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AR.SS.C.Civics/Government: Era 1-Beginnings to Era 3-1820s
Civics/Government: Era 1-Beginnings to Era 3-1820s
C.1.5. Civic and Political Institutions - Students will analyze the impact of origins, structures, and functions of institutions on society and citizens.
Structure and Function
C.1.5.1. Examine foundational documents of the United States government (e.g., Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution) (D2.Civ.3.3-5).
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C.1.5.3. Explain origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the Arkansas and U.S Constitutions (D2.Civ.5.3-5).
C.3.5. Processes, Rules, and Laws - Students will analyze the sources and functions of laws as well as the process of making and amending laws.
Processes, Rules, and Laws
C.3.5.1. Compare the process for creating rules and laws at the local, state, and federal levels (D2.Civ.3.3-5).
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C.3.5.2. Evaluate ways rules and laws change society and reasons why people change rules and laws at the local, state, and federal levels (D2.Civ.12.3-5).
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AR.SS.E.Economics: Era 1-Beginnings to Era 3-1820s
Economics: Era 1-Beginnings to Era 3-1820s
E.4.5. Economic Decision Making - Students will analyze economic decision making.
Costs and Benefits
E.4.5.2. Analyze historical developments in pre-colonial America through the Revolutionary period using models of economic decision making (e.g., exploration, colonization, taxation, the American Revolution, the new nation) (D2.Eco.1.3-5).
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E.5.5. Exchange and Markets - Students will analyze the exchange of goods and services and the role of producers, consumers, and government in the market place.
Production and Consumption
E.5.5.2. Examine ways human, natural, and capital resources were organized to produce and deliver goods and services in pre-colonial America through the Revolutionary period (e.g., trade companies, joint stock companies, entrepreneurs, merchants) (D2.Eco.3.3-5).
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E.6.5. Growth and Stability - Students will evaluate economic growth and stability.
Economic Factors
E.6.5.4. Discuss effects of unemployment, inflation, and price stability on the economy of the United States through the Revolutionary period (D2.Eco.11.3-5).
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E.7.5.2. Explain effects of increasing economic interdependence on different groups within participating nations (e.g., conflict, competition, cooperation, increased wealth, quality of life) (D2.Eco.15.3-5).
G.10.5.1. Examine relationships between human settlements and movements and the location and use of natural resources in the early Americas (e.g., early people groups, Native Americans, Westward expansion) (D2.Geo.8.3-5).
G.10.5.2. Examine effects of environmental and cultural characteristics on the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas using multiple sources of information (e.g., trade routes, water ways, geographic barriers, accessibility) (D2.Geo.7.3-5).
G.11.5. Global Interconnections - Students will compare global places and regions and the connections between them.
Changing Spatial Patterns
G.11.5.1. Explain how interactions with nearby and distant places have changed the spatial patterns of economic activities over time (e.g., explorers, trade routes, triangular trade) (D2.Geo.11.3-5).
G.11.5.2. Analyze cooperation within communities during and after natural and human-made disasters (e.g., disease, famine, weather phenomena, war) (D2.Geo.12.3-5).
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G.8.5. Geographic Representations - Students will use geographic representations and skills to become geographically-informed citizens.
Spatial Views of the World
G.8.5.1. Describe locations of societies and their cultural and environmental characteristics within the early Americas through the 1820s using geographic representations of different scales (D2 Geo1, 2.3-5).
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G.9.5. Human-Environment Interaction - Students will analyze the interaction between humans and the environment.
Place, Region, and Culture
G.9.5.2. Analyze ways cultural characteristics influenced population distribution in the early Americas through the post-Revolutionary period (D2.Geo.6.3-5).
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H.12.5. United States Beginnings Through 1820s - Students will analyze key historical periods; patterns of change over time; and ways people view, construct, and interpret the history of the United States.
Era 2: Colonization and Settlement 1585-1763
H.12.5.5. Compare the social, economic, political, and geographic development of the New England, middle, and southern colonies from multiple perspectives using a variety of sources (e.g., Native Americans, Africans, colonists, indentured servants, colonial leaders
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H.12.5.6. Evaluate the economic and cultural effects of indentured servitude and slavery in the New England, middle, and southern colonies from multiple perspectives (D2.Eco.1, 2, 3.3-5; D2.His.4.3-5).
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H.12.5.7. Research the development of the colonies by generating compelling and supporting questions to guide inquiry (e.g., Why did people settle where they did? How did they solve problems? Was life better in the colonies than in England? Was life better in some
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H.12.5.10. Evaluate how individuals and groups influenced the American Revolutionary movement (e.g., Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, King George III, Sons and Daughters of Liberty) (D2.His.3, 4, 14, 16.3.5).
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H.12.5.11. Examine the significance of the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence (e.g., key political concepts, Olive Branch Petition, origin of concepts, role and impact of severing ties with Great Britain) (D2.His.1.3-5; D2.Civ.4.3-5).
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H.12.5.13. Analyze the process of creating a single country from a loose association of states (e.g., weakness of the Articles of Confederation, currency, State vs. Federal control, military) (D2.Civ.11, 13.3-5; D4.2.3-5).
H.12.5.15. Evaluate how early presidents influenced the development of the new nation (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, Marbury vs. Madison, Embargo Act, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, banking) (D2.His.1, 3.3-5; D2.Civ.1, 2.3-5).
H.12.5.16. Examine the impact and significance of the War of 1812 (e.g., nationalism, Dolly Madison, the Star Spangled Banner, the U.S. Flag, borders, Battle of New Orleans) (D2.His.14.3-5).
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H.12.5.9. Analyze causes and ideas leading to the American Revolution (e.g., French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, independence, representation, liberty) (D2.His.1, 14, 16.3-5).
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Era 1: Beginnings to 1620
H.12.5.1. Develop claims about pre-Columbian societies in North America by analyzing artifacts, artwork, charts, graphs, digital, and print sources (D2.His.1, 4, 9, 10, 16.3-5).
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H.12.5.2. Compare characteristics (e.g., dwellings, culture, beliefs, land use, food, clothing) of major pre-Columbian people groups within North America using a variety of sources (e.g., mound builders, cliff dwellers, Southwest, Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, W
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H.12.5.3. Examine reasons for European exploration in the Americas from multiple perspectives (e.g., trade, religion, colonies, spheres of influence, wealth) (D2.His.4, 10, 14.3-5).
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H.12.5.4. Evaluate short- and long-term effects of European exploration and settlement in the Americas and Arkansas from multiple perspectives (e.g., Roanoke, Jamestown, disease, conflict) (D2.His.5, 14.3-5).
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