Students are responsible for all notes and activities handwritten in class for all quizzes and tests as well as for a notebook grade at the conclusion of each chapter. The information below is taken from the SC Department of Education Social Studies Support Documents which can be found at http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Academic-Standards/old/cso/social_studies/documents/Grade5.pdf
All classroom activities and topics of study in Social Studies are based on the standards listed below.
All classroom activities and topics of study in Social Studies are based on the standards listed below.
Ch. 3 Crossing the Continent
L. 1 Rails Across the Nation
L. 1 Rails Across the Nation
5-2.3 Summarize how railroads affected development of the West, including their ease and
inexpensiveness for travelers and their impact on trade and the natural environment.
inexpensiveness for travelers and their impact on trade and the natural environment.
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L. 2 Pioneers on the Plains
5.2.1 Explain how aspects of the natural environment—including the principal mountain ranges and
rivers, terrain, vegetation, and climate of the region—affected travel to the West and thus the
settlement of that region.
rivers, terrain, vegetation, and climate of the region—affected travel to the West and thus the
settlement of that region.
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L. 3 Cowboys and Miners
5-2.4 Provide examples of conflict and cooperation between occupational and ethnic groups in the
West, including miners, ranchers, and cowboys; Native Americans and Mexican Americans; and
European and Asian immigrants.
West, including miners, ranchers, and cowboys; Native Americans and Mexican Americans; and
European and Asian immigrants.
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L. 4 War in the West
5-2.2 Illustrate the effects of settlement on the environment of the West, including changes in the
physical and human systems.
physical and human systems.
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5-2.5 Explain the social and economic effects of the westward expansion on Native Americans,
including changes in federal policies, armed conflicts, opposing views concerning land
ownership, and Native American displacement.
including changes in federal policies, armed conflicts, opposing views concerning land
ownership, and Native American displacement.
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