Course: U.S. History
1		Topic: Colonization Standard: Identifies and describes the native inhabitants the Europeans found in the New World.
2		Topic: Colonization Standard: Identifies the factors that led to the colonization of the continent of North America - national rivalry (example: defeat of Spanish Armada 1588) - religious persecution - economic opportunity, and - political unrest.

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Topic: Colonization Standard: Identifies and analyzes the social, political, religious and economic patterns that developed in the American colonies.

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Topic: Colonial Rivalry Standard: Explains the causes and effects of the French and Indian War.

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Topic: Independence Standard: Explains the causes of the American Revolution (1763-1775).

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Topic: Independence Standard: Identifies and analyzes the Declaration of Independence - basis for self-evident truths and inalienable rights - obtain support of the uncommitted Americans, and - gain foreign support.

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Topic: Revolutionary War Standard: Describes the major events, military campaigns and influential persons of the American Revolution. Develops a beliefs and values profile, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.

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Topic: Constitutionalism Standard: Discusses the limitations of the Articles of Confederation and the reasons for the calling of the Constitutional Convention.

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Topic: Compromise Standard: Summarizes the debates and resulting compromises of the Constitutional Convention. - large v. small states - Hamilton and Madison, and - north-south division

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Topic: Ratification Standard: Summarizes the Constitutional ratification process. - role of the Federalist Papers - foundations of political parties - the Bill of Rights, and - Anti-Federalist arguments.

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Topic: Individual Rights Standard: Identifies the Bill of Rights as the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and states their importance.

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Topic: Presidential Leadership Party System Standard: Explains the importance of Washington's and John Adams' administrations -cabinet appointments -federal judiciary completed / judicial review -Hamilton's financial system -first American party system -Whiskey Rebellion -Neutrality Proclamation -"Farewell Address" -"XYZ" Affair, and -Virginia and Kentucky resolutions.

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Topic: Territorial Expansion Standard: Traces and describes the growth of a nation. - Louisiana Purchase - War of 1812 - Convention of 1818 - Florida acquired (Adams-Onis Treaty) - The Monroe Doctrine, and - Trail of Tears

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Topic: Party Formation Standard: Traces the development of political parties in the United States. - the era of Good Feelings/Nationalism - election of 1824 - formation of the modern-day Democratic party and the Whig party - Clay's American System, and - Jacksonian Democracy

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Topic: Manifest Destiny Standard: Examines the concept "Manifest Destiny" as it applies to U.S. history between 1830-1860 - Texas and Oregon - election of 1844 - Mexican War - California gold rush of 1849, and - Gadsen Purchase

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Topic: National Reform Standard: Identifies the intellectual, cultural and social movements between 1830-1860. - Transcendentalism - Second Great Awakening - Abolitionist Movement - Women's Movement, and - Nativist Movement. Develops a beliefs and values profile, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass.

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Topic: Economic Development Standard: Identifies and examines the industrial and transportation improvements from 1820-1860.

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Topic: Sectionalism Standard: Identifies and analyzes the causes and events leading to the Civil War: - compromises of 1820, 1833, 1850 - Kansas - Nebraska Act - formation of the present day Republican Party - Dred Scott Decision - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - John Brown's raid - Lincoln's Election, and - secession of South Carolina.

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Topic: Leadership Standard: Examines the values and beliefs of major Civil War personalities, including Lincoln and Lee.

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Topic: Civil War Standard: Discusses and analyzes reasons for the military defeat of the Confederacy - Southern advantages and disadvantages - Southern victories from Bull Run to Chancellorsville - Emancipation Proclamation - Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg - Sherman's capture of Atlanta and "March to the Sea," and - Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

21		Topic: Reconstruction Standard: Analyzes the social, political and economic results of Reconstruction.
22		Topic: Industrial Revolution Standard: Traces the development of the Industrial Revolution in the United States - population shifts from rural -problems of urbanization -entrepreneurship and the growth of business -problems of monopolies, and -rise of labor unions

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Topic: Expansion Standard: Traces the Westward Expansion from 1865-1900. - transcontinental railroads - defeat of the Plains Indians, and - homesteading on the Plains

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Topic: Social Change Standard: Describes and analyzes the social changes in the United States from 1870-1910. - "Jim Crow" laws in the South - The New Immigration - Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896), and - W.E.B. DuBois opposes views of Booker T. Washington.

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Topic: Political Reform Standard: Describes and analyzes the political reforms in the United States from 1870-1910 - Greenback Party (silver issue) and - Populist Movement

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Topic: Imperialism Standard: Traces and analyzes the developments that led to United States emerging as a world power -international trade -rise of world imperialism -US expansionist sentiment, and -Spanish-American War and resulting territorial acquisitions

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Topic: Progressivism Standard: Identifies and states the significance of the national reforms of Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson during the Progressive Era. - antitrust legislation - "Square Deal" - conservation movement, and - the New Freedom.

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Topic: Interventionism Standard: Evaluates the foreign policies of Teddy Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson - Panama Canal - Big Stick diplomacy in Latin America - "Dollar Diplomacy" (Taft), and - Wilson's "Missionary Diplomacy" in Haiti and Mexico.

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Topic: World War Standard: Explains American entry into World War I and describes the impact of the war on life in the United States - sinking of the Lusitania - U-Boat / Zimmerman note - women and blacks enter the arms industries - suppression of pacifists and dissenters - 18th (prohibition) and 19th (womens' suffrage) amendments ratified - rejection of Wilson's League of Nations, and - isolationism vs. interventionist.

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Topic: Social Change Standard: Analyzes social upheavals in the United States in the 1920's and 1930's - Scopes Trial - rise of KKK - anti-foreign sentiment - women suffrage - prohibition and gangsterism, and - changes in lifestyles.

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Topic: Economic Depression Standard: Analyzes the causes and effects of the Great Depression.

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Topic: New Deal Reforms Standard: Analyzes the development and implementation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's programs and relates their impact on present day social and economic policies.

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Topic: Global Conflict Standard: Analyzes the causes and results of America's participation in World War II - rise of dictatorships - totalitarian aggressions and extermination policies of Hitler - Fall of France, Battle of Britain - Pearl Harbor - women and minorities in the military and defense jobs - rationing of resources to support war effort - U.S. military contributions to allied victory - creation of the United Nations, and - Nuremburg war trials.

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Topic: Cold War Standard: Traces the causes and effects of the Cold War period 1945-1960 - Berlin Airlift - NATO vs. Warsaw Pacts - Nuclear Arms Race - Space Race - Korean War, and - McCarthyism.

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Topic: Foreign Relations Standard: Analyzes United States foreign relations from 1961 to present: - Cuba (Bay of Pigs, Missile Crisis) - Latin America (Panama, Nicaragua-Contras) - Mexico and Canada (Trade Agreements, immigration) - Vietnam and Southeast Asia (Vietnam War: origins, issues, results) - Middle East (oil embargoes, Iranian hostage crisis, Gulf War) - U.S. - Israel Relations (Camp David Accords) - China (Nixon policies), and - Africa (Apartheid).

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Topic: Social Protest Standard: Evaluates social protest movements and the demand for reforms in the post-World War II period to the present. - rock-n-roll - Counter cultures - Feminist movement, and - Environmentalism.

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Topic: Civil Rights Standard: Traces the events and identifies the influential personalities of the Civil Rights Era from 1947 to the present. - Integration of military - Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 (Plessy vs. Ferguson) - Montgomery bus boycott - Central High, Little Rock - Freedom Rides and sit-ins - Selma - Washington March, "I Have a Dream" Speech - Rosa Parks - Malcolm X - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Jesse Jackson, and - Farakhan.

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Topic: Role of Government in the Economy Standard: Analyzes how conflicting philosophies affect the US government's role in solving domestic problems -fiscal and monetary policy -impact of the Great Society -debate on the welfare state -debate over social issues, and -1994 Congressional "revolution"

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Topic: Technological Advancement Economics Standard: Evaluates the impact of technological changes in the post-World War II period to the present.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Locates and explains the location and expansion of the original colonies. Traces the advance of the frontier and the territorial expansion of the United States and explains how it was influenced by the physical environment. Locates new states as they were added to the union.

41		Topic: Skill Development Standard: Compares patterns of agricultural and industrial development in different regions as they relate to natural resources, markets, and trade.
42		Topic: Skill Development Standard: Analyzes the political, social, and economic implications of demographic changes in the nation over time.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Interprets the significance of excerpts from famous speeches and documents in U.S. history, including "The Letter from Birmingham Jail," "Speak softly and carry a big stick...," "The Gettysburg Address," and "The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom."

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Formulates historical questions and defends findings based on inquiry and interpretation. Analyzes documents, records, and data (such as artifacts, diaries, letters, photographs, journals, newspapers, historical accounts, etc.).

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Communicates findings orally, in brief analytical essays, and in a comprehensive paper.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Develops skills in discussion, debate, and persuasive writing with respect to enduring issues and determines how divergent viewpoints have been addressed and reconciled. Such issues include: - civil disobedience vs. the rule of law - slavery and its impact - the relationship of government to the individual in economic planning and social programs - freedom of the press vs. the right to a fair trial - the tension between majority rule and minority rights - problems of intolerance toward racial, ethnic, and religious groups in American society - the evolution of rights, freedoms, and protections through political and social movements.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Translates dates into centuries.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Makes timelines sequencing a series of events.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Uses annotated timelines to relate people and events.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Uses flow chart -to show cause/effect -to show origin and completion of a cycle, and -to show change over time.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Formulates generalizations and conclusions about time in studying the development of U.S. history.

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Topic: Skill Development Standard: Relates past to present in the study of change and continuity in U.S. history.