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NY.7.History of the United States and New York State I
History of the United States and New York State I
7.2. COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS: European exploration of the New World resulted in various interactions with Native Americans and in colonization. The American colonies were established for a variety of reasons and developed differently based on economic, social, a
7.2a. Social, economic, and scientific improvements helped European nations launch an Age of Exploration.
7.2a.2. Students will examine the voyage of Columbus, leading to the Columbian Exchange and the voyages of other explorers such as Champlain, Hudson, and Verrazano.
7.2b. Different European groups had varied interactions and relationships with the Native American societies they encountered. Native American societies suffered from loss of life due to disease and conflict and loss of land due to encroachment of European sett
7.2b.1. Students will compare and contrast British interactions with southern New England Algonquians, Dutch and French interactions with the Algonquians and Iroquoians, and Spanish interactions with Muscogee.
7.2c. European nations established colonies in North America for economic, religious, and political reasons. Differences in climate, physical features, access to water, and sources of labor contributed to the development of different economies in the New Englan
7.2c.1. Students will investigate the reasons for colonization and the role of geography in the development of each colonial region.
7.2d. In New York, the Dutch established settlements along the Hudson River and the French established settlements in the Champlain Valley. Dutch contributions to American society were long-lasting.
7.2d.1. Students will compare and contrast the early Dutch settlements with French settlements and with those in the subsequent British colony of New York in terms of political, economic, and social characteristics, including an examination of the patroon system.
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7.2e. Over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, slavery grew in the colonies. Enslaved Africans utilized a variety of strategies to both survive and resist their conditions.
7.2e.2. Students will explain why and where slavery grew over time in the United States and students will examine the living conditions of slaves, including those in New York State.
7.3. AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE: Growing tensions over political power and economic issues sparked a movement for independence from Great Britain. New York played a critical role in the course and outcome of the American Revolution. (Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: TCC
7.3a. Conflicts between France and Great Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries in North America altered the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain.
7.3a.2. Students will examine how Native Americans attempted to maintain a diplomatic balance between themselves and the French and the English settlers.
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7.3b. Stemming from the French and Indian War, the British government enacted and attempted to enforce new political and economic policies in the colonies. These policies triggered varied colonial responses, including protests and dissent.
7.3b.3. Students will compare British and colonial patriot portrayals of the Boston Massacre, using historical evidence.
7.3c. Influenced by Enlightenment ideas and their rights as Englishmen, American colonial leaders outlined their grievances against British policies and actions in the Declaration of Independence.
7.3c.2. Students will examine the Declaration of Independence and the arguments for independence stated within it.
7.3d. The outcome of the American Revolution was influenced by military strategies, geographic considerations, the involvement of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and other Native American groups in the war, and aid from other nations. The Treaty of Paris (1783) es
7.3d.2. Students will examine the strategic importance of the New York colony. Students will examine the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga in terms of its effects on American and British morale and on European views on American prospects for victory in t
7.4. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION: The newly independent states faced political and economic struggles under the Articles of Confederation. These challenges resulted in a Constitutional Convention, a debate over ratification, and the eventual ado
7.4a. Throughout the American Revolution, the colonies struggled to address their differing social, political, and economic interests and to establish unity. The Articles of Confederation created a form of government that loosely united the states, but allowed
7.4b. The lack of a strong central government under the Articles of Confederation presented numerous challenges. A convention was held to revise the Articles, the result of which was the Constitution. The Constitution established a democratic republic with a st
7.4b.1. Students will investigate the successes and failures of the Articles of Confederation, determine why many felt a new plan of government was needed, and explain how the United States Constitution attempted to address the weaknesses of the Articles.
7.4c. Advocates for and against a strong central government were divided on issues of States rights, role/limits of federal power, and guarantees of individual freedoms. Compromises were needed between the states in order to ratify the Constitution.
7.4c.3. Students will examine the role of New York State residents Alexander Hamilton and John Jay as leading advocates for the new Constitution.
7.5. THE CONSTITUTION IN PRACTICE: The United States Constitution serves as the foundation of the United States government and outlines the rights of citizens. The Constitution is considered a living document that can respond to political and social changes. T
7.5b. The Constitution established three branches of government as well as a system of checks and balances that guides the relationship between the branches. Individual rights of citizens are addressed in the Bill of Rights.
7.5b.3. Students will identify the individual rights of citizens that are protected by the Bill of Rights.
7.5c. While the Constitution provides a formal process for change through amendments, the Constitution can respond to change in other ways. The New York State Constitution changed over time, with changes in the early 19th century that made it more democratic.
7.5c.1. Students will examine the process for amending the constitution.
7.5d. Foreign and domestic disputes tested the strength of the Constitution, particularly the separation of powers, the system of checks and balances, and the issue of States rights. The United States sought to implement isolationism while protecting the Wester
7.5d.1. Students will examine events of the early nation including Hamilton’s economic plan, the Louisiana Purchase, the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison, and the War of 1812 in terms of testing the strength of the Constitution.
7.5d.2. Students will examine the Monroe Doctrine and its effects on foreign policy.
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7.6. WESTWARD EXPANSION: Driven by political and economic motives, the United States expanded its physical boundaries to the Pacific Ocean between 1800 and 1860. This settlement displaced Native Americans as the frontier was pushed westward. (Standards: 1, 3;
7.6b. Conflict and compromise with foreign nations occurred regarding the physical expansion of the United States during the 19th century. American values and beliefs, such as Manifest Destiny and the need for resources, increased westward expansion and settlem
7.6b.1. Students will compare and evaluate the ways in which Florida, Texas, and territories from the Mexican Cession were acquired by the United States.
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7.6c. Westward expansion provided opportunities for some groups while harming others.
7.6c.1. Students will examine the Erie Canal as a gateway to westward expansion that resulted in economic growth for New York State, economic opportunities for Irish immigrants working on its construction, and its use by religious groups, such as the Mormons, to
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7.6c.3. Students will examine the conditions faced on the Trail of Tears by the Cherokee and the effect that the removal had on their people and culture.
7.7. REFORM MOVEMENTS: Social, political, and economic inequalities sparked various reform movements and resistance efforts. Influenced by the Second Great Awakening, New York State played a key role in major reform efforts. (Standards: 1, 5; Themes: SOC, CIV,
7.7b. Enslaved African Americans resisted slavery in various ways in the 19th century. The abolitionist movement also worked to raise awareness of and generate resistance to the institution of slavery.
7.7b.1. Students will examine ways in which enslaved Africans organized and resisted their conditions.
7.7c. Women joined the movements for abolition and temperance and organized to advocate for women’s property rights, fair wages, education, and political equality.
7.7c.1. Students will examine the efforts of women to acquire more rights. These women include Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage, and Susan B. Anthony.
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7.7c.2. Students will explain the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments.
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7.8. A NATION DIVIDED: Westward expansion, the industrialization of the North, and the increase of slavery in the South contributed to the growth of sectionalism. Constitutional conflicts between advocates of states’ rights and supporters of federal power incr
7.8a. Early United States industrialization affected different parts of the country in different ways. Regional economic differences and values, as well as different conceptions of the Constitution, laid the basis for tensions between states’ rights advocates a
7.8a.1. Students will examine regional economic differences as they related to industrialization.
7.8b. As the nation expanded geographically, the question of slavery in new territories and states led to increased sectional tensions. Attempts at compromise ended in failure.
7.8b.1. Students will examine attempts at resolving conflicts over whether new territories would permit slavery, including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
7.8b.2. Students will examine growing sectional tensions, including the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) and the founding of the Republican Party.
7.8c. Perspectives on the causes of the Civil War varied based on geographic region, but the election of a Republican president was one of the immediate causes for the secession of the Southern states.
7.8c.1. Students will examine both long- and short-term causes of the Civil War.
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7.8d. The course and outcome of the Civil War were influenced by strategic leaders from both the North and South, decisive battles, and military strategy and technology that utilized the region's geography.
7.8d.2. Students will examine the goals and content of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
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7.8d.5. Students will examine the topography and geographic conditions at Gettysburg and Antietam, and analyze the military strategies employed by the North and the South at Gettysburg or Antietam.
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7.8e. The Civil War affected human lives, physical infrastructure, economic capacity, and governance of the United States.
7.8e.3. Students will explain how events of the Civil War led to the establishment of federal supremacy.
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7P.B. Chronological Reasoning
7P.B.1. Identify how events are related chronologically to one another in time, and explain the ways in which earlier ideas and events may influence subsequent ideas and events.
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7P.B.3. Identify causes and effects, using examples from current events, grade-level content, and historical events.
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7P.B.6. Recognize, analyze, and evaluate dynamics of historical continuity and change over periods of time.
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7P.B.7. Recognize that changing the periodization affects the historical narrative.
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7P.B.8. Identify patterns of continuity and change as they relate to larger historical process and themes.
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7P.B.9. Identify models of historical periodization that historians use to categorize events.
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7P.C. Comparison and Contextualization
7P.C.1. Identify a region of colonial North America or the early United States by describing multiple characteristics common to places within it, and then identify other similar regions (inside or outside the continental United States) with similar characteristic
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7P.C.4. Identify how the relationship between geography, economics, and history helps to define a context for events in the study of the United States.
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7P.C.5. Connect historical developments to specific circumstances of time and place and to broader regional, national, or global processes.
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7P.C.6. Understand the roles that periodization and region play in developing the comparison of colonial settlements in North America. Identify general characteristics that can be employed to conduct comparative analyses of case studies in the early history of th
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7P.D.2. Distinguish human activities and human-made features from “environments” (natural events or physical features—land, air, and water—that are not directly made by humans) and describe the relationship between human activities and the environment.
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7P.D.4. Recognize and analyze how characteristics (cultural, economic, and physical-environmental) of regions affect the history of the United States.
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7P.E. Economics and Economic Systems
7P.E.1. Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society; evaluate alternative approaches or solutions to economic issues in terms of benefits and costs for different groups of people.
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7P.E.2. Identify examples of buyers and sellers in product, labor, and financial markets.
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7P.F. Civic Participation
7P.F.3. Identify and explain different types of political systems and ideologies used at various times in colonial history and the early history of the United States and explain the role of individuals and key groups in those political and social systems.
7P.F.4. Identify, describe, and compare the role of the individual in social and political participation in, and as an agent of, historical change at various times and in various locations in colonial North America and in the early history of the United States.
7P.F.7. Identify how people in power have acted to extend the concept of freedom, the practice of social justice, and the protection of human rights in United States history.
NY.RH.5-8.Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Craft and Structure
RH.5-8.4. Determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RH.5-8.10. By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 5-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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