What does a student learn in StateTennessee,GradeGrade 5,SubjectSocial Studies?

Explain the theories regarding the origin of the name "Tennessee."

Identify the cultures of Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian peoples based on archeological evidence found at Tennessee sites (e.g., Old Stone Fort, Pinson Mounds, Chucalissa Indian Village).

Identify the pre-colonial American Indian tribes residing in Tennessee (e.g., Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Shawnee), and compare their various customs and traditions.

Examine how long hunters (e.g., Daniel Boone and William Bean) created interest in land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Explain how the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road influenced migration into the Tennessee region following the Proclamation of 1763.

Explain the significance of the Watauga Settlement and Watauga Compact

Describe the founding of the Cumberland Settlements, the creation of early roads (e.g., Natchez Trace, Emery Road, and other roads across the Cumberland Plateau) and the obstacles faced with their establishment including the Battle of the Bluffs.

Identify the contributions of leaders and groups during the early settlement of Tennessee, including John Sevier, John Donelson, Nancy Ward, Dragging Canoe, James Robertson, and Overmountain Men.

Describe life on the Tennessee frontier for different groups, including settlers, American Indians, indentured servants, and enslaved persons.

Sequence events that led to Tennessee statehood, including "The Lost State of Franklin,” the Southwest Territory (i.e., Territory South of the River Ohio), and the U.S. Constitutional requirements Tennessee met to become a state. (T.C.A. § 49-6- 1028)

Identify the year Tennessee became a state, its first governor, and the original capital.

Describe Tennessee’s involvement in the War of 1812, including Andrew Jackson, the Tennessee Volunteers, and Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

Explain how the western boundary of Tennessee was expanded with the Jackson Purchase.

Analyze the impact of Andrew Jackson’s presidency on the American Indian population of Tennessee, including the Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Treaty of Echota, and John Ross.

Identify the impact of important Tennesseans prior to the Civil War, including:

David Crockett

President James K. Polk

Sam Houston

Sequoyah

Examine the issue of enslavement in the three grand divisions, and the impact their differences had on Tennessee’s secession from the Union.

Describe the significance of the following Civil War events and battles on Tennessee:

Siege of Fort Donelson

Battle of Stones River

Battle of Franklin

Battle of Nashville

Battles of Chattanooga

Describe the importance of the Medal of Honor and its origins in Tennessee.

Explain the impact of the 1870 Tennessee Constitution (e.g., poll taxes, segregation, funds for public education). (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

Explain how the Coal Creek War led to Tennessee’s reconsideration of the convict leasing system.

Explain efforts to help former enslaved persons have access to educational opportunities (e.g., Fisk University, Freedmen's Bureau). (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

Identify how the rise of vigilante action (e.g., the Ku Klux Klan), black codes, and Jim Crow laws impacted Tennesseans at the local and state level. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

Explain how the end of Reconstruction impacted Tennessee’s African American population. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

Identify Tennessee’s role in the passage of the 19th Amendment, including the impact of Anne Dallas Dudley and Harry Burn.

Describe the impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority and Civilian Conservation Corps on the economy of Tennessee during and after the Great Depression.

Describe Tennessee’s contributions during World War I and World War II, including the conversion of factories to wartime production, the importance of Oak Ridge to the Manhattan Project, and the influence of Tennesseans (e.g., Cornelia Fort, Cordell Hull, Alvin C. York). (T.C.A. § 49-6- 1028)

Identify Tennessee’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement (e.g., Highlander Folk School, Nashville Sit-Ins, the Clinton 12, Rosenwald Schools, Scarboro 85, Tent City Movement of Fayette County). (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

Discuss the development of the music industry in Tennessee, including: (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)

Country music (e.g., Grand Ole Opry, WSM, and the Carter family)

Blues music (e.g., W.C. Handy and Bessie Smith)

Rock ‘n’ roll (e.g., Elvis Presley, Stax Records, and Sun Studio)

Explore influential Tennesseans from the late 20th century (e.g., Al Gore, Jr., Alex Haley, Dolly Parton, Wilma Rudolph, and Oprah Winfrey).

Compare and contrast the three grand divisions of Tennessee’s major industries, tourism, and agriculture during the 20th and 21st centuries.

Describe the structure of Tennessee's government, including the role of each of the three departments.

Identify common features on maps and globes, and analyze the relationship between:

Equator

Hemisphere

Latitude

Longitude

North Pole

Prime meridian

Region

South Pole

Time zones

Use cardinal directions, intermediate directions, map scales, grids, latitude and longitude to locate absolute and relative locations.

Examine various ways people communicate geographic information (e.g., maps, aerial photographs, GPS, graphs/diagrams).

Examine major physical features on globes and maps, including:

Water Features: bay, canal, delta, gulf, ocean, river, sea, strait, stream

Land Features: basin, canyon, desert, island, isthmus, mountain, peninsula, plain, plateau, valley

Examine major human features on globes and maps, including transportation, political boundaries, and cities.

Use different types of reference and thematic maps (e.g., political, physical, population, resource, climate), graphs, and charts to interpret geographic information.

Identify and locate on a map the fifty states of the United States.

Identify major physical features of the United States, including:

Rivers—Mississippi, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, Rio Grande

Mountains— Appalachian, Alaska Range, Rockies, Sierra Nevada

Bodies of Water—Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Great Salt Lake

Landforms—Coastal Plain, Mississippi River Basin, Grand Canyon, Great Plains

Compare and contrast regions of the United States (i.e., Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West) in terms of climate, physical features, states, major cities, and population size.

Analyze the regions of the United States and the locational effects on life, including food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.

Identify on a map and compare the six physical regions within the three grand divisions of Tennessee (i.e., Gulf Coastal Plains, the Nashville/Central Basin, the Highland Rim, the Cumberland Plateau, the Great Valley, and the Great Smoky Mountains).

Identify and locate on a map the seven continents and five oceans using maps and globes.

Identify major physical features of the world, including:

Rivers—Amazon, Nile, Tigress, Euphrates, Yellow, Ganges

Mountains and Ranges—Alps, Andes, Himalayas, Ural

Deserts— Gobi, Sahara

Bodies of Water—Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Black Sea

Compare and contrast continents of the world in terms of climate, physical features, major countries, and population size.

Describe how physical features influence and impact human settlement patterns.