American / US History Social Studies BUNDLE- No Textbook Needed!

Teach Early American / U.S. History to your 4th or 5th Grade Social Studies students with this complete, NO-PREP bundle, with over a year's worth of material. Topics begin with Early Indigenous Peoples and European Exploration, and extend into colonization, and the creation and growth of the United States. Student workbooks include informational reading passages, meaning no textbook is needed!

Lessons focus on literacy development and 21st Century skills by incorporating annotation strategies, reading skills tasks, interactive hands-on activities, research, and more, with student learning. In addition, student workbooks and PowerPoints are Google compatible, which allows for digital learning. All units are easy to use with independent learners, teacher-guided instruction, or a mix of both.

Please note: Resources are not editable. For a better understanding of the material provided in this bundle, please click “View Preview” near the thumbnails at the top of the page, and download the "SUGGESTED PACING GUIDE" Bonus File provided above. Continue reading below, where specific topics and content in each unit are described.

**INCLUDED:

- 7 Full Units

- 2 Read & Research Units

- 5 Mini-Books for mini-units

- 1 Reading Snapshot resource

--------- Included in FULL UNITS ---------

• Student Workbooks with Informational Text- No textbook needed!
• Embedded Reading Skills Tasks: Annotations Directions, Guided Notes, Checks for Understanding (Main Idea, Summarize, Cause & Effect, Draw a Conclusion, Compare & Contrast).
• Study Guide.
• Interactive Notebook / Lapbook Activities for hands-on learning.
• PowerPoints for teacher read alouds (fully aligned with the Student Workbook).
• A Teacher Guide: Scripted Lesson Plans, Teacher Prep Checklists, Learning Goals, Answer Keys.
• An End-of-Unit Test
• Google Compatible Workbooks and PowerPoints (Google Slides)

-------- Included in READ & RESEARCH UNITS ---------

• Student Workbooks with Informational Text- No textbook needed!
• Embedded Reading Skills Tasks: Annotations Directions, Checks for Understanding (Main Idea, Summarize, Cause & Effect, Draw a Conclusion, Compare & Contrast).
• Two optional research tasks- included in the Student Workbook.
• Interactive Flip Books.
• PowerPoints for teacher read alouds (fully aligned with the Student Workbook).
• A Teacher Guide: Unit Preparation Page with suggested websites for research, Answer Keys.
• An End-of-Unit Test
• Google Compatible Workbooks and PowerPoints (Google Slides)

-------- Included in MINI-BOOKS ---------

• Student-friendly directions for mini-book creation.
• Informational Reading Passages with directions for annotating and embedded reading skills tasks.
• Interactive Flip Cards to summarize content.
• An Assessment with Answer Key.

--------- Included in READING SNAPSHOT ----------

• Informational Reading Passages with directions for annotating and embedded reading skills tasks.
• Cover Page for student binders
• An end-of-lesson assessment
• Answer Keys for reading skills tasks and the assessment

__________________________________________________________________

**UNITS & TOPICS:

NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL REGIONS (Read & Research Unit):

Topics:

- AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL REGIONS

- EASTERN WOODLAND REGION

- SOUTHEAST REGION

- GREAT PLAINS REGION

- SOUTHWEST REGION

- PLATEAU REGION

- NORTHWEST COAST REGION

- CALIFORNIA INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

EUROPEAN EXPLORATION (Full Unit):

Lesson 1: AN OVERVIEW OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

- The Beginning

- The Voyage

- Tools and Technology

Lesson 2: SPANISH EXPLORATION

- The Spanish empire and the New World

- Spanish Explorers: Columbus and Balboa

- Spanish Conquistadors: Cortés, Pizarro, and de Soto

Lesson 3: PORTUGUESE EXPLORATION

- Portuguese trade with the east

- Portuguese Explorers: Diaz, da Gama, and Cabral

Lesson 4: FRENCH EXPLORATION

- France and the Northwest Passage

- French Explorers: Verrazzano, Cartier, de Champlain

Lesson 5: ENGLISH EXPLORATION

- England’s exploration of North America

- English Explorers: Cabot and Raleigh

Lesson 6: DUTCH EXPLORATION

- The Netherlands global trade and colonies

- Dutch Explorers: Henry Hudson

Lesson 7: INTERACTIONS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

- Effect of European exploration on indigenous peoples

Lesson 8: TRANSATLANTIC TRADE

- Slavery and the Middle Passage

- The Columbian Exchange

THIRTEEN AMERICAN COLONIES (Full Unit):

Lesson 1: THE BEGINNING OF COLONIZATION

- European Land Claims

- Columbian Exchange

- Triangular Trade

Lesson 2: SETTLING THE THIRTEEN COLONIES

- Religious Freedom

- The Lost Colony of Roanoke

- Relationships with Indigenous Peoples

Lesson 3: NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

- Geography

- Settlers (Pilgrims, Puritans, John Winthrop, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson)

- The Economy

- Culture

Lesson 4: MIDDLE COLONIES

- Geography

- Settlers (Quakers, William Penn)

- The Economy

- Culture

Lesson 5: SOUTHERN COLONIES

- Geography

- Settlers (Jamestown, John Smith)

- The Economy

- Culture

NATIVE AMERICAN / INDIGENOUS INTERACTIONS WITH EUROPEAN SETTLERS (Mini-Book)

Topics:

1. Cooperation: The Encounter, Trade, Farming, Cultural Diffusion
2. Conflict: Colonies, Pequot & King Philip's War, Anglo-Powhatan Wars, French & Indian War, American Revolution, Northwest Ordinance lands.
3. Competition: Selling lands, the Iroquois, the Sioux Wars, Trail of Tears

AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Full Unit):

Lesson 1: A BRIEF HISTORY: THE COLONIAL PERIOD

- The Thirteen Colonies

- The French and Indian War

- King George III & Parliament

Lesson 2: CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

- The Colonists Want Representation

- Taxation Without Representation is Tyranny!

• The Sugar Act
• The Stamp Act
• The Townshend Act & Boston Massacre
• The Tea Acts & Boston Tea Party
• The Intolerable Acts
• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Lesson 3: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

- The Decision to Declare Independence

- Create a ‘Declaration of Independence’ Mini-Book!

Lesson 4: THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR: MAJOR EVENTS

- The People of the Revolutionary War (Patriots, Loyalists, Red Coats)

- Important Battles (Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown)

Lesson 5: THE TREATY OF PARIS

- A Victory for the Colonists

- A Fresh Start- The Articles of Confederation

PEOPLE OF REVOLUTION- Research Activity

Included:

- 25 different "People of Revolution" note-making, research pages

- 1 additional blank biography page (so you can add more topics if needed)

- A Teacher Guide that includes a variety of implementation suggestions

- A Jigsaw Activity student worksheet

- A link to Google compatible notes pages

CHARTERS OF FREEDOM (3 Mini-Books- Can be used separately or together):

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE- **Also included in the AMERICAN REVOLUTION Unit

- Founding Fathers and the Committee of Five

- Reasons for Declaring Independence

- Signing the Declaration and Legacy

U.S. CONSTITUTION-

- Constitutional Convention

- The Framers

- Great Compromise

- The Preamble

- The Articles

- The Bill of Rights

- Ratification (Federalists v. Anti-Federalists)

BILL OF RIGHTS-

- Amendments 1-10 Defined

- Legacy

THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT (Full Unit):

Lesson 1: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

- The Supreme Law of the Land, Bill of Rights, and Separation of Powers

Lesson 2: THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

- Organization and Legislative Powers

- The Senate and the House of Representatives

Lesson 3: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

- Executive Positions, Roles and Powers

- President, Vice President, and Cabinet

Lesson 4: THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

- Judicial Branch responsibilities and organization

- The Supreme Court

Lesson 5: CHECKS & BALANCES

- Checks & Balances Explained with Examples

Lesson 6: GOVERNMENT & CIVICS

- Democracy & Election, Federalism, Citizen Rights and Responsibilities

WESTWARD EXPANSION (Full Unit)

Lesson 1: WHAT IS WESTWARD EXPANSION?

Lesson 2: THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory

- Effects of the Louisiana Purchase

- Manifest Destiny

- The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lesson 3: EXPANDING WEST

- The Annexation of Texas

- The Mexican-American War and Mexican Cession

- The Oregon Territory

- The Final Pieces (Gadsden Purchase, Florida)

Lesson 4: NEW LAND, NEW OPPORTUNITIES

- The Oregon Trail

- California Gold Rush

Lesson 5: THE EFFECTS OF WESTWARD EXPANSION

- Communication and Transportation (Pony Express, Erie Canal, Transcontinental RR)

- Effects on People

- Other Important Effects (The Buffalo, Wild West, Homestead Act)

ABOLITION MOVEMENT (Mini-Book) **Also included in the CIVIL WAR Unit

- Slavery and the evolution of the Abolition Movement

- Harriet Tubman

- John Brown

- Frederick Douglass

- Sojourner Truth

- Harriet Beecher-Stowe

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (Full Unit)

Lesson 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH

- Different Geographies, Cultures, and Economies

Lesson 2: CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR

- Sectionalism

- Expansion and Attempts at Compromise (Missouri, 1850, Kansas-Nebraska)

- The Abolition Movement

- The Election of 1860- Lincoln

Lesson 3: THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

- Southern Secession & Fort Sumter

- The Advantages of the Union and Confederacy

- People to Know (Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Tubman, Grant, Barton)

- Major Battles (Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg)

- Big Lincoln Moments: Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg Address (pg. 18)

- The End of the American Civil War (Surrender at Appomattox)

Lesson 4: RECONSTRUCTION

- Reunifying and Healing the Nation (Amendments 13, 14, and 15)

- The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

- The Effects and End of Reconstruction (Sharecropping, Jim Crow, Compromise of 1877)

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (Read & Research)

Lesson 1: The Beginning of Industrialization. (Cotton Gin, Manufacturing, Pre & Post-Civil War Industry)

Lesson 2: The Industrial Revolution. (Inventions- Spinning Jenny, Steam Engine, Telegraph, Mechanical Reaper, Steel Plow. Transportation- Erie Canal, Transcontinental RR. Urbanization)

Lesson 3: People of Industry

* Inventors (George Washington Carver, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison)

* Industrialists (Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford)

* Laborers (Immigrants, Children, Women, African Americans)

* Immigrants (Irish, Germans, Chinese)

Lesson 4: Effects of Industrialization: (Cheaper goods, medicine and science, poor living and working conditions, unions, women's rights, Muckrakers & laws)

5 U.S. REGIONS (Full Unit)

Lesson 1- An Introduction: The Five Regions of the United States

Lesson 2- Northeast:

• Geography (Landforms & Water- Appalachians, Great Lakes, Niagara Falls, Atlantic Ocean, Rivers- Hudson, Connecticut, Potomac. Climate. Natural Disasters)
• Economy (Resources- lumber, stone, iron ore, coal, water, crops. Industries- Lumber, fishing, manufacturing. Goods)
• History (Indigenous Peoples- Algonquin, Iroquois. Settlers- England, Plymouth. Statehood)
• Culture (Cities- Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, D.C., Baltimore. Landmarks- Niagara Falls, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, Time Square, Acadia National Park)

Lesson 3- Southeast:

• Geography (Landforms & Water- Blue Ride Mountains, Coastal Plains, Everglades, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River. Climate. Natural Disasters)
• Economy (Resources- fruit, crops, natural gas, oil, coal, lumber. Industries- agriculture, mining, drilling. Goods)
• History (Indigenous Peoples- Five Civilized Tribes. Settlers- England, Spain, Jamestown, St. Augustine. Statehood)
• Culture (Cities- Jacksonville, Charlotte, Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville. Landmarks- Disney, Kennedy Space Center, Grand Ole Opry, Smokey Mountains)

Lesson 4- Midwest:

• Geography (Landforms & Water- Great Plains, Black Hills, Great Lakes, Rivers- Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio. Climate. Natural Disasters)
• Economy (Resources- granite, gold & minerals, wind and water, iron ore. Industries- Agriculture, shipping, manufacturing. Goods)
• History (Indigenous Peoples- Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne. Settlers- France, French & Indian War. Statehood)
• Culture (Cities- Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis, Columbus. Landmarks- Mount Rushmore, Cloud Gate, Gateway Arch, Badlands National Park.)

Lesson 5- Southwest:

• Geography (Landforms & Water- Sonoran & Chihuahuan Deserts, Great Plains, Guadalupe Mountains, Gulf of Mexico, Colorado Plateau, Grand Canyon, Rivers- Colorado, Rio Grande. Climate. Natural Disasters)
• Economy (Resources- Oil, natural gas, gold, copper, silver, uranium, sun. Industries- Drilling, Mining, Ranching. Goods)
• History (Indigenous Peoples- Pueblo, Navajo, Apache. Settlers- Spain, Santa Fe. Statehood)
• Culture (Cities- Houston, Phoenix, Dallas, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City. Landmarks- Grand Canyon, Alamo, Petrified Forest, Hoover Dam)

Lesson 6- West:

• Geography (Landforms & Water- Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, Lake Tahoe, Redwood Forests, volcanoes, Pacific Ocean, Rivers- Colorado, Missouri. Climate. Natural Disasters)
• Economy (Resources- Lumber, oil, natural gas, gold, copper, silver, zinc, lead, sugar pineapple. Industries- Fishing, Mining, Farming, Ranching. Goods)
• History (Indigenous Peoples- Inuit, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Hawaiians. Settlers- Spain, France, Russia, Asia, Americans. Statehood)
• Culture (Cities- Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas. Landmarks- Hollywood sign, Space Needle, Arches National Park, Pike's Peak, Yellowstone, Pearl Harbor, Golden Gate Bridge)

**Flexible, Independent U.S. History Activities:

U.S. SONGS & ANTHEMS

Three Songs/Anthems:

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Start-Spangled Banner (National Anthem)
• America the Beautiful

- 1-page reading with song/anthem lyrics and background information.

- Scavenger Hunt Reading Tasks:

• "Find Me" short answers.
• "Complete Me" fill-in-the-blank answers.
• "Summarize Me" short-written response.

- "Make your own Word Wall" reading and craft activity.

U.S. MAP ACTIVITIES

Three Map Activities

• States & Capitals
• Physical Features
• Westward Expansion

- Blank, printable maps.

- Student-friendly directions.

- "Check for Understanding" Self-Assessments.

- Sample, completed maps to use as guides.

SOCIAL STUDIES ACCESSORIES PACKAGE

- Great addition to your lesson planning and student experiences!

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Need some social studies "refreshers" before diving in? Check out these CONTINENTS, OCEANS, & MAPS Units!

**Friendly Reminder: LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they cannot be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at tonythetourist1@gmail.com. Thank you for respecting my terms!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Like this activity? "Tony the Tourist" is part of a growing series that offers a fun and interactive way to teach social studies to upper elementary and middle school students. FOLLOW ME, and you will be the first to know about new resources, freebies, and where Tony is going next!

Reviews are helpful! Go to "My Purchases" in your account, find this resource, and select the option to leave feedback. In return, you will receive "TpT Bucks" to use towards future purchases... it's a win-win!