What they left behind: Early multi-national influences in the United States
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A lesson plan for grade 5 Social Studies
The lessons in this unit are designed to help your students make connections between European voyages of discovery, colonial spheres of influence, and various aspects of American culture.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.
- Objective 3.01: Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past and present, in the United States.
- Objective 3.05: Describe the religious and ethnic impact of settlement on different regions of the United States.
- Goal 4: The learner will trace key developments in United States history and describe their impact on the land and people of the nation and its neighboring countries.
- Objective 4.02: Explain when, where, why, and how groups of people settled in different regions of the United States.
- Objective 4.03: Describe the contributions of people of diverse cultures throughout the history of the United States.
