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Social Studies

The History of North Carolina

Quarter One

By the end of this unit students should be able to...

 

  • Explain how and why North Carolina was established

  • Explain how the migration to North Carolina by European settlers changed the lives of Europeans, American Indians, and Africans.

 

          Vocabulary                                     Resources

 

  • historical narrative

  • The Lost Colony

  • colonization

  • The Civil War

  • Reconstruction

  • indigenous American Indian groups

  • North Carolina symbols

  • monuments

  • statues

  • primary sources

  • secondary sources

North Carolina's Government

Quarter Two

By the end of this unit students should understand that...

 

  • Democratic governments often set the standard by which laws are developed.

  • Leaders, citizens, and others play a variety of roles in state governments.

  • Values and religious beliefs often influence the governing documents of a state.

  • Local governments are similar to that of a state’s government.

  • Democratic governments protect the rights of citizens and exist to serve the people.

          Vocabulary                                     Resources

 

  • legislative

  • executive

  • judicial

  • Bill of Rights

  • checks and balances

  • democracy

  • amendment

North Carolina's Government

Quarter Three

 

Students will understand that…

  • States experience social and economic change as they develop.

  • Human activity can have either a positive or negative impact on the natural resources.

  • Interactions of people, places, and cultures sometimes cause them to change, and often causes changes in the environment.

  • Technology has an impact on the growth and development of a state.

          Vocabulary                                     Resources

 

  • consumption

  • conservation

  • natural resources

  • tourism

  • forestry

  • communication

  • population

  • transportation

North Carolina's Economy

Quarter Four

 

Students will understand that…

  • In a market economy, prices are determined by supply and demand. 

  • Many North Carolina industries have played major roles in the state, nation, and world.

  • Personal financial decisions will positively and/or negatively affect everyday life.

          Vocabulary                                     Resources

 

  • supply

  • demand

  • scarcity

  • productivity

  • entrepreneur

  • competition

  • market economy

  • opportunity cost

  • trade-off

  • invest

  • income

  • specialize

  • competition

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