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| Grade Five History-Social Science Content Standards USGS Education Home / California Education Standards / California Resources |
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| United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation 5.1 Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements, including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific northwest , the nomadic nations of the Great Plains , and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River. |
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Federal Lands and Indian Reservations - Printable Maps from The National Atlas http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/fedlands.html#list Maps showing Federal lands and Indian Reservations for the entire U.S. or individual states. Maps print on 8.5"x11" paper. Indian Land Areas Paper Maps http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html Four different paper maps showing Indian Land Areas Judicially Established (product # 101505) ; Indian Land Areas on a planimetric map (product # 101502) ; Indian Land Areas on a colorful shaded relief map (product # 101516) ; and Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks (product # 101013) . These paper products are cost items that can be previewed on this website.
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| 5.2 Students trace the routes of early explorers and describe the early explorations of the Americas. | ||||||
Routes of the Principal Explorers Paper Map Paper map showing routes of explorers in the contiguous 48 states, 1501-1844. Product # 101216 . This paper product is a cost item that can be previewed at: http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html
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| 5.8 Students trace the colonization, immigration, and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid-1800s, with emphasis on the role of economic incentives, effects of the physical and political geography, and transportation systems. 2. Name the states and territories that existed in 1850 and identify their locations and major geographical features (e.g., mountain ranges, principal rivers, dominant plant regions). 3. Demonstrate knowledge of the explorations of the trans-Mississippi West following the Louisiana Purchase (e.g., Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.) |
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the USGS http://www.usgs.gov/features/lewisandclark.html Links to USGS publications and other resources related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Includes resources specifically targeted to teachers and students. Lewis and Clark: A Legacy of Science http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html A paper poster featuring two maps in parallel view: above is a reproduction of "Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean," published by Samuel Lewis in 1814; below is the same geographic area depicted with modern remote sensing technology. Product # 113605 . This paper product is a cost item that can be previewed on this website. USGS Resources for Teaching about Lewis and Clark http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/lewisclark/lc_usgseducation.html Links to USGS resources and other resources for teaching about Lewis and Clark. Suggests ways to use the Lewis and Clark Expedition to meet curriculum requirements in several subjects. A Satellite View of the Journey of Lewis and Clark http://edc.usgs.gov/LewisandClark/ A collection of satellite images that provides a contemporary view of the route that Lewis and Clark took from St. Louis , Missouri , to the Pacific Coast . Includes descriptions of events that took place at each location. Images can be viewed on-line or high-resolution JPEG files can be downloaded and printed. Public Land Surveys Map http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html A highly detailed paper map showing the growth of territory of the United States from 1776 through 1965; National parks and monuments, national forests, Indian Reservations, National Wildlife Refuge, and Public Lands; and Principal Meridians and Baselines, Townships, and Ranges from the US Public Land Surveys. Use this map to teach and learn about how the country grew, and the affect of the Public Land Survey System on the present-day arrangement of roads and cities. Website includes a link to a list of questions that can be used with the map. Product # 101208 . This paper product is a cost item that can be previewed on the website. An Emerging Nation Map http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/mapcatalog/culture.html A reproduction of a map that shows the United States as it existed about the time the Constitution was written. It was produced in 1784 and was the first map of the United States produced by an American cartographer. This paper product (product # 101415 ) is a cost item that can be previewed on the website. |
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