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Curriculum Standard: 4th Grade

Students study the history of the United States and South Carolina in grade four, beginning with the colonization of the United States and continuing through Reconstruction.

4.4.CC: Identify and evaluate the economic, political, and social changes experienced throughout the Civil War.

4.4.E: Analyze the economic, political, and social divisions during the Civil War.

4.5.CO: Compare the roles of various groups on Reconstruction.

4.5.CE: Analyze the impact of federal legislation on the South during Reconstruction.

4.5.P: Summarize Reconstruction as a turning point in American history.

4.5.CX: Contextualize the economic, labor, political, and social conditions in South Carolina during the period of Reconstruction.

4.5.CC: Identify and evaluate the impact of economic, political, and social events on the African American experience throughout Reconstruction.

4.1.CO: Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization.

4.1.CE: Identify the effects of changing economic systems on the diverse populations in British North America.

4.1.P: Explain the development of political institutions and social characteristics that defined the British colonial regions.

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