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C Civics & Government Standards

C.6_12.1 Explain the historical and philosophical foundations of government.
- C.6_12.1.1 Evaluate the thoughts of major political philosophers.
- C.6_12.1.2 Explain the influence of British and colonial history on early United States.
- C.6_12.1.3 Evaluate the creation and impact of primary sources on political thought in the United States.
C.6_12.2 Analyze the structures and functions of governments.
- C.6_12.2.1 Differentiate/compare forms and origins of governments.
- C.6_12.2.2 Examine the role and purposes of government.
  - Purposes of government (7-CC.1)
- C.6_12.2.3 Analyze the structure, principles, and interpretation of the Constitution of the United States.
- C.6_12.2.4 Explain the relationship among federal, state, tribal, and local governmental powers.
- C.6_12.2.5 Explain the purposes, organization, powers, and processes of tribal and local governments.
  - State and local government (7-CC.6)
C.6_12.3 Describe the rights and liberties of individuals.
- C.6_12.3.1 Describe and examine the amendments to the United States Constitution and their application in the United States.
  - The Constitution: amendments (7-DD.2)
- C.6_12.3.2 Describe the impact of court cases on the rights and liberties of individuals.
  - The Constitution: interpretation (7-DD.3)
  - Laws and courts (7-EE.1)
C.6_12.4 Investigate the role and responsibilities of citizenship in society.
- C.6_12.4.1 Explain how citizens can influence government.
  - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (7-FF.2)
- C.6_12.4.2 Describe and evaluate the criteria and process for naturalization in the United States.
  - Citizenship and the naturalization process (7-FF.1)
- C.6_12.4.3 Explain how citizens' personal and civic responsibilities are important to the preservation and improvement of United States constitutional republic.
  - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (7-FF.2)
- C.6_12.4.4 Identify bias and evaluate its role in media sources.
- C.6_12.4.5 Demonstrate active participation in civic life.
  - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (7-FF.2)

E Economics Standards

E.6_12.1 Analyze the concept of scarcity when making economic decisions.
- E.6_12.1.1 Analyze the basic concepts of economic thinking.
- E.6_12.1.2 Explain the factors of production.
  - What is economics? (7-GG.1)
E.6_12.2 Compare and contrast how varying economic systems impact a nation and its citizens.
- E.6_12.2.1 Describe the difference between a command/centrally planned economy and market economy.
  - What is a market? (7-GG.5)
E.6_12.3 Analyze how supply and demand impact the allocation of goods and services.
- E.6_12.3.1 Explain the law of supply and demand.
- E.6_12.3.2 Compare and contrast perfect and imperfect competition.
- E.6_12.3.3 Analyze the impact of the supply and demand on prices.
E.6_12.4 Analyze the various institutions that drive and support the market economy.
- E.6_12.4.1 Explain the role of businesses and financial institutions in a market economy.
  - What is a market? (7-GG.5)
- E.6_12.4.2 Evaluate the role of government in a market economy.
  - What is a market? (7-GG.5)
- E.6_12.4.3 Explain the functions and role of money.
  - What is a market? (7-GG.5)
E.6_12.5 Evaluate the various macroeconomic measurements available to determine an economy's size and strength.
- E.6_12.5.1 Describe various measurements of macroeconomics.
E.6_12.6 Analyze how globalization has impacted various aspects of economies around the world.
- E.6_12.6.1 Describe how trade generates economic development and interdependence.
  - Trade and specialization (7-GG.4)
- E.6_12.6.2 Analyze the benefits and costs for individuals, producers, and governments in international trade.
  - International organizations (7-CC.7)
  - Trade and specialization (7-GG.4)
E.6_12.7 Evaluate the elements of responsible personal finance.
- E.6_12.7.1 Evaluate career choices and the effect on the standard of living.
- E.6_12.7.2 Evaluate the effect of taxes and other factors on income.
- E.6_12.7.3 Develop short- and long-term financial goals.
- E.6_12.7.4 Analyze the cost and benefits of different types of credit and debt, and the rights and responsibilities of borrowers.
  - Banks (7-HH.1)
- E.6_12.7.5 Develop strategies to avoid and manage debt effectively.

G Geography Standards

G.6_12.1 Describe the physical processes that shape the Earth's surface and how these affect the lives of people who live there.
- G.6_12.1.1 Describe the physical processes that shape the Earth's surface.
- G.6_12.1.2 Explain the factors that cause different types of climates and ecosystems, and their latitudes/locations.
- G.6_12.1.3 Identify how major ecosystems provide raw materials.
- G.6_12.1.4 Analyze the physical and human characteristics of a place.
- G.6_12.1.5 Describe how combinations of human decisions and natural forces can lead to (or help people avoid) a natural disaster.
G.6_12.2 Analyze the movement of people, goods, ideas, technology, etc. throughout the world.
- G.6_12.2.1 Explain how movement of goods, information, and population are affected by technology.
- G.6_12.2.2 Describe patterns of settlement and explain why people settle where they do and how they make their living.
- G.6_12.2.3 Explain the patterns, causes, and consequences of major human migrations.
G.6_12.3 Analyze the unifying physical and human characteristics of a region and their formal and informal boundaries.
- G.6_12.3.1 Describe the differences and similarities among cultures around the world.
- G.6_12.3.2 Analyze the physical and human characteristics of a region.
- G.6_12.3.3 Interpret how culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.
- G.6_12.3.4 Identify factors that contribute to conflict and cooperation between cultural groups from multiple perspectives.
G.6_12.4 Use geographic tools to locate both the absolute and relative location of places and regions around the world.
- G.6_12.4.1 Explain and use a variety of geographic tools to study the world on global, regional, and local scales and draw conclusions.
- G.6_12.4.2 Apply the skills of geographic inquiry to analyze a geographic problem or issue.
G.6_12.5 Analyze how human beings are dependent upon, adapt to, and modify their environment to meet their needs.
- G.6_12.5.1 Explain how people have modified the environment and used technology to make places more suitable for humans.
  - Region profile: South America (7-B.1)
  - Region profile: East Asia (7-I.1)
- G.6_12.5.2 Analyze how human changes to the environment in one region or place can affect another.
  - The Columbian Exchange (7-BB.6)

US United States History Standards

Era 1: Creation and Foundation of United States Government (1754-1814)
- US.6_12.1 Analyze primary and secondary sources with attention to reliability, impact, and purpose.
  - US.6_12.1.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.1.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.
  - US.6_12.1.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.1.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.
- US.6_12.2 Examine the impact of multiple perspectives on social, political, and cultural development.
  - US.6_12.2.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.2.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.
    - The Articles of Confederation (7-LL.1)
    - The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
  - US.6_12.2.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.
    - The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (7-LL.5)
  - US.6_12.2.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.
    - The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (7-LL.5)
- US.6_12.3 Explain the relationship of events focusing on the link(s) between cause and effect.
  - US.6_12.3.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.3.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.
  - US.6_12.3.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.3.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.
- US.6_12.4 Compare how historical elements change over time.
  - US.6_12.4.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.4.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.
  - US.6_12.4.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.4.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.
- US.6_12.5 Analyze the significant contributions of people, policy, and the influence on an era.
  - US.6_12.5.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.5.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.
  - US.6_12.5.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.5.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.
- US.6_12.6 Connect the past to the present using current events.
  - US.6_12.6.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.
    - Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (7-KK.9)
    - Source analysis: the Declaration of Independence (7-KK.10)
  - US.6_12.6.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.
  - US.6_12.6.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.
  - US.6_12.6.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.
Era 2: Growth and Division in the Union (1814-1877)
- US.6_12.1 Analyze primary and secondary sources with attention to reliability, impact, and purpose.
  - US.6_12.1.E2.1 Analyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
  - US.6_12.1.E2.2 Compare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.
    - 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)
  - US.6_12.1.E2.3 Explain how westward expansion affected the social, economic, and political landscape of the United States.
  - US.6_12.1.E2.4 Explain the changing Native American federal policy and the impact on tribal sovereignty.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
  - US.6_12.1.E2.5 Explain the social, economic, and political causes and effects of the Civil War.
  - US.6_12.1.E2.6 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of Reconstruction.
    - Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
    - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
- US.6_12.2 Examine the impact of multiple perspectives on social, political, and cultural development.
  - US.6_12.2.E2.1 Analyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
  - US.6_12.2.E2.2 Compare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.
  - US.6_12.2.E2.3 Explain how westward expansion affected the social, economic, and political landscape of the United States.
  - US.6_12.2.E2.4 Explain the changing Native American federal policy and the impact on tribal sovereignty.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
  - US.6_12.2.E2.5 Explain the social, economic, and political causes and effects of the Civil War.
  - US.6_12.2.E2.6 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of Reconstruction.
    - Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
    - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
- US.6_12.3 Explain the relationship of events focusing on the link(s) between cause and effect.
  - US.6_12.3.E2.1 Analyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
  - US.6_12.3.E2.2 Compare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.
    - 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)
  - US.6_12.3.E2.3 Explain how westward expansion affected the social, economic, and political landscape of the United States.
  - US.6_12.3.E2.4 Explain the changing Native American federal policy and the impact on tribal sovereignty.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
  - US.6_12.3.E2.5 Explain the social, economic, and political causes and effects of the Civil War.
  - US.6_12.3.E2.6 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of Reconstruction.
    - Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
    - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
- US.6_12.4 Compare how historical elements change over time.
  - US.6_12.4.E2.1 Analyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
    - Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
  - US.6_12.4.E2.2 Compare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.
    - 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)
  - US.6_12.4.E2.3 Explain how westward expansion affected the social, economic, and political landscape of the United States.
  - US.6_12.4.E2.4 Explain the changing Native American federal policy and the impact on tribal sovereignty.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
  - US.6_12.4.E2.5 Explain the social, economic, and political causes and effects of the Civil War.
  - US.6_12.4.E2.6 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of Reconstruction.
    - Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
    - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
- US.6_12.5 Analyze the significant contributions of people, policy, and the influence on an era.
  - US.6_12.5.E2.1 Analyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
  - US.6_12.5.E2.2 Compare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.
    - 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)
  - US.6_12.5.E2.3 Explain how westward expansion affected the social, economic, and political landscape of the United States.
  - US.6_12.5.E2.4 Explain the changing Native American federal policy and the impact on tribal sovereignty.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
  - US.6_12.5.E2.5 Explain the social, economic, and political causes and effects of the Civil War.
  - US.6_12.5.E2.6 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of Reconstruction.
    - Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
    - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
- US.6_12.6 Connect the past to the present using current events.
  - US.6_12.6.E2.1 Analyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
    - Antebellum reform movements (7-NN.3)
  - US.6_12.6.E2.2 Compare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.
  - US.6_12.6.E2.3 Explain how westward expansion affected the social, economic, and political landscape of the United States.
  - US.6_12.6.E2.4 Explain the changing Native American federal policy and the impact on tribal sovereignty.
    - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
  - US.6_12.6.E2.5 Explain the social, economic, and political causes and effects of the Civil War.
  - US.6_12.6.E2.6 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of Reconstruction.
    - Radical Reconstruction (7-PP.1)
    - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (7-PP.2)
Era 3: 1877-1941
- US.6_12.1 Analyze primary and secondary sources with attention to reliability, impact, and purpose.
  - US.6_12.1.E3.1 Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
    - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
    - Cities in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.)
  - US.6_12.1.E3.2 Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  - US.6_12.1.E3.3 Explain the impact of the United States' transformation into an imperialist power.
  - US.6_12.1.E3.4 Explain the causes and effects of the United States' entrance into World War I.
    - World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
    - World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)
  - US.6_12.1.E3.5 Explain the political, social and economic changes of the 1920s.
  - US.6_12.1.E3.6 Explain the political, social and economic events of the 1930s.
- US.6_12.2 Examine the impact of multiple perspectives on social, political, and cultural development.
  - US.6_12.2.E3.1 Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
    - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
    - Cities in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.)
  - US.6_12.2.E3.2 Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  - US.6_12.2.E3.3 Explain the impact of the United States' transformation into an imperialist power.
  - US.6_12.2.E3.4 Explain the causes and effects of the United States' entrance into World War I.
  - US.6_12.2.E3.5 Explain the political, social and economic changes of the 1920s.
  - US.6_12.2.E3.6 Explain the political, social and economic events of the 1930s.
- US.6_12.3 Explain the relationship of events focusing on the link(s) between cause and effect.
  - US.6_12.3.E3.1 Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
    - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
    - Cities in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.)
  - US.6_12.3.E3.2 Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  - US.6_12.3.E3.3 Explain the impact of the United States' transformation into an imperialist power.
  - US.6_12.3.E3.4 Explain the causes and effects of the United States' entrance into World War I.
    - World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
    - World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)
  - US.6_12.3.E3.5 Explain the political, social and economic changes of the 1920s.
  - US.6_12.3.E3.6 Explain the political, social and economic events of the 1930s.
- US.6_12.4 Compare how historical elements change over time.
  - US.6_12.4.E3.1 Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
    - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
    - Cities in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.)
  - US.6_12.4.E3.2 Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  - US.6_12.4.E3.3 Explain the impact of the United States' transformation into an imperialist power.
  - US.6_12.4.E3.4 Explain the causes and effects of the United States' entrance into World War I.
    - World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
    - World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)
  - US.6_12.4.E3.5 Explain the political, social and economic changes of the 1920s.
  - US.6_12.4.E3.6 Explain the political, social and economic events of the 1930s.
- US.6_12.5 Analyze the significant contributions of people, policy, and the influence on an era.
  - US.6_12.5.E3.1 Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
    - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
    - Cities in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.)
  - US.6_12.5.E3.2 Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  - US.6_12.5.E3.3 Explain the impact of the United States' transformation into an imperialist power.
  - US.6_12.5.E3.4 Explain the causes and effects of the United States' entrance into World War I.
    - World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
    - World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)
  - US.6_12.5.E3.5 Explain the political, social and economic changes of the 1920s.
  - US.6_12.5.E3.6 Explain the political, social and economic events of the 1930s.
- US.6_12.6 Connect the past to the present using current events.
  - US.6_12.6.E3.1 Explain the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution on American society.
    - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.1)
    - Cities in the Gilded Age (7-QQ.)
  - US.6_12.6.E3.2 Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of local, state, and federal government policy on American people.
  - US.6_12.6.E3.3 Explain the impact of the United States' transformation into an imperialist power.
  - US.6_12.6.E3.4 Explain the causes and effects of the United States' entrance into World War I.
    - World War I: the road to war (7-RR.1)
    - World War I: the Great War (7-RR.2)
  - US.6_12.6.E3.5 Explain the political, social and economic changes of the 1920s.
  - US.6_12.6.E3.6 Explain the political, social and economic events of the 1930s.
Era 4: 1941-2001
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Era 5: 2001-Present
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C Civics & Government Standards

C.6_12.1 Explain the historical and philosophical foundations of government.

C.6_12.1.1 Evaluate the thoughts of major political philosophers.

C.6_12.1.2 Explain the influence of British and colonial history on early United States.

C.6_12.1.3 Evaluate the creation and impact of primary sources on political thought in the United States.

C.6_12.2 Analyze the structures and functions of governments.

C.6_12.2.1 Differentiate/compare forms and origins of governments.

C.6_12.2.2 Examine the role and purposes of government.

C.6_12.2.3 Analyze the structure, principles, and interpretation of the Constitution of the United States.

C.6_12.2.4 Explain the relationship among federal, state, tribal, and local governmental powers.

C.6_12.2.5 Explain the purposes, organization, powers, and processes of tribal and local governments.

C.6_12.3 Describe the rights and liberties of individuals.

C.6_12.3.1 Describe and examine the amendments to the United States Constitution and their application in the United States.

C.6_12.3.2 Describe the impact of court cases on the rights and liberties of individuals.

C.6_12.4 Investigate the role and responsibilities of citizenship in society.

C.6_12.4.1 Explain how citizens can influence government.

C.6_12.4.2 Describe and evaluate the criteria and process for naturalization in the United States.

C.6_12.4.3 Explain how citizens' personal and civic responsibilities are important to the preservation and improvement of United States constitutional republic.

C.6_12.4.4 Identify bias and evaluate its role in media sources.

C.6_12.4.5 Demonstrate active participation in civic life.

E Economics Standards

E.6_12.1 Analyze the concept of scarcity when making economic decisions.

E.6_12.1.1 Analyze the basic concepts of economic thinking.

E.6_12.1.2 Explain the factors of production.

E.6_12.2 Compare and contrast how varying economic systems impact a nation and its citizens.

E.6_12.2.1 Describe the difference between a command/centrally planned economy and market economy.

E.6_12.3 Analyze how supply and demand impact the allocation of goods and services.

E.6_12.3.1 Explain the law of supply and demand.

E.6_12.3.2 Compare and contrast perfect and imperfect competition.

E.6_12.3.3 Analyze the impact of the supply and demand on prices.

E.6_12.4 Analyze the various institutions that drive and support the market economy.

E.6_12.4.1 Explain the role of businesses and financial institutions in a market economy.

E.6_12.4.2 Evaluate the role of government in a market economy.

E.6_12.4.3 Explain the functions and role of money.

E.6_12.5 Evaluate the various macroeconomic measurements available to determine an economy's size and strength.

E.6_12.5.1 Describe various measurements of macroeconomics.

E.6_12.6 Analyze how globalization has impacted various aspects of economies around the world.

E.6_12.6.1 Describe how trade generates economic development and interdependence.

E.6_12.6.2 Analyze the benefits and costs for individuals, producers, and governments in international trade.

E.6_12.7 Evaluate the elements of responsible personal finance.

E.6_12.7.1 Evaluate career choices and the effect on the standard of living.

E.6_12.7.2 Evaluate the effect of taxes and other factors on income.

E.6_12.7.3 Develop short- and long-term financial goals.

E.6_12.7.4 Analyze the cost and benefits of different types of credit and debt, and the rights and responsibilities of borrowers.

E.6_12.7.5 Develop strategies to avoid and manage debt effectively.

G Geography Standards

G.6_12.1 Describe the physical processes that shape the Earth's surface and how these affect the lives of people who live there.

G.6_12.1.1 Describe the physical processes that shape the Earth's surface.

G.6_12.1.2 Explain the factors that cause different types of climates and ecosystems, and their latitudes/locations.

G.6_12.1.3 Identify how major ecosystems provide raw materials.

G.6_12.1.4 Analyze the physical and human characteristics of a place.

G.6_12.1.5 Describe how combinations of human decisions and natural forces can lead to (or help people avoid) a natural disaster.

G.6_12.2 Analyze the movement of people, goods, ideas, technology, etc. throughout the world.

G.6_12.2.1 Explain how movement of goods, information, and population are affected by technology.

G.6_12.2.2 Describe patterns of settlement and explain why people settle where they do and how they make their living.

G.6_12.2.3 Explain the patterns, causes, and consequences of major human migrations.

G.6_12.3 Analyze the unifying physical and human characteristics of a region and their formal and informal boundaries.

G.6_12.3.1 Describe the differences and similarities among cultures around the world.

G.6_12.3.2 Analyze the physical and human characteristics of a region.

G.6_12.3.3 Interpret how culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.

G.6_12.3.4 Identify factors that contribute to conflict and cooperation between cultural groups from multiple perspectives.

G.6_12.4 Use geographic tools to locate both the absolute and relative location of places and regions around the world.

G.6_12.4.1 Explain and use a variety of geographic tools to study the world on global, regional, and local scales and draw conclusions.

G.6_12.4.2 Apply the skills of geographic inquiry to analyze a geographic problem or issue.

G.6_12.5 Analyze how human beings are dependent upon, adapt to, and modify their environment to meet their needs.

G.6_12.5.1 Explain how people have modified the environment and used technology to make places more suitable for humans.

G.6_12.5.2 Analyze how human changes to the environment in one region or place can affect another.

US United States History Standards

Era 1: Creation and Foundation of United States Government (1754-1814)

US.6_12.1 Analyze primary and secondary sources with attention to reliability, impact, and purpose.

US.6_12.1.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.

US.6_12.1.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.

US.6_12.1.E1.3 Explain the development of United States society after the American Revolution.

US.6_12.1.E1.4 Explain the importance of foreign and domestic decisions of the early United States government, its leaders, and political parties.

US.6_12.2 Examine the impact of multiple perspectives on social, political, and cultural development.

US.6_12.2.E1.1 Explain the social, political, and cultural causes and immediate consequences of the American Revolution.

US.6_12.2.E1.2 Explain the development of early United States government.