Middle Western Region US
Illinois Education Standards. The twelve states in the Middle Western Region are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This region, often called "the heartland," is located in the center of the United States. Read More...
◂Social Studies Worksheets and Study Guides Fifth Grade. Middle Western Region US
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Middle Western Region US
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Middle Western Region US
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Middle Western Region US
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Middle Western Region US
The resources above correspond to the standards listed below:
Illinois Standards
IL.16. History: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
16.A. Apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
16.A.2b. Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present.
16.B. Understand the development of significant political events.
16.B.2c. Local, State, and United States History: Identify presidential elections that were pivotal in the formation of modern political parties.
16.B.2d. Local, State, and United States History: Identify major political events and leaders within the United States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, and 20th century wars as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
16.C. Understand the development of economic systems.
16.C.2b. Local, State, and United States History: Explain how individuals, including John Deere, Thomas Edison, Robert McCormack, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford, contributed to economic change through ideas, inventions and entrepreneurship.
16.D. Understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
16.D.2c. Local, State, and United States History: Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States.
IL.17. Geography: Understand world geography and the effects of geography on society, with an emphasis on the United States.
17.A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.
17.A.2a. Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, land forms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards.
17.D. Understand the historical significance of geography.
17.D.2b. Identify different settlement patterns in Illinois and the United States and relate them to physical features and resources.
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