United States History GPS SSUSH1: Describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century. a. Explain Virginia s development; include the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation, relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan, development of the House of Burgesses, Bacon s Rebellion, and the development of slavery. b. Describe settlement of New England (Puritan); include religious reasons, relations with Native Americans (e.g., King Phillip s War), the establishment of town meetings and development of a legislature, religious tensions that led to founding of Rhode Island, half-way covenant, Salem Witch Trials, and loss of Massachusetts charter and transition to a royal colony. c. Explain development of mid-atlantic colonies; include Dutch settlement city of New Amsterdam aka New York City after English takeover, and settlement of Pennsylvania d. Explain reasons for French settlement of Quebec, Canada. e. Analyze impact of location on colonial settlement, transportation, and economic development; include southern, middle, and New England colonies. SSUSH2: Trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed. a. Explain development of mercantilism and the trans-atlantic trade (Columbian Exchange, Triangular Trade). b. Describe Middle Passage, growth of the African population, and African-American culture. c. Identify Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and individualism. d. Explain significance of the Great Awakening. SSUSH3: Explain the primary causes of the American Revolution. a. Explain how end of Anglo-French imperial competition as seen in French and Indian War and 1763 Treaty of Paris laid groundwork for American Revolution. 1
SSUSH3: Cont b. Explain colonial response to British actions such as Proclamation of 1763 (Line of Proclamation), Stamp Act, and Intolerable Acts as seen in Sons and Daughters of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence. c. Explain importance of Thomas Paine s Common Sense to movement for independence. SSUSH4: Identify the ideological, military, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution a. Explain language, organization, and sources for Declaration of Independence; include writings of John Locke (Natural Rights), (Social Contract) and role of Thomas Jefferson b. Explain reasons for and significance of French alliance and foreign assistance and roles of Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette. c. Analyze George Washington as a military leader; include the creation of a professional military and life of a common soldier, and describe significance of crossing of the Delaware River and winter at Valley Forge. d. Explain role of geography at Battle of Yorktown, role of Lord Cornwallis, and Treaty of Paris, 1783. SSUSH5: Explain specific events and key ideas that brought about adoption and implementation of US Constitution. a. Explain how weaknesses in Articles of Confederation and Daniel Shays Rebellion led to a call for a stronger central government. b. Evaluate major arguments of anti-federalists (Democratic-Republican) and Federalists during debate on ratification of Constitution as put forth in The Federalist such as factions, checks and balances, and power of executive, including roles of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. c. Explain key features of Constitution, specifically Great Compromise, separation of powers (influence of Montesquieu), limited government, and issue of slavery (3/5 th Compromise). d. Analyze how Bill of Rights serves as a protector of individual and states rights. 2
SSUSH5: Cont e. Explain importance of the Presidencies of George Washington and John Adams; include Whiskey Rebellion, nonintervention (Isolationism) in Europe, and development of political parties (Alexander Hamilton). SSUSH6: Analyze impact of territorial expansion & population growth and its impact on early decades of new nation. a. Explain Northwest Ordinance s (Northwest Territory) importance in influencing westward migration, and on slavery, public education, and addition of new states. b. Describe Jefferson s diplomacy in obtaining Louisiana Purchase from France and territory s exploration by Lewis and Clark. c. Explain major reasons for War of 1812 and war s significance on the development of a national identity. d. Describe construction of Erie Canal, rise of New York City, and development of the nation s infrastructure. e. Describe reasons for and importance of Monroe Doctrine. SSUSH7: Explain process of economic growth, its impact (regional & national) in 1 st half of 19th century, & different responses a. Explain impact of Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney s invention of cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for rifled muskets. b. Describe westward growth of United States; include emerging concept of Manifest Destiny. c. Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school. d. Explain women s efforts to gain suffrage; include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Seneca Falls Conference. e. Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding suffrage, rise of popular political culture, and development of American nationalism. 3
SSUSH8: Explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion. a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include slave rebellion of Nat Turner and rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison (The Liberator), Frederick Douglass, and Grimke sisters). b. Explain Missouri Compromise and issue of slavery in western states and territories. c. Describe Nullification Crisis and emergence of states rights ideology; include role of John C. Calhoun and development of sectionalism. d. Describe war with Mexico (Mexican-American War) and Wilmot Proviso. e. Explain how Compromise of 1850 (Fugitive Slave Law) arose out of territorial expansion and population growth. SSUSH9: Identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. a. Explain Kansas-Nebraska Act, failure of popular sovereignty, Dred Scott case, and John Brown s Raid (Harper s Ferry). b. Describe President Lincoln s efforts to preserve the Union as seen in his second inaugural address ( With malice toward none, and charity for all ) and Gettysburg Address and in his use of emergency powers, such as his decision to suspend habeas corpus. c. Describe roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, William T. Sherman ( March to the Sea ), and Jefferson Davis (Confederate States of America CSA). d. Explain importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Battle for Atlanta and impact of geography on battles. e. Describe significance of the Emancipation Proclamation. f. Explain importance of growing economic disparity between North and South through an examination of population, functioning railroads, and industrial output. 4
SSUSH10: Identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction. a. Compare and contrast Presidential Reconstruction with Radical Republican Reconstruction. b. Explain efforts to redistribute land in South among former slaves and provide advanced education (Morehouse College) and describe role of Freedmen s Bureau. c. Describe significance of 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. d. Explain Black Codes, the Ku Klux Klan, and other forms of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction. e. Explain impeachment of Andrew Johnson relating to Reconstruction. f. Analyze how presidential election of 1876 and subsequent Compromise of 1877 marked end of Reconstruction SSUSH11: Describe economic, social, & geographic impact of growth of big business and technology after Reconstruction. a. Explain impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on organization of big business. b. Describe impact of railroads in development of West; include transcontinental railroad, and use of Chinese labor. c. Identify John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil Company and rise of trusts and monopolies d. Describe inventions of Thomas Edison; include electric light bulb, motion pictures, and phonograph, and their impact on American life SSUSH12: Analyze important consequences of American industrial growth. a. Describe Ellis Island, change in immigrants origins to southern and eastern Europe and impact of this change on urban America. b. Identify American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. c. Describe growth of western population and its impact on Native Americans with reference to Sitting Bull and Wounded Knee (Great Plains). d. Describe 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. 5
SSUSH13: Identify major efforts to reform American society and politics in the Progressive Era. a. Explain Upton Sinclair s The Jungle and federal oversight of meatpacking industry (Meat Inspection Act). b. Identify Jane Addams and Hull House and describe role of women in reform movements. c. Describe rise of Jim Crow (Segregation), Plessy v. Ferguson, and emergence of NAACP (W.E.B. DuBois). d. Explain Ida Tarbell s (History of Standard Oil) role as a muckraker. e. Describe significance of progressive reforms such as initiative, recall, and referendum; direct election of senators (17 th Amendment); reform of labor laws; and efforts to improve living conditions for poor in cities. f. Describe conservation movement and development of national parks and forests; include role of Theodore Roosevelt. SSUSH14: Explain America s evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the twentieth century a. Explain Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and anti-asian immigration sentiment on west coast. b. Describe Spanish-American War, War in the Philippines, and debate over American expansionism (Imperialism). c. Explain U.S. involvement in Latin America, as reflected by Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine and creation of Panama Canal SSUSH15: Analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I. a. Describe movement from neutrality to engagement in World War I, with reference to unrestricted submarine warfare. b. Explain domestic impact of World War I, as reflected by origins of Great Migration, Espionage Act, and socialist Eugene Debs. c. Explain Wilson s Fourteen Points and proposed League of Nations. d. Describe passage of Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and Nineteenth Amendment, establishing woman suffrage. 6
SSUSH16: Identify key developments in the aftermath of WW I. a. Explain how rising Communism and Socialism (Anarchy) in United States led to Red Scare and immigrant restriction. b. Identify Henry Ford, mass production, and automobile. c. Describe impact of radio and movies. d. Describe modern cultural expression; include Louis Armstrong and origins of jazz, Langston Hughes and Harlem Renaissance, Irving Berlin, and Tin Pan Alley. SSUSH17: Analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression. a. Describe causes, including overproduction, under-consumption, and stock market speculation that led to stock market crash of 1929 and Great Depression. b. Explain factors (include over-farming and climate) that led to Dust Bowl and resulting movement and migration west. c. Explain social and political impact of widespread unemployment that resulted in developments such as Hoovervilles. SSUSH18: Describe FDR s New Deal as response to depression & compare ways government programs aided those in need. a. Describe creation of Tennessee Valley Authority -TVA (Rural Electrification Administration - REA) as a works program and as an effort to control environment. b. Explain Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Board) and rise of industrial unionism. c. Explain passage of the Social Security Act as a part of second New Deal. d. Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and women s activism. e. Identify political challenges to FDR s domestic & international leadership; include role of Huey Long, court packing bill, and Neutrality Act. 7
SSUSH19: Identify origins, major developments, & domestic impact of WW II, especially growth of federal government. a. Explain A. Philip Randolph s proposed march on Washington, D.C., and President Franklin D. Roosevelt s response (Fair Employment Practice in Defense Industries Executive Order 8802). b. Explain Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and internment of Japanese- Americans, German-Americans, and Italian- Americans. c. Explain major events; include ( Cash and Carry Act ) Lend-Lease program, the Battle of Midway, D-Day, and fall of Berlin. d. Describe war mobilization, as indicated by rationing, war-time conversion, and role of women in war industries. e. Describe Manhattan Project at Los Alamos and scientific, economic, and military implications of developing atomic bomb. f. Compare geographic locations of European Theater and Pacific Theater and difficulties faced in delivering weapons, food, and medical supplies to troops. SSUSH20: Analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War on the United States. a. Describe creation of Marshall Plan, U.S. commitment to Europe, Truman Doctrine, and origins and implications of containment policy. b. Explain impact of communist regime in China and Korean War and how these events contributed to rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy. c. Describe Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs, and Cuban Missile Crisis. d. Describe Vietnam War, Tet Offensive, and growing opposition to war. e. Explain role of geography on U.S. containment policy, Korean War, Bay of Pigs, Cuban missile crisis, and Vietnam War. SSUSH21 Explain the impact of technological development and economic growth on the United States, 1945-1975. a. Describe Baby Boom and its impact as shown by Levittown and Interstate Highway Act. 8
SSUSH 21: Cont b. Describe impact TV has had on US culture; include presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon, 1960) and news of Civil Rights Movement. c. Analyze impact of technology on American life; include development of personal computer and expanded use of air conditioning. d. Describe impact of competition with USSR as evidenced by launch of Sputnik I and President Eisenhower s actions (NASA). SSUSH22: Identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. a. Explain importance of President Truman s order to integrate U.S. military and federal government (Executive Order 9981). b. Identify Jackie Robinson and integration of baseball. c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist decision. d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr. s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream Speech. e. Describe causes and consequences of Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. SSUSH23: Describe and assess the impact of political developments between 1945 and 1970. a. Describe Warren Court (Chief Justice Earl Warren)and expansion of individual rights as seen in Miranda decision (Miranda v Arizona). b. Describe political impact of assassination of President John F. Kennedy; include its impact on civil rights legislation. c. Explain Lyndon Johnson s Great Society; include establishment of Medicare. d. Describe social and political turmoil of 1968; include assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and events surrounding Democratic National Convention. SSUSH24: Analyze the impact of social change movements and organizations of the 1960s. a. Compare and contrast Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) their tactics; include sit-ins, freedom rides, and changing composition and philosophies. 9
SSUSH 24: Cont b. Describe National Organization of Women (NOW) and origins and goals of modern women s movement (Equal Rights Amendment). c. Analyze anti-vietnam War movement. d. Analyze Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers (Delano Grape Strike) movement. e. Explain importance of Rachel Carson s Silent Spring and resulting developments; include Earth Day, creation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and modern environmental movement. f. Describe rise of conservative movement seen in presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater (1964) and election of Richard M. Nixon (1968). SSUSH25: Describe changes in national politics since 1968. a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon s opening of China (Détente), his resignation due to Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward government, and Presidency of Gerald Ford (Nixon Pardon). b. Explain impact of Supreme Court decisions on ideas about civil liberties and civil rights; include Roe v. Wade (Abortion) (1973) and Bakke decision (Bakke v California) on affirmative action. c. Explain Carter administration s efforts in Middle East; include Camp David Accords, his response to 1979 Iranian Revolution, and Iranian Hostage Crisis. d. Describe domestic and international events of Ronald Reagan s presidency; include Reaganomics, Iran-Contra scandal, and collapse of Soviet Union (USSR). e. Explain relationship between Congress and President Bill Clinton; include North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and his impeachment and acquittal. f. Analyze 2000 presidential election (Bush v Gore) and its outcome, emphasizing the role of electoral college. g. Analyze response of President George W. Bush to attacks of September 11, 2001, on United States, war against terrorism, and subsequent American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq 10