Geography and Map Skills of North America
4th Grade · Track 22 of 107 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Apply geographic tools, spatial thinking, and regional analysis to understand North America's physical and political landscape.
Indigenous Nations and Early European Encounters
4th Grade · Track 23 of 107 · 10 lessons
10 lessons
Analyze the diverse cultures of Indigenous nations and evaluate the multifaceted impacts of European contact and colonization.
Founding the Thirteen Colonies: Leaders and Settlements
4th Grade · Track 24 of 107 · 7 lessons
7 lessons
Examine the establishment, key leaders, and motives behind the founding of early English settlements across North America.
Colonial Life: Regional Economies and Labor Systems
4th Grade · Track 25 of 107 · 5 lessons
5 lessons
Compare the geographic environments, economic systems, and forms of labor across the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
Slavery, the Middle Passage, and Colonial Labor
4th Grade · Track 26 of 107 · 11 lessons
11 lessons
Examine the origins, expansion, and institutionalization of slavery across the colonies, the transatlantic slave trade, and forms of Black resistance.
The Road to Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
4th Grade · Track 27 of 107 · 11 lessons
11 lessons
Explain the ideological, economic, and political causes of the American Revolution and analyze the core arguments of the Declaration of Independence.
The Revolutionary War: Battles, Campaigns, and Victory
4th Grade · Track 28 of 107 · 7 lessons
7 lessons
Analyze key military leadership, turning-point battles, the French alliance, and the path to victory culminating in the Treaty of Paris.
Perspectives of the American Revolution: Diverse Voices and Divided Loyalties
4th Grade · Track 29 of 107 · 5 lessons
5 lessons
Examine the diverse roles, motivations, and viewpoints of Loyalists, Patriots, African Americans, Native nations, women, and British leaders during the Revolutionary War.
Creating a New Government: Articles of Confederation and Constitution
4th Grade · Track 30 of 107 · 11 lessons
11 lessons
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the significance of Shays' Rebellion, and the foundational compromises of the U.S. Constitution.
Westward Growth: The Louisiana Purchase and Corps of Discovery
4th Grade · Track 31 of 107 · 11 lessons
11 lessons
Evaluate the geopolitical importance of the Louisiana Purchase and trace the scientific, geographic, and diplomatic journey of the Corps of Discovery.