Seventh Grade Civics Lesson Plan Holocaust Studies Who is a Citizen? Content/Theme: Citizenship in the United States

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Seventh Grade Civics Lesson Plan Holocaust Studies Who is a Citizen? Content/Theme: Citizenship in the United States"

Transcription

1 Seventh Grade Civics Lesson Plan Holocaust Studies Who is a Citizen? Content/Theme: Citizenship in the United States Grade: Seventh Grade Textbook Connection: Civics, Government and Economics in the United States Prentice Hall. Unit: Unit 1, Chapter 3: After learning about the rights and duties of American citizens, examine the history of government restrictions that prevented certain groups from becoming citizens or enjoying the full benefits of citizenship. Primary Benchmark: SS.7.C.2.1 Define the term citizen and identify legal means of becoming a United States citizen. Secondary Benchmark SS.7.C.2.2 Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, efend the nation, and serve on juries. Time: 1-2 class periods Objectives: 1. Students will learn to think critically about who is and/or who may become a citizen with full rights and responsibilities. 2. Students will understand the historical struggle for civil rights by examining the history of government restrictions that prevented certain groups from being or becoming citizens. Teacher Preparation/Materials: Reading Passage/Photo Activity Sheets Teacher Answer Key Activities: 1. After reviewing chapter three of the textbook, discuss with students the key points of the chapter. Tell students they will be completing an activity to review with them the historical rights of citizens in the United States. 2. Have small student groups read the reading passage (included), Who is a Citizen? and have them review Article IV from the Constitution on page 145 of the textbook. 3. During their reading, have students write down three key dates that individuals gained more freedoms and citizenship rights.

2 4. Have student groups complete the handout on Who is a citizen? Each group can take a different time period, complete the activity, and then report their findings to the class. In small learning groups, students will evaluate the photos to identify people who would have enjoyed and would not have enjoyed full benefits of citizenship, including the right to vote. 5. On the activity handout, students will explain why a group was excluded from the full benefits of citizenship and when that group attained full rights. 6. As an extension, students can research and write a paragraph about the people in the pictures.

3 Who is a Citizen? According to our civics book, a citizen of the United States is a person who, by birth or choice, owes allegiance to this nation. (p. 56). But these citizenship criteria did not always apply to all people living in the United States. Today, as our civics book states, United States citizens have certain rights, including the right to vote and to hold elected office, the right to say what you think in speech or in writing, the right to practice your own religion. (p.57). It may surprise you to learn that even though the framers of the United States Constitution believed that only citizens should be allowed to vote, they did not define the criteria for citizenship in the Constitution. They gave that power to the first elected Congress that passed the first act defining United States citizenship in According to this law, only free white persons who swore an oath to the Constitution and lived in the United States for at least two years could be citizens. But not every citizen had the right to vote. For example, white women were considered citizens, but they were not allowed to vote because they could not own property. Women were not considered full citizens with voting rights until Congress passed the 19 th Amendment to the Constitution in At the time the Constitution became the law in 1789, United States lawmakers believed that Native Americans were citizens of their own independent nations. As a result, Native Americans who lived in the United States were not considered citizens. In fact, Native Americans were not recognized as citizens of the United States until As you know, each state was allowed to send a certain number of representatives to Congress based on the number of people living within the state s borders. The states figured their number of representatives based on population figures that only included 3/5 of the population of slaves, even though slaves were not citizens and could not vote. This situation was changed by the passage of the Nationality Act in 1870 that now allowed persons who were born in Africa or who were descendants of Africans to be citizens of the United States, but still without voting rights. In 1870, according to the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, men of African descent obtained the right to vote, but in many states, this right was restricted by poll taxes, by literacy tests and by laws denying the right to vote to former slaves. These restrictions continued until the Voting Rights Act of In the second half of the 19 th Century, Congress passed a number of laws that denied citizenship to new immigrants from Asia, eastern Europe and southern Europe. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act that prevented Chinese and other immigrants from Asia from becoming citizens of the United States. These laws began to change in 1942 and by 1952 these restrictions on citizenship ended. In 1906, Congress passed laws making knowledge of the English language a requirement for citizenship. These laws made it difficult for new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe to become United States citizens. Some of these restrictions were changed in 1940, 1952, and 1990.

4 18 th Century (Constitutional Era) Name Class Date Directions: Study the following photographs and decide who enjoyed the full benefits of citizenship at this time in history. If you mark, no explain why the person would not have had full rights. UUJohn Adams 0B0BFull Citizenship UUIndentured Servant 2B2BFull Citizenship UU18 TH Century Slave 4B4BFull Citizenship 37B37B 38B38B UUAbigail Adams 1B1BFull Citizenship UUCrispus Attucks 36B36BUU(Atticus) 3B3BFull Citizenship If no, why not? UUChief Pontiac of the Ottawa 5B5BFull Citizenship 39B39B

5 Emancipation (Civil War Era ) Name Class Date Directions: Study the following photographs and decide who enjoyed the full benefits of citizenship at this time in history. If you mark, no explain why the person would not have had full rights. UUAbraham Lincoln 6B6BFull Citizenship 50B50BUUFrederick Douglass 8B8BFull Citizenship 49B49BUUUlysses S. Grant 7B7BFull Citizenship UUSoujourner UUTruth 9B9BFull Citizenship UUSusan B. Anthony 10B10BFull Citizenship 40B40B 41B41B 51B51BUUTecumseh 11B11BFull Citizenship 42B42B

6 HH HH World War I Name Class Date Directions: Study the following photographs and decide who enjoyed the full benefits of citizenship at this time in history. If you mark, no explain why the person would not have had full rights. UUWoodrow UUWilson 12B12BFull Citizenship 60B60BUUAfrican- American Soldiers 14B14BFull Citizenship UUEdith Wharton UUJane Addams 13B13BFull Citizenship UUPvt. Joseph Oklahombi 15B15BFull Citizenship UUFred Astaire 16B16BFull Citizenship 17B17B 18B18BFull Citizenship 19B19B

7 Immigration: Name Class Date Directions: Study the following photographs and decide who enjoyed the full benefits of citizenship at this time in history. If you mark, no explain why the person would not have had full rights. 52B52BUUEmma Lazarus 20B20BFull Citizenship 53B53BUUBooker T. Washington 21B21BFull Citizenship 54B54BUUChinese Immigrant 22B22BFull Citizenship 55B55BUUChief Joseph 23B23BFull Citizenship UUItalian ImmigrantsUU (Late 19 th Century) 24B24BFull Citizenship 43B43B 44B44B 61B61BUUTheodore Roosevelt 25B25BFull Citizenship 45B45B

8 HH HH 48B48B Civil Rights Movement ( ) Name Class Date Directions: Study the following photographs and decide who enjoyed the full benefits of citizenship at this time in history. If you mark, no explain why the person would not have had full rights. 56B56BUUJohn F. Kennedy 57B57BUUMartin Luther UUKing, Jr. 26B26BFull 27B27BCitizenship 28B28BFull 29B29BCitizenship 58B58BUURosa Parks 59B59BUUMichael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman 30B30BFull 31B31BCitizenship If no, why not? 32B32BFull Citizenship UUCaesar ChavezUU UUDolores HuertaUU 33B33BFull 34B34BCitizenship 46B46BY N 35B35BFull Citizenship 47B47B

9 62B62BUUTeacher Answer Key Full Citizenship Constitutional Era: John Adams: YES He was a free, white, man. Abigail Adams: NO She did not own property and was dependent on her husband for food, clothing, and lodging. Indentured Servant: NO He was not free. 18 th Century Slave: NO He was not free. Crispus Attucks (Freed Slave): NO He was not white. Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa: NO Native Americans were excluded from US citizenship until World War I: Woodrow Wilson: YES He was a white man born in the United States. Jane Addams: NO Women did not gain the right to vote until African American Soldiers: NO If they were residents of Jim Crowe states. Joseph Oklahombi: NO (Native American World War I Hero) Native Americans were excluded from US citizenship until Edith Wharton: NO Women did not gain the right to vote until Fred Astaire: Yes He was a white man born in the United States. Emancipation: Abraham Lincoln: YES He was a free, white man Ulysses S. Grant: YES He was a free, white man. Frederick Douglass: NO He was a man of African descent. Sojourner Truth: NO She was a woman of African descent. Susan B. Anthony: NO Women did not gain the right to vote until Tecumseh (Native American): NO Native Americans were excluded from US citizenship until Immigration: Emma Lazarus: NO Women did not gain the right to vote until Booker T. Washington: NO He lived in Alabama, a Jim Crowe state. Chinese Immigrant: NO Chinese immigrants were excluded from US citizenship until the 1940s. Chief Joseph: NO Native Americans were excluded from US citizenship until 1924 Italian Immigrant: NO He could not become a US citizen unless he spoke English. Theodore Roosevelt: YES He was a free, white man.

10 Civil Rights Movement: John F. Kennedy: YES He was a man. Martin Luther King, Jr.: NO He lived in Georgia, a Jim Crowe state. Rosa Parks: NO She lived in Alabama, a Jim Crowe state. Civil Rights Workers: 2 YES, 1 NO Goodman and Schwerner were white men. Chaney was a man of African descent living in Mississippi, a Jim Crowe state. Caesar Chavez: YES He was born in the United States in Dolores Huerta: YES She was born in the Unites States in 1930.

U.S. History Abroad. For American History Standards of Learning

U.S. History Abroad. For American History Standards of Learning U.S. History Abroad For American History Standards of Learning Learn which grades your child should be able to interpret patriotic slogans and excerpts from notable speeches and documents. When should

More information

So you think you can VOTE? A Brief History of America s Voting Rights

So you think you can VOTE? A Brief History of America s Voting Rights So you think you can VOTE? A Brief History of America s Voting Rights The Early Years When the colonists came over from England, they brought many of the English political laws and customs with them. The

More information

STATE OF OKLAHOMA. 1st Session of the 55th Legislature (2015) AS INTRODUCED

STATE OF OKLAHOMA. 1st Session of the 55th Legislature (2015) AS INTRODUCED STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the th Legislature () HOUSE BILL 0 AS INTRODUCED By: Fisher An Act relating to schools; directing the State Board of Education to adopt a certain United States History

More information

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the th Legislature () COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 0 By: Fisher, Bennett, Rogers, Kern and Brumbaugh COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

More information

Citizenship: Just the Facts Name:

Citizenship: Just the Facts Name: Becoming A Citizen Citizenship means being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law. In the United States, there are three ways to become a citizen: being

More information

Practice Basic Civics Test

Practice Basic Civics Test Practice Basic Civics Test Here is a practice test using 50 of the 100 United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) Civics Test questions. The multiple-choice questions and answers were selected

More information

The Foundations of American Democracy

The Foundations of American Democracy Prithviraj Datta Political Theory Project, Brown University prithviraj_datta@brown.edu INTRODUCTION The Foundations of American Democracy This course surveys the various ideas and practices associated

More information

Citizenship: Just the Facts

Citizenship: Just the Facts Citizenship: Just the Facts Reading Name: BECOMING A CITIZEN Citizenship means to be a member of a nation or country, and to have full rights and responsibilities under the law. In the United States there

More information

Civics (History and Government) Items for the Redesigned Naturalization Test

Civics (History and Government) Items for the Redesigned Naturalization Test Civics (History and Government) Items for the Redesigned Naturalization Test Beginning October 1, 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin implementation of a redesigned naturalization

More information

Facts About the Civil Rights Movement. In America

Facts About the Civil Rights Movement. In America Facts About the Civil Rights Movement In America Republicans and Civil Rights Democrats and Civil Rights Democrats like to claim that they were behind the movement to bring civil rights to minorities in

More information

CITIZENSHIP TEST. Name. A: Principles of American Democracy. B: System of Government. 1. What is the supreme law of the land?

CITIZENSHIP TEST. Name. A: Principles of American Democracy. B: System of Government. 1. What is the supreme law of the land? CITIZENSHIP TEST A: Principles of American Democracy 1. What is the supreme law of the land? 2. What does the Constitution do? Name 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.

More information

1. What is the supreme law of the land? the Constitution

1. What is the supreme law of the land? the Constitution Do you need to take the citizenship test? / Necesitas tomar el exámen de ciudadanía? The 100 Questions of Citizenship / Las 100 Preguntas de Ciudadanía 1. What is the supreme law of the land? the Constitution

More information

NAME DATE CLASS. In the first column, answer the questions based on what you know before you study. After this lesson, complete the last column.

NAME DATE CLASS. In the first column, answer the questions based on what you know before you study. After this lesson, complete the last column. Lesson 1: The First Amendment ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do societies balance individual and community rights? GUIDING QUESTIONS 1. Which individual rights are protected by the First Amendment? 2. Why are

More information

Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (rev. 01/17) Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the naturalization test are listed below. The civics

More information

Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test Page 1 of 37 Warning: This material cannot be sold or reproduced by any means It is FREE Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any translation mistake or skipped questions For latest questions, please trust

More information

Kindergarten Social Studies Pacing Guide First Nine Weeks

Kindergarten Social Studies Pacing Guide First Nine Weeks First Nine Weeks Standard 1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of his or her surroundings. Enduring Understanding: Maps and other geographic representations can communicate information about

More information

A Correlation of United States History, 2018, to the Virginia Standards of Learning for Virginia and United States History

A Correlation of United States History, 2018, to the Virginia Standards of Learning for Virginia and United States History Virginia Standards of Learning United States History, 2018 T = Topic; L = Lesson The standards for Virginia and United States History expand upon the foundational knowledge and skills previously introduced

More information

Proposed AKS for Kindergarten Social Studies

Proposed AKS for Kindergarten Social Studies Proposed AKS for Kindergarten Social Studies A - Map and Globe Skills 1. use cardinal directions B - Information Processing Skills 2. compare similarities and differences 3. organize items chronologically

More information

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST BOOKLET, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED.

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST BOOKLET, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST BOOKLET, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST BOOKLET, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ON ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. (rev. 03/11) Civics (History and Government)

More information

Q6. What do the stripes on the flag represent? 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

Q6. What do the stripes on the flag represent? 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? Naturalization TEST Civics Items Comparison Current 96 Civics Items Q1. What are the colors of the flag? Q2. What do the stars on the flag mean? Q3. How many stars are there on our flag? Q4. What color

More information

INS Interview (100) Questions with answers

INS Interview (100) Questions with answers INS Interview (100) Questions with answers Use these questions to study for the INS interview. Possible answers are marked with an A. Most questions only need one answer. Read a question carefully to determine

More information

Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation First Shots of the Civil War http://www.tennessee-scv.org/camp1513/sumter.gif Emancipation Proclamation http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/civil/jb_civil_subj_m.jpg 1 Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg

More information

Fractured Facts. By Lea Blanton Alamance Community College

Fractured Facts. By Lea Blanton Alamance Community College Fractured Facts By Lea Blanton Alamance Community College Teaching Objective Students will use and improve their Civics knowledge by correcting the italicized words in twenty-four Civics statements. Graphic

More information

Identify and extrapolate meanings of founding fathers key documents

Identify and extrapolate meanings of founding fathers key documents Quarter Academic Year 2016 2017 3 weeks USH.1.1 Read key documents from the Founding Era and analyze major ideas about government, individual rights and the general welfare embedded in these documents

More information

Microsoft Office or compatible software, printer, scanner, camera, ESV Bible, notebook

Microsoft Office or compatible software, printer, scanner, camera, ESV Bible, notebook HIS0700 7TH GRADE HISTORY I. COURSE DESCRIPTION The Liberty University Online Academy's 7th grade history course, United States History: Civil War to the Modern Era, provides students with exciting and

More information

February 2012 Newsletter: National celebration of African American History Month, President's Day, and Valentine's Day.

February 2012 Newsletter: National celebration of African American History Month, President's Day, and Valentine's Day. Newsletter-February 2012 TPS @ DePaul University February 2012 Newsletter: National celebration of African American History Month, President's Day, and Valentine's Day. February is African American History

More information

Chapter 6: Civil Rights. Reading Comprehension Quiz. Multiple Choice Questions

Chapter 6: Civil Rights. Reading Comprehension Quiz. Multiple Choice Questions Chapter 6: Civil Rights Reading Comprehension Quiz Multiple Choice Questions 1) The Missouri Compromise of 1820 A) abolished slavery. B) kept slavery legal south of 36 degrees latitude. C) was opposed

More information

Citizenship: Just the Facts STEP BY STEP

Citizenship: Just the Facts STEP BY STEP Teacher s Guide Citizenship: Just the Facts Time Needed: One Class Period Materials Needed: Student worksheets Optional T?F cards Copy Instructions: Reaping p. 1-2 (class set, double sided) Graphic Organizer

More information

OHIO ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS, BENCHMARKS & INDICATORS Grade-Level Indicators

OHIO ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS, BENCHMARKS & INDICATORS Grade-Level Indicators Prentice Hall The American Nation 2005, Beginnings Through 1877 Ohio Academic Content Standards, Social Studies, Benchmarks and Indicators (Grade 8) Grade-Level Indicators History Students use materials

More information

Third Grade Social Studies

Third Grade Social Studies Civics and Principles and Documents of Third Grade Social Studies 5.1.3.A E - Explain the purpose and importance of the 5.1.3.B state and national government. 5.1.3.I ( Heads of government / leadership

More information

History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools March 2015

History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools March 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools March 2015 Virginia and United States History The standards for Virginia and United States History expand upon the foundational

More information

Kindergarten Social Studies

Kindergarten Social Studies Kindergarten Social Studies 5.1.3.B (School E Explain classroom rules and consequences 5.1.3.I Environment and why rules are important. 5.3.3.C 5.3.3.E Civics and Principles and Documents of Quarters 1

More information

The Reconstruction Era

The Reconstruction Era Unit 7 The Reconstruction Era C H A P T E R 23 To what extent did Reconstruction bring African Americans closer to full citizenship? P R E V I E W Suppose that you are an emancipated slave in the South

More information

Multiple choice: Choose the best response. (3pts Each 45 points)

Multiple choice: Choose the best response. (3pts Each 45 points) Name: Score: 05 Progressive Era Test Multiple choice: Choose the best response. (3pts Each 45 points) 1. Who was the muckraker that uncovered suspicious activities of the Standard Oil Company? a. Upton

More information

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS Principles of American Democracy 1. What is the supreme law of the land? 2. What does the Constitution do?

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS Principles of American Democracy 1. What is the supreme law of the land? 2. What does the Constitution do? STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE NATURALIZATION EXAM STUDY TERIALS FOR THE CIVICS (HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT) EXAM The sample questions for the CURRENT naturalization interview are listed below. Visit the USCIS website

More information

II. 100 Questions- Set 1

II. 100 Questions- Set 1 II. 100 Questions- Set 1 b) Student must correctly answer 6/10 pass. Do not read more than 10 questions. c) READ ALOUD: Thank you. Now I am going ask you a few questions about United States hisry and civics.

More information

We the People Unit 5: Lesson 23. How does the Constitution protect freedom of expression?

We the People Unit 5: Lesson 23. How does the Constitution protect freedom of expression? We the People Unit 5: Lesson 23 How does the Constitution protect freedom of expression? Freedom of expression First Amendment: Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;

More information

Name: Date: Class Period: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- The Arizona State Civics Test This

More information

"It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen." -- Aristotle ( BC)

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. -- Aristotle ( BC) Unitarian Universalist Small Group Ministry Network Website Citizenship Small Group Session June 5, 2017 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, State College, PA; by Carol Pollard Reading

More information

U.S. CITIZENSHIP NATURALIZATION TEST

U.S. CITIZENSHIP NATURALIZATION TEST PART I: PRINCIPALS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 1. What is the supreme law of the land? 2. What does the U.S. Constitution do? 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What

More information

17. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die? 22. How many changes or Amendments are there to the Constitution?

17. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die? 22. How many changes or Amendments are there to the Constitution? The following are 100 sample U.S. History and Government Questions that may be asked during the Naturalization Exam. 100 Typical Questions 1. What are the colors of our flag? 2. How many stars are there

More information

Transition Packet for Citizenship Teachers

Transition Packet for Citizenship Teachers Transition Packet for Citizenship Teachers 1. What is the Transition Packet? The Transition Packet for Citizenship Teachers is a free tool for educators who teach citizenship classes in which some students

More information

A-C Valley Junior-Senior High School

A-C Valley Junior-Senior High School Course of Study A-C Valley Junior-Senior High School Page 1 of 20 Principles of Democracy (NAME OF COURSE) GRADE LEVEL(S): 11-12 Educational Curriculum Level Person(s) Revising Curriculum (List Names)

More information

The Civil War and Reconstruction ( ) Standards for Grades Big Idea Essential Question 4/7/13. Instructional Plan Support

The Civil War and Reconstruction ( ) Standards for Grades Big Idea Essential Question 4/7/13. Instructional Plan Support The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Instructional Plan Support Standards for Grades 5-12 (1) Students will understand how the North and South differed and how their economic systems, politics,

More information

Chapter 11: Civil Rights

Chapter 11: Civil Rights Chapter 11: Civil Rights Section 1: Civil Rights and Discrimination Section 2: Equal Justice under Law Section 3: Civil Rights Laws Section 4: Citizenship and Immigration Main Idea Reading Focus Civil

More information

Douglas History of the Americas

Douglas History of the Americas Douglas History of the Americas 2018-2019 Introduction Welcome to History of the Americas! This is the first year of a two-year IB history course. HOA can be the first year for those continuing on to SL

More information

What were the major plans for Reconstructing the South? Copy information into your notes.

What were the major plans for Reconstructing the South? Copy information into your notes. What were the major plans for Reconstructing the South? Copy information into your notes. End of the Civil War On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox

More information

The University of Texas At Austin GOVf312L #85075 Issues and Policies in American Government. MTWTHF 10:00 11:30 CLA 0.

The University of Texas At Austin GOVf312L #85075 Issues and Policies in American Government. MTWTHF 10:00 11:30 CLA 0. The University of Texas At Austin GOVf312L #85075 Issues and Policies in American Government MTWTHF 10:00 11:30 CLA 0.112 Summer 2013 Instructor: Marco Paoli marco.paoli@utexas.edu Office hours MEZ 3.228

More information

PAGE(S) WHERE TAUGHT (If submission is not a text, cite appropriate resource(s)) NEW YORK SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS

PAGE(S) WHERE TAUGHT (If submission is not a text, cite appropriate resource(s)) NEW YORK SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS 1. The study of New York State and United States history requires an analysis of the development of American culture, its diversity and multicultural context, and the ways people are unified by many values,

More information

Post-War United States

Post-War United States Post-War United States (1945-Early 1970s) PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES By Marty Gitlin PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES Published by Weigl Publishers Inc. 350 5th Avenue, Suite 3304 PMB 6G New York,

More information

Performance Standard Critical Attributes Benchmarks/Assessment Samples Resources

Performance Standard Critical Attributes Benchmarks/Assessment Samples Resources I. The student will demonstrate the knowledge and importance of honesty: (truth, integrity, and fairness of conduct) and understand the effects of honest and dishonest behavior. A. Can the student give

More information

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 1 st Amendment AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 4 th Amendment 13 th Amendment 14 th Amendment 15 th Amendment 16 th Amendment 17 th Amendment 18 th Amendment 19 th Amendment 21 st Amendment CHANGES TO THE

More information

The Reconstruction Era

The Reconstruction Era The Reconstruction Era To what extent did Reconstruction bring African Americans closer to full citizenship? Key Content Terms As you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your answers. Reconstruction

More information

White. 4. What do the stars on the flag mean? One for each state in the Union. 9. What is the 4th of July? Independence Day. July 4th.

White. 4. What do the stars on the flag mean? One for each state in the Union. 9. What is the 4th of July? Independence Day. July 4th. The following questions are examples of what may be asked of you on your examination for citizenship. You may practice for the exam by attempting to answer them. Your actual test will have ten (10) questions

More information

The University of Texas At Austin GOV312L #39030 Issues and Policies in American Government: Core Texts and Ideas in American Liberalism

The University of Texas At Austin GOV312L #39030 Issues and Policies in American Government: Core Texts and Ideas in American Liberalism The University of Texas At Austin GOV312L #39030 Issues and Policies in American Government: Core Texts and Ideas in American Liberalism MWF 11:00 12:00 UTC 3.102 Spring 2014 Instructor: Marco Paoli marco.paoli@utexas.edu

More information

REVIEW FOR CHAPTERS 18 TEST. 1. Fort Sumter Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina.

REVIEW FOR CHAPTERS 18 TEST. 1. Fort Sumter Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina. Define or discuss the following with detail: REVIEW FOR CHAPTERS 18 TEST 1. Fort Sumter Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina. 2. Lincoln s First Inaugural Address Lincoln

More information

Unit of Study: 17 th Century Colonial Settlement, 18 th Century Colonial Society, Causes of the Revolution, and The Revolutionary War

Unit of Study: 17 th Century Colonial Settlement, 18 th Century Colonial Society, Causes of the Revolution, and The Revolutionary War 8 th Grade History 1 st Nine Weeks TEKS Unit of Study: 17 th Century Colonial Settlement, 18 th Century Colonial Society, Causes of the Revolution, and The Revolutionary War 8.1) History. The student understands

More information

Big Picture Matrix for Fifth Grade Social Studies

Big Picture Matrix for Fifth Grade Social Studies Big Picture Matrix for Fifth Grade Social Studies (1) History. The student understands the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States beginning in 1565, the founding of St. Augustine.

More information

Lesson 2.15 Unit 2 Review Session

Lesson 2.15 Unit 2 Review Session Lesson 2.15 Unit 2 Review Session Using the whiteboard, write one sentence explaining who Boss Tweed was. Using the whiteboard, write one sentence explaining who Boss Tweed was. Boss Tweed was the leader

More information

Making More Places at the Table: A Curriculum Unit focusing on the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s

Making More Places at the Table: A Curriculum Unit focusing on the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s Making More Places at the Table: A Curriculum Unit focusing on the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s Grade 11 -- Lesson Plan Politicians Supporting Change Through Legislation Henry

More information

CURRICULUM MAPPING FORM

CURRICULUM MAPPING FORM Course: Social Studies Teacher: First Grade MONTH CONTENT TIME PA STANDARD/ANCH0R Yearlong MP-1 Yearlong MP-1 Civics and Government Principles and Documents of Government: Examine school rules and consequences-character

More information

1. Title: Group and Individual Actions of Citizens that Demonstrate Civility, Cooperation, Volunteerism, and other Civic Virtues

1. Title: Group and Individual Actions of Citizens that Demonstrate Civility, Cooperation, Volunteerism, and other Civic Virtues Teacher s Name: Employee Number: School: Social Studies Lesson Plan- SS.3.C.2.1: Identify Group and Individual Actions of Citizens that Demonstrate Civility, Cooperation, Volunteerism, and other Civic

More information

Patrick Henry proclaims at the Virginia Convention, Give me liberty or give me death. Christopher Columbus lands in the New World.

Patrick Henry proclaims at the Virginia Convention, Give me liberty or give me death. Christopher Columbus lands in the New World. Christopher Columbus lands in the New World. Patrick Henry proclaims at the Virginia Convention, Give me liberty or give me death. Benjamin Franklin begins publishing Poor Richard s Almanack. Thomas Jefferson

More information

Essential Question: What were the various plans to bring Southern states back into the Union and to protect newly-emancipated slaves?

Essential Question: What were the various plans to bring Southern states back into the Union and to protect newly-emancipated slaves? Essential Question: What were the various plans to bring Southern states back into the Union and to protect newly-emancipated slaves? Reconstruction is the era from 1865 to 1877 when the U.S. government

More information

Second Grade Social Studies

Second Grade Social Studies Second Grade Social Studies 5.1.3.A E Explain the purpose and importance of the 5.1.3.B local government. 5.1.3.I Heads of local government / leadership 5.2.3.D Rules and laws and why they are 5.3.3.C

More information

The Power of Peace. Overview. Students will understand that Organizing and protesting peacefully can lead to change Protests are emotional activities

The Power of Peace. Overview. Students will understand that Organizing and protesting peacefully can lead to change Protests are emotional activities The Power of Peace Peaceful protest has been a cherished American right since the Boston Tea Party. With the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the very First Amendment reinforced the right of citizens

More information

MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS Administrative Regulation

MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS Administrative Regulation MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS Administrative Regulation AR 6115 Commemoration of special days and events shall be arranged so the observation of these occasions is an effective and valuable part of the school program.

More information

Chap. 17 Reconstruction Study Guide

Chap. 17 Reconstruction Study Guide Chap. 17 Reconstruction Study Guide True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, fix it so that it is true. 1. Congress accepted without question Abraham Lincoln s plan to

More information

SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 8 Standard: History

SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 8 Standard: History Standard: History Chronology A. Interpret relationships between events shown on multipletier time lines. 1. Select events and construct a multiple-tier time line to show relationships among events. Early

More information

African American History Policy Timeline 1700-Present

African American History Policy Timeline 1700-Present African American History Policy Timeline 1700-Present 1711 Great Britain s Queen Anne overrules a Pennsylvania colonial law prohibiting slavery. 1735 South Carolina passes laws requiring enslaved people

More information

Civil Rights Amendments

Civil Rights Amendments Civil Rights Amendments Eighth Grade Unit: 10 Lesson: 04 Suggested Duration: 3 days Lesson Synopsis: In this lesson, students will learn about the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Amendments passed during

More information

THE U.S. CIVIL WAR: GALLERY WALK RECONSTRUCTION Education with DocRunning

THE U.S. CIVIL WAR: GALLERY WALK RECONSTRUCTION Education with DocRunning THE U.S. CIVIL WAR: RECONSTRUCTION GALLERY WALK Overview US Civil War Gallery Walk for Reconstruction is a gallery walk of exhibits related to major events and issues during the Reconstruction Era following

More information

Second Grade U.S. History Grade Standards, Supporting Skills, and Examples

Second Grade U.S. History Grade Standards, Supporting Skills, and Examples Second Grade U.S. History Grade s, Supporting Skills, and Examples Indicator 1: Analyze U.S. historical eras to determine connections and cause/effect relationships in reference to chronology. (Application)

More information

All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz A

All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz A All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz A The Check Your Knowledge quizzes are used as interactive study guides. You use them to determine what you know and don t know before you begin to

More information

APPENDIX 3: CIVIC LITERACY

APPENDIX 3: CIVIC LITERACY 333 APPENDIX III APPENDIX 3: CIVIC LITERACY We offer below a sample list of facts and topics that ought to be included in high school and college civics courses, so as to provide readers a more concrete

More information

Civics Exam Pre-Test

Civics Exam Pre-Test Civics Exam Pre-Test 1.The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are those words? A. Just a bill B. America the Beautiful C. We the People D. Defend our rights 2.

More information

American Federation of Labor (AFL) Booker T. Washington. boycotts. child labor. civil rights

American Federation of Labor (AFL) Booker T. Washington. boycotts. child labor. civil rights American Federation of Labor (AFL) this was an early union which hoped to organize all working men and women into a single union. This union pursued social reforms like equal pay for equal work, 8 hour

More information

UNITED STATES HISTORY (1877 to Present)

UNITED STATES HISTORY (1877 to Present) UNITED STATES HISTORY (1877 to Present) United States History is a two-semester course that builds upon concepts developed in previous studies of U.S. History and emphasizes national development from the

More information

X On record with the USOE.

X On record with the USOE. Textbook Alignment to the Utah Core 8 th Grade Social Studies U.S. History This alignment has been completed using an Independent Alignment Vendor from the USOE approved list (www.schools.utah.gov/curr/imc/indvendor.html.)

More information

Grade 5 Social Studies

Grade 5 Social Studies Grade 5 Social Studies Fifth Grade: Social Studies: Historical Understandings SS5H2 Describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-world War I America. a. Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping

More information

All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz A

All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz A All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz A These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends Unit 1, with the other

More information

X On record with the USOE.

X On record with the USOE. Textbook Alignment to the Utah Core 8 th Grade Social Studies U.S. History This alignment has been completed using an Independent Alignment Vendor from the USOE approved list (www.schools.utah.gov/curr/imc/indvendor.html.)

More information

X On record with the USOE.

X On record with the USOE. Textbook Alignment to the Utah Core 8 th Grade Social Studies U.S. History This alignment has been completed using an Independent Alignment Vendor from the USOE approved list (www.schools.utah.gov/curr/imc/indvendor.html.)

More information

People You Gotta Know

People You Gotta Know People You Gotta Know W.E.B. Dubois Booker T. Washington Chief Joseph Believed in full Believed equality Chief of the Political, civil, and could be achieved Nez Perce Social rights for through vocational

More information

WS/FCS Unit Planning Organizer

WS/FCS Unit Planning Organizer WS/FCS Unit Planning Organizer Subject(s) Social Studies Conceptual Lenses Grade/Course American History 1 Compromise Unit of Study Unit 6: The Civil War and (4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3) War Power

More information

Study Questions for Citizenship. 1. Q. What are the colors of our flag? A. Red, white, and blue. 2. Q. How many stars are there in our flag?

Study Questions for Citizenship. 1. Q. What are the colors of our flag? A. Red, white, and blue. 2. Q. How many stars are there in our flag? Study Questions for Citizenship 1. Q. What are the colors of our flag? A. Red, white, and blue 2. Q. How many stars are there in our flag? A. Fifty (50) 3. Q. What colors are the stars on our flag? A.

More information

Social Studies Grade 5

Social Studies Grade 5 (1) History. The student understands the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States beginning in 1565, the founding of St. Augustine. The student is expected to: (A) explain when,

More information

Eighth Grade Unit 4: Causes and Consequences of the Civil War Suggested Length of Time: 8 weeks

Eighth Grade Unit 4: Causes and Consequences of the Civil War Suggested Length of Time: 8 weeks Eighth Grade Unit 4: Causes and Consequences of the Civil War Suggested Length of Time: 8 weeks Overarching Standards: 8.10 Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of

More information

The Reconstruction Era

The Reconstruction Era The Reconstruction Era To what extent did Reconstruction bring African Americans closer to full citizenship? P R E V I E W Suppose that you are an emancipated slave in the South at the end of the Civil

More information

Fourth Grade United States History

Fourth Grade United States History Fourth Grade United States History Year 2: Revolution to Reconstruction In fourth grade, students continue with year two of a three year study of United States history in which all four strands (history,

More information

Red, white, and blue. One for each state. Question 1 What are the colors of our flag? Question 2 What do the stars on the flag mean?

Red, white, and blue. One for each state. Question 1 What are the colors of our flag? Question 2 What do the stars on the flag mean? 1 What are the colors of our flag? Red, white, and blue 2 What do the stars on the flag mean? One for each state 3 How many stars are there on our flag? There are 50 stars on our flag. 4 What color are

More information

Spring 2011 Unique # GOV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts America s Founding Principles

Spring 2011 Unique # GOV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts America s Founding Principles Spring 2011 Unique # 38815 GOV 312P Constitutional Principles: Core Texts America s Founding Principles Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00-3:15 P.M. Location: Mezes B0.306 Instructors: Dana Stauffer Office: Mezes

More information

GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL TEST SOCIAL STUDIES

GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FOR TEACHERS ONLY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK GRADE 8 INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL TEST SOCIAL STUDIES RATING GUIDE BOOKLET 1 MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS JUNE 3, 2008 Updated information

More information

DISCOVERING DEMOCRACY IN ACTION IN

DISCOVERING DEMOCRACY IN ACTION IN If found, please return to the future civic leader below: 20900 Oakwood Boulevard Dearborn, Michigan 48124 www.thehenryford.org STUDENT EXPLORATION GUIDE GRADES 9 12 DISCOVERING DEMOCRACY IN ACTION IN

More information

Reconstruction

Reconstruction Reconstruction 1865-1876 WHAT IS RECONSTRUCTION? A rebuilding of the South after the Civil War between 1865-1877 Re = again, Construct = build to build again Post-war problems: NORTH 800,000 union soldiers

More information

Pacing Guide for Virginia/United States History

Pacing Guide for Virginia/United States History Pacing Guide for Virginia/United States History STANDARD VUS.2 The student will describe how early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural interactions among Europeans, Africans, and

More information

Grade 5 Integrated Social Studies Scope and Sequence TEKS Timeline. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Grade 5 Integrated Social Studies Scope and Sequence TEKS Timeline. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Cypress-Fairbanks I. S. D. 1 5.1 History. The student understands the causes and effects of European colonization in the United States beginning in 1565, the founding of St. Augustine. The A Explain when,

More information

Cesar Chavez: K-3 Model Curriculum and Resources From the California Department of Education Website

Cesar Chavez: K-3 Model Curriculum and Resources From the California Department of Education Website Cesar Chavez: K-3 Model Curriculum and Resources From the California Department of Education Website Learning and Working Now and Long Ago Kindergarten students studying the life, work, and philosophy

More information

eorgia Adult Education CIVICS STANDARDS

eorgia Adult Education CIVICS STANDARDS eorgia Adult Education CIVICS STANDARDS CIVICS STANDARDS A. Demonstrate knowledge of key events, momentous documents, and historic people in United States history. B. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure,

More information

All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz I

All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz I All Possible Questions You Will Find in Reading Quiz I These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends the Unit, with the

More information