West Virginia State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 5

WV.SS.S.1. United States from the American Revolution: Citizenship: Students will describe, demonstrate and employ the civic dispositions of good citizenship (Civic Dispositions); develop a respect for symbols, ideas and concepts of the United States and describe the roles of significant individuals (Respect For People, Events, and Symbols); develop and employ the civic skills necessary for effective citizenship by using criteria to make judgments, arrive at and defend positions and evaluate the validity of the positions or data (Evaluation Skills); demonstrate and employ the participatory skills of interacting, monitoring and influencing that are essential for informed, effective and responsible citizenship, including participation in civic life to shape public policy (Participatory Skills); and explain and practice the responsibilities, privileges and rights of United States citizens (Civic Life).

SS.5.1.1. Students will describe how groups and institutions work to meet the individual needs and promote the common good (e.g., Red Cross, laws). 3
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SS.5.1.2. Students will explain the political process and describe its importance in decision-making. 20
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SS.5.1.3. Students will explain the consent of the governed as the source of authority of government. 14
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SS.5.1.4. Students will explain the importance of citizens' having and supporting common democratic values and principles expressed in the nation's core documents. 10
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SS.5.1.5. Students will identify and analyze differences between individual responsibilities, privileges and rights of American citizenship. 19
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WV.SS.S.2. United States from the American Revolution: Civics/Government: Students will identify, examine and analyze the purposes and basic principles of the United States government (Purposes of Government); explain, evaluate and analyze the origins and meaning of the principles, ideals and core democratic values expressed in the foundational documents of the United States (Ideals of United States Democracy); identify, examine and explain the structure, function and responsibilities of governments and the allocation of power at the local, state and national levels (United States Government and Politics); and analyze how the world is organized politically and describe the role and relationship of the United States to other nations and to world affairs (United States Government and World Affairs).

SS.5.2.1. Students will give examples of how government does or does not provide for the needs and wants of people, establish order and manage conflict. 5
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SS.5.2.3. Students will list and explain the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. 3
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SS.5.2.4. Students will list the individual rights and responsibilities in the Bill of Rights. 9
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SS.5.2.5. Students will identify the first three articles of the Constitution and outline the basic functions of the three branches of government. 22
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SS.5.2.6. Students will explain and illustrate how a bill becomes a law. 16
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SS.5.2.7. Students will analyze the importance of government in the classroom, school, community, state and nation. 17
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WV.SS.S.3. United States from the American Revolution: Economics: Students will analyze the role of economic choices in scarcity, supply and demand, resource allocation, decision making, voluntary exchange and trade-offs (Choices); research, critique and evaluate the roles of private and public institutions in the economy (Institutions); compare and contrast various economic systems and analyze their impact on individual citizens (Economic Systems); describe and demonstrate how the factors of production apply to the United States economic system (Factors of Production); analyze the elements of competition and how they impact the economy (Competition); and examine and evaluate the interdependence of global economies (Global Economies).

SS.5.3.1. Students will identify the roles of consumers and suppliers in the United States economy. 7
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SS.5.3.3. Students will explain the economic impact of slavery upon the development of the United States. 26
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SS.5.3.4. Students will list geographic factors that can enhance or limit economic activities in various United States regions. 18
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SS.5.3.5. Students will describe the impact of industrialization on the economy of the United States. 3
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SS.5.3.6. Students will explain the function of agriculture in the economic development of the United States. 57
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SS.5.3.7. Students will apply the concepts of sales, expenses and profits to a real life event (e.g., bake sales, sports events, concession stand, snack machines). 15
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WV.SS.S.4. United States from the American Revolution: Geography: Students will interpret, use and construct maps, globes and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about personal directions, people, places and environments (The World in Spatial Terms); describe the physical and human characteristics of place and explain how the lives of people are rooted in places and regions (Places and Regions); describe and explain the physical processes that shape the earth's surface and create, sustain and modify the cultural and natural environment (Physical Systems); identify, explain and analyze how the earth is shaped by the movement of people and their activities (Human Systems); analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society); and explain geographic perspective and the tools and techniques available for geographic study (Uses of Geography).

SS.5.4.1. Students will read, interpret and draw conclusions from United States maps (e.g., special purpose maps, graphs, charts, tables, timelines). 43
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SS.5.4.2. Students will measure distances using a scale and apply the concept of cardinal and intermediate directions. 29
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SS.5.4.3. Students will use a map to locate a country by hemisphere and its proximity to the equator. 2
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SS.5.4.4. Students will locate, identify and contrast the major rivers, landforms, natural resources, climate regions, major soil regions and deserts of the United States. 30
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SS.5.4.5. Students will describe the development of the United States' urban areas. 26
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SS.5.4.6. Students will discuss and define the various regions of the United States. 18
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SS.5.4.7. Students will identify and locate each of the fifty United States within their regions. 15
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SS.5.4.8. Students will explain the relationship of the environment to cultures in the United States. 36
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SS.5.4.9. Students will relate the United States' westward expansion to natural resources and physical geography. 7
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SS.5.4.10. Students will use geography to describe historical events. 23
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SS.5.4.11. Students will describe how people have changed the environment of the United States. 16
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WV.SS.S.5. United States from the American Revolution: History: Students will examine, analyze and explain historical relationships using chronology to sequence and organize events and people in history (Chronology); use the processes and resources of historical inquiry to gather, examine, compare, analyze and interpret historical data (Skills and Application); examine, analyze and synthesize historical knowledge of major events, individuals, cultures and the humanities in West Virginia, the United States and the world (Culture and Humanities); use historical knowledge to analyze local, state, national and global interdependence (Interpretation and Evaluation); and examine political institutions and theories that have developed and changed over time (Political Institutions).

SS.5.5.1. Students will describe and analyze the events and the historic figures responsible for such documents as the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. 7
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SS.5.5.2. Students will create a timeline showing the arrival of major immigrant groups and describe their experiences and their influence upon American society. 2
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SS.5.5.3. Students will describe the development of transportation in the United States and explain its impact on settlement, industry and residential patterns. 12
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SS.5.5.4. Students will explain why maintaining historical records and landmarks is important to the United States. 11
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SS.5.5.5. Students will interpret quotes of famous Americans from various periods of history. 4
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SS.5.5.6. Students will explain how important figures reacted to their times and why they were significant to the history of our democracy (e.g., George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr.). 16
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SS.5.5.7. Students will describe how regional folk heroes and other popular figures have contributed to the cultural history of the United States (e.g., frontiersmen such as Daniel Boone, cowboys, mountain men such as Jedediah Smith, American Indian Chiefs including Geronimo and outlaws such as Billy the Kid). 4
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SS.5.5.8. Students will explain how songs, symbols and slogans demonstrate freedom of expression and the role of protest in democracy (e.g., the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, labor movements, the Civil Rights movement). 4
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SS.5.5.9. Students will assess the significance of the new Constitution of 1787, including the struggles over its ratification and the reasons for the addition of the Bill of Rights. 7
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SS.5.5.10. Students will describe issues faced by Washington when he became the first United States President. 6
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SS.5.5.11. Students will identify and explain social and technological changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution in the United States. 3
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SS.5.5.12. Students will list the reasons for westward expansion and explain how it affected the inhabitants of the American West (e.g., Native Americans). 7
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SS.5.5.13. Students will explain the effects of government policies on Native American nations and their land holdings. 6
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SS.5.5.14. Students will analyze the impact of slavery and the Abolitionist Movement upon the development of the United States. 22
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SS.5.5.15. Students will identify causes, major events and important people of the Civil War. 15
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SS.5.5.16. Students will explain how various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed. 3
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SS.5.5.17. Students will identify events that led to the United States becoming a world power. 4
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SS.5.5.18. Students will identify the opposing sides in World War I and explain why the United States entered the war. 9
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SS.5.5.19. Students will describe the effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States. 4
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SS.5.5.20. Students will identify the causes and effects of World War II. 10
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SS.5.5.21. Students will identify significant leaders in the Civil Rights Movement (e.g., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Lyndon Johnson, Susan B. Anthony). 44
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