Grade 11: Virginia & US History

VUS.10     The student will apply history and social science skills to analyze how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early 20th century by

a. analyzing the effects of westward movement and the admission of new states on the Indigenous peoples and the conflicts with the U.S. government, including, but not limited to the Battle of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee;

b. examining and evaluating the motivations, contributions, and challenges immigrants to the United States faced before, during, and upon arrival; (Bellingham Riots) 

c. analyzing the transformation of the American economy from agrarian to industrial, the growth of cities and trade, the role of the railroads and communication systems, and the concentration of wealth and mass production that created goods at cheaper and faster rates, including, but not limited to industrial leaders such as Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, and John D. Rockefeller and the growth of American philanthropy;

d. explaining the social and cultural impact of industrialization, including, but not limited to rapid urbanization, the effects on living and working conditions, the development of labor unions, and the emergence of more leisure time and activities;

e. evaluating and explaining the Progressive Movement and the impact of its legislation, including, but not limited to regulations for pollution, child labor, and food safety;

f.  examining the “Byrd machine” and its dominance in Virginia government in the first half of the 20th century;

g. analyzing the effects of prejudice, discrimination, and “Jim Crow” laws including, but not limited to the responses of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, lynching and racial terror, race riots, the suppression of voting rights in Virginia and other Southern states, Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s anti-lynching crusade, the practice of eugenics, and the U.S. Supreme Court 1927 Buck v. Bell decision; and

h. explaining the emergence of public colleges, HBCUs, and land-grant institutions in Virginia and the United States as a way to expand educational opportunities and build specific skills and knowledge in agricultural and technological advances.

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VUS.17  The student will apply history and social science skills to analyze political and social conditions in the United States during the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century by

a. assessing the development of and changes in domestic policies due to Supreme Court decisions and acts of Congress (Anti-Miscegenation Laws), including, but not limited to Brown v. Board of Education, the Federal Highway Act of 1956, the American Indian Movement (AIM), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Marriage Equality Act, Obergefell v. Hodges, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, and Roe v. Wade leading to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization;

b. analyzing key events and conditions that have given rise to terrorism as an attack on democracy and the United States' role in defending democracy, including, but not limited to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, attacks on U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001;

c. explaining social movements, including but not limited to the Vietnam War and the rise of the anti-war movement, Woodstock, the rise of the conservative movement and the election of Ronald Reagan, Women's Movement, Gay Rights Movement, Pro-life Movement, and an increased domestic focus on HIV/AIDS, the rise of antisemitism and hate crimes, and domestic terrorism;

d. connecting the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement to the election of Barack Obama; and

e. explaining scientific and technological changes and evaluating their impact on American culture, including media.