Unit 2

Periodization: Summarize how the United States’ involvement in the Spanish American War led to increased U.S. economic expansion and imperialism.

Context: Contextualize how the Second Industrial Revolution led to an increased desire for raw materials and United States’ involvement in imperialistic efforts and economic expansion.

Continuity and Change: Summarize how imperialism and economic expansion impacted the experiences of different groups and shaped American cultural identities.

Evidence: Analyze multiple perspectives of the economic, political, and social effects of Western Expansion, the Industrial Revolution, and immigration through primary and secondary sources, and evaluate the subsequent changes to the U.S.

• It is important that the teacher incorporate the historical thinking skill vocabulary in their classroom on a daily basis. Modeling is essential for student understanding of these skills.

Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, and social effects of expansion and industrialization on the United States and South Carolina between 1860–1910.

Instructional Guidance:

5.1.CX

5.1.CC

5.2.E

Contextualize: Place events in the proper context, allowing students to understand the historical period.

Summarize: Structure historical periods to group information and to establish key events as turning points and beginning/ending points.

Evidence: Identify, source, and utilize different forms of evidence, including primary and secondary sources, used in an inquiry-based study of history.