Statehood

    • Europeans arrive

    • New Jersey colony

    • American Revolution

      • Battle of Trenton

      • The War in New Jersey

      • Boston Massacre & Boston Tea Party

      • New Inventions & Growth