Mrs. Bousman's Social Studies Units

The First Three Units in Fifth Grade

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Reconstruction

Westward Expansion

Industrial Revolution

Summary

Standards

Weblinks

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Students continue their study of the history of the United States in grade five, beginning with Reconstruction and continuing to the present day. They learn about the renewal of the country after the Civil War, the continued westward expansion, the rise of the United States as a world power, the nation�s involvement in world affairs in the twentieth century, and nation�s leadership role after World War II. They also learn about the growing pains of the country as its citizens dealt with industrialization, the issues of women�s suffrage and civil rights for all Americans, the Jim Crow laws, economic depression and recovery, and challenges in foreign diplomacy.

Students will be instructed in the elements of social studies literacy: the tools, strategies, and perspectives necessary for understanding the four disciplines addressed in this subject area.

5th Grade Standards

• 5-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of Reconstruction and its impact on racial relations in the United States.
• 5-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding the continued westward expansion of the United States.
• 5-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of major domestic and foreign developments that contributed to the United States' becoming a world power.
• 5-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the economic boom-and-bust in America in the 1920's and 1930's, its resultant political instabililty, and the subsequent worldwide response.
• 5-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the social, economic, and politicl events that influenced the United States during the Cold War era.
• 5-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of developments in the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in 1992.

General Weblinks for Social Studies Units

• South Carolina Department of Education Social Studies Standards This is where you can find the standards in complete detail.
• Eyewitness If you are looking for a Website that has first person accounts, pictures, and reliable information for any time period in history, this site is for you. It contains interactive pictures and offers detailed facts leading up to and including the United States involvement in the world wars. One drawback to this Ibis Communications, Inc. website is the advertisements within the documents.

Mrs. Bousman

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