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Review and Practice
Virginia Studies Grades 4/5 |
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VS.2 Virginia: The Land and Its First Inhabitants |
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The
student will demonstrate knowledge of the geography and early
inhabitants of Virginia by
a) locating Virginia and its bordering states on maps of the United
States;
b) locating and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater),
Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian
Plateau;
c) locating and identifying water features important to the early
history of Virginia (Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York
River, Potomac River, and Rappahannock River);
d) locating three American Indian (First American) language groups (the
Algonquian, the Siouan, and the Iroquoian) on a map of Virginia;
e) describing how American Indians (First Americans) adapted to the
climate and their environment to secure food, clothing, and shelter. |
VA
Regions &
Border States
Pop-ups
Border
States & Regions
Millionaire Game |
Virginia's Rivers
Millionaire Game
Regions, Bordering States, Rivers
Quiz
Regions and
Rivers
Crossword |
STUDY
GUIDE
Rivers
Match-up, Concentration,
and Word Search
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Rivers and Regions
Flashcards |
Indian
Language Groups
Pop-up Q & A
American
Indians and their Environment
Cloze
Regions,
Indians |
.American Indians
Quiz
Indians Use the Land
Columns Match |
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VS.4 Life in the Virginia Colony |
The student will
demonstrate knowledge of life in the Virginia colony by
a) explaining the importance of agriculture and its influence on the
institution of slavery;
b) describing how European (English, Scotch-Irish, German) immigrants,
Africans, and American Indians (First Americans) influenced the cultural
landscape and changed the relationship between the Virginia colony and
England;
c) explaining how geography influenced the relocation of Virginia’s
capital from Jamestown
d) describing how money, barter, and credit were used. |
Study Guide VS.4a
Agriculture, Tobacco, Slavery
Tobacco and Slavery
Millionaire Game
Tobacco and Slavery
Immigration, Tobacco,
Slavery
Quiz |
Study Guide VS.4b
Immigrant, Landscapes
Cultural Landscapes
Cloze
Religion at Jamestown
video (60 sec.)
Slavery
video (60 sec.) |
Study Guide VS.4c
Jamestown to Williamsburg to Richmond
The
Capital Moves
Jamestown-Williamsburg-Richmond
Making a Profit
video (60 sec.)
Virginia Economy and Government
video (120 sec.)
Legacies of Jamestown
video (60 sec.). |
Study Guide VS.4d
Barter, No Money and No Banks in Jamestown
Barter & Credit
Pop-up Q&A
Barter &
Credit
Match-up & Concentration
Oversees Trade
video (60 sec.) |
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VS.5 Virginia's Role in the
Revolutionary War |
VS.6
Political Growth and Western Expansion: 1781 to the Mid 1800s |
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of
Virginia in the American Revolution by
a) identifying the reasons why the colonies went to war with England as
expressed in the Declaration of Independence;
b) identifying the various roles played by Virginians in the
Revolutionary War era, with emphasis on George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, and Patrick Henry;
c) identifying the importance of the American victory at Yorktown. |
The student will
demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of
the new American nation by
a) explaining why George Washington is called the “Father of our
Country” and James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution”;
b) identifying the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson as
expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute
for Religious Freedom;
c) explaining the influence of geography on the migration of Virginians
into western territories. |
Study Guide VS.5a
The Declaration of Independence states Reasons
for Independence
England and the Virginia
Colony Disagree
Cloze
Jefferson &
the
Declaration
of Independence
Cloze |
Study Guide VS.5b,c
Virginians Contribute to the Revolutionary War
Virginia &
the Revolution
Millionaire Game
Revolutionary War
Match-up |
Study Guide VS.6a
George Washington
"Father of Our Country"
James Madison
"Father of the Constitution"
Study Guide VS.6b
George Mason: Virginia Declaration of Rights
Thomas Jefferson: Statute for Religious Freedom
Washington & Madison
Cloze
Virginia
Declaration
of Rights
Cloze |
Study Guide VS.6c
Virginians Migrate into Western Territories
Virginians Move South and
West
Pop-ups
Statute
for Religious Freedom
Cloze |
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VS.7 Civil War and Post-War Eras |
VS.8 Reconstruction |
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues that
divided our nation and led to the Civil War by
a) identifying the events and differences between northern and southern
states that divided Virginians and led to secession, war, and the
creation of West Virginia;
b) describing Virginia’s role in the war, including identifying major
battles that took place in Virginia. |
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the
reconstruction of Virginia following the Civil War by
a) identifying the effects of Reconstruction on life in Virginia;
b) identifying the effects of segregation and “Jim Crow” on life in
Virginia;
c) describing the importance of railroads, new industries, and the
growth of cities to Virginia’s economic development. |
Study Guide VS.7a
Issues that Divided the Nation and Led to Civil War
Revolution-Civil War Review
Penalty Game
The Nation and Virginia Divided
Millionaire Game
Major Civil War Battles
Pop-ups
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Study Guide VS.7b
Virginia's Role in the Civil Way and Major Battles
Big Best
Matching Game
Review
FLASHCARD
REVIEW
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Study VS.8a
Effects of Reconstruction in Virginia
Reconstruction
True/False Quiz
Timelines-Start with the easy one, and work your way up
Colonial Timeline
easy
Colonial Timeline
medium
Colonial Timeline
challenging |
Study VS.8b
Segregation and "Jim Crow"
Study VS.8c
Railroads, New Industries and Cities Help Virginia's Economy Grow
Virginia Grows after
Reconstruction
mini-quiz
Jim Crow Laws
True/False Quiz
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VS.9
Virginia: 1900 to the Present |
VS.10
Virginia Today: Government, Geography, Economics |
The student will demonstrate knowledge of twentieth
century Virginia by
a) describing the economic and social transition from a rural,
agricultural society to a more urban, industrialized society, including
the reasons people came to Virginia from other states and countries;
b) identifying the social and political events in Virginia linked to
desegregation and Massive Resistance and their relationship to national
history;
c) identifying the political, social, and/or economic contributions made
by Maggie L. Walker, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., and L.
Douglas Wilder. |
The student will demonstrate knowledge of government,
geography, and economics by
a) identifying the three branches of Virginia government and the
function of each;
b) describing the major products and industries of Virginia’s five
geographic regions;
c) explaining how advances in transportation, communications, and
technology have contributed to Virginia’s prosperity and role in the
global economy |
Study VS.9a
A Rural, Agricultural Society Becomes an Urban, Industrialized Society
Study VS.9b
Desegregation and Massive Resistance
20th Century Virginia - Rural to
Urban Virginia
Desegregation
& Massive Resistance
Pop-ups |
Study VS.9c
Maggie L. Walker, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., and L. Douglas
Wilder
Walker, Byrd,
Ashe, Wilder
Millionaire Game
Civil
Rights
BrainPOP Movie
(no subscription required)
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Study VS.10a
Three Branches of Virginia Government
The Government of Virginia
Millionaire Game
Products
and Industries
of Virginia's Regions
Columns Match
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Study VS.10b (c)
The Major Products and Industries of Virginia
Study VS.10c
Transportation, Communications and Technology Help Virginia Grow
Government
& Industry
Match-up
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