Module 10: Rebuilding a Nation (1850-1900)-Social Studies 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Pencils
Crayons or colored pencils
Notebook
Scissors
Glue
Highlighter
Markers
Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	America in 1850	Identify the locations and major geographical features of the states that existed as of 1850.
2	Slavery Divides a Nation	Explain the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism in the pre-Civil War United States. Identify the states that allowed slavery and those that didn't in the United States as of 1850.
3	Unrest Grows	Explain the significance of events that led to the American Civil War. Explain the cause-and-effect relationships between events that led to the American Civil War.
4	A Country at War	Map the major battles of the American Civil War. Identify the events and outcomes of major battles of the Civil War.
5	Life During the Civil War	Identify the roles played by the key figures in the Civil War. Infer how scientific discoveries and technological innovations impacted life during the Civil War. Design a plan for a museum exhibit about the American Civil War.
6	Reconstruction	Connect the outcome of the Civil War to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
7	The Golden Age of Invention (1870-1900)	Identify the accomplishments of inventors of the late 1800s. Investigate how inventions of the late 1800s changed the lives of Americans.
8	More People Come to America	Analyze the effects of immigration and migration on the United States in the late 1800s.
9	Changes in Industry and Business	Describe the impact of the free enterprise system, mass production, and specialization on the American economy of the late 1800s.
10	More States Join the Union	Identify (on a map) the states that joined the United States between 1863 and 1900. Infer how the continued expansion of the United States impacted Indigenous peoples.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
United States geography abolition slavery Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Abraham Lincoln Kansas-Nebraska Act Pottawatomie Massacre John Brown's Raid secession Confederate States of America Confederacy Union Civil War Clara Barton Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee Reconstruction Thirteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment Fifteenth Amendment suffrage George Washington Carver Alexander Graham Bell Golden Age of Invention Ellis Island immigration Gilded Age New South big business Transcontinental Railroad Western Expansion Chief Joseph Brigham Young

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	America in 1850	4	1850s Geographical Features Worksheet
2	Slavery Divides a Nation	4	Free and Slaveholding States in 1850 Worksheet
3	Unrest Grows	6	Cause/Effect Paragraph Assignment
4	A Country at War	4	Map It Out Worksheet
5	Life During the Civil War	5	Civil War Museum Assignment
7	The Golden Age of Invention (1870-1900)	5	Invention Paragraph Assignment
8	More People Come to America	5	Cause and Effect Worksheet
10	More States Join the Union	5	Growth by Color Worksheet

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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