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Jefferson County Schools Social Studies In Social Studies, the goal is for all students to develop a deep, rich network of understandings related to the world around them. The objectives and competencies included in this curriculum deal with history, geography, economics, and civics from a diverse, global perspective. Students engage in projects that require them to apply Social Studies skills in real-world contexts. Grade 8 In eighth grade, students are exposed to the history of the United States from colonial times to the present day. The content builds upon earlier U.S. history studies, but provides more depth and breadth. More attention is given to 19th century movements, U.S. Presidents, and our nation's role in world history events. Civics and government instruction includes domestic and foreign policy, types of government, civil disobedience, and voluntarism. Geography and economics are presented in the context of United States history. Eighth graders should also use historical analysis skills to examine the role of art, literature, media, and technology in the development of the United States. |
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Analysis: Influences
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze the influence of individuals, ideas, decisions, and/or events on history including science and technology on the development of early American colonial cultures (i.e., compass, shipbuilding, food storage, printing press, financial markets, weaponry, transportation).
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Culture: Nature/Complexity
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand the nature and complexity of culture by analyzing how human migration and cultural activities influence the character of place and explaining how people living in the same region maintain different ways of life.
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Cultures : Contributing
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify cultures that contributed to the development of the United States (i.e., Native America, African, British, Scottish, Irish, German).
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Diversity: Immigration
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how immigration and cultural diffusion have influenced the character of a place (i.e., religion within certain colonies, African songs in the South, British v. French influences).
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Early Civilizations: Major Characterist
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) contrast the characteristics of major early civilizations of the Americas including the tenets of early major religions (i.e.,Olmec beliefs, Native American Earth/Mother spirit, African Traditional Religion, Puritanism, Quakerism).
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Religion: Define/Roles
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the definition of religion and identify how religion contributed to American society (e.g.,impact on government, education, social norms, slavery, tolerance) (Learning Accomplishment includes describing the beliefs of major religions and how religion contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies).
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Roles: Diverse Cultures/Idenitfy
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the roll diverse cultures had on the development of the United States by listing the various cultures which contributed to the development and identifying/examining perspectives of various cultural groups within early American history.
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Science/Technology: Influence
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the influence of science and technology on the development of culture through time by identifying specific technological innovations and their uses.
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Timeline: Read/Analyze
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) read and interpret timelines detailing technological innovations.
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Communication/Transportation: Impact
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the economic impact of improved communication and transportation on the world economy.
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Cost of Goods/Services: Impact
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze how supply/demand, and change in technology impact the cost for goods and services.
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Credit/Debt: Differentiate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between credit and debt (Learning Accomplishment includes"evaluate the relationship between creditors and debtors").
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Early America: Economic Activities
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the economic activities of early America (i.e., agriculture, industry, services).
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Economic Agreements: Evaluate/Impact
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) evaluate the domestic and economic impact of various economic agreements.
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Economic Choices: Analyze
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) define microeconomic terms such as credit, debt, goods, services, domestic products,imports, and exports.
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Economic Phenomena: Analyze
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze the impact of economic phenomena within the free enterprise system such as supply and demand, profit, government regulation, and world competition on the economy of Tennessee and early America.
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Economic System: Describe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe a range of examples of the various institutions that make up economic systems such as households, business firms, banks, government agencies, labor unions, and corporations.
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Economic Systems: Compare
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) compare basic economic systems according to who determines what is produced, distributed, and consumes.
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Economic Systems: Early
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) distinguish among various economic markets found in early America(i.e, traditional, monopoly, oligopoly, free competition).
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Economic Systems: Market/Features
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) define macroeconomics terms such as economic alignments, credit, market economy, tariffs, closed economies, and emerging markets.
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Economic Theories: Differences/Describe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the differences within economic theories such as mercantilism and capitalism.
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Economics: Predict
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) predict the outcome of an economic situation in the areas of production, consumption, and resource use presented in a reading selection , graph, or table.
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Economics: Terms
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the definition of economic terms, such as deficit, surplus, credit, import, export.
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Economies: Differentiate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between a commercial and subsistence economy.
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Fiscal Policy Concepts: Understand
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) understand fiscal concepts including the concept of balanced budget, deficit, surplus, and national debt.
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Goods/Services: Price/Supply/Demand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze the function of price and supply and demand in resource allocation and in everyday events.
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Graphs/Charts: Interpret Variety
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret a variety of economic graphs and charts with topics (e.g., the Columbian exchange, population of colonies, number of slaves, population diversity).
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Historic/Contemporary Developments: Eval
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) apply economic concepts to evaluate historic and contemporary developments.
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Incentives/Profits: Role/Describe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the role incentives and profits play in determining what is produced and distributed in a competitive market system.
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Industrial/Agricultural Products:U.S./TN
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) list the major industrial and agricultural products of Tennessee and the United States.
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Industries: Urbanization/Contributions
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) trace the development of major industries that contributed to the urbanization of Tennessee and early America.
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Jobs/Occupations: Changes/Urbanization
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the changes in types of jobs and occupations that resulted from the urbanization of early America and Tennessee.
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National/International Markets: Impact
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Tennessee and early America.
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Natural Resources: Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize America's natural resources (i.e., land, timber, fish, animal pelts, peppers, sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkins, turkeys, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, cacao, beans, and vanilla).
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Production/Consumption: Economies/Types
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) define various types of economies and their methods of production and consumption.
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Resource:Change to Product
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret a diagram showing the steps of changing a resource into a product.
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Slavery: Reasons for Success in South
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze in economic terms (i.e., climate, triangle trade, infrastructure, topography) why slavery flourished in South as opposed to North.
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Taxes: Identify Various
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify identify forms of taxation (i.e., tariffs, sales tax, excise tax).
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Urbanization/Industrialization: Factors
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the factors that led to urbanization and industrialization in early America (i.e., religious freedom, land ownership, thriving market) (Learning Accomplishment includes "and in Tennessee").
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US Economy: Taxes/Evaluate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) generalize and evaluate the process of governmental taxation on individuals nd businesses.
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Values/Beliefs: Influences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain and illustrate how values and beliefs influence different economic decisions related to needs and wants.
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Boundaries: Factors/Contributing
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the factors that contribute to the placement of cities and boundaries.
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Concepts: Draw Conclusions
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) draw conclusions based on a reading passage about geography.
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Earth Attributes: Identify on Map
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify key geographic elements on maps (i.e., island, flood plain, swamp, delta, marsh, harbor, cape, sea level, bay, geographic, desert, oasis, mesa, mountain, valley, glacier, canyon, cliff, plateau).
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Environmental Factors: Influences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how environmental factors influenced the way of life of the various peoples of the Americas.
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Environmental Issues: Influences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how environmental issues such as water supply and resource availability influenced settlement patterns.
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Geographic Exchange: Illustrate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) illustrate the geographic exchange of ideas, materials, and goods between the Americas and the rest of the world prior to the Civil War.
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Geographic Features: Influences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe how geographic features affected the development of transportation and communication networks.
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Geographic Features: Influences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the influences of geographic explain both physical and human on historical events.
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Geographic Map: Interpret
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret a geographic map of the early United States.
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Human-Environment: Adaptation
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret examples which illustrate how cultures adapt to or change the environment (i.e., deforestation, subsistence farming, cash crop, dam and road building).
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Map: Latitude/Distance, Direction
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) use various geographic data from maps and globes to determine longitude, latitude, distance and direction.
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Maps/Globes: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) using a map/globe identify the routes of contact between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and identify.
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Maps/Globes: Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify major landforms, bodies of water, cities, states, countries and physical, economic, and cultural regions using a map or globe, focusing on those that relate to North America.
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Map Key: Use
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze a map/map key and apply basic geographic skills to make predictions, inferences, and draw conclusions.
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Migration: Development/Settlements
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how processes of migration affected the development of settlements in the United States and categorize causes of migration into "push and pull" factors.
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Physical Processes: Impact
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how physical processes shape the United States' features and patterns.
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Populations: Settlement/Various Patterns
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the causes and examples of migration and immigration in early America (i.e., land, religion, money, pioneer spirit, indentured servitude, displacement, slavery) (Learning Accomplishment includes "discuss the economic and social impact...").
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Populations: Trends/Early
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret a chart or map of population characteristics of the early United States (i.e.,density, distribution, regional growth).
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Topography: Influence on Settlements
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how topographical features such as mountain and river systems influence the settlement and expansion of the United States (i.e., including Cumberland Gap, Wilderness Road, Ohio and Tennessee river systems).
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Bill of Rights: Significance
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
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Branches: Responsibilities/Pow
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the responsibilities and powers of the judicial, executive. and legislative branches of the United States government.
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Citizen: Rights, Resp, Privileges
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of a member of the United States of America (i. e., Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Bill of Rights).
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Conflict/Cooperation: Conditions Affect
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify how conditions, actions, and motivations contributed to conflict and cooperation between states, regions, and nations and examine how identify and conflict affect the dissemination of resources, rights and privileges.
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Constitution: Role/Lives/Americans
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand the role the Constitution plays in the lives of Americans by recognizing how the Constitution defines rights, how the Constitution affects individual court cases, the ways the Constitution balances the "individual" and the "State", and analyze the Constitution in principle and in practice.
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Court Decisions: Major Impacts
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the impact of major court decisions on American life (i.e., Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Dred Scott v. Sandford).
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Democracy: Understand
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) distinguish basic differences between democracy and other forms of government in other regions of the world.
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Government: Purposes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the purpose of government and how its powers are acquired, used, and justified.
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Government Systems: Structure
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the purposes and structures of various systems of governance (i.e. Federalism, Confederation, Republic, Democracy, Executive, Legislative, Judicial).
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Need to Organize: Understand
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze the necessity of establishing and enforcing the rule of law, analyze/explain ideas and governmental mechanisms to meet needs and wants of citizens, regulate territory, manage conflict, and establish order and security, and explain/apply concepts such as power, role, status, justice, and influence to the examination of persistent issues and social problems.
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Pol/Cul/Phy/ Place: Influence/Govt
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) relate a people's location, population, production, and consumption to governmental function, identify models of lower/higher forms of political order, and describe ways nations and governments respond to forces of unity and diversity affecting order and security.
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Political Leaders: Tennessee
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze the contributions of Tennessee political leaders on the national scene (e.g. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, James K. Polk, Sequoyah, Sam Houston).
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Political Party System: Compari
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify and describe the basic features of the political system in the early United States and identify representative leaders from the various levels and branches of the government.
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Principles: Patriotic Writings
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how the key ideas and values of American democracy are reflected in patriotic writings.
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Principles: Values Conflict/Historical
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain conditions, actions, and motivations that contribute to conflict and cooperation within and among states, regions, and nations, and describe and analyze the role advancements in technology have played in conflict resolution.
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Public Policies: Analyze/Ideals
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze the effectiveness of selected public policies and citizen behaviors in realizing the stated ideals of a democratic republican form of government.
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Responsibilities: Government/Citizens
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the responsibilities governments and citizens need to accept in order to carry out the principles listed in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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Rights/Privileges: Distinguish
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) differentiate between rights and privileges of the individual.
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Rights/Responsibilities: Citizens/State
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) define the difference between rights of the individual and the state, identify examples of rights/responsibilities of citizens, describe the importance of individual rights (free speech) , and evaluate the role of the government in balancing the rights of individuals versus the common good.
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Rule of Law: Indivi Rights vs. Order
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how a right must be interpreted to balance individual rights with the need for order (i.e., freedom of speech, freedom of recognize, trial by jury).
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Structure/Purposes: Government
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify/explain the roles of formal/informal political actors and analyze the influence of diverse public opinion in influencing /shaping public policy and decision-making.
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Tennessee Constitution: Role/Lives
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify how the Tennessee Constitution reflects the principles represented in the Constitution and indicate the influences of ideas from the United States Constitution on the Tennessee Constitution.
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Tennessee Government: Understand
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the structure and functions of government at municipal, county and state levels, identify how differing points of view of political parties and interest groups affected important Tennessee and national issues, and identify the leadership qualities of elected and identify leaders of Tennessee, past and present.
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United States: Development
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the rights/responsibilities of individuals throughout the development of the United States.
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African Americans: Contributions
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize the economic impact of African American labor and the social and cultural impact of African Americans on the American society and economy.
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African Slavery: Colonial America
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand the social, cultural, and political events that shaped African slavery in colonial America by recognizing the economic systems of the Northern colonies and how they differed from colonies in the South, explaining how the Declaration of Independence conflicts with the institution of chattel slavery, and describing the colonies of free and enslaved blacks in United States history.
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American Revolution: Causes/Results
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand the causes and results of the American Revolution by explaining the events that led to the outbreak of the Revolution, knowing the Declaration of Independence, describing the armed conflict of the Revolutionary war, and explaining the roles of significant individuals.
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Analysis: Writings/Analyze
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze historical documents, letters, biographical sketches, political cartoons, and graphic displays to draw conclusions, make inferences, predict, and determine the main idea (Learning Accomplishment includes "Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights").
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Ancient Civilizations: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify ancient identify civilizations, explain the cultures of the Western Hemisphere's native peoples prior to European explain, and evaluate the expanding intercontinental exchange and the conflicts brought on by exploration and colonization.
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Civil War: Causes, Course, Consequences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify sectional differences that led to the war, differences the course of major events, explain the technological, social, and strategic aspects of the war, weigh the political, social, and economic impacts of the war, and understand that different writers may describe the same event in different ways.
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Conflict: Political/Historical/Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify historical examples of causes and consequences of conflict (i.e., French and Indian, Revolutionary War, War of 1812).
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Conflicts: Identify Major Factors
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the course of conflicts including major battles, alliances, strategy, leadership, resources, or technology for the Revolutionary War using charts and diagrams.
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Data Interpretation: Predict
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) make predictions based on information presented in a graph or chart and make predictions based on the information.
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Diversity: Conflicts/Historical Examples
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) name significant historical examples of causes of conflicts that occurred as a result of diversity in the United States( including stereotyping, prejudice, conformity, and altruism).
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European Philosophers: Contributions
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize the contributions of European philosophers which influenced the religious and political aspects of colonial America as to how individuals contributed to participatory government , challenged inherited ideas of hierarchy, and affected the individuals of community.
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European Settlements: Impact
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the historical impacts of European settlement in North America.
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Freedom: Role/Settlement/New World
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) discuss the search for religious, economic, and individual freedom, classify various limits on individual freedom in Colonial America, and describe the lives of free and indentured immigrants.
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Freedom: Roles
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how the evolution of English political practice impacted the colonists' sense of freedom.
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Historical Information: Acquire
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) acquire historical information from a variety of sources to develop critical sensitivities regarding behaviors, attitudes, and values of people in different historical contexts by recognizing different views, and people and using key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict, and complexity to show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.
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Historical Events: Chronology
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) evaluate the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.
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Historical Events: Chronology
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize the cultural and recognize impacts of European settlement in North America.
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Historical Events: Chronology
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the differences and similarities among the differences, English, and Spanish settlements.
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Historical Events: Chronology
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize the shift from utilizing indentured servitude to slavery within the colonies due to economic reasons and popular uprisings.
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Historical Events: Chronological /Time
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) detail the growth and change in the European colonies during the two centuries following their founding.
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Historical Information: Acquire/Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use historical information to determine how family and gender roles of different regions of colonial America changed across time.
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Manifest Destiny: Impact
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze the social/political impact of the theory of Manifest Destiny.
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Mexican-American War: Understand/Events
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the events that led to the Mexican-American War and the consequences of the Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo.
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Maps, Timelines, Charts:Interpret
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret maps, timelines, and charts that illustrate key elements of history(i.e., expansion, economics, politics, society) and order events of the past.
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Native Civilizations: Contrast
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) contrast the characteristics of major native civilizations of the Americas.
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Primary/Secondary Sources: Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between primary and secondary source passages and identify conclusions about historical events using these sources.
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Reform Movements: Successes/Failures
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) define the concept of reform, identify reform movements of the early 1800's and describe the lives of immigrants in American society during the antebellum period and how this led to a rationale for the reform movement.
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Slavery: Factors Contributing
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the social, political, and economic factors that contributed to the institution of slavery in America.
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Social Perspective: Inferences
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) classify the characteristics of major historical events into causes and effects(i.e., exploration, colonization, revolution, expansion, and Civil Way).
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Technology: Advances/Effects
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) us a photograph/writing to determine how advances in technology changed the lives of people.
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Tennessee's Role: Civil War
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify Civil War sites in Tennessee, explain conflicts concerning Civil War issues in Tennessee regions, and discuss Tennesseeans' contributions during the war.
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Tennessee's Role: Colonial America
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify Tennessee's natural resources, discuss how the Proclamation Line did not deter western expansion of colonials, and explain the significance of the Cumberland Gap in Tennessee history.
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Tennessee's Role: Early American Develop
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the geological factors that led to the geographic features of Tennessee, describe pre-Columbian Native American Peoples and their societies, and list the early European explorers and their nations of origin.
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Tennessee's Role: Nation/Expansion
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) discuss the growth of Tennessee cities, evaluate differences in tennessee's three grand divisions, study the impact made by individuals, examine the events that led to Native American removal/Trail of Tears, and recognize Tennessee's influence in the Westward movement.
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Tennessee's Role: National Development
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the events that led to the creation/failure of the state of Franklin, examine the expansion of settlers into Tennessee, and discuss the entrance of Tennessee into the Union.
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Territorial Expansion: Effects
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) use maps, time lines and charts to show western expansion, identify factors that led to territorial expansion, explain the short and long term political and cultural impacts of the Louisiana Purchase, and recognize the significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Territorial Expansion: Efforts
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the Monroe Doctrine and its foreign policy goals and describe the causes, sectional divisions, Native American support for the British and results of the War of 1812.
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Time: Events/Historical/Context
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand the place of historical events in the context of past, present, and future by describing the role of religion in Western Europe, explaining the ways geographic, technological, and scientific factors contributed to the European age of exploration, describing the immediate and long-term impact European exploration had on Native populations, and list the characteristics of the Spanish and Portuguese exploration and conquest of the Americas.
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Time: Historical Events
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the following: debate over issues of the Bill of Rights, factors and results of Shay's Rebellion, birth of America's political parties, and the major political issues of the thirteen colonies which led to the Articles of Confederation.
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Timeline:Political Parties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret a timeline detailing the development of political parties in the United States to the Civil War.
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Westward Movement: Changes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) examine the demographic changes brought about by the westward movement (slavery, industrialization, Native American relocation).
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Western Movement: Sectional Differences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) analyze government policy in response to sectional differences and describe the impact of adding new states to the Union.
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American History: Examples
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize examples of stereotyping, prejudice, conformity, and altruism in early American history.
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Decisions: Impact
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the impact of individual and group decisions on historical events.
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Groups: Impact/Change
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the impact groups have on change at all levels.
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Groups/Institutions: Cooperation
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how groups and institutions work together to meet common needs.
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Institutions: Examine
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT)describe the various forms institutions take and the interactions of people with institutions.
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Institutions: Role
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the role of institutions in furthering both continuity and change (i.e. governments, churches, families, schools, communities).
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Rights/Roles/Status: Examine
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) examine persistent issues involving rights, roles, and status of the individual in relation to the general welfare.
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Social Conformity: Tension/Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify and analyze examples of tension between expression of individuality and group or institutional efforts to promote social conformity.
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