History of North Carolina:
Learning Objectives:
4.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history.
4.H.1.1 Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous American Indian groups in NC before and after European exploration.
4.H.2.1 Explain why important buildings, statues, monuments, and place names are associated with the state's history.
4.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history.
4.H.1.1 Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous American Indian groups in NC before and after European exploration.
- The student will understand: When new groups move into an area, existing groups may experience change. Interactions between indigenous and migrant groups often result in cultural transformation.
- The student will understand: Colonies may be established for political, social, or economic reasons. A nation’s desire for new opportunities for trade and the need for new areas of settlement may encourage the migration of people into different regions.
- The student will understand: The interaction of people and place will shape the economic, political and cultural development of a community. The influx of people from different cultural backgrounds often shapes the development of a community. Historical events can shape the economic, political, and cultural development of a community. The development of infrastructure can change communities by encouraging social, political, and economic transformation.
- The student will understand: Political, economic, geographic, and cultural conditions in a community or region can create and be shaped by conflict and war. The actions and perspectives of individuals and groups can play a role in determining the outcome of conflicts and wars.
4.H.2.1 Explain why important buildings, statues, monuments, and place names are associated with the state's history.
- The student will understand: Communities often use a variety of ways to honor the past contributions of people and commemorate significant historical events. A community’s values and biases are evidenced by what it chooses to memorialize.
- The student will understand: People often use symbols to exemplify the culture and history of places.
- colonization, colony, abundance, manufacture, migrate, migrant, hierarchy, rural, urban
Historical Figures in North Carolina History:
North Carolina Historic Sites:
History of North Carolina Videos:
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Student Interactives & Websites:
- Guilford County Courthouse National Military Park
- The Joel Lane House
- Sir Walter Raleigh for Kids
- North Carolina State History
- North Carolina History Project (Encyclopedia of the Old North State)
- North Carolina Historic Sites
- NCpedia.org-State & National Historic Sites
- NCpedia.org-NC Historic Places and Monuments
- NCpedia.org-NC State Symbols
- The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
- The North Carolina Museum of History
- National Park Service, Fort Raleigh Historic Site-The Roanoke Voyages
- Mr. Nussbaum's North Carolina Colonies for Kids
- Mr. Nussbaum's American History-The French and Indian War
- Mr. Nussbaum's American History-The American Revolution
- Ducksters-Colonial America for Kids the Lost Colony
- KidsInfo-American History The Colonization of Roanoke
- Colonial Williamsburg Games
- Time Zone X: The Thirteen Colonies
- United States History of Kids Interactive
- Old Salem Learn NC Resources