US History

Unit 1 Objectives

Unit 2 Objectives

Unit 3 Objectives

Unit 4 Objectives

Unit 5 Objectives

Evaluate how democracy was shaped by factors such as past/ present events, geography, and historical context.

Analyze the degree to which perceptions of what democracy should be have changed or stayed the same over time.  

Analyze how factors such as gender, race, political leaning, religion, age, socio-economic status, geographic location contribute to the perspective of people during different historical eras towards the concept of democracy.

Determine why various groups, including those who have been historically underrepresented, may differ in their interpretations of how democracy lives in the United States.

Evaluate the extent to which the meaning of equality was shaped by factors such as past/present events, geography and historical context. 

Analyze the degree to which the concept of equality has changed or stayed the same over time.

Evaluate the methods used by varying groups of people and religious/educational/social/political organizations to alter the definition of equality

Analyze how factors such as gender, race, political leaning, religion, age, socio-economic status, geographic location contributed to how people viewed the concept of equality during different historical eras.

Explain the degree to which certain individuals, groups, and institutions have contributed to the historic struggle for equality, safety, freedom and justice in the United States.

Determine why various groups, including those who have been historically underrepresented, may differ in their interpretations of how key historic events and individuals contributed to the concept of equality in the United States.

Evaluate the extent to which distribution of power between states and the federal government has been shaped by factors such as past/present events, geography and historical context.  

Analyze the degree to which the concept of where decision making power should lie has changed or stayed the same over time.

Evaluate the methods used by varying groups of people and religious/educational/social/political organizations to alter the division of power in the United States.

Analyze how factors such as gender, race, political leaning, religion, age, socio-economic status, geographic location contributed to how people viewed the division of power during different historical eras.

Explain the degree to which the struggle for social change has often been achieved at the federal level.

Determine why various groups, including those who have been historically underrepresented, may differ in their interpretations of how key historic events and individuals contributed to the concept of states’ rights versus federal powers in the United States.

Analyze a variety of complex and intricate factors/reasons/motivations for the struggle between states and the federal government for control of important decision making powers and determine what the effects or consequences of those events were.

Analyze the degree to which the concept that government and business should play a role in promoting citizens’ well being has changed or stayed the same over time.   

Evaluate the methods used by varying groups to bring about changes in the role government and business play in promoting citizens’ well-being.

Analyze how factors such as gender, race, political leaning, religion, age, socio-economic status, geographic location contributed to how people from different historical eras viewed the role government and business should play in peoples’ lives.

Determine why various groups, including those who have been historically underrepresented, may differ in their interpretations of how key historic events and individuals contributed to the economic development of the United States.

Analyze the social, political and economic factors that contributed to the economic development of the United States.

Evaluate the extent to which American Foreign Policy developments were shaped by factors such as past/ present events, geography, and historical context.   

Analyze the degree to which American Foreign Policy changed or stayed the same over time.

Analyze how factors such as gender, race, political leaning, religion, age, socio-economic status, geographic location contributed to the perspective of people towards foreign policy involvement and issues during different historical eras.

Determine why various groups, including those who have been historically underrepresented, may differ in their interpretations of key historical foreign policy events.

Analyze the social, political and economic factors that contributed to various global conflicts and economic crises.

Analyze historical sources from multiple vantage points and perspectives to identify and explain dominant narratives and counter narratives of historical foreign policy events.

Analyze the different ways that geography/location and customs/beliefs/values play a role in conflicts/disputes and cooperation/nation building.