Social Studies Standards and Curriculum
9 is World History
10 is American History I
US12.1.1 Students will describe the key
people and events in the exploration of the
10-SS-12.1.1a Explain the impact the
Vikings had on exploration.
10-SS-12.1.1b Recall Henry the Navigatorís influence
on exploration.
10-SS-12.1.1c Compare the ideas of Columbus, Balboa and Magellan.
10-SS-12.1.1d Recall key attempts at searching for a
US12.1.2 Students will analyze the
colonization of the
10-SS-12.1.2a Explain the importance of the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
10-SS-12.1.2b Explain the origins of New Spain, New France, and
10-SS-12.1.2c Explain the origins of early English settlements in
10-SS-12.1.2d Identify the impact that leaders of
10-SS-12.1.2e Compare and contrast the origins, leaders, and makeup of the
original thirteen colonies.
US12.1.3 Students will analyze the
interaction between Europeans and Native people caused by exploration and
colonization.
10-SS-12.1.3a Identify Spanish
Conquistadors and their impact on
10-SS-12.1.3b Identify how Native Americans affected early settlement.
10-SS-12.1.3c Describe the impact of the exchange of ideas, foods, plants,
animals, and diseases between the New World and the
10-SS-12.1.3d Label a physical map of the regions and political/cultural maps
of those regions at three points in time: prior to exploration/colonization,
after exploration/colonization, and at the present time; explain at least one
regional change that has occurred.
US12.1.4 Students will describe the key
events in the period preceding the American Revolution and evaluate how the
actions and policies of the various entities involved resulted in that
conflict.
10-SS-12.1.4a Explain why multiple
countries valued the
10-SS-12.1.4b Identify key events of the French and Indian War and the
significance of its outcome.
10-SS-12.1.4c Describe the differing opinions of King George III and early
colonial leaders.
10-SS-12.1.4d Explain the importance of
US12.1.5 Students will analyze the key
issues and events of the American Revolution.
10-SS-12.1.5a Compare the strengths
and weaknesses of the Americans and the British.
10-SS-12.1.5b Describe the importance of the Battle of Bunker Hill and other
early battles.
10-SS-12.1.5c Explain the impact that Thomas Paine and other writers and
speakers had on the colonistsí views on independence
and the need for war using primary source documents.
10-SS-12.1.5d Describe the importance of the Declaration of Independence and
its role in causing the war to begin.
10-SS-12.1.5e Explain the roles that women had before, during and after the
war.
10-SS-12.1.5f Compare and contrast key battles, leaders, and strategies of the
Americans and the British.
US12.1.6 Students will analyze the origins
and effects of early government on the
10-SS-12.1.6a Explain the importance of the development of early individual
state constitutions.
10-SS-12.1.6b Explain the reasons for accepting the Articles of Confederation.
10-SS-12.1.6c Identify key weaknesses of the Articles and the need for change.
10-SS-12.1.6d Identify key people and ideas that influenced the Constitutional
Convention.
10-SS-12.1.6e Explain the need for the three branches of government and how its
inclusion affected ratification.
10-SS-12.1.6f Describe the creation of political parties and their impact on
early government.
10-SS-12.1.6g Explain the need for a Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the
Constitution.
US12.1.7 Students will analyze and explain
the issue of slavery and its influence on southern culture.
10-SS-12.1.7a Describe the
10-SS-12.1.7b Describe the impact of key inventions and how they affected
everyday life in the southern
10-SS-12.1.7c Explain how slave laws led to revolts and the creation of the
Underground Railroad.
10-SS-12.1.7d Analyze the Dred Scott case and its
impact on popular sovereignty.
US12.1.8 Students will analyze key
legislation and events that led to the United States Civil War.
10-SS-12.1.8a Analyze key legislation
that influenced the creation of new territories and states.
10-SS-12.1.8b Explain popular sovereignty and its role in the development of
the West.
10-SS-12.1.8c Compare and contrast the differing views of political parties and
their impact on life in the late 1860's.
10-SS-12.1.8d Explain how the election of 1860 and the secession of
states from the union were related.
10-SS-12.1.8e Explain how the decisions made at
US12.1.9 Students will identify events,
speeches and documents, strategies, and people that determined the outcome of
the United States Civil War.
10-SS-12.1.9a Compare and contrast
the lifestyles, governments, generals, and strategies throughout the Civil War.
10-SS-12.1.9b Identify key Civil War battles and explain how their results
helped to determine the outcome of the Civil War.
10-SS-12.1.9c Explain how the Emancipation Proclamation influenced the
War effort.
10-SS-12.1.9d Analyze the role that African Americans had on the war effort.
10-SS-12.1.9e Explain the importance of the battle of
10-SS-12.1.9f Explain the role that General Sherman and his march to the sea
had on the South and the final days of the war.
US12.1.11Students will identify the key
events during westward expansion and explain its impact.
10-SS-12.1.11a Explain
10-SS-12.1.11b Identify key aspects of the Land Ordinance 0f 1785 and the
Northwest Ordinance.
10-SS-12.1.11c Explain the importance of George Washingtonís
political precedents that affected future decisions.
10-SS-12.1.11d Explain the development of the first political
parties.
10-SS-12.1.11e Identify key people and reasons for the need to acquire the
city of
10-SS-12.1.11f Explain cultural differences between Native Americans and
10-SS-12.1.11g Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny and the attempts to
fulfill it.
10-SS-12.1.11h Explain the movement of differing groups due to religious,
political, or economic reasons.
US12.1.12 Students will analyze the
Industrial Revolution, describing its effects on the
10-SS-12.1.12a Explain the origins of the
Industrial Revolution.
10-SS-12.1.12b Identify key people and ideas that influenced the Revolution.
10-SS-12.1.12c Explain the factory system and its movement to the
10-SS-12.1.12d Explain early attempts at industry in the
10-SS-12.1.12e Explain the need for trade unions.
12.2World History
WH12.2.1 Students will compare and contrast the origins of civilizations in
Mesopotamia and
9-SS-12.2.1a Identify key elements of
Sumerian culture.
9-SS-12.2.1b Identify key elements of Akkadian
culture.
9-SS-12.2.1c Explain the influence that Hammurabi had on
9-SS-12.2.1d Locate key geographical features of Mesopotamia and
9-SS-12.2.1e Explain the origins of early kingdoms and empires in Mesopotamia
and
9-SS-12.2.1f Compare and contrast early religions of Mesopotamia and
9-SS-12.2.1g Label physical maps of the regions and political/cultural maps of
the regions at three points in time: early civilization, 1000 A.D., and the
present; explain at least one regional change that has occurred.
WH12.2.2 Students will analyze the
patterns of social, cultural, economic and political changes throughout early
Greek and Roman civilizations.
9-SS-12.2.2a Explain the origins of
civilization in early
9-SS-12.2.2b Compare and contrast the Minoan and Mycenean
civilizations and their impact on the region.
9-SS-12.2.2c Analyze the importance of the Iliad, the Odyssey,
and other literary works of that time and region.
9-SS-12.2.2d Identify key elements of the polis and its impact on growth.
9-SS-12.2.2e Compare and contrast early city-states,
9-SS-12.2.2f Identify key military and political leaders and their impact on
civilization, including Alexander the Great.
9-SS-12.2.2g Identify the lasting ideas of the Greek philosophers.9-SS-12.2.3a
Label important geographical features of the
9-SS-12.2.2h Compare and contrast early civilizations of the region (Latins, Etruscans).
9-SS-12.2.2i List the key effects of the Punic Wars.
9-SS-12.2.2j Identify the key leaders and their roles in the first and second
triumvirate.
9-SS-12.2.2k Identify key aspects of the
9-SS-12.2.2l Identify cultural advances that led to an improved society.
9-SS-12.2.2m Explain the influence of the Church in the
WH12.2.3 Students will identify factors
that influenced Medieval Europe
9-SS-12.2.3a Describe the culture and
political structure of the Byzantine Empire
9-SS-12.2.3b Compare and contrast various Frankish Rulers and their impact on
the world
9-SS-12.2.3c Analyze the patterns of social, cultural, economic, and political
aspects of feudalism
9-SS-12.2.3d Identify the church's role in society.
9-SS-12.2.3e Explain the impact that the Crusades had on
9-SS-12.2.3f Identify key literary figures of the era
9-SS-12.2.3g Describe how church reform influenced a differing society.
WH12.2.4 Students will analyze the
historical developments of the Renaissance and Reformation.
9-SS-12.2.4a Identify the
geographical features of Renaissance Europe.
9-SS-12.2.4b Identify key achievements in the arts and literature during the
Renaissance.
9-SS-12.2.4c Analyze the impact of Martin Luther
9-SS-12.2.4d Explain the impact of Henry VIII on religion and politics
9-SS-12.2.4e Explain the need for reform of the Catholic church
WH12.2.5 Students will analyze the
historical developments of both the French and English Revolutions
9-SS-12.2.5a Compare and contrast
divisions in society in France and England
9-SS-12.2.5b Explain how the lower classes were able to gain power
9-SS-12.2.5c Analyze the patterns of social, cultural, economic, and political
changes
9-SS-12.2.5d Explain Napolean's influence on Europe.
9-SS-12.2.5e Identify major factors leading to civil war in
9-SS-12.2.5f Explain
WH12.2.6 Students will compare and
contrast the patterns of social, cultural, economic and political changes in
9-SS-12.2.6a Identify which countries
had the most influence in
9-SS-12.2.6b Identify key geographical features.
9-SS-12.2.6c Analyze the effects of the slave trade.
9-SS-12.2.6d Analyze current political and social issues in
9-SS-12.2.6e Label a physical map of the region and political/cultural maps of
the region at three points in time: early civilization, after colonization, and
the present; explain at least one regional change that has occurred.
WH12.2.7 Students will analyze the origins
and effects of World War I.
9-SS-12.2.7a Describe the impact that
Imperialism presented in the 1900's
9-SS-12.2.7b Summarize the political, social, and economic changes that
occurred in Europe and the United States.
9-SS-12.2.7c Compare and contrast the impact that various countries had on the
war.
9-SS-12.2.7d Analyze the causes and effects of World War I.
WH12.2.8 Students will analyze the origins
and effects of World War II.
9-SS-12.2.8a Describe the rise of,
and aggression of, totalitarian regimes in
9-SS-12.2.8b Summarize the rise of Fascism, Nazism, and Communism in the 1930's
and 1940's
9-SS-12.2.8c Summarize the major battles, military turning points, and key strategic
decisions.
9-SS-12.2.8d Explain the Holocaust and its aftermath, including its impact on
Europe and the
9-SS-12.2.8e Describe the reshaping of the
9-SS-12.2.8f Summarize the major changes in