History of the United States {MEGA Bundle}

This GINORMOUS bundle has all of the units that cover ALL of the social studies standards for 4th grade.

☛Note: These are the UPDATED units based on Tennessee's state standards for 2019. These are the 2nd Edition of my original series☚

The units each have a variety of nonfiction reading comprehension passages. Each of these have questions that allow students to color-code their answers using text evidence. Included with these passages will be visuals, vocabulary, a few writing opportunities, research activities, QR codes to help deepen students' understanding, class projects, and interactive notebook pieces. There are no lesson plans, but instead it has EVERYTHING you need to add to your own plans. You can pick which activities you would like to use, or not.

The Ten Units

★ War for Independence: American Revolution

★ War for Independence: Figures, Battles, and Impact

★ Creating a New Government: 1774-1823

★ Building a New Nation: Presidents, Purchases, and War

★ Growth of the Republic: Industrial Revolution and Slavery [2nd Edition]

★ Growth of the Republic: Westward Expansion [2nd Edition]
★ The United States Prior to the Civil War [2nd Edition]
★The American Civil War: Geography and Change {2nd Edition}
★The American Civil War: Battles and Figures {2nd Edition}
★Reconstruction Era {2nd Edition}

⭐"We need to learn from history, or we are doomed to repeat it." ⭐

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These units provide everything you need to create meaningful lessons for your students.

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Standards CURRENTLY in the Bundle

Social Studies

4.01 Analyze the impact of conflicts between colonists and American Indian nations brought on by

the intrusions of colonization.

4.02 Describe the contributions of Benjamin Franklin during this era, including the development of

the Albany Plan of Union and the “Join or Die” political cartoon.

4.03 Analyze the causes and consequences of the French and Indian War, and recognize Fort

Loudoun’s role in it.

4.04 Evaluate how political and economic ideas and interests brought about the American

Revolution, including:

• Tea Act, 1773
• Resistance to imperial policy
• “Taxation without Representation” (Proclamation of 1763)
• Intolerable/Coercive Acts, 1774
• The Stamp Act, 1765
• The role of Patrick Henry
• The Townshend Acts, 1767

4.05 Explain the different forms of protests colonists used to promote change in British policies,

including: the Boston Tea Party, tarring and feathering, letter writing, and boycotts.

4.06 Determine the historical and present-day significance of the Declaration of Independence,

including the roles of Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock.

4.07 Contrast how the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence clashed with

treatment of different groups including: women, slaves, and American Indians.

4.08 Determine the importance of the following groups to the American Revolution:

• Loyalists (Tories)
• Redcoats
• Minutemen
• Sons of Liberty
• Patriots

4.09 Examine major events and battles of the American Revolution, including:

• Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
• Battle of Saratoga

• Battles of Lexington and Concord
• Valley Forge

• Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
• Battle of Yorktown

4.10 Evaluate the contributions made by women during the American Revolution, including:

• Abigail Adams
• Betsy Ross

• Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher)
• Phillis Wheatley

4.11 Identify the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, including: no power to tax, weak

central government, and the impact of Shays’ Rebellion.

4.12 Identify the roles of James Madison and George Washington during the Constitutional

Convention, and analyze the major issues debated, including (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028):

• Distribution of power between the states and federal government

• Great Compromise

• Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise

4.13 Describe the conflict between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists over ratification of the

Constitution, including the need for a Bill of Rights.

4.14 Describe the principles embedded in the Constitution, including (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028):

• Purposes of government (listed in the Preamble)

• Separation of powers

• Branches of government

• Checks and balances

• Recognition and protection of individual rights (in the 1st Amendment)

4.15 Examine the legacy and significance of the presidency of George Washington, including: the

creation of cabinet member positions, two-party split, and the push for a strong central

government.

4.16 Map the exploration of the Louisiana Territory, and describe the events, struggles, and

successes of the purchase, including the significance of: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark,

and Sacagawea.

4.17 Identify major causes, events, and key people of the War of 1812, including:

• Trade restrictions
• Burning of Washington, D.C.

• Impressment
• Francis Scott Key

• Battle of New Orleans
• Andrew Jackson

4.18 Analyze the impact of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, including: the Indian Removal Act, Trail

of Tears, and preservation of the union.

4.19 Contrast regional differences in the early 19th century, including: the emerging urbanization

in the North, the expansion of the plantation system in the South, and the developing West.

4.20 Analyze the impact of the American Industrial Revolution, including the significance of:

• Watermills (influence of geography)

• Robert Fulton (steamboats)

• Samuel Slater (factory system)

• Eli Whitney (cotton gin)

4.21 Compare and contrast the characteristics of slave life in plantations, cities, and other farms.

4.22 Describe the experiences of settlers on the overland trails to the West, including the purpose

of the journeys and influence of geography.

4.23 Examine the impact of President James K. Polk’s view of Manifest Destiny on westward

expansion.

4.24 Explain the significance of the California Gold Rush in westward expansion.
4.25 Analyze the sectional differences between the North and the Antebellum South, including:

• Economic
• Social
• Political
• Transportation
• Population

4.26 Identify abolitionist leaders and their approaches to ending slavery, including:

• Frederick Douglass
• Sojourner Truth

• William Lloyd Garrison
• Harriet Tubman

4.27 Explain how slavery became a national issue during the mid-19th century, including the

significance of:

• Missouri Compromise
• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850
• Dred Scott v. Sandford decision

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin • John Brown’s Raid (on Harper’s Ferry)

4.28 Compare and contrast the various sectional stances on states’ rights and slavery represented by the presidential candidates in the election of 1860, including Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.

4.29 Evaluate the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter and the impact it had on secession.

4.30 Explain the efforts of both the Union and the Confederacy to secure the border states for their

causes.

4.31 Explain how the Union’s Anaconda Plan used geographic features to isolate and defeat

regions of the south and the Confederacy as a whole.

4.32 Describe the roles of major leaders during the Civil War, including:

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• President Abraham Lincoln

4.33 Evaluate the significant contributions made by women during the Civil War, including Clara

Barton and Dorothea Dix.

4.34 Examine the significance and outcomes of key battles of the Civil War, including:

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

4.35 Explain the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation, and identify its impact on the country.

4.36 Describe the significance of the Gettysburg Address.

4.37 Describe the physical, social, political, and economic consequences of the Civil War on the southern U.S. after the surrender at Appomattox Court House.

4.38 Describe the impact President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination had on the nation.

4.39 Identify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments as efforts to help former slaves begin a new life.

4.40 Compare and contrast the Reconstruction plans of President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and Congress.

4.41 Examine the significance of the Compromise of 1877 on the U.S.

Reading Standards

★ Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in a text when drawing inferences from the text.

★ Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.

★ Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in a text.

★Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.

★ Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that refer to significant characters and situations found in literature and history.

★ Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, and concepts of information in a text or part of a text.

★Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

★ Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.

★Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

★ Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. a. Introduce a topic or text. b. Develop an opinion with reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose. d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented. e. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases.

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