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4 History

  • 1 Historical Thinking Skills

  • 4 United States History

    • 15 North America was populated by indigenous nations that had developed a wide range of social structures, political systems and economic activities, and whose expansive trade networks extended across the continent. (Before European Contact)

      • 9.4.4.15.2 Describe change over time in selected indigenous nations, including migration, trade and conflict. (Before European Contact)

    • 16 Rivalries among European nations and their search for new opportunities fueled expanding global trade networks and, in North America, colonization and settlement and the exploitation of indigenous peoples and lands; colonial development evoked varied responses by indigenous nations, and produced regional societies and economies that included imported slave labor and distinct forms of local government. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.1 Analyze the consequences of the transatlantic Columbian Exchange of peoples, animals, plants and pathogens on North American societies and ecosystems. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.2 Compare and contrast the motivations for exploration, conquest, and colonization in North America by different European nations. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.3 Identify the varied economic, political and religious motives of free and indentured European immigrants who settled in North America. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.4 Explain the origin and growth of the Atlantic slave trade; describe its demographic, economic, and political impact on western Africa, Europe, and the Americas (North America, Caribbean, Central and South America), including the impact on enslaved Africans. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.5 Analyze the impact of European colonization within North America on indigenous nations; analyze the impact of indigenous nations on colonization. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.6 Compare and contrast the development of regional economies and labor systems in the British North American colonies (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies), including regional differences in the experiences of indentured servants, enslaved Africans and indigenous people. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

      • 9.4.4.16.7 Describe the growth of colonial societies in British North America, including the evolution of representative forms of government, increased ethnic and religious pluralism, and changing concepts of racial identity, gender roles, and family organization. (Colonization and Settlement: 1585–1763)

    • 17 The divergence of colonial interests from those of England led to an independence movement that resulted in the American Revolution and the foundation of a new nation based on the ideals of self-government and liberty. (Revolution and a New Nation, 1754–1800)

    • 18 Economic expansion and the conquest of indigenous and Mexican territory spurred the agricultural and industrial growth of the United States; led to increasing regional, economic and ethnic divisions; and inspired multiple reform movements. (Expansion and Reform: 1792–1861)

    • 19 Regional tensions around economic development, slavery, territorial expansion and governance resulted in a civil war and a period of Reconstruction that led to the abolition of slavery, a more powerful federal government, a renewed push into indigenous nations' territory, and continuing conflict over racial relations. (Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850–1877)

    • 20 As the United States shifted from its agrarian roots into an industrial and global power, the rise of big business, urbanization, and immigration led to institutionalized racism, ethnic and class conflict, and new efforts at reform. (Development of an Industrial United States: 1870–1920)

    • 21 The economic growth, cultural innovation and political apathy of the 1920s ended in the Great Depression which spurred new forms of government intervention and renewed labor activism, followed by World War II and an economic resurgence. (Great Depression and World War II: 1920–1945)

    • 22 Post-World War II United States was shaped by an economic boom, Cold War military engagements, politics and protests, and rights movements to improve the status of racial minorities, women, and America's indigenous peoples. (Post-World War II United States: 1945–1989)

    • 23 The end of the Cold War, shifting geopolitical dynamics, the intensification of the global economy, and rapidly changing technologies have given renewed urgency to debates about the United States' identity, values and role in the world. (The United States in a New Global Age: 1980–Present)

      • 9.4.4.23.1 Describe the competing views about the role of government in American life since 1980. (The United States in a New Global Age: 1980–Present)

      • 9.4.4.23.2 Explain how United States involvement in world affairs after the Cold War, including the global war on terror, continues to affect modern foreign policy. (The United States in a New Global Age: 1980–Present)

      • 9.4.4.23.3 Explain the difference between an immigrant and a refugee; describe various immigrant, migrant and refugee groups, including Hmong, Somali, and Latinos who have come to the United States; analyze their contributions to United States society. (The United States in a New Global Age: 1980–Present)

      • 9.4.4.23.4 Analyze the impact of twenty-first century technological innovations on society. (The United States in a New Global Age: 1980–Present)

      • 9.4.4.23.5 Evaluate the United States' global economic connections and interdependence with other countries. (The United States in a New Global Age: 1980–Present)