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CONTENTS History People in Societies Government Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

HISTORY: Students use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in the history of Ohio, the United States and the world.

//Benchmark B: Describe the cultural patterns that are evident in North America today as a result of exploration, colonization and conflict.// 2. Describe the earliest settlements in Ohio including those of prehistoric peoples.
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3. Explain the causes and effects of the frontier wars of the 1790s, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers, on American Indians in Ohio and the United States.
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//Benchmark C: Explain how new developments led to the growth of the United States.// 4. Explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood, including the terms of the Northwest Ordinance.

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[|Ohio Memory Scrapbook] [|History Resources] TOP

PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES—Students use knowledge of perspectives, practices and products of cultural, ethnic and social groups to analyze the impact of their commonality and diversity within local, national, regional and global settings.

//Benchmark A: Compare practices and products of North American cultural groups.// 1: Describe the cultural practices and products of various groups who have settled in Ohio over time: a. The Paleo Indians, Archaic Indians, Woodland Indians (Adena and Hopewell) and Late Prehistoric Indians (Fort Ancient); b. Historic Indians of Ohio (Ottawa, Wyandot, Mingo, Miami, Shawnee and Delaware); c. European immigrants; d. Amish and Appalachian populations; e. African-Americans; f. Recent immigrants from Africa, Asia and Latin America. [|Comparing Cultural Groups Accordian Book]

//Benchmark B: Explain the reasons people from various cultural groups came to North America and the consequences of their interactions with each other.// 2: Describe the impact of the expansion of European settlements on American Indians in Ohio. 3: Explain the reasons people came to Ohio including: a. Opportunities in agriculture, mining and manufacturing; b. Family ties; c. Freedom from political and religious oppression.

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[|People in Societies Resources] TOP

GOVERNMENT—Students use knowledge of the purposes, structures and processes of political systems at the local, state, national and international levels to understand that people create systems of government as structures of power and authority to provide order, maintain stability and promote the general welfare.

//Benchmark A: Identify the responsibilities of the branches of the U.S. government and explain why they are necessary.// 1: Explain major responsibilities of each of the three branches of government in Ohio: a. The legislative branch, headed by the General Assembly, makes state laws. b. The executive branch, headed by the governor, carries out and enforces laws made by the General Assembly. c. The judicial branch, headed by the Ohio Supreme Court, interprets and applies the law. 2: Explain why elections are used to select leaders and decide issues.

//Benchmark B: Give examples of documents that specify the structure of state and national governments in the United States and explain how these documents foster self-government in a democracy.// 3: Explain the purpose of a democratic constitution: a. To provide a framework for a government; b. To limit the power of government; c. To define the authority of elected officials. 4: Explain that the Ohio Constitution tells how the state government should be organized and guarantees the rights of individuals.

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CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES—Students use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate in community life and the American democratic system.

//Benchmark B: Identify rights and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States that are important for preserving democratic government.// 2: Explain why personal responsibilities (e.g., taking advantage of the opportunity to be educated) and civic responsibilities (e.g., obeying the law and respecting the rights of others) are important.

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