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Historical Timelines and Chronological Thinking
Place major eras and events of American history in chronological sequence on timelines.
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Geography and Map Skills of North America
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Apply geographic tools, spatial thinking, and regional analysis to understand North America's physical and political landscape.
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Learning standards covered
5.T1.1Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain the early relationships of English settlers to Native Peoples in the 1600s and 1700s, including the impact of diseases introduced by Europeans in severely reducing Native populations, the differing views on land ownership or use, property rights, and the conflicts between the two groups (e.g., the Pequot and King Philip’s Wars in New England).
5.T2.4Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeRead the Declaration of Independence (1776), explain its main argument, the reasons given for seeking independence, the meaning of the key ideas on equality and natural and legal rights, and the rule of law.