West Virginia College and Career Readiness Standards
WV.SS.5. Fifth Grade Standards
SS.5.C. Civics
SS.5.5. Compare the functions of each level of the government (local, state, and national).
SS.5.E. Economics
SS.5.7. Explain the concept of supply and demand in specific historic and current economic situations in the United States (e.g., slavery, oil, gas, Industrial Revolution, etc.).
SS.5.H. History
SS.5.20. Demonstrate an understanding of the industrial North and the agricultural South before, during and after the Civil War.
SS.5.20.b. Explain how specific events and issues led to the Civil War (e.g., sectionalism fueled by issues of slavery in the territories, states’ rights, election of 1860 and secession).