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UNITED STATES STUDIES CCR STANDARDS
Civics
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Evaluate,thendefend,theimportanceofthefundamentaldemocraticvaluesandprinciplesofU.S.
constitutionaldemocracy.Considerconflictsbetweenindividuals,communitiesandnations,libertyand
equality,individualrightsandthecommongood,majorityruleandminorityrights,andtheruleoflawvs.
ethics(e.g.,civildisobedience).
DefinethedutiesofcitizensthatarenecessarytopreserveUSdemocracy(e.g.,becomeinformedand
activeinademocracy-throughjuryduty,payingtaxes,publicforums(local,state,and/orfederal),voting
andconscription.).
IdentifytheissuesregardingtheevolutionofUnitedStatescitizenshipandevaluateresponsibilitiesand
rightsofUnitedStatescitizens(e.g.,landownership,race,genderandage).
Examine,selectandparticipateinavolunteerserviceorproject.
Economics
TraceeconomicdevelopmentthroughoutU.S.history(e.g.,Colonialperiod,RevolutionaryWar,
SS.US.5 WestwardExpansion,CivilWarandlate19th/early20thCenturies)andidentifytheroleofmarketfactors
inthesettlementoftheUnitedStatesandthedevelopmentofthefreeenterprisesystem.
Explaintheideas,valuesandpracticesintheFederalist-Anti-Federalistdebate,BankoftheU.S.issue,and
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evaluatetheireffectsontheformationanddirectionofthenation’seconomy.
DifferentiateeconomicpolicyintheUnitedStatesduringeachera(e.g.,Colonialperiod,Revolutionary,
SS.US.7 WestwardExpansion,CivilWarandlate19th/early20thCenturies)throughtypesoftaxes,taxation
controversies,theeffectsofforeigntradeandtariffpolicies.
Critiquethecauseandeffectrelationshipbetweenthelabormovement,industrializationand
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urbanizationintheUnitedStates.
Analyzetheeffectsofmercantilismandtriangulartradeontheemergenceofcolonialeconomies(e.g.,
goalsofmercantilism,themothercountry’sinterestsvs.colonialinterests,regionaleconomies,
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agriculturevs.manufacturing,colonialproductsandrawmaterials,andtransitionfrommercantilismto
freeenterprisecapitalism).
SS.US.10 Explaintheconceptofcapitalismandcomparethebasiccomponentsofothereconomicsystems.
Geography
Applycorrectvocabularyandgeographictoolstodetermineandillustrategeographicconcepts(e.g.,
SS.US.11 majormeridiansoflongitudeandparallelsoflatitude,physicalfeatures,landforms,bodiesofwater,
climaticregions,statesandtheircapitalsandrelativeandexactlocation).
Determinethemostappropriatemapsandgraphicsinanatlasforanalyzinggeographicissuesregarding
SS.US.12 thegrowthanddevelopmentoftheUnitedStates(e.g.,topography,movementofpeople,transportation
routes,settlementpatterns,growthofpopulationandcities,etc.).
Interprethowpeopleexpressattachmenttoplacesandregions(e.g.,byreferencetoessays,novels,
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poems,shortstories,featurefilmsandsongs)
Evaluatetheimpactofhealthandculturalconsiderationsonthequalityoflifeoverdifferenthistorical
SS.US.14 timeperiods(e.g.,ColonialAmerica,westwardmovement,late19thandearly20thcenturiesandimpactof
epidemics).
AnalyzethecharacteristicsofculturalcontributionsofNativeAmericans,AfricanAmericans,Hispanics
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andallimmigrants(e.g.,Germans,Italians,Irish,etc.)tothenewnation.
Analyzetheimpactoftheenvironment,includingthelocationofnaturalresources,onimmigrationand
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settlementpatternsthroughoutU.S.history.
Analyzethewaysinwhichphysicalandculturalgeographyhaveinfluencedsignificanthistoriceventsand
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movements.
History
DemonstrateanunderstandingoftheEuropeansettlementofNorthAmerica.
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TracetheemergenceofEnglandasaglobalcolonialpowerbeginningin1588.
ComparetheprogressofJamestownandPlymouthcolonies.
IdentifyandexamineEuropeancolonialrivalries(e.g.,conflictinglandclaims,empirebuilding,etc.).
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Summarizethedistinctcharacteristicsofeachcolonialregioninthesettlementanddevelopmentof
America,includingreligious,social,politicalandeconomicdifferences.
DemonstrateanunderstandingoftheestablishmentoftheUnitedStatesasanewnation.
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ExplaintheimpactoftheDeclarationofIndependence andtheAmericanRevolutiononthe
Americancoloniesandtheworld.
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ExplainthestrengthsandweaknessesofgovernmentundertheArticlesofConfederation .
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SummarizeeventsleadingtothecreationoftheU.S.Constitution (e.g.,country’seconomiccrisis,
Shay’sRebellionandpurposeoutlinedinthePreamble).
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ExplainfundamentalprinciplesandpurposesoftheU.S.Constitution andtheBillofRights (e.g.,
throughtheMagnaCarta
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Enlightenment).
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TracetheemergenceoftheAmericantwopartypoliticalsystem(Federalists-Anti-Federalists,
electionof1800,etc.).
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Compareandcontrastthepositionofthepoliticalpartiesandleadersonavarietyofissues(e.g.,
economicdevelopment,territorialexpansion,politicalparticipation,individualrights,states’rights,
slaveryandsocialreforms).
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AnalyzetheimpactofUnitedStatesSupremeCourtdecisions(e.g.,Marbury v.Madison ,McCulloch
v.Maryland ,Dred Scott v.Stanford andPlessy v.Ferguson ).
Demonstrateanunderstandingofwestwardmovementandtheresultingregionalconflictsthattook
placeinAmericainthenineteenthcentury.
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Explaintheimpactandchallengesofwestwardmovement,(e.g.,people’smotivationsformoving
west,railroadconstructionandthedisplacementofNativeAmericans).
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TracelandacquisitionsandtheirsignificanceastheU.S.expanded.
SummarizeUnitedStatesrelationswithforeignpowers(e.g.,LouisianaPurchase,MonroeDoctrine,
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ManifestDestinyandtheMexicanWar).
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Compareeconomicdevelopmentindifferentregionsofthecountryduringtheearlynineteenth
century(e.g.,agriculturalSouth,industrialandfinancialNorth,andthedevelopmentofnewresourcesin
theWest).
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ExamineandevaluatethereformperiodpriortotheU.S.CivilWar(e.g.,abolition,women’s
suffrage,religiousprincipals,etc.).
DemonstrateanunderstandingofthecausesandthecourseoftheCivilWarandReconstructionin
America.
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Analyzethesocial,politicalandculturalcharacteristicsoftheNorth,theSouthandtheWestbefore
andaftertheCivilWar(e.g.,thelivesofAfricanAmericans,socialreform,Patriotism,Nationalism,labor
force,etc.).
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Explainhowthepoliticaleventsandissuesthatdividedthenationledtocivilwar(e.g.,
compromisesreachedtomaintainthebalanceoffreeandslavestates,successesandfailuresofthe
abolitionistmovement,conflictingviewsonstates’rightsandfederalauthority,emergenceofthe
RepublicanPartyandelectionof1860).
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ExamineandidentifythecauseandeffectoftheformationoftheConfederateStatesofAmerica.
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OutlinethecourseandoutcomeoftheCivilWar(e.g.,theroleofAfricanAmericanmilitaryunits,
theimpactoftheEmancipationProclamation,andthesocial,politicalandeconomicimpactontheSouth
followingtheCivilWar).
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EvaluateeffectsofReconstructiononthenation(e.g.,therolesoftheCivilWarAmendments,
RadicalRepublicans,etc.).
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Summarizetheprogressandimpactmadebyvariousgroupsinsociety(includingAfrican-Americans,
women,immigrants,etc.)duringReconstruction.
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TracesocietalchangesintheUnitedStatesbroughtaboutbytheendofReconstruction(the
Freedmen’sBureau,educationalreform,politicalopportunity,newtrendsinlegislation,JimCrowlaws
andtheriseofanti–AfricanAmericanfactions).
Demonstrateanunderstandingofchangesthattookplaceattheendofthe19thCenturyintheUnited
States.
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Analyzethedevelopmentsinbusinessandindustryincludingtheemergenceofnewindustriesand
theriseofcorporationsthroughmonopoliesandmergers.
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ExaminetheeffectsoftechnologicalchangeontheUnitedStates(e.g.,agriculture,transportation,
industry,laborandsociety).
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Investigatethevariousperiodsandmovementsattheendofthenineteenthcentury.(e.g.,the
GildedAge,thePopulistmovement,theProgressiveEra,labormovement,continuationofthewomen’s
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suffragemovement,etc.).
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Examineandidentifythegoalsandaccomplishmentsofreformersandreformmovements(e.g.,
women’srights,minorities,temperance,prisons,hospitals,schools,etc.).
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ExplainthetransformationofAmericafromanagrariantoanindustrialeconomy,includingthe
effectsofmechanizedfarmingandtheexpansionofinternationalmarkets.
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Assesstheimpactofurbanizationandimmigrationonsocial,economicandpoliticalaspectsof
societyintheUnitedStatesinthelatenineteenthcentury.(e.g.,labor,agriculture,ethnicneighborhoods,
AfricanAmericans,immigrants,womenandchildren).
DemonstrateanunderstandingofglobaldevelopmentsthatinfluencedtheUnitedStates’emergenceasa
worldpowerintheearlytwentiethcentury.
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EvaluatetheimpactofUnitedStatesforeignpolicyonglobalaffairs(e.g.,OpenDoorPolicyand
presidentialprogramsofTaft,Roosevelt,andWilson,suchasBigStickDiplomacy,DollarDiplomacyand
MoralDiplomacy).
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AnalyzethedevelopmentofAmericanexpansionism,includingtheshiftfromisolationismto
interventionandtheeconomicandpoliticalreasonsforimperialism.
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InvestigateandexplaintheimpactoftheSpanish-AmericanWarontheUnitedStatesasaworld
power,includinglocationsofexpansionandthechangingimageoftheUnitedStatesbytheglobal
community.
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Investigatetheimpactoftechnologicaladvancesandinnovationintheearlytwentiethcenturyboth
intheUnitedStatesandtheworld(e.g.,telephone,automobiles,flight,transportation,weaponsand
medicaladvances).
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Analyzeandexplainhowpolitical,socialandeconomicfactorsinfluencedAmericaninvolvementin
WorldWarI(e.g.,treaties,alliancesandnationalism).