Kansas
Skills available for Kansas high school social studies standards
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- Kansas History, Government, and Social Studies Standards: Upper-Level United States Government Kansas History, Government, and Social Studies Standards: Upper-Level United States Government
- Kansas History, Government, and Social Studies Standards: Upper-Level United States History Kansas History, Government, and Social Studies Standards: Upper-Level United States History
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1 Choices have consequences
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1.1 The student will recognize and evaluate significant choices and consequences that have impacted our lives and futures.
- The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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1.2 The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about choices and consequences.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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1.3 The student will investigate and connect examples of choices and consequences with contemporary issues.
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1.4 The student will use their understanding of choices and consequences to make a claim or advance a thesis using evidence and argument.
2 Rights and responsibilities
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2.1 The student will recognize and evaluate the rights and responsibilities of people living in societies.
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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2.2 The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about rights and responsibilities.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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2.3 The student will investigate and connect the rights and responsibilities of individuals with contemporary issues.
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2.4 The student will use their understanding of rights and responsibilities to make a claim or advance a thesis using evidence and argument.
3 Identities, beliefs, and practices
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3.1 The student will recognize and evaluate how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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3.2 The student will analyze context and draw conclusions of how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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3.3 The student will investigate and connect how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups with contemporary issues.
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3.4 The student will use their understanding of how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups to make a claim or advance a thesis using evidence and argument.
4 Continuity and change
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4.1 The student will recognize and evaluate continuity and change over time.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Identify New Deal agencies (US-K.2)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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4.2 The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about continuity and change.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
- Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Identify New Deal agencies (US-K.2)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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4.3 The student will investigate and connect continuity and change to a contemporary issue.
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4.4 The student will use their understanding of continuity and change to make a claim or advance a thesis using evidence and argument.
5 Dynamic relationships
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5.1 The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Identify New Deal agencies (US-K.2)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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5.2 The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about dynamic relationships.
- The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
- The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
- Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
- The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
- The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
- Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
- The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
- Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
- Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
- Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
- Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
- The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
- The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
- The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
- World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
- World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
- Prohibition (US-J.1)
- Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
- Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
- Identify New Deal agencies (US-K.2)
- Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
- Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
- Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
- Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
- The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)
- Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
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5.3 The student will investigate and connect dynamic relationships to contemporary issues.
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5.4 The student will use their understanding of dynamic relationships to make a claim or advance a thesis using evidence and argument.