UNITED STATES HISTORY OUTLINE: GRADE 5

 

OVERVIEW

 

LESSON 1: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

 

I. YOU ARE THERE (page 6)

 

-July 4, ___________. It has been a ______________, hot day in _________________, _______________. Earlier today, leaders here declared the ____________________________ of America to be an ______________________________________.

 

-Now three of these leaders—_______________________________, _______________________, and __________________________—have taken on a new job. They will try to design a _______________ for their new country.

 

-They want the ________________ to include a _______________, or short saying, that says ______________________________ about the United States.

 

II. OUT OF MANY, ONE (page 7)

 

-The Great Seal was ________________ years later by___________. On the _____________ you will see the motto __________________ chose: “______________________________” You may have noticed these words on coins also.

 

-E Pluribus Unum is _____________ for “_____________________.” Leaders thought this was a _____________________ for the United States because a _____________ of people from _______ different ________________ were coming together to form ______________.

 

 

 

 

-It makes sense that our ______________ still ____________ these ______________ today. The population of the United States is _________________________. Our country also has a rich _______ of ________________. A culture is the way of _________________ _________________________________________________.

 

-How can such a diverse _____________________ work together to form _____________________? One reason is that ______________ share certain basic ____________, or ________________________.

 

-These ideals include freedom of __________________, freedom of _________________, and the freedom to _________________ and ________________where we choose. Americans also believe in equal ________________ and _____________ for all people. These shared ideals help ____________________________. 

 

III. OUR VARIED POPULATION (Page 8)

 

-If you visit Philadelphia today, you will still see a _______________. This is true of _____________ and _______________ all across the ______________. This is because the United States is __________ to such a ________________ of ________________. An ethnic group is a group of people who share the ____________________________ ______________________________________.

 

IV. WHERE WE CAME FROM (Page 10)

 

-One reason the United States is so ____________________ is that _________________ have come here from all _________________. Immigrants are _______________ who leave one _______________ to go live ___________________________________________.

 

-Thousands of years before the United States was _____________, there were people ________________________. These early people were the _____________________ of today’s __________________ or American ___________________________.

 

-About _________ years ago, __________________ began ____________________ here. Very early _____________________ came as ___________________. Some came in _______________ of finding __________________. Others sought the freedom ________ _____________and _______________________________________.

 

-Many people also arrived from _________________. Most Africans, however, did not ____________ to leave their _________________. They were ________________ and __________________ to the Americas as ______________ people. ______________ continued in the United Sates until after the ______________________________.

 

-Today, immigrants continue _______________ in the United States. Between 1990 and ____________ alone, people have ____________ here from nearly _________ different _____________________. The majority of these people have come from countries in ____________ _________________________________________________.

 

V. ONE NATION (Page 11)

 

-You probably know the ______________ to the Pledge of Allegiance from _________________.

 

-I pledge __________________ to the Flag of the United States of America and to the ___________________________________, one _____________, under God, _________________, with liberty and _____________________________.

 

-Why is this pledge so important? There are over ________________ people living in the United States _______________. We have family ____________ in all parts of the _____________. But we are able to form ___________________________ because we ______________ some basic ______________, such as the belief in “______________ and ___________________________________________________.”  

 

 

 

 

LESSON 2: GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE

 

I. LIFE IN A REPUBLIC (Page 15)

 

-No one likes to have to follow too________________________, but without _____________ it would be impossible to run a __________, a _________, or a ______________. Rules and laws _____________ us. It is the role of __________________ to set _____________ and ____________ and to make sure that people __________________.

 

-In addition to _______________ and _________________ laws, our government provides ________________, such as _______________ and ________________ defense. To pay for these ______________, the government must __________________________ in the form of ___________________.

 

-In a democracy, people have the _____________ to make decisions about ________________. In our nation, we ___________________ to make _______________ about the _________________________ of the government.

 

-In a _______________ democracy, all the _____________________ in a community get ________________ to make ________________ about what the ___________________________________________. This type of ___________________ works well in a _____________ ______________________.

 

-But what if every _____________ in the United States had to get ___________________ every time we wanted the _______________ to do something? You can ___________ that it would ____________ it very _____________________________ to get anything done.

 

-For this reason, our _______________________ was designed as a ____________________ democracy, or ___________________. In a ___________________, the people elect ______________________ to make ____________ and run _____________________________.

 

-The President of the United States and _______________________ are examples of ______________________________. Our republic is based on the ___________________________________, which was written in ___________. A constitution is a _____________________ of government.

 

II. THE ROLE OF CITIZENS (Page 16)

 

-Abraham __________________, President of the United States from _________ to __________, described the government as “of the ________________, by the _______________, and for the __________________…” In such a government, citizens __________ the most important _________________.

 

-A citizen is a ________________ of a ______________. People born in the United States are United States __________________. People not __________ in the United States can also ___________________ of this country.

 

-United States ___________________________ comes with both _____________ and _______________________. Many of our basic rights are protected by the ______________________. For example, the ____________________ protects our freedom of ____________ and ____________________. People accused of a ______________ have the right to a _______________________.

 

-All citizens _______ years old and __________ have the right to ____________ in elections.  Until __________, citizens had to be _____ to vote. Many people felt this was _____________, however, and they worked to change the ______________________________. As a result, the ____________________ was lowered to _________.

 

-Along with these ___________ come certain ___________________ including paying ___________ and serving on __________________. One of the most important responsibilities is ___________________ ______________________.

 

-Government “of the _________________” can work only if citizens ____________________ in the process of _____________________ and making ___________. Obeying the ________, respecting the _____________________________, and going to _______________ are also key responsibilities.

 

-On the day he became President in ___________, John F. Kennedy said,  “And so, my fellow Americans—ask _______ what your country can ________________—ask what you can do ________________

___________________.”

 

-With these words, Kennedy was _______________ on Americans to meet the ________________ we all share. The United States belongs to the ____________________, so it is up to the people to make the country _____________.

 

 

III. WE THE PEOPLE (Page 17)

 

-The first words of the United States ______________________ are, “We the ____________ of the United States…” This makes sense because the ______________________ sets up a _______________ that is run by the ___________________.

 

-Our government is _____________ on the ideals of _____________ and _____________________ democracy. These ________________ have not changed in more than ___________________________.

 

-As you will read, however, not all the ____________ always enjoyed ___________________ in this country. For example, _____________ in most states were not able to ___________ until ______________. One of the most important _____________ of United States history is the ________________ of our government to __________________ all _________________________.

 

 

 

 

LESSON 3: FREE ENTERPRISE

 

I. HOW FREE ENTERPRISE WORKS (Page 19)

 

-You have already read about some of the ___________________ we have in the United States. These _____________ are important because they help our ______________ and _________________.

 

-Some of these rights are _____________, such as the right to ________________. Now you will learn about _________________ rights, such as the _________________ to start your own ________________ and to own _____________________ property. Private __________________ is something owned by ____________ or groups, such as a _______________ or a ______________.

 

-We have these _______________ because the U.S. _____________ is based on a system called _________________________________. An ________________ is a system for _____________________ and distributing ____________________ and services.

 

-In an economy based on ___________________, people are free to start their own _____________ and own their own ______________. Individuals, _______________, and _______________________ use money to buy the ____________ and ________________ they need.

 

-Free _____________________ has been an important part of life in ____________________ for ________________. During the 1700s, for example, ____________________ in Maine began building ________________ from the tall ______________ that grew in the area. They were able to __________ these ___________ for a _________________________.

 

-Profit is the ______________ a business has _____________ after it has ____________ all its ____________. The shipbuilders decided to ______________ enough for their _____________ to pay their costs and still _________________________________.

 

-In the free _______________________ system, prices are based on ______________ and ______________. Supply is the ____________ of a ____________ or ______________ that is available. Demand is the ______________ of a _____________ or _______________ that people are _____________________________________.

 

-The rules of __________________ and _______________ can be ___________________, but the basic idea is _____________. When ___________ people want to buy _________________, the price will usually go __________. When only a _____________ people want to buy, the price will usually ______________________.

 

-In a free _____________________ system, you must also consider ________________ costs when making a decision to _____________ or ______________ something. Opportunity _______________ is the _________________ of the next best ________________. If you buy a CD, you ___________________________ the money on a game.

 

 

II. FACT FILE: TRADING WITH THE WORLD (Page 20)

 

-The United States trades a wide _________________ of goods with ____________________ around the world. For example, the United States is the world’s ___________________ exporter of __________ and __________________.

 

-An export is a ____________ that one country ________________ to another ________________. The United States also imports _____ from _______________, ___________________________, and other countries. An import is a _______________ that one country ______ from another ______________________________.

 

-Different countries have different ___________________ available to _______________ and _______________. This allows them to specialize in certain _________________ or _____________. Specialization allows countries to produce _____________________ of a good and service at ____________________________.

 

-Because nations _______________ in certain goods, they ________ with other countries for ____________ they _______________. This makes them ______________________________________. 

 

III. BENEFITS OF FREE ENTERPRISE (Page 21)

 

-American ________________ have an amazing _______________ from which to _______________. A consumer is a _____________ or group that __________ or uses ______________ and _________.

 

-This variety shows two ____________________ of the __________ ___________________ system for consumers. First, they can choose among a ________________________________. Second, consumers can make _______________ about how to spend their ___________.

 

-In addition, the ______________________________________ gives consumers certain _______________. They have the ____________ to expect __________________ to supply _______________, quality _____________. They also have the __________________ to expect producers to be _________________ in their _______________.

 

-The free ______________ system also encourages _____________. Inventors know that if they ______________ of a good __________, they might be able to ____________________________.

 

-Another benefit of the _________________________ is that people can become __________________. An entrepreneur is a _________ who starts a new ________________ hoping to make a __________.

 

-In 1906, Madam C.J. _________________ started a beauty products ___________________ with only a few _____________. Walker was the first African American ________________________ to become a _______________________.

 

-She had some _____________ for young entrepreneurs: “Don’t wait for _________________________________. Get up and _____________ them.”

 

 

IV. SCARCITY (Page 22)

 

-While the free enterprise system offers _______________________, other things ____________________ our economy. One of the most important is __________________ of _______________________.

 

-Scarcity means that there are _________ enough _______________ to meet all of our ______________ and _______________. Decisions have to be _________________ because of this ________________.

 

-Even individuals must make _________________ decisions based on ________________. Money is a limited ________________, but you might have _______________________ on what you could _______. You have to make ____________________ on the ______________ way to spend the _______________ amount of ________________ you have.

 

 

LESSON 4: LAND AND REGIONS

 

I. REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES (Pages 25-27)

 

-A region is a large ____________ that has common _____________ that set it ________________ from other ____________________.

 

-The United States can be divided into ______________ regions: the ____________________, the ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________. The United States is a _______________ country—the __________________ largest in the world. Dividing the land into regions makes it easier to study our country’s geography.

 

-Geography is the ______________ of _____________ and how people __________________.

 

 

-The regions of the United States ____________ in _____________ and ___________________. The Northeast has the ______________ area. The Southeast has the ____________________ population. The Southwest is made up of the ______________________ states.

 

-The West is divided into _________ regions—the _______________ states and the _____________________ states. Both regions include some of the country’s _________________________________.

 

-The Southwest: People come from all over to visit the ___________

_________________ and other _________________ wonders of the Southwest. They also come to ___________________. The invention of _____________________________ has made it possible for more people to ________ comfortably in this _______________________.

 

-The Midwest is divided into _______________ smaller regions—the ____________________ states and the ____________________ states. Both regions have many ___________________, helping the ____________________ produce more ____________ and _______ than any other __________________ of the country.

 

-The Northeast is divided into ________________ smaller regions—____________________ and the ____________________ states. Both regions take advantage of long _________________________ and the ___________ rich _____________. The nation’s largest city, ______________________________, is located in the Northeast.

 

-The Southeast: The _____________________ flows through a large _______________ of ______________________ in the Southeast. At the ____________________ end of the river, you will find two of the nation’s busiest ______________ cities: _______________________ and ______________________________________. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. PEOPLE AND THE LAND (Page 28)

 

-Our nation has a wide _________________ of _________________. Landforms are _________________ on the earth’s ______________, such as __________________, __________________, and plains.

 

-One of the most ______________ uses of land is ______________. Agriculture is the business of growing _____________________ and ____________________. Agriculture is important in all the ______________________ of the United States.

 

-The best farmland is usually _______________. So it makes sense that some of the nation’s most ____________________________ are found in _________________ like the ________________ land along the __________________ River, the _____________________ of the Midwest, and the _______________________________ of California.  

 

-People can help make the _______ even more _________________. For example, many ________________ ago, Native Americans in the _________________ began using _____________________ to grow _____________ and ______________. Irrigation is a method of bringing _________________ to dry ________________.

 

-George Washington Carver was a ________________________ who discovered __________________ of new ________ for crops such as _________________ and sweet ___________________. Since these crops grow _____________ in the ____________________, Carver’s discoveries helped __________________ make better ___________ of the _________________ in this _________________________.

 

-Other scientists have _________________________ new types of _______________________, substances that help plants _______.

 

-Building ______________ is also a way of using the ____________. But how do people decide _____________ to build _____________?  New York, ____________________, Chicago, __________________, and Philadelphia and many other cities are located _______________ or on the ________________ of _____________ or _____________.

 

-This did not happen by _____________________. People began building these _______________ long before there were ________ and ________________. Water made it ______________ for people to ________________ and ______________________ from place to place. 

 

 

 

III. CHECK THE WEATHER (Page 29)

 

-Climate is the __________________ in an area over a ___________ period of ______________. Temperature is an __________________ part of an area’s _____________________.

 

-A region’s ________________________ also includes the amount of _______________________ it gets. Precipitation is the ___________ that _________________ to the earth in the form of ____________, _______________, or _______________.

 

-Different parts of the country have very ______________________. One thing that _________________ an area’s climate is its ________ from the ________________________. Climates in the United States become ________________ as you move __________________, or __________________ from the ______________________.

 

-The amount of _______________________ also varies from region to region. The ______________________ half of the United States usually gets _______________ precipitation than the ____________ half.

 

-In fact, the United States can be divided into two _____________ regions—one in the mostly _________________________, and the other in the mostly _______________________________.

 

-Arid means ____________. Humid means ____________.

 

 

IV. REGIONS WORK TOGETHER (Page 30)

 

-One thing that makes the United States __________________ is the ___________________ between different _____________________. The nation’s largest ______________ factory is located near Seattle, _____________________, in the _______________ region. But the factory relies on ______________, _______________________, and ______________________ made all around the country. This is an example of how the different regions are _____________________—meaning they need each other.

 

-The connections between regions are growing _________________ and __________________. These things are possible because people in all ________________________—and around the ___________—are now connected by _________________________.

 

-The regions of the United States have ________________________ worked together so closely, however.  

 

V. GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (Page 31)

 

-When George Washington Carver was about __________, he walked __________ miles to the nearest ___________ that African American children were allowed to _________________. Soon, he had learned _________________ that this _____________ could ____________ him, and had to ______________ on again.

 

-Young George could not get _____________ of ________________, especially about the ________________________________. He later said: “My very soul ___________________ for an ______________.”

 

-Carver traveled from ____________ to place, picking up _________ jobs and ________________ whatever he could. He was _________ to a college, but after __________________ all the way there he was ___________________________ because of the ________________ of his skin.

 

-But Carver was not easily _____________________. He attended a different ______________, and then transferred to ______________ College to study __________________, the science of ___________. He was the first African American to ________________ this ___________________. After he ___________________, he went on to earn his _______________________________.

 

-As an adult, Carver helped many ____________________________, both black and white, by ____________________ them modern __________________________. At that time, farmers were planting ________________ year after year, using up ___________________ in the _______________ that help ___________________________.

 

-Carver realized that ________________ could alternate _________, growing such plants as ______________, __________________, and ___________________ to help renew the _________. When farmers complained that there would be no __________________ for these _______________, Carver responded by ______________________ about ________ new ________________ using _________________ alone.

 

 

LESSON 5: RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

 

I. A LAND RICH IN RESOURCES (Page 35)

 

-Natural resources are ____________ found in ______________ that people can use. For example, ___________, __________, and trees are natural _________________. Fish, ____________, and other __________________ are also considered natural ______________.

 

-Today, the United States is still ___________ in a wide variety of _______________________. We farm the ___________ and catch ___________ in the _____________ and ____________________. We use ____________ from the forest to build _________________ and make other ________________ such as _____________. Many businesses are based on _______________________. Think about a company that sells _____________________________, for example.

 

-People also use another ____________ of natural ______________ called ________________. Minerals are __________________ found on earth that are neither _______________ nor ________________. Useful metals such as ___________, ______________, and ______________________ are minerals. So are nonmetals like _______________ and _______________, a type of stone used for buildings.

 

-Another key type of mineral resource is _______________________ Fossils are the remains of ______________ or ______________ that lived long ___________. Fossil fuels are ___________ formed from the remains of ______________ and __________________ that lived ___________________ of ______________ ago. 

 

-Coal, ____________, and _____________________ are examples of ______________ fuels. What makes these ___________________ so valuable? Fossil _____________ are used for __________________. Most car engines run on ___________________, which is made from ___________. Fossil fuels are also used to _____________________ and make ____________________ for our lights and ____________. 

 

 

II. RESOURCES AND PEOPLE (Page 36)

 

-Later in this book, you will read about two ____________________ American explorers named ______________________________ and ______________________. While exploring land ___________ of the _______________________River in the early ___________, Lewis and _______________ were amazed at the natural _____________ of the land.

 

-In their journals, they wrote about sparkling ___________________, massive _______________, and ___________________ in incredible numbers. Lewis wrote, “The whole ____________ of the country was covered with herds of __________________, ______________ and ________________________.

 

-It might have ______________ then that the country had enough ______________________ to last forever. But today we know that there is a _________________________ of most natural resources.

 

-Some resources can be _______________, while others _________. Natural resources such as __________ are _____________________ resources. Renewable _________________ are resources that can be _______________ or ________________. Trees are _____________ resources because we can ___________ new ______________ to replace the ones we ___________________.

 

-Natural resources such as ___________________ are nonrenewable ___________________. Nonrenewable ____________________ are resources that cannot be easily ____________________________.

 

-Both renewable and ______________________ resources must be used carefully. Preserving and _______________ resources is called _____________________. Why is __________________ important? We need to make sure that there will be ______________________ in the ___________________.

 

-Conserving natural __________________ is also important because ________________ are part of our __________________________. The environment is made up of all the _____________________ that _______________ us, such as ____________, __________, air, and ____________. All living things rely on the ____________________. We need clean air to _______________ and clean ______________ _____________________________________.

 

III. OUR NATIONAL PARKS (Page 37)

 

-National parks are ____________ that are __________________ by the federal government. Park ____________________ hired by the government provide ______________________ to visitors, such as ________________________ talks. They also help _____________ the ________________.

 

-The first national park in the United States was _________________ ______________, established in ______________. Congress created _____________________ park: “for the ___________________ and _______________________ of the people.” Since then, people of all ages have worked to ___________ new _____________ around the ______________.

 

-Theodore Roosevelt, president from _______ to _______, helped create several _____________________. Read what he said about protecting the ___________________ as a national park: “Leave it as it is. You cannot _______________ on it… What you can do is keep it for your ______________, your children’s _______________, and for all who ___________________________________.”

 

-Today there are more than _______ national parks from _________ to ________________, covering more than ______ million _______. Each park has __________________ that make it special.

 

-In Yellowstone National Park, you might see ___________ animals such as __________________, ____________________, and gray _______________. In Alaska’s ________________ National Park you can look up at _____________________, the ________________ peak in North America.   

 

-Explore the world’s longest ________________________ system at ___________________________ National Park in Kentucky. Or visit Florida’s ____________________ National Park to see ___________, _____________________, and bottle-nosed ___________________.

 

 

IV. PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT (Page 38)

 

-One common _____________________ problem is ____________. Pollution is the __________________ of ______________________ substances to the __________, ____________, or ___________. Air pollution, for example, is a problem in some ___________________. A major cause is the _____________ of _________________ fuels in cars and ________________________.

 

-People can help reduce ______________________ by doing simple things like _______________________. Recycling is using something _______________. When we recycle ___________________, we cut down _________________________. We can also conserve valuable _____________________ when we recycle ___________________, ______________, and ________________.

 

-Protecting the _____________________ is important for many ___________________. Businesses and _________________ rely on natural ____________________ for everything from _____________ to _________________. We need clean _____________ and clean ______________ to live ___________________ lives. We also enjoy visiting _______________________________ and seeing all kinds of ________________ and ______________.