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1. Identify the main events that led to America declaring independence 2. Identify the problems and obstacles General Washington had to overcome during the Revolutionary war. 3. List the weaknesses of the Articles of confederation including the effect of Shay's Revolution. 4. Identify the main compromises that are reflected in the constitution and compare the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-federalists. 5. Explain how the two-party system in America politics developed. 6. Explain what the explores of the Louisiana Territory were to what they did accomplish and the enormity of the expedition. 7. List the causes of the war of 1812 and how the Peace treaty at Ghent addressed those problems. 8. Earn a passing grade on the ten quizzes over Alex Haley's Roots read it (average of the ten). 9. State the issues and events that led to u.s.-mexican war and identify the territories the U.S. gained from the war. 10. Identify why people went west in 1840's-50's and hardships of getting there. 11. List and explain at least 10 causes of the civil war. 12. Be able to construct writing webs over the following Civil war events: Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Lincoln's Assassination. 13. Compare a letter home as though you were a member of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment after watching "Glory". 14. Explain the conflict between Native Americans and he Federal government in the latter part of the 19th century and why the reservation policy was adopted. 15. Describe how the west went from " Bareground to Campground to Hometown" in just 35 years (1865-1900) and prepare a time line of the period. 1. Identify the roles that steel, railroads innovation in communications and energy and development of the automobile played the new industrial order. 2. Explain the role of industrialists in our economy in the 19th century. 3. Explain what fueled the quest for oversees territory and why the U.S. went to war with Spain. 4. identify the events that cleared the way for construction of the Panama Canal and identify the problems/ solutions in the building of the canal. 5. Explain details of the life of Theodore Roosevelt, both personally and politically means of a writing web to show how his personality and his political beliefs shaped by his presidency. 6. State why the u.s. was drawn into ww1 and what life was like in the trenches. 7. Summarize the life of Charles Lindburgh, his flight popularity and his controversy during ii. 8. Assess the decade of the 1920's by describing presidential polemics, the economy, prohibition, communism and the effect of the automobile and forms of entertainment on American life. 9. List factors that cause the great depression and Hookers responses. 10. Explain the effect the New deal had on various sections of the U.S. and the programs that F.D.R used to tackle the crisis and how these programs shaped our future. 11. Explain how the U.S. became involved in wwII and the obsatcles it faced. 12. Identify the allied strategy for winning the war, the major turning points for the allies fight against the axis powers and the homefront factors that helped turn the tied. 13. Compare the way of life in America in the 1940's and today using period life magazines. 14. Explain why and how Japanese-Americans were entered interned during the war. 15. Be able to explain the U.S. foriegn policy since 1945 with emphasis on U.S./USSR relations. 16. Be able to identify J. Kennedy's failures, successes, and problems as president and to evaluate the objects and theories of his assassination. 17. Describe the events that led to our involvement in the Vietnam War, how we fought the war and how we lost the war. 18. Summarize the Americas early space program from the beginning of NASA to Apollo11 and compare our race to space with the soviets program. 1. Students will maintain a 3-ring binder containing news stories 2. Will analyze a local industry to establish the ties to the global economy as well as its effect on the local economy. 3. Will evaluate candidates for public office 4. Will analyze public issues throughout the school year. 1. Describe how the U.S. constitution was written and summarize the 7 articles of the constitution 2. explain the purpose for which government exists 3. Outline the characteristics of federal, confederate, parliamentary, dictatorships and democracy systems of government 4. Define the concept of federalism and why this country has a federal form of government. 5. Demonstrate understanding of the role of the Supreme Court in the federal system. 6. Describe the differences in the Republican and Democratic parties platforms. 7. Define the importance of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. 8. Define the limits on the guarantees of free speech, religion and press. 9. Identify the Constitutional protections for persons accused of a crime. 10. Explain in what sense the Constitution guarantees equality for all persons. 11. explain what the framers intended the electoral college to be and how it works today. 12. Describe the duties of congress. 13. Explain the Watergate scandal from break in at the DNC to resignation. 14. Define in written form each week ten terms from our cultural for 29 weeks. 15. Describe and compare the structure and functions of the federal court system and Nebraska's state system. 16. Evaluate the messages in "Schindler's List" about hatred and racism and the impact of the Holocaust. 17. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Plessy v. Fergusen and Brown v. Board of education. 18. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Right to counsel cases i.e. Scottsboro case Betts V. Brady, Gideon V. Wainwright Escobedo V. Illinois and Miranda V. Arizona. |