Social Studies
Reconstruction and the Rise of Industrial America (1863-1965)
Reconstruction and the Rise of Industrial America (1863-1965)
The revised Grade 5 Social Studies framework is designed to continue developing the social studies literacy and thinking skills of students beginning in elementary school and continuing into middle school. The framework is designed to reflect multiple perspectives and other anti-bias and antiracist (ABAR) content, promote social justice, and help students view themselves as global citizens. The design of the framework was influenced by the revised MSDE Social Studies frameworks for Grades K-5.
In this unit, students will use social studies literacy and thinking skills to learn how the growth of America facilitated the discovery of new technologies. They will answer the unit question: How did the Civil War impact industrialization, immigration and urbanization in America?
Students will describe the impact of the Civil War on the nation and how freedom, populations, and innovations in America changed during Reconstruction.
Leading Questions:
Students will:
2. What benefits and challenges occurred as a result of the changing and increasing American population?
(How did immigration contribute to change in the U.S?)
Students will:
Students will:
3. How do shared challenges and experiences foster resilience among groups of people?
(What were African Americans’ experiences like during Reconstruction?)
Students will:
In this unit, students will use social studies literacy and thinking skills to learn how the growth of America facilitated the discovery of new technologies. They will answer the unit question: How did the Civil War impact industrialization, immigration and urbanization in America?
Students will describe the impact of the Civil War on the nation and how freedom, populations, and innovations in America changed during Reconstruction.
Leading Questions:
- How did industrialization cause the American economy to change and grow? (How did early industrialization contribute to change in the U.S?)
Students will:
- Evaluate how industrialization impacted life in America, including in Maryland.
- Explain how people and resources were used to produce goods and services for industrialization in America, including in Maryland.
- Evaluate the benefits and costs of industrialization in America.
2. What benefits and challenges occurred as a result of the changing and increasing American population?
(How did immigration contribute to change in the U.S?)
Students will:
- Describe the motives for immigration to the United States and how people responded to it.
- Explain what life was like for immigrants in America, including Maryland.
- Evaluate how immigration impacted life in America, including in Maryland.
- Analyze discrimination immigrants experienced in America.
Students will:
3. How do shared challenges and experiences foster resilience among groups of people?
(What were African Americans’ experiences like during Reconstruction?)
Students will:
- Analyze the 13th,14th, and 15th Amendments and explain how they expanded rights granted to African Americans.
- Explain how Jim Crow laws limited African Americans’ citizenship.
- Evaluate the successes and failures of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
- Compare the founding missions of the four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) in Maryland that were formed between 1865–1900.
