Virginia Standards of Learning - Jamestown

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Colonial Medicine
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Life of a Private
Colonial Life
History and Social Science
K.1
The student will recognize that history describes
events and people of other times and places…
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K.2
The student will describe everyday life in the present
and in the past and begin to recognize that things change
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over time.
1.6
The student will describe how the location of his/her
community, climate, and physical surroundings affect the
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way people live, including their food, clothing , shelter,
transportation, and recreation.
2.2
The student will compare lives and contributions of
three American Indian cultures past and present, with
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emphasis on the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands…
2.3
The student will identify and compare changes in
community life over time in terms of buildings,
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transportation, and population.
2.4
The student will develop map skills by…locating the
regions of the Powhatan…understanding the relationship
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between the environment and culture of the Powhatan…
2.7
The student will describe natural resources…
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VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and
geographical analysis…
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VS.2 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the
physical geography and native peoples, past and present of
Virginia by…locating three American Indian language groups
on a map of Virginia…describing how American Indians
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related to the climate and environment to secure food,
clothing and shelter…describing how archaeologists have
recovered new material evidence at sites including
Werowocomoco and Jamestown.
VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first
permanent English settlement in America by… explaining
reasons for English colonization…identifying the importance
of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in
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establishing the Jamestown settlement…identifying the
importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to
the Jamestown settlement…describing the hardships faced by
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Life at Jamestown
Cultures at Jamestown
Powhatan Indian World
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settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to
ensure survival…describing the interactions between the
English settlers and the native peoples, including the
contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.
VS.4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of life in the
Virginia colony by explaining the importance of agriculture
and its influence on the institution of slavery…describing how
the culture of colonial Virginia reflected the origins of
European, immigrants, Africans , and American Indians.
VS.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role
of Virginia in the American Revolution…
VS.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role
of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation
by explaining the influence of geography on the migration of
Virginians into the western territories.
USI.1 The student will develop skills for historical and
geographical analysis…
USI.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of how early
cultures developed in North America by…describing how the
American Indians used the resources in their environment.
USI.4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of European
explorations in North America and West Africa by describing
the motivations for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of
the…English explorations…describing cultural and economic
interactions between Europeans and American Indians that
led to cooperation and conflict, with emphasis on the
American Indian concept of land.
USI.5 The students will demonstrate knowledge of the
factors that shaped colonial America by… describing the
identifying the political and economic relationships between
the colonies and Great Britain…religious and economic events
and conditions that led to the colonization of America.
USI.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the
causes of the American Revolution by identifying the issues of
dissatisfaction that led to the American
Revolution…identifying how political ideas shaped the
revolutionary movement in America and led to the
Declaration of Independence…describing key events and roles
of key individuals in the American Revolution, with emphasis
on George Washington…explaining reasons why the colonies
were able to defeat Great Britain.
Science
Language Arts
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