Public learning track
The Thirteen Colonies: Settlement, Economy, and Daily Life
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
9 lessons
Goal
Analyze the founding, regional differences, economic systems, and daily life across the thirteen British colonies in North America.
9 lessons
0 of 9 done
- 1Jamestown: The First Permanent English SettlementUp nextStart
- 2Plymouth Colony and the Mayflower CompactPremiumNot started yet
- 3The New England Colonies: Town Halls and TimberNot started yet
- 4The Middle Colonies: The Breadbasket and DiversityNot started yet
- 5The Southern Colonies: Plantations and Cash CropsNot started yet
- 6Transatlantic Slave Trade and Enslaved Labor in the ColoniesNot started yet
- 7Triangular Trade Networks Across the AtlanticNot started yet
- 8Daily Life, Artisans, and Children in Colonial TownsNot started yet
- 9Colonial Mercantilism and Trade RestrictionsNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.Econ4.a.3Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Trace the chain of supply for a needed product (e.g., food, shelter).
- SS.Econ4.b.1Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Classify different jobs people have and how these jobs help others. Explain what major public, private, and tribal institutions (e.g., schools, police, fire station) do for people.
- SS.Econ4.a.hWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Evaluate how values and beliefs (e.g., economic freedom, economic efficiency, equity, full employment, price stability, security, efficiency and growth) help to form different types of economic systems and analyze how they have been affected by specific political and social systems and important events. Analyze how the allocation of resources can impact the distribution of wealth and income equality or inequality.
- SS.Econ4.e.3Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Compare and contrast specialization in two or more regions (e.g., Midwest and Northeastern United States, United States and Japan, Europe and South America).
- SS.Econ4.d.hWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Evaluate the intended and unintended costs and benefits (i.e., externalities) of government policies to improve market outcomes and standards of living. Analyze the effectiveness of how people, government policies, and economic systems have attempted to address income inequality and working conditions both now and in the past.
- SS.Econ4.e.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Summarize the role of specialization on trade and cost of goods/services. Identify examples of U.S. exports and imports.
- SS.Econ4.e.2Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Investigate how people can benefit themselves and others by developing special skills and strengths. Hypothesize why people in one country trade goods with people in another country.
- SS.Econ4.c.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Analyze the impact of different government policies (e.g., taxation and government spending) on the economy.
- SS.Econ4.a.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Compare and contrast how different economic systems (traditional, command, market, mixed) choose to allocate the production, distribution, and consumption of resources (what, how, for whom is it produced).
Curriculum Framework
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
1
6 lessons
Essential Map Skills and Global Coordinates
Master foundational navigation tools including compass directions, map scales, coordinate systems, and global reference lines to locate major world features.
2
6 lessons
Exploring Map Types and Mapmaking
Analyze physical, topographic, thematic, and historical maps to interpret specialized geographic data and design a custom community map.
3
6 lessons
Exploring the Five Regions of the United States
Examine the distinct geography, climate, and economic resources across the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West regions.
4
8 lessons
U.S. Physical Geography and Human Systems
Analyze America's major landforms, waterways, climate zones, and natural resources, and investigate how geography influences human settlement and industry.
5
11 lessons
Indigenous Nations and Cultures of North America
Examine the diverse cultures, environments, governance, and economic practices of Indigenous peoples across North America.
6
4 lessons
Early European Exploration and Encounters in the Americas
Examine the motivations, key voyages, and global impacts of European exploration, including early Spanish and French colonization.
7
9 lessons
The Thirteen Colonies: Settlement, Economy, and Daily Life
Analyze the founding, regional differences, economic systems, and daily life across the thirteen British colonies in North America.
8
6 lessons
The Road to the American Revolution
Examine the events, colonial protests, and key ideas that led American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.
9
7 lessons
The Revolutionary War and the Birth of a Nation
Explore the major battles, diverse participants, leadership, and outcomes of the Revolutionary War leading to the establishment of the early republic.
10
7 lessons
The U.S. Constitution and Federal Government
Examine how the U.S. Constitution established the three branches of the federal government, the system of checks and balances, and individual rights.
11
6 lessons
State and Local Government and Active Citizenship
Explore the functions of state, local, and tribal governments and learn the rights, duties, and impact of engaged citizens in their communities.
12
7 lessons
Westward Expansion and Innovation in 19th-Century America
Analyze how territorial acquisitions, pioneer migration, technological advancements, and government policies shaped the growth of the United States in the 19th century.
13
7 lessons
Sectional Conflict, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Examine the causes of sectional division, the struggle against slavery, key events of the Civil War, and the constitutional changes of Reconstruction.
14
8 lessons
Foundations of Economics and Supply Chains
Understand fundamental economic concepts like scarcity and factors of production, and trace how goods move from raw materials to local markets through modern supply chains.
15
8 lessons
Markets and Comparative Economic Systems
Explore how supply, demand, and prices work in markets, and compare how different economic systems allocate resources to answer basic societal questions.
16
7 lessons
Key Economic Organizations and Institutions
Examine how banks, businesses, labor unions, nonprofits, and tribal institutions organize work and support community economies.
17
9 lessons
Property Rights, Government Protections, and Public Goods
Explore how property rights, regulations, and government-funded public services and infrastructure support society and living standards.
18
9 lessons
Taxes, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Externalities
Understand how governments collect and spend taxes, analyze fiscal policy impacts, and evaluate how public interventions address positive and negative externalities.
19
5 lessons
Specialization and Global Trade
Analyze how individual, regional, and international specialization drives productivity and shapes global trade networks.
20
7 lessons
Comparative Advantage and Global Trade
Explain how comparative advantage drives international trade and analyze its impact on consumers, workers, businesses, and nations.