Social Studies Curriculum Overview

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•Native American Culture - Inuit, Kwakiutl, Plateau, Hopi, Pawnee

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•U.S. History - Colonial America,  American Revolution, Westward Expansion, Abolitionist and Suffrage Movements

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•U.S. Democracy – function of Government, U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence

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•Famous Explorers: John Cabot, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier

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•Geography – major U.S. lakes, rivers, canals, regions, and cities

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•Economics – trade, opportunity cost, specialization, productivity, voluntary exchange