Identify, research, analyze, discuss, and defend a position on a national public policy issue. • identify a national public policy [...]

Examine Abraham Lincoln’s presidency with respect to: his military and political leadership. the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the [...]

Make an argument to explain the reasons why the North won the Civil War by considering the following: critical events [...]

Comparing the Northeast and the South – compare and contrast the social and economic systems of the Northeast , the [...]

Describe the consequences of the American Revolution by analyzing and evaluating the relative influences of: establishment of an independent republican [...]

Describe the new role of African-Americans in local, state, and federal government in the years after the Civil War and [...]

Analyze the intent and the effect of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

Explain the decision to remove Union troops from the South in 1877 and investigate its impact on Americans.

America at Century’s End – compare and contrast the United States in 1800 with the United States in 1898, focusing [...]

U.S. History Investigation Topic and Issue Analysis, Past and Present - use historical perspectives to analyze issues in the United [...]

Demonstrate knowledge of how, when, and where individuals would plan and conduct activities intended to advance views in matters of [...]

Engage in activities intended to contribute to solving a national or international problem studied.

Participate in projects to help or inform others.

Establishing a National Judiciary and its Power – use Marbury v. Madison to explain the development of the power of [...]

The Institution of Slavery – explain the ideology of the institution of slavery, its policies, and consequences.

Westward Expansion – analyze the annexation of the west through the Louisiana Purchase, the removal of Indigenous Peoples from their [...]

Consequences of Expansion – develop an argument based on evidence about the positive and negative consequences of territorial and economic [...]

Explain the origins of the American education system.

Describe the formation and development of the abolitionist movement by considering the roles of key abolitionist leaders and the response [...]

Analyze the antebellum women’s rights (and suffrage) movement by discussing the goals of its leaders and comparing primary source documents [...]

Analyze the goals and effects of the antebellum temperance movement.

Investigate the role of religion in shaping antebellum reform movements.

Compare the differences in the lives of free black people (including those who escaped from slavery) with the lives of [...]

Describe the impact of the Northwest Ordinance on the expansion of slavery.

Describe the competing views of John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay on the nature of the union among [...]

Draw conclusions about why the following increased sectional tensions: • the Missouri Compromise (1820). • the Wilmot Proviso (1846). • [...]

Describe the resistance of enslaved persons and effects of their actions before and during the Civil War.

Describe how major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention, such as disagreements over the distribution of political power, rights of [...]

Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural reasons for secession.

Describe the role of African-Americans in the war, including black soldiers and regiments, and the increased resistance of enslaved people.

Construct generalizations about how the war affected combatants, civilians (including the role of women and Indigenous Peoples), the physical environment, [...]

Compare the different positions concerning the reconstruction of Southern society and the nation, including the positions of President Abraham Lincoln, [...]

Describe the early responses to the end of the Civil War by describing: • the policies of the Freedmen’s Bureau. [...]

Describe the ideas, experiences, and interactions that influenced the colonists' decisions to declare independence by analyzing: • colonial ideas about [...]

Using the Declaration of Independence, including the grievances at the end of the document, describe the role this document played [...]

Explain the reasons for the adoption and subsequent failure of the Articles of Confederation.

Identify economic, political, and cultural issues facing the nation during the period of the Articles of Confederation and the opening [...]

Describe the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention, including the distribution of political power among the states and within [...]

Explain how the new Constitution resolved (or compromised) the major issues, including sharing and separation of power and checking of [...]

Analyze the debates over the ratification of the Constitution from the

Explain how the Bill of Rights reflected the concept of limited government, protection of basic freedoms, and the fear among [...]

Use important ideas and documents to describe the philosophical origins of constitutional government in the United States with an emphasis [...]

Washington’s Farewell – use President George Washington’s farewell address to analyze Washington's perspective on the most significant challenges the new [...]

Establishing America’s Place in the World – assess the changes in America's relationships with other nations by analyzing the origins, [...]

Challenge of Political Conflict – examine the origins and intentions of early American political parties, including how they emerged, who [...]

Critically observe, describe, and analyze visual characteristics within works of art.

Effectively interpret artwork, searching for embedded meaning, function, and personal connections.

Effectively describe how the artist’s choice of materials, techniques, media technology, and processes influence the viewer.

Effectively use critical thinking strategies to observe, compare, and contrast artworks.

Develop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using effective artistic vocabulary.