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ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS – SOCIAL STUDIES – Grade 5
Content Essential Learnings Standard
US History Identify key European explorers and how their voyages led to The student will demonstrate
the establishment of colonies. knowledge of European exploration
of the North American continent and
the resulting interaction with
American Indian nations. MDE I.B.
US History Explain the political, religious, social, and economic events The student will demonstrate
and conditions that led to the colonization of America. knowledge of the colonies and the
Compare and contrast life within the colonies and their factors that shaped colonial North
geographical areas, including New England, Mid-Atlantic, and America. MDE I.C.
Southern colonies, and analyze their impact.
Recognize the significance of enslaved Africans and their
descendants in the economic and social life of the colonies.
US History Recognize issues and events that led to the American The student will demonstrate an
Revolution, and analyze how these events affected the move understanding of the causes and
toward independence from Britain. course of the American Revolution.
Describe the four parts of the Declaration of Independence. MDE I.D.
Identify individuals and political leaders in the American
Revolution.
Recognize key factors and events contributing to the defeat of
the British.
US History Explain why the United States developed the Constitution. The student will demonstrate
knowledge of how the principles of
the American Revolution became the
foundation of a new nation.
MDE I.D.
US History Recognize the processes that led to the territorial expansion The student will demonstrate
of the United States including wars and treaties with foreign knowledge of western expansion,
Lakeville Public Schools nations and Indian nations, the Mexican-American War, conflict, and reform in America.
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Revised 9/08 sle and the removal of American Indians to reservations.
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ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS – SOCIAL STUDIES – Grade 5
nations and Indian nations, the Mexican-American War, conflict, and reform in America.
annexation, Louisiana Purchase and other land purchases, MDE I.E.
and the removal of American Indians to reservations.
Recognize the impact of inventions and technologies on life in
America, including the cotton gin, the steamboat, and the
telegraph.
US History Identify the main ideas of the debate over slavery, The student will demonstrate
abolitionism, states’ rights, and explain how they resulted in knowledge of the causes of the Civil
major political compromises. War. MDE I.F.
US History Recall the roles of significant figures and battles of the Civil The student will demonstrate
War Era. knowledge of major events and
Recall the aftermath of the war and its effects on citizens from people of the Civil War. MDE I.F.
the North and South.
US History Identify the reasons for the increase in immigration, growth of The student will analyze the
cities, new inventions, and political challenges to American transformation of the American
government arising from the industrial revolution. economy and the changing social
Identify and explain racial discrimination against immigrants, and political conditions in response to
African Americans, and the relocation of American Indian the Industrial Revolution. MDE I.G.
tribes to reservations.
WORLD HISTORY Recall the triangular trade routes that linked peoples of Africa, The student will examine changing
North America, and Europe. forms of cross-cultural contact,
Explain slave trade and the slave plantation system in conflict and cooperation that resulted
America. from the interconnections between
Eurasia, Africa and the Americas.
MDE III.F.
WORLD HISTORY Recall the effects of colonization in North America during the The student will demonstrate
18th century. knowledge of the rise of colonialism
and its effects worldwide. MDE III.G.
HISTORICAL SKILLS Record a chronological sequence of persons, events and The student will acquire skills of
concepts in each history. chronological thinking. MDE IV.A.
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HISTORICAL SKILLS Identify and describe information from both primary and The student will begin to use
secondary sources. historical resources. MDE IV.B.
Sight the credibility of a source.
HISTORICAL SKILLS Choose a research topic that can be studied using a variety of The student will apply research skills
sources. by investigating a topic in U.S.
Identify, locate, and use a variety of research materials. history. MDE IV.C.
HISTORICAL SKILLS Recall that primary sources document first-hand accounts of The student will analyze historical
historical events and secondary sources may be influenced by evidence and draw conclusions.
the author’s interpretation of historical events. MDE IV.C.
HISTORICAL SKILLS Select a presentation medium for their project and learn the The student will present and explain
skills necessary to communicate their ideas. the findings of a research project.
Learn how to cite sources and to document their research in MDE IV.C.
the form of a bibliography.
Learn what constitutes plagiarism and how to paraphrase
appropriately other people’s work in a new interpretive format.
Economics Apply a decision-making process to make informed choices. The student will understand basic
principles of economic decision
making. MDE VI.B.
Government and Explain why key national, state, and local symbols and The student will know symbols,
Citizenship landmarks and monuments are significant. songs, traditions, and
Know the Pledge of Allegiance. landmarks/monuments that represent
the beliefs and principles of the
United States. MDE VII.B.
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Standards: Minnesota Department of Education
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