https://eleducation.org/resources/chapter-1-learning-targets "Learning targets are concrete goals written in student-friendly language that clearly describe what students will learn and be able to do by the end of a class, unit, project, or even a course. They begin with an “I can” statement and are posted in the classroom. The term target is used intentionally, as it conveys to students that they are aiming for something specific." EL Education
I can identify the main purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
I can explain the significance of Lewis and Clark Expedition.
I can identify some of the achievements of Lewis and Clark Expedition.
I can explain the meaning of the Star-Spangled Banner and its connection with American patriotism.
I can identify the words and history of the Star-Spangled Banner.
I can explain how the textile mills helped create the factory system.
I will explain how the Industrial Revolution changed the lives of all Americans.
I will explain the significance of mills during the Industrial Revolution.
I can identify some inventions that were created during the Industrial Revolution.
I can identify the chronological order of all Presidents of the United States.
I can explain differences between the economies of the North and South.
I will identify and explain three causes that led the North and South to Civil War.
I can identify reasons for John Brown becoming a martyr.
I can identify and explain the significance of abolitionism.
I can identify the origins of Memorial Day.
I can identify historical events that are depicted in Gone with the Wind.
I can explain how ancient peoples came to the America.
I will explain how Native Americans lived in North America.
I will learn how societies in West Africa developed kingdoms, trade, and art.
I can identify the countries that competed with Spain for control over the territories in the Americas.
I will explain how the Columbian Exchange impacted the world.
I can identify causes of African slavery in the Americas.
I will explain how the English established the first permanent colony in North America.
I will identify the two Christian groups that founded the New England Colonies.
I can identify the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
I can explain reasons that the colonies were founded.
I can identify the four colonial regions.
I will explain how the people who settled the Middle Colonies made a society of great diversity.
I can identify economic factors which helped the Middle Colonies prosper.
I can explain how the economy of the Southern Colonies began to depend on slavery.
I can identify features of the four regions of the English Colonies.
I will explain John Locke's philosophy concerning natural rights.
I can identify four rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta.
I can explain how the English Bill of Rights limited government.
I can identify two English documents that shaped representative government.
I will identify acts and events that led Americans to declare independence from Britain.
I can identify events that led to war between the Colonists and Britain.
I can identify and explain some of the ideas expressed within the Declaration of Independence.
I can identify laws and events that caused the colonies to declare independence.
I will explain the process of how the Declaration was approved.
I can identify differences between Loyalists and Patriots.
I can explain how the Revolutionary War spread to the sea and the frontier.
I will explain some of the challenges the United States faced after the Revolutionary War.
I can identify what is federalism.
I will explain three ways that the Civil Rights Movement changed the United States.
I will identify the weaknesses that made it necessary to revise the Articles of Confederation.
I will explain the differences between the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan.
I will identify and explain the origins of the United States Constitution.
I can explain the differences between proportional and equal representation.
I can explain how the Constitution was ratified by the States.
I can identify reasons Antifederalists didn't support ratification of the Constitution.
I can identify two purposes of the Preamble.
I can identify the leaders of each branch of government.
I can explain how the electoral college elects the President of the United States.
I can identify the liberties that are protected by the Bill of Rights.
I will identify the branches, offices, and length of terms officers serve within the national government.
I can explain how Congress and the President first set up the federal government.
I will identify and explain how George Washington shaped the executive branch.
I can identify early challenges faced by the newly formed federal government.
I can explain how Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review.
I can identify the significance of the Louisiana Purchase.
I can identify the effects of the War of 1812.
I can explain how the Industrial Revolution changed the lives of Americans.
I can explain how Andrew Jackson's election led to popular democracy.
I will identify and explain President Jackson's policy towards Native Americans.
I will identify reasons that South Carolina threatened to secede.
I will identify and explain reasons that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional.
I will explain some arguments President Jackson made in favor of abolishing the Second National Bank.
I can identify the two major political parties formed in 1828.
I can identify regions that Americans acquired in their move westward.
I can explain how Texas gained independence from Mexico.
I can identify how Manifest Destiny shaped the United States.
I can identify some of the suffrage leaders and movements within the United States.
I can explain how differences between the North and South threatened to split the nation apart.
I can explain how the Fugitive Slave Act caused disunity in the United States.
I can identify people and movements that caused disunity.
I can identify both armies and countries, which fought one another in the Civil War.
I can identify the Union, Confederate, and Border states.
I can identify early battles of the Civil War.
I will identify significant people and events from the Civil War.
I will identify significant people and events during the Reconstruction era.
I can identify differences between geographical and political boundaries.
I can identify five States shaped mainly by geographic borders and five mainly shaped by political ones.
I can identify the Missouri Compromise and its connection to the Civil War.
I can identify how Texas became part of the United States.
I can identify States shaped by mountain ranges.
I can identify States that were shaped by mountains, rivers, compromises, cultures, and gold.
I will analyze the geography of the United States.
I can identify the locations of all 50 States.
I can identify the regions of the United States.
I can identify how agriculture affected the growth of slavery.
I can identify the locations of all 50 States and Capitals.
I can identify differences between economies within the Northeast, Midwest, and South.
I can identify the four regions of the United States.
I will identify the locations of the thirteen original States.
I can identify the economic specializations within the regions of the United States.
I will identify the regions and economic specializations of the United States.
I can identify the three branches of government.
I can identify the leaders which head the three branches.
I can identify some reasons Americans fought against British rule.
I can identify a few events that led to the War for American Independence.
I can identify the strengths and weaknesses of the American Colonial Army.
I can explain how proportional and equal representation created the two houses of Congress.
I can identify the challenges faced by the newly created federal government.
I can explain how inflation can affect the livelihood of people.
I can identify the necessary requirements to become President of the United States.
I can explain the significance of the United States Constitution.
I can identify the main idea of the Preamble.
I can identify and explain the meaning of key words in the Preamble.
I can explain the significance of the Preamble.
I can identify the meaning of terms found within the Preamble.
I can write and explain the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution.
I can identify the Articles and Amendments to the Constitution.
I will explain three differences between the three branches.
I can explain how the Bill of Rights protects individual liberty.
I can explain the meaning of the first Five Amendments of the Bill of Rights.
I can explain the meaning of Amendments 6-10 of the Bill of Rights.
I can explain how eminent domain is used in the United States.
I can identify the protections guaranteed by each Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
I can explain reasons that Freedom of Expression is important to me.
I can explain the origins and significance of the Declaration of Independence.
I can identify the five parts of the Declaration of Independence.
I will explain the meaning of each section of the Declaration.
I can explain the purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
I can identify arguments made within the Declaration in support of Independence.
I can identify the definition of unalienable rights according to the Declaration.
I can identify the differences between the broadside and parchment copies of the Declaration.
I can explain the main ideas of each section of the Declaration.
I can identify the Olive Branch Petition and how it unified the colonies in support of independence.
I can explain the significance of the phrase "shot heard round the world."
I can identify causes of the Boston Massacre.
I can identify the impact the phrase "all men are created equal" has had on people around the world.
I can explain the history of the Declaration of Independence.
I can identify reasons that Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
I can identify and explain phrases from the Declaration that are connected to holding elections.
I can identify important words and phrases within the Declaration of Independence.
I will identify and explain historical details about the Declaration of Independence.
I can identify the five sections and the basic meaning of each section within the Declaration of Independence.
I can paraphrase the first two sections of the Declaration of Independence.
I can paraphrase the last three sections of the Declaration of Independence.
I will explain some of the arguments that made it necessary for the colonists to seek independence from Britain.
I will identify the attitudes, actions, and grievances leading to a Declaration of Independence by the colonists from Great Britain’s crown.
I will explain how the Declaration was drafted, ratified, and published.
I will explain the connection between the East India Company and the Boston Tea Party.
I will explain how inflation affects the value of money.
I can explain how economic freedom has improved the lives of people.
I will explain the economic lesson taught by Plymouth Colony in 1623.
I can identify modern examples of how economic policy has destroyed the livelihood of millions of people around the world.
I will explain how the British used “inflation as an act of war" against the Continental Army.
I can identify past examples of inflation.
I can explain some of the unintended consequences of the minimum wage.
I will identify how free trade effects my life and other people around the world.
I will explain the dramatic improvement in living standards for the average Chinese citizen over the past few decades.
I can identify causes of the Great Depression.
I can explain the significance of Jamestown.
I can identify and explain the significance of militiamen.
I can identify the significance of Lexington and Concord.
I will explain the significance of the Battle of Lexington.
I will explain some of the hardships endured by Patriots.
I will identify the battle which ended the American War for Independence.
I can identify what is inoculation and how it was used to help the American army during the Revolutionary War.
I will explain strategies used by colonists to win the Revolutionary War.
I will identify reasons that Americans migrated westward.
I can explain how the steamboat revolutionized trade and commerce in the United states.
I will identify and explain three causes that led the North and South to Civil War.
I can explain the major difference between Separatists6 and Puritans7.
I can identify causes that led the Separatists6 to emigrate to Holland9.
I can explain the significance of William Bradford2, John Robinson14, William Brewster15, Edward Winslow22, and Myles Standish23.
I can identify people, events, and conditions aboard the Mayflower27 in 1620.
I can identify the Mayflower Compact27 and its historical significance.
I can describe details about the first Thanksgiving47.
I can identify significant people and historical events related to the settlement of Plymouth Colony46.