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Essential Outcomes- African American History

Unit 1: Becoming African Americans

Students will understand that the continent of Africa had a complex history involving diverse ethnic groups, kingdoms, religions, economic and cultural structures prior to International slave trade.Students will understand that economic and cultural conditions in colonial America allowed for a transition from indentured servitude to chattel slavery.Students will understand that Africans resisted enslavement and rebelled in a myriad of ways.Students will understand that Africans in the colonies free and enslaved played significant (yet divergent) roles in the American Revolution.Students will understand that the combination of westward expansion, technology (cotton), and economics led to a rapid reinvigoration of the slave system.Students will understand that free black communities developed within a slave society.

Unit 2: Slavery & Sectionalism

Students will understand that advances in technology led to the profitability of cotton. The demand for labor to produce cotton intensified and expanded the domestic slave trade.Students will understand that agriculture and industry aided in increased sectionalism.Students will understand that economic, social, and religious justifications were used to rationalize slavery.Students will understand that life for enslaved people and plantation structure varied depending on size, region, and owner.Students will understand that a diverse minority of people using various strategies worked to abolish slavery.Students will understand that the maintenance and spread of slavery were at the center of political strife at the onset of the Civil War.Students will understand that enslaved people initiated their own liberation during the Civil War.

Unit 3: Attempts at Reconstruction

Students will understand differing ideas about how the South should be reconstructed.Students will understand the meanings of freedom for the formerly enslaved.Students will understand that in addition to government agencies, separate black institutions were largely responsible for assisting the formerly enslaved.Students will understand connections between violence and the franchise.Students will understand the origins of major artistic and political movements in the years following emancipation.

Unit 4: Cultural Emergence & Diffusion

Students will understand how the Great Migration impacted World War I and the Harlem Renaissance.Students will understand the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on African Americans

Unit 5: Civil Rights Movements

Students will understand that......legal victories prior to 1954 impacted the Civil Rights Movement....the Civil Rights Movement affected major areas of American politics, economics and society....the Vietnam War had an impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

Unit 6: The Continued Struggle for Equality

Students will analyze recent Supreme Court cases and write an editorial reflecting the impact on African American society today.Research School-to-Prison Pipeline and and why there is gap between black and white incarceration.Complete article reviews on major contributions of African Americans in business, education, the arts, politics, sports, science and technology.

Essential Outcomes- Civics and Economics

Unit 0: Thinking Like a Historian

The historical thinking skills standards are present in all units of Civics & Economics, in addition to the other three core high school social studies courses. They represent the four interconnected dimensions of historical thinking and should be applied to each of the American History I Essential Standards in order to understand the creation and development of the United States over time.
To do this, students should use the following dimensions of historical thinking throughout the study of the course:
AH1.H.1 Apply the four interconnected dimensions of historical thinking to the American History Essential Standards in order to understand the creation and development of the United States over time.

Unit 1: Citizenship & American Identity

CG.4.1 Compare citizenship in the American constitutional democracy to membership in other types of governments.CG.4.2 Explain how the development of America’s national identity derived from principles in the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution and Bill of Rights.CG.4.3 Analyze the roles of citizens of North Carolina and the United States in terms of responsibilities, participation, civic life and criteria for membership or admission.CG.4.4 Analyze the obligations of citizens by determining when their personal desires, interests and involvement are subordinate to the good of the nation or state.CG.4.5 Explain the changing perception and interpretation of citizenship and naturalization.

Unit 2: Foundations of American Government

FP.C&G.1.1 Explain how tensions over power and authority led America's founding fathers to develop a constitutional democracy.FP.C&G.1.2 Explain how the Enlightenment and other contributing theories impacted the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights to help promote liberty, justice, and equalityFP.C&G.1.3 Evaluate how debates on power and authority between Federalists and Anti-Federalists have helped shape government in the United States over time.FP.C&G.1.5 Evaluate the fundamental principles of American politics in terms of the extent to which they have been used effectively to maintain constitutional democracy in the United States (e.g., rule of law, limited government, democracy, consent of the governed, etc.).

Unit 3: United States Government

FP.C&G.1.4 Analyze the principles and ideals underlying American democracy in terms of how they promote freedom (i.e. separation of powers, rule of law, limited government, democracy, consent of the governed / individual rights –life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, self-government, representative democracy, equal opportunity, equal protection under the law, diversity, patriotism, etc.). FP.C&G.2.1 Analyze the structures of national, state and local governments in terms of ways they are organized to maintain order, security, welfare of the public and the protection of citizens (e.g., federalism, the three branches, court system, jurisdictions, judicial process, agencies, etc.). FP.C&G.2.2 Summarize the functions of North Carolina state and local governments within the federal system of government (e.g., local charters, maintain a militia, pass ordinances and laws, collect taxes, supervise elections, maintain highways, types of local governments, etc.).FP.C&G.2.3 Evaluate the U.S. Constitution as a “living Constitution” in terms of how the words in the Constitution and Bill of Rights have been interpreted and applied throughout their existence (e.g., precedents, rule of law, Stare decisis, judicial review, supremacy, equal protections, “establishment clause,” symbolic speech, due process, right to privacy, etc.). FP.C&G.2.4 Compare the Constitutions and the structures of the United States and North Carolina governments (e.g., the various NC Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Rights, Preambles, the organization of, the powers of, responsibilities, etc.).FP.C&G.2.5 Compare the United States system of government within the framework of the federal and state structures as well as in how they relate with governmental systems of other nations (e.g. Republicanism, federalism). FP.C&G.2.6 Evaluate the authority federal, state and local governments have over individuals’ rights and privileges (e.g., Bill of Rights, delegated powers, reserved powers, concurrent powers, pardons, writ of habeas corpus, judicial process, states’ rights, Patriot Act, etc.). FP.C&G.2.7 Analyze contemporary issues and governmental responses at the local, state, and national levels in terms of how they promote the public interest and/or general welfare (e.g., taxes, immigration, naturalization, civil rights, economic development, annexation, redistricting, zoning, national security, health care, etc.).FP.C&G.3.1 Analyze how the rule of law establishes limits on both the governed and those who govern while holding true to the ideal of equal protection under the law (e.g., the Fourteenth Amendments, Americans with Disabilities Act, equal opportunity legislation).

Unit 4: United States Political System

FP.C&G.2.8 Analyze America's two-party system in terms of the political and economic views that led to its emergence and the role that political parties play in American politicsFP.C&G.5.1 Analyze the election process at national, state, and local levels in terms of checks and balances provided by qualifications and procedures for voting.

Unit 5: United States Legal System

FP.C&G.3.2 Compare lawmaking processes of federal, state and local governments (e.g., committee system, legislative process, bills, laws, veto, filibuster, cloture, proposition, etc.).FP.C&G.3.3 Analyze laws and policies in terms of their intended purposes, who has authority to create them and how they are enforced (e.g., laws, policies, public policy, regulatory, symbolic, procedural, etc.).FP.C&G.3.4 Explain how individual rights are protected by varieties of law (e.g., Bill of Rights, Supreme Court decisions, constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, tort, administrative law, statutory law and international law, etc.).FP.C&G.3.5 Compare jurisdictions and methods of law enforcement applied at each level of government, the consequences of noncompliance to laws at each level and how each reflects equal protection under the law (e.g., Department of Justice, regulatory commissions, FBI, SBI, Homeland Security, magistrate, state troopers, Sheriff, city police, ordinance, statute, regulation, fines, arrest, etc.).FP.C&G.3.6 Explain ways laws have been influenced by political parties, constituents, interest groups, lobbyists, the media and public opinion (e.g., extension of suffrage, labor legislation, civil rights legislation, military policy, environmental legislation, business regulation and educational policy)FP.C&G.3.7 Summarize the importance of the right to due process of law for individuals accused of crimes (e.g., habeas corpus, presumption of innocence, impartial tribunal, trial by jury, right to counsel, right against self-incrimination, protection against double jeopardy, right of appeal).FP.C&G.3.8 Evaluate the rights of individuals in terms of how well those rights have been upheld by democratic governments in the United States. FP.C&G.5.3 Analyze national, state and local government agencies in terms of how they balance interests and resolve conflicts (e.g., FBI, SBI, DEA, CIA, National Guard Reserves, magistrates, Better Business Bureau, IRS, Immigration and Naturalization, FEMA, Homeland Security, ATF, etc.).

Unit 6: Personal Finance & Literacy

CE.PFL.1.1 Explain how education, income, career, and life choices impact an individual’s financial plan and goals. CE.PFL.1.2 Explain how fiscally responsible individuals create and manage a personal budget that is inclusive of income, taxes, gross and net pay, giving, fixed and variable expenses and retirement.CE.PFL.1.3 Analyze how managing a checking and savings account contributes to financial well-being.CE.PFL.1.4 Summarize how debt management and creditworthiness impact an individual’s ability to become a responsible consumer and borrower.CE.PFL.1.5 Analyze how fiscally responsible individuals save and invest to meet financial goals.CE.PFL.1.6 Compare various investing strategies and tax implications for their potential to build wealth.CE.PFL.2.1 Explain how consumer protection law and government regulation contribute to the empowerment of the individual.CE.PFL.2.2 Summarize various types of fraudulent solicitation and business practices.CE.PFL.2.3 Summarize ways consumers can protect. themselves from fraudulent and deceptive practicesCE.PFL.2.4 Classify the various types of insurance and estate planning including the benefits and consequences.CE.PFL.2.5 Summarize strategies individuals use for resolving consumer conflict.

Unit 7: Microeconomics

CE.E.1.1 Compare how individuals and governments utilize scarce resourcesCE.E.1.2 Analyze a market in terms of economic characteristics, the roles they play in decision-making and the importance of each role.CE.E.1.3 Explain how supply and demand determine equilibrium price and quantity produced.CE.E.1.4 Analyze the ways in which incentives and profits influence what is produced and distributed in a market systemCE.E.1.5 Compare how various market structures affect decisions made in a market economy CE.E.1.6 Compare national, state, and local economic activity.

Unit 8: Macroeconomics

CE.E.1.6 Compare national, state, and local economic activity.CE.E.2.1 Explain the basic concepts of trade.CE.E.2.2 Summarize how nations specialize and become interdependent through trade.CE.E.2.3 Explain the impact of government policies on international trade.CE.E.2.4 Analyze the role of NC and the US in the world economy.CE.E.3.1 Summarize basic macroeconomic indicators and how they vary over the course of a business cycle.CE.E.3.2 Explain how fiscal policy and the monetary policy influence overall levels of employment, interest rates, production, price level and economic growth.CE.E.3.3 Analyze organizations in terms of their roles and functions in the United States economy .CE.E.1.6 Compare national, state, and local economic activity.

Essential Outcomes- American History 1

Unit 0: Thinking Like a Historian

The historical thinking skills standards are present in all units of American History I, in addition to the other three core high school social studies courses. They represent the four interconnected dimensions of historical thinking and should be applied to each of the American History I Essential Standards in order to understand the creation and development of the United States over time.
To do this, students should use the following dimensions of historical thinking throughout the study of the course:
AH1.H.1 Apply the four interconnected dimensions of historical thinking to the American History Essential Standards in order to understand the creation and development of the United States over time.

Unit 1: Age of Exploration & Colonization

AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects.AH1.H.2.2 Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.AH1.H.3.1 Analyze how economic, political, social,military and religious factors influenced European exploration and American colonial settlement.AH1.H.3.2 Explain how environmental, cultural and economic factors influenced the patterns of migration and settlement within the U.S. before the Civil War.AH1.H.3.3 Explain the roles of various racial and ethnic groups in settlement and expansion through Reconstruction and the consequences for those groups.AH1.H.3.4 Analyze voluntary and involuntary immigration trends through Reconstruction in terms of causes, regions of origin and destination, cultural contributions, and public and governmental response.AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.8.2 Explain how opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society through Reconstruction.AH1.H.8.3 Evaluate the extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had opportunity to attain their perception of the “American Dream” through Reconstruction.

Unit 2: American Revolution and Independence

AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects.AH1.H.2.2 Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.5.1 Summarize how the philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom and equality contributed to the development of American political and economic systems through Reconstruction.AH1.H.6.2 Explain the reasons for involvement in wars prior to Reconstruction and the influence each involvement had on international affairs.AH1.H.7.1 Explain the impact of wars on American politics through Reconstruction.AH1.H.7.2 Explain the impact of wars on the American economy through Reconstruction.AH1.H.7.3 Explain the impact of wars on American society and culture through Reconstruction. AH1.H.8.3 Evaluate the extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had opportunity to attain their perception of the “American Dream” through Reconstruction.AH1.H.8.4 Analyze multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis through Reconstruction.

Unit 3: Confederation, Compromise & Constitution

AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects.AH1.H.2.2 Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.AH1.H.3.2 Explain how environmental, cultural and economic factors influenced the patterns of migration and settlement within the U.S. before the Civil War.AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resultedAH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.5.1 Summarize how the philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom and equality contributed to the development of American political and economic systems through Reconstruction.AH1.H.5.2 Explain how judicial, legislative and executive actions have affected the distribution of power between levels of government from colonization through Reconstruction.AH1.H.6.1 Explain how national economic and political interests helped set the direction of United States foreign policy from independence through Reconstruction.AH1.H.6.2 Explain the reasons for involvement in wars prior to Reconstruction and the influence each involvement had on international affairs.AH1.H.7.1 Explain the impact of wars on American politics through Reconstruction.AH1.H.7.2 Explain the impact of wars on the American economy through Reconstruction.AH1.H.8.4 Analyze multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis through Reconstruction.

Unit 4: Nationalism & Sectionalism

AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects.AH1.H.2.2 Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.AH1.H.3.2 Explain how environmental, cultural and economic factors influenced the patterns of migration and settlement within the U.S. before the Civil War.AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.6.1 Explain how national economic and political interests helped set the direction of United States foreign policy from independence through Reconstruction.AH1.H.6.2 Explain the reasons for involvement in wars prior to Reconstruction and the influence each involvement had on international affairs. AH1.H.8.1 Analyze the relationship between innovation, economic development, progress and various perceptions of the “American Dream” through Reconstruction.AH1.H.8.2 Explain how opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society through Reconstruction.AH1.H.8.4 Analyze multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis through Reconstruction.

Unit 5: Awakening & Reform

Unit 6: Expansion & Manifest Destiny

Unit 7: Civil Crisis & War

AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects.AH1.H.2.2 Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resultedAH1.H.5.1 Summarize how the philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom and equality contributed to the development of American political and economic systems through ReconstructionAH1.H.5.2 Explain how judicial, legislative and executive actions have affected the distribution of power between levels of government from colonization through Reconstruction.AH1.H.7.1 Explain the impact of wars on American politics through Reconstruction.AH1.H.7.2 Explain the impact of wars on the American economy through Reconstruction.AH1.H.7.3 Explain the impact of wars on American society and culture through Reconstruction.AH1.H.8.4 Analyze multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis through Reconstruction.

Unit 8: Reconstruction

AH1.H.2.1 Analyze key political, economic, and social turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of causes and effects. AH1.H.2.2 Evaluate key turning points from colonization through Reconstruction in terms of their lasting impact.AH1.H.4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted. AH1.H.4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted.AH1.H.4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States through Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted. AH1.H.5.1 Summarize how the philosophical, ideological and/or religious views on freedom and equality contributed to the development of American political and economic systems through Reconstruction. AH1.H.5.2 Explain how judicial, legislative and executive actions have affected the distribution of power between levels of government from colonization through Reconstruction. AH1.H.7.1 Explain the impact of war on American politics through Reconstruction. AH1.H.7.2 Explain the impact of war on the American economy through Reconstruction. AH1.H.7.3 Explain the impact of war on American society and culture through Reconstruction. AH1.H.8.2 Explain how opportunity and mobility impacted various groups within American society through Reconstruction. AH1.H.8.3 Evaluate the extent to which a variety of groups and individuals have had the opportunity to attain their perception of the “American Dream” through Reconstruction. AH1.H.8.4 Analyze multiple perceptions of the “American Dream” in times of prosperity and crisis through Reconstruction.

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