Maryland

1 Development of American Government (1780-1789)

• 1.1 Conflicts and Compromises at the Constitutional Convention

  • 1.1.1 Students will examine the distribution of power in the United States Constitution by:

    • 1.1.1.a determining how disagreements among the states and federal government under the Articles of Confederation led to people wanting to reform the government.

    • 1.1.1.b assessing the promises set forth in the Preamble.

    • 1.1.1.c evaluating the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances.

      • Checks and balances (5-K.6)

    • 1.1.1.d critiquing the Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise.

    • 1.1.1.e identifying scope of powers within branches and levels of government.

      • Federal government (5-K.3)
      • The Constitution (5-K.4)

    • 1.1.1.f distinguishing the powers and responsibilities of government on the federal, state, and local levels.

      • Local government (5-K.1)
      • State government (5-K.2)
      • Federal government (5-K.3)

    • 1.1.1.g evaluating how perspectives and decisions at the Constitutional Convention limited the definition of citizenship.

    • 1.1.1.h analyzing the roles and powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Maryland state government.

      • State government (5-K.2)

• 1.2 Bill of Rights

  • 1.2.1 Students will examine the implications of the Bill of Rights by:

    • 1.2.1.a analyzing how individuals with varying interests contributed to the emergence of the federalists and antifederalists perspectives.

    • 1.2.1.b appraising how Maryland's Declaration of Rights influenced the debate over ratification between Daniel Carroll, Luther Martin, and John Francis Mercer.

    • 1.2.1.c identifying the purpose and importance of the first ten Amendments of the United States Constitution.

      • The Bill of Rights (5-K.5)

    • 1.2.1.d exploring how the amendments are exercised in contemporary times in Maryland and the nation.

2 Challenges of a New and Expanding Nation (1800-1900)

• 2.1 Conflicts over Slavery and the Civil War

  • 2.1.1 Students will identify slavery as the central cause of the Civil War by:

    • 2.1.1.a contrasting the role of slavery in the North and South as it defined their distinct and interdependent economies and culture.

      • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (5-H.5)
      • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (5-H.6)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (5-H.7)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (5-H.8)

    • 2.1.1.b analyzing Maryland's unique role as a hub for industry and transportation as it contributed to national growth and sectional conflict.

    • 2.1.1.c comparing forms of resistance used by Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and the abolitionist movement.

      • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (5-H.6)

    • 2.1.1.d evaluating how the Supreme Court, federal law, and individual action increased the conflict over slavery.

      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (5-H.7)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (5-H.8)

    • 2.1.1.e examining the significance of Maryland's status as a border state in order to explain why there was conflict in Maryland.

• 2.2 Aftermath of the Civil War

  • 2.2.1 Students will evaluate the effects of the Civil War by:

    • 2.2.1.a explaining the economic, political, and social impact of the war in the North, the South, and in Maryland.

      • The Civil War: the end of the war (5-I.4)
      • Reconstruction (5-I.5)

    • 2.2.1.b analyzing the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and how Jim Crow and state voting regulations limited the citizenship granted to African Americans.

      • Reconstruction (5-I.5)

    • 2.2.1.c evaluating the successes and failures of the Freedmen's Bureau.

    • 2.2.1.d comparing the founding missions of the four historically black colleges and universities in Maryland that were formed between 1865 - 1900.

• 2.3 Urbanization, Industrialization, and Immigration

  • 2.3.1 Students will analyze the transformations in the movement of goods, people and ideas by:

    • 2.3.1.a evaluating how the emergence of new industries, technologies, and manufacturing processes impacted the standard of living and daily lives for Marylanders.

    • 2.3.1.b identifying changes in immigration and settlement patterns in Maryland.

    • 2.3.1.c assessing how mass urbanization led to reforms that improved the quality of life for citizens of Baltimore.

3 U.S. The Challenges of American Economic, Political, and Civic Life (1900-today)

• 3.1 Freedom of Information

  • 3.1.1 Students will analyze the freedom of the press by:

    • 3.1.1.a analyzing examples of the media upholding a free and democratic society.

    • 3.1.1.b analyzing how interpretations of First Amendment rights to speech and press have changed over time.

    • 3.1.1.c developing critical media literacy and online civic literacy skills as they pertain to being an informed citizen in the 21st century.

• 3.2 Individuals as Tools for Change

  • 3.2.1 Students will analyze local community leaders by:

    • 3.2.1.a explaining how historical or contemporary local unelected community leaders addressed local needs.

      • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (5-H.6)

    • 3.2.1.b describing ways that people have benefitted from and been challenged by working together including through government, work-places, voluntary organizations, and families.

• 3.3 Institutions as Tools of Change

  • 3.3.1 Students will analyze the role of institutions in shaping American ideas of freedom by:

    • 3.3.1.a assessing the effectiveness of presidential or congressional foreign policy decisions that impacted trade, human rights, and/or national security.

      • The Louisiana Purchase (5-H.1)
      • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (5-H.2)
      • The War of 1812: causes (5-H.3)
      • World War I: the road to war (5-J.1)
      • World War I: the war begins (5-J.2)
      • World War I: events of the war (5-J.3)
      • World War I: the road to peace (5-J.4)
      • World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (5-J.8)
      • World War II: global events (5-J.9)

    • 3.3.1.b evaluating the effectiveness of presidential, congressional, or judicial domestic decisions on American ideas, freedoms, the rights of individuals and groups, and to maintain order and/or provide safety.

      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (5-H.7)
      • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (5-H.8)
      • Reconstruction (5-I.5)
      • The New Deal (5-J.7)

• 3.4 Contesting, Upholding, and Redefining Freedom, Rights, and Citizenship: Civil Rights

  • 3.4.1 Students will evaluate civil rights in Maryland and the United States by:

    • 3.4.1.a defining civil rights and their importance to life in the United States.

    • 3.4.1.b analyzing methods used by individuals and/or groups throughout the 20th century to contribute to the advancement of civil rights for all people.

    • 3.4.1.c exploring how federal law, Constitutional amendments and the Supreme Court have extended and protected civil rights.