Alabama's Fifth Grade Standards

Standards

  • AL.1. Standard: United States Studies

    Beginnings to 1877: Fifth-grade content standards focus on the United States from the prehistoric period to 1877. The emphasis is on the geography and history of the United States from the earliest times through the formation and growth of a nation to the latter part of the nineteenth century.

    • 1.1. Objective: Geography/History

      Locate physical features that impacted the exploration and settlement of the Americas.
      • 1.1.1. Grade Level Example:
        Locating states, capitals, and important geographic features east of the Mississippi River.
      • 1.1.2. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying major ports in the United States.

    • 1.2. Objective: Geography/History

      Identify causes and effects of prehistoric migration and settlement in North America.

    • 1.3. Objective: Economics/Geography/History/Political Science

      Compare major Native-American cultures in respect to geographic region, natural resources, government, economy, and religion.
      • 1.3.1. Grade Level Example:
        Locating Native-American groups by geographic region.

    • 1.4. Objective: Economics/Geography/History/Political Science

      Explain the effects of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and Native Americans, including the economic and cultural impact.
      • 1.4.1. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying significant early European patrons and explorers and early settlements.
      • 1.4.2. Grade Level Example:
        Locating the countries of origin of early European patrons and explorers including Prince Henry the Navigator, Magellan, Columbus, Cortes, Ponce de Leon, de Soto, and Pizarro.

    • 1.5. Objective: Economics/Geography/History/Political Science

      Describe the early colonization of North America and the reasons for settlement in the Northern, Middle, and Southern colonies.
      • 1.5.1. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying major leaders, economic impact, and changes in colonial society.
      • 1.5.2. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying reasons for the French and Indian War.
      • 1.5.3. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the impact of the French and Indian War on the settlement of the colonies.
      • 1.5.4. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying geographic features, landforms, and differences in climates among the colonies.
      • 1.5.5. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the emerging colonial governments.
      • 1.5.6. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the development of the emerging labor force in the colonies.
      • 1.5.7. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying on a map changes in North American boundaries as a result of the French and Indian War.

    • 1.6. Objective: Economics/Geography/History

      Identify the impact of trade routes on emerging colonies in the Americas.
      • 1.6.1. Grade Level Example:
        Tracing the result of slave trading in the Americas
      • 1.6.2. Grade Level Example:
        Locating centers of slave trade in the Western Hemisphere

    • 1.7. Objective: Economics/History/Political Science

      Identify events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party.

    • 1.8. Objective: Economics/Geography/History/Political Science

      Identify major events of the American Revolution, including the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Yorktown.
      • 1.8.1. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the social and political impact of the Declaration of Independence.
      • 1.8.2. Grade Level Example:
        Explaining the contributions of Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, George Washington, and ordinary citizens.
      • 1.8.3. Grade Level Example:
        Describing efforts to mobilize support for the American Revolution by the Minutemen, Committees of Correspondence, First Continental Congress, Sons of Liberty, boycotts, and the Second Continental Congress.
      • 1.8.4. Grade Level Example:
        Locating on a map major battle sites of the American Revolution.

    • 1.9. Objective: History/Political Science

      List steps involved in the development of the Constitution of the United States, including the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation and struggles over the ratification of the Constitution.
      • 1.9.1. Grade Level Example:
        Listing powers granted to Congress, the President, and those reserved for the states or for the people.
      • 1.9.2. Grade Level Example:
        Discussing major ideas and concepts of the Constitution of the United States, including the duties and powers of the three branches of government.
      • 1.9.3. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying the main principles in the Bill of Rights.
      • 1.9.4. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the process by which territories achieve statehood under the Constitution.

    • 1.10. Objective: Economics/Geography/History/Political Science

      Describe political, social, and economic events between 1803 and 1860 that led to the expansion of the territory of the United States.
      • 1.10.1. Grade Level Example:
        Tracing the expeditions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the American West, including the role of Sacajawea.
      • 1.10.2. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine.

    • 1.11. Objective: Geography/History/Political Science

      Explain the causes of and major events occurring during the War of 1812.
      • 1.11.1. Grade Level Example:
        Locating on a map major areas of conflict in the War of 1812, including Washington, D.C.

    • 1.12. Objective: Economics/Geography/History/Political Science

      Identify causes of the Civil War from the northern and southern viewpoints.
      • 1.12.1. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the importance of the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, John Brown's Rebellion, and the Emancipation Proclamation.
      • 1.12.2. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the impact of the Civil War on the social, economic, and political life of the United States.
      • 1.12.3. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying on a map locations important to the Civil War.

    • 1.13. Objective: Economics/History/Political Science

      Identify the social, political, and economic changes that occurred during Reconstruction.
      • 1.13.1. Grade Level Example:
        Describing the effects of Reconstruction on women and African Americans.
      • 1.13.2. Grade Level Example:
        Identifying the impact of Reconstruction on education in the United States.