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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