explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, and interchangeable parts
analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies following the French and Indian War
identify ways conflicts between people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups were resolved
identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America
identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration
identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Federalist Papers, and selected Anti-Federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government
explain the reasons for the increase in factories and urbanization
compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies
analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government
locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, John Locke, William Blackstone, and William Penn in the development of self-government in colonial America
trace the development of religious freedom in the United States
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