USI.2 The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, and tables
to
a) locate the seven continents
b) locate and describe the location of the geographic regions of North
America: Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield,
Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range,
and Coastal Range
c) locate and identify the water features important to the early
history of the United States: Great Lakes, Mississippi River,
Missouri River, Ohio River, Columbia River, Colorado River, Rio
Grande, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico
USI.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of how early cultures
developed in North America by
a) locating where the American Indians settled, with emphasis on Arctic
(Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plains (Sioux), Southwest (Pueblo),
and Eastern Woodland (Iroquois)
b) describing how the American Indains used their environment to
obtain food, clothing, and shelter
USI.4 The student will demonstrate knowledge of European exploration in
North America and West Africa by
a) describing the motivations, obstacles, and accomplishments of the
Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English explorations
b) describing cultural interactions between Europeans and American
Indians that led to cooperation and conflict
c) identifying the location and describing the characteristics of West
African societies (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai) and their interactions
with traders
USI.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped
colonial America by
a) describing the religions and economic events and conditions that
led to the colonization of America
b) comparing and contrasting life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic,
and Southern colonies, with emphasis on how people interacted with
their environment
c) describing colonial life in America from the perspectives of large
landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servents, and
slaves
d) identifying the political and economic relationships between the
colonies and England
USI.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes and results of
the American Revolution by
a) identifying the issuses of dissatisfaction that led to the American
Revolution
b) identifying how political ideas shaped the revolutionary movement
in America and led to the Declaration of Independence, with
emphasis on the ideas of John Locke
c) describing key events and the roles of key individuals in the
American Revolution, with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Paine
d) explaning reasons why the colonies were able to defeat Britain
USI.7 The students will demonstrate knowledge of the challenges faced by
the new nation by
a) identifying the weaknesses of the government established by the
Articles of Confederation
b) identifying the basic principles of the new government established
by the Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of
Rights
c) identifying the conflicts that resulted in the emergence of two
political parties
d) describing the major accomplishments of the first five presidents
of the United States
USI.8 The students 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 th United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase,
the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquistions 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
d) identifying the main ideas of the abolitionist and suffrage
movements
USI.9 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes, major events,
and effects of the Civil War by
a) describing the cultural, economic, and constitutional issues that
divided the nation
b) explaning how the issues of states' rights and slavery increased
sectional tensions
c) identifying on a map the states that seceded from the Union and
those tht remained in the Union
d) describing the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses
S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and Frederick
Douglass in events leading to and during the war
e) using maps to explain critical developments in the war, including
major battles
f) describing the effects of war from the perspectives of Union and
Confederate soldiers (including black soldiers), women, and slaves
USI.10 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of
Reconstruction on American life by
a) identifying the provisions of hte 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
to the Constitution of the United States and their impact on the
expansion of freedom in America
b) describing the impact of Reconstruction policies on the South