United States History to 1865
USI.1- The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis and responsible citizenship, including the ability to
a) identify and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of events and life in United States history to 1865
b) make connections between the past and the present
f) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among land forms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events
h) interpret patriotic slogans and excerpts from notable speeches and documents
i) identify the costs and benefits of specific choices made, including the consequences, both intended and unintended, of the decisions and how people and nations responded to positive and negative incentives
USI.8 The student will demonstrate knowledge of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by
a) describing territorial expansion and how it affected the political map of the United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California
b) identifying the geographic and economic factors that influenced the westward movement of settlers
c) describing the impact of inventions, including the cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, on life in America
a) identify and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of events and life in United States history to 1865
b) make connections between the past and the present
f) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among land forms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events
h) interpret patriotic slogans and excerpts from notable speeches and documents
i) identify the costs and benefits of specific choices made, including the consequences, both intended and unintended, of the decisions and how people and nations responded to positive and negative incentives
USI.8 The student will demonstrate knowledge of westward expansion and reform in America from 1801 to 1861 by
a) describing territorial expansion and how it affected the political map of the United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California
b) identifying the geographic and economic factors that influenced the westward movement of settlers
c) describing the impact of inventions, including the cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, on life in America