Subjects

Shows

  • Describe Triangular Trade, including: the trade routes. the people and goods that were traded. the Middle Passage. the impact on [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Middle colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms and [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the New England colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including: • patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Give examples of how conflicts over Democratic Values lead people to differ on contemporary Constitutional issues in the United States.

  • Identify a problem that people in the colonies faced, identify alternative choices for addressing the problem with possible consequences, and [...]

  • Compose a short essay expressing a position on a contemporary public-policy issue related to the Constitution and justify the position [...]

  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages each side had during the American Revolution with respect to military leadership, geography, types of [...]

  • Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public [...]

  • Describe the importance of Valley Forge, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolution.

  • Participate in projects to help or inform others.

  • Investigate the role of women, enslaved and freed Africans, Indigenous Peoples, and France in helping shape the outcome of the [...]

  • Describe the significance of the Treaty of Paris (establishment of the United States and its initial boundaries).

  • Describe the powers of the national government and state governments under the Articles of Confederation.

  • Give examples of problems the country faced under the Articles of Confederation.

  • Explain why the Constitutional Convention was convened and why the Constitution was written.

  • Describe the issues over representation and slavery the Framers faced at the Constitutional Convention and how they were addressed in [...]

  • Give reasons why the Framers wanted to limit the power of government.

  • Describe the principle of federalism and how it is expressed through the sharing and distribution of power as stated in [...]

  • Describe the concern that some people had about individual rights and why the inclusion of a Bill of Rights was [...]

  • Describe the rights of individuals protected in the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) to the U.S. Constitution.

  • Identify contemporary public issues related to the U.S. Constitution and their related factual, definitional, and ethical questions.

  • Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a contemporary public issue related to the U.S. Constitution and [...]

  • Describe the Columbian Exchange and its impact on Europeans, Indigenous Peoples, and Africans.

  • Describe how colonial experiences with self-government and ideas about government influenced the decision to declare independence.

  • Compare the regional settlement patterns of the Southern colonies, New England, and the Middle colonies.

  • Explain the economic, political, cultural, and religious causes of migration to colonial North America.

  • Describe the lives of enslaved Africans and free Africans, including fugitive and escaped slaves in the American colonies.

  • Describe how enslaved and free Africans struggled to retain elements of their diverse African histories and cultures to develop distinct [...]

  • Locate the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies on a map.

  • Describe the daily lives of people living in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

  • Describe colonial life in America from the perspectives of at least three different groups of people.

  • Describe the development of the emerging labor force in the colonies.

  • Make generalizations about the reasons for regional differences in colonial America.

  • Describe how the French and Indian War affected British policy toward the colonies and subsequent colonial dissatisfaction with the new [...]

  • Describe the causes and effects of events such as the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and [...]

  • Using an event from the Revolutionary era, explain how British and colonial views on authority and the use of power [...]

  • Describe the convergence of Europeans, Indigenous Peoples, and Africans in the Americas after 1492 from the perspective of these three [...]

  • Describe the role of the First and Second Continental Congresses in unifying the colonies.

  • Use primary and secondary sources to compare Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous Peoples who converged in the Western Hemisphere after 1492 [...]

  • Use the Declaration of Independence to explain why many colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain and why they believed [...]

  • Explain the cultural impact that occurred between the British, French, and Spanish on the lives of Indigenous Peoples.

  • Identify the role that key individuals played in leading the colonists to revolution, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, [...]

  • Use maps to locate peoples in the Eastern Woodland (the Woodland Peoples east of the Mississippi River), desert Southwest, the [...]

  • Compare how Indigenous Peoples in the Eastern Woodland and another tribal region adapted to or modified the environment.

  • Describe Eastern Woodland life with respect to governmental and family structures, trade, and their relationship to the land.

  • Explain the technological and political developments that made sea exploration possible.

  • Use case studies of individual explorers and stories of life in Europe to compare the goals, obstacles, motivations, and consequences [...]

  • Use maps to locate the major regions of Africa (North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa).

  • Describe the life and cultural development of people living in West Africa before the 16th century with respect to economic [...]

Subjects

Shows

  • Describe Triangular Trade, including: the trade routes. the people and goods that were traded. the Middle Passage. the impact on [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Middle colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms and [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the New England colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including: • patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Give examples of how conflicts over Democratic Values lead people to differ on contemporary Constitutional issues in the United States.

  • Identify a problem that people in the colonies faced, identify alternative choices for addressing the problem with possible consequences, and [...]

  • Compose a short essay expressing a position on a contemporary public-policy issue related to the Constitution and justify the position [...]

  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages each side had during the American Revolution with respect to military leadership, geography, types of [...]

  • Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public [...]

  • Describe the importance of Valley Forge, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolution.

  • Participate in projects to help or inform others.

  • Investigate the role of women, enslaved and freed Africans, Indigenous Peoples, and France in helping shape the outcome of the [...]

  • Describe the significance of the Treaty of Paris (establishment of the United States and its initial boundaries).

  • Describe the powers of the national government and state governments under the Articles of Confederation.

  • Give examples of problems the country faced under the Articles of Confederation.

  • Explain why the Constitutional Convention was convened and why the Constitution was written.

  • Describe the issues over representation and slavery the Framers faced at the Constitutional Convention and how they were addressed in [...]

  • Give reasons why the Framers wanted to limit the power of government.

  • Describe the principle of federalism and how it is expressed through the sharing and distribution of power as stated in [...]

  • Describe the concern that some people had about individual rights and why the inclusion of a Bill of Rights was [...]

  • Describe the rights of individuals protected in the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) to the U.S. Constitution.

  • Identify contemporary public issues related to the U.S. Constitution and their related factual, definitional, and ethical questions.

  • Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a contemporary public issue related to the U.S. Constitution and [...]

  • Describe the Columbian Exchange and its impact on Europeans, Indigenous Peoples, and Africans.

  • Describe how colonial experiences with self-government and ideas about government influenced the decision to declare independence.

  • Compare the regional settlement patterns of the Southern colonies, New England, and the Middle colonies.

  • Explain the economic, political, cultural, and religious causes of migration to colonial North America.

  • Describe the lives of enslaved Africans and free Africans, including fugitive and escaped slaves in the American colonies.

  • Describe how enslaved and free Africans struggled to retain elements of their diverse African histories and cultures to develop distinct [...]

  • Locate the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies on a map.

  • Describe the daily lives of people living in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

  • Describe colonial life in America from the perspectives of at least three different groups of people.

  • Describe the development of the emerging labor force in the colonies.

  • Make generalizations about the reasons for regional differences in colonial America.

  • Describe how the French and Indian War affected British policy toward the colonies and subsequent colonial dissatisfaction with the new [...]

  • Describe the causes and effects of events such as the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and [...]

  • Using an event from the Revolutionary era, explain how British and colonial views on authority and the use of power [...]

  • Describe the convergence of Europeans, Indigenous Peoples, and Africans in the Americas after 1492 from the perspective of these three [...]

  • Describe the role of the First and Second Continental Congresses in unifying the colonies.

  • Use primary and secondary sources to compare Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous Peoples who converged in the Western Hemisphere after 1492 [...]

  • Use the Declaration of Independence to explain why many colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain and why they believed [...]

  • Explain the cultural impact that occurred between the British, French, and Spanish on the lives of Indigenous Peoples.

  • Identify the role that key individuals played in leading the colonists to revolution, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, [...]

  • Use maps to locate peoples in the Eastern Woodland (the Woodland Peoples east of the Mississippi River), desert Southwest, the [...]

  • Compare how Indigenous Peoples in the Eastern Woodland and another tribal region adapted to or modified the environment.

  • Describe Eastern Woodland life with respect to governmental and family structures, trade, and their relationship to the land.

  • Explain the technological and political developments that made sea exploration possible.

  • Use case studies of individual explorers and stories of life in Europe to compare the goals, obstacles, motivations, and consequences [...]

  • Use maps to locate the major regions of Africa (North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa).

  • Describe the life and cultural development of people living in West Africa before the 16th century with respect to economic [...]