Standards of Learning
for History & Social Science

Grade 4
Virginia Studies: 1607 to Present

To the Teacher: The following is a list of the History and Social Science Standards of Learning that are addressed in Virginia Pathways Episode 3: Virginia Government and the accompanying Study Guide.

4.3 - The student will explain the economic, social and political life of the Virginia colony, with emphasis on:

1. its political and economic relationship to England and other nations;
    
2. characteristics and contributions of various groups of people;
    
3. the role of money, banking, saving and credit in colonial Virginia;
     
4. the backgrounds, motivations, and contributions of George Washington, George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Patrick Henry and other prominent Virginians in the Revolutionary era; and
     
5. the significance of the Charters of the Virginia Company of London, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.

4.4 - The student will describe the social and political life of Virginians between the Revolutionary War and the end of the Civil War, with emphasis on:

2. conflicts between northern and southern states and within Virginia, including Nat Turner's Rebellion, and events leading to secession; and
     
3. Virginia's role in the Civil War, including major battles and leaders in the Confederate army, including Robert E. Lee, J. E. B. Stuart, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

4.5 - The student will evaluate the social, political and economic life in Virginia from the Reconstruction Period to the 20th century, with emphasis on:

1. the Reconstruction Period and its impact on politics and government, the economy, demographics, and public opinion;
     
2. the impact of segregation and Jim Crow laws; and
     
3. the economic and social transition from a rural, agricultural society to a more urban, industrialized society

4.6 - The student will trace the history of Virginia in the 20th century, with emphasis on:

1. the accomplishments of prominent Virginians, including Woodrow Wilson, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., and L. Douglas Wilder; and

5. the types of taxes collected and the types of services provided by each level of government.