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The TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies. ALL 12 of the incredible and user-friendly lesson plan units included with this year-long bundle comes completely ready for use in BOTH in-person classroom and digital learning environments (via Google Apps)!!
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Each one of these units has been SPECIFICALLY designed to follow 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines -HOWEVER- they align with most other state standards and Common Core Standards!!
These incredible resources include the following:
- Unit Outline and Lesson-by-Lesson Overview for every Unit
- 100+ presentations in -both- PowerPoint (PPT) and Google Slides formats featuring built-in discussion based questions (DBQ) and colorful imagery
- 250+ student exercise assignments in -both- PDF printable and Google Apps formats, ALL complete with teacher answer key
- 15+ Reading Comprehension Activities each with an accompanying Q&A worksheet
- 10+ Individual & Team Projects all with instructional material and suggested teacher guidelines
- 190+ links to supplemental videos on YouTube
- Guided Notes Handouts for EVERY lesson for students to more easily follow along with each presentation
- Unit Review Activities including fun and interactive games like Jeopardy!
- Unit Assessments complete with teacher answer key and grading rubric
You'll receive access to all 12 Units (In-depth description of each unit is further below!):
Unit 1: These United States: A Varied Landscape (Intro to U.S. Geography)
Unit 2: Thinking Like a Historian
Unit 3: Coming to America: Exploring and Colonizing America (Colonial America)
Unit 4: Unrest and Rebellion: Fighting for Independence (American Revolution)
Unit 5: A New Nation: Founding of the United States (U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights)
Unit 6: An American Identity: Becoming the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave (Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, War of 1812, & Free Enterprise System)
Unit 7: Migration Westward: Expanding the United States (Manifest Destiny, Westward Expansion, Texas Revolution, Indian Removal Act, Oregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Mexican Cession, and more!!)
Unit 8: Civil War: Dividing and Rebuilding the Union (Issues of Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction)
Unit 9: A New Century: Transitioning to a Modern America (Industrialization & Immigration)
Unit 10: Challenging Times: Emerging as a World Power (WWI, Great Depression, the New Deal, Dust Bowl, and WWII)
Unit 11: An Anxious Nation: Creating a More Perfect Union (Cold War, Korean War, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, 9/11 & the War on Terror, and Election of 2008
Unit 12: The United States Today: Out of Many, One (U.S. landmarks and government symbols, our role as U.S. citizens in civic affairs, American customs, traditions, and diversity)
The TEKS Standards that these resources cover are outlined below:
5, 5.1, 5.1A, 5.1B, 5.2, 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.3, 5.3A, 5.4, 5.4A, 5.4B, 5.4C, 5.4D, 5.4E, 5.4F, 5.5, 5.5A, 5.5B, 5.5C, 5.6, 5.6A, 5.6B, 5.7, 5.7A, 5.7B, 5.7C, 5.7D, 5.8, 5.8A, 5.8B, 5.8C, 5.9, 5.9A, 5.9B, 5.10, 5.10A, 5.10B, 5.11, 5.11A, 5.11B, 5.11C, 5.12, 5.12A, 5.12B, 5.13, 5.13A, 5.13B, 5.13C, 5.13D, 5.13E, 5.14, 5.14A, 5.14B, 5.15, 5.15A, 5.15B, 5.15C, 5.16, 5.16A, 5.16B, 5.16C, 5.17, 5.17A, 5.17B, 5.17C, 5.17D, 5.17E, 5.18, 5.18A, 5.18B, 5.19, 5.19A, 5.19B, 5.19C, 5.20, 5.20A, 5.20B, 5.21, 5.21A, 5.21B, 5.22, 5.22A, 5.22B, 5.22C, 5.23, 5.23A, 5.23B, 5.23C, 5.23D, 5.24, 5.24A, 5.24B, 5.24C, 5.24D, 5.25, 5.25A, 5.25B, 5.25C, 5.25D, 5.25E
Unit One: United States Geography - Introduction
Map Comprehension
- Applying geographic tools to interpret maps (latitude/longitude, scales, symbols, etc.)
- Main types of maps (physical maps, political maps, and thematic maps)
The 50 United States
- Identifying each state and its location in the U.S.
- State abbreviations and state capitals
Regions of the United States
- Economic, Physical, Political, and Climatological regions of the U.S.
- Examination of various regions such as Silicon Valley, the Rust Belt & Sun Belts, Census Regions, and more!
Physical Features and Significant Land Forms of the United States
- Locating and describing the significance of landforms such as the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and many others
Population and Settlement Patterns
- Identifying and explaining the importance of the largest population centers in the U.S.
Geographic Data
- What it can be used for and how it can be interpreted (census data, demographics, election results, etc.)
Unit Two: Thinking Like a Historian
Analyzing Information
- Strategies to draw conclusions and inferences, identify cause and effect relationships, make predictions, compare and contrast, and find the main idea
- How to summarize information clearly and concisely
Organizing Information
- Effective and efficient ways to organize information that is collected
Introductions to the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance
- Using these historical topics, students implement the historical inquiry strategies introduced to them and are assessed on their ability to properly use primary and secondary sources, analyze and organize information, and gain exposure to these historically significant documents
The Preamble of the United States Constitution
- Also included in this unit is a thorough breakdown of the Preamble, explaining and outlining its many purposes
- Exercises designed and aimed at helping students memorize the Preamble
Unit Three: Age of Exploration to Colonial America
Age of Exploration
- What life as an explorer was really like
- Motivations to explore
- Christopher Columbus
European Colonization
- The meaning of "America"
- Mercantilism
- Defining what a "colony" is
French Exploration and Colonization
- Famous French explorers like Robert de La Salle and Jacques Cartier among others
- Impact of the fur trade
- French relations with Native Americans
Spanish Exploration and Colonization
- Famous Conquistadors Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzarro
- Significance of St. Augustine
- Columbus Day
English Exploration and Colonization
- The Mayflower Compact
- The Pilgrims
- Significance of Jamestown, Roanoke, and the Virginia House of Burgesses
The 13 Colonies
- Characteristics and traits of the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies
- Why each of the Original Colonies was founded
- Significance of early colonists such as Anne Hutchison, William Penn, and Benjamin Franklin among many others!
Economies of the 13 Colonies
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade/Middle Passage
- Slavery
- Cash crops, cottage industries, and subsistence farming
Dutch Colonization
- Impact of New Amsterdam
- Role of Peter Stuyvesant
UNIT 4: Unrest and Rebellion: Fighting for Independence (American Revolution
French and Indian War
- Who fought in it and why?
- The major battles of the war
- The effects of the war
The Stamp Act
- The Stamp Act Congress
- Causes and effects of the Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
- Why the British enacted the Townshend Acts
- Effects of the Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
- Crispus Attucks
- Sons of Liberty
- Causes and effects of the Boston Massacre
The Tea Act
- Causes and effects of the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
- Factors that led up to the Boston Tea Party
- Who participated in the Boston Tea Party
- Significance of the Boston Tea Party
- Effects of the Boston Tea Party
The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
- A detailed outline of what the Coercive Acts were
- Why the British enacted the Coercive Acts
- How the colonies reacted to the passage of the Coercive Acts, including rallying behind Massachusetts
First Continental Congress
- Primary goals of the First Continental Congress
- Important individuals who were members of the First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
- Accomplishments and achievements of the Second Continental Congress
- Participants of the Second Continental Congress
- Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
- The five sections of the Declaration of Independence
- The Committee of Five: who they were, and their contributions
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence
- Declaration of Independence facts
Independence Hall
- The historical significance of Independence Hall
- Independence Hall facts
Liberty Bell
- What the Liberty Bell symbolizes and its historical significance
- How the Liberty Bell got its crack
Independence Day
- The meaning of Independence Day and its significance
Yankee Doodle
- The song's history: how it originated and its popularity spread
- Meaning of various lyrics in the song
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
- Causes and effects of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
- Analysis exercise of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Paul Revere's Ride
American Revolutionary War Battles
- Battle of Lexington
- Battle of Concord
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Battle of Saratoga
- Battle of Yorktown
Valley Forge
- The significance of Valley Forge and its impact on the Revolutionary War effort
The Founding Fathers
- Who are the Founding Fathers?
- What makes someone a Founding Father?
- Overview of six of our best known Founding Fathers and their individual contributions towards the cause of American independence: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington
UNIT 5: A New Nation: Founding of the United States (U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights)
Articles of Confederation
- Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- Reasons to replace the Articles of Confederation
- Shays' Rebellion
- Economic Depression
Constitutional Convention
- Goals of the Constitutional Convention
- Replacing the Articles of Confederation
- Virginia Plan
- Great Compromise
- Three Fifths Compromise
The Preamble of the Constitution
- Importance of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
- Translation of the Preamble text into easy-to-understand terminology
Ratification of the Constitution
- Process of ratifying the Constitution
- The sequential order of ratification by state, from first to last
- Opposition to the Constitution
Constitutional Amendments
- Constitutional amendment process
- Historically significant amendments
Bill of Rights
- Breakdown of the Bill of Rights
- Translation into relatable and easy-to-understand terms for students
Three Branches of Government
- Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution (Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branches of the government)
- System of checks and balances
- Three levels of government (federal, state, and local)
- Responsibilities of each branch and level of government
Alexander Hamilton
- The important role he played in the Constitutions creation
- His many contributions during the American Revolution and in the establishment of our government
- Hamilton-Burr duel
James Madison
- "Father of the Constitution"
- His important contributions towards the creation of the Constitution & Bill of Rights
Other Significant Individuals of the Constitution
- Roger Sherman
- George Mason
- Charles Pinckney
Constitution Day
- Importance and meaning of Constitution Day
UNIT 6: An American Identity: Becoming the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave (Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, War of 1812, & Free Enterprise System)
Why Americans began to move west:
- What motivated early American settlers at the turn of the 18th and 19th century to seek land west of the Appalachian Mountain range
- The impact of Daniel Boone
- Significance of the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road
Louisiana Purchase:
- Timeline of how the U.S. acquired the Louisiana Territory from the French
- Why the U.S. agreed to purchase the Louisiana Territory and why the French agreed to sell it
- The significance of the Louisiana Purchase
- How Meriwether Lewis was selected to lead an expedition of the Louisiana Territory
Lewis & Clark Expedition
- The importance of supplies during the expedition such as notebooks, gifts, food, weapons, and more!
- Significance of Sacagawea and her role during the expedition
- Commonly held beliefs and bias towards Native Americans
- Challenges posed by the constant threat of injury, disease, illnesses, and pests
- Effects of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
War of 1812
- Various causes of the War of 1812 such as the deterioration of U.S.-British relations, the Napoleonic Wars, Impressment, and events in the Northwest Territory, namely the Battle of Tippecanoe
- The role of important individuals like President James Madison, Tecumseh, and Major General Andrew Jackson
- American struggles fighting the War of 1812
- Burning of Washington D.C.
- Major battles like the Battle of New Orleans, Battle of Lake Erie, and the siege of Fort McHenry
The Star-Spangled Banner
- Origins of its lyrics and role of Francis Scott Keye
- How it became the National Anthem of the U.S.
Free Enterprise System
- How the Free Enterprise System works in the United States
- Characteristics and traits of a Free Enterprise Economic System
- Law of Supply and Demand
- Free Enterprise terms such as consumer, scarcity, entrepreneur, profit, competition, etc.
UNIT 7: Migration Westward: Expanding the United States (Manifest Destiny, Westward Expansion, Texas Revolution, Indian Removal Act, Oregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Mexican Cession, and more!!)
Intro to Westward Expansion:
- Meaning of Manifest Destiny
- Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans
Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears:
- Significance of the Indian Removal Act
- Causes and Effects of the Indian Removal Act
- Role of Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
Texas Revolution
- Importance of Texas land grants and empresarios
- Causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence
- Major battles such as the Battle of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto
- Why the U.S. initially rejected the annexation of Texas
- Role of important individuals such as Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Mexican-American War
- Breakdown of the various causes of the Mexican-American War
- How Manifest Destiny played an important role
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
- Significance of the Oregon Territory
- How the Oregon Territory played a significant role in the outcome of the presidential election of 1844
- Why the Oregon Territory was coveted by so many
The Oregon Trail
- Impact of the Oregon Trail
- Major landforms settlers encountered while on the Oregon Trail
California Gold Rush
- California boomtowns and population growth
- Role of "forty-niners"
- Travel to California
- Role of Levi Strauss
- Effects of the Gold Rush
Utah Territory & Mormon Migration
- The first Mormons
- Why they migrated to the Utah Territory
- Role of Brigham Young
UNIT 8: Civil War: Dividing and Rebuilding the Union (Issues of Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction)
Evils of Slavery:
- Historical overview of slavery in the U.S./13 Colonies
- Impact of the Cotton Gin on the South and slavery
Abolitionist:
- What is an abolitionist?
- Famous abolitionists Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Role of Uncle Tom's Cabin in changing America's attitude towards slavery
Underground Railroad
- Significance of the Underground Railroad
- Importance of Harriet Tubman
- Challenges of escaping slavery and using the Underground Railroad
Sectionalism
- Preserving the balance of free and slave states
- Significance of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott Decision
Election of 1860
- Presidential candidates of the election
- How the South reacted to the election outcome
The Confederacy
- Characteristics of the Confederate states
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Roles of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee
Civil War
- Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
- Civil War transportation and regiments
- Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address
- Election of 1864
- Significance of Ulysses S. Grant
- Appomattox Courthouse
Emancipation Proclamation
- What the Emancipation was
- How and why it was an important symbolic measure
Transcontinental Railroad
- Pacific Railroad Act and its significance
- Workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad
Reconstruction
- Differing American perspectives on how to rebuild the South
- The Reconstruction Amendments
- Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws
- Freedmen's Bureau
- Role of Radical Republicans
- Effects of Reconstruction
UNIT 9: A New Century: Transitioning to a Modern America (Industrialization & Immigration)
Industrial Revolution Inventions & Technology
- Significance of famous inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison
- How steel and oil played a role in transforming the American economy
- Impact of various inventions like the cotton gin, the incandescent light bulb, asphalt, spinning jenny, steam engine, Bessemer process, and many more!!
Business Tycoons
- Contributions of Andrew Carnegie & John D. Rockefeller
- Role of monopolies
Immigration
- Why so many Europeans and Asians immigrated to America during the Industrial Revolution
- Impact of immigrants on American cities and the American economy
- Significance of Ellis Island and Angel Island
Statue of Liberty
- Why the Statue of Liberty is historically significant
- Construction of the Statue of Liberty
Urbanization
- Urban life in America during the late 1800s and early 1900s
- Role of tenements
- Analysis of the largest U.S. cities in 1900 & 1920
Working Conditions During the Industrial Revolution
- Vivid descriptions of workplace conditions and the struggles they presented to workers
- Significance of workplace accidents
Child Labor
- Role of child labor
- Jobs children often worked in such as "newsies", among others
- Analysis of several of Lewis W. Hine's photographs of children working during the early 1900s
Rise of Labor Unions
- What a labor union is
- Role of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution and the role they play today
- Labor strikes and the importance of Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
- Dedication of Labor Day
Women of the Industrial Revolution
- Significance of women like Jane Addams, Mary Harris Jones, Florence Kelley, and Susan B. Anthony
- Accomplishments of these women from the Hull House, to helping end child labor, to women's suffrage, and the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Unit 10: Challenging Times: Emerging as a World Power (WWI, Great Depression, the New Deal, Dust Bowl, and WWII)
World War One (WWI)
- Rise of European rivalries
- Formation of alliances like the Central Powers
- President Woodrow Wilson and the U.S. role in WWI
- Veterans Day
- Effects of WWI such as the League of Nations
The Roaring 20s
- American life, culture, and society during the 1920s
- Role of new forms of entertainment like the radio
- Harlem Renaissance
- 18th Amendment - Prohibition (and the rise of organized crime leader Al Capone)
Great Depression
- Factors that led to the Great Depression such as high unemployment and the stock market crash
- Life during the Great Depression
- "Hoovervilles"
- Election of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932
The New Deal
- President Franklin Roosevelt's New deal goals
- Significance of New Deal programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Social Security Act
- 21st Amendment - Repeal of Prohibition
The Dust Bowl
- Causes and effects of the Dust Bowl
- A thorough breakdown of the various factors that contributed to the conditions that led to the Dust Bowl
Important World Leaders during World War Two (WWII)
- Role of dictatorships and dictators like Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin
- Historical Significance of American leaders such as President Franklin Roosevelt, President Harry Truman, and General Dwight Eisenhower
World War Two (WWII) Alliances
- The Allies (Britain, France, Poland, the Soviet Union, and the United States)
- Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Why it was targeted and attacked by Japan
- Significance of the USS Arizona
- Importance of President Franklin Roosevelt's address to the nation after the attack "a date which will live in infamy"
- Dedication of Labor Day
D-Day
- Effects of D-Day
- Breakdown of the Allied strategy and how the Allies were victories on D-Day
- Why D-Day was crucial
- Geography of D-Day
World War Two (WWII) in Europe
- Allied advance of Europe towards Germany
- Who and why certain individuals were sent to Nazi concentration camps
- Significance of the Holocaust and its impact on Jews
- Nazi propaganda
- Deaths of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
- The Nuremberg Trials
World War Two (WWII) in the Pacific
- Empire of Japan
- Battle of Midway and Battle of Iwo Jima
- Importance of the atomic bomb
- Surrender of Japan
Effects of World War Two (WWII)
- Overview of various interesting facts about WW2
- Introduction of weapons of mass destruction (atomic bomb)
- The emergence of two superpowers (Soviet Union and the U.S.)
- Communism vs. Democracy (birth of the Cold War)
- Split of Germany, and its capital Berlin, into East and West
- Establishment of the United Nations (U.N.)
Unit 11: An Anxious Nation: Creating a More Perfect Union (Cold War, Korean War, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, 9/11 & the War on Terror, and Election of 2008
The Cold War
- Causes and Effects of the Cold War
- Role of Communism
- The "Iron Curtain"
- U.S.-Soviet Relations during the Cold War
- Significance of important Cold War landmarks such as the Berlin Wall
- Key individuals during the Cold War such as Presidents John F. Kennedy & Ronald Reagan, as well as Soviet leaders Joseph Stalin and Mikhail Gorbachev
The Civil Rights Movement
- Equal Rights for Minority Groups and Women
- Factors that contributed to the Civil Rights Movement
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Role of individuals like Rosa Parks, Sandra Day O' Connor, and Cesar Chavez among many others
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)
- Factors that influenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs and values
- MLK's role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Letter from Birmingham Jail
- The historical significance of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
- The enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)
The Korean War
- What caused the Korean War and why the Korean War is significant
- U.S. role in the Korean War
- Effects of the Korean War that persist to this day
U.S.-Soviet Arms Race
- Impact of the Hydrogen bomb
- U.S. Arms Race strategy
- Rise of Fallout Shelters
Cuban Missile Crisis
- Significance of Cuba's geography
- What led to the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Roles of the U.S., Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and the Soviet Union
- Election of President Kennedy and his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
- How the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved
The Space Race
- Importance and historical significance of the U.S.-Soviet Space Race
- Impact of Sputnik
- The U.S. Space Program (NASA)
- First Moon Landing
Vietnam War
- Geography of Vietnam
- What caused the Vietnam War
- U.S. Involvement in Vietnam
- Role of the Draft Lottery
- Guerrilla Warfare
- President Johnson's and President Nixon's role during the Vietnam War
- Effects of the Vietnam War
- The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
First Persian Gulf War (1991)
- Factors that led to Operation Desert Storm
- Role of important individuals such as President George Bush, Colin Powell, and Saddam Hussein
September 11, 2001 (9/11)
- The historical significance of September 11, 2001
- Sequential breakdown of the events that occurred on September 11, 2001
- Why U.S. air space was shut down
- President George W. Bush's response to the attacks of 9/11
- The heroism of 9/11 rescue workers
War on Terror
- Why the U.S. entered Afghanistan
- U.S. Patriotism
- Role of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda
- Significance of individuals like Osama bin Laden
- Axis of Evil
Second Persian Gulf War (2003)
- Factors that led to Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Downfall and capture of Saddam Hussein
- Ensuing unrest in Iraq
A New Era
- The historical significance of various U.S. government leaders like Barack Obama, Madeleine Albright, and Hillary Clinton, among others
- Presidential Election of 2008
- Analysis of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election results
- How Kamala Harris became the first female, and the first person of African American and Asian American descent to become the first Vice President of the United States
Unit 12: The United States Today: Out of Many, One (U.S. landmarks and government symbols, our role as U.S. citizens in civic affairs, American customs, traditions, and diversity)
Our Civic Duties & Responsibilities as U.S. Citizens
- Importance of participating in civic affairs (civic engagement)
- How civic duties and responsibilities differ from one another
- Examples of our civic duties and responsibilities such as obeying the law and voting
- How to contact your elected representatives in state and federal government
American Culture
- Characteristics that define a culture such as beliefs and values, the arts, as well as customs and rituals, among others
- The many contributions on American culture from Asian and African influences, to Native American, Latin American, and European influences
U.S. Landmarks
- Definition and traits of a landmark
- Famous American landmarks in the eastern U.S., central U.S., and Western U.S.
- Significance of American landmarks such as Mount Rushmore, the Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, the U.S. Capitol, and many more!!
American Symbols
- Prominent American symbols from U.S. culture, society, government, and politics
- Why the donkey and elephant are symbols of the Democratic and Republican Parties
- How the bald eagle became our national bird and emblem of the U.S.
Leadership & Leadership Traits
- Breakdown of important leadership traits like honesty, dedication, humility, and courage among others
- Examination of how certain leadership traits contributed to the rise of historically significant American leaders from the past such as Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass, to current leaders such as Nancy Pelosi and Jeff Bezos
American Spirit of Opportunity
- Meaning and analysis of the phrase "American Spirit of Opportunity"
- How we exemplify American Spirit and appreciate the Opportunity our democracy affords us as U.S. citizens
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