Maine

HS.H History

• Students draw on concepts and processes using primary and secondary sources from history to develop historical perspective and understand issues of continuity and change in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.

  • HS.H.1 History 1: Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in United States and world history, including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world by:

    • HS.H.1.F1 Explaining that history includes the study of the past based on the examination of a variety of primary and secondary sources and how history can help one better understand and make informed decisions about the present and future.

      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
      • Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
      • Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
      • Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)
      • Identify primary and secondary sources (US-Q.1)

    • HS.H.1.F2 Analyzing and critiquing major historical eras: major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and the implications for the present and future.

      • 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)
      • 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)
      • Read and create timelines (US-Q.3)

    • HS.H.1.F3 Tracing and critiquing the roots and evolution of democratic ideals and constitutional principles in the history of the United States using historical sources.

      • Source analysis: the Federalist Papers (CG-B.5)
      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
      • The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
      • Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
      • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
      • The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
      • Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
      • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)

    • HS.H.1.F4 Developing individual and collaborative decisions/plans by considering multiple points of view, weighing pros and cons, building on the ideas of others, and sharing information in an attempt to sway the opinions of others.

      • Identify facts and opinions (US-Q.2)

    • HS.H.1.D1 Analyzing and critiquing varying interpretations of historic people, issues, or events, and explain how evidence from primary and secondary sources is used to support and/or refute different interpretations.

      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
      • Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
      • Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
      • Source analysis: fireside chats (US-K.3)

    • HS.H.1.D2 Analyzing and critiquing major historical eras: major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the world and the implications for the present and future.

      • 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)
      • 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)
      • Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)
      • Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
      • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
      • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)

    • HS.H.1.D3 Tracing and critiquing the roots and evolution of democratic ideals and constitutional principles in the history of the world using historical sources.

      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (US-B.2)
      • The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)

    • HS.H.1.D4 Making a decision related to the classroom, school, community, civic organization, Maine, United States, or international entity by applying appropriate and relevant social studies knowledge and skills, including research skills, ethical reasoning skills, and other relevant information.

      • Identify facts and opinions (US-Q.2)

  • HS.H.2 History 2: Students understand historical aspects of unity and diversity in the United States, the world, and Native American communities by:

    • HS.H.2.F1 Identifying and critiquing issues characterized by unity and diversity in the history of the United States, and describing their effects, using primary and secondary sources.

      • The Southern Colonies (US-A.)
      • 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)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
      • The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
      • World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)
      • Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
      • Japanese American internment (US-L.2)
      • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)
      • Identify primary and secondary sources (US-Q.1)

    • HS.H.2.F2 Identifying and analyzing major turning points and events in the history of Native Americans and various historical and recent immigrant groups in the United States, making use of primary and secondary sources.

      • The French and Indian War (US-B.1)
      • Identify primary and secondary sources (US-Q.1)

    • HS.H.2.D1 Identifying and critiquing issues characterized by unity and diversity in the history of other nations, and describing their effects, using primary and secondary sources.

      • World War I: causes and U.S. entry (US-I.1)
      • Causes of World War II (US-L.1)
      • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)

    • HS.H.2.D2 Making use of primary and secondary sources, identifying and analyzing major turning points and events in the history of world cultures as it pertains to various historical and recent migrant groups.