Weeks - Chicago Military Academy High School
9/08 One of the primary ways secondary student historians gain understanding of the past is by reading (both primary and secondary sources) and then writing about it. Therefore, students of US history will also be assessed on the reading and writing benchmarks that they are mastering in English class. United States History Course will be structured as follows with students showing proficiency at the end of each five-week period in each of the following areas:
Weeks
1-5 Benchmark “I Can:”
North 17C. 2a-Describe how natural events in the American Continent physical environment affect human activities
Types of Maps 17.A.1b-Identify characteristics and purposes of geographic representations including maps, globe, etc.
European Societies 18C.4a- Analyze major cultural exchanges of the past (e.g., Columbian exchange, the Silk Road, the Crusades)
Types of Government 14B.4 - Compare the political systems of the (Including Federal Republic) United States to other nations
Historical Interpretation 16A.2b-Compare different stories about a historical figure or event and analyze differences in the portrayals and perspectives they present
Colonial America 16D.3a -Describe characteristics of different kinds of communities in various sections of America during the colonial period
Colonialism 16C.3a – Describe economic motivations that attracted Europeans and others to the America, 1500-1750
3 Role of Slavery in the 16C.2a – Describe how slavery and Colonial and early US indentured servitude influenced the early Economy economy of the US
National/State 16C.5b – Analyze the relationship between Operational budget an issue in US economic history and the related aspects of political, social and environmental history
Taxation 15E.3a – Identify the types of taxes levied by differing levels of government
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6-10
The American Revolution 16A.4a- Analyze and report historical events to determine cause-and-effect relationships
US Constitution & 14A.2 – Explain the importance of Bill of Rights fundamental concepts expressed and implied in major documents including the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
Federal Republic 16B.3d –Describe ways in which the United Vs. other nations States developed as a world power
The Age of Reason 16B.2b(W) -Describe the origins of political by Thomas Paine ideas and institutions (e.g. the Enlightenment)
Northern vs. Southern 17C.3a-Explain how human activity is affected by geographic activity
North v. South/Rural 18C.2 – Describe how changes in v. Urban production and population caused changes in social systems
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Federalism and states rights 16B.4 – Identify political idea that have dominated US historical eras
Jacksonians 16B.5a-Describe how modern political positions are affected by differences in ideologies and viewpoints that have developed over time
Free enterprise System 15A.4a –Explain how national economies vary in the extent that government and private markets help allocate goods services and resources
Louisiana Purchase 16 B.2d Identify major political events within the US Historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution
Westward Expansion/ 16A.4b Compare competing historical Manifest Destiny interpretation of an event
Political Geography 16C.4b - Analyze the impact of westward Of the US expansion on the US economy
Illinois Statehood 14B.3 Identify and compare the basic political systems of Illinois and the United Sates as prescribed in their constitutions
American Indians of the 16D.2c- Describe the ways in which Midwest participation in the westward movement affected families and communities
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16 -20
Metternich’s Europe 16A.3b Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources
Civil War 16D.5 (US) Analyze the relationship between an issue in US social history and related aspects of political economic and environmental history
Development of regional 16D.3a(US) Describe the characteristics of identity different kinds of communities in various sections of America during the… 19th century
21—25 Reconstruction 16D.4b(US) Describe unintended social consequences of political events in US history (e.g., Civil War/emancipation…)
Participatory citizenship, 14C.4 Describe the meaning of participatory suffrage, and civil rights citizenship at all levels of government and society in the US
Expansionism 14E.4 –Analyze historical trends of US foreign policy (e.g., emergence as a world leader- military, industrial, financial
Effects of technology on 16C.5b (W) Describe how historical trends trade in population, urbanization, economic development and technological advancements have caused change in world economic systems
Midwest & Plains 17C.4c-Explain how places of various Vs East Coast population distributions function as centers of economic activity (e.g., rural, urban, suburban)
Geography of trade 17C.3a Explain how human activity is affected by geographic factors
American Indians of the 17C.5c Describe geographic factors that West affect cooperation and conflict among societies
Industrialization 16C.2c (US) Describe significant events of US cities including industrialization, immigration…that influenced history from the industrial development era to the present
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26-30
Compare & contrast 14B.5 Analyze similarities and differences 20th Century political among world political systems systems
The Stock Market 15E.4a Explain why government may intervene in a market economy
Use of charts 16A.3a Describe how historians use models for organizing historical interpretation
US as world power 16B.5b(US) Analyze how US political history has been influenced by the nation’s economic, social and environmental history
World War One 16C.4d(W) Describe how the maturing economies of Western Europe…led to colonialism and imperialism
Great Depression 16C.3c(US)-Describe how economic developments and government policies after 1865 affected the country’s economic institutions including corporations, banks, and organized labor
American Immigrants 18C.3b Explain how diverse groups have contributed to US social systems over time
Unionism 16C.4c(US)-Describe how American economic institutions were shaped by industrialists, union leaders, and groups …since 1914
World War Two 16B.5c(W)-Analyze the relationship of an issue in world political history to the related aspects of world economic, social and environmental history
New Deal 14F.4a-Determine the historical events and processes that brought about changes in US political ideas and traditions (e.g., the New Deal…)
Society and the environment 16E.5a Analyze how technological and scientific developments have affected human productivity and comfort and the environment
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31-40
International Trade 16C.5a Analyze how and why the role of the US in the world economy has changed since WWII
Cold War 14E.5 Analyze relationships and tensions among members of the international community
Globalism 16C.5a(W) Explain how industrial capitalism became the dominant economic model in the world
Social change since WWII 18A.4-Analyze the influence of cultural factors …in developing pluralistic societies
Families (Large and small) 18B.4 –Analyze various forms of institutions
Political Action Committee 14D.4 Analyze roles and influences of individuals, groups and media in shaping current debates on state and national policies
Supply and Demand 15C.2a Describe the relationship between price and quantity supplied of a good or service
From Sears to Meijer to Walmart 15B.2a Identify factors that affect how consumers make their choices
The Civil Rights Movement 16D.2c(US)-Describe the influence of key individuals and groups…in historical eras of Illinois and US
Middle East-Carter to Obama 16B.5b(W) Describe how tensions in the modern world are affected by different ideologies including democracy and totalitarianism
The Internet 18C.4b-Analyze major contemporary cultural exchanges as influenced by worldwide communications
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