3rd Quarter Social Studies

Government and Westward Expansion

State Standard(s) Civics & Government 5.C&G.1.1 Explain how ideas of various governments influenced the development of the United States government (Roman, Greek, Iroquois, and British.) 5.C&G.1.2 Summarize the organizational structures and powers of the United States government (legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government) 5.C&G.1. Analyze historical documents that shaped the foundation of the United States government. 5.C&G.2.1 Understand the values and principles of a democratic republic. 5.C&G.2.2 Analyze the rights and responsibilities of United States citizens in relation to the concept of "common good" according to the United States Constitution (Bill of Rights) 5.C&G.2.3 Exemplify ways in which the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizens are protected under the United States Constitution. 5.C&G.2.4 Explain why civic participation is important in the United States. Culture 5.C.1.3 Explain how the movement of goods, ideas and various cultural groups influenced the development of regions in the United States. Geography 5.G.1.1 Explain the impact of the physical environment on early settlements in the New World. 5.G.1.2 Explain the positive and negative effects of human activity on the physical environment of the United States, past and present. 5.G.1.4 Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors (why people left/why people came).

Essential Understanding(s)	Essential Question(s)
Students will understand: how the our government was formed and historical influences on our foundational documents the values of our democratic republic how the physical environment plays a part in growth and development of our country and how that growth effects the environment why people move	What is democracy? Why do people move?