Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 446: Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills	The student will: Acquire critical thinking and analytical skills. Chronologically organize significant events and people who form the foundation of United States history. Identify current events involving the nation. Identify various methods used by historians to learn about the past. Analyze, organize, and interpret information. Identify different points of view and frames of reference.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 Evolution of Democracy	The student will: Understand the evolution of democracy. Understand the concepts of popular consent, respect for the individual, equality of opportunity, and personal liberty. Know the difference between direct democracy and the constitutional (representative) democracy of today's United States.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 448: Exploration and Expansion	The student will: Understand the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States. Identify early inhabitants of North America. List the early explorers of North America. Describe the impact of early explorers on North America. Identify the major land acquisitions to the United States. Know the factors that contributed to western expansion in the United States in the early 1800s. Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny and its contribution to the migration of people in the development of the United States.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 449: Migration and Immigration	The student will: Understand the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States. Identify the religious, political, and economic motives of voluntary European immigrants. Explain what indentured servants were and how they participated in the early life of the United States. Explain the history of the slave trade in the United States. Identify the motives of the major groups who participated in the western expansion by leaving the East and heading West. Identify the significant Native American groups that were encountered in the Western Movement. Identify some of the significant individuals who took part in the western expansion.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 450: Response to Industrialization	The student will: Understand the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations that have occurred in the United States. Name some of the changes that have occurred to American society due to technological advances. Explore major effects of the Industrial Revolution.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 451: International Relations and Conflicts	The student will: Understand significant conflicts in United States history. Describe some of the changes that have occurred due to wars and conflicts. Name significant American leaders during the Revolutionary War era. Identify the events and name the reasons the colonists went to war with England. Explain how the westward migration led to conflict between Native Americans and the settlers. Describe the major contributions of significant United States Presidents. Discuss the causes and effects of various conflicts in American history.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 452: Cultural and Social Development	The student will: Understand the cultural and social development of the United States. Explain important American customs, symbols, landmarks, and celebrations. Identify some significant individuals who have been responsible for bringing about social changes in the United States. Identify influential cultural groups throughout American history. Describe how Native Americans developed a variety of cultures before the coming of the European settlers. Identify different examples of how religion has been an important influence in American history.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 453: Foundations of the American Politcal System	The student will: Understand the foundations and principles of the American political system. Understand systems of government in Colonial America. Identify significant early American political leaders and explain their contributions to early United States history. Identify and explain the important concepts in the Declaration of Independence. Understand the meaning and significance of the Articles of Confederation. Identify the important concepts in the United States Constitution. Explain how the United States is a republic. Describe the historical development of the American Flag and explain what each part of the flag means.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 454: Organization and Formation of the American System of Government	The student will: Understand the organization and formation of the American system of government. Identify the three branches of government and the functions and powers of each. Distinguish between and compare responsibilities of state and national government in a federal system.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 455: Citizen Responsibilities and Rights	The student will: Understand that all citizens of the United States have responsibilities and rights. Identify some of the personal responsibilities and basic rights of individual freedoms that belong to American citizens. Describe ways in which citizens participate in public life.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 Economics	456. Economic Fundamentals. The student will: Understand basic economic concepts. Identify economic reasons for exploration and colonization. Describe how conservation of natural resources is important. Describe examples of improved transportation and communication networks and how they encourage economic growth. Explain the concepts of free enterprise and profit and loss. 457. Economic Influences. The student will: Understand there are many influences on economic systems. Know the economic policies of England that contributed to the revolt in the North American colonies. Explain the difference between a free enterprise economic system and a government controlled economic system.
Idaho Social Studies Standards Grade 5 458: Geography	The student will: Understand the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface. Develop and use different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models to display and obtain information. Identify the regions of the United States and their resources. Use latitude and longitude coordinates to find specific locations on a map. Understand the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface. Analyze the effects of agriculture and manufacturing on settlement in the United States. Explain the concept of the change from an agrarian society to an urbanized society. Understand that human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions. Identify ways the land has been changed by people, technology, and natural forces. Explain how machines and technology have affected the natural resources of the United States.

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