SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS - Grades 9-12

(Revised 3-15-05)

U.S. HISTORY

          A. *Indigenous People of North America

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of indigenous cultures in North America prior to and during western exploration.

         

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify important cultural aspects and regional variations of major North American Indian nations.

X

X

 

 

 

B. *Three Worlds Converge, 1450-1763

1. Standard: The student will understand how European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1.  Students will identify the stages and motives of European oceanic and overland exploration from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will describe the consequences of early interactions between Europeans and American Indian nations.

X

 

 

 

3. Students will describe key characteristics of West African kingdoms and the development of the Atlantic slave trade.

X

 

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the colonies and the factors that shaped colonial North America.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will compare and contrast life within the colonies and their geographical areas, including New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern colonies, and analyze their impact.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will identify the growing differences and tensions between the European colonies, England and American Indian Nations.

X

 

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will understand the economic development of the English colonies in North America and the exploitation of enslaved Africans.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe and evaluate the enslavement of Africans, the Middle Passage and the use of slave labor in European colonies.

X

 

 

 

 

          C. *Revolution and the New Nation, 1763-1820

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes, course and consequences of the American Revolution.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the major economic, political and philosophical conflicts leading to the American Revolution including the roles of the First and Second Continental Congresses and the Declaration of Independence.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will explain how and why the Americans won the war against superior British resources, analyzing the role of key leaders, major campaigns and events, and participation by ordinary soldiers and civilians.

X

 

 

 

3. Students will explain the impact of the Revolutionary War on groups within American society, including loyalists, patriots, women and men, Euro-Americans, enslaved and free African Americans, and American Indians.

X

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will understand the foundation of the American government and nation.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify and explain the basic principles that were set forth in the documents that declared the nation’s independence (the Declaration of Independence, inalienable rights and self-evident truths) and that established the new nation’s government (the Constitution).

X

 

 

 

2. Students will describe and evaluate the major achievements and problems of the Confederation period, and analyze the debates over the Articles of Confederation and the revision of governmental institutions that created the U.S. Constitution and the revision of governmental institutions that created the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the interpretive function of the Supreme Court.

X

 

 

 

3. Students will describe and explain the emergence of the first American party system.

X

 

 

 

 

D. *Expansion, Innovation and Reform, 1801-1861

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the early republic and how territorial expansion affected foreign relations.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the causes and analyze the effects of the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will analyze the impact of territorial expansion on American Indian nations and the evolution of federal and state Indian policies.

X

 

 

 

3. Students will analyze the causes and consequences of U.S. geographic expansion to the Pacific, including the concept of Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will understand how explosive growth (economic, demographic, geographic) and technological innovation transformed American society.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe and analyze the impact of innovations in industry, technology and transportation on life in America.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will examine demographic growth and patterns of population change and their consequences for American society before the Civil War.

X

 

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will understand the sources, characteristics and effects of antebellum reform movements.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will understand the sources, characteristics and effects of cultural, religious and social reform movements, including the abolition, temperance and women’s rights movements.

X

 

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will understand the extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe and analyze changes in American political life including the spread of universal white male suffrage, restrictions on free African Americans, and the emergence of the Second Party System.

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. Civil War Reconstruction 1850-1877

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the long- and short-term causes of the Civil War.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify and explain the economic, social and cultural differences between the North and the South.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will understand and analyze the political impact of debates over slavery and growing sectional polarization in key events, including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Law, the rise of the Republican party, the Southern secession movement and the formation of the Confederacy.

X

 

 

 

 

*Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877

2. Standard: The student will understand the course, character, and outcome of the Civil War.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify events and leaders of the war, and analyze how the differences in resources of the Union and Confederacy (economy, technology, demography, geography, political and military leadership) affected the course of the war and Union victory.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will describe and explain the social experience of the war on battlefield and home front, in the Union and the Confederacy.

X

 

 

 

3. Students will analyze the significance of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and its views of American political life.

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consequences of Civil War and Reconstruction.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the content of and reasons for the different phases of Reconstruction, and analyze their successes and failures in transforming social and race relations.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will understand and explain the political impact of the war and its aftermath in Reconstruction, including emancipation and the redefinition of freedom and citizenship, expansion of the federal bureaucracy; expansion of federal authority and its impact on states’ rights.

X

 

 

 

         

          F. *Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1916

1. Standard: The student will analyze the process of Westward Expansion in the late 19th Century.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of post-Civil War westward expansion including the resulting conflicts with American Indian nations.

X

 

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will describe and analyze the linked processes of industrialization and urbanization after 1870.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge about how the rise of corporations, heavy industry and mechanized farming transformed the American economy, including the role of key inventions and the growth of national markets.

X

 

 

 

2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the rapid growth of cities and the transformation of urban life, including the impact of migration from farms and new technologies, the development of urban political machines, and their role in financing, governing and policing cities.

X

 

 

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes and consequences of immigration to the United States from 1870 to the first World War.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the massive wave of “New” immigration after 1870, its differences from the “Old” immigration, and its impact on new social patterns, conflict, and ideas of national unity.

X

X

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will understand the origins of racial segregation.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the imposition of racial segregation, African American disfranchisement, and growth of racial violence in the post-reconstruction South, the rise of “scientific racism,” and the debates among African-Americans about how best to work for racial equality.

 

X

 

 

 

5. Standard: The student will describe how industrialization changed nature of work and the origins and role of labor unions in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge about how the rise of industry changed the nature of work in factories, the origins of labor unions, and the role of state and federal governments in labor conflicts.

X

X

 

 

 

6. Standard: The student will understand the changing dynamics of national politics in the late 19th Century.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge about the ways the American people responded to social, economic, and political changes through electoral politics and social movements such as populism and temperance.

 

X

 

 

 

7. Standard: The student will understand the causes and consequences of American expansionism and the Spanish-American War.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will examine the causes of the Spanish-American war and analyze its effects on foreign policy, national identity and the debate over the new role of America as a growing power in the Pacific and Latin America.

 

X

 

 

 

          C. *The Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930

1. Standard: The student will analyze the wide range of reform efforts known as Progressivism between 1890 and the first World War.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of how Progressives addressed problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze the debates about woman suffrage and demonstrate knowledge of the successful campaign that led to the adoption of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will understand the causes and consequences of World War I.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the causes of World War I and identify key people, major events, and the war’s impact on American foreign and domestic policy.

 

X

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will understand how the United States changed politically, culturally, and economically from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze how developments in industrialization, transportation, communication, and urban mass culture changed American life.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe key social changes related to immigration, social policy and race relations.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will examine the changing role of art, literature and music in the 1920s and 30s.

 

X

 

 

 

          H. *The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

1. Standard: The student will understand the origins and impact of Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1940

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the causes of the Great Depression and how it affected Americans in all walks of life.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression and transformed American federalism.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will understand the origins of World War II, the course of the war, and the impact of the war on American society.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the international background of World War II and the debates over American involvement in the conflict.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of key leaders and events of World War II and how they Allies prevailed.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will describe the impact of the war on people such as women, African Americans and Japanese Americans.

 

X

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. *The Post-War United States, 1945-1972

1. Standard: The student will understand the social and economic changes in the United States, 1945-1960.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of social transformation in post-war Untied States.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will understand the post-war economic boom and its impact on demographic patterns, role of labor, and multinational corporations.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will understand the Cold War, its causes, consequences and its military conflicts.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of key events of the Cold War and the causes and consequences of the Korean War.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.

 

X

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will understand the key domestic political issues and debates in the postwar era in 1972.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the domestic policies and civil rights issues of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze provisions of Kennedy’s New Frontier and Johnson’s Great Society.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will analyze the impact of the foreign and domestic policies of Nixon.

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will understand the changes in legal definitions of individual rights in the 1960 and 1970s and the social movements that prompted them.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the “rights revolution” including the civil rights movement, women’s rights movements, expansion of civil liberties, and environmental and consumer protection.

 

X

 

 

 

J. *Contemporary United States, 1970 to the Present

1. Standard: The student will understand the evolution of foreign and domestic policy in the last three decades of the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st Century.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the changing domestic and foreign policies in the Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Clinton, George W. Bush administrations.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of economic, social and cultural developments in contemporary United States.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will know and describe the political and economic policies that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

 

X

 

 

 

WORLD HISTORY

          A. *Beginnings of Human Society and Early Civilizations, to 1000 BC

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the earliest human societies and the processes that led to the emergence of agricultural societies around the world.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the biological, cultural, geographic and environmental processes that gave rise to the earliest human communities.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe innovations that gave rise to developed agriculture and permanent settlements and analyze the impact of these changes.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major characteristics of civilization and the process of its emergence.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will locate various civilizations of the era in time and place, and describe, and Israel compare the cultures of these various civilizations.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze the spread of agricultural societies, and population movements.

 

X

 

 

 

          B. *World Civilizations and Religions, 1000 BC-500 AD

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient civilizations in South and East Asia.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will locate various civilizations of the era in India, China, Korea and Japan, and describe their structures and interactions.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient African civilizations.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will locate various African civilizations and describe their structures and ways of living.

 

X

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Mesoamerican and South American civilizations.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will locate various Mesoamerican and South American civilizations and describe their structures and ways of living.

 

X

 

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greek civilization and its influence throughout Eurasia, Africa and the Mediterranean.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the influence of geography on Greek economic, social and political development, and compare the social and political structure of the Greek city-states with other contemporary civilizations.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze the influence of Greek civilization beyond the Aegean including the conflicts with the Persian empire, contacts with Egypt and South Asia, and the spread of Hellenistic culture throughout the Mediterranean.

 

X

 

 

 

5. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Rome from about 500 BC to 500 AD and its influence in relation to other contemporary civilizations.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the influence of geography on Roman economic, social and political development, and compare its social and political structure to other contemporary civilizations.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will compare Roman military conquests and empire building with those of other contemporary civilizations.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will analyze the influence of Roman civilizations, including the contacts and conflicts with it and other peoples and civilizations in Eurasia, Africa and the Near East.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will compare the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire with the fate of other contemporary empires.

 

X

 

 

 

6. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the history and rise of major world religions.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will understand the history, geographic locations, and characteristics of major world religions, including Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, as well as indigenous religious traditions.

 

X

 

 

 

C. *Early Medieval & Byzantium, 400 AD-1000 AD

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the Byzantine Empire.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the events leading to the establishment of Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and analyze the significance of this event.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe Byzantine culture and examine disputes and why they led to the split between Eastern and Western Christianity.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of Europe during the Middle Ages from about 500 to 1000 AD in terms of its impact on Western Civilizations.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the spread and influence of Christianity throughout Europe and analyze its impact.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will explain the structure of feudal society and analyze how it impacted all aspects of feudal life.

 

X

 

 

 

          D. *Global Encounters, Exchanges, and Conflicts, 500 AD – 1500 AD

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of Islamic civilization from about 600 to 1000 AD.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify historical turning points that affected the spread and influence of Islamic civilization, including disputes that led to the split between Sunnis and Shi-ah (Shi’ites).

 

X

 

 

2. Student will explain significant features of the Islamic culture during this period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of civilizations and empires of the Eastern Hemisphere and their interactions through regional trade patterns.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the influence of geography on the cultural and economic development of Japan, China, Southeast Asia and India.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe the influence of geography on the cultural and economic development of the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhi.

 

X

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the interactions between Christendom and the Islamic world, 750-1500 AD.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the emergence of European states of Christendom and analyze the conflicts among them and other Eurasian powers.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe the emergence of Islamic states in Africa, the Near East, Iberia and India, and analyze the conflicts among them and other Eurasian powers.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will analyze the clashes between Christendom, Islam and other peoples and polities.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will analyze the emergence of the Ottoman Empire and its implications for Christendom, the Islamic World, and other polities.

 

X

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will demonstrate a knowledge of overseas trade, exploration, and expansion in the Mediterranean, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, 1000-1500 AD.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will compare the Indian Ocean region with the Mediterranean Sea region in terms of economic, political, and cultural interactions, and analyze the nature of their interactions after 1250 CE.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will compare Chinese exploration and expansion in the Indian Ocean and East Africa with European exploration and expansion in the Atlantic Ocean and West Africa.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will analyze the economic, political, and cultural impact of maritime exploration and expansion.

 

X

 

 

 

5. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of complex societies and civilizations in the Americas.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will compare the mergence, expansion and structures of Mayan, Incan and Aztec civilizations.

X

U. S. History

 

 

 

2. Students will analyze patterns of long distance trade centered in Mesoamerica.

X

U. S. History

 

 

 

 

6. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of social, economic and political changes and cultural achievements in the late medieval period.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will describe the emergence of European states and analyze the impact.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will explain conflicts among Eurasian powers.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will identify patterns of crisis and recovery related to the Black Death, and evaluate their impact.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will explain Greek, Roman and Arabic influence on Western Europe.

 

X

 

 

 

          E. *Emergence of a Global Age, 1450 AD-1800 AD

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of economic and political interactions among peoples of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will explain why European powers were able to extend political control in some world regions and not others, in the 15th and 16th centuries.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will explain the consequences of the exchange of plants, animals and disease microorganisms in both the Americas and Eurasia.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will explain the development of world market of mineral and agricultural commodities.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will explain the development of the trans-Atlantic African slave trade and its impact on African and American societies.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of development leading to the Renaissance and reformation in Europe in terms of its impact on Western civilization.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify and analyze the economic foundations of the Renaissance.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe the rise of the Italian city-states, identify the role of political leaders, and evaluate the impact.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will identify individuals and analyze their contributions to the artistic, literary and philosophical creativity of the period.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will analyze the short- and long-term effects of the religious, political and economic differences that emerged during the Reformation.

 

X

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the status and impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500 AD.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will identify and explain the impact of exploration on culture and economies.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe the location and development of the Ottoman Empire.

 

X

 

 

 

         

F. *Age of Empires and Revolutions, 1640 AD – 1920 AD

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the integration of large territories under regional and global empires.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will examine and analyze how trade-based empires laid the foundation for the global economy.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will explain the impact of increased global trade on regional economies.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will analyze the impact of military conflicts among imperial powers on trade and sovereignty.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will understand and analyze the role of religion as an integrative force in the empires.

 

X

 

 

5. Students will understand and analyze the interaction between imperial governments and indigenous peoples.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of scientific, political, philosophical, economic and religious changes during the 17th and 18th Centuries.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1.Students will describe the Scientific Revolution, its leaders, and evaluate its effects.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe the Age of Absolutism, identify its leaders, and analyze its impact.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will identify the leaders and analyze the impacts of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution on the development of English constitutionalism.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will explain the ideas of the Enlightenment contrasted with the ideas of medieval Europe, and identify important historical figures and their contributions.

 

X

 

 

5. Students will analyze the causes, conditions and consequences of the French Revolution and compare and contrast it with the American Revolution.

 

X

 

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of political and philosophical developments in Europe during the 19th Century.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the Napoleonic Wars and the Concert of Europe.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe the factors leading to the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848, and describe their long-term impact on the expansion of political rights in Europe.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will describe major scientific, technological and philosophical developments of the 19th Century and analyze their impact.

 

X

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of European and American expansion.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will explain the rise of U.S. influence in the Americas and the Pacific.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze the motives and consequences of European imperialism in Africa and Asia.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will compare motives and methods of various forms of colonialism and various colonial powers.

 

X

 

 

 

5. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of the Industrial Revolution during the 19th Century.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will explain industrial developments and analyze how they brought about urbanization as well as social and environmental changes.

 

X

 

 

 

          G. *Global Conflict, 1914 AD – 1945 AD

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War I.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the economic and political causes of World Wide I and how they interacted as well as the impact of technology on the war.

 

X

U.S. History

 

 

2. Students will examine the Treaty of Versailles and analyze the impact of its consequences.

 

X

U.S. History

 

 

3. Students will analyze causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution and assess its significance.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will examine the League of Nations and analyze the reasons for its failure.

 

X

U.S. History

 

 

5. Students will examine events related to the rise and aggression of dictatorial regimes in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan, and the human costs of their actions.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War II.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze economic and political causes of World War II and examine the role of important individuals during the war and the impact of their leadership.

 

X

U.S. History

 

 

2. Students will understand and analyze impact of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide in the 20th Century.

 

X

U.S. History

 

 

3. Students will explain the reasons for the formation of the United Nations.

 

X

U.S. History

 

 

 

          H. *The Post-War Period, 1945 AD-Present

1. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of major events and outcomes of the Cold War.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will explain how Western Europe and Japan recovered after World War II.

 
X

 

 

2. Students will explain key events and revolutionary movements of the Cold War period and analyze their significance, including the Berlin Wall, the Berlin airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Sputnik, the Vietnam War, and the roles of the U.S. and Soviet Union in ending the Cold War.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will assess the impact of nuclear weapons on world politics.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will identify contributions of the world leaders of this time period.

 

X

 

 

 

2. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of political, economic, social and cultural aspects of independence movements and development efforts.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will analyze the independence movement in India, the role of Gandhi, and the effectiveness of civil disobedience in this revolution.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will analyze the struggle for independence in African nations.

 

X

 

 

3. Students will explain how international conditions contributed to the creation of Israel and analyze why persistent conflict exists in the region.

 

X

 

 

4. Students will analyze how Middle Eastern protectorate states achieved independence from England and France in the 20th Century, and the current day significance of the oil reserves in this region.

 

X

 

 

5. Students will understand the reasons for the rise of military dictatorships and revolutionary movements in Latin America.

 

X

 

 

 

3. Standard: The student will demonstrate knowledge of significant political and cultural developments of the late 20th Century that affect global relations.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will examine human rights principles and how they have been supported and violated in the late 20th Century.

 

X

 

 

2. Students will describe and analyze processes of “globalization” as well as persistent rivalries and inequalities among the world’s regions, and assess the successes and failures of various approaches to address these.

 

X

 

 

 

4. Standard: The student will identify challenges and opportunities as we enter the 21st Century.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the continuing impact of September 11, 2001.

 

X

 

 

 

Historical Skills

A. *Historical Inquiry

1. Standard: The student will apply research skills through an in-depth investigation of a historical topic.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will define a research topic that can be studied using a variety of historical sources with an emphasis on the use of primary sources.

X

X

X

X

2. Students will identify and use repositories of research materials including libraries, the Internet, historical societies, historic sites and archives, as appropriate for their project.

X

X

X

X

3. Students will evaluate web sites for authenticity, reliability and bias.

 

X

 

X

4. Students will learn how to prepare for, conduct, and document an oral history.

 

X

 

 

5. Students will apply strategies to find, collect and organize historical research.

X

X

X

 

 

2. Standard: The student will analyze historical evidence and draw conclusions.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will understand the use of secondary sources to provide background and insights on historical events, and that secondary sources might reflect an author’s bias.

X

X

X

X

2. Students will identify the principal formats of published secondary source material and evaluate such sources to analyze first-hand accounts of historical events and evaluate such sources for both credibility and bias.

X

X

X

X

3. Students will compare and contrast primary sources to analyze first-hand accounts of historical events and evaluate such sources for both credibility and bias.

X

X

 

X

4. Students will review primary and secondary sources and compare and contrast their perspectives to shape their presentation of information relevant to their research topic.

X

X

X

X

5. Students will understand the historical context of their research topic and how it was influenced by, or influenced, other historical events.

X

X

X

X

6. Students will evaluate alternative interpretations of their research topic and defend or change their analysis by citing evidence from primary and secondary sources.

X

X

X

X

 

Geography

A. *Essential Skills

1. Standard: The student will use maps, globes, geographic information systems, and other databases to answer geographic questions at a variety of scales from local to global.

 

Benchmarks

Gr. 9

Gr. 10

Gr. 11

Gr. 12

1. Students will demonstrate the ability to obtain geographic information from a variety of print and electronic sources.

 

 

X

 

2. Students will make inferences and draw conclusions about the character of places based on a comparison of maps, aerial photos, and other images.

 

 

X

 

3. Students will demonstrate the ability to use geographic information from a variety of sources to determine feasible locations for economic activities and examine voting behavior.

 

 

X