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 4: Civil Rights and the accompanying Study Guide.

4.1 - The student will explain the impact of geographic factors in the expansion and development of Virginia, with emphasis on a the location of various European settlers and African slaves. 

4.2 - The student will use the concepts of absolute location and relative location to b explain how physical characteristics, transportation routes, climate, and specialization influenced the variety of crops, products, and industries and the general patterns of economic growth in Virginia. 

4.3 - The student will explain the economic, social, and political life of the Virginia colony, with emphasis on a its political and economic relationship to England; d reasons for, and Virginia’s role in, the American Revolution; f the significance of the Charters of the Virginia Company of London, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Virginia Statue of 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 a the contributions of Virginians to the establishment of the U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the success of the new national government; b conflicts between northern and southern states and within Virginia, including Nat Turner’s Rebellion, and events leading to secession.