Below is a list of Standards and Learning Targets we will try to meet during the school year:
NAR1—Explain the impact of United States territorial expansion and government policy on Native Americans in the first half of the 19th century
SG3—Explain how the distribution and sharing of power between the national, state, and local governments increases opportunities for citizens to participate and hold their governments accountable
SG4—Explain competing ideas about the purposes government should serve
ACG1—Describe the characteristics of American constitutional democracy
ACG2—Explain how the system of checks and balances shares and separates legislative, executive, and judicial powers between the three branches of government
ACG3—Explain the purposes and features of the United States Constitution
PCR2—Analyze issues that involve civic responsibilities
PC2—Explain how citizens can evaluate information and arguments received from various sources so that they can make reasonable choices on public issues and among candidates for political office
SSD1—Explain how arguments over slavery fostered sectional divisions in the antebellum period
ARW1—Explain factors that contributed to the American victory in the Revolutionary War
ARW2—Explain the political, social, and economic impact of the Revolutionary War
ARW3—Assess the effectiveness of the Continental Congress in addressing political and economic issues after the Revolutionary War
CAR1—Explain the consequences of the Seven Years' War for colonial North America
CAR2—Explain factors that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
CAR3—Explain the creation of the Declaration of Independence
CW1—Explain how various factors shaped the course and outcome of the Civil War
CW2—Explain the impact of the Civil War on various groups in American society
DAGP1—Explain influences on the ideas expressed in the Constitution
DAGP2—Explain the development of the American party system
EUSE1—Explain the impact of the Louisiana Purchase
EUSE2—Explain the significance of the Monroe Doctrine
EUSE3—Explain the social and political impact of the idea of manifest destiny
EUSE4—Explain significant cultural and social changes in the American West during the first half of the 19th century
JD1—Explain issues and debates associated with Jacksonian democracy
MAW1—Explain the causes and consequences of the Mexican-American War
R1—Explain the social and political impact of Reconstruction
W1—Explain various perspectives regarding the War of 1812