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1 Citizenship, Government, and Democracy

SS8.1.1 Explain the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a United States citizen.
- The Legislative Branch (6-CC.2)
- The Executive Branch (6-CC.3)
- The Bill of Rights (6-DD.3)
- Citizenship and the naturalization process (6-FF.1)
- Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (6-FF.2)
- SS8.1.1.a Explain the rights, duties, and responsibilities of being a tribal member on the Wind River Indian Reservation (e.g., inherent rights, treaty obligations, and tribal sovereignty).
SS8.1.2 Explain how to participate in the political process (i.e., tribal, local, state, and national elections).
SS8.1.3 Explain the historical development of the United States Constitution and treaties (e.g., 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty) and how they have shaped the United States, Wyoming, and tribal government.
- The Constitutional Convention (7-LL.2)
SS8.1.4 Understand the difference between United States civil and criminal legal systems within the federal, state, and tribal levels.
- Laws and courts (6-EE.1)
SS8.1.5 Describe the structures of the United States and Wyoming Constitutions (e.g., Articles, Bill of Rights, amendments).
- The Constitution: structure and principles (6-DD.1)
- The Constitution: amendments (6-DD.2)
- The Bill of Rights (6-DD.3)
- SS8.1.5.a Describe how the U.S. Constitution creates a special relationship with tribal governments (i.e., Plenary Power, Indian Commerce Clause - Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; Supremacy Clause - Article VI, Clause 2; Cherokee Nation v. Georgia).
SS8.1.6 Understand the basic structures of various political systems (e.g., tribal, local, national, and world).

2 Culture and Cultural Diversity

SS8.2.1 Compare and contrast the ways various groups (e.g., ethnic communities and Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming) meet human needs and concerns (e.g., self-esteem, friendship, and tribal heritage) and contribute to identity, situations, and events.
SS8.2.2 Evaluate how human expression (e.g., language, literature, arts, architecture, traditions, beliefs, and spirituality) contributes to cultural development, understanding, and continuity (e.g., oral tradition, Pow Wows, ceremonies, and assimilation).
SS8.2.3 Analyze the unique cultural characteristics of various groups within Wyoming and the nation, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g., language, traditions, spirituality, art, and lifestyle).
SS8.2.4 Explain the cultural contributions of and tensions between groups in Wyoming, the United States, and the World (e.g., racial, ethnic, social and institutional).
- Science and technology in early China (6-D.5)
- The teachings of Confucius (6-D.6)
- Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy (6-F.2)
- The ancient Silk Road: geography and transportation (6-G.1)
- The ancient Silk Road: goods and ideas (6-G.2)
- 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 Crusades (6-N.2)
- Renaissance origins (6-O.1)
- Italian Renaissance: achievements in literature and art (6-O.2)
- 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)
- Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)
- Southern Colonies: economy and slavery (7-JJ.10)
- The first party system: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (7-LL.5)
- Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
- Slavery in the South (7-NN.5)
- SS8.2.4.a Explain the cultural contributions of and interactions between Native Americans and immigrant groups in Wyoming and the United States.

3 Production, Distribution, and Consumption

SS8.3.1 Identify and apply basic economic concepts (e.g., supply, demand, production, exchange and consumption, labor, wages, scarcity, prices, incentives, competition, and profits).
SS8.3.2 Compare and contrast how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in various economic systems (e.g., characteristics of market, command, and mixed economies).
- What is a market? (6-GG.5)
SS8.3.3 Describe the impact of technological advancements on production, distribution, and consumption (e.g., businesses and/or corporations in the United States and the world).
- Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
SS8.3.4 Explain or illustrate how money is used by individuals, groups, and financial institutions.
- Banks (6-HH.1)
SS8.3.5 Describe how values and beliefs influence individual, family, and business decisions (microeconomics).

4 Time, Continuity, and Change

SS8.4.1 Describe how historical events impact the future (cause and effect) and how change spreads to other places (e.g., spread of industrial revolution or causes of the Civil War, impacts of Manifest Destiny, aftermath of French and Indian War, and progression of Indian Removal Act).
SS8.4.2 Describe how tools and technology in different historical periods impacted the way people, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, lived, made decisions, and saw the world (e.g., impact of horses and European trade goods on Plains Indian cultures, mechanized agriculture, and Industrial Revolution technologies).
SS8.4.3 Analyze the way current events affect all people, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming. Investigate the history leading up to those events and suggest alternative ways such events may have played out.
SS8.4.4 Identify historical interactions between and among individuals, groups, and/or institutions (e.g., family, neighborhood, political, economic, religious, social, cultural, and workplace).
SS8.4.5 Identify relevant primary (e.g., historical photographs, artifacts, and documents, including treaties) and secondary sources for research. Compare and contrast treatment of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources, which may include oral history and traditional storytelling.
- Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)
- Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (6-JJ.4)

5 People, Places, and Environments

SS8.5.1 Use and create models of the Earth to analyze the interactions of physical and human systems to demonstrate global interconnectedness.
- 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)
- The Age of Exploration: origins (6-Q.1)
- Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part I (6-Q.2)
- Portuguese and Spanish expeditions: part II (6-Q.3)
- French and English expeditions: part I (6-Q.4)
- French and English expeditions: part II (6-Q.5)
- The Columbian Exchange (6-Q.6)
- 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)
- SS8.5.1.a Analyze the impact of natural resources on tribal locations, past and present.
SS8.5.2 Analyze and evaluate how physical features and changes influenced historical events (e.g., route of Union Pacific Railroad, location of Wind River Indian Reservation, state and national monuments and parks) and participate in collaborative problem solving and decision making in the selection of professional and personal choices.
- Industrial and Transportation Revolutions (7-NN.1)
SS8.5.3 Explain how communities' current and past demographics, migrations, and settlement patterns influence place (e.g., culture, needs, and political and economic systems) and use this analysis to predict future settlement patterns.
- 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)
- SS8.5.3.a Explain how the migration and settlement patterns of indigenous tribes influence place (e.g., migration of pre-Columbian Tribes, and reservation movement).
  - Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears (7-MM.3)
SS8.5.4 Analyze the changes to and consequences of human, natural, and technological impacts on the physical environment.
- SS8.5.4.a Analyze how cultural practices continue to influence how Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming interact with the environment.

6 Technology, Literacy, and Global Connections

SS8.6.1 Use and evaluate multiple sources of information in diverse formats and media in order to address a question or solve a problem.
SS8.6.2 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
- Identify facts and opinions (6-JJ.2)
SS8.6.3 Use digital tools to research, design, and present social studies concepts (e.g., understand how individual responsibility applies in usage of digital media).
SS8.6.4 Use accurate, sufficient, and relevant information from primary and secondary sources to support writing.
- Identify primary and secondary sources (6-JJ.1)

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1 Citizenship, Government, and Democracy

SS8.1.1 Explain the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a United States citizen.

SS8.1.1.a Explain the rights, duties, and responsibilities of being a tribal member on the Wind River Indian Reservation (e.g., inherent rights, treaty obligations, and tribal sovereignty).

SS8.1.2 Explain how to participate in the political process (i.e., tribal, local, state, and national elections).

SS8.1.3 Explain the historical development of the United States Constitution and treaties (e.g., 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty) and how they have shaped the United States, Wyoming, and tribal government.

SS8.1.4 Understand the difference between United States civil and criminal legal systems within the federal, state, and tribal levels.

SS8.1.5 Describe the structures of the United States and Wyoming Constitutions (e.g., Articles, Bill of Rights, amendments).

SS8.1.5.a Describe how the U.S. Constitution creates a special relationship with tribal governments (i.e., Plenary Power, Indian Commerce Clause - Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; Supremacy Clause - Article VI, Clause 2; Cherokee Nation v. Georgia).

SS8.1.6 Understand the basic structures of various political systems (e.g., tribal, local, national, and world).

2 Culture and Cultural Diversity

SS8.2.1 Compare and contrast the ways various groups (e.g., ethnic communities and Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming) meet human needs and concerns (e.g., self-esteem, friendship, and tribal heritage) and contribute to identity, situations, and events.

SS8.2.2 Evaluate how human expression (e.g., language, literature, arts, architecture, traditions, beliefs, and spirituality) contributes to cultural development, understanding, and continuity (e.g., oral tradition, Pow Wows, ceremonies, and assimilation).

SS8.2.3 Analyze the unique cultural characteristics of various groups within Wyoming and the nation, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g., language, traditions, spirituality, art, and lifestyle).

SS8.2.4 Explain the cultural contributions of and tensions between groups in Wyoming, the United States, and the World (e.g., racial, ethnic, social and institutional).

SS8.2.4.a Explain the cultural contributions of and interactions between Native Americans and immigrant groups in Wyoming and the United States.

3 Production, Distribution, and Consumption

SS8.3.1 Identify and apply basic economic concepts (e.g., supply, demand, production, exchange and consumption, labor, wages, scarcity, prices, incentives, competition, and profits).

SS8.3.2 Compare and contrast how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in various economic systems (e.g., characteristics of market, command, and mixed economies).

SS8.3.3 Describe the impact of technological advancements on production, distribution, and consumption (e.g., businesses and/or corporations in the United States and the world).

SS8.3.4 Explain or illustrate how money is used by individuals, groups, and financial institutions.

SS8.3.5 Describe how values and beliefs influence individual, family, and business decisions (microeconomics).

4 Time, Continuity, and Change

SS8.4.1 Describe how historical events impact the future (cause and effect) and how change spreads to other places (e.g., spread of industrial revolution or causes of the Civil War, impacts of Manifest Destiny, aftermath of French and Indian War, and progression of Indian Removal Act).

SS8.4.3 Analyze the way current events affect all people, including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming. Investigate the history leading up to those events and suggest alternative ways such events may have played out.

SS8.4.4 Identify historical interactions between and among individuals, groups, and/or institutions (e.g., family, neighborhood, political, economic, religious, social, cultural, and workplace).

SS8.4.4.a Identify how federal policies have impacted Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming historically and currently (e.g., reservations, treaties, allotment, boarding schools, and forced assimilation).

SS8.4.5 Identify relevant primary (e.g., historical photographs, artifacts, and documents, including treaties) and secondary sources for research. Compare and contrast treatment of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources, which may include oral history and traditional storytelling.

5 People, Places, and Environments

SS8.5.1 Use and create models of the Earth to analyze the interactions of physical and human systems to demonstrate global interconnectedness.

SS8.5.1.a Analyze the impact of natural resources on tribal locations, past and present.

SS8.5.3 Explain how communities' current and past demographics, migrations, and settlement patterns influence place (e.g., culture, needs, and political and economic systems) and use this analysis to predict future settlement patterns.

SS8.5.3.a Explain how the migration and settlement patterns of indigenous tribes influence place (e.g., migration of pre-Columbian Tribes, and reservation movement).

SS8.5.4 Analyze the changes to and consequences of human, natural, and technological impacts on the physical environment.

SS8.5.4.a Analyze how cultural practices continue to influence how Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming interact with the environment.

6 Technology, Literacy, and Global Connections

SS8.6.1 Use and evaluate multiple sources of information in diverse formats and media in order to address a question or solve a problem.

SS8.6.2 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.

SS8.6.3 Use digital tools to research, design, and present social studies concepts (e.g., understand how individual responsibility applies in usage of digital media).

SS8.6.4 Use accurate, sufficient, and relevant information from primary and secondary sources to support writing.