5th Grade - Davis, Lindsey

Helpful Social Studies Links

 The standards for Social Studies can be found here. 

Geography 

• Maps Explained - This website goes more in-depth while explaining maps

American Revolution/A New Nation

• Constitution Timeline - A great resource to see how everything happened.    
• Patrick Henry - Timeline
• Quizlet Study Guide - Revolutionary War
• Causes of the Revolution  - Class Notes
• Causes of the Revolution - Vocabulary 
• American Revolution - Class Notes
• A New Nation  - Class Notes
• The New Nation Vocabulary - Vocabulary

Westward Expansion

• Oregon Trail - All about the Oregon Trail
• Gold Rush - All about the California Gold Rush 
• Lewis and Clark - An interactive website about the famous duo 
• Louisiana Purchase - Learn about the biggest land deal of our Nation's history   
• 1803 Map - Map of the United States in 1803 
• Pioneer Transportation - How did the pioneers travel? 
• Moving West - Class Notes
• A Growing Country  - Class Notes

Abolitionist and Suffrage

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Biography   
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Video
• Sojourner Truth - Ain't I Woman reading by Alfre Woodard
• Sojourner Truth - Biography

Civil War: The Nation Divided

The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.

• Quizlet - Vocabulary for the Civil War 
• Brain Pop - Video on the Civil War
• Civil War for kids - Great place to find information 
• Civil War - Interactive site to review the Civil War
• Kids in the Civil War - Find out more about the kids who were in the war

Reconstruction: The Nation Reunited

The student will analyze the effects of Reconstruction on American life. 

• Quizlet - Vocabulary for Reconstruction
• Timeline - view the Reconstruction timeline. 
• Information - Reconstruction for kids

Economics

•  Economics - Class Notes

Other Social Studies Links

• American History - An interactive timeline of our Nation's history