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Students
will use skills of historical
and geographical analysis to explore
the early history of the United
States and understand ideas and
events that strengthened the union.
The standards for this course
relate
to the history of the United States
from pre-Columbian times until
1877. Students will continue to
learn
fundamental concepts in civics,
economics, and geography as they
study United States history in
chronological sequence and learn
about change
and continuity in our history.
They also will study documents and
speeches
that laid the foundation of American
ideals and institutions and will
examine the everyday life of people
at different times in the country’s
history through the use of primary
and secondary sources. The
study of history must emphasize
the intellectual skills required
for responsible citizenship. Students
practice these skills as they extend
their understanding of the essential
knowledge defined by all of the
standards for history and social
science.
United
States History to 1877 |
| Skills |
| USI.1 |
The
student will develop skills for
historical and geographical analysis,
including the ability to
- identify
and interpret primary and
secondary source documents
to increase understanding
of events and life in United
States history to 1877;
- make
connections between the
past and the present;
- sequence
events in United States
history from pre-Columbian
times to 1877;
- interpret
ideas and events from different
historical perspectives;
- evaluate
and discuss issues orally
and in writing;
- analyze
and interpret maps to explain
relationships among landforms,
water features, climatic
characteristics, and historical
events;
- distinguish
between parallels of latitude and
meridians of longitude;
- interpret
patriotic slogans and excerpts
from notable speeches and
documents.
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Geography
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| USI.2 |
The
student will use maps, globes,
photographs, pictures, and tables
to
- locate
the seven
continents;
- locate
and describe the location
of the geographic regions
of North America: Coastal
Plain, Appalachian Mountains,
Canadian Shield, Interior
Lowlands, Great Plains,
Rocky Mountains, Basin
and Range, and Coastal
Range;
- locate
and identify the water
features important to
the early history of the
United States: Great
Lakes, Mississippi
River, Missouri
River, Ohio
River, Columbia
River, Colorado
River, Rio
Grande, Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, and Gulf
of Mexico.
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Exploration
to Revolution: Pre-Columbian
Times to the 1770s
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| USI.3 |
The
student will demonstrate knowledge
of how early cultures developed
in North America by Media
on Indians of North America
- locating
where the American
Indians (First Americans) settled,
with emphasis on Arctic
(Inuit),
Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plains
(Sioux),
Southwest (Pueblo),
and Eastern Woodland (Iroquois);
- describing
how the American Indians
(First Americans) used their
environment to obtain food,
clothing, and shelter.
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| USI.4 |
The
student will demonstrate knowledge
of European
exploration in North America
and West Africa by
- describing
the motivations, obstacles,
and accomplishments of the
Spanish, French, Portuguese,
and English explorations;
- describing
cultural interactions between
Europeans and American Indians
(First Americans) that led
to cooperation and conflict;
- identifying
the location and describing
the characteristics of West
African societies (Ghana, Mali,
and Songhai) and their interactions
with traders.
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| USI.5 |
The
student will demonstrate knowledge
of the factors that shaped colonial
America by
- describing
the religious and economic
events and conditions that
led to the colonization
of America;
- comparing
and contrasting life in
the New England, Mid-Atlantic,
and Southern colonies, with
emphasis on how people interacted
with their environment;
- describing
colonial life in America
from the perspectives of
large landowners, farmers,
artisans, women, indentured
servants, and slaves;
- identifying
the political and economic
relationships between the
colonies and England.
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| Revolution
and the New Nation: 1770s
to the Early 1800s |
| USI.6 |
The
student will demonstrate knowledge
of the causes and results of
the American
Revolution by
- identifying
the issues of dissatisfaction
that led to the American Revolution;
- identifying
how political ideas shaped
the revolutionary movement
in America and led to the Declaration
of Independence, with
emphasis on the ideas of John
Locke;
- describing
key events and the roles of
key
individuals
in the
American
Revolution, with emphasis
on George
Washington, Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas
Jefferson, Patrick
Henry, and Thomas
Paine;
- explaining
reasons why the colonies were
able to defeat Britain.
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| USI.7 |
The
student will demonstrate knowledge
of the challenges faced by the
new nation by
- identifying
the weaknesses of the government
established by the Articles
of Confederation;
- identifying
the basic principles of the
new government established
by the Constitution
of the United States and the
Bill of Rights;
- identifying
the conflicts that resulted
in the emergence of two political
parties;
- describing
the major accomplishments
of the first five presidents
of the United States.
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Expansion
and Reform: 1801 to 1861
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| USI.8 |
The
student will demonstrate knowledge
of westward
expansion and reform in
America from 1801 to 1861 by
- describing
territorial expansion and
how it affected the political
map of the United States,
with emphasis on the Louisiana
Purchase, the Lewis
and Clark expedition,
and the acquisitions of
Florida, Texas, Oregon,
and California;
- identifying
the geographic and economic
factors that influenced
the westward movement of
settlers;
- describing
the impact of inventions,
including the
cotton gin, the reaper, the
steamboat, and the steam
locomotive, on life
in America;
- identifying
the main ideas of the abolitionist and suffrage movements.
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Civil
War and Reconstruction: 1860s
to 1877
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The student will demonstrate
knowledge of the causes, major
events, and effects of the Civil
War by
- describing the cultural,
economic, and constitutional
issues that divided
the nation;
- explaining
how the issues of
states’ rights
and slavery increased
sectional tensions;
- identifying on a map
the states that seceded
from the Union and those
that remained in the
Union;
- describing the roles
of Abraham
Lincoln, Jefferson
Davis, Ulysses
S. Grant, Robert
E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson,
and Frederick Douglass
in events
leading to and during
the war;
- using maps to explain
critical developments
in the war, including
major battles;
- describing
the effects of war from
the perspectives
of Union and Confederate
soldiers (including
black soldiers), women,
and slaves.
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| USI.10 |
The student will demonstrate
knowledge of the effects of
Reconstruction on American life
by
- identifying the provisions
of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
to the Constitution of
the United States
and their impact on the
expansion of freedom in
America;
- describing the impact
of Reconstruction policies
on the South.
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