New Hampshire

SS:HI:1 Political Foundations and Development

• SS:HI:12:1.1 Account for the rise and fall of political parties and movements and their impact, e.g., the Whig Party or the Progressive Movement.

  • The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
  • The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
  • Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.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)
  • 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)

• SS:HI:12:1.2 Analyze how religion has influenced the political life of the nation, e.g., the separation of church and state in early New Hampshire or the rise of the Moral Majority.

• SS:HI:12:1.3 Analyze the roots and application of the federal system of government by examining key documents and events, e.g., the Articles of Confederation or the New Deal.

  • The Constitutional Convention (US-C.1)
  • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)

• SS:HI:12:1.4 Examine the impact of sectionalism on national crises and United States government policies, e.g., Hartford Convention or Brown v. Board of Education.

  • The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
  • The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
  • Causes of the Civil War: compromises (US-E.2)
  • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
  • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)

SS:HI:2 Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations

• SS:HI:12:2.1 Examine the role of New Hampshire in international diplomacy, e.g., the Webster-Ashburton Treaty or the Bretton Woods Economic Conference.

• SS:HI:12:2.2 Analyze how United States foreign policy has varied from periods of international involvement, to isolationism, to exerting power and dominance at different time periods, e.g., the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars or the two World Wars.

  • 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)
  • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
  • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)

• SS:HI:12:2.3 Decide to what extent democratic ideals, economic motives, and empire building have influenced U.S. foreign policy in events and policies, e.g., Jefferson's Embargo Act or the Spanish-American War.

  • The War of 1812 (US-C.2)
  • The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
  • The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)
  • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)
  • The presidency of John F. Kennedy (US-N.1)

• SS:HI:12:2.4 Determine the extent to which Manifest Destiny has been a driving force behind American ideology, e.g., Roger Williams and the founding of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations or the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

  • The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)
  • The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (US-H.2)

• SS:HI:12:2.5 Investigate United States involvement in and/or conflict with regional and international organizations, e.g., the League of Nations or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

  • Introduction to the Cold War (US-M.1)

SS:HI:3 World Views and Value Systems and Their Intellectual and Artistic Expressions

• SS:HI:12:3.1 Evaluate how individuals have developed ideas that have profoundly affected American life, e.g., transcendentalism or relativism.

  • Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
  • Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)

• SS:HI:12:3.2 Analyze how the arts and science often reflect and/or influence major ideas, values and conflicts of particular time periods, e.g., the impact of the Enlightenment on the founding of our nation or the Harlem Renaissance.

  • World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)

• SS:HI:12:3.3 Critique how the art, music, and literature of our nation have been influenced by groups, e.g., the Spanish colonists in the Southwest or the 60s counter culture movement.

• SS:HI:12:3.4 Analyze the spread of American ideas and culture around the world using examples, e.g., the Bill of Rights or popular music.

SS:HI:4 Economic Systems & Technology

• SS:HI:12:4.1 Analyze how westward movement led to increased personal opportunities and a more diverse economy as seen in events, e.g., the Northwest Ordinance or Alaskan statehood.

  • The rise of U.S. imperialism (US-H.1)

• SS:HI:12:4.2 Evaluate the impact of major developments and changes in American economic productivity, e.g., the factory system or the emergence of a service-based economy.

  • The growth of sectionalism (US-E.1)
  • Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
  • Causes of the Great Depression (US-K.1)

• SS:HI:12:4.3 Explain how the development of technology has both simplified and complicated work, e.g., the development of interchangeable parts or the "paperless" office.

• SS:HI:12:4.4 Examine how economic interactions have occurred on an increasingly global scale, e.g., mercantilism or North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

• SS:HI:12:4.5 Explain how the economy over time has shaped the distribution of wealth, e.g., the development of the middle class or the recent outsourcing of United States' jobs.

  • Industry in the Gilded Age (US-G.1)
  • Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)

SS:HI:5 Social/Cultural

• SS:HI:12:5.1 Explore the tensions between the values of unity and pluralism in defining our national identity, e.g., the Puritans vs. Anne Hutchinson or the counter-culture vs. the silent majority.

  • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
  • The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)
  • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)

• SS:HI:12:5.2 Evaluate the changing roles of gender in society, e.g., the ideal of "Republican Motherhood" or Title IX.

  • Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
  • World War I: the home front and battlefront (US-I.2)

• SS:HI:12:5.3 Explore attitudes toward diversity held by and groups and individuals, e.g., antebellum Southerners or Eleanor Roosevelt.

  • Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
  • Source analysis: What to the slave is the Fourth of July? (US-D.2)
  • 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)
  • Source analysis: the Great Migration (US-J.2)
  • Civil rights movement: school desegregation (US-O.1)

• SS:HI:12:5.4 Examine the impact of social class on life in the United States, e.g., democracy in the Age of Jackson or public education.

  • Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)
  • Presidential Reconstruction (US-F.1)
  • Cities in the Gilded Age (US-G.2)
  • The Jim Crow system (US-G.3)

• SS:HI:12:5.5 Analyze how religious ideas of morality have impacted social change, e.g., the Abolitionist Movement or the debate over legalized abortion.

  • Antebellum reform movements (US-D.1)