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K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Civilizations of the Americas (1100 CE to 1500 CE) K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Civilizations of the Americas (1100 CE to 1500 CE)
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Early Societies in the Americas (13000 BCE to 1100 CE) K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Early Societies in the Americas (13000 BCE to 1100 CE)
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Europeans Enter the Americas (1400s–1500s) K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Europeans Enter the Americas (1400s–1500s)
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Life in the Colonies — Rebellions and the Roots of Revolution (1500s–1700s) K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): Life in the Colonies — Rebellions and the Roots of Revolution (1500s–1700s)
K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): The Creation of a New Nation — The American Revolution and Founding of the United States Government (1700s–1790s) K-12 Social Studies Standards (adopted in 2023): The Creation of a New Nation — The American Revolution and Founding of the United States Government (1700s–1790s)
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5 The Creation of a New Nation — The American Revolution and Founding of the United States Government (1700s–1790s)

4.37 Explain the significant events that created tension and contributed to calls from Colonial Americans to take action against Britain (e.g., the Great Awakening, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act, the Intolerable Acts.).
4.38 Explain acts of resistance taken by some colonists and the British response to these actions (e.g., boycotts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts).
4.39 Analyze the different perspectives and reactions of people across the colonies to British actions and revolution (e.g., "Patriots," "Loyalists," people from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic statuses and different Indigenous Nations).
4.4 Analyze the impact of key battles and historical figures of the American Revolution and the Independence movement, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Armistead Lafayette, the First Rhode Island Regiment and the Minutemen.
4.41 Evaluate the legacy of the European American men who became the founders of a new nation, including the contradiction that many of them were champions of independence and freedom, as well as active enslavers.
4.42 Evaluate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, and assess the opportunities and contradictions of the document.
4.43 Analyze the reasons for the creation of the Constitution.
- The Constitution (4-O.4)
4.44 Evaluate the Constitutional debates about the size and role of a federal government and the compromises that delegates reached in framing the Constitution (e.g., the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Connecticut Compromise).
4.45 Analyze the US Constitution, naming the three branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial), and discuss the concept of checks and balances.
- Federal government (4-O.3)
- Checks and balances (4-O.6)
4.46 Explain the role of Congress, including the role of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and its power to make laws.
4.47 Explain the role of the president and the executive branch of government and the president's power to carry out laws.
4.48 Explain the role of the courts and the judicial branch of government and their power to evaluate laws.
4.49 Compare the structure of the United States' government with the forms of governments in at least two other countries.
4.5 Explain the protections that the Bill of Rights provides to individuals and the importance of these 10 amendments to the ratification of the US Constitution.
- The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)
4.51 Analyze the political motivations that led to Washington, DC being established as the capital of the United States.
4.52 Discuss and form arguments about the factors that affect the credibility of websites about the history or application of the US Constitution when provided with details about a source.
- Identify facts and opinions (4-U.1)
4.53 Analyze the reasons for and impact of the expansion of individual rights in the United States over time, including the right to vote.
- Reconstruction (4-E.5)
- The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)
4.54 Evaluate the creation of the United States and the ways it may serve as an example (both for its strengths and limitations) to other democracies around the world.
- The Bill of Rights (4-O.5)

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5 The Creation of a New Nation — The American Revolution and Founding of the United States Government (1700s–1790s)

4.37 Explain the significant events that created tension and contributed to calls from Colonial Americans to take action against Britain (e.g., the Great Awakening, the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act, the Intolerable Acts.).

4.38 Explain acts of resistance taken by some colonists and the British response to these actions (e.g., boycotts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts).

4.39 Analyze the different perspectives and reactions of people across the colonies to British actions and revolution (e.g., "Patriots," "Loyalists," people from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic statuses and different Indigenous Nations).

4.4 Analyze the impact of key battles and historical figures of the American Revolution and the Independence movement, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Armistead Lafayette, the First Rhode Island Regiment and the Minutemen.

4.41 Evaluate the legacy of the European American men who became the founders of a new nation, including the contradiction that many of them were champions of independence and freedom, as well as active enslavers.

4.42 Evaluate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, and assess the opportunities and contradictions of the document.

4.43 Analyze the reasons for the creation of the Constitution.

4.44 Evaluate the Constitutional debates about the size and role of a federal government and the compromises that delegates reached in framing the Constitution (e.g., the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Connecticut Compromise).

4.45 Analyze the US Constitution, naming the three branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial), and discuss the concept of checks and balances.

4.46 Explain the role of Congress, including the role of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and its power to make laws.

4.47 Explain the role of the president and the executive branch of government and the president's power to carry out laws.

4.48 Explain the role of the courts and the judicial branch of government and their power to evaluate laws.

4.49 Compare the structure of the United States' government with the forms of governments in at least two other countries.

4.5 Explain the protections that the Bill of Rights provides to individuals and the importance of these 10 amendments to the ratification of the US Constitution.

4.51 Analyze the political motivations that led to Washington, DC being established as the capital of the United States.

4.52 Discuss and form arguments about the factors that affect the credibility of websites about the history or application of the US Constitution when provided with details about a source.

4.53 Analyze the reasons for and impact of the expansion of individual rights in the United States over time, including the right to vote.

4.54 Evaluate the creation of the United States and the ways it may serve as an example (both for its strengths and limitations) to other democracies around the world.