US Hist

United States History

Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century

Describe the early English colonial society and investigate the development of its governance.

Analyze the causes of the American Revolution.

Analyze the ideological, military, social, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution.

Investigate specific events and key ideas that brought about the adoption and implementation of the United States Constitution.

Analyze the challenges faced by the first five presidents and how they responded.

Investigate political, economic, and social developments during the Age of Jackson.

Explore the relationship between slavery, growing north-south divisions, and westward expansion that led to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Evaluate key events, issues, and individuals related to the Civil War

Identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction

Examine connections between the rise of big business, the growth of labor unions, and technological innovations.

Evaluate how westward expansion impacted the Plains Indians and fulfilled Manifest Destiny.

Evaluate efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era

Explain America’s evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the twentieth century

Analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.

Investigate how political, economic, and cultural developments after WW I led to a shared national identity.

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

Evaluate Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal as a response to the Great Depression and compare how governmental programs aided those in need.

Examine the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War II, including the growth of the federal government.

Analyze U.S. international and domestic policies including their influences on technological advancements and social changes during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

Analyze U.S. international and domestic policies including their influences on technological advancements and social changes during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations

Analyze U.S. international and domestic policies including their influences on technological advancements and social changes during the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations.

Assess the political, economic, and technological changes during the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations.