The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation. Analyze the westward growth of the nation, including the Louisiana Purchase and Manifest Destiny.
The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other important historic documents.
The student understands why various sections of the United States developed different patterns of economic activity through 1877. Analyze the causes and effects of economic differences among different regions of the United States at selected times.
The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary and Constitutional eras. 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.
The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. Analyze the relationship between the arts and continuity and change in the American way of life.
The student understands the physical characteristics of North America and how humans adapted to and modified the environment through the mid-19th century. Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States.
The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States. Summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
The student understands the major reform movements of the 19th century. Describe and evaluate the historical development of the abolition movement, including activities that focused attention on the moral ills of slavery.
The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history through 1877. Identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, creation and ratification of the Constitution, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.
The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States. Explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, the telegraph, and interchangeable parts.
The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other important historic documents.
The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary and Constitutional eras. Analyze the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
The student understands the dynamic nature of the powers of the national government and state governments in a federal system. Explain constitutional issues arising over the issue of states' rights, including the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War.
The student understands the impact of religion on the American way of life. Analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life.
The student understands individuals, issues, and events of the Civil War. Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Civil War, including Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln, and heroes such as congressional Medal of Honor recipients William Carney and Philip Bazaar.
The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States. Analyze how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as the development of the factory system and the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
The student understands individuals, issues, and events of the Civil War. Explain the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism, disagreement over states' rights, and the Civil War.
The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. Explain the causes, important events, and effects of the War of 1812. Identify the foreign policies of presidents Washington through Monroe and explain the impact of Washington's Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.
The student understands the causes of exploration and colonization eras. Identify reasons for English, Spanish, and French exploration and colonization of North America.
The student understands the relationships between and among people from various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Analyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity.
The student understands the foundations of representative government in the United States. Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.
The student understands the purpose of changing the U.S. Constitution and the impact of amendments on American society. Summarize the purposes for amending the U.S. Constitution.
The student understands the importance of voluntary individual participation in the democratic process. Evaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue.
The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation. Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States.
The student understands why various sections of the United States developed different patterns of economic activity through 1877. Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery.
The student understands the foundations of representative government in the United States. Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period.
The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. Explain the origin and development of American political parties.
The student understands the importance of the expression of different points of view in a constitutional republic. Summarize historical events in which compromise resulted in a resolution such as the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act.
The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. Explain the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
The student understands how various economic forces resulted in the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Identify the economic factors that brought about rapid industrialization and urbanization.
The student understands the purpose of changing the U.S. Constitution and the impact of amendments on American society. Describe the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
The student understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. Compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics.
The student understands the relationships between and among people from various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Explain how urbanization contributed to conflicts resulting from differences in religion, social class, and political beliefs.
The student understands the effects of Reconstruction on the political, economic, and social life of the nation. Explain the impact of the election of African Americans from the South such as Hiram Rhodes Revels.
The student understands the impact of landmark Supreme Court cases. Summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases, including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden.
The student understands individuals, issues, and events of the Civil War. Explain significant events of the Civil War, including the firing on Fort Sumter; the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg; the Emancipation Proclamation; Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House; and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The student understands the origins and development of the free enterprise system in the United States. Explain why a free enterprise system of economics developed in the new nation, including minimal government regulation, taxation, and property rights.
The student understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors such as weather, landforms, waterways, transportation, and communication on major historical events in the United States.
The student understands how various economic forces resulted in the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Analyze the economic effects of the War of 1812.
The student understands the importance of effective leadership in a constitutional republic. Analyze the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders of the United States such as George Washington, John Marshall, and Abraham Lincoln.
The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation. Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States.
The student understands how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War. Compare the effects of political, economic, and social factors on slaves and free Blacks.
The student understands the relationships between and among people from various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Identify racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration.
The student understands the relationships between and among people from various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Analyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity.
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