Grade 5: Access Points

American History

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    Historical Inquiry and Analysis

    1. 1

      Use primary and secondary resources to understand history.  SS.5.A.1.AP.1

    2. 2

      Sequence events to match dates on a timeline about American history.  SS.5.A.1.AP.2

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    Pre-Columbian North America

    1. 1

      Recognize a cultural aspect of an ancient North American civilization.  SS.5.A.2.AP.1

    2. 2

      Recognize that Native American tribes lived in various parts of North America and had different customs.  SS.5.A.2.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize differences in cultural aspects of Native American tribes.  SS.5.A.2.AP.3

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    Exploration and Settlement of North America

    1. 1

      Recognize inventions that made exploration safer.  SS.5.A.3.AP.1

    2. 2

      Identify a European explorer with their sponsoring country.  SS.5.A.3.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize ways different groups interacted with each other for control of North America.  SS.5.A.3.AP.3

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    Colonization of North America

    1. 1

      Recognize reasons why colonists settled in America.  SS.5.A.4.AP.1

    2. 2

      Identify resources found in a colonial region.  SS.5.A.4.AP.2

    3. 3

      Identify an individual responsible for the development of new colonies.  SS.5.A.4.AP.3

    4. 4

      Recognize aspects of daily colonial life.  SS.5.A.4.AP.4

    5. 5

      Identify the Triangular Trade with slavery.  SS.5.A.4.AP.5

    6. 6

      Recognize that Southern Colonies had large farms with slaves.  SS.5.A.4.AP.6

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    American Revolution & Birth of a New Nation

    1. 1

      Identify events that led up to the American Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.1

    2. 2

      Identify a significant individual who contributed to the American Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.2

    3. 3

      Identify that the Declaration of Independence stated that colonists wanted freedom from England.  SS.5.A.5.AP.3

    4. 4

      Identify a significant woman from the American Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.4

    5. 5

      Recognize a major battle in the American Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.5

    6. 6

      Recognize that the colonies needed help from other countries to win the American Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.6

    7. 7

      Identify factors that helped colonists win the Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.7

    8. 8

      Recognize that the colonists needed more money and supplies after the American Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.8

    9. 9

      Recognize that the United States wanted to add new land after the Revolution.  SS.5.A.5.AP.9

    10. 10

      Recognize that the Constitution outlines the principles of the American government.  SS.5.A.5.AP.10

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    Growth and Westward Expansion

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      Recognize that the Louisiana Purchase made the United States twice its original size.  SS.5.A.6.AP.1

    2. 2

      Recognize significant people in the westward expansion of the United States.  SS.5.A.6.AP.2

    3. 3

      Identify an advancement with transportation and communication in America during the 1800s.  SS.5.A.6.AP.3

    4. 4

      Recognize significant exploration achievements west of the Mississippi River.  SS.5.A.6.AP.4

    5. 5

      Recognize that America fought England in the War of 1812.  SS.5.A.6.AP.5

    6. 6

      Recognize the westward expansion impacted Native Americans.  SS.5.A.6.AP.6

    7. 7

      Identify Manifest Destiny with westward expansion.  SS.5.A.6.AP.7

    8. 8

      Identify one cause and one effect of the Missouri Compromise.  SS.5.A.6.AP.8

    9. 9

      Identify hardships settlers faced as they moved west.  SS.5.A.6.AP.9

Civics and Government

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    Foundations of Government, Law and the American Political System

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      Identify the idea of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence as it relates to each citizen.  SS.5.CG.1.AP.1

    2. 2

      Recognize a compromise that was made during the writing of the Constitution.  SS.5.CG.1.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize the United States is a representative government.  SS.5.CG.1.AP.3

    4. 4

      Recognize the significance of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.  SS.5.CG.1.AP.4

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    Civic and Political Participation

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      Identify political ideas of Patriots and Loyalists.  SS.5.CG.2.AP.1

    2. 2

      Recognize ways citizens participate in the political process historically and in modern times.  SS.5.CG.2.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize voting rights within the U.S. Constitution.  SS.5.CG.2.AP.3

    4. 4

      Recognize duties and responsibilities that citizens are expected to fulfill.  SS.5.CG.2.AP.4

    5. 5

      Recognize Floridas U.S. senators and representatives from their district.  SS.5.CG.2.AP.5

    6. 6

      Identify a symbol and a document that represents the United States.  SS.5.CG.2.AP.6

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    Structure and Functions of Government

    1. 1

      Recognize the structure of the national government as defined in the U.S. Constitution.  SS.5.CG.3.AP.1

    2. 2

      Recognize that the power of the national government is limited by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  SS.5.CG.3.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize the role of the United States and Florida Supreme Court.  SS.5.CG.3.AP.3

    4. 4

      Recognize that the U.S. Constitution has amendments.  SS.5.CG.3.AP.4

    5. 5

      Recognize the basic outline of the U.S. and Florida Constitutions.  SS.5.CG.3.AP.5

    6. 6

      Identify examples of powers granted to the national government and those reserved to the states.  SS.5.CG.3.AP.6

Economics

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    Market Economy

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      Recognize how trade promoted growth in pre-Columbian times to 1850.  SS.5.E.1.AP.1

    2. 2

      Identify a characteristic of a market economy in colonial America.  SS.5.E.1.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize major inventions during the early development of the United States.  SS.5.E.1.AP.3

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    The International Economy

    1. 1

      Recognize a positive and a negative effect of voluntary trade in early America.  SS.5.E.2.AP.1

Geography

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    The World in Spatial Terms

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      Recognize current and historical information using selected geographic tools.  SS.5.G.1.AP.1

    2. 2

      Use a coordinate grid on a map to locate places.  SS.5.G.1.AP.2

    3. 3

      Recognize major physical features on a map of the United States.  SS.5.G.1.AP.3

    4. 4

      Complete a map, chart, or graph to display geographic information.  SS.5.G.1.AP.4

    5. 5

      Identify an original colony on a map of the United States.  SS.5.G.1.AP.5

    6. 6

      Identify selected states and their capitals on a map.  SS.5.G.1.AP.6

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    Places and Regions

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      Identify a factor that causes a boundary to change.  SS.5.G.2.AP.1

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    Environment and Society

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      Identify natural events that caused change through the 1850s.  SS.5.G.3.AP.1

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    Uses of Geography

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      Use a geographic skill to recognize information about current events.  SS.5.G.4.AP.1

    2. 2

      Use a geographic skill to recognize information about selected local, state, or national events.  SS.5.G.4.AP.2

Holocaust Education

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    Foundations of Holocaust Education

    1. 1

      Recognize the Holocaust as historys most extreme example of antisemitism.  SS.5.HE.1.AP.1

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