• Adopted Textbook: Harcourt Horizons – United States History
• It was the consensus of the 5^th grade team that if you covered Units 1-5 in the district adopted textbook (The Land and Early People through the Revolutionary War) that you would meet both the Washington State EALRS and the Burlington-Edison benchmarks. (5^th Grade Band Meeting:  Oct. 15, 2002)

Unit 1  The Land and Early People

• Chapter 2   The Earliest Americans

Unit 2  Time of Encounters

• Chapter 3  A Time of Exploration
• Chapter 4  European Settlement

Unit 3  The English Colonies

• Chapter 5  New England Colonies
• Chapter 6  Middle Atlantic Colonies
• Chapter 7  The Southern Colonies

Unit 4  The American Revolution

• Chapter 8  Uniting the Colonies
• Chapter 9  The Revolutionary War

Unit 5  A New Nation

• Chapter 10 The Constitution

A1 – A18  Map and Globe Skills

Unit 1  The Land and Early People

• Chapter 1  Our Country’s Geography

The following are map and globe skills that are taught  throughout Units 1-5

• Chapter 2  -Use a Cultural Map pg. 68
• Chapter 3 - Follow routes on a Map pg. 112
• Chapter 7 – Read a Resource and Product Map pg. 246
• Chapter 8 – Compare Historical Maps pg. 278

Units 1 – 4 discuss Citizenship and Government throughout U.S. History.

Unit 5  A New Nation

• Chapter 10 – The Constitution

The following are specific Citizenship Shills taught through out Units 1-5.

• Chapter 2 – Resolve Conflict pg. 91
• Chapter 4 – Solves a Problem pg. 165
• Chapter 9 – Make a decision pg. 313
• Chapter 10 – Responsible Citizen pg. 373

Discussion of Economics is embedded  throughout each unit 1-5.

Unit 3 The English Colonies

• Chapter 5  Lesson 3 New England’s Economy

Unit 5  A New Nation

• Chapter 10 Lesson 1 & 2  The Confederation Period and The Constitutional Convention.