Key

D

Describe cultures of Native American tribes.

Native Americans PowerPoint

D

Explain how European settlers created a new culture.

Early Tennessee Settlers: Creating a New Culture ppt

D

Explore similarities and differences in how groups, societies, and cultures address similar human needs and concerns.

M

Compare how people from different cultures think about and handle their physical environments and social conditions.

What they left behind

I

Show different cultural regions on a map identifying such things as religion, language, and ethnicity.

Culture Groups - PowerPoint   lesson plan

I

Identify the reasons for the establishment of Spanish missions in early American history.

I

Identify the similarities and differences within and among selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups in Tennessee.

I

Identify customs, celebrations, and traditions of various cultural groups in early Tennessee.

I

Summarize the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the development of early Tennessee.

Notable Tennesseans PowerPoint

D

Identify the economic motivations for European exploration and colonization.

Lesson on the New World

Explorers in TN

A

Analyze the impact of European exploration and colonization on the economy of Tennessee.

Tennessee History for Kids - Settlers

D

Describe how Native Americans in Tennessee and the Western Hemisphere met their basic economic needs.

Life of Native Americans in TN

A

Interpret a chart of major agricultural produce in Tennessee (i.e., cotton, tobacco, soy beans, rice, corn, cattle, wheat, swine, and sheep).

A Look at Tennessee Agriculture

Tennessee Chart of Major Agricultural Produce

I

Analyze how people in different parts of the United States earned a living in the past and do so in the present.

Colonial Family and Community

D

Explain the economic patterns of various early Native American groups in Tennessee and the Western Hemisphere.

Celebrate Culture PowerPoint

A

Recognize the difference between a barter system and a money system.

Lesson plan on the function of money during Revolutionary War times

Money, Barter, or Credit

Money, Barter or Credit in Jamestown

I

Identify major industries of colonial America.

The Thirteen Colonies Summary

A

Identify major industries of colonial America using a map of the original thirteen colonies.

Tobacco and Slavery – Rags to Riches game

Major Industries Word Search

I

Explain the economic patterns of early European colonial governments and their relationships with foreign governments.

Lesson Plan on colonial economics

M

Explain and demonstrate the role of money in daily life.

Colonial Economics Game-How should Henry spend his money?

Lessons on Banking and Money

Money in revolutionary times

I

Describe the relationship of price to supply and demand and how it affected early American history.

Supply and Demand Interactive Quiz

I

Use economic concepts such as supply, demand, and price to help explain events.

Supply and Demand Lesson

Supply and Demand Lesson

A

Recognize the concept of supply and demand.

Supply and Demand Concept Activity

Social Studies for Kids – Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand Lesson Plan

I

Identify the economic motivations for European exploration and settlement in Tennessee and the Western Hemisphere.

Thirteen colonies

I

Examine the location, distribution, and patterns of economic activities and settlement in Tennessee.

Geography

I

Evaluate the effects of supply and demand on business, industry, and agriculture, including the plantation system, in Tennessee and various regions.

Supply and Demand

A

Read and interpret a passage about a political or economic issue which individuals may respond to with contrasting views (i.e., state taxes, federal taxes, slavery, and Bill of Rights).

Sojourner Truth

Summary of Stamp Act

D

Locate major countries of the world involved in early American Development on a map or globe.

Maps of the World

D

Locate places on a map using cardinal and intermediate directions, latitude and longitude, and time zones.

Latitude and Longitude Story and Quiz

World Map Quiz

Continent and Oceans Online Tutorial

Continent and Oceans Interactive Game

D

Locate the routes of early explorers of North America on a map.

Interactive Map: Exploration of North America

A

Identify and use key geographical features on maps (i.e., mountains, rivers, plains, valleys, and forests).

Map Review PowerPoint

Label maps

Geography Quiz

Interactive Maps – Really Neat!

A

Identify on a map the routes of Americas’ explorers (i.e., Columbus, Balboa, Pizarro, and Desoto).

Explorers-Games and Information

Pizarro’s Route and History

Balboa’s Route and History

Columbus’s Route and History

Map o f the voyage of Columbus

Maps of Explorers    

Columbus   

Balboa 

A

Use latitude and longitude to identify major North American cities on a map (i.e., Boston, Mexico City, Toronto, Charleston, Savannah, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Sante Fe, and Los Angeles).

Latitude and Longitude Map Game-Hannah’s World

Where on Earth? Latitude and Longitude Quiz Game

Kinesthetic Lesson Plan

Plan your own road trip using latitude and longitude

Learning about attitude and longitude

I

Explain how physical and human characteristics of places and regions within the state and the United States developed.

A

Recognize the reasons settlements are founded on major river systems. (i.e., transportation, manmade boundaries, and food and water sources).

River Systems Game

Interactive Quiz

A

Determine how physical processes shape the United States' features and patterns (i.e., erosion, volcanoes, plate tectonics, and flooding).

Flood Information

Flood Disaster Math

Water, Wind, and Earth Game

I

Explain how the major river systems affected the development of early settlements.

A

Recognize river systems that impacted early American history (i.e., Mississippi, Mystic, Charles, and Hudson).

Information about the Hudson River and Location

I

Explain how physical processes shape the United States’ features and patterns.

I

Understand the differences in early population characteristics of the state and of the United States such as density, distribution, and growth rates.

A

Determine how density, distribution, and growth rate affected United States settlement patterns.

Maps and Charts on Population Density

Lesson Plans - Top Ten Cities

How are crowded are you?

D

Describe how geography affected the development of transportation and communication networks.

I

Explain the influences of physical and human features on historical events.

Use Math Coordinates to Find the Lost Redcoat

I

Explain how the patterns and processes of migration affect the development of Tennessee.

PowerPoint Game on Tennessee History

I

Explain how environmental issues such as water supply, air quality, and solid waste confronted humans when settling Tennessee.

A

Identify cause and effect relationships between population distribution and environmental issues (i.e., water supply, air quality, and solid waste).

Water Supply Video

Water Supply Information

D

Explain how Native Americans governed their communities.

I

Give examples of how government did or did not provide for needs and wants of people, establish order and security, and manage conflict.

A

Recognize how groups work cooperatively to accomplish goals and encourage change (i.e., American Revolution, founding of Tennessee, the failure of the Articles of Confederation, and colonies).

Short Synopsis of the Articles of Confederation and Quiz

A

Examine how the Mayflower Compact is a symbol of the first United States government.

Mayflower Compact Primary Source

Mayflower Compact Facts

Mayflower History

I

Compare the systems of government of early European colonists.

A

Examine the events that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution (i.e., taxation, judicial process, lack of representations, and quartering of troops).

Boston Tea Party

The Quartering Act

Brainpop! American Revolution

I

Identify examples of representative government in the American colonies, including the Mayflower Compact, Iroquois League, and the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Iroquois League Information

I

Identify the purposes and explain the importance of the creation of Tennessee’s colonial government, and the Tennessee Constitution.

I

Explain the purposes of the United States Constitution as identified in the Preamble to the Constitution.

How Well Do You Know the Constitution? Game

A

Using a chart showing checks and balances, explain how one branch of government can limit the power of others.

Checks and Balances Chart and Lesson Plan

Interactive Checks and Balances Chart

Lesson and Worksheet on Checks and Balances

I

Explain the system of checks and balances.

I

Identify and explain the basic functions of the three branches of state government. 

United Streaming - This is Our Government 3-5^th Grades  18 minutes

Three Branches of Government Information Page

A

Identify the 3 branches of federal and state governments. United Streaming

Printable Guide of the Three Branches of Government

Create a  Three Branches of Government Chain-Student Project/Hands-on

Three Branches of Government Online Quiz

A

Identify the rights outlined by the Bill of Rights (i.e., Amendments 1, 5, 6, and 8).

First Amendment Mini-lesson

Bill of Rights Synopsis and Quiz

I

Identify the purposes and explain the importance of the Declaration of Independence.

Words to the Declaration of Independence

I

Identify examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens.  

United Streaming What It Means To Be An American Citizen 2^nd-5^th Grade   15 min.

Lesson Plan-Who Pays for City Hall?

Citizen Responsibilities List

Lesson Plan on Rights and Responsibilities

I

Explain action citizens take to influence public policy decisions.

A

Determine how various groups resolve conflict (i.e., school, tribal councils, and courts).

Conflict Resolution at School

I

Identify and practice selected forms of civic discussion and participation consistent with the ideals of citizens in a democratic republic.

I

Explain the role of the individual in state and local elections.

Pretend to Vote Game

Explain the role of the individual in state and local elections.

Pretend to Vote Game

How Does the Government Affect Me? Game

M

Sing or recite “The Star Spangled Banner” and explain its history. 

United Streaming  Star Spangled Banner

Lyrics and Music to the Star Spangled Banner

Star Spangled Banner History

History and Music of The Star Spangled Banner

I/D

Identify the ancient civilizations of the Americas at the time of European arrival.

Before the Pilgrims Internet Field Trip

I/D

Explain the cultures of the Western Hemisphere’s native people prior to European contact.

*A

Identify pre-Colonial Native American groups (i.e., Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Aztec, Mayans, Olmec, and Mississippi Mound Builders).

Native American Facts for Kids

American Indians

Mound Builders PowerPoint

*A

Examine how Native American culture changed as a result of contact with European cultures (i.e., decreased population, spread of disease, increased conflict, loss of territory, and increase of trade.)

Ways Europeans Changed Native Americans

Olmec Civilization

Aztec Teaching Website with Quiz

Cherokee Facts for Children

Mayan Kids Website, Information, and Games

Tenochtitlan

I/D

Demonstrate an ability to use correct vocabulary associated with time such as past, present, future, and long ago; read and construct simple timelines; identify examples of change; and recognize examples of cause and effect relationships.

I/D

Realize that geographic, technological, and scientific factors contributed to the European age of exploration and settlement in the Americas.

I/D

Describe the immediate and long-term impact of Columbus’ voyages on native populations and on colonization in the Americas.

I/D

List the characteristics of the Spanish and Portuguese exploration and settlement of the Americas.

I/D

Identify Native American groups in Tennessee and the Western Hemisphere before European explorations. 

First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast

*A

Identify Native American groups in Tennessee before European explorations (i.e., Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw).

Two Worlds Meet

Native Americans in TN PowerPoint

Cherokee and Chickasaw  PowerPoint

Cherokee PowerPoint

I/D

Summarize reasons for European exploration and settlement of Tennessee and the Western Hemisphere.

*A

Read and interpret facts from a historical passage about an early American-Spanish mission.

Tour Spanish Missions

I/D

Identify accomplishments of significant explorers and explain their impact on the settlement of Tennessee.

I/D

Discuss the search for religious, economic, and individual freedom in the settlement of the colonies.

Colonies Interactive Game Review

A

Determine the reasons for colonial settlement (i.e., religious, economic, and individual freedom).

Jamestown in 1607 Video from National Geographic

Colonial Life Information

*A

Read and interpret facts from a historical passage about an early American-Spanish mission.

Hernando and DeSoto PowerPoint

Spanish Missions

I/D

Describe the lives of free and indentured immigrants who came from Europe to North America and the Caribbean.

Indentured Servant Power Point

I/D

Compare and contrast different stories or accounts about past events, people, places, or situations, identifying how they contribute to our understanding of the past.

You are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving

I/D

Detail the growth and change in the European colonies during the two centuries following their founding with an emphasis on New England and Virginia.

I/D

Explain the importance of the Mayflower Compact.

 Would You Sign? Lesson Plan

I/D

Understand the role of religion in the English colonies such as the evolution of religious freedom and the treatment of religious dissenters.

I/D

Explain when, where, and why groups of people colonized and settled in the United States.

Why Were the Colonies Established

*A

Identify cultural groups who inhabited North America in the 17th century (i.e., Puritans, Quakers, Spanish, and French).  United Streaming   Pilgrims and Puritans 6-8 grade 30 min

*A

Identify Native American groups in Tennessee before European explorations (i.e., Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw).

First Peoples of TN

Native American Groups PowerPoint

*A

Identify pre-Colonial Native American groups (i.e., Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Aztec, Mayans, Olmec, and Mississippi Mound Builders).

Learn360:TheOlmec,Maya,andAztecCivilizations  

*A

Examine how Native American culture changed as a result of contact with European cultures (i.e., decreased population, spread of disease, increased conflict, loss of territory, and increase of trade.)

I/D

Explain the political, economic, and social impact of the slave trade in the Americas.

*A

Interpret a timeline that depicts slave and indentured servants coming from Europe to life in North America.

History by the Book:  Language Arts Lessons for the Social Studies Classroom

I/D

Conduct a thorough study of the differing regions of Tennessee and their history.

I/D

Describe the effects of political, economic, and social changes on Native Americans in Tennessee.

I/D

Identify characteristics of early colonial governments in Tennessee.

I/D

Explain the events that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution.

How the Revolution Began Timeline

Explain the events that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution.

I/D

Study the Declaration of Independence, its major ideas, and its sources.

Declaration of Independence Movie

I/D

Describe the earliest armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.

Boston Massacre and Crispus Attucks

American Revolution Battles

I/D

Summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the establishment of the United States.

I/D

Demonstrate an understanding that people in different times and places view the world differently.

Shall We Got To War

I/D

Explain the major political issues of the thirteen colonies after their independence that led to the creation of the Articles of Confederation.

*A

Determine why the United States Constitution was necessary (i.e., no single currency, no judicial branch, no enforcement of laws, and small and large states having unequal representation).

Creating the Constitution Article and Quiz

Writing the Constitution Article and Quiz

Listen to the Preamble    

Interactive Timeline on the Constitution

A

Interpret a visual contrasting life before and after the American Revolution (i.e., education, family size, transportation, and politics).

I/D

Summarize the events that led to the creation of the United States Constitution.

A

Determine the hardships faced by early Tennessee settlers in the late 1700's (i.e., security, isolated communities, lack of access to goods, and natural geography).

Early Tennessee Settlers PowerPoint

I/D

Focus on the creation of the state of Franklin and subsequent creation of the state of Tennessee.

*A

Identify cultural groups who inhabited North America in the 17th century (i.e., Puritans, Quakers, Spanish, and French).

William Penn

A

Identify various racial and ethnic groups in Tennessee at the founding of statehood (i.e., Cherokee, Creek, Shawnee, English, Scottish, French, and American born pioneers).

Appalachian PowerPoint

I/D

Identify the accomplishments of notable Tennessee individuals such as William Blount and John Sevier.

A

Recognize the accomplishments John Sevier contributed to Tennessee history (i.e., State of Franklin's one and only governor, Tennessee’s first governor, United States Congressman, and soldier).

Time Line

*A

Identify major Tennessee political leaders (i.e., Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, James Polk, Sequoyah, David Crockett, and Nancy Ward).

Presidents of TN PowerPoint                 Notable Tennesseans PowerPoint

Nancy Ward         Sequoyah      Sam Houston     David Crockett

*A

Examine how Native American culture changed as a result of contact with European cultures (i.e., decreased population, spread of disease, increased conflict, loss of territory, and increase of trade.)

Native American Culture

*A

Interpret a timeline that depicts slave and indentured servants coming from Europe to life in North America.

Living Under Slavery

*A

Identify cultural groups who inhabited North America in the 17th century (i.e., Puritans, Quakers, Spanish, and French).

*A

Determine why the United States Constitution was necessary (i.e., no single currency, no judicial branch, no enforcement of laws, and small and large states having unequal representation).

I/D

Give examples of maps, timelines, and charts that show western expansion.

I/D

Identify the factors that led to territorial expansion and its effects.  United Streaming   United States Expansionism 2^nd-5^th grades   22 min

*A

Interpret a timeline that depicts slave and indentured servants coming from Europe to life in North America.

I/D

Identify the contributions of early pioneers such as Daniel Boone to the development of colonial America.

I/D

Explain how societal changes led to conflict among sections of the United States.

Oregon Trail

I/D

Explain the Louisiana Purchase.

Learn 360 Lewis and Clark: Part 1: America's Journey West

Learn 360 Lewis and Clark Go West: Introduction

Learn 360 The Corps of Discovery: Exploring the Land of the Louisiana Purchase

A

Analyze how the Louisiana Purchase influenced the growth of the United States (i.e., increased size, encouraged expansion, and increased natural resources).

 I/D

 Recognize the significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition.   United Streaming - Lewis and Clark Expedition 6-8  20 min

A

Determine the influence Lewis and Clark's expedition had on westward expansion.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis and Clark Economic Scarcity Lesson Plan

I/D

Recognize the significance of the War of 1812.

I/D

Understand the impact of territorial expansion on Native American tribes.

A

Read and interpret a passage about the Trail of Tears.               PowerPoint

I/D

Identify the impact of railroads on life in Tennessee including changes to cities and major industries.

I/D

Identify the impact of various issues and events on life in Tennessee such as urbanization.

I/D

Identify the accomplishments of notable Tennessee individuals such as Sam Houston, Andrew Jackson, and James Polk.

*A

Identify major Tennessee political leaders (i.e., Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, James Polk, Sequoyia, David Crockett, and Nancy Ward).

Presidents of TN PowerPoint    United Streaming   Heroes of American History

A

Interpret a timeline that depicts major historical pre-Civil War events.  United Streaming  Civil War 3^rd-8^th grade 15 min

Interactive Game on Civil War- people, places, things

A

Determine how the issue of slavery caused political and economic tensions between government policy and people's beliefs (i.e., abolitionists, plantation owners, state's rights, and central government).

Learn 360 Abolitionists Speak Out

Learn 360 Opposing Slavery: The Abolitionists Movement in America

Learn 360 The North Star

Learn 360 Early American Slavery

I

Analyze a particular event to identify reasons individuals might respond to it in different ways.

M

Work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals.

M

Identify leadership qualities of leaders of the past.

I

Explain group and institutional influences such as religious beliefs, laws, and peer pressure on people, events, and elements of culture.

Shall We Got To War

I

Identify and describe examples of tension between a group’s belief system and the government’s policies and laws.

Shall We Got To War

I

Detect cause and effect relationships to acquire information.

I

 Distinguish between fact and opinion to recognize propaganda to acquire information.

D

Use maps, graphs, globes, media, and technology sources to acquire information.

D

Discover resources available from museums, historical sites, presidential libraries, and local and state preservation societies to acquire information.

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

East Tennessee History Center

I

Identify relevant factual material to problem solve and analyze data.

I

Classify information by source, chronology, and importance to problem solve and analyze data.

I

Critically examine data from a variety of sources to problem solve and analyze data.

I

Detect bias in data presented in a variety of forms to problem solve and analyze data.

I

Note cause/effect relationship and draw inferences from a variety of data to problem solve and analyze data.

I

Read critically a variety of materials including textbooks, historical documents, newspapers, magazines, and other reference sources for historical awareness.

Revolutionary War Journal Entry

Colonial Period Journal Entry

D

Construct and analyze timelines for historical awareness.

Growth of a Nation Interactive Timeline

D

Utilize community resources such as field trips, guest speakers, and museums for historical awareness.

D

Incorporate the use of technological resources for historical awareness.

Growth of a Nation – interactive video

D

Utilize primary and secondary source material such as biographies and autobiographies; novels; speeches and letters; and poetry, songs, and artwork for historical awareness.

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