4th Social Studies
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VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to
a) identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in
history;
b) determine cause and effect relationships;
c) compare and contrast historical events;
d) draw conclusions and make generalizations;
e) make connections between past and present;
f) sequence events in Virginia history;
g) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;
h) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing;
i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic
characteristics, and historical events.
Activities
VS.2 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 Applachian Plateau.
c) locating and identifying water features important to the early history (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.
Activities
1. The students will use Kidspiration to create a web of the Virginia Geographic Regions.
2. Have students watch the video Native Americans: People of the Forest from
streaming.discoveryeducation.com. As the students watch the video they can complete the Native Americans
worksheet that corresponds to the video.
VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by
a) explaining the reasons for English colonization
b) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown
c) identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the
Jamestown settlement
d) identifying the importance of the Virginia Assembly (1619) as the first representative legislative body in
English America
e) identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and women to the Jamestown settlement
f) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure
survival
g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the Powhatan people, including the
contributions of the Powhatans to the survival of the settlers.
Activities
1. Jametown Field Trip - After the students have visited Jamestown they can complete a PowerPoint using
digital pictures from the trip. See example.
2. Jamestown Online Adventure - The students can go to the website www.historyglobe.com/jamestown to
learn about Jamestown using an online game.
3. Students can create movies about Jamestown using Windows Movie Maker.
See example 1
See example 2
VS.4 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 to
Williamsburg to Richmond.
d) describing how money, barter, and credit were used.
Activities
VS.5 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.
Activities
1. Students can create a postcard about Thomas Jefferson using the postcard template. See Example.
VS.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the 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.
Activities
VS.7 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.
Activities
VS.8 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.
Activities
1. Students can create a bubble map of Jim Crow Laws using Inspiration. See example.
VS.9 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.
Activities
VS.10 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, communication, and technology have contributed to
Virginia's prosperity and role in the global economy.
Activities
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