History 4th/5th: Indicator #6


History: Fourth and Fifth

Students will examine significant ideas, beliefs, and themes; organize patterns and events; and analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time in Maryland, the United States, and the world.

In the context of Maryland up to contemporary times and United States history through1790, students are able to do everything required at earlier grades and are able to:

 


Indicator # 6
Describe people and events associated with the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the document's main principles and significance.

 


A short Internet film, documentary style, on the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence http://earlyamerica.com/series.html

 

To get an actual archive copy of the Declaration of Independence, click this link to the National Archive.  The site also contains several other links to important sources about the Declaration of Independence. http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/decmain.html

 

Lesson ideas on the formation of a republican government and why the founding fathers chose this form of government
http://civnet.org/resoures/teach/lessplan/student1.htm#one



 
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