Draft FLorida Social Studies Standards

Grade strand Subject standard
K Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics


1 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics




5 Economics Economics E2.E Market Economy

E2.S The student will understand the
fundamental concepts relevant to the
6 Economics Economics development of a Market Economy.

9-12 Economics Economics development of a Market Economy.

institutions, structure and functions of a
6 Economics Economics National Economy.
9-12 Economics Economics National Economy.
5 Economics Economics E4.E The International Economy

fundamental concepts and
interrelationships of the U.S. economy in
6 Economics Economics the international marketplace.
9-12 Economics Economics the international marketplace.
K Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

1 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms







G1.S Understand how to use maps and
other geographic representations, tools
6 Geography Geography and technology to report information.
9-12 Geography Geography and technology to report information.

5 Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions
K Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions
G2.S Understand physical and cultural

6 Geography Geography characteristics of places.










9-12 Geography Geography characteristics of places.

5 Geography Geography G2.S Uses of Geography

K Geography Geography G3.E Physical System

G3.S Understand how human actions
6 Geography Geography can impact the environment.



9-12 Geography Geography can impact the environment.
5 Geography Geography G4.E Environment and Society
6 Geography Geography G5.S Compare the earth’s ecosystems.



9-12 Geography Geography G5.S Compare the earth’s ecosystems.

G6.S Understand the characteristics,
distribution and migration of human
6 Geography Geography populations.
9-12 Geography Geography populations.
G7.S Understand how to apply
geography to interpret the past and
6 Geography Geography present and plan for the future.

9-12 Geography Geography present and plan for the future.
4 American History History AH01.E Pre-Columbian to 1607




AH01.S The student will demonstrate
knowledge of the colonies and the
factors that shaped colonial North
8 American History History America.
AH02.E Colonization and Conflict 1607-
4 American History History 1780's
AH03.E American Revolution & Birth of
4 American History History a Nation 1763-1815


5 American History History a New Nation 1763-1815




AH03.S The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the causes, course, and
effects of the American Revolution and
the principles that became the
8 American History History foundation for a new nation.


AH04.E Growth and Westward
5 American History History Expansion 1801-1850




knowledge of westward expansion, and
how it effected relations with external
8 American History History powers and groups.



AH05.E Crisis of the Union: Civil War
4 American History History and Reconstruction 1850-1877


AH05.S The student understands the
causes, course, and character of the Civil
War and Reconstruction and its effects
8 American History History on the American people.





9-12 American History History on the American people.
AH06.E Industrialization and
Emergence of Modern America 1865-
4 American History History 1920

AH06.S The student will analyze the
transformation of the American
economy and the changing social and
political conditions in response to the
9-12 American History History Industrial Revolution.
AH07.E America Emerges as a World
4 American History History Power through WWI 1890-1918

understanding of the changing role of
the United States in world affairs
9-12 American History History through the end of World War I.
AH08.E Roaring 20's and the Great
4 American History History Depression 1918-1941

effects of the changing social, political,
and economic conditions of the Roaring
9-12 American History History Twenties and the Great Depression.














4 American History History AH09.E WWII & Post War

AH09.S The student will understand the
causes and course of World War II, the
character of the war at home and abroad,
and its reshaping of the U.S. role in the
9-12 American History History post-war world.
AH10.E Contemporary America into the
4 American History History 21st Century
rise and continuing international
influence of the United States as a world
leader and the impact of contemporary
social and political movements on
9-12 American History History American life.

K American History History H1.E Historical Inquiry and Analysis
K American History History H1.E Historical Inquiry and Analysis
1 American History History H1.E Historical Inquiry and Analysis

K American History History H2.E Historical Knowledge

1 American History History H2.E Historical Knowledge



3 World History History H2.E Historical Knowledge
K American History History H3.E Chronological Thinking
1 American History History H3.E Chronological Thinking

3 World History History H3.E Chronological Thinking
H4.S.1 The student will utilize historical

6 World History History inquiry skills and analytical processes.







9-12 World History History inquiry skills and analytical processes.





H4.S.2 The student will use research and
inquiry skills to analyze American
History using primary and secondary
sources. (Note: This is intended to be
taught in conjunction with American
8 American History History History content.)
9-12 American History History History content.)
WH01.E The student will understand the
prehistoric period and the process of the
development of civilizations (Egypt and
6 World History History Mesopotamia).
WH01.S The student will recognize

significant events, figures, and
contributions of Islamic, Meso-American
9-12 World History History and Sub-Saharan African civilizations.
























WH02.E The student will recognize
contributions of classical civilizations
6 World History History (Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, Axum).

contributions of medieval civilizations
(Byzantine Empire, Western Europe,
9-12 World History History Japan).
contributions of classical Asian
6 World History History civilizations (China and India).
WH03.S The student will analyze the
causes, events, and effects of the
Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific
9-12 World History History Revolution and Exploration.
Enlightenment and its impact on the
9-12 World History History American and the French Revolutions.
WH05.S The student will understand the
development of Western and non-
Western industrialization and
imperialism, and the significant
9-12 World History History processes and consequences of each.
significant causes, events, figures, and
consequences of the Great War period
and the impact on worldwide balance of
9-12 World History History power.
significant events and people from the
9-12 World History History Post World War II and Cold War eras.


WH08.S The student will identify major

social, technological, economic, and
political trends beginning in the 20th
9-12 World History History century.
C1 Foundations of Government, Law,
K Civics Political Science and the American Political System
K Civics Political Science and the American Political System
1 Civics Political Science and the American Political System


Civics and C1 Foundations of Government, Law,
5 Government Political Science and the American Political System

K Civics Political Science C2 Civic and Political Participation

1 Civics Political Science C2 Civic and Political Participation



Civics and
5 Government Political Science C2 Civic and Political Participation
Civics and
Civics and
Civics and
Civics and
C3 Structure and Functions of

K Civics Political Science Government
K Civics Political Science Government
1 Civics Political Science Government


Civics and C3 Structure and Functions of

5 Government Political Science Government


C4 The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the origins and
Civics and purposes of government, law, and the
6 Government Political Science American political system.
9-12 Government Political Science American political system.
C5 The student will evaluate the roles,
rights, and responsibilities of U.S.
citizens and determine methods of active
Civics and participation in society, government, and
6 Government Political Science the political system.
9-12 Government Political Science the political system.
understanding of the principles,
Civics and functions and organization of
7 Government Political Science government.
9-12 Government Political Science government.
understanding of contemporary issues in
Civics and world affairs and evaluate the role and
7 Government Political Science impact of U.S. foreign policy.
7 Government Political Science impact of U.S. foreign policy.
9-12 Government Political Science impact of U.S. foreign policy.
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identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or
equipment used in these jobs.
recognize that money is a more effective way of exchanging goods and services.
Examples: coins, bills, checks, debit and credit cards are portable, durable, has a
standard value and measurement.
recognize that people work to earn money to buy things that they need or want.
identify the difference between basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) and wants
(video games, toys).
identify various forms of U.S. currency.
discuss how opportunity costs means giving up one thing for another such as giving
up watching television to do one's homework.
compare and contrast examples of goods and services.
explain how people are both buyers and sellers (consumers and producers) of goods
and services.
recognize the importance of saving money for future purchases.
identify that people need to make choices because of scarce resources.
recognize that people make choices because of limited resources such as money or
time.
recognize that consumers demand goods and services whereas producers supply
goods and services.
recognize that the U.S. trades with other nations to exchange goods and services.
recognize how economic opportunity attracts immigrants to the United States.
explain the personal benefits and costs involved in saving and spending.
define and give examples of scarcity and trade of resources in local, regional, and
world communities both ancient and modern.
list the characteristics of money such as portable, divisible, recognizable, and
durable.
compare forms of money used in ancient communities with communities of today.

recognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services through
the use of trade or money.
identify entrepreneurs (risk takers & profit makers) from various social and ethnic
backgrounds who have influenced Florida and the local economy. Examples: Henry
Flagler, Walt Disney, Ed Ball, Alfred Dupont.
recognize that buyers and sellers of goods and services positively respond to
incentives.
explain Florida's role in the national economy and describe the conditions that
attract businesses to the state. Examples: tourism, citrus, cattle, phosphate, produce
- truck crops, spring water, climate, plant nurseries, transportation and recreation.
identify how trade promoted economic growth in North America from pre-
Columbian times to 1850.
summarize a market economy and give examples of how the colonial and early
American economy exhibited these characteristics.
trace the development of technology and the impact of major inventions on
business productivity during the early development of the United States.
identify people (entrepreneurs) from various social and ethnic backgrounds from
pre-Columbian times to 1850 who started a business seeking to make a profit.
Define the following economic terms as foundational economic concepts: scarcity,
trade-offs, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade, productive resources
(land, labor, capital,and entrepreneurship).
Identify the factors that increase economic growth (e.g. new resources, increased
productivity, education, technology)
Describe and identify traditional and command economies as they appear in

different civilizations.
Describe the basic economic functions in early civilizations.
Compare traditional, command, market, and mixed economies.
Examine factors of production and the incomes they provide to households.
Define supply and demand and construct a graph to illustrate supply and demand of
a good or service.
Discuss the importance of borrowing and lending in the United States and list the
advantages and disadvantages of using credit.
Illustrate each of the productive resources (land, labor, capital, entrepreneurial

ability) and explain why they are necessary for the production of goods and services.
Explain the concepts of choice, scarcity, opportunity cost, and tradeoffs.
Discuss the function of banks in providing checking accounts, savings accounts, and
loans to consumers and businesses.
Describe the causes of inflation and explain who benefits from inflation and who
suffers as a result of inflation.
Assess how profits, incentives, and competition motivate individuals, households,

and businesses.
Describe the basic economic functions of a budget
Using graphs and bar charts create a current personal wants and needs list for an
individual budget.
Prepare an individual budget which includes housing, food, leisure, communication

and miscellaneous categories for a month in duration.
Examine some of the motivating economic factors such as scarcity, supply and
demand, trade-offs, incentives, profits,entrepreneurial aspects as they relate to
triangular trade, Revolutionary War, Manifest Destiny, compromises over slavery
issues, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
Illustrate each of the productive resources (land, labor, capital, entrepreneuerial

ability) and explain why they are necessary for the production of goods and services.
Analyze production possibilities curves to explain choice, scarcity, opportunity costs

and trade-offs.
Compare how the various economic systems (traditional, market, command, mixed)
answer the questions: What to produce? How to produce it? For whom to produce?
Define supply, demand, quantity supplied and quantity demanded and graphically
illustrate situations that would cause changes in each.
Demonstrate how supply and demand determine equilibrium price and quantity in
the product, resource, and financial markets.
Use the concept of price elasticity of demand and supply to explain and predict
changes in quantity as price changes.
Compare the following forms of business organization: sole proprietorship,

partnership, and corporation.
Identify the three basic ways that firms finance operations (retained earnings, stock
issues, and borrowing), and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Compare the basic characteristics of the four market structures (monopoly,
oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition).
Graph and explain how firms determine price and output through marginal cost
analysis.
Explain ways firms engage in price and nonprice competition.
Describe how the earnings of workers are determined by the market value of the
product produced and workers' productivity.
Use case studies to graph and explain how the government uses taxation and
spending (fiscal policy) to promote price stability, full employment, and economic
growth.
Employ case studies to graph and explain how the Federal Reserve uses the tools of
monetary policy (discount rate, reserve requirement, open market operations) to
promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth.
Define and explain the key determinants of aggregate supply (AS) and aggregate
demand (AD), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), economic growth, unemployment,
and inflation.
Examine the four phases of the business cycle.
Identify the different causes of inflation, and use case studies to determine who
gains and who suffers because of inflation.
Construct a circular flow diagram for a open-market economy, including elements
of households, firms, government, financial institutions, product and factor
markets, and international trade.
Explain the basic functions and characteristics of money.
Describe the composition (M1, M2) of the money supply in the United States.
Compare credit, savings, and investment services available to the consumer from
financial institutions.
Demonstrate how banks create money through the principle of fractional reserve
banking.
Research and monitor financial investments, such as stocks, bonds, and mutual
funds.
Construct a credit plan for purchasing a major item, comparing different interest
rates.
Construct a one year budget plan for a specific career path such as university
student, trade school student, food service employee, retail employee, laborer,
armed forces enlisted personnel including elements such as housing expenses,
furnishing, utilities, food costs, transportation, and personal expenses (such as
medical, clothing, grooming, entertainment and recreation, and gifts and
contributions).
Evaluate how civilizations through clans, leaders, and family groups make
economic, political, and societal decisions for that culture (i.e. civilizations)
providing a framework for future city-state or nation development.
Explain examples of trade-offs in each civilization studied.
Explain how federal, state, and local taxes are used for the economy as a function of
the government for the United States.
Describe the banking system in the United States, and explain the organization and
functions of the Federal Reserve System.
Identify and describe laws and regulations adopted in the United States to promote
economic competition.
Define the role of the Federal Reserve System in providing and controlling the
available money supply
Describe how supply and demand influence price for products, resources, and
services.
Identify entrepreneuers from various social and ethnic backgrounds who started a
business seeking to make a profit.
Explain how the stock market, banks, and credit unions channel funds from savers
to investors.
Analyze contributions of entrepreneurs, inventors, and other key individuals from

various social and ethnic backgrounds in the development of the United States
economy.
Research the impact of voluntary exchange on consumers and producers in United

States History up to 1877.
Illustrate elements of the four types of economic systems (traditional, command,

market, mixed) using cases from United States History up to 1877.
Compare job skills needed in different time periods in United States history up to
1877, using a variety of information resources to research jobs and careers.
Explain the economic impact of government decision-making regarding taxes and

trade in United States history up to 1877, including mercantilism, the Articles of
Confederation, and the Constitution.
Assess the role of Africans and other minority groups in the economic development
of the United States up to 1877. Compare and contrast how the economic
exploitation of Africans influenced economic development in the North and South.
Identify and explain broad economic and social goals such as freedom, efficiency,
equity, security, growth, price stability, and full employment.
Use a decision-making model to analyze a public policy issue affecting the student's
community.
Research contributions of entrepreneurs, inventors, and other key individuals from
various social and ethnic backgrounds in the development of the United States
economy 1877 to present.
Diagram and explain the problems (shortage, surplus, other inefficiencies) that
occur when government institutes wage and price controls such as minimum wage
and rent control.
Analyse how capital investment such as factories, machinery, technology, and

people may increase productivity and economic growth.
Examine the benefits of natural monopolies (economies of scale) and the purposes
of government regulation of these monopolies, such as utilities.
Explain how government responds to market failures and perceived social needs by
providing public goods and services.
Differentiate between different types of taxes (such as income, sales, social security)
and the impact of taxes (progressive, proportional, and regressive) on people.
Analyze how changes in federal spending and taxation would affect budget deficits
and surpluses and the national debt.
Explain how the costs of government policies may exceed their benefits because
social or political goals other than economic efficiency are being pursued.
Analyze the impact of events such as wars and technological developments in

United States history on business cycles.
Identify laws and regulations adopted in the United States since 1850 to promote
competition among firms such as the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Explain the role of banks and other financial institutions in the economy of the
United States since 1850.
Describe the organization and functions of the Federal Reserve System.
Assess the impact of negative and positive externalities on the local, state, and
national environment such as water, land use, and air quality.
Analyze the differences between fiscal and monetary policy in the United States.
recognize that voluntary trade creates wealth between the Native Americans and
European explorers and colonists.
Identify examples of medium of exchanges (i.e. currencies) used for barter (trade)
for each civilization (i.e. each time period) and explain why international trade
requires a system for a medium of exchanges between trading both inside and
among various regions.
Categorize products that were traded among cultures and give examples of barriers
to trade of those products.
Describe traditional economies and elements of those economies that led to the rise
of a merchant class and trading partners.
Assess the benefits and drawbacks of voluntary trade.
Describe the relationship between civilizations that engage in trade and their
tendency towards peaceful relationships with other societies.
Explain how international trade requires a system for exchanging currency between
and among nations.
Assess how the changing value of the dollar affects trade of goods and services
between nations.
Research how individuals save and invest in the United States.
Compare and contrast the standard of living in various countries today to the
United States using gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as an indicator.
Define and distinguish between absolute and comparative advantage, and explain
how most trade occurs because of comparative advantage in the production of a
particular good or service.
Explain and evaluate examples of domestic and international interdependence in

United States history up to 1877, including triangular trade routes and regional
exchange of resources.
Analyze case studies to show the impact of inflation on world economies between
World War I and World War II.
Examine how natural resources from various continents support national

economies in a global environment.
Compare the benefits and drawbacks of trade among individuals, regions, and
countries.
Use case studies to examine absolute and comparative advantage and explain why
most trade occurs because of comparative advantage.
Discuss the effect of barriers to trade such as quotas and tariffs and why nations
sometimes erect barriers to trade.
Explain the difference between balance of trade and balance of payments.
Compare labor productivity trends in the United States and other developed
countries.
Assess how changes in exchange rates impact the purchasing power of people in the
United States and other nations.
Analyze the arguments for and against free trade and free trade zones.
Assess the impact of negative and positive externalities on the international

environment such as water, land use, and air quality.
Compare the standard of living in various countries today to the United States using
gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as an indicator.
Differentiate between and draw conclusions about historical economic thought

theorized by economists such as Adam Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Keynes, Friedman,
Say and Gilder (Supply-Side).
describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words,
with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right and behind/front.
explain that maps and globes show a view from above.
differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes.
use physical and political/cultural maps to locate places in the state. Examples:
Tallahassee, student's hometown, Lake Okeechobee, Keys, Everglades and islands.
identify key elements of maps and globes such as a compass rose, cardinal
directions, key/legend with symbols and title.
construct a basic map using key elements found on a map Including: cardinal
directions and map symbols.
use a map and globe to identify a variety of landforms such as mountains, oceans,
peninsulas, lakes, rivers, deserts, plains.
locate on maps and globes the student's local community, Florida, the United
States, the seven continents, and the oceans.
describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way people
live, including the effects on their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and
recreation.
use political, physical and thematic maps to identify elements such as alpha
numeric grids, title, compass rose, cardinal and intermediate directions, key/legend
with symbols and scale.
define country and continent using examples of both.
label a map identifying the continents, oceans, equator, north and south poles.
use a map to locate the countries in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico).
use a map to locate the United States, Washington D.C., Florida and Tallahassee.
use maps, tables, graphs and charts to analyze geographic information.
review the following elements and purposes of a political, physical and thematic
world map including but not limited to alpha-numeric grids, title, compass rose -
cardinal and intermediate directions, key/legend with symbols, scale, hemispheres,
latitude and longitude, continents and oceans.
use maps and globes to locate civilizations in ancient Greece, Rome Egypt and West
Africa.
identify and define manmade features as related to Mali, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Examples: aqueducts, roads, cities, architecture.
describe the shape and location of Florida (relative and absolute).
identify the bodies of water and coastal features of Florida.
identify and describe the physical features of Florida.
locate and label the human features on a Florida map including the capital, major
cities, and tourist attractions.
explain how severe weather impacts Florida. Examples: hurricanes, thunderstorms,
heat waves.
interpret political and physical maps using the following map elements: title,
compass rose (cardinal and intermediate directions), symbols, legend, scale,
longitude and latitude.
locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or globes.
use a variety of geographic tools, such as maps, globes and Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) to interpret current and historical information.
use latitude and longitude to locate places.
locate physical features on a map including but not limited to: gulf, delta, isthmus,
strait, bay, canyon, swamp, peninsula, cape, tree line in the United States.
identify major physical features of the United States on a map of North America:
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mts., Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Great Salt
Lake, Rio Grande, Great Plains, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico.
construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information.
identify and locate the original 13 colonies on a map of North America.
locate and identify each state on a U.S. map.
Locate points on the earth using latitude and longitude
Differentiate between continents, regions, provinces, city-states, cities, kingdoms,

empires, and colonies.
Understand differences in distortion and purpose between various map projections
Determine and understand the purpose of various maps (political, physical,

population density, land use and resources)
Identify tools geographers use to study the world.
Using scale, cardinal, and determinant directions estimate distances between places
on current and ancient maps of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Use a map or globe to locate the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), Yellow River (Huang
HeRed Sea), Nile River and Nile Delta, Mediterranean Sea, Upper and Lower Egypt,
and Nubia.
Use a map or globe to locate Phoenicia, Carthage, Crete, Greece, the Aegean and
Ionian Seas, the Hellespont.
Use a map or globe to locate the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and Axum.
Use a map or globe to locate the Indus and Ganges river systems and discuss their
importance to the development of Indian civilization.
Locate the 50 states and their capital cities in addtion to the nation\'s capital,
Washington, DC, on a map.
Locate on a world map the territories and protectorates of the United States of
America (e.g. American Samoa, , Guam, Puerto Rico, and The U.S. Virgin Islands)
Locate major physical features of North America, including U.S., Canada, and
Mexico.
Interpret maps to identify geopolitical divisions and boundaries of places in North

America.
Use maps to explain physical and cultural attributes of major regions of the U.S.
throughout history.
Use appropriate geographic terms and tools, including The Six Essential Elements,
as organizational schema to describe significant places and regions in U.S. history.
Employ applicable units of measurement and scale to solve simple locational
problems using maps and globes, such as determining distance between historically
relevant locations in U.S. history.
Design maps using a variety of technologies based on descriptive data to explain

physical and cultural attributes of major world regions.
Use spatial perspective and appropriate geographic terms and tools, including six
elements, as organizational schema to describe any given place.

problems using maps and globes.
Access and analyze geographic information from a variety of sources including

primary sources, atlases, computer and digital sources, GIS, and a broad variety of
types of maps, including but not limited to, cloropleths, contour, and dot-density.
describe how the following regions exemplify the concept of region as an area with
unifying human or natural factors: a) three American colonial regions, b) West,
Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and c) North and South up to 1850.
describe the geographic characteristics of a state in the United States with the
assistance of maps, the internet/digital resources, atlases, and other reference
materials.
describe how culture and technology influence the perception of places and regions
in the United States.
describe the push and pull factors (economy, natural hazards, tourism, climate,
physical features, etc) that have influenced boundary changes within the United
States.
locate and describe places in the school and community. Examples: Cafeteria,
library, office, restrooms, gym and classroom.
identify the student's phone number, street address, city or town, and Florida as the
state in which the student lives.
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate and absolute
and relative locations have influenced settlement, relations, and the economies of
major African, Southwest Asian, and Middle Eastern nations.
Determine the importance and impact of the Nile River Valley on Ancient Egyptian
and other African civilizations.
Use a map or globe to locate the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and identify Sumer,
Babylon, and Assyria as notable civilizations and empires in this region, and explain
why the region is known as the "Fertile Crescent."
Explain how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to the shaping
of Roman society and the expansion of its political power in the Mediterranean
region and beyond.
Interpret maps to explain why China\'s geographic boundaries served to limit its
interaction with other regions and cultures for many years.
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, and absolute
and relative locations have influenced settlement, relations, and the economies of
major African, Asian, European, and Olmec civilizations.
Use a map or globe to locate Asia Minor, the kingdoms of the Hittites, and ancient
Israel.
Determine how the geographical location of ancient Athens and other city-states
contributed to their role in maritime trade, their colonies in the Mediterranean, and
the expansion of their cultural influence.
Locate the "Seven Natural Wonders of Africa" on a map of continent: Nile River, Mt.
Kilimanjaro, Great Rift Valley, Serengeti, Sahara, Lake Victoria Falls, Table
Mountain.
Interpret current cloropleths or dot-density maps to explain the distribution of
population in Asia compared to the rest of the world
Locate major cultural landmarks that are emblematic of the United States such as
The Statue of Liberty, White House, Mount Rushmore, Capitol, Empire State
building, St. Louis Arch, Independence Hall, the Alamo, and The Hoover Dam.
Locate major physical landmarks that are emblematic of the United States such as
The Grand Canyon, Mt. McKinley, The Everglades, The Great Salt Lake, Mississippi
River, and Great Plains.
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate and absolute
and relative location have influenced settlement, economies, and inter-
governmental relations in North America.
Describe current major cultural regions of North America.

Identify the physical processes (such as climate, terrain, and resources) and the
human processes (such as religion, government, economy and demography) that
define and differentiate U.S. regions as relevant to the nation's history.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of regional issues in different
parts of the U.S. that have had critical economic, physical or political ramifications
such as desertification or cataclysmic natural disasters.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of how selected regions of
the U.S. have changed over time.
Identify the physical processes (such as climate, terrain, and resources) and the
human processes (such as religion, government, economy and demography) that
define and differentiate regions.
Describe the factors and processes that contribute to the differences between
developing and developed regions of the world.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of regional issues in different
parts of the world that have critical economic, physical or political ramifications
such as desertification or cataclysmic natural disasters.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of how selected regions
change over time.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of scientific debates over
how human actions modify a selected region.
use geographic knowledge and skills such as recognizing patterns, mapping,
graphing when discussing current events.
use geography concepts and skills such as recognizing patterns, mapping, graphing
to find solutions for local, state or national problems such as shortage or abundance
of natural resources.
identify basic landforms. Examples: mountain, coast and plain.
identify basic bodies of water. Examples: river, lake and ocean.
describe and give examples of seasonal weather changes and illustrate how weather
affects people and the environment.
Identify the methods used to compensate for the scarcity of water in the Middle East
in the past and today.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain why Asia has a highly developed network
of highways, waterways, railroads and other transportation linkages.
Use geographic terms and tools to describe how the economic growth over time in
the Asian region has impacted the physical environment.
Use geographic tools and terms to analyze how famine and drought have plagued
many of the nations in Africa.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain the strains on Africa\'s ecosystems as its
population has grown exponentially over time.
Use cloropleth or other maps to geographically represent current information about
issues of conservation or ecology in the local community such as tri-county
mangrove decimation and beach erosion.
Use cloropleth or other maps to geographically represent current information about

issues of conservation or ecology in the nation such as the incidence of major forest
fires over a 5-year period and high carbon emissions by metropolitan areas.
Describe human dependence on the physical environment and natural resources to
satisfy basic needs in their local environments in the U.S.
Describe the impact of extreme natural events (e.g., fires, hurricanes, floods,
droughts) on human and physical environments in the U.S. over time.
Analyze case studies of how changes in the physical environment of a place can
increase or diminish its capacity to support human activity in different places in the
U.S. throughout history.
Describe the impact of human modifications (e.g., dams, mining, irrigation,
agriculture) on the physical environment and ecosystems of the U.S. throughout
history.
Analyze both historical and modern case studies about the effects of the human use
of technology on the environment in various U.S. locations.
Analyze case studies of how the earth\'s physical systems affect humans.
Analyze case studies of how changes in the physical environment of a place can
increase or diminish its capacity to support human activity
Analyze case studies of the effects of human use of technology on the environment
of places.
Analyze case studies of of how humans impact the diversity and productivity of
ecosystems.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of policies and programs for
resource use/management.
Analyze case studies to predict how a change to an environmental factor can affect
an ecosystem.
compare and contrast the ways European colonists and Native Americans viewed,
adapted, and used the environment.
describe the impact that natural events (floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, droughts)
have on human and physical environments. Example: the harsh winter in
Jamestown.
Explain how the physical landscape has affected the development of agriculture and
industry in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Use geographic terms and tools to describe the differences between at least three
major ecosystems in Africa and Asia.
Analyze the effects of desertification and erosion in African ecosystems.
Use maps to describe the location, abundance and variety of natural resources in
North America.
Locate and describe in geographic terms the major ecosystems of the U.S.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain differing perspectives on the use of
renewable and non-renewable resources in Florida and the U.S. over time.
Locate and describe in geographic terms major ecosystems of earth.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how weather and climate influence the
natural character of a place.
renewable and non-renewable resources in Florida, the United States, and the
world.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how earth\'s internal changes (e.g.
volcanic activity, folding) and external changes (e.g. erosion, water cycle)influence
the character of places.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how hydrology (e.g. reclamation)
influences the physical character of a place.
Explain how family and ethnic relationships influence African culture.
Interpret a current thematic map to locate oil-rich countries in the Middle East and
Southwest Asia.
Use a map or globe to locate sites in Africa and Asia where archaeologists have
found evidence of early humans and societies.
Trace early human migration patterns from Africa and Asia to other parts of the
world.
Use a map or globe to locate ancient Rome and trace the greatest extent of the
Roman Empire.
Map and analyze the impact of the spread of Hinduism from India into parts of East
Asia.
Use a map or globe to locate the Huang-He river system and discuss its importance
to ancient Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty.
Explain how the geographic features of China that made governance and the spread
of ideas and goods difficult and served to isolate the civilization.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout North
America.
Use maps and other geographic tools to examine the importance of demographics
within political divisions of the U.S.
Interpret population growth and other demographic data for any given place in the
U.S. throughout its history.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the effects throughout U.S. history of
migration to the U.S., both on the place of origin and destination, including border
areas.
Use maps to trace significant routes of human movement in the U.S. throughout
time.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout U.S. as it
expanded its territory.
Interpret databases, case studies and maps to describe the role that regions play in
influencing trade, migration patterns and cultural/political interaction in the U.S.
throughout time.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the historic factors contributing to
human migration within and among places within the U.S. and to/from the U.S.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of the development, growth
and changing nature of cities and urban centers in the U.S. over time.
Use political maps to describe the change in boundaries and governance throughout
U.S. history.
Interpret population growth and other demographic data for any given place.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the push/pull factors contributing to
human migration within and among places.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the effects of migration both on the place
of origin and destination, including border areas.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of issues in globalization
(e.g. cultural imperialism, outsourcing)
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of the development, growth
and changing nature of cities and urban centers.
Use geographic terms and tools to predict the effect of a change in a specific
characteristic of a place on the human population of that place.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout places,
regions and the world.
Use geographic conceptts to analyze spatial phenomena and to discuss economic,

political, and social factors that define and interpret space.
Use political maps to describe the change in boundaries and governments within
the African continent over time.
Describe the Six Essential Elements of Geography as the organizing framework for
how to describe the world and places in it (The World in Spatial Terms, Places and
Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment, The Uses of Geography).
Understand that a geographically literate person masters five sets of foundational
skills: asking geographic questions, acquiring, organizing, analyzing geographic
information and answering geographic questions. These represent a framework for
a mode of inquiry unique to Geography.
Explain how major rivers in Africa, Asia, and Europe affect the lives of the people
who live near them
Investigate the types of work that geographers do.

Apply the appropriate geographic tools and technologies to determine
demographics and spatial distributions and patterns within the African, Asian, and
European continents and on Earth.
Read, interpret, and design different types of projections, diagrams, graphs, and
maps including, but not limited to- political, physical, population, environments,
and economics in order to convey information about Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Use geographic terms and tools to describe the position of African, Asian, and
European cities and city-states that were key in the development of trade and
cultures in the region.
Use maps to trace the scope of the African salt trade.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how deserts, dense vegetation and
mountainous regoins have separated communication and trade throughout time.
Compare maps of the Middle East and Southwest Asia in ancient times to modern
political maps of the area today.
Read, interpret, and design different types of projections, diagrams, graphs, and
maps including, but not limited to- political, physical, population, environments,
and economics in order to convey information about Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Use Global Information Systems (GIS) or other technology to view maps of current
information about the U.S. such as population density, changes in census data, and
district reapportionment over time.
Use appropriate maps and other graphic representations to analyze geographic

problems and changes over time throughout U.S. history.
Translate narratives about places and events in U.S. history into graphic
representations that include maps, graphs, tables, etc.
Use appropriate maps and other graphic representations to analyze geographic

problems and changes over time.
Develop databases about specific place and provide a simple analysis about their
importance.
Formulate hypotheses and test geographic models that demonstrate complex

relationships between physical and cultural phenomena
Translate narratives about places and events into graphic representations that
include maps, graphs, tables, etc.
Develop criteria for assessing issues relating to human spatial organization and
environmental stability to identify solutions
compare and contrast the cultural aspects and migration patterns of the Apalachee,
Calusa, Tequesta, Timucua and Tocobaga Indians of Florida.
identify the European explorers that came to Florida and the motivations for their
expeditions. Examples: Ponce de Leon, Panfilo Narvaez, Hernando de Soto, Jean
Ribault, Sir Francis Drake.
describe the causes and effects of European colonization on Florida's Native
American tribes.
understand the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest European settlement in
the United States (1565).
explain the purpose of missions and describe life on a mission.
analyze the theories of early migration routes on the North American continent
including the land bridge theory.
compare and contrast the cultural aspects of ancient civilizations including
Aztecs/Mayas; Mound Builders/Anasazi/Inuit.
identify Native American tribes from different geographic regions of North America,
including the cliff dwellers and the pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the
coastal tribes of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and
the woodland tribes east of the Mississippi River.
compare cultural aspects of Native American tribes from different geographic
regions of North America including but not limited to clothing, shelter, food, major
beliefs and practices, music, art, and interactions with the environment.
identify the early European explorers including but not limited to: Vikings, the
Spanish expeditions by Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortes, Hernando de
Soto, and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Bartholomew Balboa; expeditions by
French explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain; the Portuguese
explorations by Ferdinand Magellan; and expeditions for England and Holland by
explorers Henry Cabot, Henry Hudson and John White.
describe the technological developments that impacted European exploration.
Examples: compass, sextant, astrolabe, seaworthy ships, chronometers, and
gunpowder.
investigate the European explorers including their nationality, sponsoring country,
motives, dates and routes of travel, and accomplishments.
describe the competition between the Native Americans, English, French, Dutch
and Spanish for control of North America.
identify the economic, political and socio-cultural motivations for colonial

settlement. Example: Puritans fleeing for religious persecution, search for riches by
the French and Spanish, debtor settlements in Georgia and the African slave trade.
describe the cooperation between the colonists, settlers, and Native Americans
during 1600's and 1700's. Examples: agriculture, fur trade, military alliances,
treaties, and cultural interchanges.
identify the geographic factors that influenced the settlement patterns of colonies,
missions and forts in North America.
identify and compare the characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern
colonies: such as colonial governments, geographic influences, resources and
economic systems, occupations, religion, and social patterns.
identify significant individuals responsible for the development of the New England,
Middle and Southern colonies.
demonstrate an understanding of the political, economic and social aspects of daily
colonial life.
describe the introduction and impact of slavery in the colonies.
explain the importance of Triangular Trade linking Africa, the West Indies, the
British Colonies and Europe.
recognize the initial interdependence between England and the colonies including
colonial dependence on England for goods, protection and guidance and English
dependence on the colonies for raw materials.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the French and Indian War.
Compare the relationships among the British, the French, the Spanish and the
Dutch in their struggle for control of North America during European settlement
and colonization.
Compare the characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies:
such as colonial governments, geographic influences, resources and economic
systems, occupations, religion, and social patterns.
Describe slavery as an economic system, particularly in the Southern plantation

economy as opposed to the New England and Middle Colonies.
Identify the impact of key colonial figures such as John Smith, William Penn, Roger
Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and John Winthrop on the economic, political, and
social development of the colonies.
Discuss the impact of colonial settlement on migration patterns of Native American

populations.
Analyze the system in which freed Africans and Native Americans sustained their
communities while defending Spanish Florida against attacks from the British such
as Ft. Mose.
Determine the role of Native Americans and Africans in the efforts to sustain St.
Augustine and the British Colonies.
Describe the contributions of key groups such as Africans, Europeans, and Native
Americans to the society and culture of colonial America.
understand the significance of Fort Mose as the first freed African community in the
United States.
compare and contrast reasons for Florida's colonial settlements of St. Augustine and
Fort Mose.
determine the economic, political and military relationships among the Spanish
colonists, the Native Americans and the Africans.
identify the effects of Spanish rule in Florida.

know that Florida was transferred from Spain to England at the end of the French
and Indian War (Seven Year War).
understand that Native Americans and enslaved Africans from Georgia and present-
day Alabama moved into Florida and that these people later became known as
Seminole Indians.
explain why Florida became a safe haven for runaway African slaves from the
British colonies.
know that different nations controlled Florida before it became a state in 1845.
know why the Seminoles migrated to the Everglades.

know the reasons why Florida was returned to Spain at the end of the American
Revolution.
understand how Florida became a U.S. territory.

identify and explain the significant events leading up to the American Revolution.
Examples: French and Indian War, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Coercive
Acts, Townshend Acts, Stamp Act.
identify significant individuals and groups who played a role in the American
Revolution including but not limited to King George III, Patrick Henry, Thomas
Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, John Hancock, Crispus Attucks, Ben
Franklin, Paul Revere and Patriots, Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty,
Continental Congress.
explain the significance of historical documents including key political concepts, the
origins of these concepts, and the role in American independence including but not
limited to <em>Common Sense</em>, Declaration of Independence, and Articles
of Confederation.
identify the roles and impact of significant women during the revolution Example:
Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, Martha Washington, Phyllis Wheatley, Mercy Otis
Warren.
examine major battles and military campaigns including Lexington and Concord,
Saratoga, Valley Forge and Yorktown.
understand the contributions of France and other nations to the outcome of the
Revolution. Examples: Ben Franklin's negotiation with the French, military
assistance from Haiti.
evaluate the economic, military and political factors which led to the end of the
Revolutionary War.
evaluate the personal and political hardships resulting from the revolution.
Example: financing the war effort, war time inflation, profiteering.
evaluate the impact and significance of land policies developed under the
Confederation Congress. Example: the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
explain the significance of the U.S. Constitution, including the key political
concepts, the origins of those concepts, and the role in American democracy.
Explain the impact of the French and Indian War and consequent overhaul of
British imperial policy on the colonies from 1763 - 1774, including documents such
as the Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act,
Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts.
Explain colonial reaction to British policy on the colonies from 1763 - 1774, such as
written protests, boycotts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the First
Continental Congress.
Examine the contributions of key individuals and groups, including Africans, Native
Americans, and women, to both the American and British war efforts and their
effects on the outcome of the American Revolution.
Recognize the contributions of the Founding Fathers toward American

Revolutionary efforts including John Adams, Sam Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John
Hancock, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George
Washington.
Describe the influence of individuals on social and political developments such as

James Otis, Mercy Otis Warren, Abigail Adams, and Benjamin Banneker.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Revolutionary War including
the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Second
Continental Congress, Battle of Bunker Hill, the Olive Branch Petition, the
Declaration of Independence, and the Battles of Saratoga and Yorktown.
Assess the colonists' reaction to British policy ideas as expressed in the Declaration
of Independence.
Examine political and social motivations that impacted individuals and groups
during the American Revolution such as Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys,
the Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty, Patrick Henry, Patriots,
Loyalists, individual colonial militias, and the undecideds.
Specify the major provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1783).

Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation which led to
the Constitutional Convention.
Identify the major debates that occurred at the Constitutional Convention including
the New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise,
the compromise regarding taxation and slave trade, state vs. federal power,
empowering a president, and ratification based upon a bill of rights (Federalists vs.
Antifederalists).
Identify the motivations for supporting and opposing ratification of the U.S.
Constitution, as well as the Bill of Rights.
Examine the characteristics of George Washington's presidency in the formation of

the new nation including references to his personal motivations, military
experience, and political influence including his Farewell Address.
Summarize the major domestic and international economic, military, political, and
socio-cultural developments and policies that took place during the presidency of
John Adams such as the XYZ Affairs, Alien and Sedition Acts, and Land Act of 1800.
Thomas Jefferson: Election of 1800, Marbury v. Madison and judicial review,
Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, Judiciary Act of 1801, Lousiana Purchase, Lewis
and Clark Expedition, Hamilton Burr conflict/duel, and the Embargo of 1807.
Examine this time period from the perspective of historically under-represented

groups such as property owners, Africans, Native Americans, women, working class,
and indentured servants.
Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as each impacts our nation's
history including the effect of the Treaty of Paris (1763) - Spain relinquished Florida
to England for the return of Cuba; British rule (1763-1783); Florida as refuge for
Loyalists during American Revolution; Second Spanish Period (1781); Spain enters
the American Revolutionary War as French ally and recaptures West Florida (1816.)
describe the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase.
identify and analyze the influences and contributions of significant people during
the period of Westward Expansion. Examples: Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Sgt.
York, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Tecumseh
and Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable.
examine the importance of advancements in transportation and communication
during the 19th century including canals, roads, steamboats, flat boats, overland
wagons, and railroads.
explain the importance of the explorations west of the Mississippi River. Examples:
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Zebulon Pike and John Fremont.
identify the causes and effects of the War of 1812.
describe the economic and political factors surrounding the purchase of Florida.
explain how Westward Expansion affected the Native Americans. Examples: Trail of
Tears, Indian Removal Act.
describe the concept of Manifest Destiny.
describe the causes and effects of the Missouri Compromise.

identify the locations and major geographic features in states and territories that
existed in 1850. Examples: mountain ranges, major rivers, flora and fauna.
discuss the hardships of settlers along the overland trails to the west. Examples:
location of routes, terrain, rivers, climate, vegetation.
know the reasons for and the results of the three Seminole Indian Wars.
identify key people and places during the Seminole Indian Wars. Examples: Andrew
Jackson, Osceola, Billy Bowlegs, and Francis Dade.
know the effects of technological advances on Florida. Examples: steam engine,
railroads, roadways and bridges.
describe pioneer life in Florida during the early 1800's including the role of men,
women and children (Florida Crackers).
explain the effects of national politics on Florida's path to statehood.

Examine the causes, course, and consequences of American's westward expansion
and its growing diplomatic assertiveness including the War of 1812, Convention of
1818, acquisiton of Florida through the Adams-Onis Treaty, Monroe Doctrine, Trail
of Tears, annexation of Texas, Manifest Destiny, Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession,
California Gold Rush, and the Gadsen Purchase.
Compare the realtionships among the Americans, British, Spanish and Russians in
their struggle for control of North America.
Describe the debate surrounding the spread of slavery into the western territories
including the abolitionist movement, the Underground Railroad, and the Missouri
Compromise.
Examine the experiences and perspectives of significant individuals and groups
during the growth and westward expansion period in American History including
Sacajawea, Sergeant York, Africans, Mexicanos, Native Americans, Chinese and
Irish immigrants, and women.
Discuss the impact of westward expansion on migration patterns of Native

American and African populations.
Explain the impact of the transportation revolution during the 19th century and the
effect of roads, canals, bridges, steamboats, and railroads on the growth of the
nation's economy.
Identify the technological improvements, inventions, and inventors that contributed
to industrial growth such as Fitch- first American steamboat, Slater-textile mill
machinery, Whitney- cotton gin and mass production of muskets/interchangeable
parts, McCoy - industrial lubrication, Fulton- first commercially-successful
steamboat, Lowell- mechanized cotton mill, Underwood- canning factory, Morey-
internal combustion engine, Henry-electromagnet, Blair- seed planter, and
Jennings- dry cleaning process.
Explain how the textile industry in New England impacted industial growth and the
subsequent effect on the lives of women in children.
Describe the influence of individuals on social and political developments such as

Thomas Jefferson, Robert Fulton, Meriwether Lewis, Wiliam Clark, Daniel Boone,
Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Zebulon Pike, John Marshall, James Madison, Dolly
Madison, Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, James
Polk, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, WIlliam Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Horace
Mann, Dorothea Dix, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman.
Analyze the impact of the Second Great Awakening of early 19th century social
reform movements such as abolition, women's rights, temperance, education,
prison and mental health reform.
Analyze technological advancements as they impacted the economics of slavery and
Southern agriculture such as the cotton gin and the steel plow.
Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the rapid growth of slavery in the
South after 1800.
Examine the aspects of slave culture including plantation life, resistance efforts, and
the role of the slaves' spiritual system.
Examine the effects of the 1804 Haitian Revolution on the extension of U. S. Slave
Codes and the contributions of significant individuals such as Toussaint
L'Ouverture, Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner, and Gabriel Prosser.
Explain the main issues, decisions, and consequences of landmark Supreme Court
cases including McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Gibbons v. Odgen (1824), Cherokee
Nation v. Georgia (1831), and Worcester v. Georgia (1832).
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the women's suffrage movement
including the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments.
Examine the emergence of literature movements, including Transcendentalists,

through the writings of the period by authors such as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Louisa May Alcott.
Identify the key ideas of Jacksonian democracy and explain their influence on
political participation, political parties, and constitutional government including the
spoils system, veto of the National Bank, Maysville Road veto, tariff battles, and the
Indian Removal Act.
history including Andrew Jackson's military expeditions to end Indian uprisings
(1818), developing relationships between the Seminole and runaway slaves, the
Adams-Onis Treaty (1819), Florida becoming a U.S. territory (1821), first state
legislature meeting in Tallahassee establishing it as Florida's first permanent capital
(1824) noting that Florida was formerly West Florida with its capital in Pensacola
and East Florida with its capital in St. Augustine, the drafting of Florida's first
constitution (1838), and Florida's admittance to the Union as 27th state (1845).
Examine the experiences and perspectives of different ethnic, national, and
religious groups in Florida, explaining their contributions to Florida's and America's
society and culture during the Territorial Period (1821-1845) including Osceola,
white settlers, U.S. troops protecting settlers, runaway African slaves, southern
plantation and slave owners, First Seminole War, General Andrew Jackson, Treaty
of Moultrie Creek (1823), Seminole relocation, Second Seminole War (1835), Chief
Billy Bowlegs, Third Seminole War (1855), Kingsley Plantation, Everglades, and
state seals and symbols.
religious groups in Florida, explaining their contributions to Florida's and America's
history such as Native Americans, Africans, Spanish explorers, planters, Florida
Crackers, settlers, plantation owners, workers, and slaves.
identify the causes of the Civil War.
describe how slavery and state rights impacted Florida during the 1850's.
know that Florida seceded from the union in 1861 and joined the Confederate States
of America.
describe major events in Florida during the Civil War such as blockades of Florida's
ports and the Battles of Ft. Pickens, Olustee, Ft. Brooke, and Natural Bridge.
identify contributions made by significant people, including men and women,
during the civil war such as Jacob Summerlin, Mary Martha Reed and those left at
home.
summarize the challenges Floridians faced during Reconstruction such as
sharecropping and segregation.
Explain the economic, social and political causes of the Civil War including
sectionalism and states' rights issues in the North, South and the West, and the
balance of power in the Senate.
Analyze the role of slavery in the development of sectional conflict including the
Abolition Movement, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, reactions to
publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision,
Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, raid on Harper's Ferry, the Underground
Railroad, Presidential Election of 1860, and the secession of the South.
Abraham Lincoln (1860-1865) including sectionalism, states' rights, slavery, the
Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and his Second
Inaugural Address.
Identify the division of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War including
Confederate and Union States, slave states that remained in the Union, and western
territories.
Compare aspects of the Civil War for both the Union and Confederacy including
changes in technology, importance of resources, military leaders such as Abraham
Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and
William T. Sherman, and the effect of the war on civilian populations.
Compare the significance of the following Civil War battles and events including
Fort Sumter, Monitor v. Merrimack, Bull Run, Antietam; Vicksburg, Gettysburg,
Emanicipation Proclamation, Sherman's March, and the surrender of General Lee at
Appomattox.
history including slavery, influential planters,Florida's secession and Confederate
membership, women, children, elderly, pioneer environment, Union occupation of
coastal towns and forts, the Battle of Olustee including role of 54th Massachusetts
regiment, and the Battle at Natural Bridge.
Explain and evaluate the policies, practices, and consequences of Reconstruction
including presidential and congressional reconstruction, Johnson's impeachment,
the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, opposition of Southern whites to
Reconstruction, the accomplishments and failures of Radical Reconstruction, the
presidential election of 1876 and the end of Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow
laws, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.
Review the causes and consequences of the Civil War.
Appraise the influence of significant people on Reconstruction such as Abraham

Linclon, Andrew Johnson, Frederick Douglas, Ulysses S. Grant, General Sherman,
Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth
Describe the issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction era
including the response from groups such as southern whites, blacks, black
legislators and white extremist organizations such as the KKK, Knights of the White
Camellia, The White League, Red Shirts, and Pale Faces.
Distinguish the freedoms guaranteed to African American males with the 13th, 14th,
and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.
Assess how Jim Crow Laws influenced life for African Americans.
Compare the effects of the black codes on freed people and analyze the drawbacks of
the sharecropping system and debt peonage as practiced in the United States.
Explain the influence of the Nadir on the actions of African Americans in regard to
economic and race issues during Reconstruction.
describe the economic development of Florida's timber, citrus, cattle, tourism,

phosphate and cigar industries.
summarize the contributions that immigrant groups made to Florida.

describe the contributions on the development of Florida by significant individuals
such as Henry Flagler, Henry Plant, Lue Gim Gong, Vincente Martinez Ybor, Julia
Tuttle, Mary McLeod Bethune, Thomas Alva Edison, James Weldon Johnson,
Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, and John Gorrie.
describe the effect of the Spanish American War on Florida.
explain how urbanization affected Florida in the early 1900's.
Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers responses to

these challenges in the mid to late 1800's
Explain the significance of the Populist Party and its influence on public policy
including the graduated income tax and the direct election of Senators.
Explain how the debate between the "silverites" and "gold bugs" affected the
economy and the 1896 Presidential election.
Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course and consequences of the
second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century.
Compare the first and second Industrial Revolutions in the United States.
Determine how the development of steel, oil, transportation, communication, and

business practices affected the U.S. economy such as railroads, the telegraph, pools,
holding companies, trusts, and corporations.
Identify the contributions of African American inventors during the Industrial

Revolution such as Lewis Latimer-light bulb filament, Alexander Miles-electric
elevator, William Purvis-Fountain Pen, John Lee Love-pencil sharpner, and George
Grant-golf tee.
Analyze laissez-faire policies and the influence of Social Darwinism relating to the
government's role in the economy.
Analyze the belief systems of nativists and how this impacted the integration of
immigrants into society when comparing "Old" (before 1880) and "New"
immigrants (after 1880).
Compare the assimilation experience of European immigrants in the east to that of

Asian immigrants in the west including the Chinese Exclusion Act and Gentlemen's
Agreement with Japan.
Examine the importance of social change and reform in the early 20th century
including the new class system, migration from farms to cities and the role of
settlement houses and churches in providing services to the poor.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late
19th and early 20th centuries.
Compare different economic ideologies such as capitalism, socialism, and

communism.
Analyze the impact of political machines in U.S. cities in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries including Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
Compare how different organizations worked to shape public policy, restore
economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life, such as the NAACP,
YMCA, YWCA, Women's Christian Temperance Union, National Urban League,
fraternities and sororities, National American Women Suffrage Association, and
National Women's Party.
Evaluate and compare the contributions of progressives such as Robert LaFollette,
Florence Kelley, Ida M. Tarbell, Eugene Debs, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul,
Theodore Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McCloud Bethune,
Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Gifford Pinchot, William Taft, and Woodrow
Wilson.
Summarize why the government tried to regulate business and the food and drug
industry through legislation.
Describe how new methods of marketing products impacted daily life in the early
20th century.
Describe various socio-cultural aspects of the late 19th early 20th centuries
including arts, literature, education and publications.
Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States
history such as the East Coast Railway, the Seven Mile Bridge, the cattle industry,
the cigar industry, the influence of Cuban, Greek and Italian immigrants, Henry B.
Plant, William Chipley, Henry Flagler, and Hamilton Disston.
identify factors which caused immigration to Florida
identify countries from which immigrants came to Florida.
determine the economic and population impact of immigration on Florida.

describes the contributions of Florida in support of U.S. involvement in WWI.
Examples: Pensacola, Key West submarine base, ship building in Tampa and
Jacksonville, and the citrus industry.
Analyze the major factors that drove United States imperialism.
Evaluate the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine and its effects on U.S. imperialistic
policy in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Explain how the United States acquired the territories of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, the Phillipines, Guam, Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Midway Island, and the
Virgin Islands.
Analyze the motivations of the U.S. in its attempts to eliminate European spheres of
influence in China.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish American War.
Analyze the economic, military, and security motivations of the U.S. to complete the
Panama Canal as well as major obstacles involved in its construction such as
disease, environmental impact, and the challenges faced by various ethnic groups
such as Africans and indigenous populations.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of U.S. involvement in World War I.
Categorize and explain the challenges the U.S. faced while trying to remain neutral
during World War I.
Examine the how the US government prepared the nation for war with measures
such as the Selective Service Act, War Industries Board, rationing, war bonds,
Espionage Act, Sedition Act and propaganda.
Examine the impact of the development of airplanes, battleships, new weaponry and
chemical warfare in creating new war strategies such as trench warfare and convoys
during WWI.
Compare the experiences Americans had while serving in Europe, including groups
such as African Americans, women and conscientious objectors.
Compare how the war impacted German Americans, African Americans, Hispanics,
women and dissenters in the United States.
Examine the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations and
reasons for U.S. opposition to the League of Nations.
history such as the Spanish-American War, Ybor City, and Jose Marti.
describe the causes and effects of the 1920's Florida land boom and bust.
describe changes in the lives of Florida residents during the Great Depression such
as unemployment, loss of homes and businesses, poverty and migration.
identify the contributions of key people such as Zora Neale Hurston, the
Highwaymen, Dr. P. Phillips, Jacqueline Cochran, John Pennecamp, Carl Fischer.
Discuss the economic outcomes of demobilization.
Explain the causes of the public hysteria associated with the Red Scare including
Sacco and Vanzetti and immigration restrictions.
Examine the impact of U.S. government economic policies during the 1920's.
Evaluate how the economic boom during the Roaring Twenties affected consumers
and American businesses.
Describe efforts of the United States and other world powers to avoid future wars
such as the formation of the League of Nations, the Washington Naval Conference,
the London Conference, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
Analyze the the influence that Hollywood, the Harlem Renaissance, the
Fundamentalist movement and prohibition had in changing American society in the
1920s.
Examine the role of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism and its impact on
shaping political discourse within the black community and the nation.
Compare the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey.
Explain why support for the Ku Klux Klan increased and decreased in the 1920's
and the response of African Americans to this organization during this era.
Analyze why there was active resistance to movements such as women's rights and
civil rights.
Examine the struggles for equality in the 1920's of groups such as women and
Native Americans.
Examine the impact of changes in manufacturing and technology on American life

during the 1920's.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Great Depression and New
Deal, including opposition to the New Deal.
Analyze how the New Deal impacted the lives of ordinary Americans including
Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans.
Describe various socio-cultural aspects of the Roaring 20's and the Great
Depression including arts, literature, education and publications.
history such as the cause of the Florida land boom, speculation, the impact of
climate and natural disasters on the end of the land boom, invention of modern air
conditioning in 1929, New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps
planting of trees, creation of firelines, and building of overseas railroads, Alfred
DuPont, Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, Zora Neale Hurston and James Weldon
Johnson.
describe Florida's role in training military personnel and its economic impact.
evaluate the economic, political and socio-cultural changes as a result of post WWII
population growth.
analyze the impact of the population growth on Florida's cultural diversity.
identify the role of Florida in the Civil Rights Movement including the impact of
Harry T. Moore, Tallahassee Bus Boycotts, and Reverend C.K. Steele.
summarize the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on Florida.
Describe the rise of totalitarianism in Europe and Asia.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States
and the world.
Describe the U.S. response in the early years of WWII such as the Neutrality Acts,
Cash and Carry, and Lend Lease.
Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during WWII on Jews as well as other groups.
Examine efforts to expand or contract equal rights for various populations such as
women, African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican Americans.
Analyze the use of atomic weapons during WWII and the aftermath of the
bombings.
Describe the attempts to promote international justice through the Nuremberg

Trials.
Analyze the effects of the Red Scare on domestic U.S. policy such as the creation of
the loyalty review program, House Un-American Activities Committee and the
McCarran Act.
Describe the rationale for the formation of the United Nations and other
international organizations including how the United Nations differed from the
League of Nations.
Examine the causes, the course, and consequences of the early years of the Cold
War including the establishment of NATO, the Warsaw Pact, the Marshall Plan and
the Truman Doctrine.
Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology and

the arms race which culminated with launch of Sputnik in 1957.
Explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War.
Analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,
Johnson, and Nixon administrations.
Analyze the causes, course and consequences of the Vietnam War.

Describe various socio-cultural aspects of the World War II & Post-War periods
history such as the use the Mosquito Fleet's efforts to control German U-boats off
the coast of Florida, the "Double V Campaign", the construction of military bases
and WWII training centers, 1959 Cuban coup and its impact on Florida, and the
development of the space program and NASA.
understand how the Cuban Revolution and later Mariel Boat Lift led to a wave of
Cuban migration to Florida.
describe the effect of the U.S. space program on Florida's economy and growth.
understand how tourism affects Florida's economy and growth.
Identify causes for Post-World War II prosperity and its effects on American society
such as the G.I Bill, Baby Boom, growth of suburbs, Beatnik movement, conformity
of the 1950's and the protest in the 1960's.
Compare the relative prosperity between different ethnic groups and social classes
in the post-war period.
Examine the changing status of women in the United States from post-WWII to the
present.
Evaluate the success of 1960's era presidents' legislative and domestic policies
relative to civil rights, the Space Race and the Great Society.
Compare the nonviolent and violent approaches that African Americans used to
achieve civil rights.
Critique key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and
Black Power Movement such as the NAACP, National Urban League, SNCC, CORE,
Charles Houston, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Constance Baker Motley, Ernest
Green and the Little Rock Nine, Roy Wilkins, Whitney M. Young, and A. Philip
Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Williams, Fannie Lou Hamer,
Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz), Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture), H. Rap
Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin), the Black Panther Party (Huey P. Newton and
Bobby Seale).
Assess the building of coalitions between African Americans, whites, and other
groups in achieving integration and equal rights such the Freedom Rides and March
on Washington.
Explain the effects of Supreme Court decisions on busing and affirmative action
programs.
Examine the similarities of the social movements of the 1960's and 1970's including
Native Americans, Hispanics, women, and anti-war protesters.
Analyze the significance of Vietnam and Watergate on the government and people
of the United States.
Analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Analyze political, economic, and social concerns that emerged at the end of the 20th
century and into the 21st century.
Analyze the attempts to extend New Deal legislation through the Great Society and
the successes and failures of these program to promote social and economic society.
Analyze the role of the United States as a participant in the global economy
including trade agreements, international competition, its impact on American
labor and environmental concerns.
Analyze the effects of foreign and domestic terrorism, including the Oklahoma City
bombing, the attack of September 11, 2001, the Patriot Act, and the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq on American life.
Analyze the presidential speeches made to the Joint Congress including President
Bush's address following the Attacks of September 11, 2001.
Examine changes in immigration policy and attitudes toward immigration.
history the selection of Central Florida as a location for Disney, the growth of the
citrus and cigar industries, construction of Interstates, Harry T. Moore, Claude
Pepper, changes in the space program, the use of DEET, Hurricane Andrew, the
Election of 2000, migration and immigration, and its role as a Sunbelt state.
develop an understanding of how to use and create a timeline.
develop an understanding of a primary source. Examples: Listen to the Star
Spangled Banner; examine a portrait of George Washington.
develop an understanding of a primary source (definition).
identify primary sources such as a portrait of George Washington, the Declaration
of Independence, and the Constitution.
use the media center or other information sources to locate information that
provides answers to questions about an historical topic.
analyze primary and secondary sources such as artifacts, photographs, documents,
videos and audio recordings.
utilize the media center, technology and or other informational sources to locate
information that provide answers to questions about a historical topic.
examine and evaluate primary and secondary sources such as artifacts,
photographs, maps, images, documents, audio and video recordings.
utilize technology resources to access primary and secondary sources and to gather
information from reliable sources.
define the terms related to the social sciences such as history, geography,
archaeology, civics, government, and economics as they relate to knowledge and
inquiry.
utilize primary and secondary resources to identify significant individuals and
events throughout Florida's history.
utilize print and electronic media such as encyclopedia, atlas, newspapers and
websites to synthesize information related to Florida history.
evaluate websites to help determine credible information related to Florida studies.

use a variety of primary and secondary sources to understand history including but
not limited to interpreting diaries, letters, newspapers, audio and video recordings,
pictures, photographs, maps, and graphs.
identify and evaluate the validity and reliability of information gathered from media
sources.
recognize that political cartoons express ideas about politics and government.
Example: Franklin's Join or Die cartoon.
recognize chronology and historical perspective in American History time periods.

compare children and families of today with those in the past.
recognize the importance of celebrations and national holidays as a way of

remembering and honoring people, events, and America's ethnic heritage.
Examples: Grandparent's Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr.
Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (4th of July) and birthdays.
listen to and retell stories about people in the past who have shown honesty,
courage, and responsibility. Examples: Pocahontas, George Washington, Abraham
Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and Harriet Tubman.
recognize the importance of U.S. symbols. Examples: the Statue of Liberty, the bald
eagle, the Star Spangled Banner, national and state flags.
understands that history tells the story of people and events of other times and
places.
compare and contrast student lives with the lives of family members such as parents
and grandparents in areas as work, dress, manners, stories, games.
examines family history, such as customs, beliefs and traditions.
compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places recognizing that
some aspects of people, places, and things change over time while others stay the
same. Examples: the structure of schools and community in the past, changes in
transportation and technology.
understand the significance of celebrations and national holidays as a way of
remembering and honoring the heroism and achievements of the people, events,
and America's ethnic heritage. Examples: Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (4th of
July).
identify people from the past who have shown honesty, courage and responsibility
Examples: war veterans, community leaders.
distinguish between historical fact and fiction using various materials such as
stories about Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Slue-foot Sue, and John
Henry.
recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.
compare and contrast the cultures of Native American tribes from various
geographic regions of the United States. Examples: location, clothing, housing, food,
major beliefs and practices, art and music.
understand the impact of European immigrants on the Native Americans.
Examples: exchange of goods and ideas, diseases, loss of land.
understand the effects of early immigration in the development of the U.S.
Examples: the development and naming of the 13 colonies, westward expansion.
identify the settlements of early immigrants in Florida. Examples: St. Augustine
(oldest European colony in the US), Ft. Mose (oldest African American runaway
slave colony).
identify factors that influence the emigration of people from other countries to the
U.S. throughout history. Examples: war, famine, religious freedoms, economics,
disasters, and exploration.
analyze the importance of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty to immigration from
1892 - 1954.
discuss why and how immigration continues today including political, economic
and cultural reasons.
discuss the cultural influences and contributions of immigrants today. Examples:
food, language, music, art, major beliefs and practices, and clothing.
recognize that the United States is a very young country when compared to the
other countries of the world.
recognize the influence of ancient world cultures on the development of the United
States government.
identify the cultural characteristics of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Examples:
advanced cities, specialized workers, religion, record keeping, improved technology,
social classes.
explain the effects of the Nile River on the development of civilization in ancient
Egypt. Examples: agriculture, beliefs, transportation.
describe daily family life and social classes that existed in ancient Egypt. Example:
roles of men, women, and children.
give examples of important contributions from ancient Egypt in the areas of art and
architecture, written communication, major beliefs and practices, and technology
(building of the pyramids).
identify the cultural characteristics of ancient Greece. Examples: advanced cities,
specialized workers, major beliefs and practices, record keeping, improved
technology, social classes.
describe daily family life and social classes of ancient Greece. Example: roles of
men, women, and children.
give examples of important contributions from ancient Greece in the areas of the
arts and architecture, mythology, the Olympics, and written communication
(alphabet).
identify the cultural characteristics of ancient Rome. Examples: advanced cities,
specialized workers, major beliefs and practices, record keeping, improved
technology, and social classes.
describe daily family life and social classes of ancient Rome. Example: roles of men,
women and children.
give examples of important contributions from Ancient Rome in the areas of
architecture, law, mythology, representative government (republic), roads and
aqueducts.
examine the characteristics of the Kingdom of Mali. Examples: shelter, food, major
beliefs and practices, education, language, transportation.
identify important figures (Sundiata, Mansa Musa) and contributions of the
kingdom of Mali. Examples: center of trade (gold, salt) and learning.
use words and phrases related to chronology and time to explain how things change.
Examples: before, after; morning, afternoon, evening; today, tomorrow, yesterday;
day, week, month, year.
use terms related to time and sequentially order events that have occurred in the
school. Example past, present, future; yesterday, today, tomorrow; last week, this
week, next week.
explain that calendars are used to represent days of the week and months of the
year.
use terms related to time sequentially order events that have occurred in the school.
Examples: days, weeks, months, years.
create a chronological timeline based on the student's life events, using primary
sources such as photographs, birth certificates, and diaries.
identify terms and designations of time sequence. Examples: years, decades,
century, millennium.
develop timelines to show immigration patterns. Example: development of St
Augustine and the 13 colonies.
use timelines to identify the time sequence of historical details in various world
communities.
identify terms and designations of time sequence. Examples: decade, century,
millennium, BC and AD.
analyze and create timelines to identify the time sequence of historical details in
Florida history.
Use timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
Identify terms and designations of time sequence (e.g., decade, century, epoch, era,
millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE).
Interpret primary and secondary sources (i.e. artifacts, images, photos, sounds and
written documents).
Define the terms history and archaeology as they relate to knowledge and inquiry
(students should know history involves investigation and research, it is not merely a
story).
Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical interpretations

(historiography).
Identify examples of evidence used by archaeologists (e.g. pottery shards,
arrowheads, early tools) and historians (e.g. documents, letters, art) to study past
cultures.
Discuss how history is an essential transmitter of culture and heritage, and a map of
human character.
Identify terms and designations of time sequence (e.g., decade, century, epoch, era,
millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE)
Interpret primary and secondary sources (i.e. artifacts, images, photos, sounds and
written documents).
Define the terms history and archaeology as they relate to knowledge and inquiry
(students should know history involves investigation and research, it is not merely a
story).
Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical interpretations

(historiography).
arrowheads, early tools)and historians(e.g. documents, letters, art) to study past
cultures.
Discuss how history is an essential transmitter of culture and heritage, and a map of
human character.
Provide supporting details for an answer from text, interview for oral history, check
validity of information from research/text, and identify strong vs. weak arguments.
Analyze charts/graphs/maps/photos, compare points of view, determine cause and

effect, and analyze political cartoons, and create timelines.
Identify and analyze current events through a variety of media resources, electronic
and print (articles, editorials, journals, periodicals, reports).
Identify fact and opinion, and access and utilize appropriate research and support
materials such as fiction, nonfiction, technology, media, and current events.
Identify, within both primary and secondary sources, the author, audience, format,
and purpose of significant historical documents.
Compare different interpretations of key events and / or issues throughout U.S.
History.
View historic events through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in their art,
writings, music, and artifacts.
Describe the importance of historiography in interpreting events in history.
Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to identify author, historical

significance, audience, and authenticity to understand a historical period.
Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
Analyze how images, symbols, objects, cartoons, graphs, charts, maps, artwork, etc
may be used to interpret the significance of time periods and events from the past.
Evaluate the validity, reliabilty, bias and authenticity of current events and Internet
resources.
Use case studies to explore social, political, and economic relationships in history.
Compare and contrast the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers of the Paleolithic Age with
those of settlers in early communities from the Neolithic Age.
Explain the importance of the invention of metallurgy and agriculture (i.e. growing
crops and domestication of animals).
Describe how the invention of agriculture related to settlement, population growth,

and the emergence of civilization.
Identify the characteristics of civilizations such as advanced cities, specialized

workers, complex institutions, record keeping, improved technology, social classes.
Analyze the kinds of evidence used by archaeologists and historians to draw
conclusions about the social and economic characteristics of the Kingdom of Kush
(Nubia) and their relationship to the social and economic characteristics of Ancient
Egypt.
Describe Egyptian society with regard to social hierarchies, theocracy, and

dynasties.
Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization such as the agricultural

system, the invention of a calendar, monumental architecture and art such as the
Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, hieroglyphic writing, and the invention of papyrus.
Determine the impact of the following ancient Egyptian figures such as Narmer,
Imhotep, Hatshepsut, Ramses the Great, Akhenaten, and Tutankhamun.
Compare the economic, political, social, and religious elements of ancient

Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations.
Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization such as
astronomy, its system of writing (cuneiform), monumental architecture (the
ziggurat), and art (large relief sculpture, mosaics, and cylinder seals), and
technology (wheel, sail, and plow).
Determine the impact of the following ancient figures on Mesopotamian civilization:

Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, and Zoroaster.
Identify the ancient Israelites, or Hebrews, and trace their migrations from
Mesopotamia to the land called Canaan, and explain the role of Abraham and Moses
in their history.
Describe the religion of the Israelites: monotheism, the Ten Commandments, the
emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility, the belief that people of
all classes must adhere to the same moral obligations, the Hebrew scripture (Torah)
as part of the history of early Israel.
Recognize the emergence of advanced civilizations in the Western hemisphere such

as the Olmec, Zapotec, and Chavin.
Use a map or globe to trace the rapid growth and expansion of Islamic boundaries
to AD 1500.
Discuss significant people and beliefs associated with Islam including Muhammad
as the Seal of the Prophets, The Pillars of Islam, the importance of the Quran,
Islamic law, and the understanding of the relationship between government and
religion in Islam.
Describe the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Analyze the causes and effects of Islamic military expansion through Central Asia,
North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula.
Describe the expansion of Islam into India and the relationship between Muslims
and Hindus.
Discuss the emergence and achievements of the Islamic "Golden Age" and
important individuals associated with it such as Al-Ma'mun, Avicenna, Averroes, Al-
Khwarzimi, Al-Hassan.
Describe key economic, political, and social developments in Islamic history

including the rise of the caliphate, the rise of Sunni and Shi'a Muslims, the
importance of trade in the development of Islamic civilization, the creation of the
'dhimmi,' and the Islamic slave trade.
Analyze the causes, key events, and effects of the European Crusades against Islamic
rule in the Holy Land beginning in the 7th century.
Identify important figures associated with the Crusades such as Alexius Comnena,
Pope Urban, Bernard of Claivaux, Godfrey of Bouillon, Saladin, Richard Lionheart,
Baybars, Louis IX.
Describe the decline of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula as a result of the
centuries long 'Reconquista.'
Use maps and globes to locate the African empires of Ghana (modern day
Mauritania, Western Mali, and Eastern Senegal); Mali (along the Niger River); and
Songhai (modern day eastern Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso).
Identify the significant individuals associated with the empire of Ghana (e.g.
Wagadugu, Sisse, Tenkamenin).
Examine the factors that caused the rise of the Empire of Ghana including the early
growth of settled population in the area, the use of iron, strategic geographic
position of the Soninke chiefdom, and economic trade - local/regional trade and
trans-Saharan trade of salt, copper, gold, slaves, rice, dried fish and other staples.
Determine the significance of the political structure of Ghana which included

metropolitan Ghana and provincial Ghana.
Analyze Ghana's economic system with regard to its monopoly on gold, domestic
and international trade, and its taxation policies.
Describe Ghana's social practices and religious customs including matrilineal

inheritance, oral tradition, griots, ancestral worship, animism, and the rise of Islam.
Identify significant people and events associated with the Empire of Mali (e.g.
Mandinka, Soninke, Susu, Berbers, Fulbe, Wolof, Songhai, Serer, Tuareg, NarÃ©
Maghann KonatÃ©, Queen Amina of Zazzau, Mansa Abubakur II, Mansa Maghen,
Mansa Sulayman, Ibn Battuta, Battle of Kirina).
Compare the reigns of Sundiata and Mansa Musa with regard to the impact they had
on the empire of Mali.
Analyze Mali's economic system: agriculture, black-smithing, cattle-breeding,

fishing, gold-mining, salt trade, and weaving.
Identify significant people associated with the Songhai Empire such as Sonni Ali,
Muhammad Ture, Tuareg, Hausa, Mandinka, Fulbe, Berbers, and Susu.
Summarize the accomplishments of Askia Mohammed the Great (i.e. educational
achievements including The University of SankorÃ©, and Islam's influence on
education; his creation of a full-time professional army; and his division of the
empire into provinces governed by a Fari, or governor).
Describe Songhai's economy and extraction of income such as exports of gold, ivory,
and slaves; importation of salt and horses; cowries as a medium of exchange along
with gold coins; tributes from vassal states.
Examine the internal and external factors that led to the fall the empires of Ghana,
Mali, and Songhai.
Identify civilizations such as the Olmec, Zapotec, and Chavin, and analyze their
legacies on later Mesoamerican societies.
Use a map or globe to locate the major civilizations of Mesoamerica and Andean
South America including Maya, Aztec, and Inca.
Describe the roles of people in Aztec, Incan, and Mayan societies, including class
structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and slavery.
Compare the significant political, economic, and cultural achievements of the major
civilizations of Mesoamerica and Andean South America including agriculture,
architecture, astronomy, mathematics, and trade networks.
Determine the impact of significant Mesoamerican rulers such as Pacal the Great,
Moctezuma I, and Atahualpa.
Analyze the cultural impact the ancient Phoenicians had on the Mediterranean
world with regard to colonization (e.g. Carthage), exploration, maritime commerce
(purple dye, tin), and written communication (alphabet).
Explain the democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece including the polis,
civic participation and voting rights, legislative bodies, written constitutions, and
the rule of law.
Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta, including the status of citizens,
women, children, foreigners, and helots.
Analyze the concept of the citizen-soldier and phalanx in terms of Greek

contribution to warfare.
Analyze the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
Summarize the important achievements of ancient Greek civilization in the areas of
art and architecture, athletic competitions, the birth of democracy and civic
responsibility, critical consciousness, drama, history, literature, mathematics,
medicine, philosophy, and science.
Identify and determine the impact of significant ancient Greek figures such as
Aeschylus, Alexander the Great, Archimedes, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Hippocrates,
Herodotus, Homer, Pericles, Plato, Pythagoras, Sappho, Socrates, Solon, Thales,
Themistocles, and Thucydides.
Explain how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to the shaping
of Roman society and the expansion of its political power in the Mediterranean
region and beyond.
Identify and determine the importance of significant figures associated with ancient
Rome such as Augustus, Cicero, Cincinnatus, Cleopatra, Constantine the Great,
Diocletian, Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, Hadrian, Hannibal, Horace, Julius Caesar,
Ovid, Romulus and Remus, Marcus Aurelius, Scipio Africanus, and Virgil.
Discuss the causes and effects of the Punic Wars and the importance of the legion to
Roman longevity.
Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its contribution to the
development of democratic principles, including separation of powers, rule of law,
representative government, and civic duty.
Explain the transition from Roman Republic to empire and Imperial Rome, and
compare Roman life and culture under each one.
Define Pax Romana and account for the growth and longevity of the Roman Empire.
Discuss the central tenets of early Christianity and the important people associated
with it including monotheism, belief in the divinity of Jesus, the concepts of the
Trinity and eternal salvation, belief in the Old and New Testaments, the apostles
and the establishment of the Church.
Describe the contribution of Roman civilization to architecture, engineering, law,

literature, poetry, and technology (e.g. aqueducts, arenas, baths, bridges, central
heating, plumbing, roads, and sanitation).
Account for the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire such as internal power
struggles, constant Germanic pressure on the frontiers, economic stagnation,
overdependence on slavery, overuse of mercenary soldiers in the Roman army.
Describe life in the Roman Republic for patricians, plebeians, women, children, and
slaves.
Explain why many Christians were willing to suffer martyrdom by Roman

authorities rather than give up their faith.
Explain the spread and influence of the Latin language, the use of Latin as the
language of education, law, medicine, religion, and science in Western civilization.
Explain the advantage Kush and Axum had in controlling trade routes that made
them an international trading power.
Describe the rise and fall of the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and Axum
and Christianity's development in Ethiopia.
Use a map or globe to locate the extent of Byzantine territory at the height of the
empire.
Discuss the impact of Constantine the Great's establishment of "New Rome"

(Constantinople), and his recognition of Christianity as a legal religion.
Analyze the extent to which the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the old
Roman Empire and in what ways it was a departure.
Discuss significant figures associated with the Byzantine Empire such as

Constantine the Great, Justinian the Great, Theodora, Belisarius, Tribonian,
Heraclius, Irene, John of Damascus, Anna Comnena.
Explain the contributions of the Byzantine Empire including the Code of Justinian,
the preservation of ancient Greek and Roman learning and culture, artistic and
architectural achievements, and the empire's impact on the development of Western
Europe, Islamic civilization, and the Slavic peoples.
Describe the causes and effects of the following religious crises: the Iconoclastic
controversy, and the 11th century Christian schism between the churches of
Constantinople and Rome.
Analyze the following as causes of the decline of the Byzantine Empire: Justinian's
Plague, ongoing attacks from the 'barbarians,' the Crusades, and inconsistent
leadership.
Describe the rise of the Ottoman Turks, the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, and
the subsequent growth of the Ottoman empire.
Analyze the impact of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire on Europe.
Describe the orders of medieval social hierarchy, the emergence of feudalism, and
the development of private property as a distinguishing feature of Western
Civilization.
Describe the rise and achievements of Charlemagne and the Empire of the Franks.
Discuss the importance of Christian monasteries and convents as centers of

education, charitable and missionary activity, economic productivity, and political
power.
Explain how Western civilization arose from a synthesis of classical Greco-Roman

civilization, Christianity, and the cultures of northern European peoples fostering a
cultural unity in Europe.
Describe the causes and effects of the Great Famine of 1315-1316, The Black Death,
The Great Schism of 1378, and the Hundred Years War on Western Europe.
Account for initial emergence of a modern economy, including the growth of

banking, technological and agricultural improvements, commerce, towns, and a
merchant class.
Discuss the rise and impact of medieval universities, Scholasticism, Natural Law
Philosophy and empiricism on European civilization, and identify related historical
figures including Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, and Roger Bacon.
Describe developments in medieval English legal and constitutional history and

their importance in the rise of modern democratic institutions and procedures,
including the Magna Carta, parliament, and habeas corpus.
Use a map or globe to locate feudal Japan and describe the geographic features of
the islands.
Summarize the major economic, political, and religious developments in Japanese

history to 1500 to include Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, the development of
feudalism, and the rise of the shogunate, warrior class system and military society.
Compare Japanese feudalism with the feudal system in place in parts of Western
Europe during the Middle Ages.
Describe Japan's cultural and economic relationship to China and Korea.
Discuss the significance of the Aryan invasions on Indian civilization.
Explain the major beliefs and practices associated with Hinduism, and the social
structure of the caste system in ancient India.
Describe the growth of the Mauryan and Guptan empires and the political and
moral achievements of the emperor Asoka.
Explain the teachings of Buddha including The Four Noble Truths, Three Qualities,
and Eightfold Path, and discuss how Buddhism spread in India, Ceylon, and other
parts Asia.
Discuss important Indian artistic and intellectual traditions such as Sanskrit, the
Bhagavad Gita, medicine, metallurgy, and mathematics, including Hindu-Arabic
numerals and the concept of zero.
Describe the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and its connection to the Zhou
dynasty.
Explain the basic teachings of Tao and Confucius including the role of kinship in
maintaining order and hierarchy in Chinese society.
Detail the political and cultural achievements of the Qin and Han dynasties such as
the Great Wall and Silk Road.
Identify important figures from ancient Chinese civilization such as Empress Lu, Fu
Hao, Liu Bang, Shi Huangdi, Zisi.
Detail the political contributions of the Han and Tang dynasties to the development
of the imperial bureaucratic state and the expansion of the Chinese empire.
Analyze the development of industry and commerce in China during the Song
Dynasty.
Describe technological contributions of China such as bronze casting, silk-making,

movable type, gun powder, and papermaking.
Cite the significance of the silk roads and maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
to the movement of goods and ideas among Asia, East Africa and the Mediterranean
Basin.
Explain the rise and expansion of the Mongol empire and its effects on peoples of
Asia and Europe, including the achievements of Ghengis Khan in the context of
Mongol society and his impact on history.
Summarize the policies that led to Chinese isolation and analyze China's decision to
cease trade in the 15th century and its impact on China's international relationships.
Trace the economic causes for the rise of the Italian city-states such as Florence,
Genoa, and Venice and their cultural and political impact.
Recognize the Classical, Byzantine and Islamic influences on the architectural,

artistic, and literary developments of Renaissance Italy.
Identify the major artistic, literary, and technological contributions of individuals
during the Renaissance period including Petrarch, Brunelleschi, Giotto, the Medici
Family, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Erasmus, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Gutenberg, El
Greco, Van Eyck.
Identify characteristics of Renaissance humanism in literature and art.
Describe how Renaissance ideas gave rise to the Scientific Revolution.
Discuss how scientific theories and methods of the Scientific Revolution challenge
those of the early classical and medieval periods.
Identify the criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church by individuals such as

Erasmus, Wycliffe, and Hus, and their impact on later reformers.
Compare the religious reforms associated with Luther, Calvin, and Henry VIII.
Analyze the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation in the
forms of the Counter-Reformation and Catholic Reformation.
Explain the causes and effects of the wars associated with the Reformation,
culminating with the Thirty Years War.
Identify the major contributions of individuals associated with the Scientific

Revolution including Bacon, Copernicus, Decarte, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and
Vesalius.
Identify the voyages and expeditions associated with China, Portugal, Spain, France,
England, and the Netherlands during the Age of Exploration.
Discuss and evaluate the scope and impact of the Columbian Exchange including
animals and plants, disease, foods, human populations, and ideas, on Europe,
Africa, and the Americas.
Examine the various economic and political systems of Portugal, Spain, the
Netherlands, France, and England in the Americas.
Recognize the practice of slavery and other forms of forced labor practiced in East
Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, and the Americas during the 13th
through 17th centuries.
Explain the origins, developments, and impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
between West Africa and the Americas.
Analyze the interconnections of people, places, and events in the economic,

scientific, and cultural exchanges that led to the Age of Exploration.
Contrast the causes and effects of the development of constitutional monarchy in

England with the causes and effects of the development of absolute monarchy in
France, Spain, and Russia.
Discuss the influence of the Scientific Revolution on the Enlightenment.
Explain the major ideas of Enlightenment philosophers including Hobbes, Locke,

Diderot, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Jefferson, and Wollstonecraft.
Evaluate the impact of Enlightenment ideals on the development of the Western

world with regard to political, economic, and religious structures.
Analyze the extent to which the Enlightenment impacted the American and French
Revolutions.
Summarize the important causes and events of the French Revolution.
Describe the effects of The French Revolution including the rise and rule of
Napoleon.
Describe the causes and effects of the Latin American and Caribbean independence
movements of the nineteenth century led by people such as Bolivar, de San Martin,
and L' Ouverture.
Describe the agricultural and technological innovations that led to industrialization

in Great Britain and its subsequent spread to Continental Europe, the United States
and Japan.
Summarize the social and economic effects of the Industrial Revolution such as
urbanization, increased productivity and wealth, the rise of the middle class,
conditions faced by workers and the rise of labor unions.
Compare and contrast the philosophies of capitalism and communism as described

in "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith and "Communist Manifesto" by Karl
Marx.
Describe the 19th and early 20th century social and political reforms and reform
movements and their effects in Europe, Japan and the United States (e.g. Meiji
Reforms, abolition of slavery in the British Empire, expansion of suffrage, and labor
laws).
Summarize the causes, key events, and effects of the unification of Italy and
Germany.
Analyze the causes and effects of European imperialism upon the indigenous
peoples of Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Identify major events in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
including growing Western influence, the Opium Wars, the Taiping and Boxer
Rebellions, and the fall of dynastic rule.
Analyze the long-term causes of WWI, including the formation of European

alliances and the roles of imperialism, nationalism, and militarism.
Describe the changing nature of warfare during WWI, including the impact of
industrialization, the use of total war, trench warfare, and the tremendous
destruction of the physical landscape and of human life.
Summarize significant effects of WWI, including the collapse of the Romanov

dynasty, the creation of the Weimar Republic, dissolution of the German, Russian,
and Ottoman empires, the Armenian Genocide, and the signing of the Balfour
Declaration and Treaty of Versailles.
Describe the causes and effects of the German economic crisis of the 1920s and the
global depression of the 1930s, and analyze how governments responded to the
Great Depression.
Describe the rise of totalitarian governments in the Soviet Union, Italy, Germany,
and Spain and analyze the policies and main ideas of Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini,
Hitler, and Franco.
Account for the destruction of individual rights and the use of mass terror against
the populations in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
Trace the causes and key events of World War II such as expansion of totalitarian
empires, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, El Alamein, Midway, Stalingrad, D-Day,
Battle of the Bulge, and Iwo Jima.
Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during WWII on Jews and other groups.
Identify the war time strategy and post-war plans of the Allied leaders (i.e.
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Truman).
Analyze President Truman's reasons for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and
the short and long-term effects.
Describe the effects of World War II with respect to the human toll, financial cost,
physical destruction, emergence of the U.S. and U.S.S.R as superpowers, and the
creation of the United Nations.
Use a map or globe to identify the U.S. and Soviet aligned states of Europe and
contrast their political and economic characteristics.
Describe characteristics of the early Cold War including the policy of containment,
the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, the Berlin Airlift, and the Warsaw
Pact.
Describe the Chinese Civil War, the victory of Mao Zedong and the Communists
over Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists, and China's subsequent rise as a world
power.
Identify Mao Zedong's policies of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural
Revolution and their impact.
Summarize the causes and effects of the arms race and proxy wars (e.g. Korea,
Vietnam) in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Identify the factors that led to the decline and fall of communism in the Soviet
Union and Eastern Europe (e.g. the arms race, the invasion of Afghanistan, growing
internal resistance to communism, and Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of perestroika
and glasnost).
Explain the background for the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948,
and the subsequent military and political conflicts between Israel and the Arab
world.
Analyze why some African, Asian, and Caribbean countries achieved independence
peacefully through legal means, and others as a consequence of armed struggles or
wars.
Describe the rise and goals of nationalist leaders such as Fidel Castro, Gamal Abdel
Nasser, FranÃ§ois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, and Jawaharlal Nehru, and the impact of
their rule on their societies.
Analyze the global expansion of liberty and democracy since the 1970s and the
successes or failures of democratic reform movements in challenging authoritarian
or despotic regimes in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and Latin America.
Explain the rise and impact of Islamic fundamentalism in the last half of the 20th
century, and identify related events and forces in the Middle East over the last
several decades (e.g. the Iranian Revolution, Mujahideen in Afghanistan, Persian
Gulf War).
Identify major scientific figures and breakthroughs of the 20th century (e.g. Marie
Curie, Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Sigmund Freud, The Wright Brothers, Charles
R. Drew, mass vaccination, atomic energy, the transistor, the microchip, space
exploration, the Internet, discovery of DNA and the Human Genome Project), and
asses their impact on contemporary life.
Describe the causes and effects of post-World War II economic and population
growth (e.g. medical and technological advances, consumer growth).
Explain cultural factors and governmental policies that create the potential for
ethnic cleansing or genocide (e.g. Holocaust, Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Balkan
region, Rwanda and Darfur), and describe various govenmental and non-
governmental responses to them.
Describe the causes and effects of various twentieth century conflicts such as those
in the Balkans, Cyprus, Kashmir, Tibet, and Northern Ireland.
Assess the social and economic impact of the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on
a global scale, particularly within developing and under-developed world.
Account for the rise of regional trade blocs such as the European Union and
NAFTA, and discuss the impact of increased globalization in the late 20th and into
the 21st century.
Identify the U.S. and global response to international terrorism, specifically as it
relates to the attacks on the West by al-Qaeda and other groups (e.g. the bombing of
the USS Cole, the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the attacks in London and
Madrid in 2004 and 2005).
define and give examples of rules.
explain the purpose and necessity of rules at home and school.

identify some reasons for rules in school such as ensuring safety and providing
order.
explain the purpose of laws and compare and contrast laws in the community to
rules in school.
give examples of people who have the power and authority to make and enforce
rules and laws in the school and community including principals, teachers, parents,
government leaders and the police.
give examples of the use of power without authority in the school and community
such as bullying others, stealing, and damaging things that belong to other people.
explain why rules and laws are necessary.
explain why people form governments.
explain the consequences of an absence of government, rules, and laws.

identify the U.S. Constitution as the document which establishes the structure,
function, powers and limits of American government.
identify important influences of ancient Greek and Roman governments on the
development of government in the United States.
identify key events that led to Florida's statehood.

compare and contrast the preambles found in the Florida and the United States
Constitutions as they relate to the purposes of government.
explain how Florida state government fulfills the purposes of government such as
public safety, protection of individual rights and promoting the common good.
explain the importance of state government in the lives of Floridians.

demonstrate an understanding of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at
both the state and federal levels of government.
explain why people create governments.
define a constitution and discuss its purposes.

explain the definition and origin of rights (state of nature; natural rights; life,
liberty, property).
identify grievances in the Declaration of Independence and weaknesses in the

Articles of Confederation, and describe how the U.S. Constitution addressed these.
describe how concerns about individual rights led to the inclusion of the Bill of
Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
compare and contrast the views about government held by Federalists and Anti-
Federalists.
discuss and demonstrate the characteristics of being a good citizen such as taking
turns, sharing, responsibility, following rules, understanding the consequences of
breaking rules, practicing honesty, self control, and participation in classroom
decision making.
explain how conflicts among friends can be resolved in ways that are consistent with
being a good citizen.
describe fair ways for groups to make decisions, such as voting.
explain what rights and responsibilities students have in the school community.
describe the characteristics of responsible citizenship in the school community.
identify ways students can participate in the betterment of their school and
community through responsible decision making, classroom jobs, and school
service projects.
identify what it means to be an American citizen (someone who by birth or by
choice is a member of the United States).
define and apply the characteristics of responsible citizenship such as respect,
responsibility, participation, self-reliance and honesty.
explain why Americans have rights and identify some important rights guaranteed
in this country. Examples: the right to vote, the First Amendment rights.
identify ways citizens participate in community decisions.
evaluate the contributions of various African Americans, Hispanics, Native
Americans, veterans and women.
identify group and individual actions of citizens that demonstrate civic virtue such
as civility, cooperation, and volunteerism.
recognize that Americans of all ethnic groups and genders have contributed to the
growth of American democracy.
identify and compare the rights guaranteed under the Florida and the United States
Constitutions.
identify public issues in Florida that impact the daily lives of its citizens.
explain the importance of political leadership and public service in the community,
state, and nation.
identify ways citizens can work together to influence government and solve
community and state problems.
explain who is eligible to vote in Florida, and identify the processes of voter
registration and voting at the state, local, and national levels.
understand the importance of public service and volunteerism.
differentiate between the political ideas of Patriots, Loyalists and Neutrals.
compare and contrast forms of political participation in the colonial period to today.
analyze how the Constitution has expanded voting rights from our nation's early
history to today.
identify and evaluate the importance of civic responsibilities in American
democracy such as respecting the law, voting, serving on a jury, paying taxes,
keeping informed on public issues.
identify ways that good citizens go beyond basic civic and political responsibilities to
improve government and society such as running for office, initiating changes in
laws or public policy, working on political campaigns, working with others on civic
issues.
recognize symbols and individuals that represent American constitutional
democracy such as the U.S. flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Declaration of
Independence, the White House, George Washington, and the current U.S.
President.
recognize and explain the importance of national holidays such as Independence
Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidents Day.
explain how decisions can be made or how conflicts might be resolved in fair and
just ways.

democracy such as the U.S. flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Statue of Liberty, the
bald eagle, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the current U.S. President.
recognize and explain the importance of national holidays such as Independence
Day, Veteran's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, and Labor Day.
identify the U.S. Constitution as the document which establishes the structure,
function, powers and limits of American government.
identify the three branches of government and give examples of how government
makes, enforces, and interprets laws.
recognize symbols, individuals, events and documents that represent America.
Examples: the White House, the Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Washington
Monument, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
describe the organization of government at the federal, state and local levels in the
United States.
describe how the organization of government in ancient civilizations contributed to
the structure and function of governmental institutions in the United States.
explain how the Florida Constitution and U.S. Constitution establish government at
the state and federal levels.
identify the three branches of government in Florida and the powers of each.
identify goods and services provided by the state government and describe how they
are funded through taxes, fines, and fees.
distinguish between the roles of state and local government.

describe the organizational structure and powers of the federal government as
defined in Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution (legislative, executive, and
judicial branches).
explain how popular sovereignty, rule of law, checks and balances, separation of
powers, and individual rights limit the powers of the federal government as seen in
the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
give examples of powers granted to the federal government and those reserved for
the states such as creating public schools, making traffic laws, coining of money,
declaring war.
describe the amendment process as defined in Article V of the U.S. Constitution and
give examples such as the Bill of Rights.
identify the fundamental rights of all citizens as enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
examine the foundations of the American legal system by recognizing the role of the
courts in interpreting law and settling conflicts.
Identify democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece (the polis, civic

participation and voting rights, legislative bodies, written constitutions, and the rule
of law) that served as foundation for American constitutional democracy.
Identify how the government of the Roman Republic contributed to the

development of democratic principles, including separation of powers, rule of law,
representative government, and civic duty.
Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of separation of
power and John Locke's theories related to natural law and his social contract
influenced the Founding Fathers.
Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact,
and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" had on colonists' view of government.
Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing
of the Declaration of Independence.
Analyze the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence such as natural rights
and the role of the government.
Interpret how the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the U.S.
Constitution.
Interpret the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.
Analyze the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances as they are
found in the U.S. Constitution including the branches of government and the
Electoral College.
Discuss the reasons for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
Recognize how early laws such as the Code of Hammurabi, Mosaic Law, the 12
Tables, Justinian's Code, English Common Law and the Napoleonic Code influenced
the U.S. legal system.
Trace the origins of political parties in the United States.

Describe the influence of the democratic and republican governments in ancient
Greece and Rome on the Founding Fathers' ideas about government.
Relate the philosophical influences of the Magna Carta, Petition of Rights, English
Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Iroquois
Constitution, John Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Montesquieu's Spirit of
Laws, and Paine's Common Sense on the American Revolution.
Explain how the Declaration of Independence reflected the political principles of

popular sovereignty, social compact, natural rights, and individual rights.
Evaluate the principles of order, liberty, justice, and equality as ideals expressed in
the founding documents.
Demonstrate how the Northwest Ordinance, Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom,
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, selected Federalist Papers
(10th, 14th, 51st) led to the construction of the U.S. Constitution.
Analyze sentiments of Federalists vs. Anti-federalists, and the debate concerning the
addition of a bill of rights to the U.S. Constitution.
Relate how the debate over slavery played a role in the writing of and amending of
the U.S. Constitution.
Evaluate how the Constitution and its amendments reflected the political principles
of rule of law, checks and balances, separation of powers, republicanism, and
federalism.
Explain challenges and modifications to American constitutional government as a

result of significant historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil
War, expansion of suffrage, the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights movement.
Analyze the significance constitutional compromises including the 3/5

Compromise, The Great Compromise and trade compromise.
Identify ideals from ancient Greek and Roman civilzations which are reflected in the
American political process today including civic participation and the role of
government.
Identify the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship.
Identify and evaluate the duties of citizenship, including obeying the laws, paying
taxes, defending the nation, and serving on juries.
Evaluate the the responsiblities of citizenship, including registering and voting,

communicating with government officials, participating in political campaigns,
keeping informed about current issues, holding public officials accountable, and
respecting differing opinions in a diverse society.
Identify and evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to
the United States Constitution.
Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Analyze landmark Supreme Court cases and recognize their significance in

establishing precedent.
Simulate the trial process and the role of juries in the administration of justice.
Demonstrate the voting process and its impact on a school, community or local
level.
Describe the role and functions of political parties in the American political process.
Identify America's current major political parties and compare their ideas about
government.
Evaluate candidates for political office by analyzing their qualifications and

experience, and interpreting issue-based platforms, debates, and political ads.
Examine the impact of the media, individuals, and interest groups on U.S. public
policy.
Analyze media and political communications and evaluate for bias.
Develop a plan to resolve a state or local public policy issue by examining alternative
solutions, identifying the appropriate level of government responsible for the
problem, and analyzing possible outcomes of working with government leaders and
resources to address the issue.
Identify the constitutional provisions for establishing citizenship.

Compare and contrast views of self-government and the rights and responsiblities of
citizens held by Patriots, Loyalists, and other colonists.
Recognize the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the colonial
period through Reconstruction.
Differentiate between forms of civic and political participation during the colonial
period through reconstruction.
Apply the rights contained in the U. S. Constitution to the lives of citizens today.
Evaluate how the Constitution has expanded voting rights from our nation's early
history to present day.
Evaluate the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship and explain the

distinction between citizens by birth, naturalized citizens, and non-citizens.
Assess the criteria for becoming a citizen and the process for naturalization in the
United States.
Distinguish between and evaluate the importance of political participation and civic
participation.
Demonstrate the duties and responsibilities of citizenship such as registering or pre-
registering to vote, participating in a political campaign, or a mock election.
Demonstrate civic participation on a local, state, national, or international level.
Compare personal, economic, and political rights.
Explain why rights have limits and are not absolute.
Validate the importance of rights extended to youths as supported by the U.S.

Constitution.
Analyze the impact of citizen participation in demonstrations, boycotts, and protests

as a means of achieving political and social change.
Define and identify how civil rights have been expanded by examining primary
documents such as the Preamble, Declaration of Independence, the U.S.
Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and
26th Amendments, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Identify and research public policy issues, needs or concerns of citizens at a local,
state and federal level and demonstrate methods of communicating with
appropriate government officials.
Analyze multiple public policy solutions or courses of action to resolve a state, local,
or federal issue.
Explain the role of television, radio, the press, and the Internet in political
communication.
Analyze various forms of political communication such as political cartoons,

campaign advertisements, political speeches, blogs, and the media, and evaluate for
bias, factual accuracy and/or omission, and emotional appeal.
Recognize sources and examples of propaganda that influence politics and

government.
Evaluate the processes and results of an election.
Describe and evaluate the roles of political parties, interest groups, the media, and
individuals in determining and shaping public policy.
Analyze trends in voter turnout.
Identify different forms of governments and cite examples of countries with each
type such as monarchy, representative democracy, parliamentary democracy,
dictatorship, socialism, communism.
Compare parliamentary, federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government.

Describe the United States as a nation based on the rule of law, including separation
of powers, checks and balances, limited government, individual rights, and the
common good.
Explain the importance of Article 4 Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution as it applies to

federal and state governments.
Explain the variety of ways amendments can be added to the Constitution.
Identify essential rights protected by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and
determine their impact on the individual and society.
Identify the amendments adopted after the Bill of Rights.
Evaluate the role of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, 26th amendments in moving the
nation towards full participation of minority groups in American democracy.
Identify and analyze the structure and function of the executive branch.
Identify and analyze the structure and function of the legislative branch.
Illustrate how a law is made at the federal level.
Identify sources and types of law at the federal level.

Identify and analyze the structure and function of the judicial branch.
Analyze the various levels and responsibilities of courts in the federal judicial
system and explain federal supremacy.
Explain and analyze the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court
cases such as Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education,
Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, Tinker v. Des Moines, Hazlewood v.
Kuhlmier, United States v. Nixon, Bush v. Gore.
Examine the State of Florida Constitution and the branches of state government.
Describe the process by which a bill becomes a law in the State of Florida.
Evaluate and compare the essential ideals of American constitutional government

expressed in the Federalist Papers (republicanism, federalism, separation of
powers, and free government.)
Examine the constitutional principles of federalism, representative government,

limited government, consent of the governed, rule of law, and individual rights.
Analyze the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances.
Analyze the structures and functions of the legislative branch as described in Article
I of the Constitution.
Analyze the structures and functions of the executive branch as described in Article
II of the Constitution.
Identify the role of independent regulatory agencies in the federal bureaucracy such
as The Federal Reserve, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Communications
Commission.
Analyze the structures and functions of the judicial branch as described in Article III
of the Constitution
Analyze the importance of judicial independence and judicial review.
Analyze the various levels and responsibilities of courts in the federal and state
judicial system and explain the relationships among them.
Evaluate the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court cases such as
Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v.
Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, Tinker v. Des Moines, Hazlewood v. Kuhlmier,
United States v. Nixon, Roe v. Wade, and Bush v. Gore.
Differentiate how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Simulate the judical decision making process in interpreting law at the state and
federal level.
Identify and explain the structure and functions of state and local governments.
Identify and define states' reserved and concurrent powers.
Identify and examine how power and responsibility are distributed, shared, and
limited by the U. S. Constitution.
Define U.S. foreign policy.
Recognize the participation of the United States government and its citizens in
governmental and nongovernmental international organizations such as the United
Nations, NATO, and the World Court.
Describe the influences of and the process by which U.S. foreign policy is made.
Evaluate the impact of U.S. domestic and foreign policies on international relations,
both past and present, such as economic actions, military intervention, human
rights, and humanitarian aid.
Identify the role of The United States and its citizens in governmental and non-
governmental international organizations such as the United Nations, NATO, World
Court, Organization of American States, International Red Cross, Amnesty
International.
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K Civics Political Science American Political System
K Civics Political Science American Political System
K Civics Political Science C3 Structure and Functions of Government
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4 History History AH01.E Pre-Columbian to 1607
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American AH02.E Colonization and Conflict 1607-
4 History History 1780's
American AH03.E American Revolution & Birth of a
4 History History Nation 1763-1815

American AH04.E Growth and Westward Expansion
4 History History 1801-1861
American AH05.E Crisis of the Union: Civil War and
4 History History Reconstruction 1850-1877


American AH06.E Industrialization and Emergence of
4 History History Modern America 1865-1920

American AH07.E America Emerges as a World Power
4 History History through WWI 1890-1918

American AH08.E Roaring 20's and the Great
4 History History Depression 1918-1941


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4 History History AH09.E WWII & Post War
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4 History History Century
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5 Economics Economics E4.E The International Economy




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5 History History New Nation 1763-1815








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5 Government Political Science American Political System

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fundamental concepts and interrelationships
of the U.S. economy in the international
6 Economics Economics marketplace.
G1.S Understand how to use maps and other
geographic representations, tools and
6 Geography Geography technology to report information.





G3.S Understand how human actions can
6 Geography Geography impact the environment.


G7.S Understand how to apply geography to

interpret the past and present and plan for
6 Geography Geography the future.






significant events, figures, and contributions
of classical civilizations (Phoenicia, Greece,
6 World History History Rome, Axum).

of classical Asian civilizations (China and
6 World History History India).
understanding of the origins and purposes of
Civics and government, law, and the American political
6 Government Political Science system.
C5 The student will evaluate the roles, rights,

and responsibilities of U.S. citizens and
Civics and determine methods of active participation in
6 Government Political Science society, government, and the political system.

















Civics and understanding of the principles, functions
7 Government Political Science and organization of government.

Civics and world affairs and evaluate the role and impact
7 Government Political Science of U.S. foreign policy.
7 Government Political Science of U.S. foreign policy.






American knowledge of the colonies and the factors that
8 History History shaped colonial North America.
effects of the American Revolution and the
American principles that became the foundation for a
8 History History new nation.


knowledge of westward expansion, and how it
American effected relations with external powers and
8 History History groups.



AH05.S The student understands the causes,
course, and character of the Civil War and
American Reconstruction and its effects on the
8 History History American people.




inquiry skills to analyze American History
using primary and secondary sources. (Note:
American This is intended to be taught in conjunction
8 History History with American History content.)






9-12 Economics Economics marketplace.
9-12 Geography Geography technology to report information.



9-12 Geography Geography impact the environment.

9-12 Geography Geography the future.
9-12 History History American people.


transformation of the American economy and
American the changing social and political conditions in
9-12 History History response to the Industrial Revolution.
















understanding of the changing role of the
American United States in world affairs through the end
9-12 History History of World War I.

AH08.S The student will analyze the effects of
the changing social, political, and economic
American conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the
9-12 History History Great Depression.

character of the war at home and abroad, and
American its reshaping of the U.S. role in the post-war
9-12 History History world.

AH10.S The student will understand the rise
and continuing international influence of the
United States as a world leader and the
American impact of contemporary social and political
9-12 History History movements on American life.



9-12 History History with American History content.)
WH01.S The student will recognize significant
events, figures, and contributions of Islamic,
Meso-American and Sub-Saharan African
9-12 World History History civilizations.


of medieval civilizations (Byzantine Empire,
9-12 World History History Western Europe, Japan).
WH03.S The student will analyze the causes,
events, and effects of the Renaissance,
Reformation, Scientific Revolution and
9-12 World History History Exploration.
events, and effects of the Enlightenment and
its impact on the American and the French
9-12 World History History Revolutions.
development of Western and non-Western
industrialization and imperialism, and the
significant processes and consequences of
9-12 World History History each.
consequences of the Great War period and the
9-12 World History History impact on worldwide balance of power.
significant events and people from the Post
9-12 World History History World War II and Cold War eras.



social, technological, economic, and political
9-12 World History History trends beginning in the 20th century.






9-12 Government Political Science system.


9-12 Government Political Science society, government, and the political system.















9-12 Government Political Science and organization of government.

9-12 Government Political Science of U.S. foreign policy.
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identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or
equipment used in these jobs.
recognize that money is a more effective way of exchanging goods and
services. Examples: coins, bills, checks, debit and credit cards are portable,
durable, has a standard value and measurement.
recognize that people work to earn money to buy things that they need or
want.
identify the difference between basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) and
wants (video games, toys).
describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional
words, with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right and behind/front.
explain that maps and globes show a view from above.
differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes.
locate and describe places in the school and community. Examples: Cafeteria,
library, office, restrooms, gym and classroom.
identify the student's phone number, street address, city or town, and Florida
as the state in which the student lives.
identify basic landforms. Examples: mountain, coast and plain.
identify basic bodies of water. Examples: river, lake and ocean.
describe and give examples of seasonal weather changes and illustrate how
weather affects people and the environment.
develop an understanding of how to use and create a timeline.

develop an understanding of a primary source. Examples: Listen to the Star
Spangled Banner; examine a portrait of George Washington.
compare children and families of today with those in the past.

recognize the importance of celebrations and national holidays as a way of
remembering and honoring people, events, and America's ethnic heritage.
Examples: Grandparent's Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther
King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (4th of
July) and birthdays.
listen to and retell stories about people in the past who have shown honesty,
courage, and responsibility. Examples: Pocahontas, George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and Harriet Tubman.
recognize the importance of U.S. symbols. Examples: the Statue of Liberty,
the bald eagle, the Star Spangled Banner, national and state flags.
use words and phrases related to chronology and time to explain how things
change. Examples: before, after; morning, afternoon, evening; today,
tomorrow, yesterday; day, week, month, year.
use terms related to time and sequentially order events that have occurred in
the school. Example past, present, future; yesterday, today, tomorrow; last
week, this week, next week.
explain that calendars are used to represent days of the week and months of
the year.
define and give examples of rules.
explain the purpose and necessity of rules at home and school.

discuss and demonstrate the characteristics of being a good citizen such as
taking turns, sharing, responsibility, following rules, understanding the
consequences of breaking rules, practicing honesty, self control, and
participation in classroom decision making.
explain how conflicts among friends can be resolved in ways that are
consistent with being a good citizen.
describe fair ways for groups to make decisions, such as voting.

democracy such as the U.S. flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Declaration of
Independence, the White House, George Washington, and the current U.S.
President.
recognize and explain the importance of national holidays such as
Independence Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and
Presidents Day.
identify various forms of U.S. currency.
discuss how opportunity costs means giving up one thing for another such as
giving up watching television to do one's homework.
compare and contrast examples of goods and services.
explain how people are both buyers and sellers (consumers and producers) of
goods and services.
recognize the importance of saving money for future purchases.
identify that people need to make choices because of scarce resources.
use physical and political/cultural maps to locate places in the state.
Examples: Tallahassee, student's hometown, Lake Okeechobee, Keys,
Everglades and islands.
identify key elements of maps and globes such as a compass rose, cardinal
directions, key/legend with symbols and title.
construct a basic map using key elements found on a map Including: cardinal
directions and map symbols.
use a map and globe to identify a variety of landforms such as mountains,
oceans, peninsulas, lakes, rivers, deserts, plains.
locate on maps and globes the student's local community, Florida, the United
States, the seven continents, and the oceans.
describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way
people live, including the effects on their food, clothing, shelter,
transportation, and recreation.
develop an understanding of a primary source (definition).

identify primary sources such as a portrait of George Washington, the
Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution.
use the media center or other information sources to locate information that
provides answers to questions about an historical topic.
understands that history tells the story of people and events of other times
and places.
compare and contrast student lives with the lives of family members such as
parents and grandparents in areas as work, dress, manners, stories, games.
examines family history, such as customs, beliefs and traditions.

compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places recognizing
that some aspects of people, places, and things change over time while others
stay the same. Examples: the structure of schools and community in the past,
changes in transportation and technology.
understand the significance of celebrations and national holidays as a way of
remembering and honoring the heroism and achievements of the people,
events, and America's ethnic heritage. Examples: Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day,
Independence Day (4th of July).
identify people from the past who have shown honesty, courage and
responsibility Examples: war veterans, community leaders.
distinguish between historical fact and fiction using various materials such as
stories about Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Slue-foot Sue, and
John Henry.
use terms related to time sequentially order events that have occurred in the
school. Examples: days, weeks, months, years.
create a chronological timeline based on the student's life events, using
primary sources such as photographs, birth certificates, and diaries.
identify some reasons for rules in school such as ensuring safety and
providing order.
explain the purpose of laws and compare and contrast laws in the community
to rules in school.
give examples of people who have the power and authority to make and
enforce rules and laws in the school and community including principals,
teachers, parents, government leaders and the police.
give examples of the use of power without authority in the school and
community such as bullying others, stealing, and damaging things that
belong to other people.
explain what rights and responsibilities students have in the school
community.
describe the characteristics of responsible citizenship in the school
community.
identify ways students can participate in the betterment of their school and
community through responsible decision making, classroom jobs, and school
service projects.
explain how decisions can be made or how conflicts might be resolved in fair
and just ways.
democracy such as the U.S. flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Statue of
Liberty, the bald eagle, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the
current U.S. President.
recognize and explain the importance of national holidays such as
Independence Day, Veteran's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents
Day, and Labor Day.
recognize that people make choices because of limited resources such as
money or time.
recognize that consumers demand goods and services whereas producers
supply goods and services.
recognize that the U.S. trades with other nations to exchange goods and
services.
recognize how economic opportunity attracts immigrants to the United
States.
explain the personal benefits and costs involved in saving and spending.
use political, physical and thematic maps to identify elements such as alpha
numeric grids, title, compass rose, cardinal and intermediate directions,
key/legend with symbols and scale.
define country and continent using examples of both.
label a map identifying the continents, oceans, equator, north and south
poles.
use a map to locate the countries in North America (Canada, United States,
Mexico).
use a map to locate the United States, Washington D.C., Florida and
Tallahassee.
analyze primary and secondary sources such as artifacts, photographs,
documents, videos and audio recordings.
utilize the media center, technology and or other informational sources to
locate information that provide answers to questions about a historical topic.
recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.
compare and contrast the cultures of Native American tribes from various
geographic regions of the United States. Examples: location, clothing,
housing, food, major beliefs and practices, art and music.
understand the impact of European immigrants on the Native Americans.
Examples: exchange of goods and ideas, diseases, loss of land.
understand the effects of early immigration in the development of the U.S.
Examples: the development and naming of the 13 colonies, westward
expansion.
identify the settlements of early immigrants in Florida. Examples: St.
Augustine (oldest European colony in the US), Ft. Mose (oldest African
American runaway slave colony).
identify factors that influence the emigration of people from other countries
to the U.S. throughout history. Examples: war, famine, religious freedoms,
economics, disasters, and exploration.
analyze the importance of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty to
immigration from 1892 - 1954.
discuss why and how immigration continues today including political,
economic and cultural reasons.
discuss the cultural influences and contributions of immigrants today.
Examples: food, language, music, art, major beliefs and practices, and
clothing.
identify terms and designations of time sequence. Examples: years, decades,
century, millennium.
develop timelines to show immigration patterns. Example: development of St
Augustine and the 13 colonies.
explain why rules and laws are necessary.
explain why people form governments.
explain the consequences of an absence of government, rules, and laws.

identify the U.S. Constitution as the document which establishes the
structure, function, powers and limits of American government.
identify what it means to be an American citizen (someone who by birth or by
choice is a member of the United States).
define and apply the characteristics of responsible citizenship such as
respect, responsibility, participation, self-reliance and honesty.
explain why Americans have rights and identify some important rights
guaranteed in this country. Examples: the right to vote, the First Amendment
rights.
identify ways citizens participate in community decisions.

evaluate the contributions of various African Americans, Hispanics, Native
Americans, veterans and women.
identify the U.S. Constitution as the document which establishes the
structure, function, powers and limits of American government.
identify the three branches of government and give examples of how
government makes, enforces, and interprets laws.
recognize symbols, individuals, events and documents that represent
America. Examples: the White House, the Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court,
the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
define and give examples of scarcity and trade of resources in local, regional,
and world communities both ancient and modern.
list the characteristics of money such as portable, divisible, recognizable, and
durable.
compare forms of money used in ancient communities with communities of
today.
recognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services
through the use of trade or money.
use maps, tables, graphs and charts to analyze geographic information.
review the following elements and purposes of a political, physical and

thematic world map including but not limited to alpha-numeric grids, title,
compass rose - cardinal and intermediate directions, key/legend with
symbols, scale, hemispheres, latitude and longitude, continents and oceans.
use maps and globes to locate civilizations in ancient Greece, Rome Egypt
and West Africa.
identify and define manmade features as related to Mali, Egypt, Greece and
Rome. Examples: aqueducts, roads, cities, architecture.
examine and evaluate primary and secondary sources such as artifacts,
photographs, maps, images, documents, audio and video recordings.
utilize technology resources to access primary and secondary sources and to
gather information from reliable sources.
define the terms related to the social sciences such as history, geography,
archaeology, civics, government, and economics as they relate to knowledge
and inquiry.
recognize that the United States is a very young country when compared to
the other countries of the world.
recognize the influence of ancient world cultures on the development of the
United States government.
identify the cultural characteristics of the ancient Egyptian civilization.
Examples: advanced cities, specialized workers, religion, record keeping,
improved technology, social classes.
explain the effects of the Nile River on the development of civilization in
ancient Egypt. Examples: agriculture, beliefs, transportation.
describe daily family life and social classes that existed in ancient Egypt.
Example: roles of men, women, and children.
give examples of important contributions from ancient Egypt in the areas of
art and architecture, written communication, major beliefs and practices, and
technology (building of the pyramids).
identify the cultural characteristics of ancient Greece. Examples: advanced
cities, specialized workers, major beliefs and practices, record keeping,
improved technology, social classes.
describe daily family life and social classes of ancient Greece. Example: roles
of men, women, and children.
give examples of important contributions from ancient Greece in the areas of
the arts and architecture, mythology, the Olympics, and written
communication (alphabet).
identify the cultural characteristics of ancient Rome. Examples: advanced
cities, specialized workers, major beliefs and practices, record keeping,
improved technology, and social classes.
describe daily family life and social classes of ancient Rome. Example: roles
of men, women and children.
give examples of important contributions from Ancient Rome in the areas of
architecture, law, mythology, representative government (republic), roads
and aqueducts.
examine the characteristics of the Kingdom of Mali. Examples: shelter, food,
major beliefs and practices, education, language, transportation.
identify important figures (Sundiata, Mansa Musa) and contributions of the
kingdom of Mali. Examples: center of trade (gold, salt) and learning.
use timelines to identify the time sequence of historical details in various
world communities.
identify terms and designations of time sequence. Examples: decade,
century, millennium, BC and AD.
identify important influences of ancient Greek and Roman governments on
the development of government in the United States.
identify group and individual actions of citizens that demonstrate civic virtue
such as civility, cooperation, and volunteerism.
recognize that Americans of all ethnic groups and genders have contributed
to the growth of American democracy.
describe the organization of government at the federal, state and local levels
describe how the organization of government in ancient civilizations
contributed to the structure and function of governmental institutions in the
United States.
identify entrepreneurs (risk takers & profit makers) from various social and
ethnic backgrounds who have influenced Florida and the local economy.
Examples: Henry Flagler, Walt Disney, Ed Ball, Alfred Dupont.
recognize that buyers and sellers of goods and services positively respond to
incentives.
explain Florida's role in the national economy and describe the conditions
that attract businesses to the state. Examples: tourism, citrus, cattle,
phosphate, produce - truck crops, spring water, climate, plant nurseries,
transportation and recreation.
describe the shape and location of Florida (relative and absolute).
identify the bodies of water and coastal features of Florida.
identify and describe the physical features of Florida.
locate and label the human features on a Florida map including the capital,
major cities, and tourist attractions.
explain how severe weather impacts Florida. Examples: hurricanes,
thunderstorms, heat waves.
interpret political and physical maps using the following map elements: title,
compass rose (cardinal and intermediate directions), symbols, legend, scale,
longitude and latitude.
locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or
globes.
compare and contrast the cultural aspects and migration patterns of the
Apalachee, Calusa, Tequesta, Timucua and Tocobaga Indians of Florida.
identify the European explorers that came to Florida and the motivations for
their expeditions. Examples: Ponce de Leon, Panfilo Narvaez, Hernando de
Soto, Jean Ribault, Sir Francis Drake.
describe the causes and effects of European colonization on Florida's Native
American tribes.
understand the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest European
settlement in the United States (1565).
explain the purpose of missions and describe life on a mission.

understand the significance of Fort Mose as the first freed African
community in the United States.
compare and contrast reasons for Florida's colonial settlements of St.
Augustine and Fort Mose.
determine the economic, political and military relationships among the
Spanish colonists, the Native Americans and the Africans.
identify the effects of Spanish rule in Florida.
know that Florida was transferred from Spain to England at the end of the
French and Indian War (Seven Year War).
understand that Native Americans and enslaved Africans from Georgia and
present-day Alabama moved into Florida and that these people later became
known as Seminole Indians.
explain why Florida became a safe haven for runaway African slaves from the
British colonies.
know that different nations controlled Florida before it became a state in
1845.
know why the Seminoles migrated to the Everglades.

know the reasons why Florida was returned to Spain at the end of the
American Revolution.
understand how Florida became a U.S. territory.
know the reasons for and the results of the three Seminole Indian Wars.
identify key people and places during the Seminole Indian Wars. Examples:
Andrew Jackson, Osceola, Billy Bowlegs, and Francis Dade.
know the effects of technological advances on Florida. Examples: steam
engine, railroads, roadways and bridges.
describe pioneer life in Florida during the early 1800's including the role of
men, women and children (Florida Crackers).
explain the effects of national politics on Florida's path to statehood.
identify the causes of the Civil War.
describe how slavery and state rights impacted Florida during the 1850's.
know that Florida seceded from the union in 1861 and joined the Confederate
States of America.
describe major events in Florida during the Civil War such as blockades of
Florida's ports and the Battles of Ft. Pickens, Olustee, Ft. Brooke, and
Natural Bridge.
identify contributions made by significant people, including men and
women, during the civil war such as Jacob Summerlin, Mary Martha Reed
and those left at home.
summarize the challenges Floridians faced during Reconstruction such as
sharecropping and segregation.
describe the economic development of Florida's timber, citrus, cattle,
tourism, phosphate and cigar industries.
summarize the contributions that immigrant groups made to Florida.

describe the contributions on the development of Florida by significant
individuals such as Henry Flagler, Henry Plant, Lue Gim Gong, Vincente
Martinez Ybor, Julia Tuttle, Mary McLeod Bethune, Thomas Alva Edison,
James Weldon Johnson, Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, and John Gorrie.
describe the effect of the Spanish American War on Florida.
explain how urbanization affected Florida in the early 1900's.
identify factors which caused immigration to Florida
identify countries from which immigrants came to Florida.
determine the economic and population impact of immigration on Florida.

describes the contributions of Florida in support of U.S. involvement in
WWI. Examples: Pensacola, Key West submarine base, ship building in
Tampa and Jacksonville, and the citrus industry.
describe the causes and effects of the 1920's Florida land boom and bust.
describe changes in the lives of Florida residents during the Great Depression
such as unemployment, loss of homes and businesses, poverty and
migration.
identify the contributions of key people such as Zora Neale Hurston, the
Highwaymen, Dr. P. Phillips, Jacqueline Cochran, John Pennecamp, Carl
Fischer.
describe Florida's role in training military personnel and its economic
impact.
evaluate the economic, political and socio-cultural changes as a result of post
WWII population growth.
analyze the impact of the population growth on Florida's cultural diversity.
identify the role of Florida in the Civil Rights Movement including the impact
of Harry T. Moore, Tallahassee Bus Boycotts, and Reverend C.K. Steele.
summarize the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on Florida.

understand how the Cuban Revolution and later Mariel Boat Lift led to a
wave of Cuban migration to Florida.
describe the effect of the U.S. space program on Florida's economy and
growth.
understand how tourism affects Florida's economy and growth.

utilize primary and secondary resources to identify significant individuals
and events throughout Florida's history.
utilize print and electronic media such as encyclopedia, atlas, newspapers
and websites to synthesize information related to Florida history.
evaluate websites to help determine credible information related to Florida
studies.
analyze and create timelines to identify the time sequence of historical details
in Florida history.
identify key events that led to Florida's statehood.

compare and contrast the preambles found in the Florida and the United
States Constitutions as they relate to the purposes of government.
explain how Florida state government fulfills the purposes of government
such as public safety, protection of individual rights and promoting the
common good.
explain the importance of state government in the lives of Floridians.

demonstrate an understanding of the legislative, executive, and judicial
branches at both the state and federal levels of government.
identify and compare the rights guaranteed under the Florida and the United
States Constitutions.
identify public issues in Florida that impact the daily lives of its citizens.
explain the importance of political leadership and public service in the
community, state, and nation.
identify ways citizens can work together to influence government and solve
community and state problems.
explain who is eligible to vote in Florida, and identify the processes of voter
registration and voting at the state, local, and national levels.
understand the importance of public service and volunteerism.

explain how the Florida Constitution and U.S. Constitution establish
government at the state and federal levels.
identify the three branches of government in Florida and the powers of each.
identify goods and services provided by the state government and describe
how they are funded through taxes, fines, and fees.
distinguish between the roles of state and local government.
identify how trade promoted economic growth in North America from pre-
Columbian times to 1850.
summarize a market economy and give examples of how the colonial and
early American economy exhibited these characteristics.
trace the development of technology and the impact of major inventions on
business productivity during the early development of the United States.
identify people (entrepreneurs) from various social and ethnic backgrounds
from pre-Columbian times to 1850 who started a business seeking to make a
profit.
recognize that voluntary trade creates wealth between the Native Americans
and European explorers and colonists.
use a variety of geographic tools, such as maps, globes and Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) to interpret current and historical information.
use latitude and longitude to locate places.
locate physical features on a map including but not limited to: gulf, delta,
isthmus, strait, bay, canyon, swamp, peninsula, cape, tree line in the United
States.
identify major physical features of the United States on a map of North
America: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mts., Mississippi River, Great
Lakes, Great Salt Lake, Rio Grande, Great Plains, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific
Ocean, Gulf of Mexico.
construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information.
identify and locate the original 13 colonies on a map of North America.
locate and identify each state on a U.S. map.
describe how the following regions exemplify the concept of region as an area
with unifying human or natural factors: a) three American colonial regions,
b) West, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and c) North and South
up to 1850.
describe the geographic characteristics of a state in the United States with the
assistance of maps, the internet/digital resources, atlases, and other
reference materials.
describe how culture and technology influence the perception of places and
regions in the United States.
describe the push and pull factors (economy, natural hazards, tourism,
climate, physical features, etc) that have influenced boundary changes within
the United States.
use geographic knowledge and skills such as recognizing patterns, mapping,
graphing when discussing current events.
use geography concepts and skills such as recognizing patterns, mapping,
graphing to find solutions for local, state or national problems such as
shortage or abundance of natural resources.
compare and contrast the ways European colonists and Native Americans
viewed, adapted, and used the environment.
describe the impact that natural events (floods, volcanoes, earthquakes,
droughts) have on human and physical environments. Example: the harsh
winter in Jamestown.
analyze the theories of early migration routes on the North American
continent including the land bridge theory.
compare and contrast the cultural aspects of ancient civilizations including
Aztecs/Mayas; Mound Builders/Anasazi/Inuit.
identify Native American tribes from different geographic regions of North
America, including the cliff dwellers and the pueblo people of the desert
Southwest, the coastal tribes of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of
the Great Plains, and the woodland tribes east of the Mississippi River.
compare cultural aspects of Native American tribes from different geographic
regions of North America including but not limited to clothing, shelter, food,
major beliefs and practices, music, art, and interactions with the
environment.
identify the early European explorers including but not limited to: Vikings,
the Spanish expeditions by Christopher Columbus, Hernando Cortes,
Hernando de Soto, and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Bartholomew
Balboa; expeditions by French explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel de
Champlain; the Portuguese explorations by Ferdinand Magellan; and
expeditions for England and Holland by explorers Henry Cabot, Henry
Hudson and John White.
describe the technological developments that impacted European
exploration. Examples: compass, sextant, astrolabe, seaworthy ships,
chronometers, and gunpowder.
investigate the European explorers including their nationality, sponsoring
country, motives, dates and routes of travel, and accomplishments.
describe the competition between the Native Americans, English, French,
Dutch and Spanish for control of North America.
identify the economic, political and socio-cultural motivations for colonial
settlement. Example: Puritans fleeing for religious persecution, search for
riches by the French and Spanish, debtor settlements in Georgia and the
African slave trade.
describe the cooperation between the colonists, settlers, and Native
Americans during 1600's and 1700's. Examples: agriculture, fur trade,
military alliances, treaties, and cultural interchanges.
identify the geographic factors that influenced the settlement patterns of
colonies, missions and forts in North America.
identify and compare the characteristics of the New England, Middle, and
Southern colonies: such as colonial governments, geographic influences,
resources and economic systems, occupations, religion, and social patterns.
identify significant individuals responsible for the development of the New
England, Middle and Southern colonies.
demonstrate an understanding of the political, economic and social aspects
of daily colonial life.
describe the introduction and impact of slavery in the colonies.

explain the importance of Triangular Trade linking Africa, the West Indies,
the British Colonies and Europe.
recognize the initial interdependence between England and the colonies
including colonial dependence on England for goods, protection and
guidance and English dependence on the colonies for raw materials.
identify and explain the significant events leading up to the American
Revolution. Examples: French and Indian War, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea
Party, Coercive Acts, Townshend Acts, Stamp Act.
identify significant individuals and groups who played a role in the American
Revolution including but not limited to King George III, Patrick Henry,
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, John Hancock, Crispus
Attucks, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere and Patriots, Sons of Liberty, Daughters
of Liberty, Continental Congress.
explain the significance of historical documents including key political
concepts, the origins of these concepts, and the role in American
independence including but not limited to <em>Common Sense</em>,
Declaration of Independence, and Articles of Confederation.
identify the roles and impact of significant women during the revolution
Example: Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, Martha Washington, Phyllis
Wheatley, Mercy Otis Warren.
examine major battles and military campaigns including Lexington and
Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge and Yorktown.
understand the contributions of France and other nations to the outcome of
the Revolution. Examples: Ben Franklin's negotiation with the French,
military assistance from Haiti.
evaluate the economic, military and political factors which led to the end of
the Revolutionary War.
evaluate the personal and political hardships resulting from the revolution.
Example: financing the war effort, war time inflation, profiteering.
evaluate the impact and significance of land policies developed under the
Confederation Congress. Example: the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
explain the significance of the U.S. Constitution, including the key political
concepts, the origins of those concepts, and the role in American democracy.
describe the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase.

identify and analyze the influences and contributions of significant people
during the period of Westward Expansion. Examples: Lewis and Clark,
Sacagawea, Sgt. York, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone,
Davy Crockett, Tecumseh and Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable.
examine the importance of advancements in transportation and
communication during the 19th century including canals, roads, steamboats,
flat boats, overland wagons, and railroads.
explain the importance of the explorations west of the Mississippi River.
Examples: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Zebulon Pike and John
Fremont.
identify the causes and effects of the War of 1812.

describe the economic and political factors surrounding the purchase of
Florida.
explain how Westward Expansion affected the Native Americans. Examples:
Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Act.
describe the concept of Manifest Destiny.
describe the causes and effects of the Missouri Compromise.

identify the locations and major geographic features in states and territories
that existed in 1850. Examples: mountain ranges, major rivers, flora and
fauna.
discuss the hardships of settlers along the overland trails to the west.
Examples: location of routes, terrain, rivers, climate, vegetation.
use a variety of primary and secondary sources to understand history
including but not limited to interpreting diaries, letters, newspapers, audio
and video recordings, pictures, photographs, maps, and graphs.
identify and evaluate the validity and reliability of information gathered from
media sources.
recognize that political cartoons express ideas about politics and
government. Example: Franklin's Join or Die cartoon.
recognize chronology and historical perspective in American History time
periods.
explain why people create governments.
define a constitution and discuss its purposes.

explain the definition and origin of rights (state of nature; natural rights; life,
liberty, property).
identify grievances in the Declaration of Independence and weaknesses in the
Articles of Confederation, and describe how the U.S. Constitution addressed
these.
describe how concerns about individual rights led to the inclusion of the Bill
of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
compare and contrast the views about government held by Federalists and
Anti-Federalists.
differentiate between the political ideas of Patriots, Loyalists and Neutrals.

compare and contrast forms of political participation in the colonial period to
today.
analyze how the Constitution has expanded voting rights from our nation's
early history to today.
identify and evaluate the importance of civic responsibilities in American
democracy such as respecting the law, voting, serving on a jury, paying taxes,
keeping informed on public issues.
identify ways that good citizens go beyond basic civic and political
responsibilities to improve government and society such as running for
office, initiating changes in laws or public policy, working on political
campaigns, working with others on civic issues.
describe the organizational structure and powers of the federal government
as defined in Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution (legislative,
executive, and judicial branches).
explain how popular sovereignty, rule of law, checks and balances, separation
of powers, and individual rights limit the powers of the federal government
as seen in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
give examples of powers granted to the federal government and those
reserved for the states such as creating public schools, making traffic laws,
coining of money, declaring war.
describe the amendment process as defined in Article V of the U.S.
Constitution and give examples such as the Bill of Rights.
identify the fundamental rights of all citizens as enumerated in the Bill of
Rights.
examine the foundations of the American legal system by recognizing the role
of the courts in interpreting law and settling conflicts.
Define the following economic terms as foundational economic concepts:
scarcity, trade-offs, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade,
productive resources (land, labor, capital,and entrepreneurship).
Identify the factors that increase economic growth (e.g. new resources,
increased productivity, education, technology)
Describe and identify traditional and command economies as they appear in
different civilizations.
Describe the basic economic functions in early civilizations.
Evaluate how civilizations through clans, leaders, and family groups make
economic, political, and societal decisions for that culture (i.e. civilizations)
providing a framework for future city-state or nation development.
Explain examples of trade-offs in each civilization studied.

Identify examples of medium of exchanges (i.e. currencies) used for barter
(trade) for each civilization (i.e. each time period) and explain why
international trade requires a system for a medium of exchanges between
trading both inside and among various regions.
Categorize products that were traded among cultures and give examples of
barriers to trade of those products.
Describe traditional economies and elements of those economies that led to

the rise of a merchant class and trading partners.
Assess the benefits and drawbacks of voluntary trade.
Describe the relationship between civilizations that engage in trade and their
tendency towards peaceful relationships with other societies.
Locate points on the earth using latitude and longitude
Differentiate between continents, regions, provinces, city-states, cities,

kingdoms, empires, and colonies.
Understand differences in distortion and purpose between various map

projections
Determine and understand the purpose of various maps (political, physical,
population density, land use and resources)
Identify tools geographers use to study the world.
Using scale, cardinal, and determinant directions estimate distances between

places on current and ancient maps of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Use a map or globe to locate the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), Yellow River
(Huang HeRed Sea), Nile River and Nile Delta, Mediterranean Sea, Upper
and Lower Egypt, and Nubia.
Use a map or globe to locate Phoenicia, Carthage, Crete, Greece, the Aegean
and Ionian Seas, the Hellespont.
Use a map or globe to locate the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and
Axum.
Use a map or globe to locate the Indus and Ganges river systems and discuss
their importance to the development of Indian civilization.
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate and

absolute and relative locations have influenced settlement, relations, and the
economies of major African, Southwest Asian, and Middle Eastern nations.
Determine the importance and impact of the Nile River Valley on Ancient
Egyptian and other African civilizations.
Use a map or globe to locate the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and identify
Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria as notable civilizations and empires in this
region, and explain why the region is known as the "Fertile Crescent."
Explain how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to the
shaping of Roman society and the expansion of its political power in the
Mediterranean region and beyond.
Interpret maps to explain why China\'s geographic boundaries served to
limit its interaction with other regions and cultures for many years.
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, and

absolute and relative locations have influenced settlement, relations, and the
economies of major African, Asian, European, and Olmec civilizations.
Use a map or globe to locate Asia Minor, the kingdoms of the Hittites, and
ancient Israel.
Determine how the geographical location of ancient Athens and other city-
states contributed to their role in maritime trade, their colonies in the
Mediterranean, and the expansion of their cultural influence.
Locate the "Seven Natural Wonders of Africa" on a map of continent: Nile
River, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Great Rift Valley, Serengeti, Sahara, Lake Victoria
Falls, Table Mountain.
Interpret current cloropleths or dot-density maps to explain the distribution
of population in Asia compared to the rest of the world
Identify the methods used to compensate for the scarcity of water in the
Middle East in the past and today.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain why Asia has a highly developed
network of highways, waterways, railroads and other transportation linkages.
Use geographic terms and tools to describe how the economic growth over
time in the Asian region has impacted the physical environment.
Use geographic tools and terms to analyze how famine and drought have
plagued many of the nations in Africa.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain the strains on Africa\'s ecosystems
as its population has grown exponentially over time.
Explain how the physical landscape has affected the development of
agriculture and industry in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Use geographic terms and tools to describe the differences between at least
three major ecosystems in Africa and Asia.
Analyze the effects of desertification and erosion in African ecosystems.
Explain how family and ethnic relationships influence African culture.
Interpret a current thematic map to locate oil-rich countries in the Middle

East and Southwest Asia.
Use a map or globe to locate sites in Africa and Asia where archaeologists
have found evidence of early humans and societies.
Trace early human migration patterns from Africa and Asia to other parts of
the world.
Use a map or globe to locate ancient Rome and trace the greatest extent of
the Roman Empire.
Map and analyze the impact of the spread of Hinduism from India into parts
of East Asia.
Use a map or globe to locate the Huang-He river system and discuss its
importance to ancient Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty.
Explain how the geographic features of China that made governance and the
spread of ideas and goods difficult and served to isolate the civilization.
Describe the Six Essential Elements of Geography as the organizing
framework for how to describe the world and places in it (The World in
Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems,
Environment, The Uses of Geography).
Understand that a geographically literate person masters five sets of
foundational skills: asking geographic questions, acquiring, organizing,
analyzing geographic information and answering geographic questions.
These represent a framework for a mode of inquiry unique to Geography.
Explain how major rivers in Africa, Asia, and Europe affect the lives of the
people who live near them
Investigate the types of work that geographers do.

Apply the appropriate geographic tools and technologies to determine
demographics and spatial distributions and patterns within the African,
Asian, and European continents and on Earth.
Read, interpret, and design different types of projections, diagrams, graphs,
and maps including, but not limited to- political, physical, population,
environments, and economics in order to convey information about Africa,
Asia, and Europe.
Use geographic terms and tools to describe the position of African, Asian,
and European cities and city-states that were key in the development of trade
and cultures in the region.
Use maps to trace the scope of the African salt trade.

Use geographic terms and tools to explain how deserts, dense vegetation and
mountainous regoins have separated communication and trade throughout
time.
Compare maps of the Middle East and Southwest Asia in ancient times to
modern political maps of the area today.
Read, interpret, and design different types of projections, diagrams, graphs,
and maps including, but not limited to- political, physical, population,
environments, and economics in order to convey information about Africa,
Asia, and Europe.
Identify terms and designations of time sequence (e.g., decade, century,
epoch, era, millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE).
Interpret primary and secondary sources (i.e. artifacts, images, photos,
sounds and written documents).
Define the terms history and archaeology as they relate to knowledge and
inquiry (students should know history involves investigation and research, it
is not merely a story).
Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical
interpretations (historiography).
arrowheads, early tools) and historians (e.g. documents, letters, art) to study
past cultures.
Discuss how history is an essential transmitter of culture and heritage, and a
map of human character.
Compare and contrast the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers of the Paleolithic Age

with those of settlers in early communities from the Neolithic Age.
Explain the importance of the invention of metallurgy and agriculture (i.e.

growing crops and domestication of animals).
Describe how the invention of agriculture related to settlement, population

growth, and the emergence of civilization.
Identify the characteristics of civilizations such as advanced cities,

specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, improved
technology, social classes.
Analyze the kinds of evidence used by archaeologists and historians to draw
conclusions about the social and economic characteristics of the Kingdom of
Kush (Nubia) and their relationship to the social and economic
characteristics of Ancient Egypt.
Describe Egyptian society with regard to social hierarchies, theocracy, and

dynasties.
Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization such as the
agricultural system, the invention of a calendar, monumental architecture
and art such as the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, hieroglyphic writing, and
the invention of papyrus.
Determine the impact of the following ancient Egyptian figures such as

Narmer, Imhotep, Hatshepsut, Ramses the Great, Akhenaten, and
Tutankhamun.
Compare the economic, political, social, and religious elements of ancient

Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations.
Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization such
as astronomy, its system of writing (cuneiform), monumental architecture
(the ziggurat), and art (large relief sculpture, mosaics, and cylinder seals),
and technology (wheel, sail, and plow).
Determine the impact of the following ancient figures on Mesopotamian

civilization: Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, and Zoroaster.
Identify the ancient Israelites, or Hebrews, and trace their migrations from
Mesopotamia to the land called Canaan, and explain the role of Abraham and
Moses in their history.
Describe the religion of the Israelites: monotheism, the Ten Commandments,

the emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility, the belief that
people of all classes must adhere to the same moral obligations, the Hebrew
scripture (Torah) as part of the history of early Israel.
Recognize the emergence of advanced civilizations in the Western

hemisphere such as the Olmec, Zapotec, and Chavin.
Analyze the cultural impact the ancient Phoenicians had on the
Mediterranean world with regard to colonization (e.g. Carthage), exploration,
maritime commerce (purple dye, tin), and written communication
(alphabet).
Explain the democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece including the

polis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative bodies, written
constitutions, and the rule of law.
Compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta, including the status of
citizens, women, children, foreigners, and helots.
Analyze the concept of the citizen-soldier and phalanx in terms of Greek

contribution to warfare.
Analyze the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
Summarize the important achievements of ancient Greek civilization in the
areas of art and architecture, athletic competitions, the birth of democracy
and civic responsibility, critical consciousness, drama, history, literature,
mathematics, medicine, philosophy, and science.
Identify and determine the impact of significant ancient Greek figures such
as Aeschylus, Alexander the Great, Archimedes, Aristophanes, Aristotle,
Hippocrates, Herodotus, Homer, Pericles, Plato, Pythagoras, Sappho,
Socrates, Solon, Thales, Themistocles, and Thucydides.
Explain how the geographical location of ancient Rome contributed to the

shaping of Roman society and the expansion of its political power in the
Mediterranean region and beyond.
Identify and determine the importance of significant figures associated with
ancient Rome such as Augustus, Cicero, Cincinnatus, Cleopatra, Constantine
the Great, Diocletian, Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, Hadrian, Hannibal,
Horace, Julius Caesar, Ovid, Romulus and Remus, Marcus Aurelius, Scipio
Africanus, and Virgil.
Discuss the causes and effects of the Punic Wars and the importance of the
legion to Roman longevity.
Describe the government of the Roman Republic and its contribution to the
development of democratic principles, including separation of powers, rule
of law, representative government, and civic duty.
Explain the transition from Roman Republic to empire and Imperial Rome,
and compare Roman life and culture under each one.
Define Pax Romana and account for the growth and longevity of the Roman
Empire.
Discuss the central tenets of early Christianity and the important people
associated with it including monotheism, belief in the divinity of Jesus, the
concepts of the Trinity and eternal salvation, belief in the Old and New
Testaments, the apostles and the establishment of the Church.
Describe the contribution of Roman civilization to architecture, engineering,

law, literature, poetry, and technology (e.g. aqueducts, arenas, baths, bridges,
central heating, plumbing, roads, and sanitation).
Account for the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire such as
internal power struggles, constant Germanic pressure on the frontiers,
economic stagnation, overdependence on slavery, overuse of mercenary
soldiers in the Roman army.
Describe life in the Roman Republic for patricians, plebeians, women,

children, and slaves.
Explain why many Christians were willing to suffer martyrdom by Roman

authorities rather than give up their faith.
Explain the spread and influence of the Latin language, the use of Latin as
the language of education, law, medicine, religion, and science in Western
civilization.
Explain the advantage Kush and Axum had in controlling trade routes that
made them an international trading power.
Describe the rise and fall of the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and
Axum and Christianity's development in Ethiopia.
Discuss the significance of the Aryan invasions on Indian civilization.

Explain the major beliefs and practices associated with Hinduism, and the
social structure of the caste system in ancient India.
Describe the growth of the Mauryan and Guptan empires and the political
and moral achievements of the emperor Asoka.
Explain the teachings of Buddha including The Four Noble Truths, Three
Qualities, and Eightfold Path, and discuss how Buddhism spread in India,
Ceylon, and other parts Asia.
Discuss important Indian artistic and intellectual traditions such as Sanskrit,

the Bhagavad Gita, medicine, metallurgy, and mathematics, including
Hindu-Arabic numerals and the concept of zero.
Describe the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and its connection to the
Zhou dynasty.
Explain the basic teachings of Tao and Confucius including the role of
kinship in maintaining order and hierarchy in Chinese society.
Detail the political and cultural achievements of the Qin and Han dynasties
such as the Great Wall and Silk Road.
Identify important figures from ancient Chinese civilization such as Empress

Lu, Fu Hao, Liu Bang, Shi Huangdi, Zisi.
Detail the political contributions of the Han and Tang dynasties to the
development of the imperial bureaucratic state and the expansion of the
Chinese empire.
Analyze the development of industry and commerce in China during the

Song Dynasty.
Describe technological contributions of China such as bronze casting, silk-
making, movable type, gun powder, and papermaking.
Cite the significance of the silk roads and maritime routes across the Indian
Ocean to the movement of goods and ideas among Asia, East Africa and the
Mediterranean Basin.
Explain the rise and expansion of the Mongol empire and its effects on
peoples of Asia and Europe, including the achievements of Ghengis Khan in
the context of Mongol society and his impact on history.
Summarize the policies that led to Chinese isolation and analyze China's
decision to cease trade in the 15th century and its impact on China's
international relationships.
Identify democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece (the polis, civic
participation and voting rights, legislative bodies, written constitutions, and
the rule of law) that served as foundation for American constitutional
democracy.
Identify how the government of the Roman Republic contributed to the

development of democratic principles, including separation of powers, rule
of law, representative government, and civic duty.
Identify ideals from ancient Greek and Roman civilzations which are
reflected in the American political process today including civic participation
and the role of government.
Compare traditional, command, market, and mixed economies.
Examine factors of production and the incomes they provide to households.
Define supply and demand and construct a graph to illustrate supply and
demand of a good or service.
Discuss the importance of borrowing and lending in the United States and
list the advantages and disadvantages of using credit.
Illustrate each of the productive resources (land, labor, capital,
entrepreneurial ability) and explain why they are necessary for the
production of goods and services.
Explain the concepts of choice, scarcity, opportunity cost, and tradeoffs.
Discuss the function of banks in providing checking accounts, savings

accounts, and loans to consumers and businesses.
Describe the causes of inflation and explain who benefits from inflation and
who suffers as a result of inflation.
Assess how profits, incentives, and competition motivate individuals,

households, and businesses.
Describe the basic economic functions of a budget
Using graphs and bar charts create a current personal wants and needs list
for an individual budget.
Prepare an individual budget which includes housing, food, leisure,

communication and miscellaneous categories for a month in duration.
Explain how federal, state, and local taxes are used for the economy as a
function of the government for the United States.
Describe the banking system in the United States, and explain the
organization and functions of the Federal Reserve System.
Identify and describe laws and regulations adopted in the United States to
promote economic competition.
Define the role of the Federal Reserve System in providing and controlling
the available money supply
Describe how supply and demand influence price for products, resources,
and services.
Identify entrepreneuers from various social and ethnic backgrounds who

started a business seeking to make a profit.
Explain how the stock market, banks, and credit unions channel funds from
savers to investors.
Explain how international trade requires a system for exchanging currency

between and among nations.
Assess how the changing value of the dollar affects trade of goods and
services between nations.
Research how individuals save and invest in the United States.
Compare and contrast the standard of living in various countries today to the
United States using gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as an indicator.
Locate the 50 states and their capital cities in addtion to the nation\'s capital,
Washington, DC, on a map.
Locate on a world map the territories and protectorates of the United States
of America (e.g. American Samoa, , Guam, Puerto Rico, and The U.S. Virgin
Islands)
Locate major physical features of North America, including U.S., Canada, and
Mexico.
Interpret maps to identify geopolitical divisions and boundaries of places in

North America.
Locate major cultural landmarks that are emblematic of the United States
such as The Statue of Liberty, White House, Mount Rushmore, Capitol,
Empire State building, St. Louis Arch, Independence Hall, the Alamo, and
The Hoover Dam.
Locate major physical landmarks that are emblematic of the United States
such as The Grand Canyon, Mt. McKinley, The Everglades, The Great Salt
Lake, Mississippi River, and Great Plains.
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate and
absolute and relative location have influenced settlement, economies, and
inter-governmental relations in North America.
Describe current major cultural regions of North America.

Use cloropleth or other maps to geographically represent current information
about issues of conservation or ecology in the local community such as tri-
county mangrove decimation and beach erosion.
Use cloropleth or other maps to geographically represent current information
about issues of conservation or ecology in the nation such as the incidence of
major forest fires over a 5-year period and high carbon emissions by
metropolitan areas.
Use maps to describe the location, abundance and variety of natural
resources in North America.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout

North America.
Use maps and other geographic tools to examine the importance of

demographics within political divisions of the U.S.
Use Global Information Systems (GIS) or other technology to view maps of
current information about the U.S. such as population density, changes in
census data, and district reapportionment over time.
Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of

separation of power and John Locke's theories related to natural law and his
social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.
Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower
Compact, and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" had on colonists' view of
government.
Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the
writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Analyze the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence such as
natural rights and the role of the government.
Interpret how the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the U.S.
Constitution.
Interpret the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.
Analyze the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances as

they are found in the U.S. Constitution including the branches of government
and the Electoral College.
Discuss the reasons for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the U.S.
Constitution.
Recognize how early laws such as the Code of Hammurabi, Mosaic Law, the
12 Tables, Justinian's Code, English Common Law and the Napoleonic Code
influenced the U.S. legal system.
Trace the origins of political parties in the United States.
Identify the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship.
Identify and evaluate the duties of citizenship, including obeying the laws,
paying taxes, defending the nation, and serving on juries.
Evaluate the the responsiblities of citizenship, including registering and

voting, communicating with government officials, participating in political
campaigns, keeping informed about current issues, holding public officials
accountable, and respecting differing opinions in a diverse society.
Identify and evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other
amendments to the United States Constitution.
Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Analyze landmark Supreme Court cases and recognize their significance in

establishing precedent.
Simulate the trial process and the role of juries in the administration of
justice.
Demonstrate the voting process and its impact on a school, community or

local level.
Describe the role and functions of political parties in the American political
process.
Identify America's current major political parties and compare their ideas
about government.
Evaluate candidates for political office by analyzing their qualifications and

experience, and interpreting issue-based platforms, debates, and political
ads.
Examine the impact of the media, individuals, and interest groups on U.S.
public policy.
Analyze media and political communications and evaluate for bias.
Develop a plan to resolve a state or local public policy issue by examining

alternative solutions, identifying the appropriate level of government
responsible for the problem, and analyzing possible outcomes of working
with government leaders and resources to address the issue.
Identify different forms of governments and cite examples of countries with
each type such as monarchy, representative democracy, parliamentary
democracy, dictatorship, socialism, communism.
Compare parliamentary, federal, confederal, and unitary systems of

government.
Describe the United States as a nation based on the rule of law, including
separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government, individual
rights, and the common good.
Explain the importance of Article 4 Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution as it

applies to federal and state governments.
Explain the variety of ways amendments can be added to the Constitution.
Identify essential rights protected by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of
Rights and determine their impact on the individual and society.
Identify the amendments adopted after the Bill of Rights.

Evaluate the role of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, 26th amendments in
moving the nation towards full participation of minority groups in American
democracy.
Identify and analyze the structure and function of the executive branch.
Identify and analyze the structure and function of the legislative branch.
Illustrate how a law is made at the federal level.
Identify sources and types of law at the federal level.
Identify and analyze the structure and function of the judicial branch.
Analyze the various levels and responsibilities of courts in the federal judicial
system and explain federal supremacy.
Explain and analyze the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme
Court cases such as Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board
of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, Tinker v. Des
Moines, Hazlewood v. Kuhlmier, United States v. Nixon, Bush v. Gore.
Examine the State of Florida Constitution and the branches of state

government.
Describe the process by which a bill becomes a law in the State of Florida.
Define U.S. foreign policy.
Recognize the participation of the United States government and its citizens
in governmental and nongovernmental international organizations such as
the United Nations, NATO, and the World Court.
Examine some of the motivating economic factors such as scarcity, supply
and demand, trade-offs, incentives, profits,entrepreneurial aspects as they
relate to triangular trade, Revolutionary War, Manifest Destiny,
compromises over slavery issues, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
Analyze contributions of entrepreneurs, inventors, and other key individuals

from various social and ethnic backgrounds in the development of the United
States economy.
Research the impact of voluntary exchange on consumers and producers in
United States History up to 1877.
Illustrate elements of the four types of economic systems (traditional,

command, market, mixed) using cases from United States History up to 1877.
Compare job skills needed in different time periods in United States history
up to 1877, using a variety of information resources to research jobs and
careers.
Explain the economic impact of government decision-making regarding taxes

and trade in United States history up to 1877, including mercantilism, the
Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
Assess the role of Africans and other minority groups in the economic
development of the United States up to 1877. Compare and contrast how the
economic exploitation of Africans influenced economic development in the
North and South.
Define and distinguish between absolute and comparative advantage, and

explain how most trade occurs because of comparative advantage in the
production of a particular good or service.
Explain and evaluate examples of domestic and international

interdependence in United States history up to 1877, including triangular
trade routes and regional exchange of resources.
Use maps to explain physical and cultural attributes of major regions of the
U.S. throughout history.
Use appropriate geographic terms and tools, including The Six Essential
Elements, as organizational schema to describe significant places and regions
in U.S. history.
problems using maps and globes, such as determining distance between
historically relevant locations in U.S. history.
Identify the physical processes (such as climate, terrain, and resources) and
the human processes (such as religion, government, economy and
demography) that define and differentiate U.S. regions as relevant to the
nation's history.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of regional issues in
different parts of the U.S. that have had critical economic, physical or
political ramifications such as desertification or cataclysmic natural disasters.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of how selected
regions of the U.S. have changed over time.
Describe human dependence on the physical environment and natural
resources to satisfy basic needs in their local environments in the U.S.
Describe the impact of extreme natural events (e.g., fires, hurricanes, floods,
droughts) on human and physical environments in the U.S. over time.
Analyze case studies of how changes in the physical environment of a place
can increase or diminish its capacity to support human activity in different
places in the U.S. throughout history.
Describe the impact of human modifications (e.g., dams, mining, irrigation,
agriculture) on the physical environment and ecosystems of the U.S.
throughout history.
Analyze both historical and modern case studies about the effects of the
human use of technology on the environment in various U.S. locations.
Locate and describe in geographic terms the major ecosystems of the U.S.
renewable and non-renewable resources in Florida and the U.S. over time.
Interpret population growth and other demographic data for any given place
in the U.S. throughout its history.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the effects throughout U.S. history
of migration to the U.S., both on the place of origin and destination,
including border areas.
Use maps to trace significant routes of human movement in the U.S.

throughout time.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout U.S.
as it expanded its territory.
Interpret databases, case studies and maps to describe the role that regions
play in influencing trade, migration patterns and cultural/political
interaction in the U.S. throughout time.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the historic factors contributing to
human migration within and among places within the U.S. and to/from the
U.S.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of the development,
growth and changing nature of cities and urban centers in the U.S. over time.
Use political maps to describe the change in boundaries and governance

throughout U.S. history.
Use appropriate maps and other graphic representations to analyze

geographic problems and changes over time throughout U.S. history.
Translate narratives about places and events in U.S. history into graphic
representations that include maps, graphs, tables, etc.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the French and Indian
War.
Compare the relationships among the British, the French, the Spanish and
the Dutch in their struggle for control of North America during European
settlement and colonization.
Compare the characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern
colonies: such as colonial governments, geographic influences, resources and
economic systems, occupations, religion, and social patterns.
Describe slavery as an economic system, particularly in the Southern

plantation economy as opposed to the New England and Middle Colonies.
Identify the impact of key colonial figures such as John Smith, William Penn,
Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and John Winthrop on the economic,
political, and social development of the colonies.
Discuss the impact of colonial settlement on migration patterns of Native

American populations.
Analyze the system in which freed Africans and Native Americans sustained
their communities while defending Spanish Florida against attacks from the
British such as Ft. Mose.
Determine the role of Native Americans and Africans in the efforts to sustain
St. Augustine and the British Colonies.
Describe the contributions of key groups such as Africans, Europeans, and

Native Americans to the society and culture of colonial America.
Explain the impact of the French and Indian War and consequent overhaul of
British imperial policy on the colonies from 1763 - 1774, including documents
such as the Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act,
Declaratory Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts.
Explain colonial reaction to British policy on the colonies from 1763 - 1774,
such as written protests, boycotts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea
Party, and the First Continental Congress.
Examine the contributions of key individuals and groups, including Africans,

Native Americans, and women, to both the American and British war efforts
and their effects on the outcome of the American Revolution.
Recognize the contributions of the Founding Fathers toward American

Revolutionary efforts including John Adams, Sam Adams, Benjamin
Franklin, John Hancock, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison, and George Washington.
Describe the influence of individuals on social and political developments

such as James Otis, Mercy Otis Warren, Abigail Adams, and Benjamin
Banneker.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Revolutionary War
including the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Thomas Paine's Common
Sense, Second Continental Congress, Battle of Bunker Hill, the Olive Branch
Petition, the Declaration of Independence, and the Battles of Saratoga and
Yorktown.
Assess the colonists' reaction to British policy ideas as expressed in the

Declaration of Independence.
Examine political and social motivations that impacted individuals and

groups during the American Revolution such as Ethan Allen and the Green
Mountain Boys, the Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty, Patrick
Henry, Patriots, Loyalists, individual colonial militias, and the undecideds.
Specify the major provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1783).
Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation which

led to the Constitutional Convention.
Identify the major debates that occurred at the Constitutional Convention
including the New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, Great Compromise, Three-
Fifths Compromise, the compromise regarding taxation and slave trade, state
vs. federal power, empowering a president, and ratification based upon a bill
of rights (Federalists vs. Antifederalists).
Identify the motivations for supporting and opposing ratification of the U.S.
Constitution, as well as the Bill of Rights.
Examine the characteristics of George Washington's presidency in the

formation of the new nation including references to his personal motivations,
military experience, and political influence including his Farewell Address.
Summarize the major domestic and international economic, military,

political, and socio-cultural developments and policies that took place during
the presidency of John Adams such as the XYZ Affairs, Alien and Sedition
Acts, and Land Act of 1800.
the presidency of Thomas Jefferson: Election of 1800, Marbury v. Madison
and judicial review, Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, Judiciary Act of
1801, Lousiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Hamilton Burr
conflict/duel, and the Embargo of 1807.
Examine this time period from the perspective of historically under-

represented groups such as property owners, Africans, Native Americans,
women, working class, and indentured servants.
Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as each impacts our
nation's history including the effect of the Treaty of Paris (1763) - Spain
relinquished Florida to England for the return of Cuba; British rule (1763-
1783); Florida as refuge for Loyalists during American Revolution; Second
Spanish Period (1781); Spain enters the American Revolutionary War as
French ally and recaptures West Florida (1816.)
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of American's westward
expansion and its growing diplomatic assertiveness including the War of
1812, Convention of 1818, acquisiton of Florida through the Adams-Onis
Treaty, Monroe Doctrine, Trail of Tears, annexation of Texas, Manifest
Destiny, Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession, California Gold Rush, and the
Gadsen Purchase.
Compare the realtionships among the Americans, British, Spanish and

Russians in their struggle for control of North America.
Describe the debate surrounding the spread of slavery into the western
territories including the abolitionist movement, the Underground Railroad,
and the Missouri Compromise.
Examine the experiences and perspectives of significant individuals and
groups during the growth and westward expansion period in American
History including Sacajawea, Sergeant York, Africans, Mexicanos, Native
Americans, Chinese and Irish immigrants, and women.
Discuss the impact of westward expansion on migration patterns of Native

American and African populations.
Explain the impact of the transportation revolution during the 19th century
and the effect of roads, canals, bridges, steamboats, and railroads on the
growth of the nation's economy.
Identify the technological improvements, inventions, and inventors that
contributed to industrial growth such as Fitch- first American steamboat,
Slater-textile mill machinery, Whitney- cotton gin and mass production of
muskets/interchangeable parts, McCoy - industrial lubrication, Fulton- first
commercially-successful steamboat, Lowell- mechanized cotton mill,
Underwood- canning factory, Morey- internal combustion engine, Henry-
electromagnet, Blair- seed planter, and Jennings- dry cleaning process.
Explain how the textile industry in New England impacted industial growth
and the subsequent effect on the lives of women in children.
Describe the influence of individuals on social and political developments
such as Thomas Jefferson, Robert Fulton, Meriwether Lewis, Wiliam Clark,
Daniel Boone, Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Zebulon Pike, John Marshall, James
Madison, Dolly Madison, Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay,
Daniel Webster, James Polk, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, WIlliam Lloyd
Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Horace Mann, Dorothea Dix, Lucretia Mott,
Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman.
Analyze the impact of the Second Great Awakening of early 19th century
social reform movements such as abolition, women's rights, temperance,
education, prison and mental health reform.
Analyze technological advancements as they impacted the economics of

slavery and Southern agriculture such as the cotton gin and the steel plow.
Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the rapid growth of slavery
in the South after 1800.
Examine the aspects of slave culture including plantation life, resistance

efforts, and the role of the slaves' spiritual system.
Examine the effects of the 1804 Haitian Revolution on the extension of U. S.

Slave Codes and the contributions of significant individuals such as
Toussaint L'Ouverture, Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner, and Gabriel Prosser.
Explain the main issues, decisions, and consequences of landmark Supreme

Court cases including McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Gibbons v. Odgen
(1824), Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831), and Worcester v. Georgia (1832).
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the women's suffrage

movement including the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration
of Sentiments.
Examine the emergence of literature movements, including
Transcendentalists, through the writings of the period by authors such as
Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Emily
Dickinson, and Louisa May Alcott.
Identify the key ideas of Jacksonian democracy and explain their influence
on political participation, political parties, and constitutional government
including the spoils system, veto of the National Bank, Maysville Road veto,
tariff battles, and the Indian Removal Act.
nation's history including Andrew Jackson's military expeditions to end
Indian uprisings (1818), developing relationships between the Seminole and
runaway slaves, the Adams-Onis Treaty (1819), Florida becoming a U.S.
territory (1821), first state legislature meeting in Tallahassee establishing it as
Florida's first permanent capital (1824) noting that Florida was formerly
West Florida with its capital in Pensacola and East Florida with its capital in
St. Augustine, the drafting of Florida's first constitution (1838), and Florida's
admittance to the Union as 27th state (1845).

religious groups in Florida, explaining their contributions to Florida's and
America's society and culture during the Territorial Period (1821-1845)
including Osceola, white settlers, U.S. troops protecting settlers, runaway
African slaves, southern plantation and slave owners, First Seminole War,
General Andrew Jackson, Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823), Seminole
relocation, Second Seminole War (1835), Chief Billy Bowlegs, Third Seminole
War (1855), Kingsley Plantation, Everglades, and state seals and symbols.

religious groups in Florida, explaining their contributions to Florida's and
America's history such as Native Americans, Africans, Spanish explorers,
planters, Florida Crackers, settlers, plantation owners, workers, and slaves.
Explain the economic, social and political causes of the Civil War including
sectionalism and states' rights issues in the North, South and the West, and
the balance of power in the Senate.
Analyze the role of slavery in the development of sectional conflict including
the Abolition Movement, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850,
reactions to publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred
Scott Decision, Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, raid on Harper's Ferry, the
Underground Railroad, Presidential Election of 1860, and the secession of
the South.
the presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1860-1865) including sectionalism,
states' rights, slavery, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, the
Gettysburg Address, and his Second Inaugural Address.
Identify the division of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War
including Confederate and Union States, slave states that remained in the
Union, and western territories.
Compare aspects of the Civil War for both the Union and Confederacy
including changes in technology, importance of resources, military leaders
such as Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee,
Stonewall Jackson, and William T. Sherman, and the effect of the war on
civilian populations.
Compare the significance of the following Civil War battles and events
including Fort Sumter, Monitor v. Merrimack, Bull Run, Antietam;
Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Emanicipation Proclamation, Sherman's March, and
the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox.
nation's history including slavery, influential planters,Florida's secession and
Confederate membership, women, children, elderly, pioneer environment,
Union occupation of coastal towns and forts, the Battle of Olustee including
role of 54th Massachusetts regiment, and the Battle at Natural Bridge.
Explain and evaluate the policies, practices, and consequences of

Reconstruction including presidential and congressional reconstruction,
Johnson's impeachment, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, opposition of
Southern whites to Reconstruction, the accomplishments and failures of
Radical Reconstruction, the presidential election of 1876 and the end of
Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow laws, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.
Provide supporting details for an answer from text, interview for oral history,
check validity of information from research/text, and identify strong vs. weak
arguments.
Analyze charts/graphs/maps/photos, compare points of view, determine

cause and effect, and analyze political cartoons, and create timelines.
Identify and analyze current events through a variety of media resources,

electronic and print (articles, editorials, journals, periodicals, reports).
Identify fact and opinion, and access and utilize appropriate research and
support materials such as fiction, nonfiction, technology, media, and current
events.
Identify, within both primary and secondary sources, the author, audience,
format, and purpose of significant historical documents.
Compare different interpretations of key events and / or issues throughout

U.S. History.
View historic events through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in
their art, writings, music, and artifacts.
Identify the constitutional provisions for establishing citizenship.
Compare and contrast views of self-government and the rights and

responsiblities of citizens held by Patriots, Loyalists, and other colonists.
Recognize the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the
colonial period through Reconstruction.
Differentiate between forms of civic and political participation during the

colonial period through reconstruction.
Apply the rights contained in the U. S. Constitution to the lives of citizens

today.
Evaluate how the Constitution has expanded voting rights from our nation's
early history to present day.
Evaluate and compare the essential ideals of American constitutional
government expressed in the Federalist Papers (republicanism, federalism,
separation of powers, and free government.)
Illustrate each of the productive resources (land, labor, capital,
entrepreneuerial ability) and explain why they are necessary for the
production of goods and services.
Analyze production possibilities curves to explain choice, scarcity,

opportunity costs and trade-offs.
Compare how the various economic systems (traditional, market, command,
mixed) answer the questions: What to produce? How to produce it? For
whom to produce?
Define supply, demand, quantity supplied and quantity demanded and

graphically illustrate situations that would cause changes in each.
Demonstrate how supply and demand determine equilibrium price and

quantity in the product, resource, and financial markets.
Use the concept of price elasticity of demand and supply to explain and
predict changes in quantity as price changes.
Compare the following forms of business organization: sole proprietorship,

partnership, and corporation.
Identify the three basic ways that firms finance operations (retained
earnings, stock issues, and borrowing), and explain the advantages and
disadvantages of each.
Compare the basic characteristics of the four market structures (monopoly,

oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition).
Graph and explain how firms determine price and output through marginal
cost analysis.
Explain ways firms engage in price and nonprice competition.

Describe how the earnings of workers are determined by the market value of
the product produced and workers' productivity.
Use case studies to graph and explain how the government uses taxation and
spending (fiscal policy) to promote price stability, full employment, and
economic growth.
Employ case studies to graph and explain how the Federal Reserve uses the
tools of monetary policy (discount rate, reserve requirement, open market
operations) to promote price stability, full employment, and economic
growth.
Define and explain the key determinants of aggregate supply (AS) and
aggregate demand (AD), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), economic growth,
unemployment, and inflation.
Examine the four phases of the business cycle.
Identify the different causes of inflation, and use case studies to determine
who gains and who suffers because of inflation.
Construct a circular flow diagram for a open-market economy, including
elements of households, firms, government, financial institutions, product
and factor markets, and international trade.
Explain the basic functions and characteristics of money.
Describe the composition (M1, M2) of the money supply in the United States.
Compare credit, savings, and investment services available to the consumer

from financial institutions.
Demonstrate how banks create money through the principle of fractional

reserve banking.
Research and monitor financial investments, such as stocks, bonds, and

mutual funds.
Construct a credit plan for purchasing a major item, comparing different

interest rates.
Construct a one year budget plan for a specific career path such as university
student, trade school student, food service employee, retail employee,
laborer, armed forces enlisted personnel including elements such as housing
expenses, furnishing, utilities, food costs, transportation, and personal
expenses (such as medical, clothing, grooming, entertainment and
recreation, and gifts and contributions).
Identify and explain broad economic and social goals such as freedom,
efficiency, equity, security, growth, price stability, and full employment.
Use a decision-making model to analyze a public policy issue affecting the

student's community.
Research contributions of entrepreneurs, inventors, and other key

individuals from various social and ethnic backgrounds in the development
of the United States economy 1877 to present.
Diagram and explain the problems (shortage, surplus, other inefficiencies)

that occur when government institutes wage and price controls such as
minimum wage and rent control.
Analyse how capital investment such as factories, machinery, technology, and

people may increase productivity and economic growth.
Examine the benefits of natural monopolies (economies of scale) and the

purposes of government regulation of these monopolies, such as utilities.
Explain how government responds to market failures and perceived social

needs by providing public goods and services.
Differentiate between different types of taxes (such as income, sales, social

security) and the impact of taxes (progressive, proportional, and regressive)
on people.
Analyze how changes in federal spending and taxation would affect budget
deficits and surpluses and the national debt.
Explain how the costs of government policies may exceed their benefits
because social or political goals other than economic efficiency are being
pursued.
Analyze the impact of events such as wars and technological developments in

United States history on business cycles.
Identify laws and regulations adopted in the United States since 1850 to
promote competition among firms such as the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Explain the role of banks and other financial institutions in the economy of
the United States since 1850.
Describe the organization and functions of the Federal Reserve System.
Assess the impact of negative and positive externalities on the local, state,
and national environment such as water, land use, and air quality.
Analyze the differences between fiscal and monetary policy in the United
States.
Analyze case studies to show the impact of inflation on world economies

between World War I and World War II.
Examine how natural resources from various continents support national

economies in a global environment.
Compare the benefits and drawbacks of trade among individuals, regions,

and countries.
Use case studies to examine absolute and comparative advantage and explain
why most trade occurs because of comparative advantage.
Discuss the effect of barriers to trade such as quotas and tariffs and why
nations sometimes erect barriers to trade.
Explain the difference between balance of trade and balance of payments.
Compare labor productivity trends in the United States and other developed
countries.
Assess how changes in exchange rates impact the purchasing power of people
in the United States and other nations.
Analyze the arguments for and against free trade and free trade zones.
Assess the impact of negative and positive externalities on the international

environment such as water, land use, and air quality.
Compare the standard of living in various countries today to the United

States using gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as an indicator.
Differentiate between and draw conclusions about historical economic

thought theorized by economists such as Adam Smith, Malthus, Ricardo,
Keynes, Friedman, Say and Gilder (Supply-Side).
Design maps using a variety of technologies based on descriptive data to

explain physical and cultural attributes of major world regions.
Use spatial perspective and appropriate geographic terms and tools,

including six elements, as organizational schema to describe any given place.
problems using maps and globes.
Access and analyze geographic information from a variety of sources
including primary sources, atlases, computer and digital sources, GIS, and a
broad variety of types of maps, including but not limited to, cloropleths,
contour, and dot-density.
Identify the physical processes (such as climate, terrain, and resources) and
the human processes (such as religion, government, economy and
demography) that define and differentiate regions.
Describe the factors and processes that contribute to the differences between
developing and developed regions of the world.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of regional issues in
different parts of the world that have critical economic, physical or political
ramifications such as desertification or cataclysmic natural disasters.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of how selected
regions change over time.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of scientific debates
over how human actions modify a selected region.
Analyze case studies of how the earth\'s physical systems affect humans.
Analyze case studies of how changes in the physical environment of a place
can increase or diminish its capacity to support human activity
Analyze case studies of the effects of human use of technology on the
environment of places.
Analyze case studies of of how humans impact the diversity and productivity
of ecosystems.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of policies and
programs for resource use/management.
Analyze case studies to predict how a change to an environmental factor can
affect an ecosystem.
Locate and describe in geographic terms major ecosystems of earth.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how weather and climate influence
the natural character of a place.
renewable and non-renewable resources in Florida, the United States, and
the world.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how earth\'s internal changes (e.g.
volcanic activity, folding) and external changes (e.g. erosion, water
cycle)influence the character of places.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain how hydrology (e.g. reclamation)
influences the physical character of a place.
Interpret population growth and other demographic data for any given place.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the push/pull factors contributing
to human migration within and among places.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the effects of migration both on
the place of origin and destination, including border areas.
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of issues in

globalization (e.g. cultural imperialism, outsourcing)
Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of the development,
growth and changing nature of cities and urban centers.
Use geographic terms and tools to predict the effect of a change in a specific
characteristic of a place on the human population of that place.
Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout

places, regions and the world.
Use geographic conceptts to analyze spatial phenomena and to discuss

economic, political, and social factors that define and interpret space.
Use political maps to describe the change in boundaries and governments

within the African continent over time.
Use appropriate maps and other graphic representations to analyze

geographic problems and changes over time.
Develop databases about specific place and provide a simple analysis about
their importance.
Formulate hypotheses and test geographic models that demonstrate complex

relationships between physical and cultural phenomena
Translate narratives about places and events into graphic representations

that include maps, graphs, tables, etc.
Develop criteria for assessing issues relating to human spatial organization

and environmental stability to identify solutions
Review the causes and consequences of the Civil War.
Appraise the influence of significant people on Reconstruction such as
Abraham Linclon, Andrew Johnson, Frederick Douglas, Ulysses S. Grant,
General Sherman, Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, and
Sojourner Truth
Describe the issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction
era including the response from groups such as southern whites, blacks,
black legislators and white extremist organizations such as the KKK, Knights
of the White Camellia, The White League, Red Shirts, and Pale Faces.
Distinguish the freedoms guaranteed to African American males with the

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.
Assess how Jim Crow Laws influenced life for African Americans.
Compare the effects of the black codes on freed people and analyze the
drawbacks of the sharecropping system and debt peonage as practiced in the
United States.
Explain the influence of the Nadir on the actions of African Americans in

regard to economic and race issues during Reconstruction.
Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers responses

to these challenges in the mid to late 1800's
Explain the significance of the Populist Party and its influence on public
policy including the graduated income tax and the direct election of Senators.
Explain how the debate between the "silverites" and "gold bugs" affected the
economy and the 1896 Presidential election.
Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course and consequences
of the second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century.
Compare the first and second Industrial Revolutions in the United States.
Determine how the development of steel, oil, transportation, communication,

and business practices affected the U.S. economy such as railroads, the
telegraph, pools, holding companies, trusts, and corporations.
Identify the contributions of African American inventors during the

Industrial Revolution such as Lewis Latimer-light bulb filament, Alexander
Miles-electric elevator, William Purvis-Fountain Pen, John Lee Love-pencil
sharpner, and George Grant-golf tee.
Analyze laissez-faire policies and the influence of Social Darwinism relating

to the government's role in the economy.
Analyze the belief systems of nativists and how this impacted the integration
of immigrants into society when comparing "Old" (before 1880) and "New"
immigrants (after 1880).
Compare the assimilation experience of European immigrants in the east to

that of Asian immigrants in the west including the Chinese Exclusion Act and
Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan.
Examine the importance of social change and reform in the early 20th
century including the new class system, migration from farms to cities and
the role of settlement houses and churches in providing services to the poor.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Compare different economic ideologies such as capitalism, socialism, and

communism.
Analyze the impact of political machines in U.S. cities in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries including Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
Compare how different organizations worked to shape public policy, restore
economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life, such as the
NAACP, YMCA, YWCA, Women's Christian Temperance Union, National
Urban League, fraternities and sororities, National American Women
Suffrage Association, and National Women's Party.
Evaluate and compare the contributions of progressives such as Robert
LaFollette, Florence Kelley, Ida M. Tarbell, Eugene Debs, Carrie Chapman
Catt, Alice Paul, Theodore Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair, Eleanor Roosevelt,
Mary McCloud Bethune, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Gifford
Pinchot, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
Summarize why the government tried to regulate business and the food and
drug industry through legislation.
Describe how new methods of marketing products impacted daily life in the
early 20th century.
Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United
States history such as the East Coast Railway, the Seven Mile Bridge, the
cattle industry, the cigar industry, the influence of Cuban, Greek and Italian
immigrants, Henry B. Plant, William Chipley, Henry Flagler, and Hamilton
Disston.
Analyze the major factors that drove United States imperialism.
Evaluate the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine and its effects on U.S.
imperialistic policy in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Explain how the United States acquired the territories of Alaska, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, Guam, Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Midway
Island, and the Virgin Islands.
Analyze the motivations of the U.S. in its attempts to eliminate European

spheres of influence in China.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish American War.
Analyze the economic, military, and security motivations of the U.S. to

complete the Panama Canal as well as major obstacles involved in its
construction such as disease, environmental impact, and the challenges faced
by various ethnic groups such as Africans and indigenous populations.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of U.S. involvement in World

War I.
Categorize and explain the challenges the U.S. faced while trying to remain
neutral during World War I.
Examine the how the US government prepared the nation for war with
measures such as the Selective Service Act, War Industries Board, rationing,
war bonds, Espionage Act, Sedition Act and propaganda.
Examine the impact of the development of airplanes, battleships, new

weaponry and chemical warfare in creating new war strategies such as trench
warfare and convoys during WWI.
Compare the experiences Americans had while serving in Europe, including

groups such as African Americans, women and conscientious objectors.
Compare how the war impacted German Americans, African Americans,

Hispanics, women and dissenters in the United States.
Examine the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations and
reasons for U.S. opposition to the League of Nations.
States history such as the Spanish-American War, Ybor City, and Jose Marti.
Discuss the economic outcomes of demobilization.
Explain the causes of the public hysteria associated with the Red Scare
including Sacco and Vanzetti and immigration restrictions.
Examine the impact of U.S. government economic policies during the 1920's.
Evaluate how the economic boom during the Roaring Twenties affected
consumers and American businesses.
Describe efforts of the United States and other world powers to avoid future
wars such as the formation of the League of Nations, the Washington Naval
Conference, the London Conference, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
Analyze the the influence that Hollywood, the Harlem Renaissance, the
Fundamentalist movement and prohibition had in changing American
society in the 1920s.
Examine the role of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism and its impact on
shaping political discourse within the black community and the nation.
Compare the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus

Garvey.
Explain why support for the Ku Klux Klan increased and decreased in the
1920's and the response of African Americans to this organization during this
era.
Analyze why there was active resistance to movements such as women's

rights and civil rights.
Examine the struggles for equality in the 1920's of groups such as women
and Native Americans.
Examine the impact of changes in manufacturing and technology on

American life during the 1920's.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Great Depression and
New Deal, including opposition to the New Deal.
Analyze how the New Deal impacted the lives of ordinary Americans
including Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans.
Describe various socio-cultural aspects of the Roaring 20's and the Great
Depression including arts, literature, education and publications.
States history such as the cause of the Florida land boom, speculation, the
impact of climate and natural disasters on the end of the land boom,
invention of modern air conditioning in 1929, New Deal programs such as
the Civilian Conservation Corps planting of trees, creation of firelines, and
building of overseas railroads, Alfred DuPont, Majorie Kinnan Rawlings,
Zora Neale Hurston and James Weldon Johnson.
Describe the rise of totalitarianism in Europe and Asia.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the

United States and the world.
Describe the U.S. response in the early years of WWII such as the Neutrality
Acts, Cash and Carry, and Lend Lease.
Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during WWII on Jews as well as other
groups.
Examine efforts to expand or contract equal rights for various populations

such as women, African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican
Americans.
Analyze the use of atomic weapons during WWII and the aftermath of the
bombings.
Describe the attempts to promote international justice through the

Nuremberg Trials.
Analyze the effects of the Red Scare on domestic U.S. policy such as the
creation of the loyalty review program, House Un-American Activities
Committee and the McCarran Act.
Describe the rationale for the formation of the United Nations and other
international organizations including how the United Nations differed from
the League of Nations.
Examine the causes, the course, and consequences of the early years of the
Cold War including the establishment of NATO, the Warsaw Pact, the
Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine.
Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology

and the arms race which culminated with launch of Sputnik in 1957.
Explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy.
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War.

Analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower,
Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.
Analyze the causes, course and consequences of the Vietnam War.
Describe various socio-cultural aspects of the World War II & Post-War

periods including arts, literature, education and publications.
States history such as the use the Mosquito Fleet's efforts to control German
U-boats off the coast of Florida, the "Double V Campaign", the construction
of military bases and WWII training centers, 1959 Cuban coup and its impact
on Florida, and the development of the space program and NASA.
Identify causes for Post-World War II prosperity and its effects on American
society such as the G.I Bill, Baby Boom, growth of suburbs, Beatnik
movement, conformity of the 1950's and the protest in the 1960's.
Compare the relative prosperity between different ethnic groups and social
classes in the post-war period.
Examine the changing status of women in the United States from post-WWII
to the present.
Evaluate the success of 1960's era presidents' legislative and domestic

policies relative to civil rights, the Space Race and the Great Society.
Compare the nonviolent and violent approaches that African Americans used
to achieve civil rights.
Critique key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement
and Black Power Movement such as the NAACP, National Urban League,
SNCC, CORE, Charles Houston, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Constance
Baker Motley, Ernest Green and the Little Rock Nine, Roy Wilkins, Whitney
M. Young, and A. Philip Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F.
Williams, Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz), Stokely
Carmichael (Kwame Ture), H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin), the
Black Panther Party (Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale).
Assess the building of coalitions between African Americans, whites, and

other groups in achieving integration and equal rights such the Freedom
Rides and March on Washington.
Explain the effects of Supreme Court decisions on busing and affirmative

action programs.
Examine the similarities of the social movements of the 1960's and 1970's
including Native Americans, Hispanics, women, and anti-war protesters.
Analyze the significance of Vietnam and Watergate on the government and

people of the United States.
Analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Analyze political, economic, and social concerns that emerged at the end of
the 20th century and into the 21st century.
Analyze the attempts to extend New Deal legislation through the Great
Society and the successes and failures of these program to promote social
and economic society.
Analyze the role of the United States as a participant in the global economy
including trade agreements, international competition, its impact on
American labor and environmental concerns.
Analyze the effects of foreign and domestic terrorism, including the

Oklahoma City bombing, the attack of September 11, 2001, the Patriot Act,
and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on American life.
Analyze the presidential speeches made to the Joint Congress including

President Bush's address following the Attacks of September 11, 2001.
Examine changes in immigration policy and attitudes toward immigration.

States history the selection of Central Florida as a location for Disney, the
growth of the citrus and cigar industries, construction of Interstates, Harry T.
Moore, Claude Pepper, changes in the space program, the use of DEET,
Hurricane Andrew, the Election of 2000, migration and immigration, and its
role as a Sunbelt state.

Identify terms and designations of time sequence (e.g., decade, century,
epoch, era, millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE)
Interpret primary and secondary sources (i.e. artifacts, images, photos,
sounds and written documents).
Define the terms history and archaeology as they relate to knowledge and
inquiry (students should know history involves investigation and research, it
is not merely a story).
Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical
interpretations (historiography).
arrowheads, early tools)and historians(e.g. documents, letters, art) to study
past cultures.
Discuss how history is an essential transmitter of culture and heritage, and a
map of human character.
Describe the importance of historiography in interpreting events in history.
Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to identify author,

historical significance, audience, and authenticity to understand a historical
period.
Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
Analyze how images, symbols, objects, cartoons, graphs, charts, maps,

artwork, etc may be used to interpret the significance of time periods and
events from the past.
Evaluate the validity, reliabilty, bias and authenticity of current events and
Internet resources.
Use case studies to explore social, political, and economic relationships in

history.
Use a map or globe to trace the rapid growth and expansion of Islamic
boundaries to AD 1500.
Discuss significant people and beliefs associated with Islam including
Muhammad as the Seal of the Prophets, The Pillars of Islam, the importance
of the Quran, Islamic law, and the understanding of the relationship between
government and religion in Islam.
Describe the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity and
Islam.
Analyze the causes and effects of Islamic military expansion through Central
Asia, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula.
Describe the expansion of Islam into India and the relationship between
Muslims and Hindus.
Discuss the emergence and achievements of the Islamic "Golden Age" and
important individuals associated with it such as Al-Ma'mun, Avicenna,
Averroes, Al-Khwarzimi, Al-Hassan.
Describe key economic, political, and social developments in Islamic history
including the rise of the caliphate, the rise of Sunni and Shi'a Muslims, the
importance of trade in the development of Islamic civilization, the creation of
the 'dhimmi,' and the Islamic slave trade.
Analyze the causes, key events, and effects of the European Crusades against
Islamic rule in the Holy Land beginning in the 7th century.
Identify important figures associated with the Crusades such as Alexius

Comnena, Pope Urban, Bernard of Claivaux, Godfrey of Bouillon, Saladin,
Richard Lionheart, Baybars, Louis IX.
Describe the decline of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula as a result of the
centuries long 'Reconquista.'
Use maps and globes to locate the African empires of Ghana (modern day
Mauritania, Western Mali, and Eastern Senegal); Mali (along the Niger
River); and Songhai (modern day eastern Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso).
Identify the significant individuals associated with the empire of Ghana (e.g.
Wagadugu, Sisse, Tenkamenin).
Examine the factors that caused the rise of the Empire of Ghana including
the early growth of settled population in the area, the use of iron, strategic
geographic position of the Soninke chiefdom, and economic trade -
local/regional trade and trans-Saharan trade of salt, copper, gold, slaves, rice,
dried fish and other staples.
Determine the significance of the political structure of Ghana which included

metropolitan Ghana and provincial Ghana.
Analyze Ghana's economic system with regard to its monopoly on gold,

domestic and international trade, and its taxation policies.
Describe Ghana's social practices and religious customs including matrilineal

inheritance, oral tradition, griots, ancestral worship, animism, and the rise of
Islam.
Identify significant people and events associated with the Empire of Mali
(e.g. Mandinka, Soninke, Susu, Berbers, Fulbe, Wolof, Songhai, Serer,
Tuareg, NarÃ© Maghann KonatÃ©, Queen Amina of Zazzau, Mansa
Abubakur II, Mansa Maghen, Mansa Sulayman, Ibn Battuta, Battle of
Kirina).
Compare the reigns of Sundiata and Mansa Musa with regard to the impact
they had on the empire of Mali.
Analyze Mali's economic system: agriculture, black-smithing, cattle-

breeding, fishing, gold-mining, salt trade, and weaving.
Identify significant people associated with the Songhai Empire such as Sonni
Ali, Muhammad Ture, Tuareg, Hausa, Mandinka, Fulbe, Berbers, and Susu.
Summarize the accomplishments of Askia Mohammed the Great (i.e.
educational achievements including The University of SankorÃ©, and
Islam's influence on education; his creation of a full-time professional army;
and his division of the empire into provinces governed by a Fari, or
governor).
Describe Songhai's economy and extraction of income such as exports of

gold, ivory, and slaves; importation of salt and horses; cowries as a medium
of exchange along with gold coins; tributes from vassal states.
Examine the internal and external factors that led to the fall the empires of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
Identify civilizations such as the Olmec, Zapotec, and Chavin, and analyze
their legacies on later Mesoamerican societies.
Use a map or globe to locate the major civilizations of Mesoamerica and

Andean South America including Maya, Aztec, and Inca.
Describe the roles of people in Aztec, Incan, and Mayan societies, including
class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices, and
slavery.
Compare the significant political, economic, and cultural achievements of the

major civilizations of Mesoamerica and Andean South America including
agriculture, architecture, astronomy, mathematics, and trade networks.
Determine the impact of significant Mesoamerican rulers such as Pacal the

Great, Moctezuma I, and Atahualpa.
Use a map or globe to locate the extent of Byzantine territory at the height of
the empire.
Discuss the impact of Constantine the Great's establishment of "New Rome"

(Constantinople), and his recognition of Christianity as a legal religion.
Analyze the extent to which the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the
old Roman Empire and in what ways it was a departure.
Discuss significant figures associated with the Byzantine Empire such as

Constantine the Great, Justinian the Great, Theodora, Belisarius, Tribonian,
Heraclius, Irene, John of Damascus, Anna Comnena.
Explain the contributions of the Byzantine Empire including the Code of
Justinian, the preservation of ancient Greek and Roman learning and
culture, artistic and architectural achievements, and the empire's impact on
the development of Western Europe, Islamic civilization, and the Slavic
peoples.
Describe the causes and effects of the following religious crises: the
Iconoclastic controversy, and the 11th century Christian schism between the
churches of Constantinople and Rome.
Analyze the following as causes of the decline of the Byzantine Empire:

Justinian's Plague, ongoing attacks from the 'barbarians,' the Crusades, and
inconsistent leadership.
Describe the rise of the Ottoman Turks, the conquest of Constantinople in

1453, and the subsequent growth of the Ottoman empire.
Analyze the impact of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire on Europe.
Describe the orders of medieval social hierarchy, the emergence of feudalism,

and the development of private property as a distinguishing feature of
Western Civilization.
Describe the rise and achievements of Charlemagne and the Empire of the
Franks.
Discuss the importance of Christian monasteries and convents as centers of

education, charitable and missionary activity, economic productivity, and
political power.
Explain how Western civilization arose from a synthesis of classical Greco-

Roman civilization, Christianity, and the cultures of northern European
peoples fostering a cultural unity in Europe.
Describe the causes and effects of the Great Famine of 1315-1316, The Black
Death, The Great Schism of 1378, and the Hundred Years War on Western
Europe.
Account for initial emergence of a modern economy, including the growth of
banking, technological and agricultural improvements, commerce, towns,
and a merchant class.
Discuss the rise and impact of medieval universities, Scholasticism, Natural
Law Philosophy and empiricism on European civilization, and identify
related historical figures including Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas,
and Roger Bacon.
Describe developments in medieval English legal and constitutional history

and their importance in the rise of modern democratic institutions and
procedures, including the Magna Carta, parliament, and habeas corpus.
Use a map or globe to locate feudal Japan and describe the geographic
features of the islands.
Summarize the major economic, political, and religious developments in
Japanese history to 1500 to include Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, the
development of feudalism, and the rise of the shogunate, warrior class
system and military society.
Compare Japanese feudalism with the feudal system in place in parts of

Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Describe Japan's cultural and economic relationship to China and Korea.
Trace the economic causes for the rise of the Italian city-states such as
Florence, Genoa, and Venice and their cultural and political impact.
Recognize the Classical, Byzantine and Islamic influences on the

architectural, artistic, and literary developments of Renaissance Italy.
Identify the major artistic, literary, and technological contributions of
individuals during the Renaissance period including Petrarch, Brunelleschi,
Giotto, the Medici Family, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Erasmus, Machiavelli,
Shakespeare, Gutenberg, El Greco, Van Eyck.
Identify characteristics of Renaissance humanism in literature and art.
Describe how Renaissance ideas gave rise to the Scientific Revolution.
Discuss how scientific theories and methods of the Scientific Revolution

challenge those of the early classical and medieval periods.
Identify the criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church by individuals such as

Erasmus, Wycliffe, and Hus, and their impact on later reformers.
Compare the religious reforms associated with Luther, Calvin, and Henry
VIII.
Analyze the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Protestant

Reformation in the forms of the Counter-Reformation and Catholic
Reformation.
Explain the causes and effects of the wars associated with the Reformation,
culminating with the Thirty Years War.
Identify the major contributions of individuals associated with the Scientific

Revolution including Bacon, Copernicus, Decarte, Galileo, Kepler, Newton,
and Vesalius.
Identify the voyages and expeditions associated with China, Portugal, Spain,
France, England, and the Netherlands during the Age of Exploration.
Discuss and evaluate the scope and impact of the Columbian Exchange
including animals and plants, disease, foods, human populations, and ideas,
on Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Examine the various economic and political systems of Portugal, Spain, the
Netherlands, France, and England in the Americas.
Recognize the practice of slavery and other forms of forced labor practiced in
East Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, and the Americas during
the 13th through 17th centuries.
Explain the origins, developments, and impact of the trans-Atlantic slave

trade between West Africa and the Americas.
Analyze the interconnections of people, places, and events in the economic,

scientific, and cultural exchanges that led to the Age of Exploration.
Contrast the causes and effects of the development of constitutional

monarchy in England with the causes and effects of the development of
absolute monarchy in France, Spain, and Russia.
Discuss the influence of the Scientific Revolution on the Enlightenment.
Explain the major ideas of Enlightenment philosophers including Hobbes,

Locke, Diderot, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Jefferson, and
Wollstonecraft.
Evaluate the impact of Enlightenment ideals on the development of the

Western world with regard to political, economic, and religious structures.
Analyze the extent to which the Enlightenment impacted the American and
French Revolutions.
Summarize the important causes and events of the French Revolution.

Describe the effects of The French Revolution including the rise and rule of
Napoleon.
Describe the causes and effects of the Latin American and Caribbean
independence movements of the nineteenth century led by people such as
Bolivar, de San Martin, and L' Ouverture.
Describe the agricultural and technological innovations that led to

industrialization in Great Britain and its subsequent spread to Continental
Europe, the United States and Japan.
Summarize the social and economic effects of the Industrial Revolution such
as urbanization, increased productivity and wealth, the rise of the middle
class, conditions faced by workers and the rise of labor unions.
Compare and contrast the philosophies of capitalism and communism as

described in "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith and "Communist
Manifesto" by Karl Marx.
Describe the 19th and early 20th century social and political reforms and
reform movements and their effects in Europe, Japan and the United States
(e.g. Meiji Reforms, abolition of slavery in the British Empire, expansion of
suffrage, and labor laws).
Summarize the causes, key events, and effects of the unification of Italy and
Germany.
Analyze the causes and effects of European imperialism upon the indigenous
peoples of Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Identify major events in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
including growing Western influence, the Opium Wars, the Taiping and
Boxer Rebellions, and the fall of dynastic rule.
Analyze the long-term causes of WWI, including the formation of European
alliances and the roles of imperialism, nationalism, and militarism.
Describe the changing nature of warfare during WWI, including the impact
of industrialization, the use of total war, trench warfare, and the tremendous
destruction of the physical landscape and of human life.
Summarize significant effects of WWI, including the collapse of the Romanov
dynasty, the creation of the Weimar Republic, dissolution of the German,
Russian, and Ottoman empires, the Armenian Genocide, and the signing of
the Balfour Declaration and Treaty of Versailles.
Describe the causes and effects of the German economic crisis of the 1920s
and the global depression of the 1930s, and analyze how governments
responded to the Great Depression.
Describe the rise of totalitarian governments in the Soviet Union, Italy,

Germany, and Spain and analyze the policies and main ideas of Lenin, Stalin,
Mussolini, Hitler, and Franco.
Account for the destruction of individual rights and the use of mass terror
against the populations in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
Trace the causes and key events of World War II such as expansion of
totalitarian empires, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, El Alamein, Midway,
Stalingrad, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and Iwo Jima.
Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during WWII on Jews and other groups.
Identify the war time strategy and post-war plans of the Allied leaders (i.e.
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Truman).
Analyze President Truman's reasons for dropping the atomic bombs on

Japan and the short and long-term effects.
Describe the effects of World War II with respect to the human toll, financial
cost, physical destruction, emergence of the U.S. and U.S.S.R as
superpowers, and the creation of the United Nations.
Use a map or globe to identify the U.S. and Soviet aligned states of Europe
and contrast their political and economic characteristics.
Describe characteristics of the early Cold War including the policy of
containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, the Berlin
Airlift, and the Warsaw Pact.
Describe the Chinese Civil War, the victory of Mao Zedong and the
Communists over Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists, and China's
subsequent rise as a world power.
Identify Mao Zedong's policies of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural
Revolution and their impact.
Summarize the causes and effects of the arms race and proxy wars (e.g.
Korea, Vietnam) in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Identify the factors that led to the decline and fall of communism in the
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (e.g. the arms race, the invasion of
Afghanistan, growing internal resistance to communism, and Mikhail
Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost).
Explain the background for the establishment of the modern state of Israel in
1948, and the subsequent military and political conflicts between Israel and
the Arab world.
Analyze why some African, Asian, and Caribbean countries achieved
independence peacefully through legal means, and others as a consequence
of armed struggles or wars.
Describe the rise and goals of nationalist leaders such as Fidel Castro, Gamal
Abdel Nasser, FranÃ§ois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, and Jawaharlal Nehru, and
the impact of their rule on their societies.
Analyze the global expansion of liberty and democracy since the 1970s and
the successes or failures of democratic reform movements in challenging
authoritarian or despotic regimes in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and Latin
America.
Explain the rise and impact of Islamic fundamentalism in the last half of the
20th century, and identify related events and forces in the Middle East over
the last several decades (e.g. the Iranian Revolution, Mujahideen in
Afghanistan, Persian Gulf War).
Identify major scientific figures and breakthroughs of the 20th century (e.g.
Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Sigmund Freud, The Wright
Brothers, Charles R. Drew, mass vaccination, atomic energy, the transistor,
the microchip, space exploration, the Internet, discovery of DNA and the
Human Genome Project), and asses their impact on contemporary life.
Describe the causes and effects of post-World War II economic and

population growth (e.g. medical and technological advances, consumer
growth).
Explain cultural factors and governmental policies that create the potential
for ethnic cleansing or genocide (e.g. Holocaust, Khmer Rouge in Cambodia,
the Balkan region, Rwanda and Darfur), and describe various govenmental
and non-governmental responses to them.
Describe the causes and effects of various twentieth century conflicts such as
those in the Balkans, Cyprus, Kashmir, Tibet, and Northern Ireland.
Assess the social and economic impact of the spread of the HIV/AIDS
pandemic on a global scale, particularly within developing and under-
developed world.
Account for the rise of regional trade blocs such as the European Union and
NAFTA, and discuss the impact of increased globalization in the late 20th
and into the 21st century.
Identify the U.S. and global response to international terrorism, specifically
as it relates to the attacks on the West by al-Qaeda and other groups (e.g. the
bombing of the USS Cole, the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the attacks
in London and Madrid in 2004 and 2005).
Describe the influence of the democratic and republican governments in

ancient Greece and Rome on the Founding Fathers' ideas about government.
Relate the philosophical influences of the Magna Carta, Petition of Rights,
English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut, Iroquois Constitution, John Locke's Two Treatises of
Government, Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws, and Paine's Common Sense on
the American Revolution.
Explain how the Declaration of Independence reflected the political

principles of popular sovereignty, social compact, natural rights, and
individual rights.
Evaluate the principles of order, liberty, justice, and equality as ideals
expressed in the founding documents.
Demonstrate how the Northwest Ordinance, Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, selected
Federalist Papers (10th, 14th, 51st) led to the construction of the U.S.
Constitution.
Analyze sentiments of Federalists vs. Anti-federalists, and the debate

concerning the addition of a bill of rights to the U.S. Constitution.
Relate how the debate over slavery played a role in the writing of and
amending of the U.S. Constitution.
Evaluate how the Constitution and its amendments reflected the political
principles of rule of law, checks and balances, separation of powers,
republicanism, and federalism.
Explain challenges and modifications to American constitutional government
as a result of significant historical events such as the American Revolution,
the Civil War, expansion of suffrage, the Great Depression, and the Civil
Rights movement.
Analyze the significance constitutional compromises including the 3/5

Compromise, The Great Compromise and trade compromise.
Evaluate the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship and explain

the distinction between citizens by birth, naturalized citizens, and non-
citizens.
Assess the criteria for becoming a citizen and the process for naturalization
Distinguish between and evaluate the importance of political participation

and civic participation.
Demonstrate the duties and responsibilities of citizenship such as registering
or pre-registering to vote, participating in a political campaign, or a mock
election.
Demonstrate civic participation on a local, state, national, or international

level.
Compare personal, economic, and political rights.
Explain why rights have limits and are not absolute.
Validate the importance of rights extended to youths as supported by the U.S.

Constitution.
Analyze the impact of citizen participation in demonstrations, boycotts, and

protests as a means of achieving political and social change.
Define and identify how civil rights have been expanded by examining
primary documents such as the Preamble, Declaration of Independence, the
U.S. Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th,
24th, and 26th Amendments, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Identify and research public policy issues, needs or concerns of citizens at a

local, state and federal level and demonstrate methods of communicating
with appropriate government officials.
Analyze multiple public policy solutions or courses of action to resolve a
state, local, or federal issue.
Explain the role of television, radio, the press, and the Internet in political
communication.
Analyze various forms of political communication such as political cartoons,

campaign advertisements, political speeches, blogs, and the media, and
evaluate for bias, factual accuracy and/or omission, and emotional appeal.
Recognize sources and examples of propaganda that influence politics and

government.
Evaluate the processes and results of an election.
Describe and evaluate the roles of political parties, interest groups, the
media, and individuals in determining and shaping public policy.
Analyze trends in voter turnout.

Examine the constitutional principles of federalism, representative
government, limited government, consent of the governed, rule of law, and
individual rights.
Analyze the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances.

Analyze the structures and functions of the legislative branch as described in
Article I of the Constitution.
Analyze the structures and functions of the executive branch as described in

Article II of the Constitution.
Identify the role of independent regulatory agencies in the federal
bureaucracy such as The Federal Reserve, Food and Drug Administration,
Federal Communications Commission.
Analyze the structures and functions of the judicial branch as described in

Article III of the Constitution
Analyze the importance of judicial independence and judicial review.
Analyze the various levels and responsibilities of courts in the federal and
state judicial system and explain the relationships among them.
Evaluate the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court cases
such as Marbury v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of
Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, Tinker v. Des Moines,
Hazlewood v. Kuhlmier, United States v. Nixon, Roe v. Wade, and Bush v.
Gore.
Differentiate how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights.
Simulate the judical decision making process in interpreting law at the state
and federal level.
Identify and explain the structure and functions of state and local
governments.
Identify and define states' reserved and concurrent powers.
Identify and examine how power and responsibility are distributed, shared,
and limited by the U. S. Constitution.
Describe the influences of and the process by which U.S. foreign policy is
made.
Evaluate the impact of U.S. domestic and foreign policies on international
relations, both past and present, such as economic actions, military
intervention, human rights, and humanitarian aid.
Identify the role of The United States and its citizens in governmental and
non-governmental international organizations such as the United Nations,
NATO, World Court, Organization of American States, International Red
Cross, Amnesty International.

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K Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

K Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

K Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

1 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

1 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

2 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

2 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

3 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

3 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

3 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

3 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

4 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

4 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

4 Economics Economics E1 Beginning Economics

5 Economics Economics E2.E Market Economy

5 Economics Economics E2.E Market Economy

5 Economics Economics E2.E Market Economy

E2.S The student will understand the

E2.S The student will understand the

5 Economics Economics E4.E The International Economy

K Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

1 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

1 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

1 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

1 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

1 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

2 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

2 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

3 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

3 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

3 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

4 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

4 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

4 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

5 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

5 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

5 Geography Geography G1.E The World in Spatial Terms

G1.S Understand how to use maps and

5 Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions

5 Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions

5 Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions

5 Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions

K Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions

K Geography Geography G2.E Places and Regions

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

G2.S Understand physical and cultural

5 Geography Geography G2.S Uses of Geography

5 Geography Geography G2.S Uses of Geography

K Geography Geography G3.E Physical System

G3.S Understand how human actions

G3.S Understand how human actions

G3.S Understand how human actions

5 Geography Geography G4.E Environment and Society