UNITED STATES HISTORY
In the high school United States history course, students study both change and continuity as they investigate diverse perspectives and enduring issues in the United States over time. Students will explore United States history from Reconstruction to the Digital Age using disciplinary tools and resources that support the planning and development of inquiries, evaluation of a broad range of historical sources, and communication of knowledge and ideas about the nation’s history.
US-1. Reconstruction and the Gilded Age
His.16.US.a. Analyze the competing goals for moderate and radical Reconstruction using evidence from multiple relevant historical sources (e.g., 14th and 15th Amendment, Dred Scott Decision).
Civ.5.US.a. Evaluate the effectiveness of state and federal government in upholding the Reconstruction Amendments (e.g., Black Codes, Enforcement Acts, Jim Crow laws).
Civ.13.US.a. Evaluate intended and unintended outcomes of Reconstruction plans and policies in terms of rebuilding a shared national identity (e.g., Compromise of 1877, Freedmen’s Bureau, Reconstruction Amendments, Reconstruction Treaties).
Civ.14.US.a. Analyze the historical context of racism, racial terrorism, and challenges to reconciliation between the United States and the former Confederacy.
His.4.US.a. Analyze complex and interacting factors that influenced the perspectives of individuals and groups regarding social, economic, and political issues of the Gilded Age (e.g., environmentalism, immigration, labor, nativism, urbanization, western expansion).
His.12.US.a. Develop questions about the rise of and reactions to immigration in the late 19th century.
Eco.12.US.a. Evaluate the impact of laissez-faire economic policies regarding labor conditions and corporate decision making.
His.10.US.a. Describe how individual and group perspectives about gender in the Gilded Age are documented in historical records while noting possible limitations (e.g., journals, letters, newspaper articles, pamphlets).
US-2. Imperialism, Progressive Era, and WWI
Civ.12.US.a. Analyze how people in the Progressive Era used and challenged laws to advance social, political, economic, and environmental reforms (e.g., courts, demonstrations, education, legislation).
His.1.US.a. Evaluate the role of the media in shaping public opinions and debates about America's emergence as an imperial power.
His.4.US.b. Analyze how economic and cultural hegemony influenced American perspectives of imperialism at the end of the 19th century (e.g., Spanish American War).
His.14.US.a. Analyze the causes and effects of United States involvement in WWI (e.g., economic, neutrality, political, social).
His.14.US.b. Analyze how advancements in warfare impacted military personnel and civilians (e.g., aircraft, artillery, chemical weapons, land mines, trench warfare).
His.16.US.b. Analyze the contributions of and challenges faced by individuals and groups supporting the United States in World War I using multiple relevant historical sources (e.g., home front, infantry, nurses, segregated regiments).
US-3. The Interwar Period
Civ.14.US.b. Analyze the 18th and 19th Amendments and their relationship with both Progressivism and wartime policies.
His.4.US.c. Analyze how racism shaped perspectives about individuals and groups and influenced government policy in the interwar period (e.g., education, eugenics, immigration, suffrage).
His.4.US.d. Analyze complex and interacting factors that led to the Great Migration (e.g., educational and economic opportunity, Jim Crow laws, racial terrorism).
His.6.US.a. Analyze how authors, artists, and musicians documented perspectives and experiences of individuals and groups in the interwar period (e.g., art, ephemera, film, literature, music).
His.12.US.b. Develop questions to investigate the causes and effects of the Great Depression using multiple historical sources.
Eco.13.US.a. Explain why advancements in the factory system expanded consumer culture and increased standards of living for individuals and groups in the United States (e.g., housing access, mass production, urbanization, utilities).
Eco.6.US.a. Explain the reasons for federal intervention to stabilize markets in response to the Great Depression (e.g., banking, competition, housing, labor, stocks).
Eco.8.US.a. Describe the possible consequences, both intended and unintended, of government policies to address social and economic problems during the Great Depression (e.g., civil rights, immigration, New Deal).
US-4. World War II and The Holocaust
His.1.US.b. Evaluate various American responses to the Holocaust while recognizing the history of antisemitism in both historical and contemporary contexts (e.g., Nuremberg Trials).
His.14.US.c. Analyze the multiple and complex causes and effects of the nuclear age (e.g., Manhattan Project).
His.16.US.c. Develop arguments about key events and issues during World War II using evidence from multiple relevant historical sources (e.g., gender and sexuality, home front, internment, military actions, segregation).
His.16.US.d. Describe the achievements and contributions of diverse individuals and groups during World War II using evidence from historical sources (e.g., home front, warfront).
US-5. Cold War and Civil Rights
His.5.US.a. Analyze how heightened tensions and misinformation about threats to democratic values led to widespread civil rights violations (e.g., House Un-American Activities Committee, Lavender Scare, Second Red Scare, televised news).
His.5.US.b. Analyze the role of popular and counter culture in shaping public perception during the postwar era (e.g., art, media, music).
His.11.US.a. Determine the usefulness of historical sources to support an inquiry about the causes, conflicts, escalation, and public reaction to the Vietnam War based on their maker, origin, intended audience, and purpose (e.g., art, ephemera, film, government reports, media, music).
His.14.US.d. Analyze the impact of policies and military interventions during the Cold War (brinkmanship, containment, detente).
His.15.US.a. Identify both long term causes and triggering events to develop historical arguments about the Civil Rights Movement.
His.16.US.e. Develop a reasoned argument about the role of the United States government in providing access to fair and open housing using multiple relevant sources (e.g., Federal Housing Administration).
Civ.5.US.b. Evaluate the effectiveness of individuals, groups, and institutions in addressing issues of civil rights and justice in the postwar era (e.g., disability, education, environmental justice, LGBTQ+ rights, poverty, racial and gender equity, voting access).
Civ.5.US.c. Analyze the role of postwar legislative and judicial decisions in expanding or limiting civil liberties.
US-6. Global Conflicts and Cultural Shifts
His.1.US.c. Evaluate how the ascendency of the New Right was a reaction to social and economic change and consistent with broader historical trends.
His.1.US.d. Evaluate how popular culture in the 1970s and 1980s promoted and reflected hyper-consumerism.
His.2.US.a. Analyze how innovations in digital technologies contributed to cultural and political diffusion (e.g., broadcasting, music production, personal computing, space exploration).
His.15.US.b. Develop an argument about the long-term causes and triggering events of United States foreign policies designed to contain and dismantle communism.
Geo.3.US.a. Analyze changes in spatial patterns of political participation and affiliations within and among United States regions.
Civ.13.US.b. Evaluate United States policies to address public safety in terms of intended and unintended outcomes, and related consequences (e.g., War on Drugs).
US-7. National Identity in a Digital Age
His.2.US.b. Determine how changes in American foreign policy in the post-Cold War era influenced decision-making related to conflict resolution and military interventions (e.g., Gulf War, Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, War on Terror).
His.2.US.c. Analyze the effectiveness of individual and group responses to discriminatory public policies.
His.14.US.e. Analyze the short- and long-term effects of the September 11th attacks on domestic and foreign policy.
Eco.3.US.a. Analyze the ways in which government subsidies influence production and distribution within and among markets in the United States economy (e.g., agriculture, education, healthcare, housing, infrastructure, technology).
Geo.12.US.a. Evaluate political responses to human-made and natural catastrophes in the United States (e.g., infrastructure, land and water use, public health, refugees).
Civ.10.US.a. Analyze the impact of personal interests in public debates about national security and individual liberties.
Civ.14.US.c. Analyze the impact of digital technologies and social media on American politics.