4.1.1 Identify and compare the major early cultures that existed in the region that became Indiana prior to contact with Europeans. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.1.2 Identify and describe historic Native American Indian groups that lived in Indiana at the time of early European exploration, including ways these groups adapted to and interacted with the physical environment. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.1.3 Explain the importance of the Revolutionary War and other key events and people that influenced Indianas development.

4.1.4 Summarize and explain the significance of key documents in Indianas development from a United States territory to statehood.

4.1.5   Identify the causes of removal of Native American Indian groups in the state and their resettlement during the 1830s. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.1.6   Explain how key individuals and events influenced the early growth of and changes in Indiana.

4.1.7   Explain the roles of various individuals, groups and movements in the social conflicts leading to the Civil War. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.1.8   Summarize the impact of Abraham Lincolns presidency on Indiana and describe the participation of Indiana citizens in the Civil War.

4.1.9   Give examples of Indianas increasing agricultural, industrial, political and business development in the nineteenth century.

4.1.10   Describe the participation of Indiana citizens in World War I and World War II.

4.1.11   Identify and describe important events and movements that changed life in Indiana in the early twentieth century.

4.1.12   Describe the transformation of Indiana through immigration and through developments in agriculture, industry and transportation. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.1.13   Identify and describe important events and movements that changed life in Indiana from the mid- twentieth century to the present.

4.1.14   Research Indianas modern growth emphasizing manufacturing, new technologies, transportation and global connections.

4.1.15   Create and interpret timelines that show relationships among people, events, and movements in the history of Indiana. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.1.16   Distinguish fact from opinion and fact from fiction in historical documents and other information resources* and identify the central question each narrative addresses.

4.1.17   Using primary and secondary sources* and online source materials, construct a brief narrative about an event in Indiana history.

4.1.18   Research and describe the contributions of important Indiana artists and writers to the states cultural landscape. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.2.1   Explain the major purposes of Indianas Constitution as stated in the Preamble.

4.2.2   Describe individual rights, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to public education, that people have under Indianas Bill of Rights (Article I of the Constitution).

4.2.3   Identify and explain the major responsibilities of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of state government as written in the Indiana Constitution.

4.2.4   Identify major state offices, the duties and powers associated with them, and how they are chosen, such as by election or appointment.

4.2.5   Give examples of how citizens can participate in their state government and explain the right and responsibility of voting.

4.2.6   Define and provide examples of civic virtues* in a democracy.

4.2.7   Use a variety of information resources* to take a position or recommend a course of action on a public issue relating to Indianas past or present.

4.3.1   Use latitude* and longitude* to identify physical and human features of Indiana.

4.3.2   Estimate distances between two places on a map, using a scale of miles, and use cardinal* and intermediate directions* when referring to relative location.

4.3.3   Locate Indiana on a map as one of the 50 United States. Identify and describe the location of the state capital, major cities and rivers in Indiana, and place these on a blank map of the state.

4.3.4   Map and describe the physical regions of Indiana and identify major natural resources and crop regions.

4.3.5   Explain how glaciers shaped Indianas landscape and environment.

4.3.6   Describe Indianas landforms (lithosphere*), water features (hydrosphere*), and plants and animals (biosphere*).

4.3.7   Explain the effect of the Earth/sun relationship* on the climate of Indiana.

4.3.8   Identify the challenges in the physical landscape of Indiana to early settlers and modern day economic development. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.3.9   Explain the importance of major transportation routes, including rivers, in the exploration, settlement and growth of Indiana and in the states location as a crossroad of America.

4.3.10   Identify immigration patterns and describe the impact diverse ethnic and cultural groups have had on Indiana. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

4.3.11   Create maps of Indiana at different times in history showing regions and major physical and cultural features; give examples of how people in Indiana have modified their environment over time.

4.3.12   Read and interpret thematic maps such as transportation, population and products to acquire information about Indiana in the present and the past.