4-Social-Studies-February

Main Concept

 * The New Nation

Theme/Content Skills

 * Government
 * Citizenship and Civic Life
 * Culture


 * 1) The New Nation
 * Foundations for a new government and the ideals of American democracy as expressed in the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutions of to State of New York and the United States of America
 * The importance of the Bill of Rights
 * Individuals and groups who helped strengthen democracy in the United States
 * The roots of American Culture, how it developed from many different traditons, and the ways many people form a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it
 * Those values, practices, and traditions that unite all Americans


 * Mayflower Compact
 * Declaration of Independence
 * Bill of Rights

Holidays

 * Groundhog's Day