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Idaho Content Standards: Geography - Eastern Hemisphere Idaho Content Standards: Geography - Eastern Hemisphere
Idaho Content Standards: Geography - Western Hemisphere Idaho Content Standards: Geography - Western Hemisphere
Idaho Content Standards: U.S. History I Idaho Content Standards: U.S. History I
Idaho Content Standards: World History and Civilization Idaho Content Standards: World History and Civilization
Idaho Content Standards (2009): 6th - 12th U.S. History I Idaho Content Standards (2009): 6th - 12th U.S. History I
Idaho Content Standards (2009): 6th - 9th Geography Eastern Hemisphere Idaho Content Standards (2009): 6th - 9th Geography Eastern Hemisphere
Idaho Content Standards (2009): 6th - 9th Geography Western Hemisphere Idaho Content Standards (2009): 6th - 9th Geography Western Hemisphere
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1 Students in U.S. History I build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States, trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States, identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States, analyze the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations in the development of the United States, and trace the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States.

1.1 Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.1.1 Compare and contrast the different cultural and social influences that emerged in the North American colonies.
  - Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
  - Life as a colonist (8-K.1)
- 6-12.USH1.1.1.2 Describe the experiences of culturally, ethnically, and racially different groups existing as part of American society prior to the Civil War.
- 6-12.USH1.1.1.3 Analyze the common traits, beliefs, and characteristics that unite the United States as a nation and a society.
- 6-12.USH1.1.1.4 Discuss the causes and effects of various compromises and conflicts in American history such as the American Revolution, Civil War and Reconstruction.
- 6-12.USH1.1.1.5 Compare and contrast early cultures and settlements that existed in North America prior to European contact.
1.2 Trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.2.1 Analyze the religious, political, and economic motives of European immigrants who came to North America.
  - Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
  - Life as a colonist (8-K.1)
- 6-12.USH1.1.2.2 Explain the motives and consequences for slavery and other forms of involuntary immigration to North America.
  - Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
  - Life as a colonist (8-K.1)
- 6-12.USH1.1.2.3 Analyze the concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on American Indians and the development of the United States.
1.3 Identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.3.1 Trace federal policies and treaties such as removal, reservations, and allotment throughout history that have impacted contemporary American Indians.
- 6-12.USH1.1.3.2 Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently according to the points of view of participants and observers.
- 6-12.USH1.1.3.3 Discuss the resistance of American Indians to assimilation.
1.4 Analyze the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations in the development of the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.4.1 Explain the consequences of scientific and technological inventions and changes on the social and economic lives of the people in the development the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.4.2 Explain how the development of various modes of transportation increased economic prosperity and promoted national unity.
1.5 Trace the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.5.1 Examine the development of diverse cultures in what is now the United States.
- 6-12.USH1.1.5.2 Identify significant countries and their roles and motives in the European exploration of the Americas.
- 6-12.USH1.1.5.3 Describe and analyze the interactions between native peoples and the European explorers.
- 6-12.USH1.1.5.4 Summarize the major events in the European settlement of North America from Jamestown to the end of the 18th century.
  - Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
  - Life as a colonist (8-K.1)
- 6-12.USH1.1.5.5 Identify the United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861 and explain internal and external conflicts.

2 Students in U.S. History I analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface, explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions, and trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.

2.1 Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface.
- 6-12.USH1.2.1.1 Develop and interpret different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases and models.
2.2 Explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.
- 6-12.USH1.2.2.1 Analyze ways in which the physical environment affected political and economic development.
2.3 Trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.
- 6-12.USH1.2.3.1 Describe Pre-Columbian migration to the Americas.
- 6-12.USH1.2.3.2 Illustrate westward migration across North America.

3 Students in U.S. History I explain basic economic concepts, identify different influences on economic systems, and analyze the different types of economic institutions.

3.1 Explain basic economic concepts.
- 6-12.USH1.3.1.1 Describe the economic characteristics of mercantilism.
- 6-12.USH1.3.1.2 Compare the economic development of the North with the South.
3.2 Identify different influences on economic systems.
- 6-12.USH1.3.2.1 Describe the emergence and evolution of a market economy.
- 6-12.USH1.3.2.2 Analyze the role of government policy in the early economic development of the United States.
3.3 Analyze the different types of economic institutions.
- 6-12.USH1.3.3.1 Evaluate the role of financial institutions in the economic development of the United States.

4 Students in U.S. History I build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization and formation of the American system of government, that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities, and the evolution of democracy.

4.1 Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.
- 6-12.USH1.4.1.1 Trace the development of constitutional democracy in the United States, such as the Mayflower Compact, colonial assemblies, Bacon's Rebellion.
  - The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
  - The Constitutional Convention (8-M.2)
- 6-12.USH1.4.1.2 Identify fundamental values and principles as expressed in basic documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.
- 6-12.USH1.4.1.3 Evaluate issues in which fundamental values and principles are in conflict, such as between liberty and equality, individual interests and the common good, and majority rule and minority protections.
4.2 Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.
- 6-12.USH1.4.2.1 Explain how the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are distributed and shared among the three branches of national government.
- 6-12.USH1.4.2.2 Explain how and why powers are distributed and shared between national and state governments in a federal system.
4.3 Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.
- 6-12.USH1.4.3.1 Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in early American history.
- 6-12.USH1.4.3.2 Describe ways in which citizens participated in early American public life.
  - The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
  - The Constitutional Convention (8-M.2)
4.4 Build an understanding of the evolution of democracy.
- 6-12.USH1.4.4.1 Describe the role of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and national origin on the development of individual/political rights.

5 Students in U.S. History I build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

5.1 Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.
- 6-12.USH1.5.1.1 Explain the significance of principle policies and events in the United States' relations with the world, such as the War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine, and Mexican and Spanish American Wars.
- 6-12.USH1.5.1.2 Evaluate the major foreign policy positions that have characterized the United States' relations with the world, such as isolationism and imperialism.
- 6-12.USH1.5.1.3 Analyze how national interest shapes foreign policy.

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1.1 Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.1.1 Compare and contrast the different cultural and social influences that emerged in the North American colonies.

6-12.USH1.1.1.2 Describe the experiences of culturally, ethnically, and racially different groups existing as part of American society prior to the Civil War.

6-12.USH1.1.1.3 Analyze the common traits, beliefs, and characteristics that unite the United States as a nation and a society.

6-12.USH1.1.1.4 Discuss the causes and effects of various compromises and conflicts in American history such as the American Revolution, Civil War and Reconstruction.

6-12.USH1.1.1.5 Compare and contrast early cultures and settlements that existed in North America prior to European contact.

1.2 Trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.2.1 Analyze the religious, political, and economic motives of European immigrants who came to North America.

6-12.USH1.1.2.2 Explain the motives and consequences for slavery and other forms of involuntary immigration to North America.

6-12.USH1.1.2.3 Analyze the concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on American Indians and the development of the United States.

1.3 Identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.3.1 Trace federal policies and treaties such as removal, reservations, and allotment throughout history that have impacted contemporary American Indians.

6-12.USH1.1.3.2 Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently according to the points of view of participants and observers.

6-12.USH1.1.3.3 Discuss the resistance of American Indians to assimilation.

1.4 Analyze the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations in the development of the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.4.1 Explain the consequences of scientific and technological inventions and changes on the social and economic lives of the people in the development the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.4.2 Explain how the development of various modes of transportation increased economic prosperity and promoted national unity.

1.5 Trace the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.5.1 Examine the development of diverse cultures in what is now the United States.

6-12.USH1.1.5.2 Identify significant countries and their roles and motives in the European exploration of the Americas.

6-12.USH1.1.5.3 Describe and analyze the interactions between native peoples and the European explorers.

6-12.USH1.1.5.4 Summarize the major events in the European settlement of North America from Jamestown to the end of the 18th century.

6-12.USH1.1.5.5 Identify the United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861 and explain internal and external conflicts.

2.1 Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface.

6-12.USH1.2.1.1 Develop and interpret different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases and models.

2.2 Explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.

6-12.USH1.2.2.1 Analyze ways in which the physical environment affected political and economic development.

2.3 Trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.

6-12.USH1.2.3.1 Describe Pre-Columbian migration to the Americas.

6-12.USH1.2.3.2 Illustrate westward migration across North America.

3 Students in U.S. History I explain basic economic concepts, identify different influences on economic systems, and analyze the different types of economic institutions.

3.1 Explain basic economic concepts.

6-12.USH1.3.1.1 Describe the economic characteristics of mercantilism.

6-12.USH1.3.1.2 Compare the economic development of the North with the South.

3.2 Identify different influences on economic systems.

6-12.USH1.3.2.1 Describe the emergence and evolution of a market economy.

6-12.USH1.3.2.2 Analyze the role of government policy in the early economic development of the United States.

3.3 Analyze the different types of economic institutions.

6-12.USH1.3.3.1 Evaluate the role of financial institutions in the economic development of the United States.

4 Students in U.S. History I build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization and formation of the American system of government, that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities, and the evolution of democracy.

4.1 Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.

6-12.USH1.4.1.1 Trace the development of constitutional democracy in the United States, such as the Mayflower Compact, colonial assemblies, Bacon's Rebellion.

6-12.USH1.4.1.2 Identify fundamental values and principles as expressed in basic documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.

6-12.USH1.4.1.3 Evaluate issues in which fundamental values and principles are in conflict, such as between liberty and equality, individual interests and the common good, and majority rule and minority protections.

4.2 Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.

6-12.USH1.4.2.1 Explain how the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are distributed and shared among the three branches of national government.

6-12.USH1.4.2.2 Explain how and why powers are distributed and shared between national and state governments in a federal system.

4.3 Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

6-12.USH1.4.3.1 Provide and evaluate examples of social and political leadership in early American history.

6-12.USH1.4.3.2 Describe ways in which citizens participated in early American public life.

4.4 Build an understanding of the evolution of democracy.

6-12.USH1.4.4.1 Describe the role of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and national origin on the development of individual/political rights.

5 Students in U.S. History I build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

5.1 Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

6-12.USH1.5.1.1 Explain the significance of principle policies and events in the United States' relations with the world, such as the War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine, and Mexican and Spanish American Wars.

6-12.USH1.5.1.2 Evaluate the major foreign policy positions that have characterized the United States' relations with the world, such as isolationism and imperialism.

6-12.USH1.5.1.3 Analyze how national interest shapes foreign policy.