Nevada

Early World Civilizations (prior to 1500)

• Disciplinary Skills

  • Constructing compelling questions

    • SS.6-8.EWC.1 Construct compelling questions based upon disciplinary concepts.

    • SS.6-8.EWC.2 Evaluate various interpretations to answer compelling questions within and across disciplines.

      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • The fall of the Western Roman Empire (6-J.8)
      • Pre-contact Native Peoples: introduction (6-P.)
      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

  • Creating supporting questions

    • SS.6-8.EWC.3 Generate supporting questions that will lead to inquiry and research on compelling issues within the discipline in order to answer compelling questions.

  • Gathering and supporting sources

    • SS.6-8.EWC.4 Gather relevant information from multiple texts and evaluate the sourcing, context, and corroboration of the texts through close reading and disciplinary skills.

      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.5 Seek multiple media sources when investigating current issues and evaluate the credibility and reliability of each.

      • Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)
      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)

  • Developing claims and using evidence

    • SS.6-8.EWC.6 Using varied source material, develop an argument based on substantive claims, with strong evidence, and clear reasoning.

      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.7 Examine different arguments while pointing out the strengths and limitations of each.

      • Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)
      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)
      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

  • Communicating and critiquing conclusions

    • SS.6-8.EWC.8 Construct organized explanations for various audiences and purposes using evidence and reasoning.

    • SS.6-8.EWC.9 Participate in rigorous academic discussions, emphasizing multiple viewpoints in which claims and evidence are acknowledged and critiqued.

  • Taking informed action

    • SS.6-8.EWC.10 Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain challenges people have faced, are facing, and opportunities they created in addressing local, regional and global problems at various times and places.

      • State and local government (6-CC.6)
      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Laws and courts (6-EE.1)
      • Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-FF.2)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.11 Apply a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions and take action regarding important contemporary issues.

      • State and local government (6-CC.6)
      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Laws and courts (6-EE.1)
      • Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-FF.2)

• History

  • Power and politics

    • SS.6-8.EWC.12 Compare the rise and fall of kingdoms and empires across the ancient world with attention to governmental systems and political developments.

      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Mesopotamian empires (6-B.2)
      • The Qin Empire (6-D.3)
      • The Han Dynasty (6-D.4)
      • The Indus Civilization (6-E.1)
      • The Mauryan Empire (6-E.2)
      • The Gupta Empire (6-E.3)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (6-F.2)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Alexander the Great (6-I.5)
      • Roman government: monarchy to republic (6-J.3)
      • The Roman Republic: part II (6-J.5)
      • Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic (6-J.6)
      • Augustus and the rise of the Roman Empire (6-J.)
      • Pax Romana (6-J.7)
      • The fall of the Western Roman Empire (6-J.8)
      • The Byzantine Empire (6-J.9)
      • Roman legacies (6-J.10)
      • Early Islamic conquests (6-K.1)
      • Early Islamic caliphates (6-K.2)
      • The Ghana Empire (6-L.1)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • The Songhai Empire (6-L.3)
      • The Mongol Empire (6-M.1)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.13 Examine instances of conflict, oppression, human rights violations, and genocide across the ancient world as well as responses to these violations.

      • The Crusades (6-N.2)

  • Identity

    • SS.6-8.EWC.14 Describe the factors that shape identity - including institutions, religion, language, social class, geography, culture, and society in ancient civilizations.

      • The Neolithic Period (6-A.1)
      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Mesopotamian empires (6-B.2)
      • Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom (6-C.1)
      • Ancient Egyptian religion (6-C.2)
      • Ancient China (6-D.1)
      • Early Chinese thought (6-D.2)
      • Science and technology in early China (6-D.5)
      • The teachings of Confucius (6-D.6)
      • The Indus Civilization (6-E.1)
      • The Mauryan Empire (6-E.2)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (6-F.2)
      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Classical Athens: government and culture (6-I.2)
      • The beginnings of Rome (6-J.1)
      • Early Roman society and politics (6-J.2)
      • The Roman Republic: part I (6-J.4)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
      • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)
      • Foundations of Aztec civilization (6-P.3)
      • Pre-contact Native Peoples: introduction (6-P.)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.15 Interpret events from a variety of historical and cultural perspectives, including but not limited to: Romans vs. "barbarians," conquerors vs. conquered, Mongols vs. Ming Chinese.

      • Pax Romana (6-J.7)
      • The Mongol Empire (6-M.1)
      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)

  • People and ideas

    • SS.6-8.EWC.16 Investigate cultural developments within and across human societies with attention to belief systems, philosophies, ideologies, and the arts.

      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Mesopotamian empires (6-B.2)
      • Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom (6-C.1)
      • Ancient Egyptian religion (6-C.2)
      • Ancient China (6-D.1)
      • Early Chinese thought (6-D.2)
      • Science and technology in early China (6-D.5)
      • The teachings of Confucius (6-D.6)
      • The Indus Civilization (6-E.1)
      • The Mauryan Empire (6-E.2)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (6-F.2)
      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Classical Athens: government and culture (6-I.2)
      • The beginnings of Rome (6-J.1)
      • Early Roman society and politics (6-J.2)
      • The Roman Republic: part I (6-J.4)
      • Roman legacies (6-J.10)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
      • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)
      • Foundations of Aztec civilization (6-P.3)
      • Pre-contact Native Peoples: introduction (6-P.)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.17 Analyze the impact of technological developments on events, peoples, and cultures in the ancient world.

      • Science and technology in early China (6-D.5)
      • The Age of Exploration: origins (6-Q.1)

  • International relations

    • SS.6-8.EWC.18 Analyze the use of conflict and/or diplomacy within the ancient world.

      • The Qin Empire (6-D.3)
      • Alexander the Great (6-I.5)
      • The fall of the Western Roman Empire (6-J.8)
      • The Mongol Empire (6-M.1)
      • The Crusades (6-N.2)

• Multicultural

  • Social justice, consciousness, and action

    • SS.6-8.EWC.19 Analyze the ways in which dominant cultures oppressed conquered peoples or minority groups within early civilizations as well as the responses of those groups to the oppression.

      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Classical Athens: government and culture (6-I.2)
      • Comparing Athens and Sparta: part I (6-I.3)
      • Comparing Athens and Sparta: part II (6-I.4)
      • Pax Romana (6-J.7)
      • The fall of the Western Roman Empire (6-J.8)

  • Respectful engagement with diverse people

    • SS.6-8.EWC.20 Assess the influence of cultural diffusion when diverse groups interact within and across early civilizations.

      • The ancient Silk Road: geography and transportation (6-G.1)
      • The ancient Silk Road: goods and ideas (6-G.2)
      • The medieval Silk Road (6-G.3)
      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)

    • SS.6-8.EWC.21 Investigate the ways civilizations build communities of respect, equity, and diversity throughout early world history.

  • Diverse contributions made by men and women from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, including, without limitation, information relating to contributions and impact

    • SS.6-8.EWC.22 Analyze the intellectual, cultural, religious, and artistic contributions of ancient civilizations to our modern world of racially and ethnically diverse people.

      • Early Chinese thought (6-D.2)
      • The teachings of Confucius (6-D.6)
      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)

• Civics

  • Civic and political institutions

    • SS.6-8.EWC.23 Describe the different political, civil, religious, and economic organization of early civilizations.

      • The Neolithic Period (6-A.1)
      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Mesopotamian empires (6-B.2)
      • Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom (6-C.1)
      • Ancient Egyptian religion (6-C.2)
      • The Qin Empire (6-D.3)
      • The Han Dynasty (6-D.4)
      • The Indus Civilization (6-E.1)
      • The Mauryan Empire (6-E.2)
      • The Gupta Empire (6-E.3)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (6-F.2)
      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Classical Athens: government and culture (6-I.2)
      • The beginnings of Rome (6-J.1)
      • Early Roman society and politics (6-J.2)
      • The Roman Republic: part I (6-J.4)
      • Pax Romana (6-J.7)
      • The Ghana Empire (6-L.1)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • The Songhai Empire (6-L.3)
      • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
      • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)
      • Foundations of Aztec civilization (6-P.3)
      • Pre-contact Native Peoples: introduction (6-P.)

  • Civic dispositions and democratic principles

    • SS.6-8.EWC.24 Compare a current global issue to a historical event from an ancient civilization in order to propose a solution based upon past outcomes.

  • Processes, rules, and laws

    • SS.6-8.EWC.25 Compare and contrast government structures, processes, and laws within and across early civilizations.

      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Mesopotamian empires (6-B.2)
      • Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom (6-C.1)
      • The Qin Empire (6-D.3)
      • The Han Dynasty (6-D.4)
      • The Mauryan Empire (6-E.2)
      • The Gupta Empire (6-E.3)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Classical Athens: government and culture (6-I.2)
      • Comparing Athens and Sparta: part I (6-I.3)
      • Comparing Athens and Sparta: part II (6-I.4)
      • The Roman Republic: part I (6-J.4)
      • Augustus and the rise of the Roman Empire (6-J.)
      • Pax Romana (6-J.7)
      • Early Islamic caliphates (6-K.2)
      • The Ghana Empire (6-L.1)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • The Songhai Empire (6-L.3)
      • The Mongol Empire (6-M.1)
      • Medieval Japan (6-M.2)
      • Feudal Europe (6-N.1)
      • The Middle Ages after 1100 (6-N.3)

• Geography

  • Geographic representations

    • SS.6-8.EWC.26 Utilize and construct maps and images to explain and analyze regional, environmental, and cultural characteristics in early civilizations.

      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom (6-C.1)
      • Ancient China (6-D.1)
      • The Qin Empire (6-D.3)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • The beginnings of Rome (6-J.1)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
      • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)

  • Human environment interaction

    • SS.6-8.EWC.27 Analyze and explain the cultural, physical, and environmental characteristics of places and regions and how these affected the lives of the people who lived there.

      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom (6-C.1)
      • Ancient China (6-D.1)
      • The Indus Civilization (6-E.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • The beginnings of Rome (6-J.1)
      • Origins and development of the Mali Empire (6-L.2)
      • Foundations of Maya civilization (6-P.1)
      • Foundations of Inca civilization (6-P.2)
      • Foundations of Aztec civilization (6-P.3)
      • Pre-contact Native Peoples: introduction (6-P.)

  • Human population, movements, and patterns

    • SS.6-8.EWC.28 Explain how changes in transportation, communication, and technology influence the movement of people, goods, and ideas in various early civilizations.

      • The ancient Silk Road: geography and transportation (6-G.1)
      • The ancient Silk Road: goods and ideas (6-G.2)
      • The medieval Silk Road (6-G.3)

  • Global interconnections

    • SS.6-8.EWC.29 Explain how global changes in population distribution patterns affect changes in land use in early civilizations, including but not limited to: rural vs. urban, major waterways, pandemics, and slavery.

      • The Neolithic Period (6-A.1)
      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (6-F.2)
      • The Middle Ages after 1100 (6-N.3)

• Economics

  • Exchange and markets

    • SS.6-8.EWC.30 Differentiate between economic systems and patterns of trade and how they impact civilizations.

      • The ancient Silk Road: geography and transportation (6-G.1)
      • The ancient Silk Road: goods and ideas (6-G.2)
      • The medieval Silk Road (6-G.3)

  • National economy

    • SS.6-8.EWC.31 Assess the economies of ancient civilizations based on trade, resources, labor, monetary system, and other factors.

      • Early Mesopotamia (6-B.1)
      • Ancient China (6-D.1)
      • The Indus Civilization (6-E.1)
      • Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society (6-F.1)
      • The ancient Silk Road: geography and transportation (6-G.1)
      • Classical Athens: geography and society (6-I.1)
      • Early Roman society and politics (6-J.2)

  • Global economy

    • SS.6-8.EWC.32 Explain how trade impacted economic growth, labor markets, rights of citizens, the environment, resources, and income distribution in different ancient civilizations.

      • The ancient Silk Road: geography and transportation (6-G.1)
      • The ancient Silk Road: goods and ideas (6-G.2)
      • The medieval Silk Road (6-G.3)

World Geography & Global Studies

• Disciplinary Skills

  • Constructing compelling questions

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.1 Construct compelling questions based upon disciplinary concepts.

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.2 Evaluate various interpretations to answer compelling questions within and across disciplines.

      • The Age of Exploration: origins (6-Q.1)
      • Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II (6-Q.3)
      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)

  • Creating supporting questions

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.3 Generate supporting questions that will lead to inquiry and research on compelling issues within the discipline.

  • Gathering and evaluating sources

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.4 Gather relevant information from multiple texts and evaluate the sourcing, context, and corroboration of the texts with close reading and discipline specific skills.

      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.5 Seek multiple media sources when investigating current issues and evaluate the credibility and reliability of each.

      • Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)
      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)
      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

  • Developing claims and using evidence

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.6 Using varied source material, develop an argument based on substantive claims, with strong evidence and clear reasoning.

      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.7 Examine different arguments while pointing out the strengths and limitations of each.

      • Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)
      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)
      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

  • Communicating and critiquing conclusions

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.8 Construct organized explanations for various audiences and purposes using evidence and reasoning.

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.9 Participate in rigorous academic discussions, emphasizing multiple viewpoints in which claims and evidence are acknowledged and critiqued.

  • Taking informed action

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.10 Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain the challenges people have faced, are facing, and opportunities they have created in addressing local, regional, and global problems.

      • State and local government (6-CC.6)
      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Laws and courts (6-EE.1)
      • Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-FF.2)
      • What is economics? (6-GG.1)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.11 Apply a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions and take action regarding important contemporary issues.

• History

  • Power and politics

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.12 Compare rise and fall of governmental systems and political developments across the world.

      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.13 Examine instances of conflict, oppression, human rights violations, and genocide, as well as responses to these violations.

      • Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)

  • Identity

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.14 Describe the factors that shape identity - including institutions, religion, language, social class, geography, culture, and society.

      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)
      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.15 Interpret current events from a variety of cultural perspectives.

      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)
      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)

  • People and ideas

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.16 Investigate cultural developments within and across human societies with attention to belief systems, philosophies, ideologies, and the arts.

      • Origins of Judaism (6-H.1)
      • Origins of Christianity (6-H.2)
      • Origins of Islam (6-H.3)
      • Origins of Hinduism (6-H.4)
      • Origins of Buddhism (6-H.5)
      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.17 Analyze the impact of technological developments on events, peoples, and cultures across the world.

      • The Age of Exploration: origins (6-Q.1)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)

  • Nevada history

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.18 Investigate Nevada's role in the world using the five themes of geography: place, location, human environment interaction, movement, and region.

  • International relations

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.19 Analyze the use of conflict and/or diplomacy in global interactions.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
      • World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)

• Multicultural

  • Social justice, consciousness, and action

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.20 Explore instances of oppression in the modern world as well as individual and group resistance movements for social justice which have developed in response.

      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)

  • Respectful engagement with diverse people

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.21 Investigate the ways in which individuals and nations build communities of respect, equity, and diversity across the world today.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)

  • Diverse contributions made by men and women from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, including, without limitation, information relating to contributions and impact

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.22 Discuss the contributions of racially and ethnically diverse leaders to the advancement of communities and nations around the world.

• Civics

  • Civic and political institutions

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.23 Distinguish and apply the powers and responsibilities of global citizens, interest groups, and the media in a variety of governmental and nongovernmental contexts.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-FF.2)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.24 Describe the roles of political, civil, and economic organizations in shaping people's lives.

      • Purposes of government (6-CC.1)
      • The Legislative Branch (6-CC.2)
      • The Executive Branch (6-CC.3)
      • The Judicial Branch (6-CC.4)
      • Checks and balances (6-CC.5)
      • State and local government (6-CC.6)
      • The Constitution: structure and principles (6-DD.1)
      • The Constitution: amendments (6-DD.2)
      • The Bill of Rights (6-DD.3)
      • Laws and courts (6-EE.1)

  • Civic dispositions and democratic principles

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.25 Investigate a current global issue and propose a course of action to solve it.

      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • What is economics? (6-GG.1)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)

  • Processes, rules, and laws

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.26 Examine the origins, purposes, and impacts of laws, treaties, and international agreements.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Laws and courts (6-EE.1)

• Geography

  • Geographic representations

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.27 Utilize and construct maps, charts, and other geographic representations to explain and analyze regional, environmental, and cultural characteristics in various places around the world.

      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Identify and select countries of Northern and Central America (6-T.1)
      • Name countries of Northern and Central America (6-T.2)
      • Identify and select countries of the Caribbean (6-T.3)
      • Name countries of the Caribbean (6-T.4)
      • Identify and select countries of South America (6-T.5)
      • Name countries of South America (6-T.6)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Identify and select countries of Europe: region 1 (6-V.1)
      • Name countries of Europe: region 1 (6-V.2)
      • Identify and select countries of Europe: region 2 (6-V.3)
      • Name countries of Europe: region 2 (6-V.4)
      • Identify and select countries of Europe: region 3 (6-V.5)
      • Name countries of Europe: region 3 (6-V.6)
      • Identify and select countries of Europe: region 4 (6-V.7)
      • Name countries of Europe: region 4 (6-V.8)
      • Identify and select countries of Europe: region 5 (6-V.9)
      • Name countries of Europe: region 5 (6-V.10)
      • Identify countries of Europe: review (6-V.11)
      • Select countries of Europe: review (6-V.12)
      • Name countries of Europe: review (6-V.13)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Identify and select countries of Africa: region 1 (6-X.1)
      • Name countries of Africa: region 1 (6-X.2)
      • Identify and select countries of Africa: region 2 (6-X.3)
      • Name countries of Africa: region 2 (6-X.4)
      • Identify and select countries of Africa: region 3 (6-X.5)
      • Name countries of Africa: region 3 (6-X.6)
      • Identify and select countries of Africa: region 4 (6-X.7)
      • Name countries of Africa: region 4 (6-X.8)
      • Identify and select countries of Africa: region 5 (6-X.9)
      • Name countries of Africa: region 5 (6-X.10)
      • Identify countries of Africa: review (6-X.11)
      • Select countries of Africa: review (6-X.12)
      • Name countries of Africa: review (6-X.13)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)
      • Identify and select countries of Asia: region 1 (6-AA.1)
      • Name countries of Asia: region 1 (6-AA.2)
      • Identify and select countries of Asia: region 2 (6-AA.3)
      • Name countries of Asia: region 2 (6-AA.4)
      • Identify and select countries of Asia: region 3 (6-AA.5)
      • Name countries of Asia: region 3 (6-AA.6)
      • Identify and select countries of Asia: region 4 (6-AA.7)
      • Name countries of Asia: region 4 (6-AA.8)
      • Identify and select countries of Asia: region 5 (6-AA.9)
      • Name countries of Asia: region 5 (6-AA.10)
      • Identify and select countries of Asia: region 6 (6-AA.11)
      • Name countries of Asia: region 6 (6-AA.12)
      • Identify countries of Asia: review (6-AA.13)
      • Select countries of Asia: review (6-AA.14)
      • Name countries of Asia: review (6-AA.15)
      • Identify and select countries of Oceania (6-BB.1)
      • Name countries of Oceania (6-BB.2)

  • Human environment interaction

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.28 Analyze and explain the cultural, physical, and environmental characteristics of places and regions and how these affect the lives of the people who live there.

      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)

  • Human population, movement, and patterns

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.29 Explain how changes in transportation, communication, and technology influence the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

      • The Age of Exploration: origins (6-Q.1)
      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.30 Explain how global changes in population distribution patterns affect changes in land use in particular areas.

      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

  • Global interconnections

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.31 Explain how the relationship between the environmental characteristics of place and the production of goods influence the spatial patterns of world trade.

      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)

• Economics

  • Exchange and markets

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.32 Explain how supply and demand, costs and competition influence market prices, wages, social, and environmental outcomes.

      • What is economics? (6-GG.1)
      • Costs and benefits (6-GG.2)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)
      • What is a market? (6-GG.5)
      • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (6-II.1)
      • Understand overall supply and demand (6-II.2)
      • Create and use supply and demand curves (6-II.3)
      • Identify shortage and surplus (6-II.4)
      • Identify shortage and surplus with graphs (6-II.5)
      • Identify shortage and surplus with data (6-II.6)

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.33 Explain and evaluate how economic policies impact individuals, businesses, government structures, and international organizations.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Opportunity cost (6-GG.3)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)

  • National economy

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.34 Assess the economies of various nations based on trade, resources, labor, monetary system, and other factors.

      • What is economics? (6-GG.1)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)
      • What is a market? (6-GG.5)

  • Global economy

    • SS.6-8.WGGS.35 Investigate the impact of global trade policies on nations and their citizens.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)

Early U.S. History & Civic Ideals

• Disciplinary Skills

  • Constructing compelling questions

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.1 Construct compelling questions based upon disciplinary concepts.

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.2 Evaluate various interpretations in answer to compelling questions within and across disciplines.

      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • What is economics? (6-GG.1)
      • Opportunity cost (6-GG.3)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)
      • What is a market? (6-GG.5)

  • Creating supporting questions

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.3 Generate supporting documents that will lead to inquiry and research on compelling issues within the discipline.

  • Gathering and evaluating sources

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.4 Gather relevant information from multiple texts and evaluate the sourcing, context, and corroboration of the texts with close reading and disciplinary skills.

      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.5 Seek multiple media sources when investigating current issues and evaluate the credibility and reliability of each.

      • Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)
      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)

  • Developing claims and using evidence

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.6 Use varied source materials, develop an argument based on substantive claims, with strong evidence, and clear reasoning.

      • Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.7 Examine different arguments while pointing out the strengths and limitations of each.

      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

  • Communicating and critiquing conclusions

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.8 Construct organized explanations for various audiences and purposes using evidence and reasoning.

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.9 Participate in rigorous academic discussions, emphasizing multiple viewpoints in which claims and evidence is acknowledged and critiqued.

  • Taking informed action

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.10 Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain the challenges people faced, are facing, and opportunities they have created in addressing local, regional, and global problems at various times and places.

      • Region profile: South America (6-S.1)
      • Country profile: Brazil (6-S.2)
      • Region profile: Europe (6-U.1)
      • Region profile: West and Central Africa (6-W.1)
      • Region profile: the Middle East (6-Y.1)
      • Region profile: East Asia (6-Z.1)
      • Country profile: China (6-Z.2)
      • Country profile: Japan (6-Z.3)
      • State and local government (6-CC.6)
      • International organizations (6-CC.7)
      • Laws and courts (6-EE.1)
      • Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-FF.2)
      • What is economics? (6-GG.1)
      • Opportunity cost (6-GG.3)
      • Trade and specialization (6-GG.4)
      • What is a market? (6-GG.5)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.11 Apply a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions and take action regarding important contemporary issues.

• History

  • Power and politics

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.12 Assess the influence of diverse ideologies on politics, society, and culture in early U.S. history.

      • The Reformation (6-O.3)
      • The Scientific Revolution (6-O.4)
      • The Enlightenment: origins and natural rights (6-O.5)
      • The Enlightenment: influences on government (6-O.6)
      • The Constitution: structure and principles (6-DD.1)
      • The Bill of Rights (6-DD.3)
      • New England Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.5)
      • Middle Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.7)
      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society (7-KK.2)
      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (7-KK.10)
      • The Articles of Confederation (7-LL.1)
      • The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
      • The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (7-LL.5)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)

  • Identity

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.13 Investigate the factors that shaped group and national identity in early U.S. history and how that relates to views of American identity today.

      • The Reformation (6-O.3)
      • The Scientific Revolution (6-O.4)
      • The Enlightenment: origins and natural rights (6-O.5)
      • The Enlightenment: influences on government (6-O.6)
      • The Constitution: structure and principles (7-DD.1)
      • The Bill of Rights (7-DD.4)
      • New England Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.5)
      • New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans (7-JJ.6)
      • Middle Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.7)
      • Middle Colonies: economy and society (7-JJ.8)
      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society (7-KK.2)
      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (7-KK.10)
      • The Articles of Confederation (7-LL.1)
      • The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
      • The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (7-LL.5)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.14 Interpret historical events from a variety of cultural perspectives, including but not limited to: Native Americans vs. settlers, Northerners vs. Southerners, and native citizens vs. immigrants.

      • Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)
      • New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans (7-JJ.6)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: the French and Indian War (7-KK.1)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society (7-KK.2)
      • The Louisiana Purchase (7-LL.7)
      • Jacksonian Democracy (7-MM.1)
      • Tariff, nullification, and bank war (7-MM.2)
      • Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)
      • Texas independence and annexation (7-NN.7)
      • The U.S.-Mexican War (7-NN.8)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas (7-NN.9)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (7-NN.10)

  • People and ideas

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.15 Evaluate the causes and effects of regional differences in early U.S. history.

      • New England Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.5)
      • New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans (7-JJ.6)
      • Middle Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.7)
      • Middle Colonies: economy and society (7-JJ.8)
      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.16 Analyze the influence of diverse cultural traditions on early American society.

      • Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
      • New England Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.5)
      • Middle Colonies: economy and society (7-JJ.8)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.17 Analyze the influence of political, social, cultural, economic, religious, geographic, intellectual, and artistic changes throughout the course of U.S. history.

      • Pre-contact Native Peoples: introduction (6-P.)
      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)
      • The Constitution: structure and principles (6-DD.1)
      • The Bill of Rights (6-DD.3)
      • New England Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.5)
      • Middle Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.7)
      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response (7-KK.4)
      • The Revolutionary War: struggle for independence (7-KK.6)
      • The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath (7-KK.8)
      • Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (7-KK.10)
      • The Articles of Confederation (7-LL.1)
      • The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
      • The Louisiana Purchase (7-LL.7)
      • Jacksonian Democracy (7-MM.1)
      • Tariff, nullification, and bank war (7-MM.2)
      • Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Texas independence and annexation (7-NN.7)
      • The U.S.-Mexican War (7-NN.8)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas (7-NN.9)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (7-NN.10)
      • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (7-OO.1)
      • The Civil War: the conclusion of the war (7-OO.4)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

  • Nevada history

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.18 Explain how individuals and events in Nevada's history both influence and are influenced by the larger national context.

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.19 Analyze the impact of westward expansion on the Native communities of Nevada.

      • The U.S.-Mexican War (7-NN.8)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.20 Investigate migration and immigration patterns to Nevada as part of U.S. history.

  • International relations

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.21 Evaluate the use of conflict and diplomacy in international relations from a U.S. perspective.

      • Washington's presidency: part I (7-LL.3)
      • The U.S.-Mexican War (7-NN.8)
      • World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
      • World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.22 Investigate the causes, impacts, and attitudes towards conflict and war from various points of view throughout early U.S. history.

      • Causes of the American Revolution: the French and Indian War (7-KK.1)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society (7-KK.2)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: introduction to mercantilism and the Navigation Acts (7-KK.3)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response (7-KK.4)
      • The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath (7-KK.8)
      • Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)
      • Texas independence and annexation (7-NN.7)
      • The U.S.-Mexican War (7-NN.8)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas (7-NN.9)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (7-NN.10)
      • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (7-OO.1)
      • The Civil War: the conclusion of the war (7-OO.4)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
      • World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
      • World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)

• Multicultural

  • Social justice, consciousness, and action

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.23 Analyze the causes, impact, and abolition of slavery in U.S. history.

      • Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas (7-NN.9)
      • Causes of the Civil War: Dred Scott to secession (7-NN.10)
      • The Civil War: Bull Run to the Emancipation Proclamation (7-OO.2)
      • The Civil War: the conclusion of the war (7-OO.4)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.24 Analyze the ways in which dominant cultures have oppressed groups through institutionalized discrimination within U.S. history.

      • Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.25 Evaluate the impact of individuals and reform movements on the struggle for greater civil rights and liberties throughout early U.S. history.

      • Source analysis: the Gettysburg Address (6-JJ.6)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)

  • Respectful engagement with diverse people

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.26 Assess the influence of cultural diffusion when diverse groups interact within early U.S. history.

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.27 Investigate the ways in which individuals and groups build communities of respect, equity, and diversity throughout early U.S. history.

  • Diverse contributions made by men and women from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, including, without limitation, information relating to contributions and impact

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.28 Discuss the contributions of racially and ethnically diverse leaders to the advancement of our community and nation.

      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.29 Analyze the intellectual, cultural, religious, and artistic contributions of diverse individuals in early U.S. history.

      • The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
      • The abolitionists (7-NN.6)

• Civics

  • Civic and political institutions

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.30 Examine the role the media has played in shaping public perception and policies throughout early U.S. history.

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.31 Describe the different political, civil, religious, and economic organizations throughout U.S. history.

      • Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
      • Causes of the American Revolution: politics and society (7-KK.2)
      • The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (7-LL.5)
      • Jacksonian Democracy (7-MM.1)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)

  • Civic dispositions and democratic principles

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.32 Analyze the expansion of representative government throughout early U.S. history.

      • The Revolutionary War: conclusion and aftermath (7-KK.8)
      • The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
      • Jacksonian Democracy (7-MM.1)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.33 Compare a current national issue to a historical event from early U.S. history in order to propose a solution based upon past outcomes.

  • Processes, rules, and laws

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.34 Evaluate the social, political, and economic changes that have impacted the evolution of laws throughout U.S. history.

      • The Articles of Confederation (7-LL.1)
      • The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
      • The Marshall Court (7-LL.6)
      • The Louisiana Purchase (7-LL.7)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
      • The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

• Geography

  • Geographic representations

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.35 Utilize and construct maps and images to explain and analyze regional, environmental, and cultural characteristics in early U.S. history.

      • Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
      • Identify the Thirteen Colonies (7-JJ.2)
      • Select the Thirteen Colonies (7-JJ.3)
      • Name the Thirteen Colonies (7-JJ.4)
      • New England Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.5)
      • New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans (7-JJ.6)
      • Middle Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.7)
      • Middle Colonies: economy and society (7-JJ.8)
      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)

  • Human environment interaction

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.36 Explain how the human, physical, and environmental characteristics of early U.S. regions have influenced and impacted cultures.

      • Life as a colonist (7-JJ.1)
      • New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans (7-JJ.6)
      • Middle Colonies: economy and society (7-JJ.8)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)

  • Human population, movements, and patterns

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.37 Explain how changes in transportation, communication, and technology influenced the movement of people, goods, and ideas throughout early U.S. history.

      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.38 Explore the causes, motivations, and consequences of migration and immigration, both voluntary and forced, in early U.S. history, including but not limited to: Trail of Tears, western movement, Great Migration, various waves of immigration.

      • Southern Colonies: founding and government (7-JJ.9)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • The Louisiana Purchase (7-LL.7)
      • Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Antebellum immigration (7-NN.4)
      • Texas independence and annexation (7-NN.7)
      • The U.S.-Mexican War (7-NN.8)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

  • Global interconnections

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.39 Explain how global circumstances affect changes in immigration, land use, and population distribution in various regions across early U.S. history.

      • The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

• Economics

  • Exchange and markets

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.40 Analyze the role of innovations and entrepreneurship in institutions throughout early U.S. history.

      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.41 Evaluate how economic policies impacted individuals, businesses, and society, including but not limited to: Louisiana Purchase, the slave trade, plantation economy, and Reconstruction.

      • The Louisiana Purchase (7-LL.7)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
      • Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)

  • National economy

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.42 Assess the state of the early U.S. economy based on trade, resources, labor, monetary system, and other factors.

      • New England Colonies: economy and interactions with Native Americans (7-JJ.6)
      • Middle Colonies: economy and society (7-JJ.8)
      • Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
      • Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
      • Comparing the North and the South (7-NN.2)
      • Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)

  • Global economy

    • SS.6-8.EUSH.43 Investigate the effects of U.S. foreign economic policy both nationally and globally across early U.S. history.

      • Washington's presidency: part I (7-LL.3)

Financial Literacy

• Financial decision-making

  • SS.6-8.FL.1 Prioritize and evaluate personal finance goals based on needs and wants.

    • Costs and benefits (6-GG.2)
    • Banks (6-HH.1)

  • SS.6-8.FL.2 Investigate consequences of potential financial decisions to make reasoned financial choices.

    • Costs and benefits (6-GG.2)
    • Banks (6-HH.1)

  • SS.6-8.FL.3 Describe the services offered by various financial institutions, and government agencies, including but not limited to: Matching Grant Money for College, Prepaid College Tuition, and 529 College Savings Plan.

    • Banks (6-HH.1)

• Savings and spending

  • SS.6-8.FL.4 Discuss the components of a personal budget - including income, planned spending, expenses, and saving.

• Credit and debt

  • SS.6-8.FL.5 Explain how debit cards differ from credit cards.

    • Banks (6-HH.1)

  • SS.6-8.FL.6 Explain an individual's rights and responsibilities as a consumer.

  • SS.6-8.FL.7 Discuss the cost of borrowing money for different types of goods and services, including but not limited to: consumables, vehicles, higher education, and housing.

• Insurance, investing, and risk

  • SS.6-8.FL.8 Investigate ways to prevent and limit the consequences of identity theft and fraud.

  • SS.6-8.FL.9 Explain how some investments differ from traditional savings accounts in potential risks and returns.

• College and career preparedness

  • SS.6-8.FL.10 Identify college and career options and their effect on income and unemployment.

  • SS.6-8.FL.11 Identify important academic requirements for financing postsecondary programs, including but not limited to: Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program, Nevada Prepaid Tuition, and 529 College Savings Programs.