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September
October
November
3 weeks
*Geography of the Western
Hemisphere
2 weeks
*Geography of the US
2 weeks
* State Assessment Preparation &
Administration 2 weeks
December
January
February
4 weeks
*Contact and Exploration
3 weeks
* Colonization and Conflict
4 weeks
* Independence & Government
5.2 Students trace the routes of early 5.3 Students describe the cooperation
explorers and describe the early
and conflict that existed among the
explorations of the Americas.
American Indians and between the
Indian nations and the new settlers.
Unit 2: Connections Across
Continents
1 week
*Independence & Government
5.2.3. Trace the routes of the major
land explorers of the United States, 5.4.7. Explain the early democratic
the distances traveled by explorers, ideas and practices that emerged during
and the Atlantic trade routes that
the colonial period, including the
linked Africa, the West Indies, the significance of representative
British colonies, and Europe.
assemblies and town meetings.
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March
April
May
3 weeks
*Expansion & Change
2 weeks
* Slavery & Emancipation
2 weeks
*Immigration & Industry
2 weeks
*Peace & Prosperity
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v=Ajn9g5Gsv98&index=18&list=PLJL http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_t
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5.6.7. Understand how the ideals set
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forth in the Declaration of
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Independence changed the way people
viewed slavery.
Unit 9: The United States and the
World
Unit 7: War Divides the Nation
2 weeks
*Immigration & Industry
5.8 Students trace the colonization,
immigration, and settlement patterns of
the American people from 1789 to the
mid-1800s, with emphasis on the role
of economic incentives, effects of the
physical and political geography, and
transportation systems.
http://crfimmigrationed.org/index.php/l
essons-for-teachers/71-immigrantarticle-1
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_t
extbook.cfm?smtID=11&psid=3804
Unit 8: Expansion and Change
June
3 weeks
* Exam Review & Portfolio
Assessment